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10000 AT The RECEPTION
AFFAIR IN HONOR OF SENATOR
AND MRS. PLATT.
nectIcut-capttoI EIaborateIy Deco
TaIed-ArFaagement All Excellent
Although There Was an Unavoidable
Rush for a Short Time.

Hartford, March 20.-The reception to
Senator Orville H. Platt and Mrs.
Platt at the state capitol this evening
was the finest affair of the kind that
has ever been witnessed in Connecti-
cut
The capitol was elaborately decorated
with patriotic designs in the corridors
and the supreme court room in which
the reception was given was decorated
entirely with floral designs llumined
with electric lights, the general scheme
being to make it a tropical bower in
which Alabama smilax, orchids, roses,
ferns, palms, pink and white azaleas
and great profuson of color in splen-
did harmony. Three bands of music
furnished music in different parts of
the building.
The First company Governors Foot
Guard performed guard duty at the
stairways and entrances and the ar
rangements were such that continual
stream of people passed by the senator
and Mrs. Platt for two hours at the
rate of forty per minute. The receiving
line was made I'D of Governor Cham
staff, ex-Governors Waller, Bulkeley
and Coffin, Congressman at Large Lii
ley Congressman Henry of the First;
Brandegee of the Third and Hill of the
Fourth, with ladies'. The reception
committee of the general assembly with
ladies formed in front of the receiving
line and Senator Cook, chairman of the
committee and Representative Lake Of
this city, chairman on the part of the
house, presented the guests to the sem
ator
The arrangements were all excellent,
although Ahere was an unavoidable
crush for about half an hour during
the movement of the people through
the corridors to the reception room. The
entire building was Illuminated, the Of
fees all open, and the effect was
charming. 1t is estimated that not less
than 10000 people were present in the
capitol building and of these nearly all
of them were presented to the senator.
The closing ceremony consisted in the
Governors Foot Guard marching past
the line at arms port. The senator ex-
pressed himself highly gratified with
the reception and endured the test of
handshaking with little apparent ia
tigue.
Among some Of the New Haveners
noticed were Senator Woodruff, Repre-"
sentative Chatfeld, wife and son,
Judge Cleaveland, Alexander Troup,
Jr., Colonel Ullman. Colonel J. w.
Lowe, Judge Bishop, Dwight w.
Blakeslee, Theodore H. Macdonald and
wife, ex-Lieutenant Governor Dewell,
Mrs. Robert Dewell, Congressman N.
D. Sperry, J. Rice Winchell, Prosecut-
ing Attorney Robert Woodruff and
wife, President F. W. J. Sizer and
Treasurer Julius Twiss of the National
Savings bank.
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FLOOD SITUATION.
Additional Breaks lin Mississippi Leve
Another Rise at Memphis.


Memphis, Tenn, March 20.-The feel
ing of hope that was produced yester-'
day and last night by the Mississippi
river coming to a stand at this point
with 40.1 feet on the gauge was dis
PEELED to-day by the occurrence of two
additional breaks in the st. Francis
levee north of the first crevasse at
Trices Landing, Ark, and the grave
reports that are being received from
Mississippi points as well as by rise
of one-tenth of foot here.
To-day the st. Francis, levee gave
way at Random Shot and Shawnee Viii
lage, Ark, the first place about forty
two miles from Memphis and the sec
ond about thirty-five miles. Both crew.
asses are reported to be Serious, the
one at Shawnee being the worst. The
situation therefore in Arkansas is more
grave than at any time during the
flood. Refugees are continuing to ar
rive in great numbers and the facilities
are much too limited to care for them.
In response to telegram asking for aid
Secretary of War Root has answered
that he will supply all needed tents as
we'll as provisions for the flood suffer-
ers
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INTERCOLLEGIATE WHIST.
Yale Gains Three Points i'm the First
Round.

New York. March 2O.-Play in the
first contest for the intercollegiate
whist championship was begun to-
night at the Hotel Victoria. Harvard,
Yale and Columbia have teams en-
tered, and Harvard and Yale opened
the tournament, Harvard winning by a
score of five to three. 1t was a two
table, twenty-four board match, and
six rounds were played. Yale gained
three points in the first round, Har-
ward gained one in the second, one in
the third, two in the fourth and one in
the sixth. The fifth round was a tie.
The teams were: Harvard-A. G. Eng
land, captain; V. r. Keesey, G.. Ker-
per, Jr, and C. Barry-Yale-B. Web
ster, CAPTAIN: C. S. Joy, G. Brownson
and H. Bronson. Harvard and Colum-
bia will begin similar match to?-mor-
row and the winner will be entitled to
the Intercollegiate championship.
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Paris, March 2o.--At the close OF
Sarah Bernhardt's performance in
"Werther" at her theater yesterday
evening, following the dramatic climax
when Werther seeks to kill himself, the.
audience was startled by a woman's
voice in the body Of the theater crying
''I too wish to die" This was followed
by pistol shot. 1t proved to be an
attempt at suicide by Madame Paule
de Martigny, a we'll and favorably
known contributor to the Feuilleton
Partisan newspapers.
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Deficit Due 90 Coal strike,

New York, March 20.- Concerning al
deficit of $47,55s shown in the last quar-
terly report Of the Metropolitan Street
railroad to the state railroad commits
sioners. President H. H. Vreeland said
to-day that it was due to the coal
strike, which increased the cost Of pow
er from three to five times the normal
in a large part of the time covered in
the report, and also, to a less degree, to
the fact that in this quarter the in
creased wage schedule on the Metro
politan system went into effect.
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HOWE s STETSON.
Incorporated.
HADLEY IN CINCINNATI.
Guest ofthe Yale club or Tnat ci,y.

Guest ofthe Yale Club OF That City.
Cincinnati, March 90. President Arr
thur T. Hadley. Of Yale college, was the
honored guest tonight at the annual
banquet Of the Cincinnati Yale club, the
Oldest of the alumni associations Of that
college. He responded to the toast
"The Presidents Message. IN the
course of his remarks he referred to the
question Of reducing the Yale course
from four to three years, and expressed
his personal hope that the four-year
course would be continued. President
Hadley is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles P. Taft.
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FATAL HOTEL FIRE.
Clarendon of Grand Rapids, Michigan,
Practically Destroyed.

Grand Rapids, Mich. March 2O.-By
the careless throwing down of a lighted
match by a guest in his room a fire
was started tonight which practically
destroyed the Clarendon hotel with it's
contents, entailing a total loss esti-
mated at between $4,000 and 100000,
and caused the loss of one life and the
more or less serious injury of several
persons.
The dead-William G. Hawkins, trav-
cling man of Bay City, Mich.
Injured-Peter Sternberg of Chicago.
travelling man; severely burned on face
and hands; Mrs. William o. Laughray
of this city, head burned; Guy Doty,
yardman, and Harry Morris, bell boy,
minor injuries.
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TROLLEY COMPANY FIRM.
MAHON'S VISIT TO NEW YORK
BARREN OF RESULT.

Financial Assistance 20 be Given by
Federation of Labor-Extension of
the Strike to All thcLines of the Com
pany In the state Not an Impossf-
biiity.
Waterbury, March 20-The strike sit
uation in this city remains unchanged
tonight. This evening a telegram was
received by the strikers from w. D.
Mahon, president of the International
Association of Street Railway En-
ployes, announcing that on Monday
financial assistance would be forthcom-
ing. This Is taken to mean that the ap-
peal of Mr. Mahon, to Samuel Gompers,
of the Federal ton of Labor, has had
the desired result, and that the strik-
ers will be assisted from national head
quarters.
In this connection it is common talk
In union circles tonight that, now that
national assistance is assured, the pos
sibility of strike on all the lines of
the Connecticut Lighting and Power
company in the state is not at all i'm
probable. This step, of course, must be
voted upon by the employees of the 9TH
er lines, and while it is impossible to
say positively that such a step will be
taken, union leaders in the city feel
that it is not improbable. The Connec-
ticut Lighting and Power company op-
crates trolley cars, in Bridgeport, Nor
walk, New Britain and Cheshire.
The most important information in
connection with the strike tonight, so
far as the strikers are concerned, came
in the shape of telegram from Mr..
Mahon in New York announcing that
his trip to New York in the interest of
the men was barren of result. This
message is taken to mean that Mr.. Ma
hon has seen President Young, of the
trolley company, and has been unsuc-
ceSSful in his mission,
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A LONE STRIKER.

Causes One Thousand EapIoyes to be
Thrown Ont OF work.
Chicago, March 2O.-one thousand
employees of Selz, Schwab & Co., shoe
manufacturers, were thrown out of
employment to-day on account of fire.
man who struck for union wages. The
lone fireman was to have been assisted
by the engineer, but his ally failed him
at the last moment and the stoker was
compelled to enforce his demands alone.
He was being paid 1914 cents an hour.
and upon his joining the Brotherhood
of Stationary Firemen that union de-
manded that he be paid the union scale
of 2S1s cents an hour. The employts of
the factory We're notified that the plant
would be closed until further notice.
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YALE'S COURSES OF STUDY
BACHELOR 0FARTS DECREE OBJ
TAINABLE IN THREE YEARS.

Animal Prospectus of course OF study
Announced Yesterday --Continuation
of Policy OF Broadening Optional
Courses-New Department. or study oS
1nsurance-vice President John X
Lunger OF Travellers Company 10 Have
Charge of 1t. s..-s :.
Yale last evening announced its new
prospectus for the academical depart
ment Of the course of study for the
coming year. 1t is a continuation Of
Yale's policy of broadening its optional
courses and thrown them open practi-
cally to all the classes. Some Of the
new courses Of study are given. John
K. Lunger, vice-president of the Tray.
elers' Insurance company, is to have
charge of the new insurance depart
ment. The new prospectus is as fol-
lows: !=s s<..5 ~ 5,.ss5 ! mi
Yale University
New Haven, Conn, March 20, 1908.
The course of study in Yale college
LOf Tie dCduSIIilC year USSlill1uS S6p-
tember, 1908, has been announced.
, In general, the scheme of study as at
present arranged is more fully carried
out. Sixty hours week of classroom,
work, during a year, are required be-
fore graduation. This work naturally
distributes itself over four years,
though an earnest and well-prepared
student can obtain his Bachelor Of Arts
degree in three years. H. 49,.
The large number of courses are di-
vided into three divisions: +
1. Language and Literature.
2. Mathematics and Natural and
Physical Sciences. | -~-lf.. T.
8. Philosophy, History and the Social
Sciences. = 49,. -
Each student must take at least four
teen hours of connected courses in one
of these divisions, during three years,
and at least fifteen hours Of connected
courses in the other two divisions, dur
ing two years, the object being to en-
courage the student to reach high at
tainment in one and a lesser attain
ment in the other two divisions there
by securing both broad education and
a full acquaintance with some especial
field Of knowledge. "a -. f.4
frop+;p,a5 ~, INffI, Iaoo i
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BURDICK MURDER CASE.
Police stiIi Trying to Determine the
Weapon Used.

Buffalo, N. Y. March 20.-In an inter-
view this afternoon Superintendent OF
Police Bull emphaticaIly denied a pub
lished report quoting him as saying:
'It looks more like Pennell's job than
at any time since the murder"
His opinion, he said, had not been
changed at any time since the murder.
II believe a woman killed Burdick and
| suspect the same woman now that
did the day of the murder. I believe
Mr.. Cusack and the district attorney
are Of quite the same opinion
Ever since Burdick was murdered the
police have been trying to learn among
other things what kind of a weapon
was used in the commission of the
crime A golf stick and the missing
cocktail bottle have been considered.
DR.. Dancer, 1.-THE medical examiner, said
this evening that a cocktail bottle never
could have made the wounds which
killed Burdick. 1t was possible, he
said for the back of a hatchet or a golf
stick to have caused the wounds.
Former District Attorney Thomas
Penney said to-day that mot dollar
of Mr.. Pennell's life insurance will go
to Mrs. Burdick."
Mr.. Penney made this statement in
view of the publication of a report
that only $25,000 of the enormous insur-
ance carried by Mr.. Pennell was made
payable to his estate. The circum-
stances gave rise to surmises that Mrs.
Burdick might be the chief beneficiary.
A. F. Aird, general manager of a
New York insurance company confirm
ed the statement of Mr.. Penney.
'Mr. Pennell had $4,000 life insur-
arce in our company" he said, land
this is made payable to his estate.
From all have heard I believe that
the rest of his life insurance will be
found to be payable to his estate or4to
his family"
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FLOWER MINING CASE.
Grand Jury in New York Begins Its In
yestigatlon.

New York, March 2O.-The grand jury
to-day began it's investigation of the
case of DR.. r. C. Flower. who was men
toned in connection with the Theodore
Hagaman proceedings and later in con-
nection with the Lone Pine Mining
company case, in which Andrew D. Me-
10y also appears. The complainant in
the present case against DIR" Flower
is Mrs. Isabella Gray Taylor, who al
leges that she gave Flower $500 to in
vest for her in the stock of the Lone
Pine Mining company.
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S23,5UO Tnsot sim Missing.

Detroit, March 20.--Notfing has de-
veloped to-day to solve the mysterious
disappearance Wednesday night from
the Union depot Office Of the Pacific and
Dominion Express company of the ingot
of gold valued at $23,5O0. Chief Of De-
tectives Mcdonnell said this afternoon
that he was satisfied that two men seen
at the Union depot Wednesday night.
and who were acting suspiciously, are
the persons who stole the bar.
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New York, March 20.-Former Assem-
blyman Gherardi Davis was to-day ap-
pointed as the new third deputy COM
missioner of police. He will enter upon
his duties at once. Davis is a graduate
of Columbia and is a lawyer by profess
sion. He was for several years mem
ber of the assembly and belongs to the
Union League and Republican clubs.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Wedding Set for April 15-To be Quiet
Affair.

Newport. r. l., March 20.-Formal an
nouncement of the date of the wedding
of Miss Cathleen Nelson, daughter of
Mrs. Frederick Nelson, to Reginald
Vanderbilt was made to-day and the Sc
lection is Wednesday, April 49, in this
city. In all probability the event will
be solemnized in St. Joseph's (Catho-
lic) church, at which Mrs. Nelson has
been an attendant for many years. No
details of the wedding arrangements
are made known, but it is understood
that the guests invited to the church
will not be many in number The bridal
couple will go to Europe until the early
summer.
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London, March 20.-War Secretary
Brodrick, in a printed reply in the
House of Commons to a question Of
Harold J. Tenant QiberaD, says that
instructions were given on March 13 to
issue war medals for presentation to
the five American women nurses who
served on the hospital ship Maine in
South African and Chinese waters.
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CHINESE AND CHRISTIANITY.
Intelligent Ceiestiais Show No Desire to
Embrace Christianity,

New York, March 2O.-Major- General
A. r. Chaffee told the members of the
Methodist Social Union at the Hotel
Savoy tonight that he had never met
an intelligent Chinaman who expressed
any desire to embrace the Christian re-
ligion.
After reviewing the events in China
at the time of the uprising General
Chaffee highly praised the work of the
missionaries in the Orient. "They are
all in earnest and hopeful" he declar-
ed, "but the results of their work are
not proportionate to the great labor of
love-
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Upholstery Dept.

Hungarian cloths, double faced,
all the new spring goods, latest de-
signs and colorings, worth 2ec yd.
For 25c yd
Window shades, SO in. wide, 2
yards long, mounted on good roll
lers, seven colors, perfect goods
worth 25c. For Ioc
Tapestry sofa pillows, az "a
inches square merceIized tapestry
tops, satteen backs, worth !. IS and
$3.50. For 08c
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ANOTHER REWARD.
Offered by Waterbury Trolley Company
for Striast ng Lineman.

Waterbury, March 20-The Connecti-
cut Railway and Lighting company,
through General Manager John E. Sew
ell, this afternoon offered reward of
5000 for the arrest of Peter Brennan,
one of the striking linemen, who, the
company alleges, on February 21 as
saulted A. F. Harvey with inteno to
kill
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PRISCILLA AND LAWRENCE.
To Take the Place of the Damaged

To Take the Place of the Damaged
Steamers.
Newport, r. T., March 20.-The steam
ers Priscilla and City of Lawrence will
take the places of the disabled steamers
Plymouth and City of Taunton on the
Fall River line tonight. The Priscilla
is laid up here as spare boat. Some
repairs were in progress upon her. but
she will be put in condition by night,
though she may not be sent to Fall
River. If she does not go there the
boat train will run through to this city.
The crew of the Plymouth will man the
Priscilla. The steamer Lawrence is at
Stonington. -" d
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STABBED A CONGRESSMAN
f J ULRICH PROBABLY FATAL.
LY INJURED.
Attacked by Bank Messenger for
Taking the Part of a Young Woman
Forty-four Stitches Required to Sew
Up the Vounds-AssatIant Under Ar
rest,

New York, March 2O.-Congressman
Frank j. Ulrich, representative in the
state legislature from the Sixth district
of Kings county, was probably fatally
stabbed in the neck, face and scalp to-
day by William Gettys.
Gettys, who is a bank messenger,
twenty years old, was arraigned in a
police court and held pending the out
come of Mr.. Ulrich's injuries. His two
companions. Frederick Hinck and
Frank w. Ellis, were held as witnesses.
Forty-four stitches were required to
sew up the wounds in the congress-
mans neck, face and scalp. His right
eye was almost removed from it's socket
by one of the thrusts Of the knife.
According to Congressman Ulrich's
statement made to Coroner Williams,
he was returning from Albany, accom-
panied by Congressman G.. C. Weber.
On the Brooklyn side of the Broadway
ferry Ulrich and Weber boarded troll
ley car Gettys was seated on the lap
Of his two friends and, 1t is alleged,
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young woman whom Ulrich recognized
as a friend of his daughters. Ulrich
protested, and angry words followed,
which were continued until the two con-
gressmen left the car, followed by Get
tys and his friends. On the sidewalk
Ulrich says the stabbing was so quick
ly done that he did not fully realize
what had happened to him until Get
tvs disappeared. Gettys was later ar
rested and told Captain O'Reilly that
he had ONLY tried to defend himself
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BANKER ARRESTED.
PennsyiTania Man Charged With Em-
bezzIement of $4,000.

bezziement of sec, 900.
Philadelphia, March 2O.-Charged
with embezzlement and other irregu-
larities amounting to about S2O, 200,
George B. White, the vice president
and director Of the Bank of South
Pennsylvania az Hynd. was arrested
to-day and held in $4,000 bail for fur
theT hearing. The warrant was sworn
out by Special Bank Examiner w. A.
Mason, who stated he was acting under
instructions from United States Attor-
ney General Fox. White was arrested
at his office in this city. He did not
appear agitated at the charges made
against him and referred to his arrest
as a matter of small importance. ut
is only trivial matter" he said,
merely little question in banking
business that can easily be explained"
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Argum ents Closed.

st. Louis, Mo-, March 2O.-Arguments
in defense of the Northern Securities
company on trial here before the United
States circuit court for the district Of
Minnesota, closed to-day and the case
will be placed finally in the hands of
the four judges tomorrow.
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DIR. CRUM RE-APPoTNTED.
President Keeps Promise-AIso Stands
by w. NJ. Byrnes.

Washington, March 2O.+The president
to-day reappointed DR.. W. D. Crum
(colored) collector of customs at
Charleston, S. c.. and William NJ.
Byrnes United States district attorney
for Delaware. Both of these nomina-
tions failed of confirmation at the re-
cent session of the senate.
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Arguments Closed In Wabash su,t

St. Louis, Mo-, March 20.-Argu-
ments in the Wabash injunction suit
were concluded this afternoon and the
case was taken under advisement by
Judge Adams.
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BAD FIRE IN HARTFORD.
Breaks Out at 2:45 This NIorning-Loss
of Life Feared.

Hartford, March 21.-3:15 a. m.-Fire
broke out at 2:45 this morning in the
four story brick building at the corner
of Morgan and Front streets. The three
upper floors are occupied as tenements.
At o'clock men, women and children
appeared at the upper windows and
cried for assistance. 1t is feared there
may be loss of life.
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IRISH L SELFGoVERNMENT
British Government Will Introduce a
Bill for Its Extension,

Biii for Its Extension.
London, March 20.-A bill giving Ire
land an important extension of local
self government will be introduced in
parliament by the government. The
leaders of the Nationalists and Irish
Unionists have also been consulted on
the subject and the rough outlines of
the proposed measure have been
sketched.
Thomas w. Russell, Liberal Unionist,
in an interview at Inniskellan, Ireland,
to-day declared the government was
about to adopt a modified measure Of
home rule but the statement is prema-
ture as regards the time and goes be-
yond the facts in the case. Nothing
will be done until the Irish land bill Is
disposed of.
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st. Louis, March 20.-Arguments were
concluded in the Wabash case at three
o'clock this afternoon and the matter
was taken under adyisement by Judge
Adams. ~. .p. NJ.