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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-08
BRITISH THIBET EXPEDITION
Column Led by Col. Yonnghusba nd and
 nracdonald Reaches Dast sttling.

Column Led by Col. Younghusba nd and
 Maodona,d Reaches Dasjtling.
 London, Dec. 7.--Tt was announced to- day that Colonel Younghusband and Colonel Macdonald, leaders of the Brit ish expedition to Thibet in support of the British mission, have reached Dar- jiling, Nepal, and expect to start the expedition immediately for the Cumbite valley
 According to the latest reports 1t ap- pears that the Chinese representative at Lhassa, the capital of Thibet who was ordered to meet the British mis- sion at Khamba Jong, Thibet commit ted suicide, the official who replaced him died on his way to the British camp and the Thibetan representative who eventually arrived at the British camp, claiming to be an official from Lhassa, proved to be an unirnportant individual from an adjacent village.
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DOWIE AND HIS FINANCES
STATEMENT MADE AT MEETING
 OF CREDITORS.
sPr"phst'' Places His Assets at SIS, ,s45,- BIO and His Liabilities at oniy s4,o5s,- 349- Makes Offer of settlement Which Is Considered Reasonable and wiII Probably be Accepted.

Chicago. Dec. 7.-In a statement which places his assets at more than four times as much as his liabilities, John Alexander Dowie to-day, at a meeting attended by majority of his creditors, submitted proposal by which it is be- lieved that the financial tangle at Zion City will be strengthened in satisfac- tory manner.
 In Dowie's communication his assets are declared to be s1s,S45,21O. and his liabilities only s4,O5S,S4s. Of the liabili- ties S452,267 is merchandise indebted ness. Notes bearing 5 per cent. inter est were offered by Dowie in settlement and he agreed to take up 10 per cent. of his indebtedness in three months, 20 per cent. in six months, 25 per cent. in nine months and the remaining 40 per cent. in one year.
 The creditors who were represented at the meeting thought the proposal reasonable and committee was ap- pointed to seek further details. If this committee finds that Dowie's statement of debts and resources is correct, it is said they will accept the proposal at once and then seek to have the bank ruptcy proceedings dismissed.
 Dowie's statement of his resources in cluded land, buildings, stock in Zion's lace industry, bills receivable and other items not named. Of his total indebt- edness that due for bank deposits, and shares of stock in the various Zion City industries was placed at $3,190.679 ma turing Tn 1919 and 1923. Bills payable on account of land were placed at s315,- 40S, due in 1905 and 1908. The judgment due Samuel Stevenson is $1O0,00O, for which secured notes have been given. This leaves only $452,2s7 due to outside creditors on merchandise accounts. It is to the holders of these outside claims that Dowie made the offer of settle ment
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s. 4. E. MANAGERS MEET.
New M am bers E,eo'ed-Annuai Banquet
 tn New Britain.

Meriden, Dec. 7.-The board of man. agers of the Connecticut Sons of the American Revolution met at the Win throp hotel this afternoon, being the guests of H. Wales Lines and Eli c. Birdsey. After an elaborate dinner the business session convened at 2:15. Gen. eral E. S. Greeley, president of the Na- tional s. A. R., was the guest of honor Much important business was transact ed and the following new members were received: Smith M. Chamberlain of Derby, Gilbert W. Chapin. of Hart ford, Sidney M. Cowles, of Kensington, George W. Bristol, of New York, and Angler M. Jackmon, of Bridgeport, an original son."
 Hon. A. J. Sloper, of New Britain, was appointed chairman of the banquet committee and the board voted to &C., cept an invitation to meet at New Brit ain for the annual banquet Washing tons birthday.
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NEW FORK CENTRAL TUNNEL.
Frequently Inspected aud Rules for
 Safety Found Wigid'y Enforced.

Frequently Inspected aud Rules for
 Safety Found aigid'y Enforced.
 Albany, Dec. 1.-The state board of railroad commissioners tonight gave out it's report upon the present conduct of the Fourth avenue tunnel in New York city, owned by the New York Central and Hudson River railroad and jointly operated by that road and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. The report states that a mem- Der of the board has inspected the tun- nel four times within the past five months and that the precautions for safety of traffic are found to be rigid1y enforced. These include full five min- utes' duration of passage. of each train through the tunnel; twenty-five trips through on each track in charge of ex- perienced men, for new engineers, and careful inspection of signal equipment track and air brakes, and general tun- mel inspection. The train movement through the tunnel for the year 1903 the board says, will probably exceed 225, ,000 trains.
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NO PARDON FOR CHAMBERLAIN.
Murderer of Mrs. Ernst Presents Hia
 Fourteenth Pettsion,

Fourteenth Petision.
 Hartford, Dec. 1.-The board of par dons to-day granted paraons tc three prisoners at the state prison, as fol- lows:
 five years for burglary, from Fairfield county. He has consumption
 Salvatore Vaccaro, sentenced in 1899 for life for murder, second degree. from Fairfield county. He is insane and will be taken to Italy.
 Leonard M. Session, sentenced from New London county in 1900 for five years for theft.
 The board paroled Samuel Breslar, of Wallingford, sentenced in 1898 for ten years for rape. Two cases were contin- Hued--Antonio Sparano, sentenced from New Haven in 1897 for life for second degree murder, and Gustaf Jeroma, sentenced from Middletown in 1893 for ten years for assault with intent to murder. The board did not grant the petition of Paul Misik for communication of sentence, and he will be hanged on February il.
 H. B. Chamberlain, of New Haven, who was sentenced on July IS, 1887, to life imprisonment for murder in the second degree, presented his fourteenth application for pardon. He was con victed of killing a Mrs Ernst, of Spruce street, New Haven. Chamberlain made an eloquent plea, saying that he had improved his mind during his stay in prison, that he had invented an in- provement for locomotive, and that his continued incarceration would be a loss to society.
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PRINCESS DID NOT KILL.
Denial of Report Regarding Grand-
 daughter of Austrian Emperor.

Prague, Dec. 7.There is absolutely no foundation for the report that the Princess Elizabeth of Windisch- Graetz, wife of Prince Otto of Windisch- Graietz and grand-daughter of the em- peTor of Austria and also grand daugh- ter of the king of the Belgians, shot and killed an actress whom she Is all legged to have found in the apartments of the prince.
 Prince Otto is now absent on a hunt ing trip and the accouchement of the Princess Elizabeth is imminent. The actress alleged to have been concerned in the episode was soubrette at the Czech suburban theater. She is the wife of a tailor and has long been bed- ridden as the result of injuries received while dancing in The Belle of New York" It is said that the whole story originated in the jealousy of her theatri- cal colleagues.
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six- Day Bicycle Race.

New York, Dec. 1.-The scores in the six-day bicycle race at midnight were as follows: Rettich-Beaugendre 489 miles, z laps; Breton Contenet, 4s9.3; samson-vanderstuyft, 4S9; Butler-Le- ander, 4s9.s; Krebs-Peterson, 4s9.S: .Ja- cobson- -Newkirk, 4S9.3; John and M. Be- dell, 4S9.3; Krebs-Barclay, 4S9;s Root Dorian, 4S9.3; Bardgett- Calvin, 4s9.3; Fisher Bowler, 4s9.3; Hedspeth- Dove 432.s; Walthour-M Monroe, 4S9-3; Keegan- Moran, 4S92. The record is 510 miles and one lap. |
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ENGINEER AND FLAGMAS
Found Guilty of E. < 4. wrseh Tha,
 Cost Three LIra..

Boston, Dec. 7.-Responsibility for the Boston and Albany railroad wreck at Worcester Saturday night when an ex- press passenger train plunged into freight, causing the death Of three per sons, was placed upon Engineer Web ster of the passenger train and Flag man McNamara of the freight train, by the officials of the road to-day.
 The finding was announced at the conclusion of a hearing conducted by of ficials here this afternoon. Engineer Webster is held to have been negligent for running by signals both fixed and automatic set against him, and the flag man negligent for not properly protect- ing his train. It was not announced what action would be taken.
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RUSSIA RECOGNIZES PANAMA
Prompt Action of czar-Denmark to
 Foi,nyy '

St. Petersburg, Dec. 7.-United States Ambassador Mccormick has been otfi- cially notified of Russia's recognition of the Republic of Panama. The signing of the decree was one of the first acts of the czar after his return here from skierniewice, Russian Poland, on Sat- urdav. --t< --~ e=
 Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 1.-The ministry has recommended that King Christian recognize the. Republic of Panama. ..-
 Washington, Dec. 1.-The action of Russia in recognizing the Republic of Panama leaves Great Britain the only power of consequence that has not yet a extended recognition or signified an in tention of doing so. The British gov- ernment desires to secure some pledges from the provisional government of Panama that provision will be made for the settlement of portion of the foreign debt of Colombia held by the British subjects. -
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shippinE News.

New, York. Dec. 7.--Arrived: Steamers Va derland, Antwerp; Minnetonka, London; Ce- vic, Liverpool (Nantucketl.
 Liverpool, Dec. 7.-Arriyed: Steamer Sax onia. Boston.
 Queenstown, Dec. 7.--Sailed Steamer Um- bria, New York
 Glasgow, Dec 5.---Sailed: Steamers Corin- thfan, New York; Sardinia, Boston.
 Genoa, Dee. 5.-Sailed: Steamer sardeea, New York.
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Had sIo, 900 ,u Jewrtry on Them

Pittsburg, Dec. 1.-Two men giving their names as Abraham Thaler and Morris Opar, both twenty-three years old, of New York, were arrested here to-day. After the prisoners had at- tempted to bribe the officers they were taken to the central station and com pelled to disgorge diamonds and other jewelry valued at s100O0. Besides the jewelry the men had two revolvers and two pawn tickets from New York brok- CTS. The valuables are supposed to belong to people of the Metropolis.
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WARRANTS FOR SEVEN MORE
SECOND CHAPTER IN GRAND
 RAPIDS WATER SCANDAL.
sion of Ex-CIty Attorney saisbury- All wan be Arrested To-day UnIess They Surrender ThemssIves-said to Have Accepted Bribes.


 Grand Rap3ds, Mich.. Dec. 7.-Chap- ter two of the Lake Michigan water scandal was opened to the public to- night. Judge Haggerty of the police court has signed warrants for the ar rest of seven more prominent men im- plicated in the scandal by the confess sion of ex-City Attorney Lant K. Sals- bury and by his testimony at the police court examinations. Another warrant will be issued tomorrow. The list of men for whom warrants were issued is as follows:
 Charged with conspiracy, J. Clark Sproat, former manager of the defunct Grand Rapids Democrat; Charles S. Burch, manager of the Grand Rapids Evening Press; Eugene D. Conger, manager of the Grand Rapids Herald; J. Russell Thomson, former reporter for the Grand Rapids Evening Press; Isaac F. Lamoreux, former city clerk.
 Charged with suborination of perjury. William F. Mcknight, attorney, who was democratic candidate for attorney general in 1902. @~.
 Charged with perjury, ex-State Sena- tor George E. Nichols, Ionia, Mich., at- torney at law.
 The warrants were issued on the complaint of Prosecutor Brown.
 It is the intention of the prosecution to make the arrests some time to-n1or- &1.1 trvlA nn mentioned do not appear voluntarily in the morning. ..-... ..
 The warrants for conspiracy in the famous water deal charge Burch, Sproat and Lamoreaux with accepting money from Salisbury for assisting him to try during the summer of 1900 to se- cure a contract with the city to furnish it's inhabitants with water from Lake Michigan. s-..5 ,..s..
 Salisbury swears that he gave Burch $5, 900; Sproat $17,000; Conger s10,000; Thomson $500 and Lamoreaux s1,500 of $1O0,00O poodle fund placed in his hands by H. A. Taylor, a New York capitalist, to procure contract with the city. #f
 Mcknight is charged with attempting to suborn F. H. Garman, one Of the peoples witnesses, to swear falsely in the trial of Salisbury in November, 1901, when the latter was convicted in the superior court of accepting a bribe in connection with the water deal. It is charged that no October 26, Mcknight conspired with Salisbury, Nichols and Thomas F. McGarry of offering wit ness Garman, in the Livingstone hotel, s1,250. s.... Nichols is charged with perjury al- legged to have been committed Novem- Der 29, 1901, when he was witness in the Salisbury case. At that time he was questioned relative to the alleged at- tempt to brlbe F. H. Garman and swore in denial of the entire story of Garman. He was himself arrested upon the charge of bribery and was acquitted af- ter a trial in the Ottawa county circuit court at Grand Haven.
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rn,.lnnd. Me Elso.t.r..

Portland, Me-, Dec 7.--James P. Bax- ter, republican, was elected mayor of this city to-day over Darius H. Ingra- ham, democrat, by a plurality of 1,573. The vote for mayor was: Baxter re- publican, 4,72o: Ingrahana, democrat, s,147; Fox, socialist, 25S; Perry. prohibi- ton, 159.
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WILLING TO JOIN UNION.
Women Harpists Play to DemOnGtra'
 Their Competency.

New York, Dec. 7.-Mmmes Tagliava and Weill, the harpists in the Metro politan Opera House orchestra, whose non-union status last week threatened a suspension of this Grand Opera sea- son, appeared before the examining committee of the Musicians union here to-day, played selections on the. harp to demonstrate their competency and deposited s10O each with the secretary of the union as initiation fee. The ex- ecutive committee of the union will hear the examining committees report next Wednesday and decide whether the Grand Opera harpists are qualified to join the union.
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MISSING TELLER ARRESTED.
James M. Edge of Psterson APpre-
 hended in Memphis.

heudeu ta Memphis.
 Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 7.-James NJ. Edge. alias James Kane, was arrested here late to-day by local detectives, charged with embedding large sum of money, said to be about s1oo,OO0. from the First National bank of Paterson, N. J. Edge has been in Memphis several months.
 The detectives say that Edge admits his identity and confessed that his pecu- lations amounted to s100,000. He held the position of note teller in the Pater- son bank and disappeared from there about three years ago. Edge, it is said. claims to have lost the money in turf speculations. He will waive ex- tradition proceedings and will be taken back to Paterson at once.
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CANADA NEEDS NO BRIBR
WILL REMAIN LOYAL TO EM-
 FIRE WITHOUT.


 Representations of tho American
 Press That Cannda ia squaIltnE in-
 fant-Question of Preferential Trade
 with EngIand-Aiaskan Boundary
 Award.
 Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 7-Hon. Clifford Sifton, minister of the interior, deliver ed an important speech this evening be- fore the Canada club. Mr.. Sieton was the British agent at the recent meet ings of the Alaska boundary commits sion. MT. Siston dealt with the fiscal discussion now going on in England and spoke freely and frankly upon the question of closer preferential trade, imperial desense and the best method for Canada to pursue in regard to all these important matters. There was no portion of his speech which was so heartily endorsed as when he declared that any preference which was not mu- tually advantageous to Britain and Canada alike would not have his SUD- port. He regretted to see Canada rep resented in the United States press as a squalling infant crying out for some thing which we could not get and threatening to leave the empire if we did not get it. MT. Sifton declared that he objected to any one saying that Can- ada had to be bribed to remain loyal to the empire. He agreed with Sir Charles Tupper, which he did not often do, when Sir Charles said that Canada did not re- quire the protection of the. British navy. There was no country more self-con- tained than Canada and it was those who purchased the produce of the coun- try that required to protect it by sea. Canada did require land defenses, but there was no need of large standing army. Mir. Sifton showed how the Can- adian militia had improved in recent years and said that he had suggested Ito the minister of militia that every school boy should be taught the use of ] the rife and when he was tVenty-one years of age it should be presented to him. MT. Sifton in referring to the Alaskan boundary award agreed with MT. Aylesworth and Sir Louis Jette when they refused to sign 1t. He main- tained that in future in the negotiations of treaties all the commissioners on the British side should be Canadians when Canadian cases were concerned.
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CONCILIATIONBoARD MEETS.
One Decision In Favor of siiners, Oas
 for Operators

Wilkesbarre Pa, Dec. 1.-The concil- iation board provided for by the coal strike commission to settle differences between miners and mine operators had another meeting here to-day. The grievances presented were generally of minor importance and were based upon the construction to be placed upon cer- tain sections of the strike commissions S award. Only three cases were disposed of, the board deciding one in favor of the miners and one in favor of the op- orators. The third was withdrawn, be- ing settled by agreement between the parties interested. .'.s
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Rsma,n. of t o",inen,ei soldiers.

New York, Dec. 7.--Eight human skeletons supposed to be the remains of Continental soldiers who perished during the revolution, were uncovered to-day by workmen excavating in city hall park near the old hall of records. A prison in which the British confined American prisoners occupied this site in revolutionary times, later giving way to the hall of records.
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To Exclude Undektra Aliens

London, Dec. 7.--Home Secretary Akers- Douglas, speaking at Shoreditch tonight, outlined measures which would be introduced at the coming ses- sion of parliament for the exclusion of undesirable aliens.
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NEXT YEARS ESTIMATES.
BOARD OF FINANCE WEEDS THE
 KNIFE.
Only One Depar.msat Gets \ hat H A.ks For-Board Tries to Lower Tax Rate for Mex, Ysar-Es,ima,sd lnes me sI.zao,sse a5 Total Appropriation The same-B,g cus. in Impors.at De- partmsnts-chsm,oaI Engine for New Fourth ward House

Fourth Ward House.
 The board of finance submitted its es- inmates to the board of aldermen last evening of the money which it considers necessary for the expenses of the vari- ous city departments for the year 1904.
 The report states that at the present time the assessors report the grand list for the entire city, including the outly- ing wards, as 105,s97, ,254.
 Pursuant to section no of the charter, the board has levied for school purposes a tax of mills upon all the property within the city school district. It has laid a tax exclusive of said school tax Of 101z mills 'upon the polls and rata ble estates within the limits" of wards 1-12. both inclusive (section 44). and a tax of mills upon the polls and ratable estates within the limits of wards 13-15, both inclusive (section 21O. The total tax laid upon property bearing the full city tax Is 13A mills.
 In addition to the ordinary current expenses of the several departments, the tax levied provides for the payment of $a5,000 to the sinking fund, which must be regarded as the minimum amount to be annually set aside for sew eral years in order to retire the out standing bonds as they fall due. Pro- vision is also made for the payment of s1o.000 on account of city notes (old town notes) which now amount to $25,- 900. There is also appropriated $S5. 1000 toward the payment oe the floating debt. which has been made necessary by the failure to realize the full amount os the estimated income from year to year and by unusual expenditures forced upon the city by legislative acts and by court judgments There is also appropriated sSS.7e7.S4 for New Haven county tax. laid by the senators and representatives of the county.
 It will be seen by comparing the amounts which each of the departments asked for with the amount that the board recommends that they get that the knife has been used considerably in shaving down the estimates.
 Among the sufferers is the departments of public works. It has been claimed by the heads of this department that there was not nearly enough money ap- croDriated for this year to run the de- pertinent in a proper manner and now
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masoawntand H.. New op.ra. \,

Rome, Dec. 7.-signor Mascagni, in a speech which he delivered at a dinner given to him in Turin, said that his new opera, "vestila," !" was finished. He de- clared that he would not give 1t to any impressario, but would keep 1t for hirn- self and for his own profit.
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FEVER RIDDEN BUTLER.
Four More Deaths Yesterday Epidemic
 seems Co be su bsIding.

Butler, Pa., Dec. 7.-since last nights report there have been four more detahs added to the list of typhoid fever vic tims. New cases continue to come in at the rate of from twelve to fifteen per day, which indicates that the pestilence is subsiding, as ten days ago the num- Der of new cases was from twenty to thirty day, while the doctors say that a month ago there were as high as forty cases heaped upon them some days. As many of the new cases as possible are taken to the hospitals. Sys- tematic relief work has accomplished wonders in relieving the suffering and improving the conditions arising from the epidemic.
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Anatin Rico Loses neaininn

Boston, Dec. Young Donahue, the Roxbury featherweight, was given the decision over Austin Rice, "The Iron Man. of New London, Conn.,, in a lift fteen-round bout at the Tanlmany Athletic club in this city tonight.
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cnt,,a Rurnsd i'm En.t Grnnhx.

East Granby, Dec. 7.-Seven head of cattle were burned to death in a fire which entirely destroyed a large barn owned by Representative John G. Will loughby tonight. The origin of the fire is unknown. The entire loss will prob- ably reach $3,50O.
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WoMANLIoNTAMER KILLED.
Mang led by Beasts In German nIemageris
 --Specsatorsin Panic.

s--Spscsatorstn Panic.
 Dessau, Duchy of Anhalt, Germany, Dec. T.-Frau Fischer, a lion tanner, was torn to pieces to-day by four lions in menagerie cage and in sight of a great crowd of people. She was trying to make a, lion spring through hoop, and struck him with a whip, where upon he leaped upon her and disem- bowe1ed her at one stroke. The woman shrieked once, and the three other lions joined in the attack on her and fooght among themselves for fragments of her flesh. There was a desperate panic among the spectators. and many per- sons were injured.
 Finally the lion tanners assistants, armed with iron rods and hooks, suc- ceeded in dragging the animals from the won1an's mangled body. The chil- dren of Frau Fischer were in a box witnessing the performance when their mother was killed.
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Meriden, Dec. 7.-At a directors meet ing of the Meriden Savings bank this afternoon, John L. Billiard was elected president of the bank to fill the va- ecncy caused by the death of Judge Levi F. coe. MT. Billiard is also presi- dent of the firm of Lyon & Billiard of this city, coal and lumber dealers.