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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-01
MORE THAN S2O,OOO,OOO.
COMPLETION OF METHODIST
10Th CENTURY FUND.

Formal Announcement at L impressive
and Memorable Services ia Spring.
fieId-Huw the Money WAL be Divided
aud Spent-PhiIndelphia MethOdists
Subscribed SI,s0O,OOO Toward Fund.
Springfield, Mass. Dec. S1.-One Of
the most impressive and memorable ser
vices ever held in Springfield was that
in Trinity church this evening when DR..
E. M. Mills secretary of the Twentieth
Century Thank offering commission
made the formal announcement that
the Methodists of the country had rails
ed more than $20,OO0.0OO in response to
the movement inaugurated In Trinity
church by the board Of bishops four
years ago. DR.. Mills announced that
$9,00O000 had been raised on church
debts throughout the country; $S150,000
for Methodist colleges and schools and
81, 100000 for philanthropics and chari-
ties; 100000 has been raised for the
permanent fund for the conference
claimants and a little over S3S0,000 has
been raised to build churches In desti-
tute communities.
About one twenty-fifth of the entire
amount has been given by Methodist
ministers sons. DR.. Mills could give
no complete report Of the fund.- as many
of the collections which will be applied
to the fund were to be made all over
the country at the watch night services
tonight. Trinity church was filled to
it's capacity for the service and the an
nounccment of the consummation of
the fund was received with great en-
thusiasm. Other speakers during the
evening were Bishop Charles II. Fow-
Ter, who gave an address on 1.-The Great
ltinerant;" Rev. S. r. Upham of Drew
Theological seminary, who spoke on
Church Loyalty" and Rev. DR.. F. w.
Mcdowell, secretary Of the New York
board of education, who spoke on GO
ing Forward"
Philadelphia, Dec. 31.-Rev. J. S. ].
Mcconnell, who is In charge here Of the
twentieth century thank-offering fund
of the Methodist church. announced to-
night that $1,S00, 600 had been subscribed
by Philadelphia Methodists. The con-
ference was asked to raise $S9000O to-
ward the total fund of $20,000,000.
The sum secured here is divided into
two elementary parts, $1,155,00O going
to philanthropic and charitable work
and 100000 to be devoted to liquidating
church debts.
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NAVAL OFFICER HELD.
Commander Mentz Must stand TRIAL for
Alleged Smuggling. 49,.


San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. 31.-The
hearing of the smuggling cases was con-
tinued to-day before United States
Commissioner Andersen. In the case Of
Lieutenant Commander George w.
Mentz, u. s. N, and Supervisor of
Elections Benjamin Butler, Lieutenant
Commander Mentz was held for trial in
$1,000 bail and Butler was discharged.
In the case against Lieutenant Com
nander Mentz, Butler and James 'Bren-
nan, an employe of the Country club,
Butler and Brennan were discharged
and the commissioner was undecided as
to Lieutenant Commander Mentz. The
hearing of the third case against But
Ter will be continued.
The judge has discharged Lieutenant
Stewart Nc. Decker, conlmissary of the
Porto Rican regiment, against whom
proceedings for contempt of court had
been begun, upon Lieutenant Decker
promising to answer th" questions to
which his refusal to reply resulted in
the proceedings. To-day the lieutenant
testified that he had removed certain
boxes, but said he did not remember
upon whose order they had been taken
to the barracks. Neither did he know
what had become of them. The testi-
mony showed that some Of the boxes
of liquor were marked with the single
initials I'D. u" other boxes were Ia
belled with a dozen different marks,
but their owners were not identified.
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DECLARE THEY WERE DECOTED.
3rIen Employed by Coal Companies
During Strike Bring Suit.


I New York, Dec 31.-Suits have been
lbruoght by twenty-five residents of this
lcity who claim that during the recent
lcoal strike they were decoyed to the
mines in Pennsylvania by agents of the
Pennsylvania railroad and of the Penn
$ylvania Coal company. Damages for
$4,000 each are sued for, and the attor-
hey for the plaintiffs consulted with an
assistant district attorney to-day about
bringing the matter before the grand
Jury.
The plaintiffs claim that under pre-
dense of doing work for the railtoad
hnd coal company they were decoyed to
fIoboken, where they were locked in a
&ar and carried, against their viii, to
the coal regions in Pennsylvania and
compelled to act as strike breakers
under threats of being turned over to
the fury of the miners" The men say
they finally succeeded in making their
way back to the city, but declare that
ON their way home they had narrow es-
chpes from being mobbed.
An officer of the Erie Railroad COM
pany said that the company was with
out information in regard to the cause
of action that he was confident that
the companies had done nothing unlaw-
full, and that he had no doubt that they
would be able to successfully defend the
suits. The company, he asserted, is al
ways extremely careful to explain to
the men the conditions and circum-
stances under which they are employed.
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Vienna, Dec. S1.-After q protracted
conference DR.. Won koerber, the Aus
trian premier and Coleman Deszelt the
Hungarian premier, surmounted the
difficulties in the way of reaching an
understanding with regard to the Aus
gleich at o'clock this evening, and it
was then announced that the premier
had agreed to compromise the Aus
gleich, difficulty. The AusgIeich is the
customs and fiscal agreement between
Austria and Hungary. The news of the
settlement was published in extra edi-
tions of the newspapers and was re-
ceived with signs of satisfaction by the
crowds celebrating the new year.
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UNCoNTEsTED DIvoRCE CASES.
Judge George w. Wheeler Says Ench
should he Investigated.

Mlddletown, Conn, Dec. 31.-In de-
cision handed down to-day in which he
refuses to allow a decree of divorce in
the case Of Nancy c. Darling Of Essex
VS.. Nathan D. Darling, on the alleged
grounds of habitual intemperance and
intOlerable cruelty.
Judg>NGeorge w. Wheeler expressed
an opinion of wide interest He says
that in this particular case, the ad-
vantage of a contest has been apparent
for had the case been uncontested. q
divorce would no doubt have been
granted. He suggests that in the in
terests Of morality and for it's own pro-
lection, the state should have each con-
tested divorce case investigated and a
report made to the court. Such a pro
ceeding, says Judge Wheeler, would
decrease the number Of divorces grant
ed by at least one-third, for he believes
that large proportion OF cases could
no stand careful investigation and a
contested trial.
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COLUMBIA CHESS CHAMPTON
Yale Second, Harvas d Third ana Princs-
ton F0nrsh.

New York, Dec. 31.-The eleventh
quadrangular college chess tournament
between Columbia, Harvard, Yale and
Princeton came to an end tonight. CO.
lumbia, with half point in the lead,
broke even in her games with Yale, IN
the final round and thereby won the
tournament. The representatives Of the
blue remaining one point behind. The
achievement Is entirely due to George
w. Tucker, jr., who in splendid game,
downed his adversary, e. Hull On
the other hand Barshell was defeated
by N. Hull. The games between Sawir
and SeWall and Keeler and Adams were
drawn. Harvard tailed thrice against
Princeton. Rice and Clark easjiy dis
posed of their opponents, Richardson
and Bissell, while the other two games
were drawn. Harvard was awarded
win for the Rice-Sewall game, left for
adjudication on Tuesday. The final
scores:
Columbia won 71s, lost AZ; Harvard
won 6, lost s; Yale won Z, lost 5, Prince
ton won 39a, lost S1a. @
To-day the presidents Of the four
chess clubs accepted the challenge Of
Oxford and Cambridge for the fifty an
nual cable chess match for the Isaac L.
Rice trophy. The clubs accepted the
invitation of the Boston Athletic assoc
citation for the American club to use
its gymnasium for the cable match.
These men were appointed members Of
the team for this side: 4
c. r. Rice and Perry W. Bridgman Of
Harvard, r. Fl. Sewall and Howard A.
Keeler of Columbia, James II. sawin
Of Yale and Charles s. Richardson Of
Princeton, with George w. Tucker, jr.,
Of Columbia, John III. Hankinson Of
Princeton and Edward B. Hull OF Yale
as substitutes.
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Awett 9flMiMtrr N!lled

Washington, n. j., Dec. 31.-Rev. Sid
ney D. Frost. a retired Free Baptist
clergyman, eighty-nine years DID, is
dead. He was crossing the Lackawan-
ma railroad tracks and failed to hear
the approach of the train which struck
and killed him. MI Frost was born at
Glover, VT, july "a, 1918. He graduated
from klmbaI Union academy, Meriden,
N. H, of which he was the eldest liv
ing graduate. He also attended Dart
mouth college, AS Free Baptist cler-
gyman he occupied the pulpits Of sew
eral churches In Vermont and Mem
Hampshire.
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CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY.
Ru.nous Debt Wiped out-An Unknown
Donor, Probably Morgan.

New York. Dec. 31.-The Church of
the Epiphany in Brooklyn, Of which
Rev. Dean Richmond Babett is the rec
tor, has been relieved of the financial
embarrassment which for some time
has threatened to result in the sale of
the church property under foreclosure
of mortgage. The debt originally $685.
500, had been reduced by subscriptions
from various sources to $15,9O0. At a
watch service tonight g. Tillotson an
nounced that check for the latter
amount from an unknown donor had
been received, which relieved the
church from all existing financial obli-
cations, except judgment for 500,
which would be easily adjusted. Prl~
vately it was stated that the unknown
donor is J. Pierpont Morgan.
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after the realization of #*S0J,VVo OF
profits. This represents interest on
bonds, dividends on stocks and reserve
for sinking funds. i
The plan inviting officers and en-
ployes to participate is divided into two
/ parts. Part one prescribes@ that from
/. the earnings of the corporation during
the year 1902 there will have been set
aside at least >s2,000000 and as much
more as is needed for the purchase OF
at least 25, 900 shares Of preferred stock
which will be offered as follows to en-
ployes of the corporation and constitu-
ent companies:
At present the corporation and sub
sidiary companies employ about 16S,oOO
men, whom it is proposed to divide into
y six classes:
D Glass "A' will include all those who
receive salaries of $4,000 a year or
"a over.
Glass "B" will include all those who
receive salaries of from $4,000 to S200oe
a year.
u Glass "C' will include all those who
receive salaries of from $1,000 to $4,000
a year.
Class "D" will include all those who
receive salaries of from $1,000 to $4,000
a year.
Glass "E'' will include all those who
receive salaries from $500 to $500 a
year.
class "FO' will include all those who
receive salaries of $500 year or less
The preferred stock will be offered to
N any ernploye during January at $3.50
per share. Qts closing price to-day
was $85S71R)
Employees can subscribe for an
amount of stock not exceeding the sum
represented by certain percentage OF
their annual salaries, as shown in this
table:
Glass '.B," 8 per cent; class &C. 10
ner cent; class 3D." II per cent; class
"E" Is per cent, and class =" 20 per
cent.
Tn part two of the plan it issexplain-
cd that the corporation has BEN and is
now making changes in the salaries OF
men occupying official or seni-official
nositions, and the directors lave ap~
,,roved these recommendation of the
finance committee: I
whenever 80,000,00O and less than
900. OoO. 900 is earned during l9osone per
cent, shall be set aside.
whenever $50, 100000 and lss than
s1oO. .0Oo. 900 is earned during lss IL per
cent. shall be set aside
whenever $780, 100000 and less than
$1,000 900 is earned during 1s@ IA per
cent. shall be set aside. [
whenever s11O,00O,OO0 and lsss than
1920, 900 900 is earned during l9@ 1.6 per
cent. shall be set aside. /
whenever $12O,OoOoOO and lss than
$40, ,OOO, 600 is earned during Ivy 1S per
cent. shall be set aside. !
whenever $13O,OOOOOo and lss than
$40 100000 is earned during 1sS 2 pa
"A cent shall be set ASIDE. 4
Whenever $140,000Q00- -.afld !ss than
$780, oOO,O coo is earned during lSVtSA per
cent. shall be set aside. Z
= whenever s15O,OOO,OOO and les than
s160, ,OOo,OOp is earned during lS0a2a per
N cent. shall be set aside
The question Of what conaitutes
profits is to be determined endsly by
the finance committee, which, IT'S stat
ed. will have no interest in theprof1t-
4 sharing plan. If $SoO00,0o0 is esaned in
y the coming year SSO0,000 willbe sci
s. aside, one-half to be distr1outedh cash
N quarterly, the other half to be rFerved
-M until the end of the year, inveted in
MT preferred stock; the STOCK thu pur-
'% IN
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BLONDIN SENTENCED.
Accepts Ltfo Punishment With Re-
markabIe indifference.

Accepts Ltfo Pumtshment with Re~
rnarkabIe Indifference.
Boston, Dec. 31.-With an Indifference
that seemed remarkable, Joseph Wilfrid
Blondin, convicted in the second degree
of killing his wife, received his sentence
of life Imprisonment in state prison
from Judge Stevens in the superior
criminal court this afternoon. The
court room was crowded with specta-
tors. When Blendin was called the
court asked Hon. John I'll. Morrison, the
senior counsel, If the convicted man
waived his exceptions. Mr.. Morrison
said he did, and Blondin was told to
rise. He did so, and in reply to the
clerk made formal waiver of his ex-
ceptions.
Attorney General Parker then said
that the commonwealth moved for SEN
tence. Blondin stood up and the clerk
read the sentence of the court to life
Imprisonment. Before he was taken to
prison Blondin held a short conversa-
ton with his counsel.
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CARNEGIE'S NEW YEAR GIFT.

Quarter of "a RIiiitom DoiIars go New
Orleans for Libraries.
New Orleans, Dec. 31.-Andrew Car
negie has given New Orleans a quar-
ter of million dollars for q New Years
gift. The money is to be devoted to a
main library building and three branch
es. The city is to furnish the sites and
to pledge twenty-five thousand dollars
a year for support. The conditions will
undoubtedly be accepted and the city
will tear down the present library fac
ing the city hall and use that site for
the main building.
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FTREMEN FAVOR HOME.
S25,OO0 Appropriation Endorsed by
Majority of 10000.

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. s1.--The referendum
vote Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firsmen on the $4,000 appropriation
for the erection of home for aged and
disabled railway employees has been
counted. The result is the passage OF
the appropriation by 10000 majority.
The home is at Highland park, a sub
urb Of Chicago, but it has been decided
to secure another location. The train
men and conductors at their last con-
ventions appropriated $250o0 each, and
the total Of $4,000 will be used IN the
purchase of ground and the erection of
a. suitable building. 8A
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Another Grsnd rrnnk wrecls.

Montreal, Dec. 31.--A rear-end col
lision occurred to-day on the Victoria
bridge of the Grand Trunk Railway,
between two freight trains. Conductor
Octave Trembley was killed. The
wrecked cars took fire and for the
present all traffic is blocked. Trains
to and from the United States, cross the
st. Lawrnce River over this bridge.
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Cleveland, Dec 3t.-The Cleveland
City Railway company, through It's
president, Senator Hanna, signed a
one-year contract to-day with the
Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway Employees of America, cover
ing the scale of wages to be paid to it's
motormen and conductors. The COM
pany operates nearly a dozen street
railway lines
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Connellsville, Pa, Dec. 31.-Fifteen
thousand miners and coke workers Of
the Connellsville, lower Connellsvtle and
Latrobe regions got a 10 per cent. wage
advance for New Years gift The in
dependent concerns followed the exam
pie set by the H. c. F'rick Coke Co.,
and virtually the same scale viii go in
to effect all over the coking country the
first os the year.
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ito be divided, one-half to en-
entitled thereto, the other to re-
eth the treasurer of the corpor-
Each shareholder is TO receive
sicate for his interest containing
Provisions:
#-That if he remains continuous
#le service of the corporation, or
For another Of its subsidiary COM
3 for five years, the stock shall be
fed to him and he may do as he
with it.
nd-That if he dies or becomes
4 and permanently disabled while
employ of the corporation, or. Of
another of its subsidiary COM
the stock will be delivered to
tate or to him.
rd-That he can draw the divi-
declared on the stock while it is
for his account and he remains in
nploy of the corporation, or of one
Dther of it's subsidiary companies.
rth-That if, without previous
at, voluntarily he shall have quit
service of the corporation, or of
bsidiary companies, he shall for
IL right to this stock, and in such
t will be held in a fund which at
nd of five years will be divided
g such employees as shall have
led with all the conditions.
s 25 per cent. of all the money set
in this profit sharing Plan will be
or five years and will be given to
only as at the end of that period
be in the employ of the corpora
or Of one or another of it's SUBJ
Y companies, from and since jan
/, 1903.
officials of the steel corporation
ed to-day to discuss the reported
aching retirement Of President
alb.
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OLD REVERE HOME BOUGHT.
To be Restored and Turned Over TO
Patriotic Society.

Boston, Dec 31.-Paul Reveres old
home, one OF the few structures of pre-
Revolutionary interest in Boston, was
bought day by John P. Reynolds, jr.,
real estate dealer. He proposes to
preserve it. The house is in North
Square, in the heart of the thickly-set-
tied North End, and was built in 1876,
Revere buying it 104 years later. Mr..
Reynolds will ask others to assist him
In restoring the building before hand
Ing it over to the care Of some patriotic
society,"
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PRES. CASTRO'S ACCEPTANCE
HIS REPLY TO THE ARBITRA-
TTOy PRoPoSITIoN.
willing to su bmit Venezuela's Case 90
Amy Fair aud Impartial Com m missson-
Heiiefin wa khinStOn That the Answer
Clears the Way for Peaceful Settle


Washington, Dec. 31.-The answer of
President Castro to the proposals Of the
allies to sublmit the Venezuelan difficult
ties to the arbitration of The Hague tri-
bunal has reached Washington through
Minister Bowen. The answer amounts
to a general acceptance Of the principles
of the proposition. President Castro
being willing to submit his case to the
arbitration Of fair and impartial au-
thorities The details OF the answer
win not be published here in advance
of it's reception by the European allied
powers; and. in fact, it may be with
held entirely from publication, on the
ground that 1t really belongs to those
powers.
To-day the answer is being prepared
at the state department for transmits
sion to Europe. AS 1t is quite long
and undoubtedly will require careful
cons,dera ton by the foreign offices at
London, Berlin and Rome, it Is not ex-
pected that any further steps toward a
final settlement can be taken for a day
or two. The feeling here, however
based Oh the knowledge of Castros po-
sitlon. is that his answer practically
clears the way for the submission Of the
case to arbitration. 1t has given great
satisfaction here.
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Reading Con.lmmes snme Pr.cen.

Philadelphia, Dec. 31.-The Philadel-
rhia and Reading Railway company to-
day decided to continue the prevailing
prices of anthracite coal during the
month oe January. This decision was
fcreshadowed by the action yesterday
Of the directors Of the Pennsylvania
railroad. The price circulars will be is
sued by the coal carrying companies
fer the present.
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Raise fora New Years Gift

Milwaukee, Dec. 31.-All Of the regu-
larly employed locomotive engineers
and firemen Of the Wisconsin Central
road will receive New Years greeting
tomorrow in the shape Of announce
ment. Of a general advance in wages
ranging from 10. to .25sper cent
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Prescott Moved I45 feet

Atlantic City, N. j., Dec, 31.-Captain
Gibbons, of the wreckng steamer North
America, reports that the schooner
Harry Prescott, which stranded Decem-
Der q on Little Beach. has moved 145
feet since yesterday morning. He says
he believes the vessels bottom is badly
damaged.
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SMALLPOX IN HARTFORD.
Tramp who Was Lacked UP at Poiice
Headquarters Stricken. ssg

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 31.-Timothy
O'Leary, a tramp, was sent to the pest
house tonight by the health authorl-
ties suffering from smallpox. O'Leary
went to the office Of the board Of health
to-day and said he was i'll. An exam
ination revealed the fact that he was
suffering from smallpox. On Monday
night O'Leary slept in the jail attached
to police headquarters. Because Of this
fact the place was furnigated to-day
and tonight the prisoners are locked
up in the n1orgue.
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Inaniry R..teves situation.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-As a result of the
inquiry into the coal shortage here, the
situation has been relieved, according
to Attorney General Hamlin, and con-
ditions are rapidly becoming better.
He added: "In fact, relief is coming 50
rapidly that do not believe we shall be
forced to begin any proceedings against
the companies"
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New York, Dec. 3t.-Major Augustus e.
Tate died to-day in Brooklyn. He served
through the civh war and held number Of
federal and state positions. At the time q
was president Of the -soidierss~ national com.
rn!ttee. t%j
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UNIQUE OBsERTANt e.
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce Cele-
brntos New Years.

brmtos New Years.
Cleveland, Jan. 1.-Five hundred
men. Ders Of the Chamber Of Commerce
welcomed 1903 in dramatic manner at
midnight.
AS the new year was ushered in the
lights were turned out with the excep-
ton Of the chambers emblem in electric
lights which contained the figures 1902.
Then bugler sounded taps" Instant
ly the figures in the electric emblem
were changed to 1908 and the bugler
sounded "reveille'' Immediately the
500 men present began the song Aud
Lang Syne."
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increase IN WAGES.
TO Give Better Pay 80
Their Men.

New York, Dec. 31.-The Metropoli-
tan Street Railway company has an
nounced an increase in the wages of
its motormen and conductors. The pay
of the men will be regulated by their
terms of service.
The management of the road claims
the new scale will be higher than
that of any corporation in the country.