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Local Weather Report. New Haven, June 1s.
BRIEF MENTION.

High water to-day, 3:52 a. m.
 The board of charities and corrections will receive bids until July for boiler to be placed in Springside home. The contract calls for the setting up of the boiler.
 The formal opening of the Sachem's Head Yacht club took place at noon Saturday. The club ensign was hoisted and many of the yachts lying off the clubhouse were gaily decorated. There were no races.
 William Gallagher of S4 York street was arrested Saturday night for run ming over Professor Stevens wife at Chapel and Church streets Friday night. He was released upon s20O bonds furnished by Moses Murphy.
 John w. Phillips Saturday received from the city check for SHAFTS in pay ment of damages to him by reason of the extension of St. Roman street. He was the only property owner awarded damages by the board of compensation.
 The board of charities and corrections has awarded the contract for concreting at Springside home to Coyne Brothers. Their bid was nine cents a square foot for driveways, 1-2 cents for walks, and 2 3-4 cents for resurfacing. There are about 10000 feet to be laid.
 Captain Charles W. Foster at his e.ryUN'aJ rsfeSts shops is installing A. horse power Buffalo motor in the new 42-foot launch Japansky, owned by Cap tain R. H. Notion of this city. The Japansky is a shallow draft and but eleven feet wide. She is expected to prove one of the fastest craft afioat on New Haven harbor. Captain Foster has fitted her with twin screws of the Eos ter make.
 Officer Prior of the Howard avenue precinct arrested charles A. Reynolds of 5S Arthur street Saturday evening for assaulting his father Reynolds is twenty-eight years old, married and lives wit hhis parents. He had a dis cussion with his father corlcerning the opening of a bottle of ketchup, and ended 1t up, it is alleged, by hitting his father over the head with a shotgun He will be charged with breach of the peace in the city court this morning.
 The New Haven delegation which went to Louisville, Ky, to attend the convention of the national council of the Knights of Columbus, returned home Saturday They reported an en- 5oyable trip and are loud in their praise at the manner in which the councils in 3.ouisville entertained thenl. The rep sesentatives from the New England sates worked hard to get the next con- Sntfon held in this city, but the dele
 tes from the south sand west were
 longly in favor of the Pacific coast
 I they succeeded in carrying the
 es in favor of I.aos Angeles. In a
 [ +o the Many4nouth cave of Ken sec miles from Louisville theA 4 the Knights of Columbus was ~d with appropriate ceremo- nies.
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DIEp IN sI.ncIIM nIsAsTRR.

Among the people who were lost in the catastrophe iii the East river by the burning of the excursion steamer General Slocum last Wednesday was Michael McGrann, former resident of this city. McGrann was the steward of the Slocum, a position he had held for many years. His body was picked up afloat near North Brother Island badly burned. He leaves widow and sev- eral children. Mrs. McGrann was An nie Deane and before her marriage re- sided at Oak and Broad streets. Dan- iel Deane, who was at one time a hotel clerk in this city and employed at the Metropole, now the Oneco, on Church street, is a cousin of Mrs. McGrann.
 The funeral of MT. McGrann was held yesterday morning from his home, 2161 Eighth avenue, New York city.
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DRAFTING "A REPLY.

A letter has been drafted for trans mission to the local civil service com mission by the subcommittee of the Connecticut Civil Service Reform asso- citation in which it's meaning as to which member was referred to in a re- cent letter to the mayor concerning the appointment of Clerk Samuel J. Well is elucidated The contents of the letter are known except to the members of the committee and they decline to give it out.
 The committee also worked over a draft of a letter to be sent to the mayor in reply to his in which he asked the committee to submit written charges, if they had any to make, regarding the examination which was given MT. Veil Or affecting his efficiency. The work was not completed and the committee will meet again tomorrow afternoon.
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A BIRTHDAY LAWN PARTY

A birthday lawn party was given by Miss Rowena Leaver at her home, 3SS1t Whalley avenue, on the evening ot June 1T. The guests were received on the lawn which was very prettily dec- orated and illuminated with Japanese lanterns. Refreshments were served in the parlors, and most enjoyable evening was spent. Miss Leaver was the recipient of many lovely gifts. The guests present were: Rev. and Mrs. T. l.. Price, Mir. and Mrs. Charles Homan, the Misses Bowton, Edith Coe, Ella Sheath Viola Gesner, Gertrude Pf1eg- har, Ella Payne, Emma Osborn, Nettie Kelsey Bell Pierson, Jean Price, Mrs. Frost, Mrs Hotchkiss, Mrs. McMillen, the Messrs. Edward Swink, George Dicks, Willard Bushy, Fred. Lacey, Lewis Matson, Arthur Cook, Theodore Apple R. F. Shepherd, Ernest Rice, and Miss Christina Collins.
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Monday, June 20.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

Amusement-Savin Rock Theater. Crex Grass Rugs-Chamberlain Go. Fresh Fuit-Boston Grocery Co. Groceries-E. B. Hall & Son. Hotel Gallatin-N. Y. City. Gamble-Desmond Co. Oxford Ties-N. H. Shoe Co. pportunity-Brooks & Co. Paving Assessments.
 Pianos-The Treat 6 Shepard Co. Remodeling Sale-Chas. Monson Co. Springside Home Boiler-F. F. Perry. Straw Mattings-Brown & Durham. Steamers-N. H. Line.
 Talks-The J. E. Bassett & Go. To California-So. Pacific By. Turkish Trophies-Dealers'. Upholsteries-How & Stetson Co. Willow Pattern Ware-Wylie. Wanted-Room-B. R., This Office. Wanted-Situation- York Street.
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WEDDING ANNoUNcEMENT.

Miss Clara Baehr, daughter of the late Mir. and Mrs. Oswald A. Baehr, will bs married in this city Wednesday, June l22, to Gustav Bartz, of Boston. The Ceremony will be held at the home of MT. and Mrs G. B. Baehr at S1 Ward street.
 Miss Baehr is a well known and very popular young woman in New Ravens S younger social set. MT. Bartz has a responsible position with the New Ha- ven railroad, at its shops at Readville, Mass. The honeymoon tour will include visit at St. Louis and the worlds fair.
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Captain J. K. Williams of Hartford, J. ID. Leverty of Bridgeport and Colonel
 John w. Lowe and Charles Fleischner of this city were appointed acommittec a by the state druggists in convention Hast week to represent Connecticut at Ithe forthcoming convention of the Na- tional Association of Retail Druggists.
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WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, D. C., June 1s. 8 p. m.
 Forecast for Monday and Tuesday
 For New England: Fair Monday, warmer in west and cooler in eastern Maine; Tuesday fair; light to fresh south winds
 For eastern New York: Partly cloudy Monday; Tuesday probably showers; light to fresh winds mostly south.
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A TTNION PICNIC.

The Junior Epworth league societies of New Haven held union picnic at Merwin's Point Saturday. Many we'll laden baskets accompanied the party of about 200. It was an enjoyable occa- sion.
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THE IF. L. c.'s' HOP.
Charming Affair at Brockett's Point
 This Evening.

The "F. L. C.'s,'' an organization of popular young women of the city, will
 give their first informal hop in Brock
 ett's pavilion this evening. They have made elaborate arrangements for the proper entertainment of their guests and the affair promises to be one of |rare pleasure. The music for the danc- ing will be furnished by LiIley's or chestra, The Branford cars go directly to the door of the pavilion.
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AN EMPI.nYEs, o1rr1Nc

The employees of the New Haven Cas- light company, fifty strong, enjoyed a fine dinner and outing at Merwin's Point Saturday night.
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The estate of the late Charles F. Tut. tie has hold to Seaman B. Smith min, pieces of meadow land near the Wes river.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-29

usKUB. April te.--Albania. on the
Adriatio sea. IN the widest and
stranEcst country IN Europe. Just as
Tibet IL In Asia. What tho rest OF
the continent does not know about
the land would mako a big hook
What IL does know would scarcely
I'LL leaflet
The Powers" In the past have de-
manded that the sultan shall reRu-
late the Aibanians. Tho sultan did
not like the sob. The only way he
can regulate them Is through relig-
ION. for they viii fight his army al
the drop 81 a hat. and turn around
and fight FOR II just as quick.
IL IL wooinE death for an Euro
pean to attempt to cross the narrow
strip OF land. II IL equally danger
Gus for an Albanian to leave the
vicinity OF his home. unless accom-
panied by n large escort for the
blood feud OF the corslcans was
never fierccr than that waged BY the
Alhauians
One might thing the Albaniana
savaEes. ON the other hand they are
Caueastans OF the purest blood and
are the nobicst-minded people In
Turkey. To believe them capable Of
high development II scarcely pcaal-
bic when one neea their Wild attire.
Yet when they escape from the In
fiucnee Of the Turks they rapidly as
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-29
HORIZONTAL EYES
or FUTURE MIKADO

TOXIC. April 2s.-One of the In
tcresting percentages IN Japan In the
future mikhdo. the grandson OF the
present emperor, lie In known as
Ills Royal Hiehness Prince Micchi
and a more laaay 2-year=oid never
existed.
Tho pranks OF the royal younKHtsr
are already chrunicisd about the
streets OF Toxic. and II the half In
true he must be n terror on q al
miuutive scale.
Up-to-date In everything. the Jap
aness have quaint oriental blend
a. their western ideas. The mikado
Is not a bit uuperstitious and prefers
20 surround himself with things from
tho occident. than with oriental Gre
atlona.
Upon the birth OF Prince Mioohi.
however. natfoloRera were set TO
work Go osst hts horosoops. In fact.
II has been done every day since his
birth. The people demand II. The
horoscope has been made Tor other
royal princes for ~ years and every
one In Japan was anxious to know
what fate had In store for the baby
Who may one day be uihado.
The heir presumpttvs Of the great
eastern throne has the distinction %
being the first baby 81 the house 81
Jiminu TouBo who has been al.
lowed 10 grow hts hair like n Eure-
p.an or American child. Roth his
father and mother when they were
babies had their crowns shaved
daily BY their nurses.
Although Prince Micehi has q 81
the daiutiest Of japanese nurses. not
one Of them Is allowed to touch a
faE9r TO the imperial head. Count
KRwBirnura. = life-tnnK friend % the
cruan prince. II superintendent Of
the royal nursery aud he regulates
everything ia a stern manner. for
the well being OF his Imperial
charge.
A. the result Of modern surgery.
Ffipcs Miceht win never sport the
almond eyes" Soon after his birth
al operation Vas performed. An in
c3Ainn was made al the outer poln,
III the huhy.n eyciids In a straight
line for a fraction az an inch. The
laHaea were tlarn drnwn into shape
and held by a piece Of chemically
lsrspaFed plaster. In less than
week the wound healed and the cf-
feet ia that Prince Micchl does not
louk bit like a son of the island
kingdom
The question Of the marriage OF
this FtraiEht-syed youugster r. being
seftousiy eonaiasred. and three young
tcft 81 feminine loneliness nov goo
cooling IN nurseries. have been de-
cidsd upon AZ candidates for imps-
riaf choice.
~ the time the fatufr Fuikhdo n
OIL enough to want n wife. Japan
may have Progressed enough 10 let I
him follow hts heart IN the ehoos-
Ing. but at present the laW forbidz
Il. His wife must be chosen from |
the five highest families In
the land In addition he IN allowed |
10 choose inferior wives TO the mum
Der - II from the best families, and |
The position Of these wives IL rec
nKuiEcd. Curiouaiy enough custom I
condemns him TO buy trouSseaua for |
al his brides.
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duiro knowledge.
CriapL Italy's great premier. was
AN Albanian. and the offices in the
Turkish army and civil government
that require great ability are tnyari-
ably filled by AlhanianH.
An Albanian army officer can be
picked out at a glance. lie has not
the hanging head and ally look Of the
Turk. but an open. beamlnE counte-
nance. and the carriage OF an ath-
lets.
strange characteristics mark fhs
race. They are firm Of purpose. ycl
pliahle under environment. origin
ally they were Christians. but whom
conquered by the Turk. aaalmilAtcd
Turkish beliefs, being the only PEG.
pie that went over 10 the religion On
maRse.
The feeling Of the Albanian for ths
Turk II strange. Like all subject
races % Macedonia. he wants his tn
dependence. and he wants It before
Abdul ilaInld dies, lie will fight Tot
the sultan. yet all the tire proda
him on. preventing hin giving any
Of the other races Independence.
Having religion as n lever, the
snitan's officers ma Il easier "a
handle the Aibanians than they a
the Bulgariana. When the former
defy the power % the Sick man o,
Europe" high officials OF the church
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TOWNS, CITIES AND pREFEc.
TURES ON A LINE WIT ~
TOWNS, CITIES, COUNTIES
AND STATES IN THE UNITED
STATES

TOXIC. April 2s.-The japanese
call their country Dai Nthon. or Dal
Nippon. meaning Greater Japan
Dai Is pronounced III The name
Nihon. or Nippon. IL n corruption
from tho Chinese Jih pen. from
which japan was derived. Jih pen
means Source OF the sun" and was
applied 10 the islands by tho Chi
nsse because Japan lies east Of
China and they believed the sun
arose from the Islands. IL was from
this that the name Sunrise King
dom" was derived The imperial
flag contains a bright sun ON q
white background.
Japan lies between the same par
alleis Of latitude an the states Of the
Mississippi valley and offers ns
many variations In climate ~ win be
found from the Gulf OF Mexico 10
North Dakota The Kuriie isianda
IN the Sea % Okhotsk. north Of
Hokkaido. are friEid and have prae-
ticaily no vegetation OF animal life.
The opposite extreme r. offered BY
beautiful FOrnoea, lying half In the
tropics. with corresponding climate
and products. japan proper in
Guides tho four larger islands. but
theh japanese empire takes in the
4.o00-odd islands adjacent 90 the
coast lines
Japan proper II divided geogra ph =
icsIly into nine circuits. called
Gokinai. Tolaido, Tosando, Hok-
kaido. sanindo. aanyodo. Nankni-
do. gaikaido and Hokurikudo. The
word do" which ends all the names
but the first, means highway" or
road"
Japan proper IN also divided into
IS ''kuni" or provinces. For admin
istration purposes the empire is d.
vided into three flu or municipali-
tea. and 40 ken" or procedures. in
addition 10 Hokkaido and Fornosa.
The difference between "fu" and
ken" r. in name only. There are
more than 80 Incorporated cities
called "shl." within the "fu" and
ken" CFor Instance. there IL
Toxic s'shi" IN Toxic "fu," or. I'm
other words. the city OF Toxic IL in
tho municipality OF Toklo)
The large divisions are also d.
ylded into. 'fku." meaning urban
and gun" meaning rural
district. and the latter are again
divided into gun The following
list gives the divisions Of Japan into
provinces or '1uni-" according TO
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brave men rs appalling. yet the num-
Der ~ lives lost b. not great In COM
parmon with some Of the disasters
mat occur IN times Of peace. and In
comparable 70 the great sacrifice OF
HE that occurs in battles on land.
The los Of the Congress aud Cum
berland aud the Merrimac In chesa
penkc bay did not rctard our great
olyil war. Vessels were lost on both
sides, and yet they were regarded
aH Incidents that occur In any great
cam paiEn.
The loss Of the Maine IN the hnr-
Dor OF Havana produced an appail
ing sensation. but was not regarded
az "A fatal disaster 10 our naval
forces.
~ the entire Russian fleet now on
the coast of Siberia and Manehuria
were destroyed. the Russian navy
would still be more powerful and
stronger. ton for ton. than the Jap
RaneHe navy. 20 that the naval prob .
lsna In yet far from being solved.
The result Of the recent ex.
pericncs win have the effect OF max
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JAPANESE EMPIRES
PHYSICAL DIVISIONS

fclrcuits:
Gokinai Give home proviuces) -
YnmaHhlro. Yamato. Kawaehi. Izu-
INF. settsu.
Toknido eastern sea rnadl ign,
Ise. shima. Dwarf Mikawa. Tototni
suruga, Kal. La. Sagami. aasashl,
,, B0shIu. Kazuaa. shlmoaa. I4ltachi.
ToHando leaHtarn mountain road
=-Oml. Mino. Hi1a. ghinHhiu. Ko.
zuke. Shimozuks. Iwaki. Iwashlro
Kikuzen, Rikuehu, Mutsu. uzon,
/ uEo.
Hokurikudo tuorth land road
WakaEa. Echlzen. KaEa. Noto
/ Eachu. Echigo. Sado island
5anindo tmouutain shade road --
Tnmba. Tango. Tajima. Inaba,
Hoti, Izurno. fwami. OH islands
Sanyodo (mouutnin sunlight road
--ffarimn. Mimaaaka. Bizen. Bltchu,
Bingo. All. suwo. Nagata.
Nankaido faouthern sen road)--
Kishiu. Avail Island. Ava, sanuki,
fyo. Toaa or Tnahiu.
Salknldo (wsatcrn sen road Chi
kuzen. Chikogo. Buxen. BungO. III
zen. Higo. Hyuga. Osumi. Satsuma,
Iki island. Tsushimn island.
HOkkaido northern sea road) 80
Oshima. Shiribeahi. iburi. InhIknri.
HitakA. TolSaehi. Teshiwo. kushlro,
Eemuro. Kitami and Chiahlma.
RyulSyu uso0 ch0o) Islands. This
group constitutes one. the s5th. kunL
The following list contains the
Japanese municipalities (fu) and the
procedures fken).
The IA are: Tokyo. Kyoto and
Osaka
The ken are: Knnagawa. SAL
tama, Chiba, Ibarakl. ToehiRi,
gummn. Nagano. Yamanashl. shi-
zuoka. Aichi. Mlye. Gifu. ShlEa.
Fuiui. Ishikawa. Toyama. Nligata.
Ful1ishima. Miyagi. YamaRnta.
Akita. Iwate. homori. Nara. waka-
yama, HYoRu. Okaynma. HiruHhlrun.
YamaRuchi. shimane. Tottori. Toi<u-
shima. Kagawa. Chime. KoohI. Nag
asaki. Saga. Fukuoka, KumanomOto.
oita, Miyazakl. KaRoshlma and okl-
ma VA.
Hokkaldo was granted seif-gov-
eminent In a small way about one
year ago Fofmosa. however. In I'M
der the territorial government.
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by NELSON A. MILES.

Lieutenant General, u. 3. A., Retired
Copyright. 1904. by Newspaper
Enterprise AHauciation)
A ilttlo more than "A year ago
arrived nj Port Arthur from Maya
ankt. Japan. Was very cordially
received by Viceroy Alrxieff. com
handing the naval and military
forces OF Russia in the AHiatie
waters and that portion OF Siberia
and Manchuria.
Tho harbor Of Port Arthur IL q
small land-locked hhrbor hardly
capable OF accommodating "A Smail
fleet. Tho bluffs ON each aide Of
the entrance are high and preeipit-
Gus nffording excellent natural feat
urea for land defense.
The admiral very kindly furnished
me a strong. stanch steamer 20 con
voy me across 20 the coast OF China
Az We PASSED out Of the harbor si
Port Arthur We Immediately en-
oountcred rough sea and severe
northwest winds. blowing almost q
gale directly toward the coast. max
ing Il very difficult for our steamer
80 make headwhy. aud for two hours
some OF our party were much con-
oerned for fear the severe winds
might force us back upon the coast
As we passed out observed thres
Of the Russian ships lying at an
chor. we'll covered with ice. and ex.
posed 20 the severe December
weather OF that northern coast
The narrow channel and the Sc
verify Of the winter climate haY'
contributed 10 the series % misfor.
| tunes that have come 10 the Russian
I forces. as well - the subarrass'
msutn that have resulted from
causes other than climatic.
The frs; dAsh Of the japanese
gave them some success, and wal
severe warning 20 the Russians
20 be more wstohfui against the en-
terprlze OF the Japanese.
The change of commanders and
the substitution Of tho unfortunate
Admiral Maknroff not only added
activity aud vigilance 20 the Rus
sian forces. but possibly hts desire
70 inspire confidence IN the Rus
sian forces led 10 the present dis
anter Hnd the loss OF hia valuabie
ilfa-
lie was regarded as one Of the
ab!eat and boldeat OF the high Of
fieeru Of the Russian empire. but the
bolsinesa OF the act resulted In The
misfortune 20 the feet.
The ships with which be moved
out from Port Arthur were not
strong enough 10 destroy the Jap
mauene feet. and the uncertainties Of
amy encounter between any war
forces are 90 hazardous that the sue
cezz Of an inferior fierce against one
much rsaf~ powerful In very IN
usual and extraordinary.
The chances Of any possible gain
IN such an enterprise could not Gem
psffaate Tor the risk involved. either
20 his fleat or to his government.
whether his retreat was ~ rapid
that proper care Was not taken IN
finding the narrow channel and
avoiding the torped0ss. or whether
the torp.~doos had become olsen
kuEea by the powerful surf from
their original moortngs and had
drffied into the pathway of the
ships. II matter on which dis
patches from the seat OF war do not
give sufficient confirmation.
However. the loss ~ serious one
20 tha Russian fleet. but not decisive.
While the loss Of that number OF