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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
DEATH OF B. HENRY BARNES
PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY AT.
 TERNooN AT HIS HOME.

A Long, Active and Prominent Business
 Career-A Director of Swift < Co. and of Various Other CoproratiOns---
 For Thirty-three years Member of
 the Noted Firm of sperry < Barnes A sketch of His Career.
 Tn the death of E. Henry Barnes,
 which occurred at his residence on
 west Chapel street yesterday after noon about 4 o'clock, another of New Hayen.s valuable and influential citi- zens has passed away, another who Iwas the architect of his own fortune and who by his native abilities rose to wealth and prominent place m the tcommunity. MT Barnes has not been n
 good health since his return recently from a fatiguing western trip when he
 accompanied his fellow members of the board of directors of the big corpora ltion. Swift & Co. of Chicago, on a tour Iof their plants, during which they visited St. Louis and the great fair,
 Kansas City, Omaha, and Chicago. As stated yesterday he was attacked by lhemorrhage of the stomach on Satur- day noon which greatly prostrated him. This was followed by another similar attack yesterday noon, from which he did not rally. When seized with the attack he became unconscious and did not recover consciousness. All that medical skill and most loving care
 could do to save his life were urlavail- | ing.
 The deceased was a native of North Haven. the Barnes family being one of | the old families of the town. He re- ceived his schooling in North Haven's school. and when a young man with his brother Herbert he engaged in the meat market business on Quinnipiac street in Fair Haven East The broth E CTS were in this business a few years, E. Henry soon after retiring from this business became connected with the firm so prominently known for thirty three years as Sperry & Barnes, pork packers and provision dealers on Long wharf, the firm in more recent years being the Sperry & Barnes company. The firm of Sperry & Barnes was formed in 1870, the members being Joel A. Sperry, E. Henry Barnes and Joseph Porter. MT. Barnes continued a mem Der of the firm until the absorption of
 the concern by Swift & Co. about 2
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
GENERAL EPISCOPAL
 CONVENTION CLOSES
COUNTRIES PROBLEMS DISCUSS.
 ED INPASToRAL LETTER.

Facility With Which Marriage Mas
 be Taken On and Put Of DeeIares
 to be One of the Menaces of Ameri.
 can CiviIizatiOn-Next Convention to
 be Held in RiehmOnd, Va, in 1907.
 Boston. Oct. 25.-The triennial general convention of the Episcopal church. which has been in session here since October 5. was ended late to-day with a public service in Trinity church. 1 From the pulpit Bishop Henry Cod man Potter, of New York, read pas toral letter addressed to the church at large. The communication. which con sisted of more than 5000 words. consid- cred some of the problems now before the country. Regarding divorce, the pastoral said that the facility with which the marriage relation may be taken on and put off is one of the mem aces of American civilization, to the possible perils of which Christian peo- pie are as yet very imperfectly aroused. The letter made a plea for the perma- hence and security of the familx It also discussed the negro problem, stat ing that the church was taking steps to correct the situation so far as pos sible Other pressing questions were dealt with.
 Little business of importance was transacted at the final business session. A resolution permitting foreign congre- gations not in communion with the church to use forms of service in their lown tongue was adopted after sharp contest. This legislation was enacted specifically for the benefit of Swedish Congregations In Minnesota.
 l The chief feature of the three weeks iconvention, aside from the visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury, was the long discussion on amendments to the canons bearing on marriage and di- vorce. Although majority of both houses favored canon which would prohibit the re-marriage of any divorce ed person. the system of voting by dio- lceses and orders in the house of depu- ties enabled the opponents of the pro- posed reform to win in that body. Af- ter much discussion a compromise was arranged with the bishops whereby the innocent person in a divorce for intfdel- ity is permitted to re-marry one year after the decree is issued, but the re- strictions are so stringent that 1t be- comes exceedingly difficult for such marriages to be solemnized.
 The convention also decided to estab- fish courts of review, to which appeals from diocesan trials can be taken It perfected such arrangements that the missionary work of the church will be Icarried on with more vigor, and ap- pointed a joint commission to investi- gate the negro problem in the south
 Among the many negative actions taken was the decision not to change the name of the church at this time, nor to act on the proposition to group the dioceses into provinces, with pri- mate at the head of each
 The next convention will be held in Richmond, Va, in 19O7
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
U s. spKEL MEETING.
Falling on in Earnings--UsualD Divi.
 dend Declared.

: [ e 5 <
 New York. Oct. 25.-Directors of the United States Steel corporation to-day declared the regular quarterly dividend of 1. S-4 per cent. on the preferred stock, payable November 30.
 The financial statement for the quar- ter ended September 30 last shows net earnings, after the usual deductions for repairs, renewals, maintenance, fixed charges and interest on bonds, of $1S,- 773,9 which is below estimates.
 Comparison with the same quarter for three years past follows: 1903, $S2,- 422 954; 1902, $S6,954 4SS;; 1901, $28, 8,6s3, ,843.
 Net earnings for the nine months of this year aggregate $51, ,709;S ;SS9. In 1903 for same period they were $94, 11S, ,970, and in 1902, $101, ,32S,OO4,
 A striking feature of the statement is the item showing a surplus over charges and dividends of only $1, 312, 1888, a, decrease of $1,464,656 compared with the previous quarter and of $10,998, TOT, compared with the corresponding quar- ter of 1903.
 thrilled orders on hand on Septem- Der 30 last amounted to 3,O27, ,436 tons, decrease of 701, ,3O6 tons over the same period last year. As an offset to this, however. Chairman Gary stated that the corporation had booked an average of 26,00O tons of new orders per day during the current month, an increase of 30 3-S per cent. over the business ot Hast October.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
REMARKABLE FLIGHT
 BY AMERICAN AIRSHIP
SAILS TEN MILES UNDER CON-
 TR0L OF NAVIGATOR:

This Despite Fact of Accident to Motor
 Machine Built by Captain Baldwin
 of California to Compete for the
 $1Oo,ooO worlds Fair Prlze--yessel
 Pulled Instead of Pushed.
 St. Louis, oct. 25-Propelled part of the way by it's own power and the re- mainder by wind blowing ten miles an hour, the flying machine Arrow. owned and perfected by Thomas s. Baldwin, of San Francisco, in charge of A. Roy Knabenshue, of Toledo, to- day made an unannounced flight of ten miles from the Worlds fair grounds over St. Louis and across the Mississip- pi river to Cahokia, Ill.
 The performance attracted the atten- ton of thousands pf persons, who cheered almost continuously as the big flying machine passed over the exposi- ton grounds and scared high above the high buildings of the business quarter of St. Louis.
 Clinging to the framework of the car, his precarious foothold being an iron tube thateforms one side of the base of the triangular network of supports and ribs of the Arrows bodys Knabenshue unanswered the flying machine in cir ,t111 s,s. cident to the motor rendered the big fan propellers useless and curtailed his com nfand of direction.
 In spite of this, Knabenshue maneu- vered the flying machine into the wind and was enabled to steer the Arrow in a course that varied several points off the wind and to land at a point of his own selecting.
 There were few persons at the Aero drome when the flight began, but as the airship, several hundred feet in the air, sailed over the transportation building, thousands watched it's man. euvering at the will of the operator.
 The airship was constructed under the personal supervision of Captain Baldwin in California for the $100,00O prize competition, and differs in many features from ships constructed in the past.
 i The gas balloon is cigar-shaped, of Japanese silk, fifty-four feet long and seventeen. feet in diameter. The frame attachment is thirty feet long and car ries a double cylinder, seven-horse power gasolene engine, making 2,00O revolutions of the propellers minute possible. The machine is arranged So that the ship is pulled instead of pushed.
 Mr Knabenshue tonight said: T consider the flight of the airship as made by me to-day from the Aeronaut- ic Concourse at the Louisiana Purchase exposition to point in Illinois, over ten miles away, thorough test of the merits of the machine and a complete demonstration of the fact that aerial navigation has passed from the bounds of the possible and the probable to the realms of accepted scientific fact.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
NEW YORK POSIMASTER'S
 TROUBLES END IN DEATH
CORNELIUS FAN corr EXPIRES
 OF HEART FAILURE.

His Health Undermined by an Unusual
 Amount of Friction-His Life's sey-
 ings swept Away in One Venture
 His Administration Investigated but
 He, Himself, Was Not Impugned-
 Son in Trouble.
 New York, oct. 25.-cornelius Van cott, postmaster of New York city, died suddenly this afternoon of heart disease, following a short attack of acute nervous indigestion.
 He was taken i'll yesterday afternoon at his office in the Federal building and his condition was such that the att tending physician deemed his removal unwise at that time This noon MT. Van Cott appeared much better and was taken to his home in West Seth street.
 A consultation of physicians was held as soon as MT. Van Cott reached his home and they gave a. favorable prognosis, provided apoplexy did not supervene. Shortly afters however, the patient had a sinking spell and died at S:25 o'clock of heart failure. MT. Van Cott had been vigorous man, but of late. he had had an unusual amount Of trouble and this is believed to have undermined his health. He as- sisted in the establishment of conn mefcial agency which failed, and MT. Van Cott was called upon to pay over S2S, 900, which took practically the saw ings of his life time. About this time an investigation of the New York post office was undertaken by the Washing ton officials, but the integrity of the postmaster was not impunged. Not withstanding the favorable outcome, he worried much over the affair.
 The recent arrest of his son, Richard Van Cott, charged with colonizing, was a severe blow to the postmaster, who expressed his firm belief in his sons innocence. These troubles, coupled with advancing age-he was in his sixty-seventh year played an import ant part in bringing on the fatal ill., ness.
 Postmaster Van Cott came from Knickerbocker stock, and was born in this city February F, 1888. He com menced life as a printer.
 In 1887 Mir. Van Cott was chosen a state senator and served until 1889, in April of which year he was given the lpostinastership for admirable political work done in the Harrison campaign, He served funtii 1893 and after aalapse of four years was re-appointed by President Mckinley and held the office since.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26

other than the result Of murderous in- tention or wicked negligence.
 The post-mortem examination Of the bodies Of the victims of the Dogger bank affair was held to-day at Hull. The proceedings were purely formal and no official announcement was made, but it is stated positively that both of the dead men bore wounds inflicted both by machine guns and larger shell.
 1 The report of the admiral of the fish ling fleet, dated from 'aThe North Sea, :" 1 is picturesque touch, plain sailors yarn of the occurrence. which was handed to Foreign Minister Lansdowne tonight
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
YORK OF JAPANESE
Russians Accuse Them of Attempting
 to sink Vessel in Neutral Port.

Russians Accuse Them of Attempting
 to sink Vessel in Neutral Port.
 st. Petersburg, oct. 25-6:1O p. m.-A special dispatch from London to an af- ternoon paper here charges that the at- tempt to sink the steamship Esperanza (which nearly sank yesterday at Barry, England, while loaded with provisions for the Russian second Pacific squad ron) was the work of Japanese emis- saries.
 The Associated Press learns that the Russian admiralty has had the most specific reports from agents abroad that disguised Japanese officers had been seen in. Denmark, Sweden and Ger many, which indicated that an attempt would be made to attack the Russian squadron.
 London, Oct. 25.-Divers reponrt that the leak in the Esperanza was due to neglect to close a seacock below the engine room.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
Shfnning News.

New York, Oct 25.-Sailed: Steamers .Cevis, Liverpool; Prinz Oskar, Naples and Genoa; Main, Bremen; Patria, Marseilles and Naples.
 Lizard, Oct. 25.--Passed: Steamer Graf WaIdersee. New York for Dover and Hamburg.
 Lizard, Oct. 25.-Passed: Steamer Menomiree, New York for London.
 Bremen, Oct. 25.--Arrived: Steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm, New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
 Queenstown, Oct. 25.-Arrived: |: Oceanic, New York for Liverpool (and proceeded).
 Genoa, Oct. 20.--Arrived: Steamer Nord America, New York via Naples.
 Rotterdam, Oct. 22-Arrived: Steam CT Rotterdam, New York via Boulogne.
 Christiania, Oct. 21.--Sailed: Steam CT United States New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
BURGLARY IN mER1DES.
United states Gold Bonds stolen, Also
 JeMeIry


 Meriden, oct. 25.-Fred L. Hunting tons residence was burglarized this af- ternoon during the family,s absence and jewelry to the value of s75 and ST. GOO in United States gold bonds and $500 in the International Silver Co.'S registered certificates, preferred stock, were stolen. The thief gained en- trance through a front window. which faces on one of the principal streets in the city. A stranger was seen around the premises. but the neighbors thought he was visiting the Huntington fani- ly. The description of the robber as sent to the police around the state is: About s5 years old. medium height. wears sandy moustaehe, long rain coat and soft hat.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
U. OFF. LnAYEs.
To Get Final Touches at AuburndaIe,
 Mass, for Harvard Game.

Philadelphia, Penn., Oct. 25.-The University of Pennsylvania football squad left here tonight over the Penn sylyania railroad for Auburndale, Mass, where the players will be put through final practice for the annual game with Harvard, at Cambridge, on Saturday. The members of the war; sity team are in excellent condition for the contest. The showing made by the Saturday has raised the hopes of Penn syIvania's supporters for victory over Harvard. Almost the entire body of undergraduates was at the station and gave the players a hearty send-off.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
New Russian Loan.

London, Oct. 26.-A new Russian loan of $27O,OO0OoO, according to the Brus- sels correspondent of the Standard, has virtually been concluded. The first portion of this loan, $7O,O0O,OOO, it is ex- pected, will be issued in January. Half the loan has been reserved to Germany, and the remainder to France, Belgium and Holland.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
RUSSIAN TRANSPORTS AT BR EST
Arrival of warships Expected at Any
 Moment.

Brest, France, Oct. 25.The Russian transports Knias and Katgherkof, ar rived this afternoon in the roadstead. They anchored far out and have had no up to the present with the shore. It is believed the transports are laden with coal for the second Pa cific squadron, whose arrival here is now regarded as imminent. A quanti- ty of correspondence in care of the Russian consul at Breast awaits the sQuadron's arrival.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
LACKAWAENA PUT ON SCREWS
Testimony of Independent Miner Against Coal Carrying Road.

Against Coal Carrying Road.
 New York, Oct. 25.-5ohn c. Had dock, an independent coal mine owner and operator, testifying to-day before
 the interstate commerce commission in the case of William R. Hearst against the coal carrying railroads, said that as a result of tariff discrimination. his company suffered a loss of more than
 $S00,000 in less than eight years. This
 loss meant the difference between sol- vency and insolvency, and his com
 pany, which at one time had a repu- tation of high standing, as a result of the alleged discrimination is now in the
 hands of trustees. MT. Haddock said
 that he had consistently complained to the management of the Lackawannai
 proposition that he turn his properties
 over to the railroad. This he had de- clined to do. In the end there was a compromise by which he received $780, Quo from the Laekawanna company in settlement for his claim of $S0O0O0. Mir.
 Haddock also said that the Lackawan-
 na compn9 would not furnish sufh- cient number of cars to market the
 output of his mines during the anthra-
 cite coal strike; and that they caused Ito be removed spur tracks into the yards of dealers in Norwich and Cort-
 iand, N, ", who purchased coal from
 his company
 When MT. Paddock had completed his testimony counsel announced that
 the complainant would rest his case.
 The case of the coal carrying compa-
 nies will be begun to-morrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
L.aioie to commnnfi.

Cleveland, oct. 25.-It was officially announced tonight that Napoleon La joie has been appointed manager of tho Cleveland American league team for the season of 1905, succeeding William B. Armour. Lajoie will also play sec .ond base for the team.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
AMERICAN ADMIRAL
 GETS ENGLISH CHEERS
PILGRIM SOCIETY BAgoUETs U.
 s. OFFICERS IN LONDON.

Lord selbOrne First Lord of the Ad-.
 nliraIty Refers to the North Sea Inci-
 dent-His Statement and One by Ad-
 iniraI Lambton Taken to Mean That
 There VIII be No TroubIe-GIowing
 Tribute to American Navy.
 London, Oct. 25.-''I thank God the day has come when neither the British nor the American navy can be jealous of each others development"
 Rear Admiral Jewell in the foregoing sentence elicited loud cheers when he replied to the toast in honor of the American European squadron at the banquet given them by the Pilgrim so- ciety. Lord shelborne, first lord of the admiralty, presided at the gathering. Britons as Prince Louis of Battenburg, Justice Darling, Admigals Drury, Hen- lderson and Lambton, Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, Archdeacon Harris, chaplain of the fleet; General Charles Scrope Hutchinson, Lords Halsbury, Euston, Kinnaird, Maitland, Brassey and strathcona, Sir Donald Wallace and Sir Thomas Lipton, besides the American naval and military attaches, Consul General Evans and many oth- CTS of note.
 Lord seIborne. in proposing the Arn- erican naval guests, said he must re- fer t0 the 'tinexcusable outrage in the North sea. In similar case, said Lord selborne, the American or Brit ish navy would make immediate and ample apology. They would punish, z added Lord Selborne amidst loud cheers, the perpetrators of such a ter- rible blunder and demand security against it's recurrence. no more doubt < that am standing here than that the emperor and Russian people will feel their responsibility and take the action as would the British or American peo- ples.
 I Lord seIborne proceeded to pay a glowing tribute to the American navy, and emphasized instances of co-opera- tion between the British French and American navies. 1T say on behalf of the British government and nayy,n said Lord Selborne, 'that there is noth- ing but the greatest admiration for the American navy here, and there is no navy from which the British navy Is so willing to learn. The American navy can never pay too frequent visits to \ British waters.
 ii Rear Admiral Lambton declared that he could never believe any naval off, cer. Russian or otherwise, would do a dastardly act intentionally. Naval of ficers sometimes make mistakes, but, said Admiral Lambton, ''give them time to apologize and everything will < be all right.
 Admiral Larnbton's statement, conn bined with Lord Selborne's expressions are taken as practically closing the \ North sea affair. Admiral Lambton saw King Edward to-day and undoubt- edly he voiced the highest views. n the presence of the first lord of the admiralty and just from the king he urged his hearers not to believe that an outrage, which he would be one Of the first to denounce, was preneditat- $ ed, a sentiment that was greeted with prolonged applause as marking the end of the crisis. o
 Rear Admiral Jewell did not refer to the Anglo Russian difficulty, but in the briefest of speeches won loud applause E by reference to the lack of all jealousy s between the American and British ] inaYies.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
Cleveland to Sneak Again.

New York, Oct. 24.-It was announce led late to-day by Herman Bidder that Grover Cleveland will appear under the auspices of the Standardization Par ker union The meeting will be presid- led over by Carl Schurz.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
goo GIRLS ESCAPED.
successful Fire Drill in a Convent in
 Chicago.

Successful Fire Drill in a Convent in
 Chicago.
 Chicago, oct. 25.-while fire was blazing in the basement of the Sisters of Mercy convent at 2SS4 Wabash ave- nue tonight more than 200 girls direct ed by Mother Superior DeGales march, ed out of the building in the manner in which they had been repeatedly ex- ercised in their fire drilL Several of the young women collapse after they had reached the open air, but there was no panic while the students were leaving the building.
 The firemen arrived just as the last girl had left the convent and extin- tinguished the fire after it had caused damage of $5,000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
Good for Republicans Also.

New York, Oct. 25.-The republican national committee announced to-day that it was preparing to circulate as a campaign document the letter of Pres ident Roosevelt to pr. Albert Shaw on the Panama revolution, which was read by Senator Culberson in his re- cent speech.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
Trawler Brings in wounded.

London, Oct. 25.AThe trawler snipe arrived at Hull to-day with two of the wounded fishermen of the sunken trawler Crane. The trawler Gull so far is not known to have arrived at Hull, but it is not understood that she was struck by the Russian shells or that any of her crew was drowned.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
Japanese to Return Home.

Ogden, Utah, Oct. 25.-M. A. Aikimo- to, who has charge of the 500 Japanese employed in the beet fields of Utah and Idaho, says he has received orders from the Japanese consul for all members of the First and Second army reserves to return home at once for active ser- vice.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
Cleveland to Speak Again.

New York, Oct. 25. Announcement was made at Tammany hall to-day that former President Grover Cleveland will deliver an address at mass meeting at Cooper Union in this city on the ev- ening of November 2.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
rrollex oars -colIlde in For. ,.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 25. Over thirty persons were injured, three of them perhaps fatally, in two head-on coll .lisions that occurred to-day in a fog .on the Benton and University electric lines,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-26
unknown Young Man In.tantIy kllled.

UnknOWn AOuns HIilh AHstHntIy FAlIIeu.
 Middletown, Oct. 25.-An unknown young man about twenty-six years old was struck by train on the Valley road this afternoon about o'clock near
 the Sumner creek bridge and instantly killed. His body was carried through the bridge to the other side, where it s fell off into the creek He was fairly well dressed, but there was nothing on him by which he could be identified.