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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
NO. 2'SBNGINE HOUSE TRADE
ALLOWED TO co OYER UNTIL
 OFFER EXPIRES.

Minority Report Practically Wins
 Free Text Books for the High school
 for Next Year at Least-Yale and
 City Taxes--LittIe Other Business--
 Board of Aldermen Meeting.
 At the special meeting of the board of aldermen last evening several irn- Iportant matters were disposed of the matters of chief interest being the question of free text books for the high school and that of the Artisan street engine house. The latter matter was allowed to go over until the next meet ling of the board, by which time the of fer of the railroad will have expired. A petition was offered to the board calling to their notice the fact that
 Yale university owns property in this city aggregating $S,OOO,0QO on which
 no taxes the paid, and requesting the board to find some manner by (which the university may contribute to Ethe support of the city. The petition
 was referred to the committee on re ltrenchment and reform.
 The reports of several committees
 were acted upon favorably and several Ipetitiens were referred to the standing committees.
 The special committee reported fa- vorably on supplying free textbooks to the high school pupils. Alderman Hos Hey moved that the report be accepted and the recommendations be adopted.
 Alderman Smith spoke against this,
 saying that only a small proportion of the grammar school pupils attend the high school and the parents of these are fully able to buy books for their children. He also told of the value of Ischool books in after life as another
 reason why the parents should buy the
 books. As for the money, he said that lit could be used to better advantage for the imrovement of the grammar schools.
 Alderman Elliott said that the coun- try needed men with high school edu- cation and that the poorer children
 could not obtain this education f they \ had to pay for their text books. As to keeping the books in after life he said that those who wished to could buy them. The twelve hundred dollars needed for the purchase of the books, he declared, would make little differ ence if applied to anything else, while | If applied to free text books it will all low poor children to attend the high school The wage earner, he said, pays the taxes anyway; why not let him get | the benefit?
 Aldermen Tickets, McGuinness, Spreyer, Allen and others also spoke in favor of the report. They spoke of the money wasted in fiction in the library, of the general sentiment of the city on lContinued on Second Pagel
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
Mysterious Suit i'm Stamford

Stamford, Aug. 22.-A deputy sheriff Iof South NorWalk was here on Sat- urady to serve papers in an injunc- tion issued at the superior court in Hartford, but so carefully was the mat ter handled that the names of the par ties mentioned in the papers were not made public. Attorneys who are known to have been retained decline to make any statement. Inquiry at Hartford fails to bring out information except that an injunction against South Stamford business man was issued last week, and an application for it's modi- fication was made to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
GALVESToE,s GREAT SEA WALL.
Largest Structure of It's Kind in the
 WorId-Its Completion Celebrated.

Largest Structure of Its Kind in the
 WorId--Its Completion Celebrated.
 Galveston, Tex, Aug 22.-The comple- tion of the Galveston sea wall, the greatest structure os it's kind in the world, was celebrated to-day by run ming excursions from different parts of the state to Galveston.
 The sea wall was completed the last of July. Two granite monuments erect ed at the foot of Fremont street to commemorate the completion of the wall were unveiled to-day. The wall is |17,5sS feet long, 15 feet wide at the base, 5 feet wide at the top and stands 1T feet above mean low tide. with granite rip-rap apron extending 27 feet out on the gulf side. The contract price of the wall was $1,19S.11S The actual Iconstruction of he wall proper con suned one year, four months and sev- enteen days.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
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PACKERS ASK INJUNCTION.
Want Chicago Restrained from Inter-
 fering With Housing of Employees.

Chicago, Aug. 22.-Chcago meat pack CTS to-day asked for an injunction pre- venting the city of Chicago from inter- fering with the housing of employees in Istock yard plants during the continu- ance of the butchers strike. The injunction was asked in the name |of the Hammond Packing company, and it insisted that the companies were violating no law, and were acting en- tirely within their rights.
 Attorneys for the city charged in their reply to the application for the in junction that the building of the Ham, mond Company did not contain the re- quisite number of fire escapes, stairs or windows called for by the ordinance; that the second floor with only one flight of stairs leading from it, con- tained one hundred and thirty cots, and that the danger from fire was constant and imminent.
 Arguments were heard by Judge Brentano for three hours and they will be continued tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
NEGRO SHOT AND BODY
 BURNED AT THE STAKE
GEORGIA MoB AGAIN TAKES
 LAW INTO ITS HANDS.

Victim Guilty of Reyolting Crime-As-
 saulted Young Girl Who Had PrOtect-
 ed Him from Dog-Run Down by
 BlOOdhOunds-His Body Dragged
 Mile to the Public Square and There
 Cremated.
 cedartown. Ga. Aug. 22.-Jm Glover. a negro, was shot to death tonight near the home of white girl he had assaulted and his body dragged a dis tance of about a mile into this city and burned at the stake on the public square. A mob estimated at i've hun dred composed the shooting and burn ing party.
 The crime for which the negro was punished was that of committing crim- inal assault upon Lovia Dooyes, the thirteen year old daughter of a well known farmer.
 The true story of the crime is the most revolting that has ever been giv- en' to the public from this immediate section of the country. After the little girl had protected the negro from the |attack of large dog owned by her father he followed her to the pasture where she was taking COW. caught her, choked her into insensibility and left her bleeding and unconscious in |corn field. This occurred early this morning.
 Bloodhounds had been on the negro's track all day and he was captured some distance away late this afternoon and carried to the home of the girl who un- Ihesitatingly identified him as her as- sailant.
 In the meantime a crowd of fully five hundred persons had gathered and summary justice was meted out to the negro as soon as it was learned that the young girl had positively identified him. The negro confessed his guilt. Imfne- diately the crowd took him away from the posse which had captured him and his body was riddled with bullets.
 The crowd continued to gather and when the march back to the town with the dead body began fully one thousand persons had joined the procession. By the time the crowd reached Cedartown several hundred more had been added to the crowd. About two thousand per sons witnessed the burning as best they could in the bright moonlight on the most conspicuous place on Main street. The town is in a fever of excitement tonight, but it is thought no trouble will follow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
GREAT AUTOMOBILE MEET
SIX THOUSAND 1T THE FIRST
 DAtY,S RACES.

Earl Kiser, Driving Gasolene Machine,
 Breaks Two Worlds RecOrds-Goes
 Last Mile in One Five-NIile Event in
 Fifty-four seconds Flat and the Last
 in Another Event in :52 4-5.
 Cleveland, Aug. 22.-six thousand spectators saw the first days races of the American Automobile association at Glenville track ,this afternoon. Earl Riser, driving a gasolene machine, broke two worlds records, one in the five mile race when he made the last mile in 54 seconds at and the second when he broke that record in the eight cylinder machine, race by making the last mile in 5s 4-5.
 Barney oldfeld. who was entered for the races on the original dates, last Fri day and Saturday. was unable to com pete because of encouragement at oma- na tomorrow and Wednesday. Sum- maries:
 Runabouts. two miles, George Russell, Cleveland (gasoleneG won; W. F. Win chester, Syracuse, gasolene, second; w c. Baker, Cleveland gasolene, third, Time, 1:47.
 Manufacturers challenge cup, five miles, H. H. Lyttle, Toledo, gasolene, won; Earl Riser, Dayton. gasolene, sec ond; Carl c. Fisher, Indianapolis, gaso- lene, third. Time, 5:24.
 Five mile, handicap, J. Soules, Cleve- land, gasolene, handicap 3-4 mile. won; Carl c. Fisher, Indianapolis, gasolene, handicap IA mile, second; Charles Gorndt, Cleveland gasolene, handicap 3-8 mile, third. Time of winner, 4:5S, Time of scratch car. 5:44 Is.
 Two mile cycle race, open. L. F. Man. ley, Cleveland, won; H. p. Chubbeck, Toledo, second; A. B. Hoffman. Toledo, third. Time, 3:13 2-5.
 Five mile open, for stock touring cars, J. Soules, Cleveland, gasolene, won; E. A. Morrison, Boston, second; R. H. Ma goon, Cleveland, third. Time 5:51 2-5.
 Special race, for eight cylinder cars, Earl Giser, Dayton, gasolene, won; H. H. Lyttle, Toledo. gasolene, second; {; Carl Fischer, Indianapolis, gasolene, third. Time, 4:51. The last mile in 52 4-5 seconds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
HITTER LEGAL FIGHT ENDS.
Action Against ship Building Trust and
 schwab stopped by Agreement.

New York, Aug. 22.-Judge Lacombe in the United States circuit court, signed an order to-day which puts an end to the litigation commenced against the United States Ship Building company and Charles M. SchWab.
 The order dismissing the case was reached through an agreement with counsel, the firm of Hornblower, Byrne Miller & Potter signing the stipulation as solicitors for the New York Security & Trust Company, the complainant in the action, Guggerheimer, Untermeyer & Marshall, as solicitors for the United States Ship Building Company, defend- ant, and it's receiver, former Senator James Smith, Jr., of New Jersey, and the firm of Guthrie, Cravath & Hem derson, as solicitors for defendant Charles M. Schwab.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
NEW YoRK,s LABOR TIGHT.
Building Trades Alliance Brings Action
 Against Employers, Association.

!
 New York, Aug. P. The Building Trades alliance through counsel to-day made fresh attack on the Building Trades Employers association by plac- Ing certain documentary evidence before Acting District Attorney Rand for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the evidence was sufficient to begin the prosecution of certain employers for ''blacklistingY members of some of the trades affiliated with the alliance. and also on charges of conspiracy to restrain trade by entering into agreements with unions, whereby the Masters associa- tion profits over outside contractors.
 The mater was considered at length to-day at a conference held in the dis l trict attorneys office.
 It was reported after the conference that no action. would be taken by the district attorneys office until evidence of sufficient weight had been produced to warrant action, and this Is was as- serted had not been produced by coun- sel for the unions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
UNITED STATES WILL
 NOT BECOME ENTANGLED
INSTRUCTIONS SENT TO CONSUL
 GocDNoW AT SHANGHAI.

Will Prevent This Country from Be-
 coming Involved in the Question of
 China's NeutraIity-Meeting of For
 eign COnsuls Results in Solution of
 Question-Each to Report Directly to
 His Government.
 Washington, Aug. 22.-Consul General Goodnow cabled the state department to-day that the conference of foreign eonsuls at Shanghai, which adjourned this morning, was resumed in the after noon. After good deal of discussion no solution was offered for the pres ent condition of affairs, and it was sug- gested that each consul report directly to his government asking what should be done, if anything. MT. Goodnow had no suggestions to offer to the state de- partment. He has been given instruc- tions, which, it is believed, will prevent the United States from being entangled in the settlement of the question of China's neutrality at Shanghai.
 Shanghai, Aug. 22.-John Goodnow, the American consul general, who is dean Of the consular corps, presided at the meeting of the foreign consuls here to-day. All foreign countries with consulates here were represented. M. odagiri, the Japanese consul, and M. Kleinmenoff, the Russian consul, were in attendance.
 M, Odagiri left sick bed to attend the meeting. He made vigorous pro test against the presence of the Rus sian cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat destroyer Grozovoi in Shanghai harbor, and declared that China had failed in her duties as a neutral power. He asserted that the Japanese had the right to take the independent step of entering the harbor and seizing the two vessels. The attitude of M. Odagiri was warlille and uncompromising.
 M. Klefnmendoff protested against the entering of the harbor yesterday by a Japanese torpedo boat destroyer and insisted upon the right of the two Rus sian warships in question to remain and repair damages. A suggestion made by the British consul to refer the entire matter to Pekin was adopted. In the meantime the work on the Askold is to cease for forty-eight hours, and no fur ther steps are to be taken by the con- suls, who will await instructions from their respective governments.
 It was unanimously decided by the consults that China cannot shirk her responsibility as a neutral state by handing this matter over to the consuls for adjustment.
 Neither Rear Admiral Stirling, U. s. N, nor Consul Goodnow has been in structed by Washington as to what course to pursue.
 Consul Goodnow has done his utmost to bring about a peaceful settlement, and he has the full confidence of the foreign residents in the matter of pro- tecting the settlements in case the Jap anese should attack the Askold and Grozoyoi.
 The British, fleet is expected to reach here tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
ATTEMPTED TO WRECK TRAIN.
Important Arrest in South NorwaIk- Prisoners Lame Excuse.

South Norwalk, Aug. 22.-Abraham Cohen, who says he lives in Philadel- phia, was arrested in South Norwalk late last night, charged with an attempt to wreck an eastbound express train on the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad. Cohen admitted placing a bag containing rocks and railroad spikes On the track, but said he only did so for the purpose of bringing train to a, stop, so that he could board 1t and go home He was held in $750 bonds for trial in the higher court.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
SWEEPING REDUCTION
Machine shops of Pennsylvania Road to Run by shifts.

Altoona, Pa, Aug. 22.-The Pennsyl- vania railroad company made to-day the most sweeping reduction in the time of the men employed that has taken place since the panic of 1893. The em- ployes of the machine shops to-day were notified that commencing with to- morrow morning, they would be divided into shifts, each shift to work every other day, eight hours to constitute a days work One shift will work Mon- days and Wednesdays, and the other Tuesdays and Thursdays. The remain der of the week the shops will be closed entirely. Itiis not known how long the order will continue in effect.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
REWARDs FoR LYNoHERs.
onered by the Acting Governor of
 Alabama.

Montgomery Ala, Aug. 22.-Aeting Governor Cunningham to-day offered rewards for members os the mobs which which have participated in the three recent lynchings in the state, $50 for the first conviction in each case. and $100 for the next two. These cases are the lynching of Will Roberts. July 6, in Pickens county, Rufus Lesseure, August IS, in Merango county, and that #of Will Avery last Saturday at Cor dova. He said: T expect to use every particle of power the laws of the state give me to prevent lynchings, and to punish those who take part in the H. legal execution of men, white or black, charged with crimes"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
MILFoRD YOUNG MEN MISSING.
Belief That They Have Been Driven
 Down sound in Boat.

Milford, Aug. 22.-Lee Usher and Lay Roosevelt, two young men of this town, have been missing since early last even ing, and there is some anxiety felt among the people here. Roosevelt's S small sail boat has not been seen for twenty -four hours. It is thought possi- ble that the young men have been driv- en down the sound on account of the heavy wind. ID to a late hour to- night nothing has been heard from them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
R USsIAN PORT BoMBARDED.
panese warsIiip Shells Port of Island
 Of SaIxhalien.

sSt. Petersburg, Aug. 22.-The Czar As received report, dated yesterday, Som the Russian commandant at Kor- Ekovsk, Island of Sakhalien, as fol- aNws: f'Since 2 o'clock this morning the en- gay has bombarded Korsakovsk. A aW houses have been destroyed. One $ the enemy's ships appeared on the brizon at about o'clock in the morn Vg, approached to within five and one
 1arter mlise of the shore, and bonn arded Korsakovsk until S:15, when the
 sssel turned and disappeared. There
 ere no casualties"
 Accordfffg to the governor of Sakha-
 en the government buildings and
 even houses were demolished during
 le bombardment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
EX-GOVERNOR WALLER DECLINES TO SERVE
CANNOT AoT AS CHAIRMAN OF
 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Gives as an Excuse His Health-De-
 cIares, However, He is Heart and
 Soul With the State Committee and
 the National Ticket-wnI Later Take
 the stump for Parker.
 New London, Aug. 22.-In letter to Mayor Bryan F. Mahan of this city, chairman of the committee appointed by the democratic state central conn mittee to notify former Governor Thomas M. Waller of his selection for temporary chairman of the democratic state convention, the ex-governor re- gretfully declines the invitation. MT. Waller states that only the condition of his health prompts him to decline. and though his. illness is not confining, he fears that the arduos duties of the position would have a serious effect upon his constitution. Tn his letter he states that he is heart and soul with the democratic committee and the na- tional ticket, and regrets that he must forgo the pleasure of presiding at the state convention. MT. Waller promises, however, to take the stump in Connect icut for the state and national tickets, and hopes that he may be able to ac- cept engagements to speak for Judge Parker in other states. Upon the mat ter of the probable selection of the state central committee for. chairman, Mayor Mahan said nothing could now be said with any degree of deiniteness and he declined to predict a possible selection.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
2.20 Class Trotting = Purse $1. GOO.
 (Heats 2 in S
JEFFRIEs IND MUNRo E..
Putting on Finishing Touches for Go
 Friday Night.

San Francisco, Aug. 23.Jeffries and Munroe are now putting on the finishing touches for their fight next Friday night. To-day Monroe did a big days work, Kid Mccoy giving him all the boxing he could stand. He will quit the work tomorrow after which he will taper off.
 Jeffries also put in q good day with the punching bag and weights, follow ing by boxing and a row on Lake Mer- ritt.
 Betting on the fight has begun. Jeff ries opened at 10 to favorite. No large wagers have yet be placed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
THREE DROWNED.
Capsizing of a small CatbOat on Boston Light.

Boston, Aug. 22:-By the eapsizing of a small catboat off Boston light this af. ternoon three persons lost their lives. Tonight the Gloucester fishing schooner William H. Cross reached port, having on board the only two members of the sailing party who were rescued, and the body of one of the victims.
 The drowned, all of whom lived in Cambridge, were: Carl Lindquist. .thir- ty-nine years old; Mary Anderson, nine- teen years oldfi a step-daughter of Lindquist; Ralph Jacobson, fifteen years old.
 The rescued were: Harriet Anderson of Cambridge and Carl Umbert of Quincy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
Russian Divorce Laws Modifled,

St. Petersburg, Aug. 22.-The rigor of the divorce laws, which formerly did not allow a husband or wife guilty of adultery to marry again, except after: seven years irreproachable conduct, has been modified, making the period to the holy synod to two years, in case |of tn eoffenders agreeing to do public penance according to the direction of their bishops.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
HOAR NOT so WELL.
Did Not Spend Such Good Afternoon
 as on Sunday. ,..,--

Worcester, Mass, Aug. 22-The fol- lowing bulletin was issued from the home of Senator George F. Hoar at g o'clock tonight by his son, General Rockwood Hoar.
 "The senator is asleep. He has not been quite so good this afternoon as he had yesterday. His condition has not materially changed. The prospect is he will have quiet night.' i.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
Awarded the Contract.

The National directors of the Knights of Columbus were ill session yesterday and awarded to the Connor Brothers Construction company the contract to erect the national building, which is to cost between $11e,O0O and $120OOo, they being the lowest bidders.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23

On November 5, 1903, MT. 'Brien re- signed his seat in parliament for Cork city and at the same time resigned his membership in the governing body of the United Irish league owing to differ ence of opinion with members of the nationalist party.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
STATE LEAGUERs BoUGHT.
Batch and Owens Drafted by the
 BrookIyns.

Cincinnati, Aug. Secretary John A. Bruce, of the National baseball commit tee, to-day gave out a list of players purchased by the National and Ameri- can league for the season of 1905, and among those reserved by the National league are Emil Batch of the Holyoke Connecticut State league team, who goes to Brooklyn and Thomas L. Owens of the Springfield team, who also goes to Brooklyn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
Shipping News.

Lizard, Aug. 22.-Passed: Steamer Zeeland, New York for Dover and Ant Wcrp.
 Cherbourg, Aug. 22.-Arrived: Steam CT Princess Alice, New York via Ply mouth for Bremen (and proceeded)
 Bremen, Aug. 21.-Arrived: Steamer Grosser Kurfurst, New York.
 London, Aug 22-Arrived: Steamer Minneapolis, New York.
 Cherbourg, Aug. 22.--4 D. m.--Arriv- de: Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Gros- se, New York via Plymouth for Cher bourR.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
GIRL SHOT HER FATHER.
New Bedford Miss Arrested on seri-
 ous Charge.

New Bedford, Mass, August 2.
 Mary Alice Botham was arrested. late this afternoon, charged with shooting her father, Joseph Botham, at their home in this city. Botham was serious Ily wounded. It is claimed that Botham went home this afternoon in an intox- icated condition and created a disturb. ance. His daughter seized a revolver and fired one shot. It appears that the weapon was loaded with six blank cartridges and one ball cartridge. The girl asserts that she intended to dis charge one of the blank shots to fright en her father. She was placed under arrest,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-23
CARLISLE VISITS PARKER.
Former Secretary of Treasury Called Il
 for Consultation.


 Esopus, N. r., Aug. 22.-Former Sec retary of the Treasury John c. Carlisle is passing the night at Rosemount. Judge Parker met him at the station, The judge said tonight that MT. Car lisle had come at his request to talk over various things pertaining to the campaign. MT. Carlisle said he did not lknow whether he would take an active apart in the campaign, but was at the disposal of Judge Parker.
 With former Representative R. w. Taylor, of Ohio, who was in charge of the prosecution of Brigham H. Roberts, of Utah, MT. Carlisle is associated In a similar prosecution of Senator Reed Shoot, and it is supposed that the Mor- mon question was under discussion to- night.