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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-13

The life of an express locomotive in
England is estimated at twenty-five
years: that Of a freight locomotive at
twenty-six years, and that of a switch
engine at twenty-seven. In the United
States the life Of an express locomotive
is eighteen years, of a freight engine
sixteen years, Of passenger engine
nineteen years, and of a switch engine
twenty-five years. In eighteen years,
however. the American machine has
run 100000 miles-double the average
travel Of an English locomotive.
Bourke Cochran, the New York con-
gresham, recently told meeting of
the Women's Federation Of Clubs that
between polygamy and divorce the diff
ference is all in favor of the former 9
"PoIygamy,'' he continued, "compre-
bends a group of wives at one time,
while divorce simply means driving
them tandem"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-13

THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER PUB
LIsHED IN CONNECTICUT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04

consideration. IS tue tar eastern ques-
ton viewed in its commercial aspect
from the American point Of yiewg On
the one hand stands Manchuria open
% the commerce of the world Japan
III competition with tile United States.
D manufacturing japan capable Of
making the goods needed in Manchu
ria and Of making them cheaper than
America can make them ana having
the additional advantage of Snort all
water freight rates. On the other hand
nands Manchuria under Russian eon-
troll, with . friendly hand extended to
the United States ANA japan given no
encouragement 10 my mind the con
elusion is Obvious. What better evil
dence Of Russian friendship could
America have than such an opening or.
to merge the practical With the senti-
mental. what better results could fol
low for both America ANA Russia than
mutual cooperation n the stimulation
of American trade with Manehnria7
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04
The Times Daily Short Story.


A drummer under the window began
to beat the long roll
up, menl Every man to his armsl
Stand togethers'
Walter Burt sat up on his bed His
brother. seeing the advantage that had
been gained. looked about for weap-
on and, seeing a musket standing in q
corner. placed it In his brothers bands
crying:
Come on It's a fight for our livesl
They're front. rear and on the tank"
Walter stood on his feet
Henry glanced at the lock OF the
musket and saw that there was no cap
OH 1t. Walter seized tile gun and stag
gered forward. at the moment there
were yells without and a yolley. The
sick man leaped through the window
which was but few feet from the
ground. and, seeking forms half hid
den by smoke, cooked his gun and pull
ed the trigger.
"Loadm cried Henry, handing him q
cartridge
There was a desperate sham battle
III which Walter Burt's e0mrade knew
that they were lighting for his life
They surrounded him and his two
companions, fired blank cartridges in
their faces, retreated, advanced again.
firing. shouting. rolling drums, blowing
bugies. The general sent ain aid to
learn the cause Of the firing and was
told that 1t was TO save, not destroy,
life. For hours one attack followed
another. There was no further use for
powder to stay an enemy, and 1t was
not spared. Never had this little band
Of soldiers fought when their hearts
were more id their work, never had
they shown themselves more worthy
Is Sc called heroes
At last that death they were fighting
began to show signs Of retreat. As he
drew away the motions of his intended
victim grew more rapid, his eye clear
Of. Then during q lull ii the strife he
paused, rested the butt OF his musket
on the ground and looked with dawn
ing intelligence On his comrades
What's the matterf he exclaimed,
"Ail right, said the surgeon. Boys,
you may go back to camp. You've
pulled him through"
The regiment to which the brothers
belonged had been recruited from near
their home, and as 1t had marched
past their house going 70 tire war i
marched past it ON its return, only I'M
stead Of returning thousand strong it
numbered less than 800. The picture
Henry had conjured up to rouse his
brother became a real scene A white
haired woman stood in the doorway
an old man came down to the gate, his
eyes enkindled. while a bevy Of girls
filled the yard Even little Tom was
perched ON one Of the gateposts wav-
ting bis flag and shouting "HurrahH al
the top Of his voice.
The girls and little Tom took up the
march beside the brothers. one OF
them, Hepzie, too happy at the return
of her lover to refrain from proceeding
hand in hand
To this day the veterans tell how
they fought death with blank car
tridges. +. A. mitchell
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04
TRAVIS WINS sEMlFlNALs.
Only One Man Now Between Him and
Golf Championship.

London June BIN the fifth round
Of the amateur golf championship con
test at Sandwich. Waller j. Travis, the
American champion. beat Fl H. Hill
ton. the former British champion, By
fiye up and four to play, thus reach
lag the semitinal II GU Hutchinson
beat Il Maxwell, the present holder of
the championship at tile nineteenth
hole.
Travis made a splendid starf and won
his first and second, where Hilton was
bunkered Travis took the third. After
four halves lie led by four at the
eighth but lost the ninth through
slightly slieing tile second shot He
was three np 1T the turn Hilton won
the eleventh but thereafter Travis
played grand golf, winning the nexi
three holes He brought the match 60
an end ait the fourteenth. where he
laid a full iron shot dead
The Americans victory over the open
and amateur ex-champion caused q
great sensation Oh the links
+. IL Blackwell beat y Z Laid
ley By two MP and one to play Travis
and Blackwell therefore. viii meet in
the final This is the first time an
American ever made any prominent
show here in q golf championship con
test
Iii the seminal Travis beat Hulchin'
son BIZ four up ana two 81 play
Hutchinson was champion when
Maxwell beat him year ago by six uI
and i've to play. He is a well known
author CT books on golf and was Brit
ish amateur champion 10 1886 and 1887
the first years tile contest was insti
I tined
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04

Bedford, lnd June The gran0
jury investigating the murder Of Sarah
Sehafer, Jan Fl Is said to De Iii pos
session Of valuable information moi
heretofore brought out Suspicion has
been directed to Bedford citizen who
is said 10 have been out the night Of
the murder with stranger who was
found the same night BY the watch.
man IN the boiler room Of the Brooks
& Carter stone mill drying bis cloth
ing. The same man, 1t ii said was
the purchaser Of the empty whisky
flash found in the alley near the sheo
where the body was found
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04
Fighting Death With
Blank Cartridges


Iuriginall
The last battle OF the war had been
fought the enemy had surrendered.
the prisoners were being paroled, and
the triumphant army was preparing
to march home, Now and again
cheer would be started at one point
ia the camp and, like wave Of the
sea. only expend itself when the ut
termost limits Of soldiery had been
reached. And well might the men
cheer no more toiling through mud
and rain or dust and heat; no more
risk Of life or limb through shot and
shell, Of, what was at times far more
10 be dreaded, disease Fathers. moth
ers. wives ana sweethearts were wait
ing them at home.
A soldier III hospital III attendance
upon his brother heard the rejoicing
without. Henry and Walter Burt had
left home together In the same com
pany, had fought side by side, had Of
ten spoken OF the chances Of their go
ing back together. and now thar the
day al return had come an accident
promised to carry off Walter Being
ills he had been taken 10 the hospital
and there during the last battle, iR the
hurry attending the bringing in and
care Of so many wounded, had been
given an overdose OF morphine By mis-
take. He was lying 10 a stnp0r from
which antidofes were powerless 70
rouse him. The surgeon had given one
after another without eject and was
now eonjuring up some new method.
Henry leaned over his brother and
more 70 relieve his own feelings than
in the hope that Walter would hear
him, begged him to make al effort 10
rouse himself
Waiter he cried, mother Is walt
ing for ust Father Is coming down the
walk TO meet nsl And there are Mary
and Lou. and little Tom i upon the
fence waving flag Hepzle your
Hepzie-is coming from the house,
blushing and crying for joy at seeing
yon safe back from the warl She
throws her arms about your neckl l
can't hear what she il whispering 70
you for the drums, the shouting and
the ringing OF the bells"
Walter opened his eyes, stared at his
brother stupidity and closed them again.
.Theres something In your way OF
working it, said the surgeon. Keep
up your efforts Punch him, roll him,
and when you see bit Of intelligence
urge him to rouse himself for the sake
Of going home, III Dc back presently
ana going to try an experiment"
The surgeon went out, threw himself
on his horse. rode away to the camp Of
the regiment to which the brothers be
longed and soon returned with the men
of their company all that was left Of
it-some twenty soldiers.
suddenly without there was vol
ley. and the surgeon, rushing in, cried:
sThe enemy are on us"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04
4 Fashionable gem.

It is long since anything new IN
precious stones made a bid for popu-
larity, says the Pail Mall Gazette, but
since it became known that King Ed
ward looked with favor on the peridot
the beautiful sage green gem Is be-
ginning to have vogue The peridot
the Arabic name for precious stone,
has for many years been found In Ural
mountain quartz and in the rocks Of
South America but 1t has been reserv
Ell for the khediye Of Egypt 20 find
the stone in marketable quantity Tho
stone Ii not prohlbitive IN price aSa
goes beautifully with almost anything
except sapphires In settings Of Din
monds or pearls It is effective
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04

The latest fad Of fashionable people
since the outbreak of war IN the far
east is the use Of the favorite Japanese
perfume named the water lily incense,
says the New York Press It Is COM
monty used In all the homes q Japan
as well as iii the Buddhist temples, but
1t has only recently been introduced
into the United States and Is now be-
ing sold IN all the japanese stores IN
the big cities. It is done up 10 little
cakes and burned like the famous Chi
nese joss stick, SO well known 10 many
American homes, but It has far more
delicate and aromatic fragrance. Doc
tors say that it IS specially valuable
as i dlsinfectant il the sickroom, for
which purpose 1t is extensively used
In Janan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04

When strikes occur in Russia there
is no delay in dealing with them, says
the Worlds Work for june. Troops
are modified at once The printers ~
Moscow, for example, struck last au.
tumn. The strikers marched in pro
eession along a few streets, clamoring
for shorter hours. They complained
that they had been compelled to work
overtime and that no compensation had
been given for the extra labor General
Trepor, chief of police, issued 2 notice
that any man refusing to work would
is excluded forever from Moscow.
This stopped the movement such no
tees have stopped similar movements
elsewhere
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04

Readers of the war news will have
noticed one or two references to the
fact that timed meats for the Russian
troops are prepared By a process which
enables the contents Of each tin to be
served hot without a fire This boon
IS secured By having the ordinary tins
filled with food iacketed' ID patent
tins, says London Truth The patent
tin contains water, together with a
chemical mixture, BY means Of which
the water can be raised to boiling point
in ten minutes or quarter Of an hour.
All that il is necessary 70 do when It IS
desired to heat the food IS 70 pancture
the top of the patent tin. the chemical
mixture being thereby forced into the
water which soon begins tt boil
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04
Sensational Break n Cotton.

New York, June 3.-There was sen
sationaI break In July cotton The
change for the better in weather con
ditfons recently and the continued light
spot demand In connection with the
persistent hammering Of the bears
seemed TO have demoralized the bulls
and since the market opened on lasi
Tuesday there has been a steady ant
increasingly heavy outpour OF long cot
ton. On last Friday July closed a
1880, 1t reached 1876 during the
morning. i decline for little over twe
business days Of 125 points or IN
cents q pound
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04
RUSSIA N THE FAR EAST
co0NT cAssINI y Nsrs 4.rrlsla

COUNT CdSSiNI In Nor75 8rsrse4p
ReVieeo For Nay
have been invited by the North
American Review 10 make state
ment &c Russia's position in the far
eastern conflict Contributing articles
to magazines and newspapers is not
the mission Of diplomat, ANA | have
been obliged TO decline many kind invi-
tations from the periodical press. In
furnishing this statement to the North
American Review | am aetuated by
the hope that It win De alike for the
benefit 81 Russia ana the readers 81
the magazine
Ia the progress Of the negotiations
begun last summer between st. Peters
burg and Tokyo Russia showed at all
times a most conciliatory spirit. She
modified her terms time and again SO
intent was his majesty the emperor
upon preserving the peace Of the em-
pire. At All times, however. my GOV.
crnmenf insisted upon d mutual and
unconditional guarantee of the princi.
pie Of the independence and integrity
Of Korea. on an undertaking to use no
part Of Korea for strategic purposes
as the authorization Of such action on
the part of any foreign power was di-
rectly opposed to the principle Of the
Independence Of Korea, ma finally on
the preservation Of the full freedom Of
navigation Of the strait Of Korea
The japanese government declined to
accept these conditions and replied by
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04

Akron. O., June BIN an explosiot
at the plant Of the B. +. Goodrich com
pany half d dozen people were injured
some seriously The door Of . steam
chest. weighing about ton, was blown
off. anu It struck pillar supportina
the door above. A portion Of the up
per floor fell, with a number Of em
ployees. Among the more seriously in
iured are: Rose Lehr, Sadie Roach, G
b. Keyes, Robert Dornmerth and Rol
Ansley. None was fatally injured
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04
SOLD STOLEN GOODS ONLY
Wealthy Chicago Merchant Accused Of
Operating a Fence

Operating Fence
Chicago, June BIN the arrest Of
Michael Donovan tile police belieys
they have begun the disruption Of al
organized band Of car thieves, whose
depredations IN recent years have cost
the railroads nearly 100000
The police say that while questioning
the mans wife she told them that hei
husband, who is a property owner and
Is considered wealthy by his neighbors
was selling only stolen goods Ii big
store which be had been operating for
number Of years
The police say that Donovan has con
fessed to having received stolen goods
from the car thieves during the last
fifteen years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04
4 MN ~ nj. Rrntn.

The physicians in a Vienna hospital
once made the remarkable discovery
that a patient dissected there had car
ried rusty nail about IN his brain.
It was black and corroded and from
all appearances must have held its sin.
gular Judgment since the mans child.
hood
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04
Ne Conservation In British Army.

NO UoHsUTIp1I0TI u l3EEss7' F'''I'g'
London, June 3.-War Secretary Ar
mold Forster, answering a question II
tile house Of commons, said the gov
ernnent had no intention Of proposing
"a parliament the introduction Of Q sys
fem Of CONSUMPTION. as recommends
by the royal commission on the volun
teer and militia forces.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04
Commeneement a erYn Mawr.

Philadelphia, June 3.-The annua
commencement exercises have beet
held at Bryn Mawr college. Degrees
were conferred upon eighty young
women. representative Of every section
Of the country. The address to the
graduates was made by Carroll d
Wright, former United States commits
sioner of labor and president Of CLARK
.,nilnsn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-04
Nlnntrenrn CathedraI.

The great landmark in Montreal Il
the Cathedral Of Notre Dame, which
next to the famous cathedral IN the
City Of Mexico. is the largest church
building in America and has a seating
capacity OF 1900.
The sun., 1904-11-15
WAsHIN0TON CUT OFF "a HOURS.
All the Long Distance Telephone Wires
Are Still Down.

WASHINGTON, Nov. H.-With the ex-
ception of one lone wire to the West, WASH
ington was for nearly twenty-four hours
completely isolated from telegraphic and
telephone communication with the rest Of
the world by yesterday g storm. All the long
distance telephone wires are still down,
but this evening the telegraph companies
succeeded in patching upa few wires to New
York, the South and the West and are
only accepting business subject to delay,
The Weather Bureau tonight received
reports from all its stations, Including the
New England coast. where apparently the
storm was more severe than elsewhere.
The reports show that the disturbance
has now passed of into the Atlantic leaving
the coast at Newfoundland: With last
nights reports missing the highest wind
velocity recorded was between New York
and Block Island, where 1t reached fifty
eight miles an hour. Between four and
Ave inches Of snow fell in the vicinity Of
Washington, while at York, Pa, twelve
inches were reported, and the interior Of
New York State probably had even greater
fall
The sun., 1904-11-15
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Gov. Odeil Issues Proclamation and Then
starts for Newbursh.

ALBANY, Nov. 14.-This Thanksgiving
proclamation was issued this afternoon
by Gov. Odell just before he left at S
o'clock for his home in Newburgh:
There are no people who have greater
cause for rejoicing than those of the State
OF New York. To the progress Of our nation,
our citizens have contributed, and in its pros
perty they have shared; Our harvests have
been abundant: labor has been remunera-
and in every direction our people have cause
for rejoicing.
In this material prosperity. however we
accumulation of wealth; beyond mere per-
sonal comfort. We should recognize in it
the wisdom OF God. who has thus given to us
ability and means to aid In the furtherance
Of the cause Of rel gion. That we have been
the recipients Of His bounty should fill our
hearts with praise. and that our people and
Institutions shall continue to be the instru-
ments for the working out OF the destinies
OF mankind should be our prayer.
Tint We may appropriately render thanks
and entreat the aid OF the Almighty for n
continuance OF His mercy. IT. is proper that at
the close OF the year We should refrain for
a time from secular occupations and pleasure.
and for this purpose. and follow ing long
established custom, ! do hereby designate
Thursday, Nov. -. 1901, as a day of thanks
giving and rejoicing. Let tho people upon
the day thus set apart repair to their re-
spcctive places OF worship, and there Join
In thanksgiving and praise to an all wise God
who has so bounteously blessed and greatly
prospered us.
The sun., 1904-11-15
FOR O'DONNELL MILLION.
Relatives Dispute the VIII OF the Survivor
or the Aged Brothers.

Three brothers. John, Anthony and
Andrew. sons of the late Neal 0'Donnell,
assisted by sister and niece, both named
Rebeoca ODonnell, are fighting to get
possession Of the estates Of Neal and his
brother Hugh. who lived to be octogenar-
ians, at 2o7 Henry street.
The aged brothers mades mutual willis
and Hugh's death preceded Meals by about
two weeks. BY their wills. each had agreed
to distribute the entire estate among GER
tain charitable and religious institutions.
OF which Manhattan College, De La Sale
Institute and the Sacred Heart Academy
were the most prominent
The contesting relatives value the estate
at almost 81 900 900. The money was made
by the brothers in running the H. d n.
0'Donnell Cooperage Company. Both were
devout Catholics.
The taking Of testimony began yesterday
before Justice Belts and a jury. The
plaintiffs expect to show that Neal, who
was just so when he died, was not CON-
petent TO make a will.
The sun., 1904-11-15
TALES FROM SEA OF THE STORM
One skipper Says His Barometer Was
Down to 1903.

Shippers in from Southern ports yester-
day brought tall tales Of lofty seas and low
barometers. The freighters Tjomo, from
Mexico, fell afoul Of the blast on Sunday
afternoon about fifty miles southeast Of the
Delaware capes. The barometer went down
to rs. .O3. according to Capt. Nelson's glass,
which NAV not be 80 accurate as Govern
ment instrument. and the gale was too
swift to be measured.
The Savannah Line steamship City Of
Macon, from Savannah, had the wind from
all around the compass, and the seas.
combed on many sides by the swiftly shift
ing gales, spouted up all about the ship like
geysers.
The Morgan liner Ell Norte, from Gal
weston, found the same sort OF seas in her
course as the City OF Macon plunged
compsratively modest, reading only 2ss2.
The sun., 1904-11-15
WIRES STILL CRIPPLED.
CHIEF Breaks We're South OF Philadelphia
and South of Poughkeepsie.

and South Of Poushkeepsie.
communication between New York and
the South and West was still in badly Grip
pied condition yesterday. Great gangs OF
linemen were out repairing the breaks
between Philadelphia and Baltimore and
between New York and Poughkeepsie,
but at dusk last night when they were
obliged to quit for lack OF light there were
still, many gaps to close up. A partial
service was maintained last night to all
points by the Western and Postal tele-
graph companies and by the American
Telegraph and Telephone Company. but
it is not expected that all the breaks will
be mended before this afternoon. The
various exchanges and the newspapers
were the worst sufferers yesterday.
to the north and the sky was clear the wind
blew gale here all day yesterday. Be-
tween and o'clock in the morning the
velocity of the wind was sixty miles an
hour At II o'clock It had dropped to
ffty-six miles and in the afternoon It blew
hour At nightfall it wasn't va much more
than fall breeze. The last heard of the
hurricane it was stirring things up in the
neighborhood Of Halifax. It travelled
from Florida to Nova Scotia in forty-elght
hours. The rainfall in New York on Sum
day was 40 inches and the average velocity
OF the wind sixty miles. At Block Island 1t
blew seventy-six miles an hour.
The storm cut two big holes in the tele-
graph and telephone trunk lines. 1t first
moved down a big section between Phila-
delphia and Baltimore cutting OF Wash
ington and the South. Then it passed
over northeastern Pennsylvania and into
New York State hitting the wires severe
blow south Of Poughkeepsie and cutting
of the West. Travelling through New
but again tore down poles and wires to the
aost ~ that citv
The sun., 1904-11-15
sNOWsTORM UP THE STATE.
telegraph and Telephone Wires Frustrated
Railway Trafiic Delayed.

ALBANY, Nov. H-Railroad, telephone
and telegraph wires are prostrated through
out this section owing to heavy,wet snow
storm which prevailed all yesterday. The
only wire out Of Albany on any Of these
services last night in any direction was
one which the Western Union was able to
The wires, weighted with the heavy
SNOW and whipped by the strong wind,
carried the poles down on many sections
surrounding Albany. As a. result railroad
trains were late and electric traction cars
were considerably delayed. The storm
resulted in complete prostration OF trans
portation business.
SARATOGA, Nov. 1.-THE snow and
wind storm which developed here early
Yesterday afternoon ragged throughout
the night. and the lower n halronaaoks nn T,n are
graph lines are prostrated and telephone
wires are badly injured