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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-08-12
HELD PUBLIC HEARING.
COMMITTEE CONSIDER CON-
SoLIDATED'S PETITION

To Enlarge the Cut and Change the
Grades--Abuting Property Owners
Do Not object If They Receive Pay
for All Damages but Want 1t So
observation-disclosures by General
Ford and Others.
The committee on railroads and
bridges Of the board Of aldermen held a
public hearing in city hall at s o'clock
last evening on The petition which was
presented to the board at Its last meet
ling by the N. Y, N. H. and III. II. r. co.
| The petition is in reference to the ex-
ltensive changes in grade which the rail-
road company proposes to make when
| they change and widen the cut. when
the meeting opened there were but thir-
/ " people present. besides the commit
tee. There did not seem to be and di-
rect opposition to the plans of the road,
except that a number Of those present
lsaid that they wanted 1t distinctly un-
derstood that the railroad should make
good all loss to property owners caused
by the changes Attorney George ID.
Watrous was present in the interest of
the railroad and he assured all present
| that it was not the wish.of the railroad
company to have any Of the abutting
property owners suffer any loss and
that the company would make good any
losses.
Several OF those present then stated
that they did not like the way this mat
ter was worded In the petition and
thought that the city should not give its
consent to the proposed plans until a
more clearly worded document had been
drawn up. The committee promised to
cision
consider this point before giving de-
Among those who spoke on the sub
Ijeet We're Attorney Watrous, w. L.
| lWhittlesey John T. Sloan. Commission
er William A. Wright, c, Ingersoll, As
lsistant Corporation Counsel Jacob B.
| Ullman, and General George III. Ford.
A number Of those present also asked a
number of question OF the committee
and Attorney Watrous.
After listening to all who cared to
lspeak the committee went into execu-
tive session. At the conclusion of the
executive session one Of the members
of the committee stated that the COM
mittee had decided to have conference
with city Engineer Kelley about the
changes in grades and the damages
which would result to property owners.
IIt was also stated that the committee
would not be able to make a report to
the board of aldermen, at its special
Injecting which is to be held next Mon
day night, as they would not be ready
to do so, and they will probably hold
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MORE RUMoRS OF FALL.
London Does Not Think Port Arthur
Can Hold Out Much Longer.

Can 5HOld OuI Much Longer
London, Aug. 12.-Rumors that Port
Arthur has fallen are again current.
but apparently there is no further war
rant for them than on previous occa-
.sions. 1t is regarded as impossible
that Port Arthur can hold out much
longer, but there is no further news
on hand either concerning the fortress
.or the fate of the Port Arthur squad
ron beyond the statement from Che
Foo that the protected cruisers Askold
and Novik have entered the port Of
Kiauchau, which is German leased ter
ritory.
According to the Che Foo correspond
ent of the Daily Telegraph. the Japan
ese tried to blow up the Russian tor
pedo boat destroyer Ryeshitelni, and
her crew had to swim for their. lives.
The same correspondent states that
Lieutenant General Stoessel, the COM
mander Of the military forces at Port
Arthur, personally commanded the
Russian forces in the fight for the pos
session Of Taku mountain. which was
accompanied by fearful carnage. The
correspondent adds: THE Russians
are short of ammunition and the gar
.rison is exhausted by incessant fight
ing. If the Japanese continue their as
saults with fresh troops the worst must
happen
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TIVENTY-THIRD q. r.
Riahty-fve Members at the Annual Re-
uniOu

Bridgeport, Aug. 11.About eighty
five members Of the Twenty-third regi-
ment, Connecticut volunteers, one of the
nine-months regiments of the civil war,
held its tfirtg-eights annual reunion in
this city to-day and reelected the pres
ent officers:
President, Major David H. Miller of
Georgetown; vice president, Captain
James H. Jenkins of Mount Vernon, N.
Y; secretary and treasurer, William H.
Hine OF Derby.
Dinner was served by Lincoln circle,
ladies of the G.. A, r., and an entertain
ment given in the afternoon. The his
tory committee, represented by Captain
w. H. May Of this city, presented a re-
port. There were thirteen deaths for the
year reported.
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sTENoGRAPHERs, ELL TABLED
subcommittee Of Finance board AM
nounced Yesterday Afternoon.

subcommittee of Finance Board An-
nounced Yesterday Afternoon.
After signing the weekly payroll yes
terday afternoon the board Of finance
started to consider the bill of over $4,000
which had been presented to them by
the stenographers who took down the
evidence at the recent police investiga-
tion. Within two or three minutes it
was decided to lay the matter on the
table and to take no action on it at the
present time.
Mayor Studley presented the list of
sub-committees of the board for their
consideration, and it was unanimously
voted to adopt them as submitted. The
committees, which are for this year, are
as follows:
Department Of charities and correc-
ton Frederick and Nesbit.
Department Of education Rowe and
Lewis.
Department Of fire service--Atwood
and Frederick
Department of police. service Max
well and Porter.
Department of public works-Lewis
and Kelly.
Department Of sundry accounts Por-
ter and Rowe.
Departments Of park and public IL
brary- Kelly and Atwood.
Departments of health and lamps
Nesbit and Maxwell.
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OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
apan Confirms the Report Of Battle OF
Port Arthur.

washington, Aug. 1.-THE state de-
Ihrtment has received the following
hble dispatch from the American lega-
Ion at Toxic dated to-day:
yesterday the Russian fleet, which
las been harboring at Port Arthur,
anne out. and there ensued a battle
Ehich continued throughout the day
Eith the combined Japanese fleet. The
esult has not yet been officially an
|ounced." @ u: .-
From Che Foo Consul General Fowler
under to-day's date as fol-
bWs:
"a Russian torpedo gunboat has ar
lived from Port Arthur. Fierce naval
Engagement yesterday"
The japanese legation received the
blowing cable dispatch from Toxic
lated to-day.
Various reports from Talien bay say
hat the Russian squadron emerged
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STRIKE IN NEW YORK.
FIFTY Extra Police for Slaughter HOUSE
District.

District.
New York, Aug. 11.-Police Captain
#Lantry conferred with representatives
of Schwarzschild & sulzberger and the
United Dressed Beef company to-day
and as q. result fifty policemen were
sent to the slaughter house district and
thirty more will be sent there after
midnight tonight. The policemen will
look after the yards and will also go
out on the wagons that leave early in
the morning.
Many. men were employed this after
noon in placing large calcium lights
along the eompany's docks to be used
in aiding the policemen in watching the
property. 1t was announced that the
men who have taken the places of tho
strikers would sleep at night on barges
which were to be placed alongside the
docks.
President Blumenthal of the United
Pressed Beef company stated this after
noon that 300 heads of cattle had been
killed during the day and that by to-
morrow full force of men would be
working. The places of the striking
firemen and engineers, he said, had been
easily filled as the company had a
months notice to prepare for the strike.
National Secretary Homer Call went
to Syracuse to-day and stated that he
was perfectly satisfied with the progress
of the strike.
Everything was quiet in the neighbor-
hood of the slaughter house this after
noon. The streets were crowded with
strikers and their families, but there
was no trouble.
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O'HARA IN NEW HAVEN.
Report That Missing omcinl Of Red
Men Was Here.

Elmra, N. z, Aug. 11.-A dispatch to
the Advertiser from New Haven. Conn,
Tonight states that NJ. ]. o'Hara, the
missing great keeper of records. I'M
proved Order Of Red Men. who left this
city on Monday to attend the state con-
vention Of that order at Gloversville and
failed to put in an appearance at that
place, was in New Haven yesterday.
The dispatch states that O'Hara was the
victim of plot and adds that he will
soon return to EImira and explain all.
He was a candidate for reelection. Just
what happened to O'Hara is still a
mystery. The dispatch which comes
from relative, leaves the inference
open that he may have been kidnapped
or drugged.
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ST. PETERSBURG ANXIOUS.
rOng Hope That Fleet Succeeded in
Getting Away.

&5t. Petersburg, Aug. 11.-1:S7 a. m.-
&lblic anxiety regarding the fate of
Ee Port Arthur squadron, which has
xhched the highest pitch, remained un-
&ieved when the people of st. Peters
Erg retired tonight.
&Tha reports from Toxic and Che Foo
the sea fight which followed the de-
rture of the squadron are so conflict
and in conclusive that a strong
ape exists that the Russian ships sue
eded in breaking through the Japan
fleet Indeed it is rumored late to-
ght that the admiralty has received
Formation that the squadron has
ssed beyond the Shantung promon
BY (Which would bring the squadronat
THUR and into the Yellow seal.
although unable to confirm this ru-
or, the Associated Press learns that
e family Of Lieutenant Smirnoff, an
icer OF the battleship Czarevitch,
.is evening received a telegram from
zm dated at Tsingchau to-day. The
essage contained only two words:
live. Embraces"
&rsingchau is 160 miles southwest of
BE Foo in the province of Shantung,
Xd is at the entrance of Kiauchau
&y. The receipt Of this telegram might
q construed as partial confirmation of
Ee rur1or that the squadron had reach
u the {open sea beyond shangtung. In
other way can Lieutenant Smirnoff's
knilJ explain the message from Tsing-
zau.
1t. is hardly believed that the squad
Efl itself put in to Kiauehau, although
Sme time ago it was reported that it
light take refuge in this port. 1t is
Egarded as more likely that one of the
Erpedo boat dastroyers was sent there
9TH official DISPATCHES and filed Lieu
snant Smirnoff's telegram.
2The news Of the dismantling of the
srpedo boat Ryeshitelni at Che Foo
Es not caused much surprise. 1t is
hderstood that she was deliberately
@crificed SO that the vice admiral,
krydloff, might be apprised of the de-
6srture OF the Russian vessels from
Ibrt Arthur in order that he might
Eart out with the Vladivostok squad
/ n for the purpose Of meeting them.
lit is denied at the admiralty that the.
Huadron LEFT Port Arthur because the
Ituation of the fortress was desperate.
he admiralty authorities say that it
more than likely that with the Jap
hese close up to the perimeter of the
Brtress the warshiDs were unable to
ender further effective aid and that
heir safety was endangered by the
lunging shells dropping from the Wolf
ills,
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PIasterers Called Out,

New York, Aug. 11.-Announcement
was made after a meeting of the Build
ing Trades Alliance held late to-day
that the International Plasterers union
had called strike on a prominent job
in Washington, d. c., the contract of
which is held by the Fuller Construc-
ton company of this city. 1t was also
announced that Fuller jobs in Balti-
more and in Philadelphia will be struck
tQ-moryQW.
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Supplies for Japan.

Seattle, Wash. Aug. n.-When the
Boston Steamship company's liner Ire
mont sails from here on Saturday she
will carry $4,000 tons of freight for the
Orient, taking a vast amount of food
stuffs for Japan. In the cargo now be-
ing loaded are 100000 sacks of flour, of
which 100000 sacks are going to China
and the remainder to Japan. The ves-
sci also will carry about four hundred
tons of field supplies for the army in
the Philippines, but no arms nor ammu-
milton.
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1t was rumored last night that Mich
ael J. o'Hara OF Elmira, N. r., the great
chief of records of the Improved Order
.of Red Men, who has been missing since
Monday, was in town and had made a
statement to several prominent Red
Men, No confirmation of the runor
could be found and officers Of the Red
Men, when interviewed on the subject,
said that they had no knowledge Of it
and had not even heard that he had
made any statements.
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ROOT MUST BEWARE.
Will be Nominated if He Does Not
Change Tactics.

New York, Aug. 11.-"Elihu Root must
take himself out of the field for the gov
ernorship in a. more positive manner
than he has yet indicated or he will be
nominated at the Saratoga convention
next month"
Tha was the opinion expressed by a
member Of the New York Republican
state committee after he had been con-
ferring with other members both before
and after he brief meeting of the COM
mittee which was held to-day.
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Tattoo May Prove Identity.

New London, Aug. 1.-THE body of an
unknown man was taken from the water
at the public landing in this city this
forenoon. The only clue to his identity
lis the name E. e. Perry tattooed on his
left forearm and a newspaper clipping
relating the heroic deed of J. w. Perry,
"a fire chief of Brooklyn.
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American Seaman Murdered.

Nice, Aug. 1.-THE body Of an Amer
lean seaman wso found in the harbor of
Villefranche to-day. There We're wounds
on the scalp and four stabs in the eyes,.
The autopsy showed it was case Of
murder. The corpse had been five days
in the water. The American vice con-
sui has not yet been able to identity the.
victim,
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pass DnrdaneIIes9

London, Aug. 12.-The Brussels cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph de-
clares that two vessels of the Russian
Black sea fleet have already passed the
DardaneIles without the interposition
of any difficulty on the part Of the
Turkish government.
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GREAT FOREST FIRES.
Raging on the Outskirts OF st. Johns
Insane Asylum Threatened.

St. Johns, N. f., Aug. 1.-THE raw
ages of forest fires along the outskirts
of st. Johns continue this evening and
threaten the section in which the asy-
lum for the insane, containing two hun
dred patients. is situated. A force of
police, with detachment of bluejack-
cts from the British cruiser Charybdis
and the French warship Troude, have
gone to the scene in an endeavor to
prevent the fire from destroying the
asylum and other buildings. The con-
fiagration is so extensive that railroad
trains are unable. to penetrate the for
est.
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Dirt ARTHUR FLEET
DASHES AND SGATTRRS
RUISERS ASKoLD AND NoYTK
PUT INTO KIAUCHAU

W
Un1nown-Russlan Torpedo Boat Ar
lives at Chefoo and is Dismantled on
Demand Of the Chinese Admiral
Boarded by apanese-AnxIety in St.
Petersburg. .
the Foo. Aug. 12.-9. m.-The Rus
Sn protected cruisers Askold and
Pvik and one torpedo boat destroyer
tered the Kiauchau bay last night
Nhursday) and exchanged salutes with
Erman vessels.
boarding party from Japanese tor
DO destroyers boarded the Russian
rpedo boat Ryeshitelni, which was
emantled on demand Of the Chinese
miral, this morning at $3.50 o'clock.
BE japanese discharged their small
ms and during thu firing a Russian
rs wounded in one leg. Daybreak
lowed third Japanese destroyer tow
Y the Ryeshitelni out Of the harbor,
/ d all disappeared. The Japanese con-
II claims that the Japanese ships were
norant of the dismantling of the Rye
zitelni. The Associated Press repre-
Rntative. however. informed the jap
Eese naval officers OF the fact when
visited the Japanese destroyers at
30 o'clock this morning.
#1:5o p. Wednesday is said to have
! en- chosen for the escape Of the Rus
In warships at Port Arthur, because
8e japanese fleet was then exhausted
the constant bombardment of the
10 previous nights
HTakushan mountain, near Port Ar
sur, which was taken by the japanese
Eonday night. was recaDtured by the
Slssians the next day.
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Bryn lIawr wins.

Narragansett Pier, R. T., Aug. Ill
More than one thousand members Of
the summer colony to-day saw the
Bryn Mawr second polo team defeat
Rockaway first by a score Of is to ~
goals in the third game of the series for
the Narragansett cup offered by the
Point Judith Country club.
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SMALLPOX IN ZION CITY.
Fifteen Persons StricIxen--NO Drugs
and No Physicians.

ana NO PhysAcaanas
Chicago, Aug. 11.--An epidemic Of
smallpox has broken out in Zion City,
the home of John A. Dowie, the SOCIAL
ed divine healer. All told there are
said to be fifteen persons ill with the
disease, although Dowies lieutenants
claim that there are but eight. All of
the patients have been isolated and
Dowie and his elders daily offer up
prayers for their recovery.
AS there are no physicians in Zion
City and Dowie will not permit his fol-
lowers to use drugs in any form, fears
are entertained that the disease may
spread to surrounding towns. Zion City
is outside the city limits of Chicago and
the city officials have no power in the
matter. .~..
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To Consider AtHond Suifs.

Hartford, Aug. 11.--Attorney-G General
King will hold meeting at his office
in the capitol August q, at 2 p. M, of
attorneys representing the defendants
lin the so-called Atwood suits involv-
ling technical violations of the probate
laws
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JAPS MoTE NoRTHWARD.
Chinese Bandits Becoming Exceedingly
BoId--Attack Russian Scouts.

Lao Yang. Aug. 11While no fight
ing has occurred on the eastern front. a
remarkable heavy movement of Japan
ese northward has been reported. The
Japanese seem to be trying turning
movement on Yantai or Mukden,
The Chinese bandits are becoming
exceedingly bold They attacked a
party Of Russian scouts from a joss
house near the Yantai mines, and one
hundred of them fell upon the military
telegraph station. but We're driven off.
The daring of the bandits is attributed
to the proximity of the japanese.
Viceroy Yuan Shi Kai is reported to
be moving north with his army, but he
has not yet made a hostile move.
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ENTIRELY SUSPENDED.
japanese shipping stopped Owing to
Russian Fleets "Escape..

Berlin, Aug. 12-The Toxic corre-
spondent of the Lokalonzeiger says that
commercial shipping has been entirely
suspended owing to the escape of the
Port Arthur squadron, the present loca-
tion Of which is unknown. The Lokal-
anzeiger in commenting on the dispatch
says it indicates that the squadron has
crossed the strait Of Pechili and has
rounded the Shantung promontory.
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Rev. FIaveI S. Luther VIII be Inaugu-
rated October 70.

rated October z0s
Hartford, Aug. 11.-Rev, Flavel S.
Luther will be inaugurated as president
of Trinity college on Wednesday, octo-
Der 26. The exercises will be held in
Parsons theater, beginning at 1O:3O.
President Arthur I. Hadley, of Yale,
will respond to the address of welcome
in behalf of other colleges, and Judge
William Hamersley will probably pre-
side. The new president will be induct-
ed into office by Colonel Jacob l..
Greene, secretary of the corporation.
Lunch will be served in the gymnasium
lat o'clock for alumni and specially in
vited guests, and later in the day Pres
ident and Mrs. Luther will hold a re-
ception.
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NEW BRIDGEPORT COMPANY.
Certifcate OF Organisation Filed with
Secretary Of state.

Hartford. Aug. 11.-A certificate Of or
ganization was fled at the office Of the
secretary Of state to-day by the Bridge
port Foundry and Machine company.
The capital stock is $4,000. Rollin D.
Whipple is president, Charles e. A.
Thompson vice president. Charles N.
Choate is secretary and treasurer.
The Morden Manufacturing company
of Waterbury filed certificate of incor-
poration to-day. The capital stock is
$S5. $50. The incorporators are =. M.
Morden, L. r. Hitchcock of Watertown
and e. G. Hunt Of Waterbury.
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STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING HELD IN NEW
LONDON.
Senator o. H. PIatt Invited to Act as
Temporary Chairman of the Republic
can State Convention in Place of Ex-
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Adopted Re-
garding Choice of Delegates from
Senatorial Districts.

New London, Aug. 1.-THE republic
can state central committee voted to-
day to extend an invitation to Senator
%. H. Platt to act as chairman of the
republican state convention to be held
in Hartford September 1S and IA. The
meeting of the committee was special
one, made necessary by the recent an
nouncement from Ex-Governor George
p. Mclean that he would be unable to
accept the position of chairman, to
which he had been chosen. 1t is under
stood that Senator Platt indicated to
members of the committee before the
meeting his willingness to serve as tenn
porary chairman. IA
Thirty-four of the thirty-five MEM
bers of the committee were present to-
day. Aside from the action on the
Craftsmanship little business was con-
|sidered, though some rules were adopt
led relating to the choice of delegates
from each senatorial district to the
state convention. These rules will be
issued in circular, form to caucus Off
cials. ....
Early in the evening the committee
men enjoyed sail down the harbor
and inspected the battieship Texas.
Later they were guests Of Congress-
man Brandegee at dinner at the Pequot
house.
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AUTOISTS Ar FAIR.
Members of the Run to St Louis visit
the Exposition.

st. Louis, Aug. 11.-To-day the auto
mobilists from New York and Boston
visited the exposition in their cars.
OF the 122 cars which began the long
trip comparatively few accidents are
reported to have happened along the
route. Receptions and various enter
tainments have been arranged for the
visitors by the local committee. and on
Sunday number of automobile races
viii take place. After the races some
of the members of the touring party
will return to the east, some will con-
tinue west and others viii remain for
an exposition visit.
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Succeeded in Making Port.

London, Aug. 12.-The Shanghai corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says the
Japanese cruiser Chiyoda, which was
damaged by Russian mine off Port
Arthur on July 26, has succeeding in
reaching a Japanese base