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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
FREIGHT HANDLERS STRIKE
Men Employing Peaceful Methods to Win Their Fight.

New York, May 20.-The striking freight handlers held meetings during the day and tonight, and committees have been at work along the river front watching the piers and endeav- oring to prevent the hiring of men to take the strikers places. Only peace able methods were employed however. Thomas Healy, the delegate of the freight handlers union who has been conducting the strike, tonight threat ened to tie-up the marine district of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad, so that no freight could
 be handled between here and Boston.
 Truckmen are showing a disposition mot to handle the freight after it has
 been removed from the boats by the
 strike breakers, and General Manager
 Miller said tonight that the trouble
 was not in the handling of freight. but in the congestion that has been caused by merchants not removing their
 goods. It is said that some of the large firms fear strike of their driv CTS if. they show too great a willing
 ness to remove goods from the piers.
 The Fall River boat Priscilla went out promptly on time with some four
 hundred passengers on board, the
 places of the striking firemen having
 been filled during the day The Fall
 River freighter City of Brockton, the Wn. G. Payne and the Allan Jay also
 sailed. There was delay in getting
 men on the Chester W. Chapin and the Richard Peck and a further delay in unloading them, but they were able to leave tonight. It was said tonight that an effort will be made by the strikers tomorrow to call out the freight handlers on the piers of the
 Starin and Metropolitan lines and to extend the strike to the East river.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
s-------------------- PROTEST AGAINST LOUBET.
Vatican Explains Its Action Regarding
 the Visit to Rome.

Rome May 2O.-The Observatore Ro- mano, the vatican organ publishes a communication, the purpose of which is to explain that the vatican protests against President Loubet's visit to Rome, which had been sent to the French government, was not intended to offend the republic, but on the con- trary, was an act of deference.
 The Tribuna, government organ, says that the position of Cardinal Mer- ry del Val, the papal secretary of state has been so shaken as result of the difficulties between France and the vatican, that the question as to who will succeed him is being discussed His diplomatic disloyalty towards France" says the Tribuna, is only lcomparable with that of Cardinal Nina, secretary of state to Pope Leo when he provoked rupture with Bel gium by sending to the Belgian bish- ops instructions which were widely different from the note sent to the Bel gian government"
 According to the information receiv- led at the vatican L'Humanite got the text of the papal protest from the |government of Monaco.
 The pope has conferred with prom inent cardinals concerning the situa- ton and, it is understood, has been ad- vised to intervene in the dispute by means of personal communication to the French government, so as to avoid Ia rupture.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
MERGING OF TROLLEY LINES
MEETING OF DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS YESTERDAY.

Fair Haven and Winchester Avenue
 Lines Absorbed-MeridenR Road to be
 Re-taIken in Next week-Provision to Exchange Shares for Debentures-
 J. K. Punderford Appointed General Manager of the Trolley Property in New Haven and Vicinity.
 Stockholders and directors meetings were held yesterday afternoon of the Winchester Avenue Railroad company, the Fair Haven and Westville Railroad company and the Consolidated Railway company, wherein were authorized the sale of the two former companies to the latter.
 The sale os the Winchester avenue was at price which in the liquidation Of the assets of that company and the distribution of the same to it's stock holders will realize for the latter ap- proximately $52 per share.
 The sale of the Fair Haven and Vest vile is at a price whcih in liquidation will pay to it's stockholders approxi- mately s45 per snare. but said stock holders have unti, June IS in which to exchange their shares for the 1-2 per cent. debentures of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, which debentures are now selling at a price that realizes higher sum than Ithe distribution of the assets of the company will, making it an object and linducement for the stockholders to com plete the exchange of their stock with | in the time limit for the debentures.
 The meetings in question and the pas sage of the necessary deeds have the effect of mefging the Winchester ave- nue and the Fair Haven and Westyille companies into The Consolidated Rail- way company under which name these properties will be known and operated. | Meetings will be held next week to make sale of the Meriden Electric company to the Consolidated, as we'll but that is largely a formal transac- l tion, for the securities of the Meriden company are almost entirely owned and are in the treasury of the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad
 Railroad company.
 The votes of the stockholders approv- i ing the transaction were practically unanimous in each and every case. At a meeting of the directors of The Consolidated Railway company. J. K. Punderford was appointed general manager of its property in New Haven and vicinity The other officers of the Consolidated Railway company will be
 announced the latter part of next week after the directors meeting, which will be held on Friday
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
YOUNG BOY FOUND BoDY.
Floating Near the Docks--BeIieved to
 be That of New York Man.

Early last evening young John Cur ran, of 166 Bridge street, found the body of a man floating in Middle slip, near Belle dock. Medical Examiner Bartlett was notified and examined the remains. He stated that owing to the decomposed condition of the body, and from the fact that it was clothed in heavy clothing and also an overcoat, it had been in the water probably several weeks.
 The body is that of man five feet eight and a half inches in height, dark complexioned and middle-aged. Three pawn tickets, appeared to be made out in the name of Johnson or Anson, and issued on the 4th, 5th and 7th of last January, were found in his pockets. Two were made out for trousers which were pawned at J. Kalmus & Sons store, IFS Third avenue New York city The third ticket was from Levy & Cooks store, 615 Hudson street, New York city and was made out for a pair of boots. The body was taken to Hymns undertaking rooms to await identification.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
THIRTEEN LIVES LOST.
Worse Marine Disaster in History of St. Lawrence CoaI Trade.

North Sydney. C. B., May 2o.-The worst marine disaster in the history of the St. Lawrence river coal trade oc- cured to-day off Cape North, the northern most point of Cape Breton, when the British steamer Turret bay, laden with coal and bound from Syd- Iney to Montreal, struck on the rocks off St. Paups island, and sank in deep wa ter twenty minutes later, causing loss Iof thirteen lives. Only nine men from la crew of twenty-two were saved:
 The dead: J. w. Hayden, captain; M. A. MeCara, first officer; G. F. Gray, second officer; w. H. Adams, chief en- gjneer; H. R. Matthews, second engin- ger; George Johnson, boatswain; stew ard, name unknown; donkeyman, name unknown; Marry Buck, mess room boy; D. A. Lynderest, fireman; J. L. Brown, fireman; Holl Quever, seaman; cook, name unknown.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
CHOOSE THEIR OFFICERS.
Democratic Aldermen Select Their Cam
 didates for New Board.

The democratic members of the new board of aldermen who will commence
 their duties next month held a caucus lin city hall last evening for the purpose |of preparing a slate for the new officers |of the board. As the democrats have a. majority of one vote in the board tfses candidates selected last night are pret-s |ty sure of an election. The slate is as
 follows: For president, Thomas O..
 Bracken; for assistant city clerk, Thomas Moran; for member of board |of finance, James R. Maxwell; for mii- |tary enrolment officer, George McCar- thy; for page, Samuel Jackson.
 | The nominations were unanimously made, and the following caucus conn |mittee was then elected: John H. Court- Iney, of the Third ward, Seth Langley, of the Eleventh ward, and A. P. Allen, |of the Fifteenth ward
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
JAPANESE STILL LANDING.
Forty-Fiye Battalions Now on the Liao
 Tung PinfnsuIa.

Tokio, May 20-5 p. m.-Admiral Ho- soya, commanding the Third squadron. reports that with the squadron, con sisting of the Fuso, Heiyen, Tsukushi, Sai Yen and other vessels, he pro- tected the landing of troops at a new, unnamed place, probably Takushan, yesterday, bombarded the coast, and landed a party of bluejackets, wha oc- cupied a point of land and raised the Japanese flag at eight o'clock in the morning. The landing of troops imme- diately began and was accomplished very quickly.
 Previous announcements had been made here to-day of the landing of troops yesterday at Takushan
 The following official statement was issued here this afternoon:
 "A section of infantry of the Liao Tung forces went in the direction of Shan Chusan to sreconnoitre, and met two sections of Russian infantry. The Russians were repulsed in thirty min utes. Our casualties were one officer and four men killed and one officer and eight men wounded. The Russian cas- ualties were one officer and forty to fif- ty men killed"
 A Russian captured during the re- cent fighting near Kinchow reports that the enemy on the Kinchow penin- sula consists of the majority of the fourth infantry division and all af the seventh infantry division. The prison CT adds that one Japanese naval off, cer and thirty men are prisoners at Port Arthur. They are survivors of the last port blocking operations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21

got up steam at this juneture and drew in toward the shore.
 The Japanese cruisers opened fire with all their heavy guns on our torpe- do boats, but the latter returned to port without loss.
 The damaged ironclad then disap- peared below the horizon with her att tendant cruisers, escaping from the pursuit Of our otilla.
 Tn the meantime night had fallen, the wind had freshened and there was la rough sea.
 " On the morning of May 16 three tor pedo boats approached the scene of the disaster. I sent the Novik against them and they put to sea.
 :" The ship which blew up in Kerr bay was evidently a cruiser, judging by her tunnels and fighting tops which are visible at low water.
 According to reports received from the coast three torpedo boats, covering an attempted landing in Kerr bay, were damaged by our light artillery
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
YOUNG GIRL SUICIDES
Complained of Being III and Then
 Drank Acid.

Mamie Ball, sixteen and a half years |old, committed suicide yesterday morn ling at her home, 200 Peck street. by drinking a bottle of carbolic acid The girl had been employed at the factory of the Munson Paper Box company and. yesterday morning while at work she complained of being ill and at 10 o'clock Ishe went home. On her arrival there |she told the housekeeper that she was i'll and was going to the drug store for some medicine. At the drug store she bought bottle of carbolic acid and, going back home. drank the contents.
 The body was found in the attic at
 12:30 by her father, life being extinct.
 No reason for her rash deed could be learned, except it was the fact that she Twas not feeling well. Her mother is
 dead, but she leaves a father and sev-
 eral little sisters. The medical exam
 liner is Investigating.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
CLERICAL PARTY FAILS.
No Interpolation on Subject of PapaI
 Protest.

Paris. May 20.-In the chamber of deputies to-day members of the clerical party failed in their efforts to have interpellations on the subject of the papal protest against the recent visit of President Loubet to Rome discussed next Tuesday, Premier Conlbes point ing out that Friday was the regular day for interpellations and refusing to all ter the regular order of business. in which he obtained the support of the chamber.
 During the brief discussion Premier Combes said he had no doubt that be- fore Tuesday the chamber would find itself face to face with accomplished facts which would render the interpel- lation purposeless.
 It was freely stated in the Hobbies that Premier Combes intends to imme- diately recall M. Nisard. the French ambassador to the vatican.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
Freight Handlers Strike.

Stoonington, Conn, May 20.--About sixty freight handlers employed on the railroad docks at this place went out on a sympathetic strike this afternoon as the steamer Rhode Island of the Stonington line drew up to her dock. The men were waiting as the Rhode Island came in and when they saw that a large number of strange deck hands, apparently Italians, were handling the hawsers, they refused to give held and later refused to handle any of the freight on the steamer. Outside help was finally employed. The men refus- ed to work in sympathy for the freight handlers on the Fall River and Provi- .dence line, who are out
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
SPOTTED FEVER IN NsoNIA.
Son of Former Mayor Expires of the
 Disease.

Ansonia, May 2O.-Arthur Henry Bar tholomew, the twenty-year-old son of former Mayor Bartholomew, died this afternoon of spotted fever, which he contracted in New Haven, 1t is believed. Young Bartholomew was a freshman ill the Sheffield Scientific school. and last Monday was taken sick. He was brought to his home here and for day or two improved, but sudden change in his condition came and he died after an illness of less than week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
Do0KsrADER GIVES UP.
surrenders Films to PoIice--His Inten-
 tions Innocent.

New York, May 20.-Lew Dockstader, the minstrel, to-day turned over to the police the moving picture films that were used in a camera yesterday in the Icapitol grounds at Washington, where photographs were made of man made up to represent President Roosevelt ex- tending aid to negro lying on the ground. The films as yet are undevel- |oped. Dockstader's action followed a visit from a police inspector after a se- |cret service officer from Washington had made a call at the detective bu- reau and stated that the Washington police wished the films.
 II wanted the pictures for a new monologue," said Dockstader after leaving the inspector's office, and am sorry that my venture should have |caused such commotion."
 Tt is not true,' said Dockstader, that I was made up to look like Booker T.. Washington, although the other man was meant to resemble President Roosevelt
 "It was with the most innocent inten- tions that l had my confederate made up as the president.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
bOINGS AT PORT ARTHUR.
|ations of the Japanese Fleet
 Japan's Naval Losses.

|ations of the Japanese Fleet Japan's Naval Losses. Petersburg, May 20.-High Admir- hand Duke Alexis has received the wing dispatch, bearing to-day's from Viceroy Alexieff:
 be following report by mail from Admiral Wittsoeft Gin command e naval forces at Port Arthur was Fed on the night of May 1920: Three Of the enemy's battleships three cruisers appeared to the east e morning of May 15. Their move s were watched from Liao ri Shan Golden Hill. After crossing the tian Of Port Arthur this squadron ] d eastward and appeared to be hg into battle formation, when an sion was observed under the third eship which was of the FuJi type. ironclad stopped, heeled over to pard and began to sink by the sending up a quantity of steam. wo cruisers immediately ap- he'd, and 1t was observed from n Hill that they lowered boats
 which the battleship gradually Fd herself and appeared to recover her injury.
 t that minute another three fun
 battleship of the Shikishima type ached the scene of the accodent
 mine exploded under her midship h, causing a similar explosion to which occurred in the case of the ship Petrppavlovsk. In the course
 minute she sank.
 he third ironclad put out to sea, Fuisers remaining on the scene of saster.
 sent sixteen torpedo boats to
 the enemy and, should a favor
 pDortunity present itself, to att
 he ships separately.
 he cruiser Novik went out to the Ee in order. if necessary, to sup
 he torpedo boats, but the cruisers
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
LoNDoN,s OPINION.
Belief That Japanese Thanking Move-
 ment is still in Operation.

ment Is Still in Operation.
 London. May 21.-Nothing in the dis patches received in London regarding affairs in the Far East reconciles the discrepancies between the Russian of- ficial accounts of Japan's naval disas- ter. One Tokio report says the battle- ship Hatsuse was destroyed by two mines chained together. Vice Admiral Togo's suggestion that it was the work Iof a submarine boat is considered ex- tremely probable. It is recognized on all sides that the fact that the Port Arthur channel has been reopened and the proved dangers of the navigation of these waters must put a great check upon Japanese landing operations.
 The Daily News Tien Tsin correspon- dent states that five Japanese trans ports bound for Dalny were obliged to return to Moji on this account
 Regarding land operations there is no confirmation of the rumor that a big battle has been fought in the neighbor- hood of Feng Wang Chang. The view held here is that after testing the strength of the Russian position at the Mao Tien pass General Kuroki made an orderly retirement and that his Thanking movement in the direction of Mukden continues.
 On the other hand, the Daily Mails at Mukden claims that the Russians are now fully aware of the Japanese plan of attack. The un- certainty which has hitherto character izes the Russian campaign has ceased, the correspondent says, and severe fighting is imminent.
 The correspondent of the Daily Tele- graph at New Chwang says he hears that clever strategical fianking move- ment has been executed by the Rus sians threatening the advanced posi- ton of the Japanese east of Liao Yang and compelling them to retire on Feng Wang Cheng.
 The Daily Mails New Chwang corre- spondent asserts that the Japanese are now able to land anywhere on the west ern coast of the Liao Tung peninsula without serious opposition from the Russians.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
NEW METHODIST BISHOPS
SEVEN CHOSEN BY THE LOS
 ANGELES CONFERENCE.

Eighth .BalIoted Upon and Will be Known To-day-Berry, spellmeyer, Mcdowell, Bashford, Burt, Wilson and NeeIy the Successful Ones Charges of Heresy Not Sustained. Los Angeles, May 2O.-When the gem eral Methodist conference adjourned to- night. seven of the eight bishops to be elected had been. chosen, and the ball. lot, taken just before adjournment, probably elected the eighth although its result has not yet been announced. The list of bishops thus far chosen fol- lows: Joseph F. Berry of Chicago,
 Henry Spellmeyer of Newark, N. J.;
 William P. Mcdowell of New York; James W. Bashford of Delaware, O.;
 William Burt of Rome, Italy; Luther 5.
 Wilson O. Baltimore, and Thomas B. lNeely of Philadelphia.
 Dr. Burt was elected on the fifth bal Hot, taken last night, the result of which
 was announced this morning. Dr. Will son was chosen on the sixth ballot, which was announced before recess to-
 day. The seventh and eighth ballots re-
 suited in no election, but on the ninth ID;. Neely was elected by 4S6 votes out of the 700 cast, 467 being necessary to a choice. The election of the eighth bish- op is now thought to lie between Dr.
 J. R. Day and Dr. R. J. Cook of Chat
 tanooga.
 Rev. pr. Wilson is presiding elder at
 Baltimore. On the sixth ballot he re- lceived 482 out of I'll votes.
 The disturbing charges of heresy that have agitated certain circles in the
 convention since its opening have been
 finally disposed of in the committee on education. The report, which finds that the charges of heresy have not been sustained, says in part:
 We are persuaded that there Is not lsufficient foundation for the allegations that certain of our theological schools are disloyal to the doctrinal stadards lof the church. None of the memorials received contain any specific charges and there have come to the committee satisfactory statements as to the doc-
 trinal soundness of the teachings in one of the institutions in the reports of the numerous visitors appointed by the annual conference"
 Chairman Buckley of the episcopacy
 committee made special report to the conference to-day on the subject of
 missionary. bishops recommending the election of one additional missionary
 bishop for Africa, two for southern Asia land one for Japan and Korea.
 The first and second items of the re- bort adopted and the third item of the report was under discussoin when re- cess was taken.
 On the seventh ballot the three high est candidates were: Neely, 436; Day, l346; Cook. BOA
 On the eighth ballot Neely was lead ling with 465 votes; Day second with 1876, and Cook third with 314. The ninth ballot was then ordered, and a recess taken until o'clock.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
Coming State Funniest.

Waterbury, May 2o.-The Waterbury Turn Verein societ yofficials state that up to the present they have no knowI- edge of any of the societies in the state not participating in the Funniest to be held in this city June il, with the ex- ception Of the Rockville society. They place but little credence in the reports that the Holyoke and Meriden societies have withdrawn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
Firing Heard Towards Port Artbur.

Chefoo, May 20, p. m.-Heavy fir ing was heard in the direction of Port Arthur early this morning. Chinese arriving from Dalny say that the Rus sians regained control of the railway, but lost it again. Port Arthur is we'll provisioned, an dprices are only slight fly above normal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
ILLINOIS FIGHT.
Republican Convention Adjourns to
 May s1, With Deadlock UnbroISen.


 Springfield, H.. May 20.-The repub- lican state convention, which has been balloting sicne last Friday on candi- dates for governor, has taken a recess until p. m. May 31, all the candidates agreeing to this step. When the con- vention met to-day there was no ex- pectation of breaking the deadlock, a conference between Frank o. Lowden and Charles S. Deneen, following a pre- vious conference by each with Governor Yates, being fruitless.
 Only one ballot was taken to-day the fifty -eighth-and the only changes shown from last night were in the dis tribution of the complimentary votes. The ballot resulted. Yates, 4S3; Low den, S02; Deneen, sS5; Hanlin, 113; Warner. 53; Sherman. 46; Pierce, 2s.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
RothschiId Found Guilty.

New York, May 2O.-David Roths- child, the former president of the Fed
 eral bank, who has been on trial in the court of general sessions, was this af- ternoon found guilty of grand larceny in the first degree. He was accused of inducing persons to deposit money in the bank after he knew 1t was insol- vent. He was remanded until Monday for sentence. The penalty of the crime admits of term of ten years in prison.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-21
MUSICIANS ELECT OFFICERS.
Weber, of Cincinnati, Chosen President
 of the Federation.

New York, May 2o.-The American
 Federation of Musicians to-day elected these officers: President, Joseph N Weber of Cncinnati; first vice-presi- dent, G. w. Rope, of Columbus, Ohio; second vice-president, F. E. Hayden, of Lynn, Mass; secretary, Owen Miller, of St. Louis; treasurer, Otto Ostendorf, of St. Louis
 This afternoon the convention dis cussed the trouble relating to the army and navy bands, and passed resolutions that the American Federation of Musi- clans use it's utmost endeavor4 to secure legislation from congress prohibiting lany enlisted bands or members thereof from performing any other duties than those for which they have been en- listed.