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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-08
NATIONAL BANK ELECTIONS
TALE NATIONAL BANK WILL RE- ELECT GENERAL GREELEY,
But He Desires to Retire Having Been in shs Harnss. since He Was Fourteen Years old.

The annual elections of the national banks of this city take place next Tuesday. Very few changes will occur. At the meeting of the Yale National bank General Greeley will undoubtedly be reelected president, but he does not intend to remain in the position except for a short time and may decline the office next Tuesday. General Greeley when interviewed recently expressed his intention of giving up the presiden- cy of the bank in short time as he has reached the age of seventy, and has been in the harness since he was four teen years of age without any cessation to speak of outside of vacations. Gen. eral Greeley, though over seventy, looks ten years younger, and is a well pre- served man, vigorous and active, and in unimpaired health. General Greeley said he desired to retire from some of the responsibilities of business while vet he did not feel the effects of age. and said he had still enough to attend to in business matters to keep him occupied and keep the armor bright.
 It is expected that General Greeley's place will be assigned to John T. Man son. to whom will probably fall the duty of choosing cashier to fill the va cancy caused by the death of MT. Bush nell. There are twenty-nine applica- tions for the vacant position, twenty-six of which are from the city,
 It is also expected that General Mer- win, ex-president of the bank, will re- tire as a dire:tor. his health having giv- en way several months ago, at one time seriously Though he is much improv- ed and attends to the various responsi- ble positions he occupies, he desires to be relieved Of some of the calls upon his time and strength.
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LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
MANY NOTES OF INTEREST HERE
 AND THERE.

FunsraI of Thomas J. Mabry-Instaiia-
 tIon of officers of fPerEsveranee coun-
 rII, No. 8, D. of L-striehen wtth
 Apopisxy-Iee Cutters on Strike. The Funeral of the late Thomas J. Mabry, who died on Wednesday. will be held this morning from the residence of her sister. Mrs. Patrick Healy. 5O5 Exchange street, at s:SO Requiem high mass at St. Francis church at o'clock. 1 The installation of officers of Perse- verance council, No. 8, D. of L., took place at Wednesday nights meeting in A. o. U. ". hall. The installing officer was John Scranton, ex-state councillor. To the position of guide. which was left open at the last meeting. Mrs. Sarah Dayton was elected. A banquet was served at the close of the meeting. Fred Potter, jr., who has been spend | ing a few days with his parents on Quinnipiac avenue, has returned to Philadelphia, where he is engaged in business.
 John Fillmore of Quinnipiac avenue is very i'll with pneumonia. He is an old man and the illness is regarded as very serious.
 | While driving in Front street Wednes- day afternoon Robert w. Burritt of T6 Peck street fell from his wagon to the roadway and lay insensible on the ground. Pedestrians who had witnessed | s- assistance, and carried him into the house of John A. Miller, 3S Front street, whence hurry call was sent for Dr. E. K. Roberts. Responding promptly Dr. Roberts made a thorough examina- tion. revealing an attack of apoplexy. Burritt was removed to his home where he soon showed marked improvement I Part of the force engaged in cutting ice on F. B. Rowe's pond went on strike yesterday morning. Cutting began Tuesday and through some misunder- standing the men were under the i'm pression that they were to receice $2 per day. When they learned that they would be paid only s1.5O they quit work About forty men were employed at the time and the thirty who remained at work are Italians and Poles All the strikers went to work for the Hygia Ice company in Westville.
 The postponed annual meeting of the Grand avenue Congregational church will be held this evening previous to the preparatory lecture.
 Some of the lovers of good slelghing have conceived the idea of making a speedway of Clinton avenue, and led by Burton Bradley, are about to have the idea become ar eality. Mir. Bradley will have a harrow run through the snow on the avenue and within day Tor two we may expect to see "Bluelight'' and other speedy ones making the snow fly and contendinng for the champion ship of the new speedway.
 Mrs. I. ". Sheath, wife of Rev. Dr. Sheath, arrived Wednesday with her sister froh Franklin. Mass. They are at present the guests of Professor and Mrs. F. H. Sheath of Whitney avenue.
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YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN AS.
 SOCIATION

The winter term for day and even- ing classes opened at Young Women's Christian association Monday, January 4. There are few vacancies in some e the classes and several new ones are being formed. for admittance to all of which applications should be made at once
 All of the cooking, physical training, language, sewing and embroidery classes are not filled.
 The new classes are in physical training for beginners Tuesday evening at S:30, a morning class for ladies who desire to take our nurses course and which will open Wednesday, January 19 at Il a. nl.; boys class in physical training Saturday morning; and Sat urday afternoon class for drawing and painting.
 The English class with Miss Elizabeth Hodgden teacher will open Thursday, January IA, at 7:S0.
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RESCUE OF THE NARROWED.

Ex-Mayor w. B. Hubbell and Party
 Taken Off of Little L'Hammock Is-
 land.
 The marooned yachting party com posed of ex-Mayor William B. Hubbell, William Richards, Theodore Smith and Walter Thompson, were rescued Wednesday afternoon, and brought to South Norwalk on the propeller City of Norwalk," at half-past two o'clock. The party of four had been at MT. Hub bells summer home on Little L'Ham- mock Island since Friday last, and while they had fuel to keep them warm and got enough eatables to keep starva- ton from the door, they were only too willing to get back to South Norwalk and civilization and leave further out ings on the island for the summer time.
 The propeller made the trip down the harbor to break up the channel. She went down as far as Smiths island and approached the shore on the south side as closely as possible and the party got on board by means of a skiff. They went down in the launch Lola which they left tied up at the dock in the bay. The bay was solid with ice and it may be some time before the boat can be moved,
 All T the party were only too glad to ge' ack to place where they could supply their needs, and 1t was none too soon either They had burned the last of their coal, and wood was going fast. It could not have lasted more than a day longer with the cold as intense as it was. Their provisions were all gone when they left, although they had had all they wanted up to that time-Nor- walk Hollr
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-08

CHANGE IN BASEBALL SCHEDULE The baseball management has made the following change in the university schedule: April 23, Yale vs. University of Pennsylvania in New Haven in- stead of Philadelphia, and April 30, Yale vs. University of Pennsylvania in Phil adelphia instead Of New Haven. This change was made to accommodate the Pennsylvania management, as the in tercollegiate relay meet will be held in Philadelphia on the 23d.
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a loss of s2.OOO.O 900 in dOld. One of the unsettling influences o an outbreak of hostilities which has iseen most feared was large withdrawals3 of French capi- tai. now invested in Il ondon discounts. to take care of French tholdings of Rus sians. The market closed rather easy at reactions.
 Bonds were dull and irregular. The total sales. par value, aggregated s1,- S50.OOO.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
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NEW YALE PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
 At the valnlore ranch, near Los ve- gas, N. M.. owned by Ashley Pond '96 has been established a preparatory school offering unexcelled opportunities for ranch and outdoor life. including hunting and all other sports. The school has started with an attendance of about forty boys. The estate consists of 4OO0 acres, to which 22,0OO will soon be added by MT. Pond.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-08
YEsTERDAY,s STOCK MARKET

YESTERDAYS STOCK MARKET. Stocks were lower yesterday morning mainly because the news from eastern Asia assumed more belligerent aspect and the earnings statement of the Steel corporation was fully as bad as expect ed, if not worse. Cotton broke heavily and there was another sharp advance in grand prices. Such conditions of earnings as the Steel corporation has reported for it's last quarter will, if continued, compel reduction in the preferred dividend rate. Bear operators were prominent factors in the decline, and news was of such calibre as to discourage professional support that has recently been feature.
 Jacob Berry & O., 73O Chapel street,
 roooms 4, 5, s, New Haven, Conn.
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Chicago Wheat Market
 Reported over private wires by J. L. Me Lean & Co.,. 25 Broad street. New York. New Haven office, $40 Chapel street. Rubin ger Building. Norman A. Tanner Manager.
 Open. High. Low. Close.
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WANTS TIME TO CONSIDER.

Rev. Edward |. Parsons Writes to St
 Paul's Parish Committee.
 In response to the call sent him to take the reetorship of St. Paul's parish in this city, Rev. Edward L. Parsons of San Mateo, Cal, has written letter to the parish committee asking that he be given further time to consider MT Parsons says that he will be in posi- tion to decide what he will do within ten days.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-08

Michael c. Murphy, the Yale athletic trainer and coach, has gone to New York for couple of days on business connected with the beginning of train ing for the winter term.
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NEW FORK STOCK HARRIET.

opsninx. Highest. Lowest Quotation. On the New York Stock Exchange. reported by Prince & whiteiy, Brokers. 15 Center street, New Haven.
 Open. High. Low. Close
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-13
GRAND LODGE
OPENS SESSION
Twenty Seventh Annual
Gathering of the Work
men at the Raisin City
REPORTS FROM OFFICERS
Subordinate Lodges Are
Urged to Form Drill
Teams and Uniform Ranks
REPORTS FROM OFFICERS
Special Dispatch tc The Call.

FRESNO, April 12-The twenty-sev-
enth annual Grand Lodge session of
the Ancient Order United Workmen
was called to order this morning at 10
O'Clock. About $50 representatives were
present, 100 of them being new MEM
bers and to be initiated into the grand
masters degree.
Supreme Foreman Narvis was pre-
sented by committee. He made a few
remarks on the welcome he had re-
ceived. Later in the day he addressed
the Grand Lodge on the legislation of
the Supreme Lodge last year in adopt
ing the new rate plan, and showed the
benefit to be derived from safe, equit-
able and sufficient system.
The morning session was taken up
with reports of the various officers. In
the afternoon the committee on good
of the order made its report. This gave
favorable mention to the Degree OF
Honor and the work of the officers. The
members approved the removal of the
grand recorders Office to new quarters
as necessary and more convenient for
the transaction of the increased work
being done by that Office. Grand Mas
ter DR.. r. NJ. Browning was congratu-
lated upon his election as president OF
the California Auxiliary of the Ma
tional Fraternal Congress. The forma-
ton of drill teams and uniform ranks
was urged upon all the subordinate
lodges.
The finance committee reported that
they found all the books of the grand
recorder and grand receiver in good
shape.
The following officers were elected:
President w. II. Jordan; vice presi-
dent Ed Danforth: secretary, w. H.
Barnes; treasurer, Samuel Booth.
Tonight the members of Yosemite
Lodge of Fresno and Martha Lodge.
Degree of Honor gave a grand ball to
the visiting Workmen, after which a
banquet was served. Toasts were re-
sponded to by Governor Pardee, Mayor
Stephens and many of the prominent
members of the A. o. L. w.
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were found proper to approve them.
Fifty cases or more were approved out
of their proper order within the first
six months. Benson never asked me
to pass defective cases. He did ask
for advance information as to the re-
ports from the superintendent recon-
mending the withdrawal of lands for
forest reserves. L told him that this
was outside my department and that
it would excite suspicion if I should
try to get him the facts he wanted.
But he kept writing and at last tried
to get him the information, though l
was very busy. 1 may have sent him
some reports and a map or something
of the sort-advance information re-
garding proposed reserves"
This ended the hearing for the day.
1t will continue this morning at 10:30.
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Then Heney took him in hand and
in answer to the Government attor-
ney's questions Walk told the following
story:
1 first met Benson in the fall of 1897, at
Atlantic building Washington My chief,
Woodford d. Harlan, told me that Benson
wanted to see ne We then had many seiec-
tions pending in the office in the names of
T. A. Hyde and G w Clarke. Thomas in
troduced and then left alone in the
room. Benson asked me to advance the Hyde
and Clarke cases. in which he said he was
so. | consented to do what he wanted. 1t
was understood that Harlan and | together
were to get 10 cents an acre for all the land
selections thus advanced and approved. He
was to nay me through Harlan. He agreed
to furnish with a list of the cases he
wanted eX3edited and he did The list
came by mail. / destroyed it later. 1t con-
tained the same names Miss Doyle testi-
fed to-
81 advanced some of the cases for approval,
bIT when 5000 was due to Harlan and myself
Ind he had paid only $50 | baked Later
met Benson at the Shoreham Hotel in Wash
tpgton in parlor B. This was in 1898. told
/lm I wanted TO do the work directly and
that Harlan was not giving me q fair deal
bn 1.-THE money question. He agreed then to
pay directly at the rate of 10 cents an
Apt. Benson sending me paper bills in en-
v6iopes addressed a typewriter and con-
tanning no writing These were sent. we
hac agreed. to my home at Laurel Md. Gen
orally the remittance $50 500 at
time. All told l got between $1,000 and $1,000
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SAYS THAT TRANSFER
OF LAND WAS LAWFUL
Attorney for the Defense in the Ore
gon Fraud Cases Makes His
Argument.

PORTLAND, Ore, April 12.-Dur-
ing his argument for the defense in
the case of Charles G. Cunningham
and others for conspiracy to defraud
the Government of lands Judge Bale
ray made the declaration that there
is no such crime as defrauding the
United States of public lands. There
is not a statute in existence that deals
with any such action. The indictment
returned against those men is not
an unlawful act. for it was lawful"
Judge Balleray declared that the in
dictment was not lawful in that it did
not charge specifically the kind of
proofs the accused were guilty of
swearing to and which were alleged to
be fraudulent.
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BENSON'S BATHROOM.

The last time l saw Benson in Washington
wes in December last at the new Willard
Hotel. This after the investigation had
bosun and when Captain Thomas told that
Benson wanted TO I at once informed
w. J Burns. who had the investigation In
charge. Burns said by all means to Ben
son. So l went up to his in the hotel,
while Burns waited downstairs.
Benson asked how the investigation of the
land grafters going | told him I
had been before the committee; that his name
had not been mentioned often, but that Hyde
was named more frequently, and that the
Government seemed especially anxious to catch
Hyde. Benson was much pleased.
Don't you want to go to my bathroom ?''
Berson asked me when l had finished I
said Yes" and went On the washstand L
found s100-four $50 and two SO bills. But I
just stuck the cash in my pocket then and
did not know the amount until l got down.
stairs and accompanied Burns to a nearby
restaurant where we counted and marked the
money.
Just what were you to do for this
money!" asked McEnerney in re-
direct examination.
II was to take up the Benson-Hyde
cases out of their order and if they
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
Get the
Spring Habit.

Thousands have got this Habit,
and the benefits they receive
every spring, provided they use
the correct medicine, follow them
through the heat and debility of
summer.
OF all the medicines used in the
Spring, Hoods Sarsaparilla is by
far the best.
It exceeds all others in general
use, as it does in general excel
lence and medicinal merit.
If it happens that you have not
vet got the Spring Medicine
Habit, get it at once, and make
it a fixed habit, and make
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list. docket, which prepared for him, de-
scribing all the base lands the lieu lands
selected for exchange, the abstract of title
and other details covering the history of each
case. Before Dimond went to Washington he
spent his time In the office studying land de-
cisions. l do not recall that he had any deal
ings with defendants Benson or Schneider
So much for the direct examination
by counsel for the defense. Under
cross-examination by Heney the wiz
ness added the following:
The Oregon and California school lands were
sold to the joint interest ot Hyde and Benson.
and this joint account kept by w K.
Slack. then clerk in the office. The school
base land stood on our office books IN
the names of F. A. Hyde. F. A. Hyde & Co.,
A. s Baldwin. Flora NJ Sherman. H c. Nor
ris II s. Morris, Crawford W. Clarke. L.. l..
Rattenbury Elizabeth Dimond and others as
owners. all Of whom except the last two
named were relatives or business connections
of
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VIII Study the Loco Weed.

DENVER, April 12.-Practical in
vestigations to determine the exact
composition of the loco weed, which is
the cause of much worry and expense
to cattlemen throughout the West, and
to detect the cause of its poisonous ef-
fects upon animals will be undertaken
early in May by DR.. H. II. True of the
Bureau of Plant Industry of the De-
partment of Agriculture, who is now
in Denver.
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Hoods
Sarsdparilla S

the only medicine you take.
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PAPERS SIGNED IN BLANK.

Where powers of attorney were necessary
| for the exchange of these base lands II was
the custom of the office to have the powers
siRped in blank. We filled these out when
needed and sent them by the office boy across
acknowledgment. The grantors were not In
office at the time. but | cannot say
whether they appeared before tine notary:
These powers had to be witnessed. myself
witnessed some of, them at Hydes direction,
without having seen the grantors sign. As 10
the non- mineral afhdavits which had to ac-
Company the selections. these too were kept
in the office in bulk after being signed in
blank by surveyor J. e B1nner or surveyor
flied out one of these signed blanks with a
description of the lands and sent the boy
with il over TO the notary, who affixed HIS
jbrst declaring that it had been sworn 10
before him.
Deeds of conveyance of the selected lands
were also kept in the office, signed in blank
by the persons whose names had been used
in taking out the selections. This sending
| of the office boy with papers to a notary
occurred daily. The signers seldom accom-
panied the boy.
Question by the commissioner-Did the Of
s;m? sss boy generally bring back the papers with
Yes. He might get back in few minutes
or be away longer, according to the number
of errands he had TO do. Some Of the deeds
| Of REIMBURSEMENT were sent over to Oakland
to be signed. When they were brought back
/ sent them across the street for the notary s
| acknowledgment. Just told the office boy,
| Take these across to the notary
Miss Doyle corroborated Mrs. Curtis
| testimony as to the Dear Sir letters
| that were sent by Hyde to officials
| at Washington, but admitted that the
defendant made no attempt to conceal
the contents of these letters from his
Office staff, although their destination
was known only to himself, he ad-
/ dressing all such communications. Aft
er Grant /. Taggart, the forest super
visor had been recalled to say that he
never received any money from Hyde
or Dimond. Heney asked:
did you ever receive any money
| from Benson?"
McEnerneys objection shat this was
4 not proper cross-examination was sus-
| tained by the Commissioner, who said
pointedly to Heney, wen let you
prove that at the proper time"
Walk SAYS HE WAS BRIBED.
Then came the sensation of the day
Chief Examiner William E. Walks
story Of his dealings with John A.
Benson and his declaration that Ben
son paid him divers sums aggregat-
| ing $4,000 to advance the Hyde-Benson
lieu land selections out of their proper
order The door for this sensational
testimony was opened by the question
of McEnerney, who had called the Gov
ernment official to the stand:
Did you have a conversation with
John A. Benson regarding the exchange
of worthless titles, procured by forg-
cry, for lands outside the forest re-
serves?"
mo-" the witness replied.
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ANOTHER woMAN's EVIDENCE

The substance of Miss Doyle's testi-
mony, which dealt largely with her
duties, follows:
Ny especial duties in the office were 10
look after the dOckets books in which we
kept records Of all the State school lands In
which Hyde was interested and the applics-
tiOns 10 the Government for lieu lands ane
to make up these applications and forward
them, with the proper affidavits, TO the regis
ters Of the local land offices. While I was
there Hyde sold much base land" as the
State school land used for lieu sections WAS
called. The purchasers made their own selec-
tions. But when the selections were made in
our office for Hyde and those interested with
him ] had to make out all the papers These
included the deed OF REIMBURSEMENT to the
United States. an abstract OF title. and gener-
ally two powers Of attorney. One of these
powers authorized the grantee TO make the
selection and the other empowered him to sell
the land after the patent issued.
Did you know OF any titles based on forged
instruments for lieu lands2
No; I did not know that any forgery of
titles was cAmmitted
The defendant Dimond was employed by
Hyde carly as June 1901, and later in the
year he went TO Washington as Hydes attor-
ney in the selection cases that were dragging
before the department he took with him 4
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out of Benson The last payment was late
in 1901 or early in 1902, and for 5000.
All this for advancing the Hyde and
Benson selections. Some of the payments were
made after Dmond had come TO with
Benson's note of introduction, saying that
Dimond was al right, and they were for
advancing the cases Dimond had asked me to
advance
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CRIMINAL TELLS STORY
OF HIS EFFORTS TO ROB
Burglar Who Entered Santa Clara
County Houses Makes an Inter-
esting Confession.

SAN JOSE, April 12.-John w.
Woods, a burglar, was arrested to-day
at Mountain View with an elaborate
safe-cracking outfit on his person. In
the Sheriff's office here he admitted
that he had served five terms in the
State prison, his last release having
been last August, and he showed the
Sheriff how his tools were used. say
ing that some of them were his own
inventions.