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sUPr. CALL SUSTAINED.
Ansenia School Board sustains Him In
Suspension OF Young conkIin.

AnssniA School Board Sustains Him In
Suspension OF Young conkIin.
Ansonia. March 29.-At a special
meeting of the board of education held
tonight the action of Superintendent
of Schools A. D. Call in suspending Cor
nelius Conklin, the son of DR.. w. H.
conklin, on the charge of "misrepre-
sentation'' was unanimously sustained.
the members stating that the act of the
superintendent was in keeping with
proper school discipline. Mayor Char
tiers called the meeting and presided,
all members being present with the ex-
ception of Messrs. Kane and Peck.
Young Conklin, soon after he was sus-
pended, sought legal advice and got out
an injunction to compel his reinstate-
ment and also commenced a suit for
damages of $1,000 against the superin-
tendent of schools. Judge Bishop of
the Common Pleas Court of New Haven
heard the case Monday on the matter
of dissolving the temporary injunction
and will render a decision tomorrow.
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HEAVY SENTENCE FOR
EMDrZZLER v. h. Ham
NOT LESS THAN rs NOR MORE
THAN go YEARS.

Must Spend FIrst Day tn Solitary con-
hncmsnt aud All Rest at Hard Labor
Quarter Million Dollars from surety
Company and Charitable Institutton.
Boston. March 29.-Wallace H. Ham,
formerly Boston manager of the Ameri-
can Surety company of New York, was
sentenced to-day to serve not less than
Is nor more than 20 years in the state
prison at hard labor. Ham last week
pleaded guilty to two indictments
charging him with the embezzlement of
nearly a quarter of million dollars
from the company and from st. Luke's
home for Convalescents in Roxbury.
The court in passing sentence scored
Ham severely. Judge Robert o. Harris
of the superior bench imposed the sem
tence. Every seat in the court room
was occupied and hundreds of people
were outside, unable to obtain en-
trance.
Before announcing the penalty, Judge
Harris said that he had conferred with
his associates to make sure that the
sentence would meet with their approv-
al
This defendant" went on the court,
has offered a plea of guilty as a sill
ent assent to the evidence of the gov
ernment. This is case of deliberate
stealing which has been going on for
years, and OF betraying trusts imposed
We even find that he has been stealing
from an institution founded to aid sick
women. He has been a shrewd and
successful operator Nothing has been
offered to show what has become of the
money appropriated. 1t does not seem
plausible that Ham does not know. AS
manager OF the surety company he had
a warning constantly before him and
he always held it up to others. There
has been deliberate, methodical and
persistent stealing and it demands a
most substantial sentence.
The sentence of from 15 to 20 years
which was then announced, stipulated
that the first day should be in solitary
confinement.
Ham listened to the sentence with
bowed head. He gave no indication
that the sentence was heavier than ex-
pected.
Hams plea of guilty was upon II or
IS counts Of an indictment which charg-
ed the larceny of $224,0o0 from the
surety company and $4,000 from ST.
Luke's home.
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FoUL 4IPMAr CAUSE HIS DEATH
Young New Britain Man struck Sun,

Young New Britain Man struck Sum
day Ia Criticai Condition.
New Britain, March 29.--As the result
of being hit by foul tip while watch
ing game of baseball in Kensington
Sunday, Edward McKeon, II years old,
will probably die. He was brought to
the hospital in this city tonight bleed
ing freely from the nose and all efforts
of the physicians to stop the flow of
blood have been futile. McKeon's nose
began to bleed Immediately after the
bali struck it and has bled steadily
since. He is very weak tonight and
it is believed at the hospital that the
flow Of blood cannot be stopped. The
force of the ball hitting him probably
ruptured some arteries in McKeon's
nose, the doctors state.
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c. /. TOWNSHEND DEAD.
PASSED ATVAY AT ABOUT MID
NIGHT LAST NIGHT.

One OF New Haven's Most Prominent
and Public spirited men-Bis Use.ui-
ness-A Sketch OF Hts Career.
The public will learn with sorrow of
the death Of Captain Charles Hervey
Townshend, which occurred at about
twenty minutes Of twelve last night at
his residence on Church street corner
Of Wall street. He had not been in
good health for the last year or two,
but most of the time had been able to
be about town, though lacking the vigor
which characterized him in youth and
middle age. Last Sunday he was seiz-
ed with a nervous breakdown or coll
lapse, and, despite all that the best
medical skill could do, he grew weaker
until the end. In his death the city
loses a valuable citizen, one deeply in
terested in the city's history, growth,
progress and welfare, and to whom the
city is indebted to large degree for
the movement which eliminated in the
erection of the breakwaters of New
Haven harbor. He was also pioneer
in urging national attention to the i'm
portance Of fortifications at the eastern
entrance to Long Island Sound-a work
he lived to see taken up and completed
by the national government
Captain Charles Hervey Townshend
was born at Raynham, in East Haven
Qow New Haven), November 26, 1893,
and was the seventh in descent from
Thomas Townsend, or Townshend, who
settled at the Lynn Colony of Massa-
chusetts Bay in 1858. He was educated
at private schools in New Haven and
in Pennington, Conn.
When about fifteen years old he made
his first sea voyage on the Hyperion, a
bark OF 219 tons, built for Timothy
Dwight, of New Haven, and launched
at the Quinnipiac shipyard in the year
1S4S. He sailed from New York on his
first sea voyage on the 10th of April,
1S49, for Trinidad West Indies, returns
ing home via st. Croix and st. Thomas
to Baltimore. After two more voyages
on the same vessel-one to the West
Indies and one to the Mediterranean
young Townshend shipped as ordinary
seaman under Captain e. G. Tinker on
the Margaret Evans Of 1900 tons bur-
then, one of the original line of New
York and London packet ships, and
made one voyage; then changed to the
Southampton, 1900 tons, of the same
line. This was then the largest and
finest ship in the trade In her he
made several voyages as able seaman,
and the last two as third mate. When
appointed to this position he was not
quite eighteen years old.
After studying navigation a few
months at New Haven under the tut
ton Of Stiles French he returned to
New York and Joined the Helvetia, 1900
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BENNETT WILL CASE,
THAT SEALED LETTER REQUEST
UNDER FIRE.

Judge TO Decide This Morning whether
Itshaif bc Admitted as Evidence-Tlts
Decision May Cause Quick Finish Of
Trial In the superior court-Mr.
Bryan ON the stand-Every Point Be-
ing bitterly Contested.
Philo S. Benefits willwas admitted as
a competent document for probAting by
judge Edwin B. eager of the superior
court as the result of the first days
hearing in the appeal Of william Jen-
lnings Bryan from the decision OF the
probate court which disallowed the
"sealed letter found with the will and
which gives Mr.. Bryan $4,000. The
chief contention, the admissibility of the
sealed letter. as evidenve, was being
argued by counsel at the time the court
adjourned for the day. Former Judge
Stoddard, who appears as senior counsel
Cor Mrs Bennett and the other heirs,
fought every inch of the ground over
which the appellants moved In their eff
forts to introduce evidence. and at times
he directed bitter invectives and sar-
casm against the opposing side.
The occasion was a remarkable one,
and lawyers who thronged the court
room in many instances said that few
cases ever coming before the courts Of
Connecticut have been so stubbornly
fought at the very outset.
Practically the whole day was taken
up in efforts Of Henry G. Newton,
counsel for Mr.. Bryan, to have admit
ted as evidence the will, the sealed let
ter and a typewriter copy of "the
sealed letter." and this necessitated a
repetition of the probate court pro-
ceedings only with greater legal details.
Four times Attorney Newton asked the
court to admit the sealed letter." and
on final refusal ne said that he would
have to put on testimony as whole,
skipping that which had to do with the
main point at issue. Judge Stoddard
firmly refused to abandon the position
he had taken and asked the court to al
low him an argument on his contention.
AltHOuSH cOuilSeI ulu HOJ lllSlSI OH IL,
the court thought it well to excuse the
jury and allow arguments at this time.
Judge Stoddard said in his argument
that the main question was whether the
testimentary letter or paper conveying
any part of the estate and claiming to.
be a part Of the will can be part of the
will when not in compliance with the
statutes and which is not signed by
three witnesses according to law. He
said no paper or codicil can be any
part of the will unless signed by three
persons in the presence of the testator.
He argued that the language was pro-
hibitive and elusive and that no will
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COWLES DID NOT SOUND
THE NECESSARY SIGNALS
PRESIDENTS BRoTHER-IN-LAW
10 ELAINE FOR COLLISION

Naval Court of Inquiry Exonerates All
on Board the BattIeship Missouri but
Finds That the Captain and Deck
Cnicer of the Illinois Failed 60 Make
All Requisite Signais-court Recon-
mends no Farther Proceedings.
Washington. March 29.-The report of
the court of inquiry, of which Rear Ad-
miral Wise was president, on the in
vestigation of the collision between the
battleship Missouri, commanded by
Captain Cowles, brother-in-law of Pres
ident Roosevelt. and the Illinois, COM
manded by Captain Bradford, was made
public to-day.
In its opinion. the court says: LAS to
the. question of responsibility, the court
is of the opinion that the collision was
mot due to fault or negligence on the
part of the commanding officer or any
officer or man of the Illinois. On board
the Missouri Captain Cowles gave the
necessary orders for immediate revers-.
ling the engines for full speed astern,
repeated the signal as an emergency
signal and ordered the display of the
signal which should warn the Illinois of
the Missouri's breakdown and move
ments but failed to indicate the course
to starboard by one blast of the whistle
and on backing by three blasts, in addi-
tion or or in advance of the speed coney
signals, and also failed to sound the
siren as a call for collision when col
lision became inevitable. The orders for
the display of the singnal by dispatch
flag was not obeyed by the officer of
the deck, Lieutenant w. Pitt Scott, or
was not obeyed with sufficient prompts
ness to be Of service to the Illinois.
while the absence of prescribed whistle
signals left the captain of the Illinois
in absolute ignorance of the Missouri's
actual movements.
The third cause of the collision was
the backing of the engines on board the
Illinois. The court is of the opinion
that this action on the part OF Captain
Bradford was by no means an error of
Judgment or fault or an act of negli-
gence on his part. On the contrary,
guided as he was solely by such obser-
walton as he himself could make ON the
movements of the Missouri, and misled
by signals actually displayed by the
Missouri his conclusion was lust. and
his action wise. In other words had
the Missouri been actually doing what
her speed cones. and the absence of
other signals showed, namely. steeling
a course at high rate of speed at close
distance across the Illinois bows. the
obvious course for the Illinois to pursue
was to let her pass
Captain Cowles acted promptly and
decisiyely In the expedient which he
adopted to control his ships headway
Whatever expedient he adopted. how
ever had his course been Immediately
communicated to the Illinois by the
prescribed signals, the latter could have
manoeuvred to avoid the collision.
Notwithstanding the omission of sig
nails noted on the part of the captain
an dthe officer Of the deck, of the Mis-
souri,, the court recommends no further
proceedings
A statement by Chief Constructor
Capps shows that the approximate cost
of the repairs on the Missouri will be
$685.
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w. ". RishOp Esinte.

Bridgeport. March ga summoning
up of the values Of the estate of the late
w. D. Bishop, formerly vice president
Of the board os directors of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road, showed that the total valuation of
his estate was $2,165, S94.47, Of this only
$50, 800 was in real estate, the rest being
personal property s1O9,6S0 was invest
ed in stock of the railroad with which
he was connected.
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PRIMARIES IN NEW FORK.
Those OF Republicans and Democrats
Held Last Night.

helu xhAt Ht&hts
New York, March 29.-Republican and
democratic primaries were held to-day
in Greater New York. In Manhattan
there We're no contests in any of the
democratic primaries and two contests
in republican assemly districts.
AT the democratic primaries delegates
were elected to assembly district con-
ventions to choose delegates to the state
convention to be held in Albany on
April IS. At the republican primaries
delegates were elected to the republican
state convention to be held in this city
on April IL. Delegates were also chosen
to the congressional district conven-
tions to name delegates to the repub-
lican national convention in Chicago.
In Brooklyn interest centered in the
struggle between Senator P. H. McCar-
rem and Deputy Fire Commissioner
VIM A. Doyle, the representative of
Tammany Hall, for the control of two
assembly districts. In both battles Sen
ator McCarren was decisively defeated.
The representation in one district was
split by agreement and in the other IS
districts McCarren's control was undis-
puted. In the republican primaries
there was practically no contest The
day passed without disorder.
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Upu OPERATION.

Ipanese nlinfster of Marine Admits IL
Far from Completion.
fTokio, March 294 p. m.-Admiral
hron Yamamoto, minister of marine,
hd Vice-Admiral Togo's account of
|e sixth Japanese attack on Port Ar
|ur in the lower house of the Japanese
BIT to-day. The report was received
|th tremendous applause. Admiral
hmamoto referred feelingly to the
Eroic death of an officer, who was
hled in the engagement, and dwelt on
e great difficulty of bottling up Port
rthur effectively. He said that this
oject was still far from completion.
ontinuing, the minister of marine de-
ared that the revival of the martial
irit at Fort Arthur since the arrival
ere of Vice-Admiral Makaroff was
)parent, and he expressed the hope
at the Russians would emerge boldly
ON the harbor and attack the Japan
e fleet.
The house unanimously adopted a
solution encouraging the government,
'aising the navy and pledging itself
spare no cost in the prosecution of
e war
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Elecsrica, Workers Discharged.

New London, March 29-Fifty-three
electrical workers employed at the
plant of the Eastern Shipbuilding com
pany in the fitting Of the steamship
Minnesota presented a protest to Super
intendent Besselievre to-day against
the employment of rnest B. Corson, who
they allege acted in the interest Of the
company and against them in the
strike at the plan tlast summer. The
superintendent declined to discharge
Corson as they desired, and on the re-
fusal of the men to work with him, dis
charged the whole flfty-three.
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MISLEADING OF SALMON.
Some Senators Attempting 10 Dsfsa,
Bin to Prevent It.

Some senators Attempting 10 Defeat
Bin to Prevent IL.
Washington, March 29.-The bill au-
thorizing the reaction of an additional
executive department building in Wash
ington to-day was again the subject Of
spiritaed debate in the senate and after
several hours debate it remained un-
acted upon. Senators divided largely
on the question of location, but there
also was talk as to the necessity of
better office accommodations for the
senate and the supreme court.
During the day there was renewed eff
forts to pass the bill prohibiting the
misbranding Of salmon, but owing to
the opposition of senators who hold that
the bill is calculated to interferen with
the rights of individual states under
the guise of an effort to control inter-
state commerce a vote was not reached.
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TO MINE LAO RIVER.

The Russian mbassador Formally
Notifies This Government.
Washington, March 29.-Count Cas-
sini, the Russian ambassador, has de-
livered to the state department the fol-
lowing note:
by order of my government / have
the honor to bring to the attention of
your excellency that, owing to existing
circumstances, the lieutenant of his
majesty the emperor, in the Far East,
finds himself under the necessity of
causing mines to be laid at the mouth
of the Lao river, near Inkow (Ying
Kow). Neutral merchant vessels may
still be freely admitted into the above
named port on condition that they shall
comply with the regulations issued for
the purpose"
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NO PLOT AGAINST PoPE,S LIFE.
Report of Extra Military and Police
Force About Vatican Cnnard.

Rome, March 29.-The report publish
ed by the Chronicle of London and ca
bled to the United States that the vati-
can has for days been guarded by a
large force of Italian soldiers and po-
lice, owing to the discovery of a plot
against the life of the pope, is ridiculed
by the vatican authorities, who say
that the number of carabineers and po-
lice on duty at the papal palace is no
larger than usual
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New York, March 29.--Judge McMa-
hon, after listening to argument by
District Attorney Jerome this afternoon
in opposition to motion made by coun-
sci for the dismissal Of the case against
Phil" DAILY, charged with maintaining
a gambling house, directed the jury to
acquit the defendant The jury there
upon acquitted Daily of the charge
against him.
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To Fight Mems Demands.

Springfield, Mass, March 29.-The
Master Carpenters association of this
city, Chicopee and West Springfield,
voted tonight that each member put
up a 5000 forfeit as a guarantee of good
faith in the contest which is to be made
against the Carpenters union which
has asked Cor an increase in pay of
fifty cents a day to take effect May L.
The action was said to be practically
unanimous.
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New York, March 29.-Sailed: Steamers
Liguria, Naples and Genoa; Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse, Plymouth; Cevic, Liverpool,
Heyst. March 29.-Passed: Steamer Bel
genland, Philadelphia for Antwerp
Kinsale. March 29.--Passed: Steamer Cor
inthian, New York for Liverpool and Glas-
gov.
neapolis, New York.
Plymouth, March 29--7:25 a. In.r-Arrived:
Steamer Graf Waldersee, New York for
Cherbonrg and Hamburg.
Fayal March 2S.--Arriyed; Steamer Pa
and Lisbon.
southampton. March 29.-sailed: Steamer
New York, Belfast.
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L,eusenan. Ken,.ns l,e.isn..

South Manchester, Conn.,, March 2s.--
Lieutenant Thomas Keating Of co. G,
First regiment, to-day sent in his res
ignation to Adjutant General Cole say
ing that on account of his business he
would have to give up military duty
A notice from the adjutant general dis
of the appointment of Lieu
tenant Heating to command the COM
pany was received only last night.
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Fir.s Rh odes oIarshap Award.

st. John, N. B., March 29.-The first
oxford scholarship to be awarded in
America under the terms Of the will of
the late Cecil Rhodes was announced
to-day by the faculty of the University
of New Brunswick The recipient is
Chester Martin, of this city, who is Il
years old. Martin was one Of four ap-
plicants, all graduates Of the university.
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DIED or HEART DISEASE.
sudden D.mi.e OF Gsorge ST. John
Waterbury of Hine Place.

George st. John Waterbury, widow
er, sixty-seven years old, and who re-
sided with his son Edwin j. Waterbury
at 1S Hine place, died very suddenly OF
heart disease at 1880 o'clock last night,
Mr.. Waterbury had been in Ill health
for about year, although he had kept
to his work at H. A. Blogg's furniture
store on Chapel street, where he had
been employed for fifteen years. Med
ical Examiner Bartlett pronounced
death due to heart disease.
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JoY FoR THE "THIRsTY. .
Liquor May be sold IN Massuohusstss
Until Midniaht

Boston, March pa favorable report
on the bill to permit the sale of liquor
until midnight in the hotels of the
state was made to-day in the legislature
by the committee on liquor laws. The
passage of this measure will eliminate
restrictions imposed by the ''semicolon"
law, which the supreme court of Massa-
chusetts found several years ago, by
reason of a sen1icolon in it's punctuation
prohibited the sale Of liquor after IL
o'clock.
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London, March 29.-Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, writing to the chairman Of his
committee at West Bristol, which con-
stituency he represents, says that while
he does not anticipate an early dissolu-
tion of parliament, he has definitely de-
cided to retire from active politics.
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Eclng Ordarad Dawn.

London, March 30.--A correspondent
of the Times at New Chwang, cabling
under yesterdays date, says: 1.-THE
Russians to-day ordered the American
flag on the correspondents mess hall
to be hauled down. The proclamation
of martial law completely paralyzes the
whole commerce Of this port,
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TRAIN WINDOWS SHATTERED.
Two Boys Arrested for Firing Rifle al
Consolidated Local.

New York, March 29.-Passengers on
"a local train on the suburban branch of
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford railroad, while passing through a
cut in the Bronx tonight were alarmed
by a succession of rifle shots which
shivered several windows, fortunately
injuring no one. The train was brought
to halt and a search of the cut re-
suited in the capture of two boys armed
with rifle. The railroad authorities
reported that several of their trains had
been recently fired at in the same spot.
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HEARST MEN CONTROL.
Have Delegations from Flneen One of
ivy nfy-ene Towns.

New York. March 29.-Democratic
county conventions in Madison and Os-
wego counties passed resolutions to-
day instructing delegates to the state
convention to favor an instructed dele
cation from the state for Judge Alton
Is. Parker. The Chenango county con-
vention passed resolutions commenda-
tory to Judge Parker but left the dele
cation to the state convention unin-
The supporters of William r.
Hearst controlled Is Of the 21 towns but
preferred an uninstructed delegation.
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oUHT rr0rF'
Pittsburg, March 29.--The board of trus-
tees Of the Carnegie institute received
to-day a. cablegram from John Morley,
the British author and statesman, ac-
cepting the invitation to make the prin-
ercises November 3.