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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
STOLE FROM EMPLOYERS.
George W. Root, Collector for Booth
 Meat Company, Arrested.

George w. Root. q Collector for Booth
 Meat Company, Arrested.
 George Root, twenty-two years old, who lives with his father at 630 State street, was arrested last evening by De- tective Donnelly, and charged with enl- bezzlement by agent. Root has been employed as collector for the Booth Meat company at 360 State street, and it is alleged that he has kept money from the collections. The police claim that these shortages during the past year and a half, while he has been em- ployed as collector, will amount to s750, although they say that he has only con- fessed to taking between $250 and $500, which he says is the total amount.
 Root has been employed by the com pany since he was fifteen years old. From errand boy he advanced to a driver of a team and from that to col lector. He is held on several counts, and it is alleged that he has averaged $50 to $35 in his stealings every month since he has been collecting.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
GERMAN MISSION TO MOROCCO.
Received With Much Ceremony at the
 Capital. f8

Tangier, May 15.-Count von Tatten- bach Ashold, the head of the German mission to arrangea special commercial treaty between Germany and Morocco, arrived at Fez on May Il, where he was received with much ceremony. The Ger man mission to Fsez was the immediate outcome of Emperor Williams s visit last month to Morocco, Count von Tatten- bach .Ashold, who was a former Ger man minister to Morocco, in the course of an interview at Tangier before set ting out for Fez, explained that 1t was the purpose of the mission to arrange a special commercial treaty between Germany and Morocco. He practically stated that Germany did not recognize French influence in Morocco, but desir- ed to re-establish the conditions as they existed prior to the Anglo French agreement. "Gernany's course" the count said, lis clear. She claims equal rights with other nations and insists on the Integrity of the Moorish empire. My mission to Fez is with the object of thanking the sultan for the reception accorded to Emperor William at Tan gier, and to repeat the assurances re- garding Germany's attitude towards Morocco" -Ez
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
4 DR JEKKLL AND MR. HYDE.
Unique Character of Defense in Murder
 Trial.

somervilIe. N. J., May 15.-PecuIiar interest attaches to the trial of George H. Wood. arraigned to-day charged with the murder of George Williams on February ?, by reason of the unique character of the defense which will be made.
 Counsel for Wood will endeavor to show that he was mentally irresponsi- ble when he shot Williams. while not being insane in the ordinary sense. Their contention will be that Wood was afflicted with form of aphasia causing him to have dual personality which resulted at times in the commission of abnormal actions in innocence of any wrongful intent, and that 1t was while in such cohdition that he killed Will Hams, retaining no recollection of what he had done when his other personality was dominant.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
JAPANESE FEELING.
France is warned Against 1t Becom-
 ing Irresistible.

Paris, May 16.-The Journals Tokio correspondent cables as follows: "In the course of an interview Count Oku- ma (forrnerly Japanese foreign minis ter), referring to the Kamranh and Honkohe incidents stated that the presence of the Russian warships in Indo-C Chinese waters created 8 very dis quieting situation. It was only the re- membrance of their long friendship with France which restrained the Jap anese from proceeding to extreme measures The government was en- sdeavoring not to ernbitter the situation, but 1t was necessary for France to adopt definite attitude, otherwise popular excitement would become ire sistible The Japanese thoroughly un- derstood French obligations towards their Russian ally, but the present cir cumstances were not affected by con- alterations of European policies.
 Concerning peace, Count okuma de- clared that Japan would neither de- rnand a cessation of hostilities nor com slider any proposition leaving Russia an opportunity for future revenge. Japan must become the arbiter of the Far East, he said
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
PHILADELPHIA GAS TROUBLE
More Bids for Lease of City Gas Works.

Philadelphia, May 15.--The finance committee of city councils to-day re- ceived bids for the lease of the city gas works. The only bidder was B. B. Smith & Co.,, bankers of this city, rep resenting investors. The bid was re- ferred to a subcommittee of the com- mittee on finance of councils which is now considering a proposition submit ted by the United Gas Improvement company to pay the city $25,000,0O0 for a 75 years lease of the gas works. The North American, through E. A. Van valkenburg, it's president, offered to enter into an agreement to advance the city $15,0e0,0OO. in case it needed the money, $1,o01000 to be paid in thirty days and the balance in six months. No action was taken on the proposition. B. B. Smith said that the syndicate his firm represented was composed of New York capitalists.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
UNANIMOUS CONSENT
 DENIED BY ALDERMEN
FOR IMMEDIATE CoNsID DERA
 TIoN OF VOTING MACHINES.

Report of Committee Tabled for Print
 ing-Board Adopts Resolutions on
 Death of Judge Bishop-several Rail-
 road Matters Considered and Acted
 Upon--HiIIhouse Property Petition
 withdrawn-Mayor's Veto Sustained
 on Gorham Property Purchase.
 special meeting of the board of aldermen was held in city hall last evening and was attended by fifteen of the members. Assistant City Clerk Moran read a petition from the Grace Hospital association asking for permis- sion to cut a street through the estate of the late Mary Jane Pardee, which she left to the association. The request is also made that the street be known as Pardee place. Referred to the com mfttee on streets.
 A communication was received from the trustees of the Hillhouse property, asking leave to withdraw the petition which was presented to the board by them some time agorand which referred to cutting the property up into building lots and asking the city to arrange streets through the property As the entire property Is now owned by Yale university the Wlthdrawal of the for rncr petition was asked for. Power to withdraw was granted.
 The recommendation for the purchase of the Gorham property which was passed by the aldermen at their last regular meeting, was returned to the board last evening with Mayor Stud iley'.s veto. The city wishes to acquire the land as an addition to the Spring side farm property, and the reason for the mayors veto is because the price the aldermen voted to pay for the prop erty was s1, 1,250 while the appropriation which was made for this purpose was only sl,0OO. Alderman Elliott moved f that the mayors veto be sustained, and st the motion was carried.
 A number of minor petitions for sew CTS were read and referred to the com mittee on sewers.
 The special committee on the peti- ton bhat the salary of the sealer of weights and measures be a specific one and thereby do away with all commits sions and fees, reported favorably on the adoption of the proposed change and the report was given a, first read ing.
 The petition for the placing of flag men at the railroad crossings on Brews- ter, Ivy, Bassett and Thompson streets
 (Continued on Eighth Page.)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
OCEAN RACE STARTS TO-DAY
ELEVEN LARGE SAILfNG YACHTS
 ASSEMBLED FOR CONTEST.
Eight of Them Owned in This Country, Two In England and One in Germany Representative of the Kaiser VIII start the Fleet from sandy Hook. Rigs of the Contestants.

New York, May 15.-Wfth the incen- tive of a valuable cup and three other prizes offered by the German emperor, eleven large sailing yachts of various rigs, and representing three nations, as- sembled in the Inner harbor to-day fully prepared for the start to-morrow of a race across the North Atlantic. Eight of the contestants are vessels owned in this country, two are from England, while Germany has one representative.
 While a, number of the yachts has had a desp sea experience, there are several in the fleet which have had lit tie sailing except in the comparatively placid waters along the American coast.
 The event is therefore looked upon in the yachting world as one of the most important in many years, in that it will test the stability of the rig of the pres ent type of pleasure craft as we'll as the seamanship of the modern yachtsmen.
 A representative of Emperor William, assisted by a committee of American yaolntsmen, will start the fleet at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Sandy Hook lightship, ten miles1outsie of the harbor. The finish will be at the Liz ard, on the English coast, more than three thousand miles away, when a. German war vessel will note the winner.
 Of the eleven yachts entered for the event, one is full rigged ship, another is a. bark, a third is a top sail schooner, two arethree masted schooners, five are two nasted schooners and one is 8 yawl.
 Of the two masted schooners two are +equipped with yard in the foremast, in order that they may be able, like their square rigged competitors to take advantage of following winds.
 The yachts which will probably be at the starting line to-morrow are as fol- lows:
 Aflsa, owner, M. s. Redmond; rig, yawl; country, U. s. N. Y. Y. c.
 Atlantic, owner w. $. Marshall; rig, schooner; U. $. N. Y. Y. G.
 Apache, owner, E. R. Randolph, rig, bark; country, U. S. N. ". C..
 Endymion, owner, C. Lauder, jr.; rig, schooner, country U. S., Indian Harbor. fI6uT8 ue 5ltyS, sOWllSf,@ lis A. StlHlSOIs ] rig, schooner; country, U. S, N. Y. Y. C.
 Hildegarde, owner. E. R. Coleman; rig, schooner; country, U. S, Corin- tflian.
 Thistle, owner, R. E. Tod; rig, schoon- CT; country, U. S., Atlantic.
 Utowana, owner A. V. Armour; rig, schooner; country, U. S, N. Y. Y. c.
 Hamburg, owner, German syndicate; rig, schooner; country, Germany, Nord- deutscher.
 Sunbeam, owner, Lord Brassey; rig, schooner; country, England, Royal Squadron.
 Valhalla, owner, Earl Crawford; rig, ship; country, England, Royal Squad ron. s@s sj&
 The yacht Valhalla passed the quar- antine station in tow, bound out, late this afternoon. 'ss.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
ARMlSfICR DECLARED
 IN TRANSFERS STRIKE
TO LAST UNTIL INTERNATIONAL r OFFICERS MEET.
Chicago Leaders Determined Not to Ac- cede to the Demands of the Team Owners Association-Employers Pre- diet the Speedy End of Strike While Labor Leaders Assert 1t Will be Ex- tended-aIen Appeal for Aid.

Chicago May 15.-An armistice in the teamsters' strike was declared to- night to last until the officers of the International Brotherhood of Team sters' meet either on Wednesday or Thursday.
 At a meeting of the teamsters joint council tonight to reconsider the ac- tion of Saturday night when it was decided to refuse the demand Of the Team Owners association that deliver ies be made to houses where strikes ex- ist the members of the council reaf- firmed tEeir stand and decided that they would not accede to the demands of the Team Owners association. It was known to members of the latter or ganization that this action would be taken, and the proceeding was, in fact, of perfunctory character, it having been agreed that the question should await the carnival of the national off, cers O. the Teamsters' union.
 The Lumbermens association to- night published request calling on the teamsters to define their opinion as to what might be expected when the lumber firms of the city called on them to make deliveries. The association de- clared that it was in favor of making deliveries irrespective of the strike and announced that drivers who refused to deliver goods as ordered would be dis charged. The lumber concerns rep- resented at the meeting employ 1,2OO teamsters, and a strike of these would mean great embarrassment to building operations.
 It is not expected, however, that the Lumbermen's association will urge decision until after the officers of the national organization of teamsters have handed down their decision. If that body refuses to sanction delivery to boycotted firms the lumbermen will at once order deliveries and the large
 team owners will do likewise, with the result of adding to the ranks of the strikers about 5000 men.
 As. a result of to-day's developments the employers predict a speedy end of
 the strike. while the labor leaders as- sert that the strike will spread and will
 be aided financially by unions all over
 the country. An appeal for funds has been sent out by President Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, and
 this call gives color of truth to the
 strikers assertion. What the employ
 CTS take as sign of the end of the
 strike is a telegram sent by President
 Shea, of the Teanasters' union, to Pres
 ident Gompers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
MR. PATTERSON I'LL.
Nan's Father About Prostrated-H Ha1
 Congestion of Lungs.

Washington, May 15.-J. Randolph Patterson, the father of Nan Patter- son, both of whom returned from New York Saturday, has a severe attack of congestion of the lungs. and some anx- iety is felt for him. The illness Is the result of a cold contracted in New York about month ago and aggravated by the strain which he has undergone in the recent months since the tragedy which resulted in Caesar Young death and the imprisonment of his daughter. MT. Patterson had a high fever to- night. His attending physician ex-s pressed the opinion that MT. Patterson would recover. Miss Patterson spent aH part of to-day shopping here with mern
 bers of her family.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BOUEN.LOOMIS CASE
SECRETARY TAFT EXPECTS To QUICKLY SETTLE TROUBLE.
Bowen Sees the President and is Re- ferred 10 the Acting Secretary of state Who Will Report Back-Forn- CT Minister to Caracas Makes Quick Reply to secretary Loomis-Prepared It on short Notice.

Washington, May 15.--The formal
 trial of the issues between Acting Sec
 retary Loomis and Minister Bowen be- gan to-day, when Mir. Bowen presented
 himself at the White house. He had
 sent card last night to the president,
 and followed it this morning by ap- bearing in person at the White house, where he was immediately received by
 the president, who told him that as he
 had come in answer to his summons he would be pleased to have the minister fcall at once upon Secretary Taft. MT. Bowen accordingly went to the war de- partment and spent short time in
 conversation with the secretary. The status of the case Is officially explained as follows:
 Saturday night Acting Secretary Loomis notified Secretary Taft that he had completed the preparation of his
 answer to the various allegations con-
 cerning himself which had been trans- mitted to the secretary of state, in the l first place, and then to the secretary of war by Minister Bowen. Minister Bow en had been careful to explain to Sec-
 retary Taft that these were not his charges: that he merely transmitted them for the information of the depart lment. Secretary Taft requested MT. Loomis, in view of the lateness of the. hour, to defer the submission of his an swer until the following day. Accord ingly, Sunday morning MT. Loomis
 waited upon Secretary Taft and sub
 mitted his answer with accompanying
 documents bearing upon the subject. Secretary Taft went over these with. Icare and then carried them to the Whie house, where he told the presi- l dent of their contents and consulted with him as to the course to be pur-
 sued. It was then agreed that Secre- 1 tary Taft should undertake to arrange the matter for presentation to the pres-
 ident; in other words, that he should i do all of the preliminary work of sift-
 ling out the evidence and preparing a
 synopsis for the presidents considera-
 ton, consulting with him only about
 such details as seemed to be absolutely
 necessary to bring to his attention. So
 when Minister Bowen called upon MT.
 Taft to-day the latter turned over to.
 him both MT. Loomis answer to the
 charges transmitted by MT. Bowen, with the accompanying documents, and
 MT, Loomis' counter-charges against
 Minister Bowen to the effect that he
 had instigated the circulation of un-
 founded reports against his superior
 officer, involving malfeasance in office. $ The secretary advised MT. Bowen to. prepare at once his answer, and, in or l der to facilitate his task, rendered him I the services of one of the war depart
 naent stenographers. MT. Bowen re-
 turned at once to his hotel and began
 his task. It is Secretary Taft's expect-
 alton that this matter can be cleared 4 up within a week.
 MT. Bowen completed his reply to-
 night and will present it to Secretary lT Taft tomorrow. MT. Bowen declined ! to give any intimation of its nature.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
AFTER HALT A CENTURY.
Identity of the "veiIed Murderess. I,
 Revealed.

Identity of the "veiIed Murderess. is
 Revealed.
 Chicago, May 15.-The veil of mystery which more than half century hid the identity of the yelled rnurderess,' who died in prison at Matteawan, N. Y., yesterday, has been lifted by the hand of Mrs. Charlotte F. Norris, 1426 New port avenue, Chicago The so-called yelled murderessn was a classmate of Mrs. Norris at the famous Emma Will lard school at Troy, N. r., sixty years ago.
 The maiden name of the woman, who was puzzle to the authorities ever since her arrest for murder in 1853, was Charlotte Ward. She married an Eng Ilishman of rank, Sir William F. Elliott. but she ran away from his home in England two years after the marriage. She came back to America to find the house of her father. 2 wealthy Cana dian merchant, shut against her. Mrs Norris, though under no obliga- tion to do SO has kept her knowledge Iof the identity of the ''veiled murder ess" secret through all the years since her arrest and conviction on the charge of killing Timothy Langan and Catherine Lubee in Troy, N. r., fifty two years ago.
 The Chicago woman went to Sing Sing prison more than thirty years ago ito see Lady Williams, then a prisoner at that institution. She was with her an hour. When Mrs. Norris came from her talk with the woman convict, the prison authorities begged her to tell them who their charge was. She de- clined, knowing that her old, school mate did not then wish her identity known.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
Small Banker Fails.

New York, May 15.-An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed to-day against Albert c. Wilcox, trading as c. Wilcox & Co.,, bankers, who had a string of small banks in this state, and who made an assignment on Friday. The action was brought by the Miller Bazaar company and other creditors, whose claims aggregate $740.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
OYAMA READT TO ADVANCE.
Reinforced by About s0,000 Men-skiI
 mishing on the Russian Left.

Gunshu Pass CLOS Miles North of Tie Pass), Manchuria, May 15.-Skirmish- ing continues in the Olouria Mountain region on the Russian left. but the figh- ing is not serious Calm continues on the right. The Chinese, however, re- port that Field Marshal Oyana is di- recting large masses of troops from sFakoman towards Tounziakou, where a concentration is proceeding, and the river is being bridged by pontoons. The Lao river is full of junks, which bring up stores and provisions.
 Y About S0,000 Japanese reinforcements have arrived at the front. The Japan ese cavalry in particular has been con- siderably strengthened. Prisoners say that the Japanese armies are ready to advance when the word is given. <
 During a recent terrible dust storm, which ragged three days, the soldiers, tents and entrenchments suffered se- verely. Z
 The Russian troops are being lteed out with summer uniforms.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
FOUND MANIN BED ROOM.
Hartford Woman Calls Senator Hogan
 to Her Assistance.

Hartford, May 15.-A man giving his name as James Kelly of Providence was arrested this afternoon in the home of Mrs. James F. Dalton, 5S Grove street. Kelly was discovered in one Of the bed rooms by Mrs. Dalton and she immediately called for assist ance from State Senator Matthew Ho- gan, who lives in the other half of the house. Senator Hogan pressed two trolley company employees into service and started on hunt for the burglar. Kelly attempted to hide under mat tress in bed but was found and he had with him several articles of jew elry and bric-a-brac belonging to Mrs. Dalton. The man is twenty-three years old.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
Seventh Day Adventists.

Washington, May 15. - At to-day's session of the Seventh Day Adventists resolutions were adopted in favor of re- moving the denominational headquar- ters from Battle Creek, Mich, to Wash ington and favoring quad-rennial ses- sions of the conference. The report of '. F. Westhall, superintendent of the American Union Mission field, showed an encouraging state of affairs and in Idicated rapid progress in work there.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
oRoKEB,s BODY STARTED EAST
Kansas City Police to Make No Further
 investigation.

Kansas City, Mo, May 15.-Richard Croker. jr.. arrived here to-day on the way to New York city with the body of his brother Herbert. who was found dead on a. Santa Fe train near Newton. Kan, last Friday. After a talk with Chief of Police John Hayes, MT. Crok- CT said: T am satisfied with the inves- tigation the police have made of my brothers movements while in Kansas City. have nothing to say about his death except that I am sure he died from natural causes; that he was not the victim of four play" No further investigation of the case is to be made.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
CONSOLIDATED ASKS APPROVAL
Petition Bay state Railroad Commis-
 sIoners Regarding Consolidation.

Boston. May 15--The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company as lessee of the Stockbridge and Pitts field Railroad company, the West stockbridge Railroad company and the Berkshire Railroad company. has peti- tioned the state railroad commission CTS for the approval of the proposed terms o. consolidation.
 With the formation of the new com pany 1t Is proposed to issue 16.7S7 shares, for which number 5000 will be exchanged for the 5000 Berkshire stock and 300 shares for 3s6 share of the West Stockbridge company.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
Sultan of Zanzibar Wishes warship.

Washington, May 15.-The sultan of Zanzibar will be of age June r, and would like to be honored by the pres ence of an American warship at his cor onatfon. American Consul Mitchell, at
 Zanzibar, has transmitted this request by cable to the state department.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
OHIO BANKER SENTENCED.
Prominent wooster Man Gets Eight
 Years in Prison.

Cleveland, May 15.-L. P. ohliger, ex- president of the closed Wooster (ohio) National bank, pleaded guilty before Judge Tayler in the United States dis trict court to-day to a count in one of the indictments charging him with hay ing issued draft when there were no funds in the bank to meet it.
 Judge Tayler sentenced Ohliger to eight years in prison in the Ohio peni- tentiary.
 Ohliger is an ex-congressman, ex- county treasurer, postmaster at Woes ter under President Cleveland's admin istration, and collector of internal rev enue at Cleveland during Cleveland's Is second administration.