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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
MISS ROOSEVELT HOME AGAIN
ARRIVES WITH DISTINGUISHED
 PARTY ON THE SIBERIA.

ID. H. Hartman and Senators NewIands
 and Warren Members--7ecOrd Break
 ing Trip of the Fleet Pacific Mail
 Steamship from Yokohoma to San
 Francisco-Ten Days. Ten Hours and
 Twenty-eight Minutes,
 San Francisco, Oct. 2S.-The Pacific Mail Steamship company's steamer si- beria arrived at this port to-day direct from Yokohama in the record breaking time of ten days ten hours and twenty eight minutes, the fastest previous trip btween the two places having been made by her sister ship, the Korea, in ten days eleven hours and five minutes. The trans-Pacific record is held by the Empress ot China, nine days and eigh- teen hours in 1901 from Yokohama to Vancouver. though the distance. covered was about 275 miles greater.
 There were many distinguished pass engers on the Siberia, among them being Miss Alice Roosevelt United States Senator Newlands of Navada. and wife; United States Senator War ren of Wyoming; Representative Long worth of Ohio, E. H. Hartman, presi- dent of the Southern Pacific company; R. P. Schwerin, vice president and gen. eral manager of the Pacific Mail Steam ship company, and Miss Mabel Board man and Miss Amy McMillan of Washington, D. C., the latter being travelling companions of Miss Roose- welt. M Shoraishi, vice president of the Toyo Risen Kaisha, Japanese steam ship line, also came over from the Orient.
 Although it was expected that Miss Roosevelt would spend few days in and around San Francisco, all the pre- vious plans were changed during the voyage and neither her party nor that of MT. Hartman landed in San Fran cisco. Instead, they were transferred from the Siberia to the tug Arab and wen direct to Oakland, whence they left at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon for | the east over the Ogden route of the Southern Pacific railroad. The train will run over the Union Pacific and | the Chicago and Northwestern lines to l
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
FRENCH FOREsTERS SECEDE
Eleven Courts of Amer son Order to
 @rm New Organization

NC"
 Springfield, Mass, Oct. 23.-Eleven French speaking courts voted to secede from the American Order of Foresters at 8 convention in this city this after noon and to form a new organization of Forestern, Thirty-one delegates were present at the session to-day and the vote to secede was unanimous. It is claimed that the new rules adopted by the supreme court of the American Or der are injurious to the interests of the French speaking Foresters and practic- ally prohibit the use of the ritual in the French language. The courts which se- ceded are: Iberville of Sprinfifield, La Fontaine of Woodsocket, R. l.; Charle- mango of Manchaug; Quebec of New ton, Mt. Beleoll of Winchendon, Cana da of Marlboro, Lavel of Whitinsville, La Canadiennc of F'ornumsville, Ferdi- nand Gagnon of Gardner, Devernay and Amiral of Northampton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
DECLINE OF YELLOW FEVER.
Local Train Service to be Resumed
 Presidents Aid.


 New Orleans, Oct. 2S.--The rapid de- cline of yellow fever was further man. ifested to-day with the low record of cases and the absence of deaths, and taken in connection with the ameliora- tion of quarantine conditions over many parts of the south, it has been a distinct incentive to the enthusiasm with which preparations are making for the forthcoming visit of the presi- dent, whose services to New Orleans have been of inestimable value, both in the matter of assistance in secur- ing the eradication of yellow fever and the modification and removal of the hindrance to communication.
 Dr. White, who has been in charge of the federal forces since August s, to-day said the end of the yellow fever was in sight.
 As result of the lifting of the Mis- sissippi state quarantine and the modi- tication of the Texas quarantine, rep resentatives of railroads were to-day busily engaged in wire communication with the mayor and health officers of towns through which their lines run with a view to the restoration of all local trains that were taken off. The yellow fever report to 6 p. m. to-day follows: New cases, 4: total, 3,365; total deaths, 435; new foci, none; under treatment, 63; discharged, 2,867.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
IN ABJEor DEsTTTUT1oM.
Granddaughter of an Aide on Wsshing-
 toms Staff Dies in New York.

Granddaughter of an Aide on Waahiug- toms staff Dies in New York.
 New York, Oct. 23.--In abject destftu- tion, Matilda Van Dolsen, granddaugh- ter of Henry Van Dolsen, an aide On the staff of General Washington, and daughter of William H. Van Dolsen. an officer in the United States army in the war of 1872, died tonight in a tiny squalid room in East T39th street. Miss Van Dolsen, who was seVenty-tWo years old, lived with her sister, Frances. two years her junior. Up to within al a few years the two old ladies enjoyedR a small income, the remnant of the es-, tate of their father, but recently this was exhausted and they were reduced to dire want, depending for bare sub- sistance on such light work as they were able to do.
 Miss Van Dolsen was stricken with paralysis a few days ago, but refused to go to a hospital, as that wotilt have involved separation from her sign, ter. To-day a second stroke result
 fatally. In the room in which the az
 sisters lived hung the swords and tols of their father and grandfatF which tbey had refused to part porrs, leyen in the extremity of their distr
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
WATERBURY IS ADMITTED
TO REPLACE MERIDEN IN CON-
 NECTICUT LEAGUE. Z

Several Applications for the Brass City
 Franchise--COmmittee Appointed to
 Decide Who Shall Have It--sturgis
 Whitlock Again Elected President c. J. DanaIer on the Schedule Com
 mittee. 5.ssr d
 Springfield, Oct. 23.-At the annual meeting of the Connecticut Baseball league in the Hotel Nelson this after noon it was decided to admit Water bury, Conn.,, to the circuit that city to replace Meriden, Conn. As there are several applications for the Waterbury franchise a committee consisting of. Daniel O'Neil, of Springfield; Charles Humphrey, of New London, and James H. O'Rourke, of Bridgeport, was ap- pointed to determine to whom the priv. ilege will go @
 r W. P. Bristol announced for Meriden that the franchise there is to be sold, Che next owner to take it; to Water bury, and stated that A. B. DeWolfe, of the Holyoke directorate, had posted a forfeit for the purchase. of the Meri- den interests. Attorney Harry R. Du- rant, of Waterbury, appeared in the interests of clients who want the fral-. chise, but he had no tangible proposi- tion to make. s % f.r
 As it was said that Frank Fitzpat- rick, of Waterbury, was also after the franchise, the league directors decided to leave the matter in the hands of a committee. F., < ~.s, >,
 1he league elected the following off, cers: President Sturgis Whitlock, of Huntington, Conn; vice president, w. J. Tracy, of Bristol, Conn; secretary, James H. O'Rourke, of Bridgeport, Conn.,; treasurer, P. H. Prindiyille, of Holyoke, Mass; directors. Dan O'Neil, of Springfield; A. E. Dewolfe, of Hol- yoke; B. c. ,Daly, of Hartford; w. P. Bristol, of Meriden; c. J. Danaher, Of New Haven; J. H. O'Rourke, of Bridge port; Charles Humphrey, of New Lon don, and E. A. Allen, of Norwich. The teams were represented by the directors named. =.
 c. J. Danaher, B. c. Daly and Dan O'Neil were appointed to act as sched- ule committee. President Whitlock was not present and Vice-President Tracy was in the chair. It was voted to hold the next annual meeting in Hartford. Other meetings will be held during the winter, subject to the call of the president. .5=~
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
CHARGES sAGAINSzN N. Y., ". H ee II.
Hearing Begins on Complaint of Unjust
 Discrimination.

. Cleve4 Snd, Oct 23. Members Prouty and Fifer, of the interstate commerce commission, began a, hearing to-day in connection with the complaint of un- just discrimination in rates filed by W. E. Wall, president of the Frederick c. Clark Oil company, against the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road. The Clark Oil company is said to be the largest producers of lubricat- ing oils in existence outside of the Standard Oil company. The complaint was filed several months ago and the
 burden of it is that it is impossible for the oil company to secure through rates to New England points on any products which come into competition with the
 Standard Oil company. The contention of the railroad company is that it could not grant rates because of the com bustible nature of the oil companyss s products. To offset this allegation the oil company introduced an, analytical
 chemist at the hearing to-day, and ho testified that the products in question were not as combustible as lard-oil products, of which through rates were obtained without difficulty.
 President Wall made a statement set- ting forth the oil company's troubles in detail He stated that the company's vegetable and lard-oil products did not compete with the Standard company. It is understood that the findings of the
 commission in this case are to be for- warded to President Roosevelt, who
 may use the data in cnonection with
 his forthcoming annual message to con-
 greSS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
ALL MOBILE OUT ID
 RECEIVE PRESIDENT
DISCLOSED DOWN DURING HIS SHORT STAY IT
 CITK.

Stores and Residences BriIIfnnty Deco-
 rated - Streets dasscd and Cheer
 After Cheer Greets the Nations Chief
 School Children Massed at Different
 Points Sing National Airs as He
 Passes--Handsome Souvenir Pinned
 on His Coat as Gift of Mobiles People.
 Mobile, Ala, Oct. 2s.--All Mobile to- night lent itself to the reception of President Theodore Roosevelt during his two-hours' stay in Mobile this eve ming. There was general closing of all business houses, and along the route of the procession from the Union station to the stand on Bienville square, where the reception ceremonies took place. residences and stores were covered with decorations, lights and bunting in the national colors.
 The route lay out Government street, one of the most noted drives in the south, for ten blocks, passing the homes of some of Mobiles most influential citizens, her chief educational institu- tion and one of her historic churches. The sidewalks and streets along Gov ernment street were packed with hu- manity, and at McGill institute, Barton academy and one or two other points hundreds of school children were mass ed, singing national songs as the pro cession passed.
 Cheer after cheer welcomed the na- tion's chief. The procession was head ed by a platoon of police, followed by Colonel R. B. Dumont, of the First regiment, Alabama National Guard, and his staff with the Mobile battalion following. Two companies of artillery from Fort Morgan followed the Ma tional Guard, and then came the cadets of the university military school Be- hind the boys came battle scared Con- federate veterans as guard of honor 1 to the president, in whose carriage were 1 seated Judge Jules Afford, chairman of 1 the committee on arrangements; Major l F. J. Lyons and Colonel Edward La fayette Russell. Following came the members of the presidents party and members of the arrangements and re- l ception committees and members of the l press in carriages.
 l A stand was erected in Bienville
 square, which, when the president ar rived, was filled with 10000 citizens.
 The area was brilliant with electric i lights, while live oaks fored canopy
 of green.
 The president reached the st7zIId ItEt-ssS Is-ss l o'clock and was received by a reception
 committee of 500 citizens. His seat was on an elevated dais in a chair
 which was built by, the stul ents of a technical school in Japan Back of the chair was an enormous stuffed bear, | Continued on Second Page.l
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
DID NOT SEEK KNIGHTHOOD
HON. STEPHEN COLERIDGE DE-
 TENDS IRVING'S MEMORY.

Denies That the Eminent Actor Ever
 Importuned the Court or Any One
 Else for Such HOnor-Offered Him by
 queen Victoria and DecIined-Later
 When It Was Again Extended He Ac-
 cepted.
 London, Oct. 24.-The assertion made by George Bernard Shaw in a recent article published in the Neue Freie Press of Vienna that Sir Henry Irving importuned the court to confer knight hood upn him has provoked an inter- esting denial from the Hon. Stephen Coleridge, the artist and author, and son of the late Chief Justice Coleridge, who, as friend of thirty years of the dead actor, has written a long letter to the Neue Freie Presse, asking to be allowed to deny on the authority of his personal knowledge that Henry Irving ever solicited anybody at any time or place for knighthood. MT. Coleridge says he asked his father to broach the matter to Premier Gladstone in 1883, when MT. Gladstone said that before making the suggestion to Queen Vic toria it was essential to know if MT. Irving would accept the honor. MT. Coleridge then quotes from his diary the result of an interview with the act or on the subject, from which it ap- pears that Irving, while grateful for the proposed honor, declined it on the ground that 'as his strength as a man. ager and his power as an actor lay more in the suffrage of the plain folk of the pit than on the patronage of great people, he knew instinctively that large numbers of those same plain folk would be offended at their simple Henry Irving accepting decorations of titular kind" When, however in 1895 Queen Victoria on the advice of Lord Roseberry, offered knighthood to IT, wing, the actor was confronted by the great t1elicacy of risking an offense to the queen by a refusal. "But,'' says MT. Coleridge, "the fact that to the end of his life he appeared on the play | bills as plain Henry Irving, shows that his opinions remained unchanged" | MT. Coleridge concludes by express 1 ing the opinion that the 'romantically | inclined millionairess "who placed large sums of money at Irving's disposal are "the creations of MT. Shaw's fe- cund imagination"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
PNEUMATIC TUBES SEIZED.
Service in New York and Brooklyn Sud- denly Stopped.

New York, Oct. 23.-Letter transpor- tation by pneumatic tube in New York and Brooklyn was suddenly stopped to- day and the postoffice was forced to
 hurry it's incoming and outgoing letters to their destination in emergency wag- ons and automobiles. The pneumatic tubes were seized as result of the non-paynent of interest on the bonds of the New York Mail and Transporta- tion company, which controls the tubes and for which receivers were recently appointed. The receivers took possess sion of the tubes in default of this pay ment. The most important of the tubes seized to-day were several miles of these conduits carrying mail between New York and Brooklyn and between iAbe central postoffice building in New Hork and the Grand Central depot.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
FEARS RAILROAD CASUALTIES.
Number of Persons Killed sse; Those
 Injured 13,TS3. .@.a

Washington, Oct, 23.-During the twelve months ended June 30. 1905, SS6 persons were killed and 3,7S3 injured as the result of accidents on railroad trains, according to a report of the in terstate commerce commission issued to-day. Comparison with 1904 shows an increase of eleven killed and 4,123 injured among passengers and en1- ployes, the increase in killed being wholly among passengers, while the number of employees killed shows a de- crease of 106. There were 1,231 colli- sions and 1.595 derailments. of which 163 collisions and 16S derailments af- fected passenger trains. The damage to cars, engines and road way by these accidents amounted to $2,410,671.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
TO TOW GREAT DOCK.
Three Golfers to Take It Round World
 to Philippines.

Boston, Oct. 23.-Orders were today received at the CharIestown navy yard to install a complete and powerful tow- ing outfit on board the supply ship Glacier. now tied up at the yards and orderng that ship to be ready to sail about December 1 for Sparrow's Point, Md. There she will join the collier Brutus and Corsair, and tow the larg- est floating steel dock in the world around to the Philippines. The dock probably will be stationed at Manila for the use of the United States navy. It has lifting capacity of 20,0O0 tons. The dock itself weighs about 12,O0O tons and costs $124,O00.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
PRESENTED TO LAMSDoRFE.
J. P. Morgan, Jr., and George w. Per-
 kins--The Russian Loan,

St. Petersburg, Oct 23.-J. Pierpont Morgan, jr., and George w. Perkins were presented to Foreign Secretary Lamsdorff by Charge d'Affaires Eddy this afternoon.
 It can be definitly stated that no in- dustrial concessions will be granted in connection with the big Russian loan which is now being negotiated. Each of the foreign banking groups will be on absolutely the same footing. The Americans do not seem to be particu- larly pleased with the terms offered by the Russian government. The extent of their participation is still problematical.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
WALKED ACRosS CONTINENT
Young Italian on Way to Italy to See
 Dying Sweetheart.

New York, Oct. 2S.-on his way to Italy, Alfred Decardo has walked across the continent of North America from San Francisco to New York. This young Italian was arrested here to-day for building fire in the street. He said he was cold and did not wish to spend his money for shelter, since he is saving it to pay steamship passage back to Italy to see a girl who prom ised to be his wife, and who now has only few more months to live.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
SEARCH AT FA4HER-TN-LAW,s
Detectives Twice search Home of Mrs.
 Cmnlifre,s parents.

Hartford, Oct. 23.-David c. Thorn- hill, superintendent of a private de- tective agency of New York, and other detectives with Hartford police off, cers went to East Hartford this noon and made a search of the home, of J. F. Buardman, the father-in-law of Ed ward George Cunliffe. They explored the house from cellar to garret, but found nothing. After returning to this city and remaining for awhile the de- tectives again went to the Boardman residence this afternoon. It is sup posed that the search is to discover the whereabouts of the $1O,OOO missing from the original package of $1O0,000 or more which Cunliffe took from the Adams Express office in Pittsburg. Cunliffe's wife and children have been visiting her father in East Hartford for sev- eral days.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
Former Hartford Police Captain Dead

Hartford, Oct. 23.-Former Police Captain Charles B. Mott died in the Hartford hospital tonight after an ill., ness of several months. He was at the head of Hartford's police years ago, be- fore the present department was organ ized. He was eighty-four years old and leaves a widow and one daughter, Mrs. J. H. Otis, of this city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
SUTCIDED AT SONS BIER.
Parent Crazed With Grief at ChiId's
 AsphyxiatiOn.

New York, Oct. 23,-Crazed with grief over the death of his son, who committed suicide with Illuminating gas last week, Herman Schultz shot himself through the head to-day while the funeral service was being read over the body of his son, and fell prostrate across the coffin, dead.
 Mrs. Schultz and her three daughters fanted and the funeral of the son was postponed that both father and son might be buried together.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
Insurance Inquiry Resumes To-day.

New York, Oct. 2S.-When the legisla- tive insurance inquiry is resumed to- morrow the first witness will probably be Emory McClintock, the Mutuars actuary. President McCurdy referred to Mr. McClintock all techp:cal ques- tions he himself did not care to discuss. James McKeen, who will conduct the direct examination of this witness, has been studying the subjects exhaustive ly,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
Significant Lack of Interest in Park
 City.

Bridgeport, Oct. 2S.-The democratic primaries tonight were unusually quiet and the vote cast was a surprise to many, indicating much less interest in the fight than two years ago. To- night the democrats boiled total of less than 2,30O votes, against nearly 4,50O boiled at the republican primaries on Friday.
 The Mulvihill administration met with a setback in the Second district, where determined effort was made to defeat Alderman O'Brien for renom- ination. He won by POI votes. In the Fifth district there was one arrest for fraudulent voting. The result of the primaries has somewhat encouraged the republicans, who profess to sec signs of victory coming from demo- cratic lack of interest.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
BRAKEMAN INQUIRED.
Accident at Cedar Hill Yards Late Last
 Night.

Samuel Lindlad, of 5S9 East One Hun dred and Thirty-flfth street, New York city, q brakeman on the Consolidated road, was injured by the cars at the Cedar Hill yards late last night He was taken to the New Haven hospital, where it was found that his shoulder was severely wrenched and that he was suffering from cuts about the mouth and nose. His condition is not serious.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
JVITTE PREMIER?
RepOrt in st. Petersburg That Czar Has
 Appointed Him.

St, Petersburg, Oct. 24.-S:46 a. m.- It was persistently reported in the clubs and in government circles late at night that the emperor yesterday had appointed Count Witte premier with the portfolio of minister of finance. All the papers this morning give promin- ence to the report.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
TEXTILE OPERATORS FIRM.
Adhere to Five Per Cent. Increase and
 PrOfit-Sharing Plan.

Fall Rive, Mass, Oct. 23.-The Manu- lecturers association at it's meeting to- day to consider the request of the tex tile operatives for F 1-2 per cent. ad- vance in wages voted to adhere to it's original plan to grant 5 per cent. in- crease in wages and a profit sharing plan based on the monthly market con. ditions, which would bring the total in grease up to 13 per cent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
Philadelphia Americans HOnored.

Philadelphia, Oct. 23.-The Philadel- phia American league baseball club, which this year, for the second time in four years, won the championship, was tonight honored by a public demon- stration. A street parade extraordinary in character and elaborate in display formed a demonstration unique in the city's baseball history.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
KAISER WILL ATTEND.
First Lecture of Haryard Professor in
 Berlin,

Berlin, Oct. 29.-By request of Em- pcror William, the first lecture to be delivered by Professor Francis Green wood Peabody of Harvard at the Uni versity of Berlin (under the emperor's plan for the exchange of lectures by American and German professors) has been postponed to October 30, as his majesty wishes to be present. Pro- lessor Peabody's subject will be 'Aca- demic Reciprocity" and the lecture will be delivered in the largest hall of the university, which seats 6GO persons and is usually devoted t9 ceremonious functions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
Conference in BOstOn--RepOrts of an Encouraging Nature.

EncOuragAng Nature.
 Boston, Oct. 2S.-About forty typo graphical unions in different cities and towns in New England, were represent ed at a conference held here to-day with reference to the eight hour can vass for the book and job printers of the country. John A. McPherson, chairman of the eight-hour committee of Boston Typographical union No. 13, was elected chairman. From all over New England reports were received Practically all unions were shown to be in excellent condition and reports re- ceived from the present strike centers in New England, Lowell, Worcester, Springfield, New Haven, New London and Hartford were said to be of an en- couraging nature. Work was stated to be at a standstil1 in book and job offices of nearly every city where a strike ex- ists.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-24
PRINTERS STRIKE.

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