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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
TO ANNUL MARRIAGE OF
 DUKE TO WEBB WOMAN
SON TAKES STEPS TO BREAK THE CONTRACT

Assistant District Attorney Lord, of New York, Tells some Interesting
 Facts--Duke Undcr the Influence of
 Liquor for q Long TiIae--His Con-
 dition Became n Common Scandal at ! ahe Hotel Where He Was Stopping.
 New York, Jan. S.--Announcement was made to-day that Laurence Duke, son of Brodie L. Duke, recently com mitted to a sanitarium on the order of a magistrate, had taken initial steps to secure the annulment of his fathers marriage to Miss Alice Webb. What turn the investigation bg District At. torney Jerome may take is yet uncer- tain, but it was said that there would certainly be no immediate arrest in the case, the investigation having not reached a stage where a criminal pros ecution involving such action was pos sible. F.,ss .
 Something in the life of Duke. prior to and immediately after his marriage to Miss Alice l.. Webb, of Chicago, was told to-day by Assistant District At torneys Perkins and Lord who have charge of the district attorneys inves- tigation.
 When MT. Lord was asked for an ex- plantation of the circumstances under which the district attorneys office came to be connected with the case, he made the following statement:
 Young Duke has been under the in- fluence of liquor for a long time. How many weeks. I don't know; but his condition had become almost a public scandal at the hotel at which he was staying, and as I understand it the hotel people communicated with his friends or relatives, or perhaps both. While these realized that Duke was al- coholic and irresponsible and was in the hotel with two women, the Webb woman and Mrs. Desplaines, they found there was no possible way to get at him. ~
 "The women resisted all attempts of relatives to see MT. Duke. The hotel people kept insisting that something must be done, and finally we were asked to advise proceeding to have Duke committed to some place to be examined as to his sanity. First they consulted with MT. Perkins and then sent to me. t..
 II took the affidavit in the case and laid it before Justice Wyatt, who, af- ter reading it, issued the regular fornn- " (Continued on Third Page)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
PENDING LEGISLATION.
Roosevelt Holds Conference With Wis
 cOnsin and Michigan Representatives.

Washington, Jan. 9.-President Roose- Welt had another conference to-day re- garding pending legislation. He con- suited Representative Esch, of Wiscon- sin, and Townsend, of Michigan, both members of the house committee on in- terstate and foreign commerce, regard ing proposed legislation respecting rail- road freight rates. Both representa- tives are in favor of affirmative action on the subject by congress at the pres ent session. They told the president that people they represented wanted something definite done, and wanted it done soon. Any legislation enacted, they urged. must be effective in curing the evils complained of, and not merely of a nominal character.
 Suggested reductions in the expendi- lures of the navy department formed the principal topc of talk between the president and Representative Day. ton. of West Virginia. the ranking re- publican member of the naval affairs committee of the house.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
KAISER,S SUGGESTION.
Harvard and Berlin Universities Will
 Exchange Lecture Courses.

Harvard and Berlin Universities Will
 Exchange Lecture Courses.
 Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 9.-Emperor Williams suggestion made to Ambassa- dor Tower, on New Years day, that American and German college profess ors exchange lecture courses, has been adopted by Harvard university and the University of Berlin, and negotiations between the two universities have al- ready reached stage where such an ex- change is practically assured.
 By the plan agreed upon, the head of each university will select such visiting lecturers as are desired from a. list or names, submitted by the faculty of the other 'institution. It is intended that a practical opportunity shall thus oe offered the students to study the social and economic problems of the two coun- tries.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
CONTRACTORS FATAL. FALL,
stricken with Heart Disease He Rolls
 or ScaffoIdings az.

Winsted, Jan. 9.--Johll J. Carroll. aged forty-eight, a well known mason contractor, was stricken with heart dis ease this afternoon while at work on a scaffolding on the Winsted Hostelry company's plant and fell thirty feet to the ground. He died early tonight. and although he received serious injur
 ies, physicians state that death was caused from heart trouble rather than from the effects of the fall. He leaves g. widow, six sons and two daughters.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
Shipping News.

London, Jan 9.---Arrived: Steamer. Minnetonka. New York.
 New York, Jan. 9.-7Steamer Butcher from Hamburg, via Dover and Boulogne. for New York; was in communication by wireless telegraph with the Mar conf station at Siasonett Mass, at f D. m, when the vessel was seventy miles east of Nantucket lightship. < New York. Jan. 9.-Arrived: Steafn- CTS Zeeland, Antwerp; Minnehaha, L0n- don; Republic, Naples, etc.
 Plymouth, Jan. 9.--Arrived: Steam CT Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, New York for Cherbourg and Bremen (and proceeded).
 Boulogne, Jan. 9.--Sailed: Steamers Ryndam (fronl Rotterdam), New York Pennsylvania (from Hamburg and Do .ver), New York.
 Dover Jan 9.-Arrived: Steamf Vaderland, New York for Antwerp (a' proceededl.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
PENSION BUILDING FOR THE INAUGURAL BELL
HOUSE FINALLY TAKES ACTION
 AFTER SPICY DEBATE.

Resolution Beaten on Viva Voice yots
 but Roll Call Enables Friends Time
 to Muster Enough Strength to Pass
 It-Building Referred to as n Fire
 Trap-BalScr Taunts Republicans. Washington. Jan. 9.-The house to-dau adopted the senate resolution providing among other things for the holding of the anaugural ball in the pension build ing. on vive voce vote the motion was lost, but roll call enabled those favor able to the pension building proposition to muster their strength and pass if speaker Cannon and several of the re. puohcan leaders recorded themselves as peing opposed to the idea of the employ. ment of the pension building for tbe purpose of the inaugural ball.
 samuel W. Smith, (AIich.), in charge or the resolution was questioned as to the adequacy of fire protection durina the time the building is turned oyer to the inaugural committee.
 MT. CoWherd (do) criticised the neo. pie of Washington for lack Of civic prlde and enough energy to build nall where such functions could he held, but said it was hardly the proper thing for the democrats at this tina 10 express to pronounced views on the subject of where the ball should be held, that question being up to the re publicans
 Does not the gentleman think it is uf] 10 him" interjected MT. Mccall (Massa. chusetts) Ito see that the public is not invited into fire trap?,
 Mir Cowherd said he was not Der, mitted to admit the pension office was a fire trap.
 MT. Baker (New York; said it was preposterous proposition for the repuby licans, .fwho say they are the soldisAes friend, to delay action on their pSflglon claims by giving up the pension build. ing for week of ten days. The city Eof Washington, he said, ought to coml- mend itself to the ear of Russia. be- cause it was where autocracy ruled. The beneficiaries of government i'm provemeNs were not the people of tAC$ Oityt putS ltlOS6 WHO own the lana values which you (facing the republican side) are making by your constant presents of public money.' He intimat- ed that some of those beneficiaries are members of both houses of congress- Declaring it would be disconrteous tq, the president of the United States ll19 9lyl to shut the door in his face, after ar- arrangements had been made for the presence of the governors of all the states and their wives, and the various organizations which would participate. in the inauguration, MT. Gaines (Tenll said he favored the pension building. this time, but gave notice that never again would he vote for the propose ton.
 MT, Gaines. contributing. said he favor ed the resolution because the presi dent was trying to do right, and give teeth to our interstate commerce. com. mission that wifi haul up the railroads that have been robbing te American people," He said he was with the president, and did not care how long. the teeth were that were put into the law. He commended the president also for trying to unhorse the trusts
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
NOT ON VERGE OF VAR.
Denial That England and Germany
 Were Near Clash.

London, Jan. 9.-The German embas- sy informs tAe Associated Press reIa- tive to the statement made by Dr. Paasche, the national liberal leader, to his constituents at Creusenach, Janu- ary 2, that Germany and Great Brit ain were on the verge of war in the latter part os December owing to ut terances of the Army and Navy Gazette of London, that no representations whatever have been made to the Brit fsh government by Germany in regard to belligerent utterance of the Gazette. When Secretary von Bernstorff, of the German embassy, was in Berlin several weeks back the foreign office asked him if the paper whose article had ex- cited the German press had any official standing. On being assured to the con- trary the German foreign office gave the matter no further thought.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
GEN. STOESSEL DECEIVED:
 EXPECTED EARLY RELIEF
THOUGHT KUROFATKIN BUI
 SHORT DISTANCE AWAY.

Latter Promised in October He Would
 be at Port Arthur Soon-Russian Arr
 tiIIery Steadily Pounding Section of
 Japanese Line West of sinchinpu--
 Report That Large Part of Nogi's
 Army Has Already Hurried North to e Liao Yang.
 Headquarters of the Third Japanese Army at Port Arthur, January 7-Via Tientsin, Jan. 9.-Captain Tsunoda, the Japanese staff officer who was sent to Port Arthur to inform General Stoessel of the contents of the message of the emperor of Japan saying that the gar rison should be treated with the great est consideration, says: .e
 General Stoessels first inquiry was about the whereabouts of General Ku- ropatkin. I said did not know exact ly, but understood that he was some where about Mukden. General Stoes- sel remarked that he had last heard from General Kuropatkin on October 6, saying he would come to relieve port. Arthur soon. General Stoessel added that he had sent out Chinese spies, who returned and reported that General Kuropatkin with a relieving army was at Qinchou, tw entymiles north of Port. Arthur. &
 "The real cause of the war was, in General Stoessel's opinion, the ignor- anee of the Russian people of the fight ing qualities of the Japanese. The first attack on Port Arthur in February by the Japanese fleet was tremendous surprise. The forts, he explained, were only party garrisoned by 1000 troops.
 '.At this point General Stoessel said he had always opposed the scheme of General Sakharoff of Port Dalny in spending money in building Port Dalny instead of finishing the defences of Port Arthur. Sakharoff. (who was an engineer officer) died of dysentery dur ing the siege. .... .... ....ssss zs
 Continuing, General Stoessel praised the ingenuity, pluck, and patience of the Japanese infantry, especially in making siege parallels and trenches to the forts. Referring to the artillery, General Stoessel said that at first he did not think the artillery practice good but he was soon compelled to recognize how good it was. General Kondraten- ko and a colonel of engineers Qrmafl), General Stoessel pointed out, were kill ed in North Keekwan forts by Jap anese shell just prior to the explosion of December 1S. General Stoessel felt the loss greatly, as Kondratenko was a clever engineer. .H :s.s=s3
 General Stoessel further said that he, had served his emperor in three wars. and had been thrice wounded. first in the Russo-T Turkish war. second in the Boxer trouble. and third at Port Ar thur. Now he felt he had earned the right to return to Russia to live in his old age with his family. The general added that he was taking home with him five children of officers who had been killed during the siege. E.:
 After his conference with General Nogi, General Stoessel expressed grati- fication at meeting so pleasant gentle man. He had not expected the consid- crate treatment accorded him. General Nogi appeared to General Stoessel as a hold friend rather than as the com- mander of an army which had forced him to surrender"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
SENATOR CLARK BOUGHT
 LANDS GOT BY FRAUD
STAT EMENT GIVEN OUT IN WASHINGTON LAST NIGHT.

Brief History of the Land Fraud Cases
 in the Northwest-NIany Indictments
 Made but Trial Has Been Delayed
 Until the Present Time-President
 Suspends Two Officials from Office on
 Recommendation of Secretary Hitch
 cock of the Interior.
 Washington, Jan. 9.-As the result of the investigation and prosecution of the land fraud cases in Oregon, the presi- dent to-day signed an order suspending from office James H. Booth and Joseph T. Bridges, respectively register and re- ceiver of the United States land office at Roseburg, Oregon. so.
 The action is on the recommendation of Secretary Hitchcock and was based on telegram from Assistant United States District Attorney Heney, who alleged that the affairs Of the Rose burg office were in bad condition.
 The following authoritative statement was made tonight: ....
 "In the spring of 1902 the interior de- partment was informed that extensive land frauds were being perpetrated in Montana and Idaho. An investigation was started. and in the state of Mon tana it was discovered that at the land office of Misscula and Helena many fraudulent entries had been made. It was soon discovered, it is alleged, that, under the leadership of R. N Gotham, a conspiracy was organized and lot of people living in the vicinity of Mis- soula-lnen and Women-Were directed to make applications at the land office. Under this act of congress it was neces- sary for the applicant, when he made his application, to take an oath that the land was not taken for speculative purposes, but for his own use, and that no one else was directly or indirectly interested in the purcHase. Gotham and his associates prepared all these affidavits and paid all expenses and $2.5O an acre for the land, and gave the persons from $100 to $15O apiece for false swearing and entry. There were 102 persons indicted and number of Indictments were filed, Gotham being indicted ten times. These indictments were for perjury and forgery All these lands, amounting to some 15000 acres, were sold by Gotham to United States Senator w. A. c. Clarke. Demurrers were filed to these indictments, and these have been delayed from time to time until now.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
Cincinnati Banks to Combine.

Cincinnati, Jan. 9.--The Merchants National bank, with a capital stock of $l, 00,000, and the Equitable National bank, with capital stock of $250,OOO, have agreed to combine. At the outset the deposits will be $7,50O, 900, with loans and discounts of nearly $6,OOo.0OO. The merger, of the First National and the Lafayette National banks, announced last week, was completed to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
Woodbury Pastor Resigns.

Woodbury, Jan. 9.-The Rev. Joseph A. Freeman, for seventeen years the pastor of the First Congregational church of this place. handed in his resignation to. the church committee to-day. It is alleged that a reduction in his salary, which was announced recently, was tse cause of his resign ing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
Hurrying to LiaO Yang.

London, Jan. 1O.-The Daily Tele- graphs correspondent at Chefoo re- ports that the Japanese consul there has received news of disastrous mine explosion at Port Arthur. The same correspondent asserts that large por- ton of General Nogis army has been already hurried north of Liao Yang.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
Acquires Tunnel.

New York, Jan. 9.-It was announced to-day that the Hudson companies has virtually acquired the New York and Jersey Tunnel under the Hudson river with all it's rights, including the sub- way franchise across Manhattan under Flights street and uo Sixth avenue to 23d street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
GREAT RUSH TO HANK MONET.
New Year Resolutions and Increased Interest the Cause.

New York, Jan. 9.-New Year, resolu- tions and an advance from SIS to per cent. in the interest rate have resulted in an unprecedented rush to deposit money in some of the larger savings banks in this city. The rush reached its height to-day when It became neces- sary to call eight policemen to preserve order among the great crowd waiting at one of the big banks to deposit their savings.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
Killed at Stevenson.

Stevenson, Jan. 9.-George Mallory, fifty years old, while walking toward Shelton on the railroad tracks tonight, was struck and instantly killed by a work train shortly before z o'clock Mallory is said to have been intoxicat- ed and had been out of work for some time. He lived alone in East Village
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
To Resume smoot Hearing.

Washington, Jan. 9.-The senate conn., mittee on privileges and elections will meet tomorrow morning to resume the investigation of the protests against Shoot, of Utah. The attorneys for MT. Shoot will open their case. It is un- derstood the respondent has about thir- ty witnesses.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
Young Gould Back,

New York, Jan. 9.-Kingdon Gould re- turned to Columbia to-day and resumed his regular class work undisturbed. The sophomores suspended for hazing him also returned to their work, and to all outward appearances the incident is closed, .,.....
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10

One of the saddest affairs which has occurred in this city in many years was the suicide of Daniel Ford Flanders, the twenty year old son of Rev. Clifton K. Flanders or the Toward Avenue Bap- tist church. Young Flanders left home directly after supper last evening, and went out West Chapel street, half way between the end of the asphalt and the bridge over West river, and shot him self with an old .227caliber revolver.
 F. E. Williams of 15 Alden avenue was riding into the city on his bicycle when he discovered Young Flanders ly- ing beside the road. At first he thought that the young man was intoxicated, but on moving the body slightly he dis covered the pistol where the body had fallen on it, and a moment afterwards saw a small stream of blood oozing from hole in the temple. MT. Alden took the pistol and fired it into the air in the hope of summoning help, but the shot was not heard So MT. Alden jumped on his wheel, and rode as fast as possi- ble to the home of Senator Chatfield, where he telephoned Sergeant Cook at the central police station. who immedi- ately sent the ambulance to the scene.
 Young Flanders was just alive when the ambulance reached there and died on the way to Grace hospital. The body was then taken to the undertaking rooms of Lewis & Maycock, and the boys family and Medical Examiner Bartlett were notified. The medical exr aminer found that MT. Flanders had only fired one shot, and that that had gone through the temple into the brain. He said that the case was one of sui eide.
 When the news of the death was con veyed to the family at their home at Il Rosette street, the family were near ly frantic with grief. A note which young Flanders had written to his mother during the afternoon and which was found in his pocket was delivered to her and she refused to part with 1t even for second. The shock attending the affair nearly killed her, and it may result in her death. The note stated that the writer was tired of life, that he was ambitious, and as owing to his poor physical condition there seemed little chance of his gaining a realiza' ton of his wishes, he. did not care to live. He. thanked his parents for their great kindness and tenderness to him all his life. and also his sister, Edith. He urged them not to worry, as what he was doing seemed for the best.
 Daniel Ford Flanders was the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Clifton K. Flanders. He was born in Boston, Mass, twenty years ago last July. The family came to this city from Maine the first of last July, Rev. MT. Flanders accepting the pastorate of the Howard Avenue Bap- tist church. In 1903 young Flanders played on the Brunswick High school football team. It is believed that he was overtrained because since that time he had not been well, having a head ache constantly and also trouble with
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
SMELLING JAP LINES.
Russian Artillery Steadily Pounding
 One Particular Section. 4..,v

Huanchan, Jan. 9, via Mukden.-Rus- sian artillery is steadily pounding the section of the Japanese line west of Sinchinpu, and about the villages of Baitoshan and Sintunglun. ...
 The Japanese are using balloons and searchlights in efforts to locate Russian batteries, which have been causing them great annoyance.
 During the past two days the Japan- csc have made two unsuccessful at- tempts to break through the Russian advance lines.
 General Stakelberg, who has been i'll, has recovered sufficiently to return to the front. @ ~
 The weather has been warm and springlike for some days, and overcoats have been discarded by many.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
Boston Gas Bill Advanced.

Boston, Jan. 9.-The board of alder men this afternoon, by a vote of 9 to 3, passed the order, recently adopted by the common council authorizing the city of Boston to acquire and maintain gas plants for the manufacture and distribution of gas and electricity for lighting purposes
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
pension RiII Renorted.

Washington, Jan. 9.-The house com- mittee on appropriations to-day report ed the pension appropriation bill, car- rying $13S,250, 100. This is $110,6O0 less than the current appropriation. The payment of surgeons fees is cut $1OO,000 and the amount for the payment of pensions is made s1S7, 100000 instead of $1S7, 10000 appropriated for the current wear -NE'.-
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MUST HAVE BEEN HUNGRY.
Beef Steak Smoke Almost Causes Panic
 in Theater.

New York, Jan. 9.-smoke from an overcooked beefsteak in a nearby res taurant cam enear causing a panic dur ing the performance in the Bijou thea ter tonight. The pleadings of the manager of the theater, a fireman, a policeman, ushers and actors finally quieted the audience. many of whm were crowding the aisles and making for the street.. Just at the close of the first act. smoke drifted through a par tition separating the theater from the restaurant. The audience believed a fire was in progress and started for the street, but quiet was finally re- stored. .-I .t Y.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
POstmasters Confirmed.

Washington, Jan. 9.-The senate to- day in executive session confirmed the following nominations:
 Postmasters, Connecticut Tudor Gowdy, Thompsonville; Judson D. Foote, Montowese; William E. Gates, Glastonbury.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-10
Teller Has New statehood Bill.

{ Washington. Jan. 9.Senator Teller to-day introduced an amendment to the statehood bill providing for the admission of Oklahoma and Indian ter. ritory as one state and New Mexico as. another. The amendment would leave Ariona territory.
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.Au Died at Century Mark,

Roxbury, Jan. 9.--John Dooley be- 1ieved to have been over 100 years old, died here to-day. While no official rec ord of his birth is obtainable, his son, Martin Dooley of Woodbury states that his father reached the century mark in wears a short time ago.