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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
SEED DEALERS PROTEST.
Denounce Free Distribution of Seeds by
 Members of Congress.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 3.--Thirty of the leading seed dealers of the country have sent President Roosevelt peti- tion protesting against the free distri- button of seeds by members of con- gress, and urging him to include in his message a paragraph disappearing the present practice and recommending that only the intent of the original act authorizing seed distribution be the future policy. This intent, the petition says, was that the seeds should be ob- tained from remote corners of the earth and unknown to the people of this country, and be for the purpose of in- creasing the wealth of the nation.
 The petitioners allege that the pres ent practice is "grievous restraint of trade" and that the United States should abolish the practice as unfair, as a class legislation, antagonistically so against branch of commerce, unbe- coming 8 great government.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
HOME RULE TO THE FRONT.
Intention of Unionist Party fin Coming
 Election Struggle.

London, Dec. 4.-Eyidsnce of the in- tention of the unionist party to force the question of home rule for Ireland to the forefront in the impending elec- tion struggle is shown in a message sent by Premier Balfour to a unionist candidate in 8 bye-eIection, in which the premier says he hopes the electors Twill set an example of determined re- sistance to those home rule proposals which, as we have recently heard from the leader of the opposition, once again threaten the country"
 The political gossips are busy with cabinet making for the liberal party. The names suggested are interesting as forecasting the return to office of Sir Charles Dilke, who has been for twen- ty years without a portfolio.
 The Daily Telegraph somewhat euri- ously predicts that the chief secretary for Ireland in the liberal cabinet will be Sir Anthony Macdonald at present un- der-secretary to the lord lieutenant of Ireland.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
MARK PITMAN DEAD.
Principal of wOoIsey School for Twen-
 ty-fOur Years.

Waliingford, Dec. 3.-Mark Putnam, headmaster of the Choate school and a well-known educator, died at the school here to-day after general breaking down of his health. He was seventy five years old and came here in 1896, when he founded the Choate school. named after a brother of Ambassador Choate.
 Mir. Putnam was graduated from Bowdoin college, Maine. in 1859. After teaching for over ten years in Maine he came to Connecticut in 1870 as head master of the Durham academy. Two years later he went to New Haven, where he was principal of the Woolsey school for twenty-four years. At one time Mir. Pitman was editor of the Connecticut School Journal. He is sur- vived by three daughters, who live here. MT. Pitmans funeral will be held at the Choate school Tuesday afternoon at 2:15.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
CONGRESS MEETS TO-DAY:
 ONLY PRELIMINARY WORK
ORGANIZATION WILL OCCUPY THE HOUSE THE FIRST
 WEEK.

Speaker Cannon Not Ready win Ills
 Cemmittees-In the Senate Senator
 Brandegee, of Connecticut, VIII be
 Sworn in-To-day's Session VIII he
 Short as Adjournment VIII be Made
 Early Out of Respect for Late Senator
 0. H. PIatt-President' Message TO-
 morrow.
 Washington, Dec. 3.-very little be- sides the organization Of the house will be accomplished the first week of the session, although it Is possibl that an emergency appropriation for the Pan- ana canal may be passed the last Of the week. Until the committees are appointed such a bill would have to be considered by unanimous consent or rn- der a special order. It will depend up- on the needs of the canal finances whether the emergency appropriation will be rushed through this week or go over until the week following. The leaders of the house have been inforrn- led that the emergency appropriation will not be needed until December 15 and consequently the bill may not be passed until next week.
 Monday will be taken up with the election of a speaker and other house officers. They will be those nominated by the republican caucus last night. It is already understood that the rules of the last house will be adopted after the members have been sworn in. The bi- ennial lottery for seats will be an inter- esting feature of the first day, and at it's conclusion the adjournment will fol- low. Tuesday will be devoted to the president 5 message and that will prob ably close the real business of the house for the week.
 Speaker Cannon has not yet com pleted his committees, but 1t is expected he will be ready to announce them ear ly in the session.
 Bills will be introduced every day that the house Is in session from the beginning and will be printed and re- ferred to the committees when appoint ed. It is expected that many important propositions will be presented during the early days of the session.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
BRITISH NAVAL ESTIMATES.
VIII Show a Saving of s7,5OO,O00 aIal<-
 ing $25,00O,0O0 in All

VIII Show Saving of s7,5OO,OO0 Mak-
 ing s25,O0O,OOo in All
 London, Dec. S.--An official memo randum nssued by the admiralty states that as the result of recent reforms the next estimates for the navy will show a reduction of $7,500,OOO beyond the reduction of $17,5OO,0OO made last spring. The admiralty considers that the present strategic requirements will necessitate the building of four large armored eships annually, and remarks that However formidable foreign ship building programmes appear on paper we can always overtake them in con- sequence of our resources and power of rapid construction"
 Lord Cawdor, first lord of the admi- rapid construction.
 planation by warning the public that q reduction in estimates cannot be con- tinued in future years if foreign coun- tries make unforeseen developments in their shipbuilding programmes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
FEE TO TAKE CIVIL
 SERVICE EXAMINATION
UNITED STATES COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT APPLI-
 GIANTS BE TAXED.

Small Amount Suggested-wouId EIim-
 mate From Examinations Large
 Number of Persons, Who Take Them
 Out of Curiosity, or to Secure
 Higher Rating on the Eligible List
 COrtelyou's Order Regarding Fourth
 Class POstmasters Considered Most
 Important Administration Reform of
 Past Year.
 Washington, Dec. 3.-The twenty-sec- ond annual report of the United States civil service commission made public to-day contains a recommendation that congress should authorize the collection of fee from applicants for examina- tion for the government service. Should this authority be given, the report states that the commission will issue a manual giving such detailed informa- tton regarding the examinations as will make it unnecessary for the more intel- ligent applicants to make special prep aration for the examination in some civil service school or institute. The amount of the fee. it is suggested, should be a small one. The argument in it's favor is that it would eliminate from the examination the large num- Der of persons who take them out of curiosity, or to secure a higher rating on the eligible list through re-examin- ation. It is stated that 150,O00 persons were examined last year, 10000 of whom secured positions. During the year the number of competitive posi- tions increased from 154,093 to 171, ,S07. Touching on the order of President Roosevelt of November IT last giving authority to heads of departments to separate an employe from the service without notice, for delinquency or mis- conduct, the report says:
 The new rule neither changes the authority to make removals, which ex- isted as fully under the former as un. der the present practice, nor affects the Jurisdiction of the civil service commits sion, merely making some changes in the procedure in the case of removal"
 Of the order of Postmaster General Cortelyou providing for the retention of fourth class postnasters during satis- factory service, the commission says: Tt is distinctly the most important ad. ministrative reform effected within the past year. The fourth class postmas- ters constitute the largest class of en- ployes sp1sactad without ava yoi,,a +fo,, of any kind. For many years these posi- tton have been treated as political spells and appointments in them with slight regard to the best interests of the service"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
John Bartlett Dead.

Boston, Dec. 3.--John Bartlett, who compiled the work known as Bart lett's" Familiar Quotations died at his home in Cambridge to-day aged seven- ty-fve years. He was also the author of the Shakespeare Index and the Complete Concordance to Shakes peare's Dramatic Works and Poems. D MT. Bartlett was born in Plymouth, Mass, and was for many years con- nected wit hthe publishing firm of Lit tie, Brown & Co.,, of this city. His wife died g. year ago.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
JAPANESE BUDGET.

Financial Scheme on Much Better Basis
 Than Could Have Been Expected.
 London. Dec. 1.-The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at Tokio sends a dispatch outlining the provisions of the Japanese budget. These include the withdrawal of the army in Manchuria at a cost of $l9O, ,000, 600 and gifts to sol diers and sailors approximating $75, ,000.- 000 It is estimated that the total ex- penditure called for will be S515O 100000, of which sum $4O0, ,00O may be set down as the outcome of the war.
 The ToIxio correspondent of the Times says the budget provides $55, 100000 an- nually for the payment of debts incur red by the war, which will be fully re- deemed in about thirty years. Alto gether, according to the correspondent, Japan's financial scheme is on much better basis than could reasonably have been expected after such war.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
CONFLICTING ADVICES
 FROM RUSSIAN CAPITAL
GOVERNMENT SAID TO HAVE RE- GAINED CONFIDENCE IN
 SITUATION.

Also That Danger of an Immediate
 General Political Strike and Railroad
 Tie-up is Past and That WOrkmen's
 Council VIII Stand by Compromise
 With GOyeFnment-Another Report
 That St. Petersburg Population is AL
 most in a State of Panie-TeIegraph-
 ers' Strike Complete and All News is
 Traasmitted by CourIer-The Alleged
 Revolution at the Palace.
 St. Petersburg, Saturday evening, Dec. 2, by courier to Eydtkuhnen, East Prussia, Dec. 3.-There is peroeptible more confident feeling in government circles tonight. It is believed that the danger of an immediate general poltt- ical strike and railroad tie-up is past and that the workmen's council will stand by a compromise under which governmental and private factories will be opened. This would leave the hands of the government free to deal with the telegraphists, and M. Sevastianoff, su- perintendent of posts and telegraphs, tonight issued a notice to all telegraph and post employees that unless they re- turned to work tomorrow they would be discharged and their places filled.
 The prefect of St. Petersburg, General DeDioulin, also issued proclamation warning walking delegates and agita- tors that any attempts to dissuade enl- ployes, either of private or public con- cerns, by threats of violence to leave factories, mills or public institutions, would lead to their arrest and the i'm position of a fine of S250 and imprison- rlent for three months. Furthermore, the government has received reassur- ing news concerning the new outbreak of troops in the Baltic provinces
 M. Petrunkevitch, the well known zenlstvoist and president of the Mos cow Agricultural society, and his col- leagues, at the invitation of Premier Witte, participated in the sitting of the council of ministers this afternoon , when the election law was discussed. This also is interpreted favorably, but, nevertheless, it is realized that the sit- nation may at any moment charge for the worse should the leaders of the rev. olutionaries and social democrats, who seem to hold the fate of the country in their hands, suddenly alter their plans.
 The government version of the arrest of the soldiers of. the guard at Tsars- koe- SeIo places an entirely new com pIexion on the affair. According to this version the soldiers were incensed at the muttiny in sebastopol and at the public insults to which they were con- stantly subjected even in the streets of Tsarskoe-Selo, and they demanded to be led against the revolutionaries and the intel1igencia in the capital. When their officers tried to quiet them the men became so obstreperous that they had to &be arrested.
 The reactionary influences at court and the Imperial Guard are making desperate efforts to induce Count Wit te to proclaim a dictatorship and to fight the revolution with bullets and bayonets. Their candidates for dictator are General Count Alexis Ignatieff and General Skallon, governor general of Poland.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
Shipping News.

New York, Dec. 3.--Steamer Urlbria, Liverpool and Queenstown for New York, was in communication by wireless telegraph with Siasconset. Mass, at 6 D, m, when the vessel WEBS forty five miles east of Nantucket lightship. She. will dock at S:3o o'clock Monday morn ing. 1*s St, Louis, Southampton and Cherbourgs Minnehaha, London; Florida, Genoa, Pa- 1erIao and Naples; Brooklyn, Genoa, Ma pIes and AzoTess Gerty, Trieste,
 New York, Dec. 8.-saifed: Steamers Columbia, Neville and Glasgow; South-
 Plymouth, Dee. s.-steanaea Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, New Fork for Ply mouth, CherI9ourg and Bremen, was sig nailed by wireless telegraph at 4 p m, when 2lB miles west of BishoLss Rock. Sci11y Islands. Win reach here at a. r15 tomorrow.
 ! Liverpool Dec. s.-Arrtvedy Steamer Caroi1ia, New. York via Queenstown
 Southampton, Dec 3--11sa0 a. nn- Arrived; Steamer St. Paul. New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg
 Liverpool, URc 2.--Satled! Steamer victorian, New RoBk (and passed Brow Head 3d1, 55
 < Dover, Dec. B. D. m. --Eatled: Staana- CT VaderIand ifronl AsltSssei.r3s NeM R0TIxs
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
MISSILE THROWING AT TRAINS.
Casting of Plumb Bob Into RooseveIFs
 Special Wakes Up Officials.

Philadelphia, Dec. 3.-As result of the casting of plumb bob into Presi- dent Roosevelt's special train as 1t was passing through the northern part of this city Saturday night the Pennsyl- vania railroad officials and the Phila- deIphia police authorities have united in a determined effort to break up the practice of throwing missiles at trains A thorough investigation of last nights incident is in progress.
 "We have been persistently an- noyed," said Pennsylvania railroad official to-day, ''by the throwing of stones and bricks through car win- dows by miscreants. These occur usu- ally in outlying parts of the city. The only thing that will break up the prac- tice is a heavy fine and Imprisonment for the offenders when caught"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
DIED SITTING ON BED.
Death of Andrew DahIstrOm, at Leete's
 Island.

Guilford, Dec. S.-Andrew Dahlstrom, Swede, was found dead sitting on his bed this morning at the boarding place of Eric Anderson at tLeete's Island. Medical Examiner West, of this place, was called and said that death was due to acute congestion of the lungs brought on by alcoholism Dahlstrom was six ty-eight years old and leaves daugh- ter, who lives in New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
ALMOST PANIC IN CAPITAL.
Population Fears Cataclysm Imminent
 Finish Operators Out.


 St. Petersburg, Dec. 2, p. m., via Berlin, Dec. 3.-Intense alarm prevails here. Communication with the outer world ceased this morning, when the Finnish operators joined their Russian comrades.
 The embassies, legations and banks are hastily organizing courier services to both the Finnish and German from tiers.
 The population is almost in a state of panic, fearing that the railroads will stop running and that the inhabitants therefore will have no mode of flight in the event of the cataclysm which, they seem to fear, is imminent.
 Stories of the spread of disaffection in the guard regiments are in every body's mouth, and the revolutionaries continue to boast that the troops will no longer fire on the people.
 This morning newsboys were openly hawking 1ysheets in the streets con- taining an account of an alleged revolt at Tsarskoe-Selo, and crying out, "The erlperors palace guard has mutinied!" According to reliable information, the only foundation for these stories is the arrest of the soldiers of the guard at Tsarskoe-Selo Thursday. Nevertheless, in their excited state the people give ready credence to all rumors and this adds to the general alarm.
 The air is also filled with stories of the alleged revolution at the palace on Friday, in which Grand Duke Boris is said to have attempted the life of the emperor These stories likewise are untrue, but they prove that a revolu- ton in the palace is considered possible at any time
 This situation has greatly increased the dangers of a financial crash. The meople, even the commercial interests, are withdrawing their money from the banks. converting it into gold, hoarding 1t or demanding foreign exchange which the state bank is issuing upon the for eign balances of the government. Elk change on London yesterday rose to e.50- over a rouble above the normal. The Associated Press has just learn ed from a high authority that the situ- ation in the Baltic provinces has grown exceedingly grave, and that the troops at Reval and neighborhood are in open mutiny. This was the real cause of the extraordinary cabinet meeting which was held at Tsarskoe-Selo last night.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACE.
THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL STARTS IN NEW FORK.

Sixteen Teams Begin Heart-Breaking
 Contest at Madison Square Garden
 Large Crowd Witnesses the Start nt
 Midnight-Eddie Root of Last Years
 Winning Team Loudly Cheered-The
 Teams.
 New York, Dec. 3.-,The thirteenth annual information six-day bicycle race was started in Madison Square Gar den tonight with sixteen teams of two riders each competing, Five of the teams are composed of foreigners and many of the. riders both from this country and abroad are making their first appearance in a six day contest. The prizes this year amount in the aggregate to $4S50, there being seven major prizes, ranging from $1,5O0 for the winners down to $20O for the team finishing seventh and $500 offered in special prizes.
 A large crowd was gathered in Madi- son Square Garden when, shortly be- fore midnight, the riders were called to the start. Exactly at 12 o'clock the starters gun was fired and the contes- tants sent away on their long journey, which will end at midnight next Sat- urday. Sixteen riders started, their team mates waiting to relieve them as called upon.
 Eddie Root of last years winning team was loudly cheered when he ap- peared on the track. Ills racing part ner this year is J. Folger of Brook lyn. A full list of the teams compet- ing and the titles the riders have chos- en for themselves is as follows:
 Belgium+Holland team, Arthur Van derstuyft, Belgium; Johann Stol, Hol- land.
 swiss-1talian team, Jean Gougoltz, Switzerland; Charles Vanoni, Italy.
 swiss-French team, Emil Dorefiinger, Switzerland; Antoinine Dussot, France.
 French team, Louis Trousselier, France; Maurie Decaup, France.
 Old England-iNew England team, Tommy Hall, England; Matt Downey, Boston.
 Mexican team, Emile Agraz, Mexico; Fred E. Castro, Mexico.
 New York team, F. F. Root, sheeps- head Bay; Joseph Fogler, Brooklyn.
 Irish team, Patrick Reagan, Lowell, Mass; Patrick F. Logan, Boston.
 Boston team, Hugh Mclean, Boston; James F. Moran, Boston.
 Long Island team, John Bedell, Lynnbrook, L. l.; Menus Bedell, Lynn brook, L. I.
 California Chicago team, Hardy Downing, San Jose, Cal; James B. Bowler, Chicago, Ill
 Yankee-Western team, Norman c. Hopper Minneapolis; c. l.. Hollister, Springfield, Mass.
 Mormon team, J. F. Achorn, Salt Lake City; s. H. Wilcox, Salt Lake City.
 Standardization team, Floyd Krebs, Newark; Alexander Paterson, Chicago.
 Northern-Southern team, J. Frank Calvin, New Milford, Conn.,; A. W. Me- Donald, Boston.
 Afro-American team, Molvin T. Dove, New York city; Ulysses Grant Scott, New York city.
 c. l.. Hollister of the Yankee Vest ern team, who was arrested last night on charge of deserting his wife, was released to-day on bonds, his case be- ing adjourned until the six-day race is concluded.
 At 1 o'clock a. m. the riders had cov- cred twenty-four miles and four laps, fifteen of the teams being tied with that score. Dove and Scott had lost two laps. The record for the first hour of tho six day race is 25' miles and 2 In iy1
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
IN THE SENATE.
Brandegee to be sworn in-Adiourn- ment Out of Respect for Q. H. PIatt.

Brandegee to be Sworn in--,Adj djourn~
 ment Out Of Respect for Q. H. PIatt. E Washington, Dec. 3. Nothing but preliminary work will engross the at tention of the senate the first week of the session The senate Is already or ganized, as 1t is a continuous body, and, besides, there was a special session last spring, when the new senators were sworn in. Senators Brandegee, of Con- necticut; Warner, of Missouri: Frazier, of Tennessee, and LaFollette, of Wis., consin. have not yet taken their oaths. The two former had not been elected when the special session adjourned.
 Monday will be a very short session and the senate will adjourn out Of re- spect flor the late Senator Platt, of Con- nectieut, as soon as the necessary for- malities for the beginning of 3. new con- gress have been concluded. Tuesday the presidents message will be received and read, and Wednesday is likely to be devoted to the introduction Of bills. A short session will be held Thursday and the senate will then adjourn until the following Monday.
 It is likely that a repUpNcaIa eau ussuSs will be held Tuesday or Wednesday for the purpose of authorizing the appoint ment of a committee to fill connittee vacancies in the senate and for the se- lection of steering committee for the session. It is not expected the coTnnat- tee vacancies will be filled very early in the session < If the house of represent atives should pass an emergency appropriation bill for the Panama canal the senate will at once take it up and pass It. put tfls measure is not expected in the senate until the second week of the session.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
ITALIAN MINISTER'S RESIGN.
Cabinet May Do So as Whole Later
 0Se.

Rome, Dec. 3.-At a. meeting of the council of ministers to-day signer Tit toni, minister of foreign affairs; Signor Majorana, minister of finance; Signor Carcano, minister of the treasury, and Signor Rava, minister of commerce and agriculture, who were responsible for the commercial modus vivendi with Spain, which is causing dissatisfaction, placed their portfolios at the disposition of Premier Fortis. The premier said he would prefer to receive the resignation of all the members of the cabinet. It is expected that these resignations will be handed in as soon as the measures now pending in parliament have been discussed,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-04
LAZARUS SCHOLARSHIP.
Paul Chalfn of Boston the Winner
 S3,OO0 for Three Years.

New York, Dec. 3.--It was announced to-day that Paul C!halin of Boston has been declared the winner of the fourth competition for the Jacob H. Lazarus scholarship for the study of mural painting. Young artists from all sections Of the United States took part in the competition, which was held in the National Academy of Design, be ginning October 2S, and ending last night.
 The income of the LIazaFus fund is 5000 for three yeaTs, payable in quar- terly instaIlments o9 s250 each in ad- vance, by the treasurer of the Metro politan Museum of Art. The scholar ship is open to any unmarried male cit- izen Of the United States. The sue cessful competitor will be obliged to spend the first ttirty-four months in Italy, according to specified terms.