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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
QUEEN DEFEATS ELMINA.
Brewster's Boat Beaten After Very
 Sensational Start.

Brewster's Boat Beaten After Very
 Sensational Start.
 New York, July 2S.-One of the clev- crest and most sensational starts ever seen in the big schooner class was that of to-day between J. Rogers Max wells Queen and F. F. Brewsters El- nina at Larehmont. They crossed the line in a dead heat, 49 seconds after the signal, The Queen, after sailing twice over a triangular curse of 15 IA miles, defeated the Eln1ina 12 minutes, 20 seconds, actual time, and IS minutes, 39 seconds corrected time.
 Cornelius Vanderbilt sailed his TO- footer Rainbow in her race with Har- " L. MaxwelPs Yankee, Captain Barr looking after the Rainbow's sails. When the first round of the course was almost completed after a spirited luff- ing match between these two, the port topmast spreads of the Yankee snap ped. This threw the Yankee out of the race at a time when she was lead- ing. F. M Smiths sloop Effort retir- ed just before the completing of the first round of the course. The winner in her class was Weetamoe, owned by T. F. Lippiitt of Providence. She de- feated the Neola by minutes, 51 sec- onds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
MELLEN IN HARTFORD.
Explains Trolley Plans fin that City at
 Public Meeting.

 Hartford, July 23,-President Charles s.. Mellen of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad and of the Connecticut Railway company, ap- peared before the joint convention of the boards of the common council and the street board, the hearing being constituted a public pne, and explained the company's plan in connection with its petition to establish trolley connec- tion between this city and Waterbury and to make a loop about the central part of the city that would tend to re- lieve the congestion. Tn the course of his talk MT Mellen said that so far as he could see the matter of the loop might easily be arranged, but he was not inclined to make any concessions regarding the "T'' rail. The majority of the citizens, it Is said, favor the grooved rail, and the rail question was one of the chief points of discussion. At the close of the session the matter was referred to the committee on. streets, which will at some later time confer with MT. Mellen in regard to the matter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
PRESIDENT SATISFIED
 WITH CAMPAIGN PLANS
TELLS THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE THAT THIEF
 ARE GOOD.

Pleasant Conference at Oyster Bay
 Speaker Cannon Declares at Its Close
 That it Was "Entirely Satisfactory
 and the Congressional Campaign Sit-
 nation Not Bad"--Spealxers Chosen
 for Heavy Work.
 Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 23.-President Roosevelt reviewed the campaign plans of the republican congressional commit tee to-day and pronounced them good and entirely to his liking. He enter tained at luncheon at Sagamore Hill Speaker Cannon, Chairman Sherman, of the congressional committees Repre- sentatives Loudenslager, of New Jersey, and Mckinley, of Illinois, respectively, secretary and treasurer of the commit tee. Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, came on a later train and was also 8 guest
 Speaker Cannon said after the con- ference; ''The conference was eminent ly satisfactory, and the congressional campaign situation not bad"
 Chairman Sherman, arter -anarking that the presidents keen interest was a valuable asset to the campaign, add ed that the speakers so far selected for the heavy work included Secretary Taft, Secretary Shaw, Speaker Cannon, Senator Beveridge and several other senators, as we'll as practically the en- tire republican membership of the house of representatives.
 While no one would speak under quo- tation regarding the tariff, it was learn ed that the republican textbook, which is to be issued within two or three weeks, will be a "stand-pat' document from beginning to end, and that this will be the tenor of republican speeches in Massachusetts, Iowa, Wisconsin and other Idea" infected sections of the country as we'll as inn all other por- tions.
 The "stand-pat" announcement will, | of course, be accompanied by state ment that when the tariff Is revised it should De handled by it's friends It is believed that the seeming unrest and expressions of dissatisfaction with existing conditions which are said to echo from various sections of the coun- try will vanish to great extent before election time comes. The republican doctrine which will be set before the voters will emphasize to the fullest ex- tent the general prosperity of the coun- l try The worl1ingman will be appealed to from this standpoint, and his list of minor complaints will be compared with the wages he is receiving and the per- manency of his work.
 Speaker Cannon is to go to Illinois at once. The new primary system is to be tried In his district, ana as he has not attended one of his nominating eonven- tons for twenty years it is his inten- ton to be present on the 18th of August, when he expects 0 renomination. He will go to Maine in September to lend his aid to the campaign in that state, and especially in the Second district, where Representative Littlefield is hav- ing trouble.
 The members of the conference went to the home of Representative Cocks, of the First New York district, at Water bury, where they will dine and proceed for New York this evening.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
DEATH LIST NoW TWENrY-TWo
Upward of Twenty-three Others In-
 jured in seaboard Wreck.
speotively.

Raleigh, N. C., July 23.-As the result of the head-on collision which took place last night between Rockingham and Hamlet, on the Seaboard Air Line, twenty-two persons are dead and up- wards of twenty-three injured. There were twenty bodies taken out of the wreck and two of the injured died to- day in the hospitals here. Most of the victims are negroes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
SERIOUS DISASTER AT
 SOUTH BIRMINGHAM
FRONT OF PARTLY CONSTRUCT ED BUILDING FALLS BURY
 ING WORKMEN,

Eight Dead Bodies Removed and Others Still Relieved to be in the Ruins
 Nine Men Rescued--AH More or Less
 Seriously Injured--A Company of
 Massachusetts National Guard Which
 Was in Camp Called to the Scene.
 Birmingham, Mass, July 25. - The front of partially constructed three story brick and cement building, por- tion of which was being fitted for the local postoftice, collapsed to-day and the tangled mass of iron beams, posts and and girders with che brick and mortar carried down rnore than a score ot workmen, only nine of whom were talk en out alone, while eight bodies had been recovered at dark tonight.
 The dead are Patrick Prendergast, mason; Romeo Marchie, mason tender; Charles G. Blight, foreman; Joseph Drought, laborer; James Walsh; uni- identified Italian laborer.
 The injured are: c. w. Hutchinson, Allston, bruised about the head and arms; Charles Nicholson, back injured and head and arms bruised; Fred Howe. scalp wounds and shoulders in- jured, John Eackett, arm broken and head cut; James Mulcahy, fractured arm and leg badly bruised; Louis Pol grimm, injured head and chest; Edgar Bower, scalp wounds and right arm in jured; Thomas Prendergast, bruised left arm and right hip; c. M. Amsdon, South Birmingham, owner of building, broken leg,
 It was in the middle of the afternoon while the building fairly hummed with busy workmen, that several sudden cracks were heard and which was inl- mediately followed by roar of the iron, brick and mortar as 1t tumbled in one great mass to the basement.
 The building is situated in the very center of the business section of the village and hundreds of passersby rush cd from the flying debris only to return when they heard the cries of the i1l- jured.. An alarm of fire was rug in, and word was sent to the camp ground where the Ninth regiment of infantry of the state militia was on its annua, tour of duty
 The rescue of those who showed any trace of life was begun at once and soon half a dozen bruised and mortar covered beings were dragged out from the tangle of iron beams and broken girders. In some cases only hand was seen and 1t took time to unearth the rest of the body
 The crowd was greatly excited and it was with difficulty a space was clear. ed by the small body of police. The arrival of the soldiers half an houi later, however, materially assisted in the work of rescue
 As fast as the injured men were talk. en out they were sent to the hospital while the dead were taken to tempo, rary morgue
 Late tonight the body of Franl Driscoll, a mason, residing at Newton Lower Falls, was taken from the ruins and half an hour later that of Fret Hardy, another mason with a hom, at Natick, was also recovered, bringing the number of the known dead to six.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
LoNGWoRTHS IN ACOIDENr.
Thrown from Machine Near Wuerzburp
 Suffer Only Slight Bruises.

Wuezrburg, Bavaria, July 2S.-Con- gressman Nicholas Longworth and Mrs. Longworth were thrown out of their automobile yesterday, but, they sus- tained no injuries, and reached their destination Bayreuth, to-day, in time for the opening of the opera. The Long worths had passed through Wuerzburg yesterday morning, When a short dis tance out of town the steering gear of their car refused to work and the au- tomobile, which was going rapidly, ca- reened off the road and fell down a short embankment into a ditch. The chauffeur obtained carriage in which they returned here and took a train for Bayreuth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
SINGER FACTORIES BLOWN UP
Sewing Machine Works in Two Polish
 Towns Badly Damaged.

Berlin, July 23-The Vossiche Zeitung this afternoon publishes a dispatch from Kattowitz, Prussian Silesia, an- nouncing that the Singer Sewing ma- chine factories at Sosnowicz and Bend ing, were blown up by bombs at about the same time to-day. As Sosnowice six persons were severely wounded and at Bendzin four were badly hurt
 Sosnowice and Bendzin are in Russian Poland near the silesian border. They are factory towns, five miles apart, with a population of about 10000 people each.
 Beuthen, silesia, July 23.- Bombs have been thrown at the branches of the Singer Sewing Machine works at sosnowice, doing great damage and injuring number of workmen. Mill tary cordons nave been placed around the factories. A state of panic exists at SQsnowice.
 The Singer works at Bendzin also were attacked to-day and damaged.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
DREADNOUGHTS ARMAMENT
ENHANCEMENT OF GUNS ON
 ENGLAND'S GREATEST WARSHIP

Eighty Per Cent. of vessels Plain
 Armament Can be Fired at Once on
 Either BrOadside and Sixty Per Cent.
 Simultaneously Ahead or Astern--
 Many Guns to RepeI Torpedo-bOat
 Attacks--Protection from Submarine
 Explosions
 London, July 2S-The first official announcement respecting the battle- ship Dreadnought is contained in a White Book on naval construction the past year, which was issued to- night Besides the ten 12-inch guns announced, the Dreadnought will have twenty-seven 12-pound quick firing anti-torpedo boat guns, and five sub merged torpedo tubes.
 In the arrangement of armament six of the big guns are mounted in pairs on the center line of the ship, and the remaining four are mounted in pairs as broadsides, Thus eight t2-inch guns, or 80 per cent. of the plain arma- ment can be fired on either broadside, and four, and possibly six, 12-inoh guns, or 60 per cent, can be fired si- multaneously ahead or astern. Tn view of the modern potentialities of torpedo boats, and considering espe- cially the chances of a torpedo attack towards the end of battle, the anti torpedo boat guns are widely separat- ed, so that the whole of them cannot be disabled by one heavy shell.
 Special attention has been paid to protection from submarine explosions. After thorough consideration from every point of view, the White Book states, experts had no difficulty in ar- irving at a decision to adopt turbines, which are considered most advantage ous for seagoing speed, providing sutf1- cient stopping and turning power, and | for purposes of quick and easy maneu- vering. The speed is designed to be twenty-one knots, The bunker capaci- ty is 2,70O tons, with which the Dread nought can steam 5,S00 sea miles at eighteen and one-half knots.
 The estimated cost of the Dread nought, including guns, is SS,9S7, 4S5.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
FORGED CERTIFICATE
 FOR FIFTY SHARES J. P.
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY SEC RETARK OF NEW YORK
 STOCK EXCHANGE.

Is for Common Stock and is Numbered
 "O65s"--In the Name of Marvin .y
 Hannah and Bears What Purports to
 be the Signatures of D. H. Hartman
 and Alexander MilIer--ProbabIy Not
 New York Forgery--seems Like
 BungIing Western Job.
 New York, July Discovery of forged certificate for fifty shares of common stock of the Union Pacific railroad was announced this afternoon by George W. Ely, secretary of the stock exchange. According to secre- tary Ely the certificate is numbered 965S, and is dated September 14, 1905 It is in the name of Marvin J. Hannah bearing what purports to be the sigma ture of E. H. Hartman and Alexander Miller, without official title, and the seal of the Union Pacific company. MT. Ely said that it is not known whether or not there are any more forged certificates in circulation. The price of Union Pacific common stock is $14725 per share.
 Speaking of the forged certificate Alexander Miller, secretary of the Un- ion Pacific Railroad company, said:
 T do not believe it is a New York forgery. It appears to be bungling western job. About ten days ago q western bank informed us that man had appeared at the bank with a cer- tlhcate for fifty shares of Union Pa- clilc common and desired a loan on it. The bank officials were not satisfied a $ to the regularity of the certificate. and inquired from us about it. They sent us a description of it which convinced us that 1t was spurious. We so no- titled the bank. However, while we were in correspondence with the west ern people the man who wanted the loan withdrew the certificate MT. Hartman never signs any of these cer- tticates. About all of the stock cer- tiicates of the company are signed by assistant secretaries, who are designat- ed to perform such duties. The seal of the Union Pacific does not appear on regular stock certificates The name of the person in whose name the alle9- ed certificate was made is unknown to the company"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
Fat Girls Beware.

St. Louis, July 2S.-A long-continued diet of principally pickles and vinegar, in the hope of reducing weight, caus- eG the sudden death yesterday of Miss Annie Gross, twenty-five years old. A post mortem examination to-day re- vealed that the inner walls of her stomach were almost completely eaten away. The girl dropped dead while taking a drink of water.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
SAYS HE'S SON or CLERGYMAN
Young Man Arrested in New York for
 Burglary.

New York, July 28-A young man who gave his name as Joseph Miller, and who said that his father is a Bos- ton clergyman, was held in $1,0OO bail for further examination in the police court this afternoon on a charge of burglary. The janltress of fashion able apartment on East Twenty-ninth street testified that she caught Miller in the rooms of Mrs. Martha Stokes. who is spending the summer at Bar Harbor, Me.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
YORK ON TUNNEL BEGUN
Job to Shorten Road That VIII Cost
 S2,OOO, GOO.

Terryville, July 28.-work on the new tunnel that is to shorten the route of the Highland division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad between Bristol and Water bury began to-day, when about thirty laborers were set at work laying tracks in order that the steam shovel might start excavating. This force will be in- creased as soon as practicable, and in q few weeks time probably 200 men will be employed with the help of four or five steam shovels.
 At Town Hill the tunnel will be about $500 feet through ground. and will also necessitate changing the course of the river for some distance. It is estimated that it will take eigh- teen months to complete the work, with an expenditure of $2,OO0,0OO.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
ASK AMLRICAN INTER v ENTIoN.
American Residents on Isle of Pines
 Appeal to Roosevelt.

Havana, July 29.-A committee of American residents of the Isle of Pines has forwarded to President Roosevelt a request for the intervention of the American government in the case of |. c, Giltner, postmaster of the town of Columbia; William Augustine and Miss Millie Brown, nineteen years of age all Americans, asserting that al- though the persons named have com mitted no crime they were unjustly and practically without trial sentenced to fine or Imprisonment. Up to the pres ent time Miss Brown has been com mitted in the common jail, notwith- standing the promise of the Cuban government that she should be re- moved to the home of the mayor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
FIRST WIRELESS FROM ARCTIC

President Roosevelt Receives Message
 From Walter Wellman.
 Oyster Bay, L, r. July 2S.-A dispatch was received by President Roosevelt to- day from Walter Wellman, who Is at the head of the Wellman- Chicago Rec ord-Herald expedition. The dispatch was dated Hammerfelt. July 21, and read as follows:
 Roosevelt, Washington;
 Greetings, best wishes by first wire less message ever sent from Arctic regions. Wellman."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
Syrian Leper in Baltimore.

Baltimore, July 2S.-George Rossett, the Syrian leper who is endeavoring to make his way to the leper colony at North Brothers Island, New York, ar rived to-day. He escaped this after n0ln and started along the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in an other endeavor, apparently, to reach New York. Late reports tonight are that he hns been located at Golden Ring. Md, where he was found asleep in . box car.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
pAN-AMER1CAN CONGRESS.
First Session Held at Rio Janeiro Last
 Night.

Rio de Janeiro, July 28.-The Pan American congress held its first ses- sion in the St. Louis pavilion beginning at o'clock this evening. The dele- gates were enthusiastically cheered by great crowds of people. Joaquin, am- bassador of Brazil to the United States, was chosen permanent presi- dent of the congress. After the adop- tion of vote of thanks to the govern- ments of the United States and Mexi- co for their work in pacification in Central America, and of felicitation to the republics whose differences have been adjusted through the good offices of the United States and Mexico, the congress adjourned until tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
ENTERPRrsh BANK DIVIDEND.
Twenty Per Cent. for Creditors of In-
 stitutiOn Wrecked by Politicians.

Washington, July 2S.-Affairs of the Enterprise National bank of Allegheny, Pa., the failure of which and the ac- 'companying allegations of political en- tanglements created sensation last fall, have reached such stage of i'm provement that dividend of 20 per cent, has been declared by the comp troller of the currency, MT. Rtdgely How much more the creditors will get or how soon they may expect another instalment cannot be predicted, but sat isfaotion is felt here that a beginning has been made. Payment of this 20 per cent allotment will be made as soon as the official schedules can be prepared and verified.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
Strike Declared Off.

New York, July 2S.-The strike of the Housesmiths' and Structural Iron Workers union, which was inaugurated seven months ago against the American Bridge company and the firm of Post & McCord was declared of at a mass meeting of the union here tonight The men will return to work tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
Passes Third Reading.

London, July 24.-The house of com mons at an early hour this morning passed to it's third reading the Irish laborers cottage bill by vote of 1g5 to l9. The figures were received with Gughter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
TBoLLEYMEN IN SESSION
Early Morning Gathering Looking for
 Concessions From OmciaIs.

The trolleymen's union held a joint session in Union hall on Orange street early this morning. It is rumored that the special committee has obtained some concessions from President Adellen which were made known to the men at this meeting.
 It was said after the meeting that the men had been granted a raise, but it was not the fiat rate. Rev. A F. Irvine was present. The raise will go into ef- feet August 1.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
HARVARD TO now cAMBR1DeE E
Report Tint Crimson Crew VIII Sail
 for England Friday.

Boston July 28.-The Globe to-mor- row will say: The Harvard university crew, which defeated Yale at New London last month will sail for Eng Hand next Friday, and, unless the date is changed will, on Saturday, septem- Der IS, TOW a race with the Cambridge university eight which beat Oxford last spring. The race will be rowed over the regular Cambridge-oxford course. The Harvard and Cambridge crews will be made up exactly as they were in the race against Yale and Oxford re- spectively.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
Body Recovered.

Bridgeport, July 2S.-The body o' Frederick Wilmot. who was drowned at the foot of the Naugatuck dock Sat- urday night, was recovered to-day a short distance from the point where 1t sank. Men had been dredging since Saturday night in efforts to find the body.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
TRY EXAMINATIONS.
Many Contestants for Fire Captain
 Last Night.

Twelve lieutenants of the fire de- partment tried the civil service exam nations held in the aldermanic cham ,ber at city hall last night. The test was held to determine the successor of Captain. Doherty, recently resigned. The following took the examination: David J. Morton, Richard M Dixon, William F. Carleton, Lawrence E. Ref, 1T, J. Goebel, Alpheus Calm, John A. East, Frederic Holt, William H. Dwyer Louis P. Hurley, Thomas J. Tyndall, William J. Doherty.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
simla HOnOra Lady ournon's Memory.

Simla, July 23,-Impressive memorial services were held to-day in honor of Lady Curzon, wife of the former vice roy of India. The earl of Mlnto vice roy of India, and Countess of Minto and General Kitchener, commander-in- chief of the British forces in Inda. were present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
State Laundrymen Hold Outing.

Bridgeport, July 23.-The annual out ing of the Connecticut Laundrymen's association was held here to-day, with about seventy-fve members from vari- ous parts of the state present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
BRITISH PREMIER's BREAK.
CampbelI-Bannerman 'LOng Live Rus-
 sian Parliament" Cry.

sian Parliament" Cry.
 London, July 24.--All the newspapers this morning comment on Premier mpbellIBannerman's address before the nterparliamentary union and es- pecially his phrase "the Russian par liament is dead; long live the Russian parliament" the more conservative journals consider this latter undiplo- matic and indiscreet while others diplo- matically correct the interpretation to suit the emperor of Russia, while the liberal organs characterize 1t as a piece of high courage and deep caution, noth- ing over which diplomacy can stumble. Henry Norman, in the Daily Chronicle says that the phrase, considering by whom it was said and when and where will echo round the world.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
President Extends Eight-Hour Law.

Oyster Bay, July 2S.-By order of the president the provisions of the eight-hour law have been extended to the navy department,