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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
FIRST RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT
IMPERIAL UKASE FIXING MAY
 10 FOR FIRST MEETING.

Definite Announcement Furnishes q
 Convincing Answer to Revolutionary
 Argument That Government Had No
 Intention of COnvOking the National
 AssembIy-Expected to Go Far To-
 ward Tranquilizing the Country.
 St. Petersburg, Feb. 26.-Reports from the interior showing 1t is possible to hold the elections in over half the dis tricts, and open the national assembly May 10 with a working majority, the cabinet has recommended that the first meeting of the Russian parliament be held, and the long-expected imperial ukase to that effect was promulgated to-day. This definite announcement furnished convincing answer to the revolutionary argument that the gov ernment had no intention of convoking the national assembly.
 It is expected to do far more towards completing the tranquilization of the country than all the oppressive meas ures of Interior Minister Durnovo, of whose waning power the ukase is but one of several indications. Many of the members, including representatives of the Caucasus, Siberia, parts of Po- land, the Baltic provinces and even of important cities like Knieff, will prob ably not be chosen in time to partici- pate in the organization of the nation al assembly and it's opening sessions. But the urgent need of speedy convo- cation of the new parliament, in order to reassure the country regarding the intentions of the government, over weighed the disadvantages of incom- plete representation. A second ukase annuls the requirement. of a simutane- ous election throughout the empire.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
ELKS HOLD BANQUET.
FIRST GREAT SPREAD IN NEW
 GROWN STREET HOME

Hall Handsomely Decorated--Affair
 Great Success--Original Songs by the
 Members Add to the JoIIity--Attor-
 ney Goodhart Responds to "Young
 Elkdom"-Champ Andrews One of
 Speakers.
 With merriment reigning in the high est degree and all hearts attuned to jol- lity the New Haven lodge, No. 25, Be- nevolent and Protective Order of Elks and their guests, $50 strong, proved the capacity of the banquet hall in their new club house on Crown street, with the first banquet within it's walls their dedication banquet last evening. The decoration of the hall was distinctive and an artistic triumph Radiating from the center in alternate rays were pillows of purple and white bunting, the colors of the lodge, giving a cloud like effect to the ceiling of the hall. Un- der these were strung rows of electric lights, lighting the hall softly but ef- fectively. At the front of the hall, over the orchestra were the letters B. P. O. E. in electric lights flanked and backed by American flags, while purple and white streamers sloped down to point behind the orchestra
 About the center of the hall were a group of doves on the wing bearing lit- tie branches. At one table at the rear of the hall was an Elks head, the ant lers outlined with miniature red, white and blue lights
 Everyone was overfowing with mer- rln ent and the best of good nature and everything in the arrangements tended to heighten those feelings. With the singing of America" under the leader ship of Joseph Johnson, the banquet be- ban and singing and cheering contin- ued to the end. The songs, the we'll known popular tunes had original words that were right to the point. Among the musical numbers was the Elks' drinking song, the composition of David Kempner of Hartford lodge, ON. 19, the solo work by Eyler J. Todd At Ii o'clock came the beautiful and im- pressive toast to the absent brothers, the lights all being etinguished and the clock striking the mystic Elk hour in the darkness as the toast was drunk.
 Edward A. Rourke, exalted ruler of New Haven lodge, as master of cere- monies, opened the speaking by intro ducing Past Exalted Ruler Dr. Freder- ick c. Brothers as toastmastetr He said in part:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
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WHISKEY FROM MAIZE
Must Not be Sold ns Scotch or Irish i'm
 England.

London, Feb, 26.-After a hearing lasting several weeks and the taking of exhaustive testimony from experts 1t has been decided in court that a patent still spirit made largely of maize must not be sold as Irish or Scotch whiskey. Experts representing most of the great distilleries practically agreed that true Irish and Scotch whiskies are only made in Scot still from matted bar ley. The doctors who testified denounc- ed the spirit made of maize as mot the real thing and being harmful. The court took the same view and fined the defendants in the present test case $500 each The question aroused general in- terest and is considered as specially im- portant to the whiskey trade, in view of the recent American investigation of the manufacture of Irish and Scotch whiskies.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
WHITE FAILS.
M. Timlriazefr Will Not Abate His Con-
 ditiOns.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 26.-The efforts to retain in the cabinet, M. Timiriazeff, the minister of commerce, who tender ed his resignation on February 19, have come to naught. At conference this evening with Premier Witte, M. Timiri- azeff refused to abate one iota of his conditions, which included the abandon nent by the government of repressive measures, except as such measures may be necessary in order to cope with ac- tual or contemplated disorder or revo- lution, and assurances that Minister of the Interior Durnovo should not be per- mitted to interfere with the execution of M. Timiriazeff's industrial pro- gramme by wholesale arrests of work men. To these conditions, which prac- tically demanded the retirement of M. Durnovo, Count Witte was unable to assent. He, however, urged M. Timiria- zeff to remain in the cabinet for the short interval before the conversation of the national assembly, which, he said, would be the responsible arbiter on all questions of policy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
MASSACRE AT NANCHANC A VERY BLOODY AFFAIR TEN MISSIONARIES IN ALL MURDERED BY THE
 CHINESE.

Report to Government at Pekin from
 the Governor Says Six Catholics and
 Four English Were KilIed--TrOuble
 Starts Over a Lawsuit in Which the
 Catholics Became Involved - Fight
 Occurs in the Yamen-English in Mo-
 wise Concerned.
 Pekin, Feb. 26.-The British legation here has received notice that four Eng fish missionaries, man, his wife and their two children, have been massa- cred at Nanchang, in the province of Kiangsi. The city is the prefectural capital, and with the troops there for eigners should be assured of protec- ton.
 The government has received brief report from the governor of Nanchang, who states that he has suppressed the r1oting and sent the surviving foreign CTS in boats to Kiukiang for safety. The governors report states that six Catho- lie missionaries were killed, besides an English family of four. An English missionary named Marr is believed to have escaped slightly injured. Bunting and Fife also are believed to have es- capped.
 According to the official report, the trouble arose in the course of lawsuit in the magistrates yamen, in which the Catholics became involved. The fight occurred in the yamen. The English missionaries were in no wise concerned, but Sunday morning mob attacked the missions indiscriminately.
 Sir D. M. Satow, the British minister at Pekin, has telegraphed to the British consul at Kiukiang to proceed to Nan chang, taking a gunboat as far as pos sible, to investigate the facts of the massacre and help the survivors,
 Shaghai Feb. 26.-Somewhat confus- ed reports have reached here of a mas sacre of missionaries at Nanchang, province of Kiangsi, As nearly as can be ascertained six missionaries have been killed anl one child of an English missionary was wounded.
 It is alleged that after long continued disputes between the Catholic priests and the Chinese magistrate at Nan chang the priests invited the masgis- trate to banquet, where they tried to compel him to sign an agreement for the payment of large indemnity for ] the destruction of Catholic mission property.
 According to one report the magis- trate became indignant and committed suicide; but the Chinese assert that a priest attacked and killed him. The officials fearing to arrest the priest called public meeting, whereupon the Catholics according to theN Chinese version of the trouble, set fire to their premises The public meeting of Chin csc developed into a riot, in which, &C., cording to one story, six of the Catho- lies were killed, though later account says the number of Catholics killed was four H. c. Kingman, a Protest ant missionary, and his wife, also were killed, and one of their two hildren was wounded, the other being rescued. The only Protestant missions destroyed were those of the Plymouth Brethren
 Fourteen Americans escaped in a boat
 The Nanchang city gates are now locked.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
PREDICTS EARLY RISING.
Opinion of Woman Missionary Who
 Went Through Boxer Outbreak.


 Cincinnati, Feb. 2e--An early upris- ing in China was predicted to-day by Mrs Lilly Midland, for the past seven teen years a missionary in China, but at present at home on furlough. Mrs. Milland arrived in this city to-day to speak in the Central Christian church. In an interview she said:
 q look for an uprising in China very soon. Nothing can stop it. Last week l thought it was a matter of five or six days. All the conditions in China are warnings, and, as one who went through the Boxer uprisings, I can read the signs of the times and know of what l speak.
 "The reform party is against the gov- ernment, and, while it is opposed to foreigners, is secretly very active. Chi- ma is honeycombed with secret societies and the feeling against foreigners is stronger now than just before the Box CT movement. When China rises this time it is going to be mighty upheav- al. The Japanese war has had a great effect on the Chinese. They see that the Japanese are recognized among the nations of the world, and the Chinese also feel that Chinamen are not re- spected as are the Japanese. Slowly this has been talked about all over the empire by the reformers, and one of the very apparent things is the hatred of the outsider.
 "Of the missionary, as such, the Chi naman has not any great degree of ha- tired. But the missionary is foreign CT and must be put down with the rest of outsiders. The Chinaman hates the idea of aliens developing Chinese wealth"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
CROMWELL EXAMINED
 BY SENATE COMMITTEE
MANY QUESTIONS REGARDING TAFT-WALLACE INTERVIEW

Frequent TiIts Between the Witness
 and Senator MOrgan--His Activity
 in Canal Affairs Largely Due to the
 Invitation of the President and sec-
 retary of War--Had Declined to Ac-
 cept Position of Counsel to the Com-
 mission--Did Not Receive Cent for
 Important service--A Dramatic Mo-
 ment.
 Washington, Feb. 26.-The examina- ton of William Nelson Cromwell. who has figured largely in connection with the sale of the Panama canal property to the United States. was begun by the senate committee on inter-ocearic can- als to-day His testimony has been looked forward to with much interest, and nearly all the members of the com mittee were present. Senator Platt of New York was present for the first time since the hearings were begun.
 Many of the questions asked MT. Cromwell related to the interview at the Manhattan hotel in New York re- garding the resignation of MT. Wal lace, when Secretary Taft, MT. Wallace and MT. Cromwell were present. There were frequent tits between the witness and Mir, Morgan, because the former was not more specific in his answers to questions by the senator
 Mir Cromwell in his statement de- clared that every penny of the money paid by the United States government for the purchase of Panama railroad stock, and for the French canal prop erty, had been accounted for. He stated that he had declined to accept the position of counsel for the canal commission, and that his activity had been largely upon invitation of the president and the secretary of war He said that his only financial interest on the isthmus or in the republic of Pan-
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
SENATE NOW HAS RATE BILL
VIII be Discussed in Accordance With
 Its Importance.

Will be Discussed in Accordance With
 Its Importance.
 Washington, Feb 26,-The Hepburn railroad rate bill was reported to the senate to-day by Senator Tillman in accordance with the action of the sen ate committee on interstate commerce last Friday. Large crowds assembled in the galleries, anticipating field day of debate but were disappointed. There was little of interest in the proceedings regarding the bill. A brief statement from MT. Tillman with the necessary arrangement for printing the report of the hearings before the committee and a promise that a formal report would be made later was followed by a few remarks from MT. Aldrich, showing the position of the five republicans who op- posed the bill as reported. MT. Aldrich indicated that there would be no un- necessary delay but that the bill would be discussed in accordance with it's im- portance.
 MT Clapp called up the bill to dispose of the affairs of the five civilized tribes in Indian territory, and the preliminary discussion showed that there was con- siderable opposition, also that there was to be criticism of the disposition of the coal lands owned by the Indians.
 MT, Dick occupied the floor during the afternoon continuing his speech in support of the joint statehood bill.
 A number of bills of local importance were passed just before the senate ad- inurned.
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o,CoNNELL THROWN BUT oNC1
Madden, the Trinity Athlete, Fails to
 Get Two Falls in Hour.

Hartford, Feb. 26.--Before a good sized audience at the Auditorium here tonight W. F. Madden, the Trinity ath- lete, wrestled for an hour with Edward J. O'Connell, wrestling instructor at Yale, and succeeded in securing one fall in S9 minutes and 12 seconds. Under the conditions of the match Madden was to throw O'Connell twice within an hour or forfeit the match. Through out the contest O'Connell assumed the aggressive. At the end of the hour Madden having failed to secure two falls, o'Connell was declared the win ner.
 A preliminary bout took place be- tween lazy Winters, of Hartford, who was substituted for Young Hartley, of Springfield, Mass, and Dave Pickett, of Waterbury. The contest ended in a drew at the end of half an hour
 At the close of the Madden-O Connell match the latter immediately challeng- ed Madden to wrestle two straight falls out of three at any time and place he desired.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
R, J. COLLIER ON THE STAND.
CrOss-Questioned by Defense--PrOSc-
 cution Closes To-day.

CrOss-Questioned by Defense--PrOSc-
 cution Closes To-day.
 New York, Feb. 26.-Robert J. Collier, publisher of Golfers Weekly, was among the witnesses examined to-day at the resumption of the hearing of the perjury charge against Colonel William D. Mann, editor of Town Topics. Moses B. Wooster, once in the employ Of Col onel Mann, and John R. Joseph, once financial editor of Town Topics, were the other witnesses. MT. Collier was put on the stand as the nominal com plainant in the case, in order that he might be examined by the de- fense.
 When adjournment was taken to- night it was announced that the prose- cution will close tomorrow. Counsel for Colonel Mann stated that they would immediately move for a dis missal of the charge against the de- fendant on the ground that the state had failed to make case.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
House Adjourns for Henderson.

Washington, Feb. 26.-The death of former Speaker David B. Henderson was the subject of appropriate action in the house of representatives to-day when after the transaction of less than a days business, resolutions of regret and esteem were adopted and adjourn ment taken as a further mark of re- spect to his memory.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
PR ES. MoRToN,s STATEMENT.
Equitable Has Made No Critisims of
 the Armstrong Report.


 New York, Feb. 26.-President Mor- ton, of the Equitable Life Assurance society, made the following statement to-day:
 We have made no criticism of the Armstrong committees report. If after carefully digesting the report we find that we disagree with any of the con- clusions reached by that committee We will say so to the committee. We will not have any representative of this so- ciety as a member of the third house in Albany, and no agent of the Equita- ble Assurance society, as such, will be permitted to appear against insurance legislation. We think the committee is entitled to great credit for its exhaust i've work, and we will be glad to con form to any laws the legislature in its wisdom sees fit to enact.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
CONTEST FOR CHILD.
Wife of Pianist Hoffman Wants Pos-

New York, Feb. 26.-Papers filed to- day in the supreme court disclose that Marie Eustis Hoffman, wife of Josef Hoffman, the pianist, and formerly wife of George P. Eustis, is now on steam- ship bound for America to contest in the courts with her former husband for the possession of their only child, George M. Eustis. Her arrival here the latter part of this week will end an in- ternational chase which Mrs. Holman has made after her child. The boy is now in the custody of her lawyers, hav- ing been placed there by court order after he arrived here last Saturday with his father on the steamer Cam pania.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
KITCHENER SATISFIED.
Given Plenty of Latitude to Carry Out
 Scheme Of Reform.

Calcutta, Feb. 26.-Both the Earl of Minto, the viceroy of India, and Gen. eral Lord Kitchener commander-in- chief of the forces in India, express complete satisfaction with the decision of John Morley, the Indian secretary, on the question of the administration of the Indian army. Under 6is decision, although the civil authority is fully up- held, the commander-in-ch is given plenty of latitude to carry out his scheme of army reform unhampered by the dual control which existed under the old system, under which the mili- tary department was only answerabie to the viceroy,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
HAS THE PROXIES Lawson Claims He Can Con- troI Elections of New
 York Life and
 Mutual. COST HIM A GREAT AMOUNT
EXTENDED HUNDREDS OF TH0U-
 SANDS OF DOLLARS.

Proxies Turned Over to Committee
 Composed of Governors of States and
 Equally Representative Public Men.--
 Declares Policy Holders of These
 Companies Have Been PIundered of
 From s175,OOO,oOO to s2OO, ,Ooo, ,OOO-
 Can be Recovered and Some of Rich-
 est and Best Known Men Sent to
 States Prison for Long Terms.
 Boston, Feb. 26.-In a series of com munications issued tonight Thomas w. Lawson of this city, who for several months has been active in securing proxies from policyholders in leading life insurance companies, states that he is ready and willing to do all in his power to aid in the passage of the lava recommended by the Armstrong inves- tigating committee Mr. Lawson is- sued three letters, one addressed to the Armstrong committee, another to the so-called committee of governors, to whom he has tranferred all of the proxies that he has thus far secured, and third to the poIicyholders thenl- selves.
 MT. Lawson's statement regarding the the proxies he has obtained has been awaited with interest, in view of the fact that one of the laws recom- mended by the Armstrong committee would invalidate each and every one of the proxies already secured.
 In communication to the Armstrofg, committee MT. Lawson says in part:
 On behalf of scores of thousands of policyholders of the New York and Mu- tual Life Insurance companies would respectfully submit:
 At an expense of hundreds of thou sands of dollars have collected suffi- cient proxies from policyholders to give me cup to the present time) control at the coming election of both the New York and Mutual companies. have turned these over to committee conn posed of governors of states and equal- ly representative public men. My rea- son for collecting such proxies: I had reason to believe the policyholders of these two companies have been plum dered of from $175, ,000, 900 to $250, GOO, 900, which can be recovered provided these companies can be placed in the hands of honest, fearless men. I believe that If these companies are placed in the hands of such men, some of the richest and best known men in the country, who have systematically plundered the people for a quarter of a century past, will be sent to states prison for long terms.
 MT. Lawson informs the Investigating committee that he has closely followed its entire work. While know it has accomplished much" continues MT. Lawson, T also know from personal knowledge it has not exposed or touch- ed upon single foundation evil, or exposed, or even placed upon the wit ness stand single one of the head criminals responsible for the evil, From personal knowledge I know the polacy- holders cannot come into their own. or (Continued on Fifth Paga.l
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
WOMAN LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER
Roosevelt Appoints Her When Commits
 sioners Would Give Man Job.

Washington, Feb 26.-President Roosevelt, at the instance of a delega- tion from Alexandria, Va, has decided to direct the lighthouse service to make Mrs. Margaret Greenwood keeper of the lighthouse at Jones Point, near Alexan- dria. For forty years her husband had held the position He died recently, but for long time the work had been pefomed by the wife. The lighthouse officials wee about to appoint man to the place.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
SEARCH FOR 4 NEGRO.
Attempted to Assault a Domestic In
 Milford.

Milford, Feb. 26,-The police of this town and vicinity are making a deter mined search for a negro who attempt ed to assault Mary Sulchnic, a servant employed at the home of George w. Clark at Indian Neck, last night. The negro induced the girl to go to the barn and there attempted to assault her aft CT he had tied her apron strings about her neck in the hope of rendering her unconscious. The woman fought des- perately and the negro was finally frightened off. The girl was badly cut and bruised, and is suffering from the shock.
 The police of Bridgeport and New Haven were notified and ere on the watch for the man. He is described as being of light color and about twenty five years old.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
Case of Suicide.

New London, Feb. 25.-Following the investigation of the death of Harry Bowker, whose body was found in the rear of a dwelling in Main street on Saturday night, Coroner Franklin Brown to-day gave a verdict of death by strangulation due to the act of the dead man.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
QUITE PRACTICABLE.
Equipping Passenger Coaches With
 Fire Extinguishers.

Boston, Feb. 26.-The state railroad commissioners submitted report to the legislature to-day to the effect that 1t is practicable to require that passen- ger coaches on railroads be equipped with fire extinguishers. The commits sioners say, however, that to determine the efficiency of the apparatus it would be necessary to conduct careful in quiry, The report was in response to an order, recently passed by the gen. eral court, asking for the commissions CTS opinion. The board suggests the advisability of further instructions in the matter.