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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-14
RESIGNED IN 4 BODY.
Russian officers Did Not Want Assign
 ment to Baltic Provinces

St, Petersburg March 19-It is re- ported that the officers of guards reg iment upon receiving orders to go to the Baltic provinces to participate in the specification of the country met and resigned in a body. The name of the regiment is not given and the ru- nlor cannot be confirmed tonight
 Ugly reports of another general rail- road strike in Moscow are current. The government Is taking exceptional measures and battalions of sappers are being massed at Moscow to take the places of strikers and military trains are held in readiness at the various stations to proceed in any direction.
 Emperor Nicholas is receiving a dep utation of Tula peasants who presented to him a loyalist address and an ikon make the following significant remarks DO not allow yourselves to be inf1u- enced by the enemies of public order who are going through the villages ex- citing the peasants. Do not take the law into your own hands, but deliver the agitators to the authorities, by whom they will be judged with all se- yerity."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-14
Taft and Roosevelt Honorary Members

Cincinnati, March 13.-President Theo- dore Roosevent and Hon. William H. Taft were tonight unanimously elected honorary members of the Roosevelt Republican club of this city, This club is a new organization formed after the recent election as an instrument for the maintenance of a. republican organiza7 tion, opposed to bossism and machind politics" In a long letter of acknowl- edgement and acceptance of the honor for himself and for President Roosevelt, Secretary Taft makes some striking statements.
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1x-sHER1FE o,BR1rNs CASE.
Court Not Going Deeply Into It Under
 Certain Conditions

Bridgeport, March 13.-Judge Rora- back this morning in the superior court said that he would not go very deeply into the case brought by Matthey D. O'Brien, former city sheriff. for admis- sion to the Fairfield county bar, if it was shown that the applicant had been granted hearing by a committee of the bar and had been given opportunity to answer the charges against him.
 The court said he had previously un- derstood that MT. O'Brien had not been given ailearing, but the evidence was that he had. Mir O'Brien's counsel con- tended that the hearing was not g. rea- sonable, fair or decent one. Evedince concerning the hearing was then thor oughly gone into. The applicant stat ed that he had not been given an op- portunity to either confront Elis occus- CTS at the hearing or to even learn their names
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TO ELIMINATE AGED cLERKS
Matter Discussed in Housc-Restric.
 tion of Japanese Immigration.

Washington, March 13.-The house devoted itself to-day to general debate on the legislative appropriation Dill. First there was discussed the question or eliminating aged clerks from the employ of the government; then came g duscussion of free alcohol for the arts, the restriction of Japanese inlrni- grafton and finally a defense of New York city.
 MT Littauer, of New Yogk, and MT. Livingston, of Georgia, representing the republican and democratic views. concurred on the question that sonle- thing must be done in the way of re- organizing the government service. MT. Marshall, of North Dakota, gave his voice to the proposition for free al- cohol; MT. Haye, of California, spoke in behalf of restricting Japanese and Ko- rean immigration, and Mr. Bennett, of New York, defended his city in relation to the class of foreigners who make New York city their homes.
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PASSENGERS PANIC
 STRICKEN DURING STORM
TERRIFIC EXPERIENCE AT SEA FOR 336 SOULS IN
 STEERAGE

Captain and First Officer Had to Thrent-
 en to Shoot Them to Keep Them Re-
 lOw--Wanted to Go on Deck. Ins,,t-
 Ing that if They Had to Die, They
 Wanted to Dc 50 in the open-EYua,-
 Iy Quieted.
 New York, March 13.--A terrifying experience at sea was reported bv the officers of the French line steamer Hud- son. which arrived here here to-day. During the storm which swept the A. lantic last Friday afternoon and even ing the S56 steerage passengers on the steamer became panic-stricken and were quieted only after the captain ana nrst officer had threatened them uttb revolver and knife. The barometer falI rapidly until the fluid in the tube d,s- appeared from view, the mercury in tha thermometer went down with a rush ana terrific gale rolled up great seas. When the storm was at it's worst tha steerage passengers became panic stricken and sought to go on deck. tn- slsting that if they must die they want ca to meet death in the open. The stewards and minor officers lost control of the passengers and appealed to ths captain for assistance.
 Captain Juham and First Officer Me- nausas, who were on the bridge, hur- rled to the steerage quarters and at- tempted to pacify the terrorizsd passen- gers. First they assured them thai there was no danger, then threatened them, and finally drew revolvers and Knives and threatened to use them un- less the passengers became quiet. Or- der finally was restored and the storm soon abated.
 Captain Juham said that the storm. While it lasted, was the most severe he ever saw in his thirty years experience at sea.
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DECISION AGAINST TRACK.
Pool Selling Illegal Under New Hamp-
 shire Law.

Concord, N. H., March 1S.-That the making of books and poolselling at the new race course of the New England Breeders club at Salem N. H., would be a violation of the law and punish able by criminal as well as civil action, is the decision of the supreme judicial court returned to-day in reply to in- quiries submitted to it by Governor John McLane and council in reference to possible gambling at horse races.
 It was the general opinion here to- night that races will be held without poolselling or bookmaking.
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GOOD SHOWING BY YALE
RESULTS OF NEW YORK ATH- LETIC CLUES INDOOR MEET.

L. " Howe Representing Yale Wins
 the Sixty Yards Hurdle--sa the
 Three-COrneted One-NIiIe Race Corr
 nell Is First, Yale Second and Har-
 ward Third.
 New York, March 13.-The feature events on the programme of the indoor meet of the New York Athletic club in Madison Square Garden tonight were relay races, in two of which teams of colleges competed. Amherst college de- feated the New York university in a dual relay very easily, and in three- cornered one-mile race Cornell finished first. with Yale second and Harvard third
 The Irish-Americah Athletic clubs team of four men, each of whom ran $50 yards, won the two-rnile relay from the New York Athletic club team after splendid spurt in the final relay by Melvin Sheppard.
 L. V. Howe, of Yale, won the sixty yards hurdle handicap from the nine foot mark, with Cornell men in second and third places. Harry L Hillman, who was a scratch in this event, failed to qualify for the final heat Following is the summary of the main events:
 SSO-yards run, handicap-Won by DoI S0n yards) R. B. schoonmaker, unattached (4S yards), second. Time, 1:55 3-5.
 Two-mile relay race, four-men teams, each man running SSO yards-Won by the Irish-American A. c. team, c. J., Bacon J. Brownlow, J. P. Sullivan and Melvin Sheppard; NewYork A. c. team, F. Nebrick F. A. Rodgers, P. H. Pill grim and H.V. Valentine, second. Time, 7:5S
 Sixtyyards hurdle, handicap Final heat won by L. V. Howe, Yale univer- sity @ feeD; L. T. Ashburne, Cornell university (D feet, second; R. c. Tur- ner, Cornell 6 fee), third. Time, Is seconds.
 Intercollegiate relay race, one mile Won by Amherst college team, W. H. Hubbard, J. H. Hubbard, F. B. Sullivan and H. E, White; New York university team, c. A. Tonsor, c. B. Tippett. J. Bauderman and A. c. Cragin, second. Time, 3:37 1-5.
 Intercollegiate relay race, one mile Won by Cornell university team, o. M. French, F. J. Herr, J. c. Carpenter and H. M. Rogers Yale university team. J. M. Gates, W. Johnston, w. Coholan and E. B. Parsons, second; Harvard univer- sity team, J. F. Doyle, H. H. Whitman. M. B. Van Brunt and E. J. Dives, third. Time, 3:2S2-5.
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NO HOPE FOR PROTECTION
British Commons by Overwhelming Ma.
 jority Votes Against It.

London, March 13-The fiscal debate in the house of commons ended early this evening by the premier, Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, moving the clos sure.
 The afternoons discussion was devoid of interest, the opposition occupying the time with irrelevant speeches and demands for divisions on many amend ments. Eventually tEle motion of Sir James Kitson, ministerialist, declaring 1t to be the determination of parliament to resist any attempt to institute pro- tective duties, was carried by 474 to 9S votes.
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CORPORAL TANNER OBJECTS
WANTS NO REDUCTION OF coy
 ERNMENT CLERKS' PAY.
As Commander-in inc Chief of the Grand Army He Writes Particularly in the Behalf of His Comrades of the Civil
 war-Many of Them Would be Af- fected Seriously by the Proposed Cut.

Washington, March Corporal Tanner, commander-in-c n-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, has writ ten letter to Representative James A. Tawney, of Minnesota, chairman of the house committee on appropriations protesting vigorously against the enact ment of a law reducing the compensa- tion of government clerks after they have attained the age of sixty-fve years.
 Corporal" Tanner writes particular ly in behalf of his comrades of the civil war, many of whom now employed in the government service, would be af- fected seriously by the proposed reduc- tion in compensation.
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WONDERLAND' MAN
 SUICIDES ON STAGE ACCUSED YOUNG WOMAN OF TRIFLING WITH HIS
 AFFECTIONS.

William Thomas Takes Carbolic Acid
 in Property Room of Theater in
 terruptedIy, the Audience Not Being
 Aware of What Had Transpired--
 Girl Says She Did Not Know He
 Thought So Much of Her.
 Washington, March 1 3.-William Thomas, of Saginaw, Mich, a member of the chorus of the Wonderland company, performing at the Columbia theatre here, committed suicide to- night by drinking carbolic acid while the play was in progress. Thomas was an admirer of Idra Gordon, a sixteen year old girl, also a member of the company, and who is said to live in New York. The suicide was caused by disappointment because she would not reciproeate his affection. After the show was over Miss Gordon went to the hospital to which Thomas had been removed, and on seeing his body said: II did not know he thought so much Of me I did not mean to break his heart He misjudged me-" Thomas was twen- ty-two years old
 The couple were in the property room of the theatre at S:45 o'clock tonight. Thomas sat on the side of table with a goblet in one hand and a bottle in the other. Pouring out the poison, he accused her of playing with his atfec- tions and saying: Good bye, old girl drank the poison before she could stop him.
 The play continued uninterruptedly, the audience not being aware of what had transpired.
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rkot BLE TOR ScRtNADERs.
Irate Father-in-Iaw swears Out War
 rants for Them.

Perryopols, Pa., March 1S-Because he was besieged in his home last night, and because of damage to his property by strenuous serenaders upon the oc- casion of the wedding of his son, H. J. Mossbury of this place, has sworn out warrants for the arrest of forty of the towns prominent young men. MT, Mossbury says that the serenaders made him target for sticks and stones, riddled his house with shot and caused other damage with dynamite. In addition to the criminal prosecution, MT. Mossbury announces ne will bring civil suits against the offenders.
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COLLEGE ClVIC CLUES.
Yale Represented ut Organization
 Election of Officers.

New York, March 15.-Thirty- del- egates, representing twelve of the larg- CT universities, met at the City club to- night and organized the Intercollegiate League ot Civic Clubs. The meeting was held at the instance of the College Mems Political association of New York, which was organized in this city about five years ago. Austen G. Fox presided. The following universities were represented: Amherst, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard, New York university, Pennsylvania, Chicago unt- versity, Princeton, Williams, Michigan and Yale.
 A constitution was adopted which provides for an annual convention and the admission of other college civic clubs to membership
 The following officers were elected: President, William s. Moorehead, Yale; vice-presidents, Jones Blake, Chicago; Donald T. McPherson, Princeton; Ar thur c. Blagdon, Harvard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-14
TO EVIOT TENANTS,
MoOsup Company to Force Out Strikers
 Families

Moosup, March 13.-Nine of the writs served by the Aldrich Manufacturing company on the tenants occupying the company's houses and ordering them to vacate the houses by March IA were returned to Justice of the Peace Julien Martin tonight. Unless the families, with the exception of two in which sickness has developed, shall have re- moved their household goods by to- morrow morning, 1t is stated they will be forcibly evicted. There is no change in the situation at the company's mills.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-14
Rockefeller, Jr.. Resigns.

New York, March 13.-John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and B. Parnelee Prem tiee, his brother-in-law, at the annual meeting of the Missouri Pacific railway to-day, resigned as directors of the company, and James Henry Smith and s. Davies Warf1eld were elected to fiji the vacancies The others of the re- tiring directors were reelected. MT. Warfield is president of the Continen- tai Trust company and was at one time postmaster of Baltimore.
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OPERATION PROVES FATAL.
Son of Sergeant Bergin Passes Away After Operation for Appendicitis.

Edward Bergin, son of Sergeant Pat rick and Ellen Bergin, died last even ing at ten o'clock at the home of his parents, 565 Howard avenue. Death came as the result of an operation per formed yesterday for appendicitis. He leaves to mourn his loss beside his pa~ rents three sisters and four brother, who are Michael, the coal merchant; pr. Thomas; John, who is in Exeter academy, and Frank Bergin. The de- ceased was twenty-one years old. He was employed in a drug store in West Haven. Edward was very popular among his associates and a promising young man.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-14
Some May Yet be Living.

Paris, March 13.--A mining engineer named Francis Laur, whose dispatch, however, has not yet been confirmed, has telegraphed to the Journal from Lens his. absolute conviction that a number of miners are still alive in dis? tant parts of pit 3. Cavings in the pit Einder operations. If alive, the dispatch says, the men may be able to live for three days.
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Little sympathy in MngInnd.

London, March 14.-Andrew Carne- gie's spelling reform movement finds little favor with British authors. Many opinions on the subject are published this morning, mostly opposed to the in- novation and others admitting that the idea is worthy of consideration. Charles Algernon Swinburne describes the movement as "monstrous, bar lbarous ahsurdity''
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pnnued Without Dehate.

Trenton, N J., March 19.-The house to-day passed without debate senate joint resolution requesting the United States senators and congressman from New Jersey, to give their support to the pending railroad rate measure as favor ed by President Roosevelt.
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Hand Going to St. .1ohns.

Middletown, March 1S-The Rev. J, Edward Hand, rector of St. Anderws' Protestant Episcopal church. announces his acceptance of a call to the rector ship of St. James, church in St. Johns, N. B. He will take up his new duties there on Eastetr Sunday. The Rev. MT,
 Hand came here from Norwich in 1903.
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Kentnekr rnhlets to Lincoln.

Frankfort, Ky, March 13.-The state senate to-day concurred in house bill appropriating $2OO for tablet at Hodg- enville. Larue county, to the memory of Abraham Lincoln. Hodgenville is the county seat of the county in which Lin- coin was born, and was the scene of his boyhood days. The governor will ap- prove the bill
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National Billiard Championship.

Chaeogi, March 13-Calvin Demarest, Chicago, and J. Ferdinand Poggenberg, New York, won the second an d third games in the national amateur billiard championship tourney here to-day. They defeated National Champion c. F. Conklin of Chicago and Charles S. Nor- ris of New York respectively.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-14
Enioined From Maintaining Tickets.

Boston, March 13.-Judge Franklin Fesenden issued an order in the su- perior court to-day permanently enjoin- ing Local Union No. 264, International Association of Machinists, from inter- fering with the business and employees of the Napier Motor company and from maintaining pickets near the company's factory in Jamaica Plains.
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BURSTS FORTH AGAIN.
Great Gas Well Once More . Rastns
 Furnace.

Clancy, Kas.. March 13.-SThe great gas well six miles from here which was capped yesterday with huge iron hood after it had burned without restHuint for seventeen days, consuming millions of feet of gas, burst forth again to-day. After having confined the fire for twelve hours the hood was perforated to-day by the tremendous force of, sand and flame beneath it, and soon became a heap of scrap iron.
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STONED OFFICER WHILDEY.
James McGarty Seeks Revenge for Arz
 rest of Brother John,

James McGarty, brother of John Me- Garty, who was arrested in Westvflle Sunday by Officer Whildey for breach of the peace, was arrested last night Of, a warrant The warrant charged that McGarty went to the home of Ofiicer Whildey Sunday night and when the latter appeared at the door in response to a knock McGarty threw some stones at him and ran away.
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From Frying Pan Into the Fire.

Rome, March 13.-The vatican has been following the French cabinet crisis with the keenest interest, but it's solu- ton is considered to complete the dis aster to the Catholic church in France. A prominent prelate exclaimed to-day: we have fallen from the frying pan into the fire"
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CARNEGIE OFFERS $500, GOO.
Gift to Jefferson Memorial Fund If
 Alumni Give Like Amount.

Charlottesville, Va, March 1S.-An- drew Carnegie passed through this city ito day en route to Hot Springs, Va. It was announced to-day that under the offer MT. Carnegie made of $5O0,0OO to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial fund of the University of Virginia, provided alumni and friends raise a like amount, one-half of the required amount had been raised to date.
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Depew May be on the Hudson.

New York, March 19.-It was reported here to-day that Senator Depew who has been absent from Washington for some days was stopping at the home of his niece, Miss Paulding, at Ardsley -on- the-Hudson. On inquiry being made Miss Paulding declined to say whether the senator was at her house.
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NO WORD YET.
Movement of Posses After Indian Mur
 derers Unknown,

Vineta, l. T., March 1S.- Up to g o'clock tonight no word had been re- ceived from United States Marshal Darroug0 or any of his posses who are pursuing the Wickliffe gang of Chero- kee outlaws. The night is dark and rain is falling and courier would not be able to make his way from the Night Hawk country. The chase may last several days before the Indians are Overtaken.
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Not Many in starch pusiness.

Washington, March 1S.-A bulletin is- sued by the census bureau to-day gives the number of establishments manu- featuring starch in the United States in 1905 at 1S1, with capital of S7,0O6, ,695 and products of $S,0S2,904.
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Playwright Found Dead.

New York, March 13,-The body of Louis de Lange, playwright whose home was formerly in Philadelphia, was found here to-day with his throat cut. It is not determined whether he com mitted suicide or whether it is murder.
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IOWA'S CHILD LABoR LAW.
Senate Passes Measure and Governor
 Will Sign It.

Des Moines, Ia,, March 13.-With the passage by the senate to-day of the child-labor bill the measure will become a law, as Governor Cummins will sign it at once. The new law prohibits the employment of children under eighteen years in any gainful occupation which would injure their health. The law is also aimed at department stores, pro- hibiting employment which compels children to remain standing for any length of time.
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cummlns Asked to Make Good,

Des Moines, Ia., March 13-The house by a vote of 73 to late to-day passed the Gilliland resolution calling upon Governor Cummins to make good his charges that railroad influence was used to defeat the primary election bill
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To paint Picture of Pone.

Rome, March 1S.-Carolus Duran the famous portrait painter, is about to paint portrait of Pope Plus K. taking his inspiration from Titians portrait of Pope Paul III. (Alessandro Farnese).
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ConrratulatIoDs.

Washington, March 1S.-Mr. Collier, the American minister to Spain, has been instructed to present the hearty congratulations of this government on the announcement of the engagement of King Alfonso and Princess Ena.
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Carnegie Gifts.

Richmond, Va, March 1S,-Andrew Carnegie, who arrived here to-day en route for Hot Sptings, Va, gave $10, 900 to the railroad Y. M. C.. A. here and in creased his library offer to the city by $1OO,OOO, making it $2OOOOO.
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Japanese Entertainment.

The Japanese entertainment given last night at College Street Hall by the Japanese students of the university was as unqualified a success.
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New London woman Terribly Burned

New London, Conn, March 1S.--Mrs. Mary Dewolf, or Pequot avenu,, was terribly burned this afternoon while at tempting to carry out pan of hot ashes at her residence.
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Eight-Hour Day Favored.

Boston, March 13.-A bill making eight hours maximum days work for public employees was reported favorably to-day in the Massachusetts legislature by the committee on labor.
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ISLAND OF TAHITI CUT OFF
No Communication Since the Recent
 Disastrous Hmrricnne.

Honolulu March 19.- The steamer Sierra, which arrived here to-day from Australia via Samoa, reports that there has been no communication with Tahi- ii since the recent disastrous hurricane.
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NUMBER OF IMPORTANT BILLS
One to Punish Officials for DivuIging
 Certain Information.

Washington March 13-Before taking up the railroad question to-day the senate passed number of bills some of which were of considerable importance One of them provides for the punish- ment of government officials for the premature divulgence of secret infor- mation of government bureaus in such matters as the crop reports, Another grants executive authority in the mat ter of the construction of bridges over navigaIble streams, and still another gives congressional sanction to the ef- fort on the part of Delaware and New Jersey to adjust their long pending boundary dispute.