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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
Presented New secr.tnrr.

Washington, Dec 17-Sir Mortimer Durand, the British ambassador, to- day called cn Secretary Root and pre- sented Esme Howard, the new secre- tary of embassy who will be charge d'affaires pending the appointment of a successor to Ambassador Durand. Later the ambassador and MT, Howard paid official visits to Secretary Taft and other officials of the war depart ment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
Shipping News.

Hamburg, Dec. 14-Arrived: Steamer Patricia, New York via Plymouth.
 St Michaels, Dec 16.-Arrived (pre- yiously): Steamer Neustria. Marseilles and Barcelona for New York.
 Christiansand, Dec. 16, D. m.-Ar- rived; Steamer Oscar IT., New York for Copenhagen.
 Rotterdam, Dec 15.-Sailed: Steamer Petersburg (from Libau), New York.
 CherbouTg, Dec 15. 8 p. m.-Sailed: steamer Ka>-SS Wilhelm IL (from Bre- men and Southampton), New York.
 Christiansand, Dec. r. 2 a. m.-Sail- ed; Steamer United States Cfrom Co., penhagen), New York
 Patras. Dec 11.-Arrived Steamer Sofia Hohenberg, New York via Naples for Plume and Venice. Patras, Dec. 9.-Sailed: Steamer Giu- Ia (trom Trieste), New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
INSURANCE ELECTIONS.
100000 Votes VIII be Cast in New York
 Li9e,


 New York, Dec. 17-The election of trustees for the New York Life, the Mutual Life, the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance companies and the Equit- able Life Assurance society will take place tomorrow at the home offices of the companies in this city. The polls will be open from 10 a. m. to D. m. and immediately after the polls are closed the task of counting the ballots and proxies will begin.
 This is the first election held in these insurance companies since the enactment of the new state insurance law. There has been no contest in the Equitable and Mutual Reserve. and the election of their administration tickets iis certainty, but a remarkable campaign has been waged among the policyholders of the New York Life and the Mutual for control of the af- fairs of those two companies. On the eve of the election the international policyholders committee, which has opposition tickets In the field in both the New York Life. and the Mutual companies, predicted that it's tickets would win. On the other hand, the of ficials of the two companies expressed themselves as confident of the election of the administration tickets by good 
 It is estimated that more than 4OO,- 900 votes will be cast in the New York Life election and about S5O,OOO in the Mutual Life. It Is expected that it will require several weeks to count the ballots, and that the courts will be resorted to on many occasions to settle the validity of votes and proxies which one side or the other may ques- ton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
NO HISTORIC CONFLICT.
British House of Lords and Common,
 Not to Split.

London, Dec. 1.-The crisis arising from the education bill has taken a new turn as a result of to-day's proceed ings in the house of lords and it Is be- coming clear that a historic conflict be- tween thetwo houses is not likely to occur over the question of education. The fact is that both houses are equal ly desirous of avoiding a conflict, and immediately after Lord Crewe announc- ed in the house of lords the important concessions the government was pre- pared to. make, it was foreseen that in all probability the bill would be saved.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
OPERATOR MATTCX IS
 BLAMED F0R THE WRECK
RESULT OF THE OFFICIAL IN. VESTIGATTON INTO REAR
 END COLLISION

Southern Railway Disaster Due to the
 Block Operator at RangoOn StatiOn---
 General Counsel for the Railroad
 Issues Statement to This EefYct-
 Wreck Cost President Spencer His
 Life.
 Washington, Dec. 17.-The official in vestigation of the Southern Railway into the rear end collision which oc- cured at Lawyers, Va, on Thanksgiv- ing day, and in which President Spen- cer of the Southern and six others, in cluding a number of prominent people, lost their lives, has been concluded and the responsibility for the wreck placed on G. D, Mattox, block operator at Rangoon Station, Va. General Counsel A. P Thom of the railroad to- day issued a statement announcing the official conclusions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
nryce Probably the Man.

London, Dec, 17--In spite of the fact that no official announcement yet has been made, 1t was declared in the lob bies of the house of commons tonight that James Bryce, chief secretary for Ireland, has accepted the post of Brit ish ambassador to Washington fin succession to Sir Henry Mortimer Durand. No official announcement Is likely pending encouragement of the cabinet, but MT. Bryce is now univer- sally regarded as the next ambassador to the United States.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
NEWSPAPER MEN PLEAD.
Charged With Violating Penal Code in
 Gillette Trial.

Herkimer, N. Y, Dec. 17.-Henry N. Cary, publisher and ". B, Masterson special writer, of the New York Tele- graph, were called to Herkimer to-day to plead to indictments charging them With violating section 143 of the penal code In printing unfair comment in the Gillette trial.
 William E. Lewis, editor of the paper, Is also under indictment, but was de- tained in New York by illness.
 When the party reached the court house papers in an action for contempt Were served on them. This action is brought by Judge Davendorf.
 Clarence J. shearn, their attorney, said: "We will claim that comment on a court trial after trial closes cannot be in contempt"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
TOURIST SHIP STRANDS;
 CAPTAIN KILLS HIMSELF
PRINZESSIN VICTORIA LOUISE ON LEDGE OFF PORT
 RORAL, JAM.

Passengers Landed Safely at Kingston
 German Cruiser Bremen Goes t,
 seI as Does Also the French Training
 Ship -Trouin--Ship Pounding
 Heavily and Seas Are Breaking Over
 Her.
 Kingston, Jamaica, Dec. 1.-The Hamburg American line tourist steam CT Prinzessin Victoria Luise, from New York, December 12, for this port, went ashore last night off Port Royal while on her way back to New York
 The passengers on board were land ed here safely to-day.
 Captain Bruinswig, who was in charge of the steamer when she struck, committed suicide by blowing out his brains in his cabin.
 The German cruiser Bremen has gone to the assistance of the stranded steamer, and the French training ship Duguay-Trouin is preparing to leave port with the same object in view
 The Victoria Luise is pounding heav- fly and the seas are breaking over her, but hopes are still entertained that she will be saved. She is resting on a rocky ledge,
 According to the latest reports from the scene of the wreck the Bremen was trying to pull the stranded vessel off.
 The body of Captain Bruinswig is still on board the vessel.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
WRECK oA M r CENTRAL.
Engineer Fatally Injured-The Train
 Burned to the Trucks.

Rochester, Dec. 17.-New York Cen tral train No, 57, known as the Buff falO Local" a fast train running be- tween New York and Buffalo, was wrecked about a mile east of Palmyra this afternoon, the engineer being fa- tally injured. The entire train, with the exception of one Pullman, was burned to the trucks.
 A freight train was taking water, when suddenly another freight ran into it, throwing the caboose and a heavy coal car over onto the passenger track. The crew instantly started back to flag the passenger train, but as they left No. 57 hove in sight with two monster engines, making up lost time Luckily for every one on the passenger train, Engineer Harris, on the first loeomo- tive, had time to set the brakes and reduce the speed, The heavy coal car threw both engines off the track and into the ditch. The baggage car also left the rails, the rest of the train hold passenger cars was badly shaken up but none was injured. Engineer liar ris, of Rochester, who " sticking to his post undoubtedly saved many lives was found under the wreekage terribly injured.
 The caboose took fire when first struck and set fire to the passenger train. Tn a short time every one of the ears, including two Pullmans, one day coach, the smoking car and an express and a baggage car, were in flames and burned to their trucks. A third Puli- man was drawn away from the other cars before 1t caught fire. Traffic was delayed some time, trains being sent over the West Shore railroad.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
Japanese FriendshiD,

New York, Dec. 17.-After reviewing | he amtcable relations long existing between the United States and Japan, Flscount Aoki, the Japanese ambassa-
 Tor, tonight declared that his people were fully alive to the magnitude of 5apan's obligations to this country he memory of which would be a liv- Ign monument of the cordial friend phip that cements the two nations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
SUSPICIOUS TO HIM.
Aid Asked in Investigating Failed Waynesborough, Pa. Bank.

Pittsburg, Dec. 1S-At 1 o'clock this Bsnorning United States District Attor- 2hey John W. Dunkle said to the Asso-
 eiated Press that because of his inves-
 igation into the affairs of the Farmers
 and Drovers National bank at Waynes-
 borough, Pa., he had asked the depart .ment of justice at Washington, D. C.. For assistance in the investigation of the cause of the banks failure. MT. lDunkle said that the assistance was necessary before he could proceed with the charges made yesterday, and inti- Snated that other arrests may follow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
BISHOP M'CABE DYING.
Unconscious Late Last Night and Not
 Expected to Recover.


 New York, Dec. 17.-Bishop Charles McCabe, of the Methodist Episcopal church. is dying at the New York hos pltal' Late tonight he was unconscious ana the end was said to be matter of hours only.
 Last Tuesday the bishop was strick- en with apoplexy while passing through this city on the way to his home in Philadelphia, and was removed to the hospital. He is seventy years old.
 At 12:SO o'clock Dr. G. L. Peabody the attending physician, said that Bish- op McCabe was extremely low and like- ly to die at any moment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
YALE CORPORATION MEETS.
E FASCINATION OF PROR F. H.
 SNEATH ACCEPTED.

Thirty Thousand Dollars to be Spent fin
 Challenging Library--Appointme
 Made and New Scholarships An
 nounced-Rev. w. II. Richards Takcs
 His seat-Secretary of War Taft
 Present Again.
 The December meet of the Yale cor poration was held at Woolsey hall yes terday afternoon. Rev. William R. Richards, D. D., pastor of the Brick Presbyterian church, New York city, took his seat with the corporation for the first time. Hon. William H. Taft, l1L, D., secretary of war, met with the corporation, as he did also with the No- yember meeting.
 The resignation of Professor ID. Her shey Sheath from the chair of the The ory and Practice of Education was ac- cepted, the resignation to take place immediately, owing to Professor Sneath's i'll health. He was appointed assistant professor at Yale in 1893. and in 1898 became professor of philosophy. More recently he was transferred to his present professorship, and became di- rector of the summer school, to the de- velopment of which he devoted his best energies. The corporation passed a spe- cial vote of regret at the necessity of nls resigning his connection with Yale.
 The corporation showed it's determin- ation to place the Yale university n- brary on the very highest standard of efficiency by voting to spend sum of $3O, during the next three years in bringing the cataloguing up to the standard set by the library of congress
 This large expenditure was unani- mously recommended by the library committee and the university council, and will result in making the books more accessible to students.
 Professor Lang of the department of romance philology was placed on the Barge professorship. Professor Lang's work in Spanish and Portuguese lan- guages and literature has received in- ternational recognition.
 Mir. Frank l.. Mason was appointed lecturer in mining in the Sheffield Sci- entific school to assist in meeting the growing needs of this branch of the schools work
 George R. Peck, LL. D., president of the American Bar association, was ap- pointed Storrs lecturer in the Law school for next year.
 Leave of absence for the remainder of the academic year was granted to Professor Bourne of the department of history.
 The corporation voted that hereafter the prudential committee will meet monthly except during the vacation, while the Yale corporation will have an additional meeting in October, making in all six meetings in the year.
 The present committee on invest ments, consisting of the president and the treasurer of the university, MT. Eli of New Haven, Mir. Alfred L. Ripley of Boston, and Ndessrs. Henry F. Dimoek, Otto r. Barnard, and Clarence H. Kelsey of New York city, was re- elected
 Announcement was made of the es- tablishment of scholarships at the uni versity by the Yale Alumni associations of Kansas City and Southern Califor- mia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
Rm AgaInst TeIegraph compnnIe..

Montpelier, Vt, Dec. IA bill pro- viding that damages may be collected from telegraph companies for mental anguish and suffering caused by fail ureto transmit messages promptly. was sent to Governor Proctor to-day, having been passed by both branches of the legislature.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
Becomes Member of R. c. Church.

New York, Dec. 17.-Mrs. Elizabeth Thurman Mccormick, daughter of the tate Senator Allan G. Thursman of Dhto. and wife of the late R. c. Mo- lyormick, former governor of Arizona, became a member of the Roman Cath alic church to-day. Her reception into she church took place at St. Patrick's Cathedral where she was baptized by Rev. Richard J. Cotter of Lake Placid
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
L. & \. Increases Mnn.s

Louisville, Dec. 1.-The Louisville and Nashville railroad to-day gave mo- tice that it has increased the wages of it's shopmen about 4 per cent. effective December 1. The increase affects about 2OOO men. By reason of the bigbsr wages the payroll will be increased about s10O,00O a year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
TURNED OYER TON Y, N. H. & H.
Ray system of Street Railways fin
 Providence.

Providen, R. L. Dec. 17.-The Ray system of street railways was formally turned over to the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad to-day. President Charles s. Mellen of the New Haven road, will fill the office oc- cupied by General Manager Joseph G.. Ray.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
Calls It .MiIIlonnirenhohin.n y

New York, Dec. 17.-Chancellor Day of Syracuse university, whose cham pionshir of MT. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil company was a widely quoted contribution to current polit- ical discussion, continues to denounce warmly the movement for legislative control of aggregations of wealth. This movement he terms Millionairepho- b!a,"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
James s. Coleman nend.

New York. Dec. 17.-James S. Cole man, builder of the new Croton dam, street cleaning commissioner of New York city from 1881 to 1891, and one of the most widely known contractors in this country, died at his home in this city yesterday He was sixty three years old, and had no family.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
Twelve of Crew Drowned.

Dover Dec. T.-During a heavy fog on the British channel to-day the Brit ish steamer Arlington, 1886 tons, colld- ed with and sank the Belgian steamer Cap Juby, 652 tons, from Antwerp for Newport, off Dungeness. Twelve of the crew of the Cap Juby were drown ed, but the captain and five members of the crew were saved.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
IndInn AnnronrIntinn Rin

Washington, Dec. Reconsideration of the Indian appropriation bill carry ing $S,2O3,O00, was begun to-day in the house. Representative sherman of New York, chairman of the Indian af- fairs committee, made an excellent ex- planation of the measure and incident ally discussed the whole Indian ques- tion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
ro TUNNEL BRITISH CHANNEL.
AngIO-French Company Introduces q
 Bill fin Parliament.

Uondon, Dec. 17.-A bill empowering an Anglo-French company to construct 3 tunnel under the British channel has
 been deposited with parliament It is estimated that this scheme ewill in- Eolve an expenditure of sSO,OOOOOO. It is proposed to build two parallel tun-
 nels twenty-four miles long.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
Strong Protest Entered

Sydney, N S. w, Dec. 17.-Joseph Hector Carruthers, premier of New South Wales, has entered a strongly worded protest against any interfer- ence on the part of the imperial com monwealth in the rights of the state governments in state affairs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
BOthner and o,cOnnerl Matched

Waterbury, Dec. 17.-To-night ar- engagements were completed for a wrestling match between George R,th. ner of New York and Edward I o'Connell of New Haven. They will meet in this city January 3, at catch weights.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
z Japanese soIntlnn.

Tokio' Dec 1.-The Nichi Nichi in a leader to-day declares that thee most practical solution of the complications 5n San Francisco would be for the Japanese residents there to build their swn schools and if necessary, procure
 bid from ths Japanese government.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
MERIDEN MAN SUICIDES
Boss Spinner in wooIen Mill Takes
 Poison,

Merlden, Dec. 17-Michael Whalen, until recently a boss spinner at the Meriden Woolen Mill company's plant, committed suicide by swallowing car bolic acide this afternoon. About ten days ago, Whalen, who was about six ty years of age, lost his position at the mill and has been Respondent since. He leaves a widow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
King Oscars Condition.

Stockholm, Dec, liking oscar passed another good day. He had sev- eral hours sleep, and his improvement continues,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-18
PATRICK APPEALS FOR LIFE
GOVERNOR RECEIVES APPLICA-
 TLoN FOR EXECUTIVE CEMENCY.
Has Whole Matter Under Consideration Declines to Discuss Affair Further Refuses to Say Whether Patrick's Case is Among Those Concerned in Applications to Him.
Applications to Him.

Albany, Dec. Ex-Governor Higgins said tonight that he had received from Albert T. Patrick an application for ex- ecutive clemency. When asked if it was an application for communication of sentence or for pardon the gov errlor replied that Patrick, in the open ing sentence of his letter, used the phrase: In asking for pardon"
 The governor has the whole matter under consideration, but declined to discuss the matter further than to say he had a large number of applications for clemency under consideration. He refused to say whether Patrick's case was among these.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-09
Ogden Briefs.

Funeral services over the remains Of
Mrs Jane A ChaplOW VIII be held from
the residence. 2526 Lincoln avenue Al ,
o'clock this dftern Don Intermant viii be
in the City cemetery.
c. NJ BeasOn. representing the Western
Meat company of San Francisco. was n
Ogden yesterday from Evanston. Nyo--
where he purchased seventeen carloads Of
cattle, which Will be shipped TO the coast
A benefit performance viii be given at
the Utahna theatre on Wednesday after
noon by the Wolfe Stock company for
the benefit of tie local Florence CritteE-
ton home ''Reaping the Harvest viii be
the production.
For doing Il peddIirS business without a
license J. P Stewart was arrested Sat
urday afternoon on a warrant sworn out
by George Wardlaw, license collector.
Stewart was selling dress goods by sam
pie The matter Will be called In the
municipal court this morning.
Albert Oversett. a young man who wa
taken from an eaStbOund train here a few
days ago and -aken TO the Ogden general
hospital on account of suffering from
consumption. died at the Ogden general
hospital YESTERDAY His brother, who was
on his way from the east to join him here.
is expected TO arrive today, after which
the disposition Of the body will Re deter
mined
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-09
PARTNERS ALL ARRESTED
of the Ties Smith Bank
is a Rather Bad
Affair.

Peoria. H., April S.-The five part
ners of the failed Ties Smith bank of
Pekin were bound over to the grand
jury by Justice Rapp of Pekin yester-
day and gave bond of $25 600 for their
appearance The grand jury will meet
in the first week of May. and States
Attorney Charles Schafer expects to
make an investigation at that time.
The T. H. Smith Wagon company.
which was heavily indebted to the
bank and was largely owned by the
bank partners, has passed into the
hands of a receiver and was closed
yesterday for an indifinite period.
Additional details concerning the
condition of the bank place a more dis
cOuraging light on the outlook for the
depositors. 1t is learned that Peoria
banks are creditors of the failed con-
Germ to the extent of $50 900. and the
trustees intimate that no less than
$50, 0O0 of the partners private funds
will be required to liquidate the claims.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-09

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