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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-23
PoUGHKEEPSIE RACES.
Annual Regatta To-day--Crews Take
 Final Practice,

Poughkeepsle, N. Y, June 22- The annual regatta of the Intercollegiate Rowing association will take place to- morrow afternoon on the Highland Poughkeepsle course on the Hudson river from point three miles north of the towering railroad bridge to a point one mile south of the structure.
 There will be three races, one at 4 D. m, for the University four cared shells, two miles, in which are entered crews representing Cornell, Columbia, Syra- cuse,Nand Pennsylvania; the second, at 4:45 p. m. for freshmen eight pared shells two miles, with Cornell, Colum- bia, Syracuse, Pennsylvania and Wis consin as contestants, and third, the feature of the day, at p. m., the uni versity eight pared shells, four miles, in which the entries are Syracuse, Co., lumbia, Wisconsin, Cornell, Georgetown and Pennsylvania.
 All of the crews which will compete in tomorrow events had their final practice to-day. The city is thronged tonight with visitors.
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H. Chandler Egan Beaten.

Grand Rapids, Mich June 22.-H Chandler Egan of this city. western amateur golf champion, playing under the colors of the Exmoor Country club, Chicago, was this afternoon defeated in the third round of the Kent Country club cup match, by George Clingman, jr., of Homewood club, Chicago, up and to play. Clingman negotiated the course In 76, lowering the amateur record of the local club, which was placed at 7S by Egan last year. Cling mans score is within three strokes of the professional record oyer the Kent clubs course.
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SENATE VOTES S25,OOO
 FOR THE PRESIDENT
SUM TO MEET TRAVELLING EX- PENSES OF THE CHIEF
 EXECUTIVE.

Independent Measure Passed--MOney
 Appropriated Out of That in the
 Treasury Not Otherwise Appropriated
 for the Purposes Authorized.-Sundry
 Civil nilI Passed--Carries About
 s102,4O0,00O.
 Washington, June 22.--The opposition to the committee amendment to the sundry civil bill appropriating $25,OOO annually for the payment of the tray- cling expenses of the president, which was begun by Senator McLaurin re- suited to-day in the withdrawal of the amendment by Senator Hale in charge of the bill and the subsequent passage of the independent bill providing prac- tically for tho sanie appropriation which was recently passed by the house of representatives. The sugges- tion for action on the bill, instead of the amendment was maue by Senator Foraker and the appropriation bill was laid aside for two hours to permit this course. The bill as passed reads as follows:
 "That hereafter there may be ex- pended for or on account of the travel ing expenses of the president of the United States such sum as congress may from time to time appropriate not exceeding 1000 per annum, such sum when appropriated to be expended in the discretion of the president and ac- counted for on his certificate solely,
 There is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not other wise appropriated for the purposes au- thorized by this act for the fiscal year 1907, the sum of $25,000."
 The greater part of the day was de- voted to the discussion of this quest ton but considerable other business was also transacted including the pass age of the sundry civil appropriation bill. There was an effort to strike out oe that bill the provision prohibiting conteens at soldiers homes, but instead it was made stronger. The bill as pass ed carries an appropriation of about $102, 100000. The bill also retains the house provision for lock canal at Panama.
 The senate also accepted the confer ence report on the District of Columbia appropriation bill and also the confer ence report on the postofflce appropria- tion bill,
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PURE FooD BILL.
House Discusses Constitutional Features
 of Measure.

Washington, June 22.-Pure food held the attention of the house throughout to-day. The constitutional features of the pure food bill were debated by the leading lawyers of the house, the demo- crats splitting wide on the question whether the bill took away from the states their police powers. Various features applicable to localities and in terests were discussed earnestly, but it was early apparent that the bill, prac- tically in the form it came from the in- terstate and foreign commerce commit tee, will be adopted.
 By unanimous vote the house pass ed the senate resolution expressing the sympathy of the people of the United States with the Hebrews on account of the massacres of their race in Rus sia.
 The house, without completing the pure food bill, adjourned at 5:45 until Il o'clock tomorrow morning.
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NOT FILED AS EXPECTED
CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE
 RAILROAD RATE BILL.
Drawn and Signed by the Three House Conferees but Senator TiIIman Offers Objection--An Important Amendment Striking Out of Word "WiIfully."

Washington, June 22.-The conference report on the railroad rate bill was not filed in the house to-day as expected. The report has been drawn and signed by the three house conferees, Messrs. Hepburn, Sherman and Richardson, and also by Senator Elkins, of the sen ate conferees. Senator Tillman objects to one feature of the settlement, the compromise proposition which would apply the McLaurin commodity aNnend- ment to railroads only, instead of to common carriers, so far as it prohibits them from carrying commodities which they produce. By this arrangement the amendment making pipe lines common carriers is not affected.
 What is regarded as an important amendment that was agreed to at to- days conference was the striking out of the word "wilfully" in the provision which forbids the granting of or ac- cepting of rebates. The word know ingly" was left in the provision.
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NOT PROPERLY PREPARED.
Presentation of Criminal Cases by Je-
 rome's OfIce Disgrace.

New York, June 22.-"It is notorious fact that the criminal eases presented to the courts by the district attorneys olive for trial are not properly prepar- ed. It is disgrace to the county. Any law student with but few years ex- perience could prepare them better"
 Thus spoke Justice o'suIlivan in the court of special sessions to-day, char acterizing the turn case had taken url- der trial in his court. Assistant Dis trict Attorney Minor, representing the district attorney, listened to the excori- ation, and at it's conclusion he refused to go on with the case and others in that court.
 At the district attorneys office it was said that, in the absence Of MT. Jerome, no statement would be issued in reply to Justice O'Sullivan's remarks.
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 CORONATION OF THE KING AND QUEEN OF NORWAY
NOTABLE CEREMONY TO GROWN HEADS OF AN HISTORIC
 COUNTRY.

The Time, the Circumstances and HTem-
 ory Gives Occasion Peculiar SoIem-
 Norway's TroubIous Life Story-Na-
 ton Now Stands Alone Hut is Not
 Afraid---six Hundred Years Since
 Last King Was Crowned.
 Coronation. P,li mr.l,tf eanv h. .-
 Trondhjem, June 22.-It was notable ceremony with which King HaAkon VII. and Queen Maud were to-day in- vested with the crowns of Norway. The time, the circumstances and memory gave the occasion a peculiar solennity that produced an impressive monotone throughout the proceedings. The short, white night, through which qniet reign- ed for the first time since the corona- tion festivities began, merged into cold, sunless day, and scarcely a sound save the tramp of soldiers, the roll of carriage wheels and occasional shouts broke the silence until all the citys bells announced to the waiting assem- blaze that the royal family had left the palace and were proceeding to the cathedral. Already the ancient ediifee, lighted by festoons of electric globes that shone with dim uncertainty in the pale daylight, was thronged with brilliant company. Representative Nor- wegians, visiting princes and princess es, noblemen diplomats and distinguish ed foreigners and magnificently uni- formed officers of the armies and navies of the world occupied places on the front benches. At the right of the aisle and near the apse, within which stood the throne facing the high altax, sat Michelsen, the great man in Norway to- day, in company with the gri5Hled statesmen forming his historic cabinet. Strength, determination and care, too. were written on the premiers face. Michelsen decided for kingdom against republic. Indeed, he large ly made the new kingdom, but he IS avowedly against "the boast of herald ", the pomp of power" However, the voice of the people express the Norse- mems love for an old-time glory, and demanded restitution, not institution, and so Michelsen yielded.
 At exactly 11 o'clock the members Of the cabinet, leading clergymen from all parts of Norway and the officiating bishops, marched down the long aisle of the church to await the king and queen in the pavilion covering the en- trance. Ten minutes later, as shaft of light shot through the great cathe- dral as the great portal was thrown open, the organ with crash of melody began to pour forth the weird strains of the national anthem. As one man the vast audience rose to receive stand- ing the youthful sovereigns who march, ed slowly down the long nave under the red and gold of the imperial banners. After the sovereigns had taken their places upon the dais, the clergy ln white robes disposed themselves in q semicircle around the alltlar The music ceased and the bishop of Trond- hjem arose and read the first lines of a hymn, the import of which was:
 Tn the name of Jesus all things must ba done"
 Led by the organ, orchestra ana chorus, the audience sang a melody that might have been written for a sacri- f1cial rite of the Norsemen's ancient
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Mrs. MorrllI Gst. nirorce.

Bridgeport, June 22.-tArs. Antoinette Converse Morrill, of Greenwich. daugal- ter of Edmund c. Converse, millionaire banker of New York, was granted the decree in divorce to-day from her husband, Walter C. Morrill, of New York city, recommended by State Ref cree Newton in his report to the super for court. The decree was granted on grounds of intolerable cruelty.
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ALEC SMITH THE WINNER.
Captures the Western Open Golf Cham-
 piOnship.

Flossmoor, H., June 22.-Alec Smith, Nassau country club professional, won the western open golf champion ship to-day with two rounds of 75 and "A. This, with his scores yesterday of S2 and 75 made his total SO6 strokes for the 72 holes play, three strokes better than that of John Hebens, an Engle- wood, N. J, professional, who led the field at the close of yesterdays play. Fred Mcleod of Midlothian and Will lie Anderson of Anwentsia, divided theird and fourth money with scores of 911 each and Gilbert Nichols of Den yer took fifth prize with 313.
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GOVERNMENT DETERMINED TO PROSECUTE OIL TRUST
FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT YES TERDAY BY ATTORNEY GEN.
 ERAL MOODY.

Proceedings in First Place to be
 Brought Under the Terms of the
 EIIkIns Law Which Prohibits Rebates
 in Interstate COmmerce--Further Ac-
 tiOn Threatened Under the Sherman
 Antitrust Law.
 Washington, June 22,-Formal an- nouncement of the purpose Of the gov ernment to prosecute the Standard Oll company was made to-day by Attorney General Moody. It appears from his statement that the proceedings in the first instance will be had under the terms of the Elkins law, which prohibits rebates in interstate commerce. The attorney-general, however, gives notice that in all probability, should the inves- tigation he is still making justify it, he will bring further action against the Standard Oil company under the terms of the Sherman antitrust law, and also will take steps to ensure against the continuance, on the part of the com pany, of discriminations in trade and transportation not now subject to pros ecution under existing law, but espe- cially provided against in the pending rate bill. The attorney-generaPs state tnent follows:
 After full consideration of all the in formation now available, including the report of the commissioner of corpora tions and the evidence taken by the in- terstate commerce commission, l have reached the conclusion that criminal proceedings against the Standard Oil company should be begun in certain cases where there appears to have been violation of the laws regulating inter state commerce and prohibiting rebates and other unlawful discriminations. Accordingly, such proceedings will be begun at once in the appropriate judi cial districts. These cases are regarded and will be treated as of importance, as 1t seems clear that, in so far as the Standard oil company has obtained monopolistic control of interstate trade, that control has been, in large degree, made possible by determinations in transportation rates or facilities, the discriminations being in some cases in violation of Jaw and in other cases, though injurious to the public welfare, not in violation of law, and therefore subject only to such correction as may be afforded by the railway rate legisla- tion now pending in congress.
 T shall continue the investigation of the affairs of the Standard Oil compa- ny, and of such companies as have been or may be brought to the attention of this department, with the view of ascer- taining whether or not there has been any violation of the antitrust act, or of any other federal law. This investiga- tion will require assistance outside of the department, and I have employed as special counsel Frank B. Kellogg, of St. Paul. who was one of the counsel for the government in the recently ter minated litigation against the western paper organization, and Charles 5. Morrison, of Chicago, now United States attorney for the northern district of Illinois. MT. Morrison will in the near future resign his place as district attor- ney.
 'The course of action have stated has received the approval of the pres tdent and all the members of the capi- net"
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Convicted Rebaters sentenced--aruicted
 of s1OO,OOO Fines.

of S1OO,OOO Fines.
 Kansas City, Mo, June 22-In the United States district court here this morning Judge Smith McPherson Of Red Oak, Iowa, passed sentence upon the seven defendants recently convicted of making concessions and accepting, and oonspiring to accept rebates on shipments. Judgments in the nature of fines were assessed, in the packers cases as follows: Swift & Co.,, $15,O00; Cudahy Packing company, $15,000; Ar mour Packing company, $15,000; Nelson, Morris & Co.,, $15,000; Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy railway, $15. .O00
 George l.. Thomas of New York was fined $6,O0O, and sentenced to four months in the penitentiary.
 L. B. Taggart of New York was lined S4,00N and sentenced to three months fin the penitentiary.
 A fine of $15,0OO assessed against the Burlington, covered all four counts, the aggregate amount of the fines in the seven cases totalling $10c ,OO0.
 Appeals were filed in each case, and a stay of execution was granted until June 29, until they could be perfected. The bonds in the cases of Thomas and Taggart were fixed at $6, 900 each. These two men appeared in court personally. and upon being sentenced promptly furnished the required bonds. The bonds in the case of the packing com panies and the Burlington were fixed at $15,00O each. Motions for new trials for the packers, the Burlington railroad and Thomas and Taggart were all over- ruled.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-23
robncco wnrehouse pestroyed.

East Hartford, June 23.- The large warehouse in this district belonging to W. L. Hunting & Co.,, and containing 2,50O cases of tobacco belonging to E. E. Hoffman of New York city, was to- tally destroyed shortly after midnight this morning. The loss is placed at about s50,OOO but it may exceed this fig ure. There is some insurance. The fire started in a barn nearby but the cause of the fire is unknown.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-23
STATE ARMY AND NAVY CLUB
Annual Banquet Held in New London
 -0ffcers Elected.

New London. June 22.-The annual banquet of the Army and Navy Club of Connecticut was held tonight in the dining hall of the Pequot house. There were 157 members of the club present. State Senator P. D. Bradstreet, of Thomaston, was toastmaster. The fol- lowing officers for the ensuing year were elected at the meeting of the club this afternoon:
 President-sanford E. Chaffee, of Derby.
 -presidents-W H. Whaples, of Hartford; B. J. Steele, of Torrington; Lyman s. Catlin, of Bridgeport, and Charles Lyman, of Washington, D. C..
 Seoretary-J.W. Knowlton, of Bridge port.
 Treasurer-F. M. Gladwin, of Hart ford.
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New London woman suicldes.

New London, June 22.-Miss Laura Minson, wife of Charles H. Minson, committed suicide by taking a dose of laudanum at her home in Waterford this afternoon. The Minsons are in somewhat straightened circumstances and the opinion seems to prevail that the woman became discouraged and decided to end her troubles.
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WINS DEFoREST MEDAL,
Fortunate Man is R. W. wescOtt, of
 HaddOnfieId, N. Y.

Six contestants competed in Battell chapel yesterday afternoon for the De- Forest prize medal. The medal was won by Ralph Wesley Wescott, of Had donfeld, N. Y, who spoke on Japan ese Ideals"
 The other five speakers, whose names and subjects follow, were awarded Townsend premiums. They were:
 A. Crawford Greene, of Providence, on John Hay"
 Chester Burrows Van Tassel, of Brooklyn, N. Y, on 'The Part of Ora tory in the French Revolution"
 Walter Preston Armstrong, of Coffee vile, Miss, on John Hay"
 Arthur Leonard Westcott, of onearta, N. T., on John Hay"
 Louis Otto Bergh. of Brooklyn, N. Y, on The College and the URiversity."
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UNUSUAL DIsPENSAT7oM
Granted by Pope for Friday June g

Granted by Pope for Friday June 20.
 Baltimore, Md, June 22-The follow ing statement was issued by Cardinal Gibbons tonight:
 'The Cardinal has received notifica- tion from Rome, through the apostolic delegation, that the holy father has granted a dispensation from abstin- ance on Friday, June 29, the feast of S9. Peter and Paul"
 This is said here to be a most unus- ual dispensation, relief from the obli- gation to fast on Friday, save when Christmas falls on that day of the week, being exceedingly rare.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-23
AT NEW HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL
ANIMAL COMMENCEMENT EXER-
 CISES HELD LAST NIGHT

Halls Capacity Taxed--SpIendid Sing
 ing by the Class--sa1utat0ry Address
 by Harry Jacob KugeI-Fine Essays
 on "Scientifc Housekeeping" and the
 "New Haven Green"-Alfred Bryant
 SeeIey Pictures Journey Through
 Completed Panama CanaI---Diplomas
 Awarded by Mayor Studley.
 The graduating exercises of the New Haven high school was held in the au- ditorium of the school last evening and the seating capacity of the large han was taxed to accommodate all those desiring to attend. The decorations were the same as those used on the preceding night for the class day exer- cises. On the platform were seated Su- perintendent Beede, Mayor Studley and the mmbers of the board of education
 The members of the graduating class entered the hall shortly after o'clock and occupied the seats in the center section. The exercises began soon aft CT with a song "Phoebus Arise" by the class, led by Prof. Benjamin Jepson.
 Harry Jacob Kugel gave the saluta- tory address. He said in part: Grad ustion time is always a time of sad ness at parting, but as we look around and note the kindly interest in your faces, 1t gives us pleasure. We extend to you cordial welcome
 MT. Kugel took as his theme the nat ural surroundings at Portsmouth, N, H., and the influence which that en- vironment had on the life and works of Celia Thaxter, the poetess, He gave brief survey of the history of that town, telling how it was first visited by French and English navigators in the seventeenth century and how it gradually grew until it sent two dele gates to the general court.
 The site of the town was described as one of rocky ledges and unoanny surroundings. Is was in such circum- stances that Celia Thaxter's father lived the life of a humble sailor. Later Celia Thaxter so sounded the fame of her native place that Hawthorne, Whittier and Lowell were induced to visit it and to speak most beautifully of it's naturalwonders,
 Following MT Kugel Miss Lucy Shepard Voodhees recited an essay on Scientific Housekeeping. She said in part: "The scientific housekeeper must know something of chemistry and phy- siology and he very skullful in applying her knowledge
 Health and cleanliness are absolute necessities to a happy home and to ob- tain the presence of plenty of fresh air and light are great essentials. To keep out the naughty germs, there should be no carpets. Only hard wood floors and rugs should be allowed. Iron beds should be employed.
 Put cluster of flowers on the table some morning." urged the speaker, land see how cheery things will look. Comfort is what makes life pleasant for the home conner, who, perhaps, has toh- ed in dirt the whole day.
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RESISTED ARREST.
Officer salIies Has Hard Work to Get
 His Man,

Harry Resnick, of this city, was ar rested by Officer Sallies last evening for obstructing sidewalks and resisting arrest. Resnick and another man were wrestling on the sidewalk at the corner of Washington avenue and Gold street and pushed lady, who was passing, into the gutter. Officer Sallies came up at this junoture and attempted to ar rest Resnick, but he resisted and struck the officer several times.
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condition of John D. orImmins.

Noroton. June 22.-Dr. J. W. Avery, who is attending John D. Crimmins, of New York city, now i'll at his summer home here, tonight issued the follow sng bulletin: "Mr. Crimmins condition tonight shows a good deal of improve ment, and things look favorable for his recovery. While his condition is not alarming, it is yet serious