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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
VERE FIGHTING.
Berger Gives Jack oBrien Hardest Go
 of His Career.

Philadelphia, July 16.-sam Benger the California heavyweight, tonight gave Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien the hardest six-round battle of his career, Notwithstanding O'Brien continnafly sent in his left to the chin and wind. Berger came back and forced the light ing in every round. O'Brien had an,the advantage in the opening round, and landed almost at will In the second round Berger opened up deep gagh over 0'Brien's left eye. and the Phila- delphian had Berger bleeding from the nose. Both men were covered with blood as they went to their corners. The third round was fast. O'Brien was forced to use all his cunning to avoid Berger's rushes, and the latter again opened upon O'Brien,s damaged eye with vicious right. Just at the close of the round O'Brien's short arm jolt to Berger's jaw made the latter's knees knock together, Both men were tired when they went to their corners. The fourth round was a repetition of the third. It was give and take from the time they faced each other until the gong sounded. O'Brien did the greater part of the leading in this round as in the previous one, but his elbows did not have the force of Ber- gers.
 Berger had the Philadelphian deeid- edly worried in thetwo closing rounds When 0'Brien led he would invariably jump inthe air and swing his left arm around Berger's neck. When the fight ended both men were covered with blood, and the referees shirt was crafn- son from his efforts to separate the men.
 When they rushed to a clinch it was several seconds before the referee could make them break clean. The men entered the ring in perfect condition, and as they agreed to fight at eatch- weights, no announcement was made of their respective weights. Berger's management said that the Californian weighted 200 pounds, while OFBrien weighed eloseto 175. No decision is al- lowed in the bouts in this city, but 1t seemed to be the consensus of opinion that O'Bren had slight advantage. Berger, however, surprised the spectat- ors by his cleverness, and also his gameness. He always came back after the elusive Philadelphian, no mattsr how often O'Brien sent his left to Ser gers jaw
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
state Tennis at LItehaeId.

Litchield, July 16.-The second an- nual tennis tournament for the cham pionship of the state will begin to-mor- row morning on the courts of the Litch- field Tennis club and will continue throughout the week. The opening rounds in the singles will be played in the morning at 3 o'clock, and in the aft- ernoon at ? o'clock the preliminary rounds in the doubles. The play for the presidents cup will begin on Thursday morning. The championship cup was taken last year by Richard Doughty of New York, and Francis J. Cole, of Hart ford wan the presidents cup.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
TEsTItlEo AGAINST LAWYLR
Important Evidence at Inquest on Mrs.
 Kinan's Death.

New York, May 16.-Robert J. Flaher- ty, a real estate assessor, gave some important testimony to-day at the in- quest into the death of Mrs Alice Khan, who was murdered at the home of her mother Mrs. Louise M. Stenton, in the Bronx, on June 8. He said that in August, 1905, Burton w, Gibson, un- til recently attorney for Mrs. Stenton, wanted to negotiate loan of $50,000 or $6O, 900 on the Stenton homestead, and that Gibson said he owned the property. Flaherty said he afterward discovered that Mrs. Stenton had signed away two-fifths of her estate to Gibson and sold the remaining three-hfths to a dummy, acting for Gibson, for S6,O0C less than enough to pay the taxes due on it.
 Do you think that Gibson had a mo- tive for the murder of Mrs Kinan?'' Coroner Mcdonald asked Flaherty.
 T do, was the reply.
 "Why?h asked the coroner.
 ITO get control of the property" said the witness.
 But he had control of it thenp'
 "Yes, but Mrs. Kinan told him she in tended fighting him for it."
 Michael Scudio testified that Mrs Shippo, who lived in the Stenton house told him that she saw Gibson leaving the stenton house the night before the murder.
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WILL GREATLY RELIEVE
 CONGESTION ON MAIN LINE
HEARING ON RATIFICATION OF DANBURT-PORTCHESTER
 R. R. COMPANY.

Twenty to Twenty-Five Minutes to be
 Saved Between New York and the
 Berkshires--COnnecticu Towns Rnp-
 idly Becoming, According to SUperin-
 tendent Shepard, Suburbs of New
 York.
 New York, July 16.-The New York state railroad commission gave hear ing in this city to-day on the applica- tion of the Danbury and Port Chester Railroad company to connect its lines from Danbury to Greenwich, Conn, with the main line of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad within New York state.
 o. M, Shepard, general superintendent of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad said that the object of the new road is to relieve the steadi- ly growing congestion on the New York division of the main line of the road
 This will be done by diverting to the new line the passenger traffic for Dan bury, the Berkshires, and Ridgetield which he describes as a rapidly grow ing suburb of New York. He said also that it was intended to divert some of the through freight traffic for New England by the new line when the present four track road Is transform- ed into six track road from the liar lem river to Greenwich. There would be a saving in time of from twenty to twenty-five minutes between New York and Danbury.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
HIGH SPEED THE CAUSE.
English Train Was Travelling Too Fast
 When It Left Rails.

Salisbury, Eng, July 16.-The cor oner's inquest into the cause of the wreck of the Plymouth steamer ex- press July 1, whereby twenty-seven lives were lost, resulted in a verdict to-day that the derailment of the train was due to the speed at which 1t was and which was contrary to the oonlpany's orders. In rider to the verdict it is declared that drivers of trains not stopping at Salisbury should have their attention drawn to the reguations, which was not done in this case. The jury declined to allow the verdict to be recorded as one of accidental death, and said they con- sidered that a certain amount of blame attached to the company as well as to the engine driver.
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MAY BRING IT TO ITS KNEES
NECESSARY EVIDENCE AGAINST
 THE STANDARD OIL co.
Attorney General Moody Believes the Government Has Got 1t in OhiO-- Complete Change in the Plans in Con- nectiOn With Fight to stamp Out Trade Discrimination by This Gigan- tic Corporation.

tic Corporation.
 Cleveland, July 16.-The Plaindealer tomorrow will say:
 Easing his opinion upon the testi- mony already submitted to the federal grand jury in this district Attorney General Moody believes that the gov ernment has at last secured the evi- dence which will lead to bringing the Standard Oil company to Its knees.
 "The return of District Attorney Sul- livan this morning from an all day conference with the attorney general yesterday at New York will mark a complete change in the plans of the government in connection with the fight to stamp out trade discrimination by the gigantic corporation.
 "The changes in plans includes a complete reversal regarding J. Cram mer vice president of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway. Grma- mer will not be indicted in this or any other federal district. Instead he ask ed to assist the government in forg- ing a chain of evidence about the necks of some of the biggest Standard oil of fieials in the country.
 Acting upon the orders of District Attorney Sullivan, Assistan District Attorney Garry late yesterday after. noon issued another subpoena for the appearance of Grammer before the grand jury this morning, Grammer who happened to be in the city yes. terday, was immediately served with the subpoena by Deputy District Mar. shal Tanning. He seemed pleased witf the turn of events, which makes 1t cer tain that he is not to be made the scapegoat for violations of the law or the part of others.
 "The switch on the part of the gov ernment in finally deciding to summon Grammer as a witness is explained by the statement made yesterday that the single desire of the department of jus tice at present is to get at the Stand. ard Oil company. A telegram from Dis trict Attorney Sullivan said that noth. ing was to be left undone to accomplish l this purpose. The attorney general i; firmly of the opinion that Indictment can be secured here, and District At torney Sullivan will resume work witt the grand jury to-day with this end il view.
 Tn addition to ordering the issuance of a subpoena for Grammer, Sullivan wired to have all the employees of thC Continued on Eighth Page.)
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ELKs' TRAIN WRLCKLD.
On Way to the Convention--Engineer
 Killed, Fireman Injured.

Trinidad, Col, July 16.-Passenger train, No. E on the Colorado and Southern railway carrying hundreds of Texas Blks to the convention in Den yer, was wrecked by landslide three miles north of Forbes Junction to-day Engineer Martin J. Cullen was killed and Fireman Charles T Garrell badly hurt.
 That the wholetrain was not carried into the deep arroya, resulting in se- rious loss of life, is probably due to the fact that 1t was running slowly on accountof recent heavy rains. None of the passenger coaches left the track.
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K, OF F. CONVENTION.
Twentieth Annual Grand Session of
 New England Lodges.

Boston, July 16.-The twentieth an- nual grand session of the district grand lodges of New England Knights of Pythias of the eastern and western hemisph6res opened to-day in Paine Memorial hall. The session will con- tinue tomorrow. The grand sessions were called to order by Grand Chancel- Tor William Heattiman of Providence, who, in his annual address, referred to the increase of the order in Rhode Isl- and, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
 Every lodge in the jurisdiction was represented at the session,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
QUEEN HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
Carriage Hangs Over Diteh--Ning
 HaakOn to Rescue.

Aalesund, Norway, July 16.-While driving to Nordangsdale on Sunday Queen Maud had an exceedingly nar- row escape from a serious accident. The horses drawing her carriage, statled by an avalanche, backed the carriage toward ter-foot ditch, and for some moments the vehicle hung over the edge. King Haakon, who was in another carriage, seeing the danger of the queen, ran forward and caught the horses by their brides.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
Express Left Track.

Stamford, July 16.-The first section express from Boston to New York ran into an open derail switch about 200 feet east of the bridge at Riverside this aft ernoon. the express and baggage cars leaving the tracks. No one was injur- ed The rails and ties were torn up for a distance of twenty feet.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
Inquiry Resumed.

Cleveland, July 16.-After a recess of several days the federal grand jury to- day took up the inquiry in connection with the charges filed against the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway company and the Standard Oil compa- ny, in which both corporations are al- leged. to have violated the interstate commerce laws.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
Boy Struck by Ball pie..

Occum, July 16.--As the result of be- ing struck behind the ear with base ball. Arthur H. Garratte, aged twelve, died here this morning from spinal meningitis. He passed between two men who were passing a ball, and was accidentally struck. The accident hap. pened a week ago,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
DEoAPIrAr1oN OF BAMBAATA.
Denial That Head of Zulu Chief Wa,
 Exhibited.

London, July 17.-The correspondent at Pietermaritzburg of the Daily Tele- graph gives to that paper this morning what purports to be the official story of the decapitation of the Zulu chief Bam- baata. According to this version, a rebel prisoner reported the death of the chief and guided a doctor and two na- tives to where the body was lying for the purpose of bringing it into camp for Identification. The body presented a ghastly spectacle, decomposition having begun and the stomach evidently hay ing been opened by Bambaata's men in order to allow the evil spirits to escape, in accordance with the superstitious be- lief of the natives. Terrified at the sight, the native guide and the two na- lives with him fled. The doctor there upon severed the head from the body and took it to headquarters, where it was identified, photographed and then returned and buried with the body. The correspondent denies that the head was exhibited.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
GERMAN YACHTS ENTERED.
Several to Compete for Roosevelt Cup
 OR MarbIehead.

Kiel, July 16-The following German yachts will compete in the races for the Roosevelt cup off Marblehead, Mass, in September.
 Glureckauf ". (Irnperial Yacht club, owned by G. Stinnes of Muehlheim.
 Wannsee (Segorhaus Yacht club of Berlin), owned by the club.
 Tilly VI. (North German Regatta club, owned by Consul Generals Doll mann and R. Krogman of Hamburg.
 Eacht yacht will be sailed by three amateurs.
 The Glureckauf ". will be represent- ed by Herr Wustraus;. the Wannsee ny Herr V. Protzen and the lilly VI, by J. Weitman.
 The Hamburg-American Line steam CT Belgravia, sailing for New York July S1 will take the Glureckauf ", the Wannsee and Herr Protzen and the Hamburg American line steamer Brit annia, which sail for Boston at the be- ginning of August will take the lilly WI.
 The Imperial Yacht club will be rep resented by Captain Hebbinghaus, the German naval attache at Washington.
 Herr Wustraus will arrive at Boston August 1 and Herr Stinnes in the mid dle of August.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
Another Russian Cruiser for Iapan.

Tokio, July 16.-The Russian cruiser Novik, which after breaking out of the harbor of Port Arthur in July, 1904, sought to reach Vladivostok and was so badly damaged by two Japanese cruisers August 21, 1904, that she sank off Cape Enduma, sakhalin, has been foated.
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YACHTS HERE ON CRUISE
FLEET OF ONE HUNDRED AT
 MORRIS COVE.

Arrived Yesterday Afternoon from Oys-
 ter Bay-Belong to seawanhaka- Cor
 InthIan and Atlantic and Corinthian
 CIubs--YawI Sue Wins Squadron Run
 .-FIect Leaves for New London This
 Morning-Cruise Ends at Newport.
 In a fresh south-southeasterly breeze the twenty-nine mile squadron run across Long Island sound to this port of the combined Seawanhaka-Corint ian and Atlantic and Corinthian Yacht clubs of Philadelphia yesterday was made in fair time. Most of the craft left oyster Bay during the early fore noon and as the wind held fair all day there were few laggards.
 President Roosevelt was present at the start yesterday morning and waved a farewell as the fleet started on it's journey for this city The boats began to come into Morris Cove about ? o'clock yesterday afternoon and by dark all had arrived The larger yachts were punched as they came between the outer breakwaters and the picture was very pretty one. The fleet is probably the largest in numbers that has ever been in Morris Cove, and while it is not as showy from the shore as the New York Yacht club on it's an- nual cruise to this port it was suff1- cient attraction to draw thousands of people from the city The fleet stood well over toward the west shore before rounding Southwest light, and this gave the cottagers and picnickers at many of the shore resorts a good chance to see the marine procession, which dropped anchor in the cove somewhat nearer the breakwater and farther from the shore than has here tofore been the custom of visiting yacht club fleets.
 At Morris Cove last night many of the cottages were illuminated in honor of the yachtsmen, while at the Pequot house complimentary hop for the yachtsmen was attended by the young folk of the city. Comparatively few of the yaehtsmen came ashore, however,
 The commodore of the fleet yesterday and to-day is Commodore E. c. Bene- dict of the Atlantic Yacht club, who is owner of the Oneida. The commodores of each club takes hls turn for two days as director of the fleet. The win ners of yesterdays cruise were all of P, Doremus schooner, Lasca, beating J, Rogers Maxwelrs queen, two min utes two seconds, corrected time. The Queens elapsed time was hours % minutes 32 seconds; A. N. Chandlers schooner Virgil beating c. w. Nason's Andromeda, by minutes 51 seconds D. W. Clark. jr.'s sloop Irolita beating F M. Smiths Effort by minutes 2 seconds.
 Thirty-hve yachts started and the winners In the other classes were: The sloops Athlon Mirth IT., Vivian IT., which won the squadron race, and We Wean and the yawl Lotowana in the third division. The 27-footer New P boatsue, owned by E. F Luckenbact of New York, made the best corrected time of all the fleetr-4 hours 12 min. 3C seconds.
 The fleet will sal for New London al z o'clock this morning, There are about 100 yachts in the feet, The cruise will end in Newport and the fleet will dis. band there on Saturday. Many of the yachts will then go further north while some will go on fishing trips to Block l Island
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
Great English Horse Arrives.

New York, July 16-Rocksand, the winner of the English events, the Two Hundred Guineas, the Derby and the St. Leger in 1903, recently purchased by August Belmont for $125O 900. arrived here from London on the steamer Minneapolis. Rocksand's winnings in his three years on the turf amounted to $22s ,0Oo
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Lineman Killed,

Putnam, July 16.-Frederick D. Cut Ter of this city, a lineman employed by the Consolidated Railway company, was instantly killed this afternoon while at work on a trolley pole. He touched a live wire and toppled to the ground, dead. His hand was terribly burned He was thirty-two years old and leaces a widow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17

The conditions governing the contest for the Roosevelt cup between small German and American yachts under the auspices of the Imperial Yacht club of Kiel and the Eastern Yacht club of Boston, provide for three yachts from each country The yachts will be de- signed and built in the country they represent and all their sails and fittings will be made in the country to which they belong. The racers are limited in dimensions to 32 feet in lengt1 on the water line. There is no restriction as to rig, and there will be no time allow ance. Each yacht will carry crew of mot more than three who must be na- tive born citizens of the country in which the yacht is built.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17

Capital Stock of Vanderbilt Trolley
 Company in New York.
 Albany, July 16.-A certificate filed to- day with the secretary of state by the Mohawk Valley company, of Utica, which operates the trolley lines of the Vanderbilt system throughout the state, shows that the company has increased it's capital stock from S1O,OOO,OOO to $2O,- GOO, OO0 The certihuate, which was sign- ed by President w. H. Newman. of the corporation; D. W, Pardee, its secre- tary, and by Horace E. Andrews, shows that the company has issued the full amount of the original S1O0OO,0OO, the New York Central Railroad company holding $6OOO,OOO and Horace E. An drews $4,OOO,O 900 of the stock.
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MORTGAGE ON THE PLAYERS.
Norwich Baseball Club to Remain in
 the League.

Norwich, July 16.-At a meeting of the Norwich baseball club tonight all .uneasiness about the future of the club subsided, and it is a certainty that it will remain under the present stock holders. It was voted to allow some of the stockholders to take a mortgage on the players, and hold them at the end of the season, if what they ad- vanced is not made up. Who these stockholders will be has not been de termined.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
DREYFUS GIVEN COMMAND

Assigned to Twelfth Artillery, a Crack
 Regiment of Paris.
 Paris, July 16.-At a meeting of the council of ministers to-day War Minis ter Etienne announced the assignment of Major Dreyfus to the Twelfth regi- ment of artillery stationed at Vim cenne. This is crack regiment, which participates in state functions at the capital.
 Brigadier General Picquart has been designated to serve on the staff of the military governor of Paris.
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TWO MORE SMALLPOX CASES
Discovered Yesterday Among the Steer
 age Passengers of Cymric.


 age Passengers of Cymric.
 Boston, July 1.-Two more cases of smallpox were discovered to-day among the steerage, passengers of the White Star liner Cymrio, which arrived in port yesterday from Liverpool with one of the steerage passengers being treated for the disease. The patients were put aboard the quarantine tug and taken to Gallup's Island, where they will be quarantined.
 Immigration doctors made a close ex- animation to-day of every passenger on the steamer. When smallpox was dis covered on the ship every steerage pas senger and member of the crew was vaccinated, and a nhmber of these were severely ill to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
REMEMBERED GROVER.

Zoe Jefferson BeQueathed Cleveland His
 Best Kentucky Reel.
 Chicago, July 16.-Joseph Jefferson, in remembrance of the many fishing trips he enjoyed with Grover Cleve- land, recognized the former president of the United States in his will, dated October 27, 1899, and filed to-day in the recorders office. In a codicil dated five years later than the will Mr. Jefferson wrotes
 "To my friend, the Hon. Grover Cleveland, bequeath my best Ken lucky reel"
 This reel is said by those who knew Joseph Jefferson in life to have been one of the actors most treasured possessions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGEIN SEV.
 ERAL NLW MEXICO TOWNS.

Worst Quake of the Two Hundred Ex-
 pcFienced During Last Two Years--
 Distinct Shock Felt Also ut EI Paso,
 Tex.-Buildings Rock and Sway
 People Rush to Streets.
 Santa Fe, N M, July 16, Consider able property damage was done this afternoon at socorro, San Marcial, and nearby settlements by an earthquake shock which was the severest of the 200 shocks that have occurred in that part of New Mexico during the past two years. The shocks are local and are caused by earth slides in the Mag dalena mountains.
 Albuquerque, N M, July 16-This region to-day experienced another slight earthquake shock at noon. Pen dant objects in Albuquerque moved perceptibly, and a slckening sensation was experienced by many persons, No serious damage has been reported. Peo- pie in the Armitajo building, thinking the building was about to collapse, ran to the street. Towns south of this place also felt the shock and residents of socorro and San Marcial are in a state of alarm. Adobe buildings at so- zorro were damaged.
 El Paso, Tex, July 16-A distinct earthquake shock was felt here at 11:5O a. m. to-day. Buildings rocked and swayed and many persons fled to the streets. The thermometers and in struments in the weather bureau in the federal building swung back and forth for several minutes. No damage was done.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-17
Drowned in Lake Bantam.

Litchfield, July 16-Iohn Gray, en- ployed in the construction department of the New York Central railroad, was drowned to-day in Bantam Lake while in swimming,
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RoCKEFELLER OFFERS sa5O, GOO

VIII Give sum Toward Rebuilding of
 Y.M. c. 4. in Frisco.
 New York, July 16.-H. J. Mccoy, secretary of the San Francisco Young Mems Christian association, announc- ed in this city to-day that he had re- ceived an offer by cable from John D. Rockefeller last night to give $250,00O toward rebuilding the San Francisco Y. M. c. A. building, providing an equal sum was secured from othars. MT. Mccoy said he has already obtained $lO5,OOO in addition to the Rockefeller offer.