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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-12-05
MINISTtR HANGED.
Negro Dies with Him on the Same
ScaffoId.

Valdosta, Ga, Dec 4.-With a dec
laration that he had told the truth. and
that his sons had no connection with
the crime, Rev. ]. G. Rawlings, a for
mer Baptist minister, to-day assembled
the scaffold, and paid the penalty for
the murder of Willie and Carrie Car
ter, in July, 1905. Alf Moore, a negro.
whose confession connected Rawlings
with the crime, was hanged at the same
time, Both men stepped upon the scaf-
fold without a tremor. They stood on
the trap together and fell together.
The expectation that Moore would
make final confession, generating
Milton, Jesse and Leonard Rawlings
from participation in the murder was
not fulfilled. He reiterated his pre-
vious declaration that Milton fired the
fatal shots.
The Georgia prison commission will
meet Thursday to consider the petition
of Communication of sentence for Milton
and Pesse. Leonard has been sentenc-
ed to life Imprisonment on the recon-
mendation of clemency by the trial
jury.
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CORNWALL WOMAN IS
DROWNED IN HUDSON
EITHER FALLS OR JUMPS OVER
THE RAILING OF Il
FERRY BOAT.

Miss Ruth Miner, the Victim-Her
Brother-in-Law, Royal X. South
wick, With Her at the Time-SOme
Mystery Surrounding the Affair
Case Not Reported to Police UntiE
Several Hours After the Tragedy.
New York. Dec. Considerable mys-
terry surrounds the death of Miss Ruth
Miner, forty years old, of Cornwall,
Conn, who to-day was drowned in the
Hudson river off Twenty third street,
having either jumped overheard or ac-
cidentally fallen over the railing of the
ferryboat Pittsburg, of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad. With her at the time was
her brother-in-law, Royal K. South
wick, of Cornwall, who is stopping at
the Grand Union hotel.
1t was not until several hours after
the tragedy that the death was report
ed to the police. The information they
received was meagre.
For nearly half an hour the ferry
boat circled the spot where the woman
sank, but no trace Of the body was
discovered. So far as the police can
learn, Mr. Southwick and his sister-in-
law, Miss Miner, had been at Washing
ton to attend the opening session of
congress. They had reached Jersey
City on the Pennsylvania railroad and
shortly before o'clock started for
Manhattan on the ferryboat They
went to the upper deck and stood OUT
side, they being among the few who
dared the cold wind,
When the boat reached about mid
stream Mr. Southwick left his sister
in-law in order to get a good view Of
passing tow. He had left Miss Miner
alone at the stern of the boat. Soon
afterwards two men going on deck saw
something black go over the side. Run
ming to the rail they saw a woman in
the water and gave the alarm. The
woman was not seen again. Near where
she had stood on the deck a muff and
pocketbook were picked up and later
identified as Miss Miners by South
wick.
Mr.. Southwick stated that he did not
believe that his sister-in-law had COM
mitted suicide, as she was in the best
of health and had no troubles. He said
that he believed that lurch Of the
boat had thrown her overheard He
said that they had intended to go di-
rect to their home in Connecticut.
Southwick tonight refused to dis
cuss the drowning, saying that the case
was in the hands of the police.
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NATIONAL RED cross oFFIogRs
Secretary of War Chosen Presidents.
Plan to Increase Membership,

Secretary of War Chosen President---
Plan to Increase Membership.
Washington, Dec. 4.-The American
National Red Cross, in annual session
to-day, elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
President, william H. Taft, secretary
of war; treasurer, Charles II. Keep.
assistant secretary of the treasury.
councillor James B. McReynolds, as
sistant attorney general; secretary.
Charles L. Magee
Board of consultation--Brig
General Robert M. O'Reilly, surgeons
general U. S. A; Surgeon General M.
Rixey, U. S. NJ; Surgeon General Wall
ter Wyman, United States public
health and marine hospital service.
Chairman of central committee Ma
jor-General George. w. Davis, u. S. A.
(retired).
Executive commjttee-Robert Bacon,
assistant secretary of state Brigadier-
General Robert M O'Reilly, medical
director; John C. Wise, U. S. NJ. James
B. McReynolds, James Tanner, James
r. Garfield and Miss Mabel T. Board
man.
The afternoon session was presided
over by Secretary Taft, Miss Boardman
acting as secretary in the absence of
Mr.. Magee DR.. John T. Devine, who
was in charge of the Red Cross work
at San Francisco following the earth
quake and fire. gave an interesting talk
on his experiences.
At the morning session the questions
included methods Of increas-
ing membership by personal solicita-
ton; corporation of the press, and
boys and girls first-aid drills. 1t was
decided to accept all applications for
who pay their dues
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BfHRING SEA QUESTION
Presidents Reference to Negotiations
in His Messa@e.

London, Dec. president Roose-
velt's reference in his message to con
gre3s t. the negotiations between the
United States and Great Britain over
the Behring sea relates to the long
pending efforts made to adequately
protect the sea herds. The negotia-
TONS have been conducted chiefly at
Washington with the cooperation of
the American embassy here and ap-
pear to be part of a general plan to
close up a number of outstanding
questions II which Canadian interests
are involved, The recent trend of the
negotiations has been towards having
Canada relinquish such rights as SHE
possesses in the Behring sea in con-
slderation for adequate compensation
or concessions in other pending quas-
tlono, However, these exchanges have
not made any notable advance as Can
ada regards her rights ii the Behring
sea in the light of d national asset,
and while disposed t. make a reason
able adjustment she does not appear
to be ready to give up her interests on
the basis of the concessions thus far
tentatively proposed. The negotiations
therefore lack recent definite devePp-
ment, although the government Off
cials here hope that the appointment
of new ambassador to the United
States may lead to clearing up of th!n
and other pending questllns
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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
IN MASSACHUSETTS
IN THIRTEEN CITIES EIGHT
CHIEF MAGISTRATES ARE
RE-ELECTED.

heduction in the Vote Favoring the Sale
or Intoxicating Liquors--Two Nravors
Defeated, Thompson in New Redsora
and Parsons, in Marlboro, while
Three Cities Choose New Men to nj
rect Affairs-Intense Feeling i'm New
Bedford.
Boston, Dec. 4-The reelection Of
eight out of ten chief magistrates and
the reduction in the vote favoring tho
sale of intoxicating liquors were tsla
general features of the rnunacipal
elections in thirteen of the thirty-three
cities in Massachusetts to-day. Two
mayors were defeated, Thompson In
New Bedford and Parsons in Marlboro,
while three cities chose new men to
direct affairs.
While there was no change on the
question of granting licenses in any
of the cities, the no license advocates
made gain in eight cities of S.4O7.
while the net gain for license IN Ave
cities was 1,48S.
The republicans won in nine cities.
the democrats in two, while in the
other two national political lines were
not followed.
The sensation of the election was
the victory of former Mayor Charles
=, Ashley in New Bedford. who de-
feated Mayor Thomas Thompson bv
Il votes. The campaign in New Bed
ford was very bitter one, Ashley re-
entering the field after years yolun-
tary retirement with a record of thir-
teen tennis as mayor So intense was
the feeling in New Bedford that when
1T was reported that the precinct Off
GERS In one of the voting places were
holding back the returns on which the
election depended, many persons
thronged to the booth and the police
had to be called to suppress a small
riot.
Ashley was supported by the .citi-
zen's party while Mayor Thompson
was the peoples party candidate.
In Marlboro, Edward f. Brown de-
feated Mayor Parsons by 81 votes aft
er a strenuous campaign.
- iiSAtSW4i6 ~ d 44oL OIL mayors
elected:
Plurality
'Bro'ckton-John S. Kent, rep. N. .1S5
Fitchburg xJames H. McMaihon
independent citizens ... ..442
Gloucester-xGeorge NJ. Macdonald.
rep. citizens ~
xRoswell L. Wood, rep sol
P. Kane, dem. 1871
Marlboro-Edward F. Brown, dem. 54
New Bedford Charles S. Ashley
Citizens !. ..a................. II
Northampton Egbert l. Clapp, rep. 517
Pittsfield-xAllen H. Bagg, rep. !. 17S
Quincy xJames Thompson, rep.... 1876
ringfeld-William E. Sanderson
QSp' - 's's'.s',. s.5s..s...s l16z
Taunton-xJohn B. Tracy rep ~. 4O4
Waltham-xJohn L. Harvey, rep. S14
v-Re-elected.
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THE JAPANESE AFFAIR.
Senator Raynor Introduces Resolution
Right of Government in Matter.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Senator Ray
ner to-day introduced the following
resolution on the japanese question;
Resolved That in the opinion of the
senate this government has no right
to enter into any controversy with any
foreign government relating to the
public school system of amy of the
states of the union;
'Resolved. Further, that it is the
opinion of the senate that there is no
provision in the treaty between the
United States and the government of
japan that relates in any manner to
thil subject or in any way interferes
with the right of the state of t;alifor-
MIA to conduct and administer it's svs-
tenn of public schools in accordance
with its own Legislation, and resolved
further, that 1t is the duty of the pres
ldent of the United States to notify
the government of Japan and to notify
any foreign government with which
the question may arise that the Dub
lie educational institutions of the
state are not within the jurisdiction of
the United States, and that the United
states mas no power to regulate or su-
perVise their administration"
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MOST INGENIOUS 7 ORGANIZED
Continental wall Paper Company De-
n0unced in Court as Trust.

Cincinnati, Dec. 4.-The United States
circuit court of appeals to-day declar-
ed tho Continental Wall Paper COM
pany the most complete and Ingenious
ly organized trust that has come to
the knowledge pf the court.
The Continental Wall Paper COM
pany brought suit before Judge
Thompson of the district court to re-
cover $4,000 from Louis Voight &
SINS of Cincinnati for goods sold to
them. Voight & Sons resisted on the
ground that the Continental company
was trust and that 1t had virtually
compelled them to buy their goods of
the so-called trust and to allow the
alleged trust to fix prices at which
goods must be sold Judge Thomp-
son found for Voight & Sons on the
ground that the plaintiff wals a trust.
The court of appeals to which an
appeal was taken held that the proofs
showed one of the most complete and
exacting Instances of a trust as defin-
ed in the statutes, that has come to
the knowledge of the court It held
the trust to be an Illegal organization
and as such it was MOT entitled to the
aid of the court in support Of it's claim
against Voight & Sons, and the judg-
ment of the district court was affirmed
and the appeal was dismissed.
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New York, Dec Alt was said at
the district attorneys office to-day thar
the affairs of the New York Life In
surance company would be investigated
as soon as the case of George Burn
ham, jr., counsel for the Mutual Re-
serve Life Insurance company was fin
ished. Assistant District Attorney
Kresel will conduct the case which NAV
be passed upon by the present grand
jury.
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Bnttleship Not at Fault.

Washington, Dec. 4,-The response
bility for the collision in Hamp-
ton Roads recently between the bat
tleship Virginia and the steamer
Monroe of the Old Dominion line. has
finally been determined by the SUPER
vB5ing inspector general of the steam
Sat inspection service, who holds that
the Monroe was at fault,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-12-05
GOULD ORDERED 10 PAY $4,775
Amount Claimed rs Sheriff Fees ON At
tnchment AEninst Him.

New York, Dec. 4.-Justice Newburg-
er in the supreme court. to-day signed
an order directing George ]. Gould
within five days to pay to Sheriff
Hayes $4775 fees claimed by him upon
an attachment against Mr.. Gould's
property for $5OO,OOO which was obtain
ed last spring by John S. Jones. The
attachment was against Mr.. Gould and
William E. Guy and Joseph Ramsey,
jr, his associates in the Kanawha mine
syndicate, upon a claim by Jones that
he was entitled to $460,OOO as his share
of profits made by the syndicate. sher-
iff Hayes levied the attachment against
$5OO,O00 which Mr. Gould had on de-
posit with the Mercantile Trust com
pany, of this city. Mr.. Gould secured
a release of the attachment on giving
bond in $1,OO0,00O.
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NATL MAAUFAC1 UKERS Asso
Charles w. Post, of Battle Creek. Re-
elected President

Chicago, Dec. 4.-James W. Van
cleave, of st. Louis, president of the
National Association of Manufacturers,
delivered the principal address to-day
before the convention of the Citizens
Industrial association. Mr.. Vancleave
condemned strongly men who oppress-
ed their employees, declaring such a
man to be "a worse citizen than the
demagogue whom he assans."
Charles w. Post, of Battle Creek,
Mich, was reelected president. The
convention will be held next year in
Battle Creek
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JOllne, Elected President.

Dallas, Tex, Dec. AT an adjourn
ed meeting of the directors of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas railway of Tex
as held here to-day Adrian H. Joline of
New York was elected president to sue
eeed F, N. Finney, who recently resign
ed. ]. N. Wallace of New York was
elected a director to succeed MIR. Fin
ney, and C. G. Hedge of New York
was chosen a director in place of Col
gate Hoyt Of New York, resigned.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-12-05
THREE HOTELS DESTROYED.
Large Summer Hostelrles at conneaut
Lake, PA.

Conneaut Lake, Pc, Dec. 4.-Fire
here tonight destroyed three Of the
largest summer hotels and several
frame buildings, and for a time threat
ened the entire village. Help was sum-
moned from Meadville and soon after
the arrival of the firemen from that
place the flames were under control.
The hotels destroyed are the Arlington,
Brunswick and the Thatcher The
cause of the fire is unknown, and the
loss is estimated at $30,O00
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-12-05
PORTO RICAN MASSAGE,
Presidents Special to Congress to be
Sent in December ii.


Washington, Dec. 4. President
Roosevelt's special message to con-
gress on Porto Rico will be sent to
congress on the 18th of December. The
presidents views en- the island and
the legislation he favors are the di-
rect outcome of that visit to Porto
Rico. The presidents special message
on Panama viii be laid before con-
gress on December II. With only a
bare reference a Panama in his reg
ular message, Mr.. Roosevelt reserved
his observations and recommendation
regarding isthmian affairs until he
har completed his trip of inspection of
the work in progress, which he will
deal with in his special message.
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FIFTY REPORTED LOST
Town of Clifton, Ariz,, Believed to Have
Been Washed AWAY.

El Paso, Tex, Dec. 4.-From inform
alton received here late tonight it is
believed that the town of Clifton, Ari-
zona, has been practically washed
away. The Copper Queen hotel is said
to have been swept away by the flood
and at least fifty persons lost their
lives.
The concentration dam, which gave
way, precipitating the great flood upon
the town, was constructed entirely of
earth. The dam was carried away two
years ago as the result of swollen
streams, and number of persons were
drowned.
A message received here tonight
from Tucson, Arizona, says that Cliff
ton is half destroyed. The report that
scores OF persons were drowned is par
TALLY confirmed.
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PROF. OSBORN GETS PLUM
ELECTED SECRETARY OF THE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE.

Position Carries with it Salary OF
$1,000 Year-occupies Chair OF
Zoology at Columbia and is One OF
Americas Foremost PaIeOntOIogists
Professor Irving Fisher, OF Yale,
Had Been Mentioned for the Place.
Washington, Dec. 4.-Prof Henry
Fairfield Osborn, professor of zoology
at Columbia university, New York,
and curator and first vice president of
the American Museum of Natural His
tory. New York, to-day was elected
by the regents Of the Smithsonian in
stitution to succeed the late President
Samuel P. Langley as eecretaary Of
the institution. DR. Oshrrn has indi-
Gated to the regents that he will ae-
cept the appointment, which car
ries with it salary of $1,000 a year.
Inc eIectlon OF successor to Prof
Langley has been pending for many
months. Several of the most proml-
nent educators and scientists of the
country were considered in connec-
tion with the position, including Prof
Irving Fisher Of Yale 1t is under
stood the election of DIR. Osborn was
unanimous.
The regents expressed satisfaction
at being able to secure the eervices of
Prof. Osborn. They regarded him ais
one of the leading scientific authorities
of the world and the most prominent
zoologfst and palentologist Of America.
He is forty-nine years of age and was
graduated at Princeton college. He .is
an author and lecturer of world wide
repute.
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RockefeIler oners o0.00o

Toronto, Ont, Dec. Although Chan
ceIlor Mckay, John D. Rockefeller has
offered to contribute 100000 to the Nc
Master Baptist University, Toronto on
condition that the $4,000 fund for tbe
Forward Missionary movement be com
pleted. The money is to be used in the
erection of a new lecture hall, gym
qasium, etc.
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NEW SERGEANTS APPOINTED
PATROLMEN YATROUS AND
SMITH THE LUCKY ONES

hhVlaDle RECORDS OF bOth--PIaceA Not
Assigned--Cook Retired and McGrath
Put ON Veteran Reserve--PatroIman
Deskin Jumped Two Grades-Patrol-
man Frey Granted 1880 for Time Lost
on Account of Injuries-COmmIssion
ers Give Permission for Another Bali.
| Two appointments to sergeancies
were made by the police commissioners
last evening. The lucky men are Pa
trolmen Fennah Watrous and Philip T.
Smith. Both men have enviable rec
ords. Watrous was born In Mystic in
1857. He was appointed to police duty
on January 20, 1887 He was sergeant
in 1901 for time, but soon after one
Of the sergeancies was abolished and
he returned to the ranks. For num-
der of years he has been the valued
assistant Of Superintendent Kitridge Of
the police telegraph.
Sergeant Philip T. Smith was born In
this city on January 21, 1867, and was
made a patrolman December 2, 1896.
He has twice received honorable men
ton for capturing burglars One in
stance was on October 81, 1899, and the
other on May 81, 1904 Upon the death
of the laee clerk OF the police depart
ment, Frank A. Southworth, Sergeant
Smith was acting clerk until the ap-
pointment of the present clerk.
p1unpc of ~
signed to the new police sergeants by
Chief Wrlnn. Sergeant Cook was retir-
ed on $540 per annpm, and Sergeant
McGrath was placed on the veteran
reserve list on his own petition. 1t is
probable that the older sergeants will
be given the two desk positions thus
left vacant, and the new appointees be
given street duty.
A hearing was given Patrolman Will
liam Frey on his request for 10 days
for lost time on account of injuries re-
ceived while on duty. Frey was injur-
ed at the city dock on September 4, 1902,
and has had to have. several operations
The board voted to grant his request,
and he will receive $3.50
Because of his meritorious work in |
capturing Joseph IMartino, the murder
er of Charles Ross, jr., Patrolman VIII
liam Fl. Deskin was promoted from
grade C. to Grade A. This is an un-
usual advance for so young an officer. |
He was appointed January 3, 1906
In the chiefs report Detective Don
Continued on Eighth Page.)
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Moorish Mun-Of-war to Restore Order.

Paris, Dec. 5.-A dispatch received
here from Fez says that a Moorish
man-of-war, with $50 regulars on
board, is approaching Tangier for the
purpose of establishing order This
step by the Moroccan government fore
stalls the collective note by the mem
bers of the diplomatic corps, sent to the
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs
this afternoon, in which the attention
of the government was called to the ex-
listing state of anarchy,
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LOngest Distance Yet Attnined.

San Diego, Cal, Dec. 4.-Messages
We're exchanged last evening by the
government wireless station at Point
Iona with the government station at
Puget sound, 1,2OO miles away. This is
the longest distance any wireless sta
ton on this coast has ever been able
Ito transmit messages.
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shipping News.

New York, Dec. 4-Sailed: Steamers
Slavonia, Naples, Trieste and Fiume;
Moltke, Naples and Genoa; Napolitan
Prince, Naples
Cape Race, n F., Dec. 4.-Steamer
Celtic, Liverpool and Queenstown for
New York, in communication with the
Marconi station when 10 miles south
southwest at II a. m. win probably
dock at $3.50 a. M Friday.
Havre, Dec. 3-11 a. m-Arriyed,
Steamers La Gascogne, New York.
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Pat Grove Must stand Another Trial.

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dec. 4.--Pat
Grove, whose recent trial and acquit-
tal of the charge of robblng A. E. Cuda-
hy, the millionaire packer, of $25,OOO
through the kidnapping of the latter's
son gave him wide notoriety, will be
placed on trial tomorrow on the charge
of robbing a street car crew in Council
Bluffs last summer.
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Bill to Raise COngressmen's Salaries.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Representative
Gaine of Tennessee introduced a bill
to-day raising the salaries of members
of congress to $500 annually to be-
come effective in the 61st congress-
and reimbursing them for money actu-
ally spent in going to and froqn each
session of congress.
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AMBASSADoRIAL CHANGES.
Henry White to be Transferred from
Rome to Paris.

Washington, Dec 4-Henry White,
American ambassador to Rome, will he
transferred in the near future from
that post to Paris, where he will sue
ceed Robert S. Mccormick as ambassa-
dor. Mr.. White will be succeeded at
Rome by Lloyd c. Griscom, now Amer
lean ambassador to Brazil.
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Jewish POetess Dead.

Duxbury, Mass, Dec. 4.-Miss Cora
Wilburn, we'll known throughout the
Jewish press as an author Of poems. died
suddenly to-day at her home in North
Duxbury. She was born in Honolulu
seventy-five years ago. Her best known
poem was entitled "1sraeIs Greeting to
the World"
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Fatal Auto Accident in Springfield.

Springfield, Dec. 4.-Mrs. Elva M.
Gray fifty-four years old, was struck
by an automobile driven by A. A. Gel
sci at noon to-day and fatally injured.
She died in Mercy hospital at o'clock
this afternoon. Mr.. Geisel was arrest
ed on the charge of manslaughter and
released in $4,000 bonds.