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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
INSURANCE ELECTION.
Result of Great Fight May Be Known
 To-Day.

New York, Dec. 17,-With only twen- ty-four hours left in which to receive ballots in the insurance election and check them off preparatory to turning them over to the inspectors who will begin the count on Tuesday, hundreds of e Jerks were busy to-day In the of fees of the New York, Mutual Life and the International policyholders' committee.
 The ballots from policyholders were stacked up and sorted when the last delivery came in at o'clock. It was said at the office of the International committee that thirtyIfive clerks would work until midnight to get this mass of ballots counted and checked so as to be ready for the big mail which Is expected tomorrow.
 Otto Kelsey, superintendent of in- surance, remained in the city to-day and was busy selecting the men who will serve as inspectors of election. There are ten to be named and it was said MT. Kelsey had only prevailed on six to act as umpires in the contest between the independent policyhoiders and the companies.
 All the ballots which have been stor- ed in safe deposit vaults pending the official count, will be delivered under guard to the home offices of the New York and Mutual Life companies on Tuesday morning. At least two weeks will be required to arrive at the re- suit,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
DEMONSTRATION IN HOME
Thousands Friendly to France Gather
 fin Force and Express Pleasure

Thousands Friendly to France Gather
 in Force and Express Pleasure
 Rome, Dec. 16.-Thousands of demon strators friendly to France and of anti vatican tendencies gathered tonight in the piazza adjoining the Farnese pal ace, the seat of the French embassy, in an endeavor to express their pleas ure at the French governments action toward the church.
 The whole garrison of Rome was em- ployed to face the demonstrants and protect the vatican, which is surround ed by cavalry, and the bridges leading to the apostolic palace are barred by troops.
 All the streets leading to the Palace Farnese are protected by soldiers with fixed bayonets.
 The demonstrators, led by dozen radical socialists and republican mem bers of the chamber of deputies, in- cluding Prince Borghese, after vainly attempting to break the cordon, pro- vided themselves with candles and formed a mock procession intoning the Miserere, as an indication of the death of clericalism, admist shouts of Long live France" Long live Clem- enceau!" and Down with the vatl can!"
 Deputies Costa and De Felice tried to harangue the people, but the police interfered.
 r,t. .Io,,, ,o,,-t ra +io,, oco,,rred pnar tbe monument to Giordano Bruno, the monk philosopher, who was burned alive, victim of religious intolerance.
 Deputy Costa finally made himself heard. He said:
 "Before this monument to Bruno, of free thought, let us send our applause to France for this great people ccntin- uing the traditional obstinate struggle against the moth eaten clericahsm.'
 Fresh attempts were then made to beat back the cordon, and the cavalry charged the demonstrators, 8 few of whom were slightly injured and several arrested. Amid roars and shouts and the singing of tba Marseillaise the fer ment continued until late in >he even- ing.
 A commission of the demonstrators was received by M. Barrere, the French ambassador who expressed his appre- citation for the sympathy of the Roman people.
 The government endeavored by all means to prevent the demonstration. The stand that the government is talk ing is that, although Italy is friendly to France, she does not wish to take sides in the dispute, especially when her re- lations with the church are better now than they have been since 1870.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
Three Players in the American League
 Have the Honor.

Three PIayerS Tn the American League
 Have the Honor.
 Chicago, Dec. 16,-Three players in the American league showed perfect fielding during the last season. They were Pitchers Griffith and Laroy of New York and Third Baseman O'Brien of St. Louis. Griffith played in seven teen games Laroy in eleven and O. Brien in twenty, without making an error, and all three are credited with a fielding average of 1000. The highest averages other than these are:
 First Baseman Crawford, Detroit, 99S Second Baseman Shean, Philadelphia 9SO; shortstop Turner Cleveland, 96O; Outfielders Johnes, Chicago; and Free man, Boston, .9SS each; Catcher OCon- nor, St. Louis and Roth, Chicago, .s9O each.
 The greatest number of errors in the league was made by Parent, shortstop for Boston, who played in 143 games, and made 56 errors. His average was, however, .933; and he ranked sixth out of a total of thirteen shortstops.
 Cleveland carried off the honors in Cleveland as well as in batting, and ranked the highest as a team, it's aver age being .966; Chicago was second with an average of .96S. Boston was last with an average of .94S,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
TRUST OF THE FUTURE
 MOST DANGEROUS OF ALL
JUSTICE BREWER CALLS A1- TENTION THE ENORMOUS
 ISSUE OF BONDS.

Not Too Much to Say That the Reckless
 Issue of Bonds Has Not Only Burned
 the Future, Induced Extravagance,
 but Also Lowered the General Moral
 Tone-ThIs Country the Giant of the
 Nations.
 New York, Dec. 16.-"We are busy denouncing trusts, but the most dan gerous of them all is the trust in the future to pay debts" said Justice Da- vid J. Brewer, of the United States su- preme court, to-day at meeting of the Peoples Forum of New Rochelle.
 Look at the enormous issue of mu- nicipal bonds in the building of rail- roads. No wonder that we have the largest and most magnificent develop ment of railroad transportation that the world has ever seen. Nearly all the litigation in respect to municipal bonds has ceased to be conducted along the higher levels of honorable and fair dealing, but has sunk to the lower lev els of small technicalties and trivial omissions.
 "On the one hand stands Shylock waiting for his pound of flesh, and on the other hand the legal trickster who strives to make the omission to cross t or dot an T an excuse for repudiat- ing what was fairly issued and honest ly earned. It is not too much to say that the reckless issue of bonds has not only burned the future and induced ex- travagance in the present, but has also lowered the general moral tone"
 Justice Brewer gave some figures showing the magnitude and growth and the progress of the country. He said that, excluding our island possessions, we have 2,9OO,OOO,OOo acres of land, enough to give every family 150 acres.
 We stand out he continued, Hike mythological Hercules, the giant of the nations, and if we do not get his club we have the big stick of Theo- dore Roosevelt. We are a world pow CT
 But size Is not the only test to con- slider in measuring a nation. We are manifesting a fondness for naval and military prowess. Our great expansion sion and rapid growth in population and resources are developing a habit extrayagant. We have been most un- wisely discounting the future.
 We are trembling on the verge of wonderous social and political changes. Thost most important, most profoundly involving the social, busi- ness and political life of the republic, do not spring from railroad rates and rebates, inspection of packing houses, the coal trust or the Standard oil. Far more profound and vital is the build~ ing up within this nation of a univer- sal body of honest, intelligent, patriot ic citizenship in our successes in this direction lies the promise and the prophecy of the futurue,"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
VATICAN STICKS BY
 ITS COMMUNICATION
OBJECT OF THE SEARCH OF THE ARCHIVES OF THE NUN-
 CAPTURE.

Tactics of the Opposition Denounced
 Statement of the National Zeitung
 That Pope Ever Asked for S1OO,OOO is
 Declared FaIse--Part of the German
 Electoral and Anti-Vatican Campaign.
 Rome. Dec. 16.-A communication is- sued at the vatican to-day reiterates the previous statement given out there that the object of the search of the archives in the nunciature at Paris after the expulsion of Monsignor Mon- tagnini was to diffuse false news in or der to make the public believe that in the papers taken were Flow insinua- tions of a money bargain for the ap- pointmerit of bishops, gambling on the stock exchange, etc.
 The communication repeats the vati- cans original denunciation of the tac- tics employed in securing the papers and especially denounees what it terms efforts to make appear as due to the negotiations of the vatican or of Mgr. Montagnini some of the letters which it says, really may have been received and kept as documents but which no honest man could take as a basis for facts that did not exist. Such letters, 1t declared, may even have been sent on purpose to Monsignor Montagnini in order to have a dossier ready when +ha search was made
 With regard to the alleged arranbe- ment with the Spanish ambassador at Paris for the care of the archives of the nunciature the communication says that neither the vatican nor the Spanish ambassador to the vatican never thought of communicating with the Spanish ambassador at Paris without first entering into an agree ment.
 With regard to the statement pub lished in the National Zeitung of Ber- lin attributing to hitherto unpub- lished portions O. the memoirs of Prince Hohenlohe the declaration that Pope Leo XIII. asked Emperor Will liam for a gift of $1oO.OoO, the commit nication declares it to be absurd and to be connected with the German elec- toral campaign and the anti-vatican campaign.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
Operatives Get Advance.

Putnam, Dec. 16.-Operatives, num- bering 1,20O in the Morse, Powhattan, ,Nfonohassett, Nightingale and Putnam cotton mills are to receive advances in wages of from 5 to 10 per cent. begin- ming tomorrow, according to posted notices at the mills.
 No increase is scheduled as yet at the Grosvenordale mills, and a state- ment from the company's representa- tive is to the effect that there will probably be no raise as the company is now paying the highest wages of any mill in this section of New Eng land. The Grosvernordale mills em- ploy about 1,400.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
KILLED BY BRoTHER-IN-LAW.
Prominent Citizen of CuIpepper, Va,
 Literally Shot to Pieces.

Culpepper, Va., Dec. 16.-Willam F. Bywaters, a prominent citizen of this county, and well known all over the country as a fox hunter and breeder of crack hounds and horses, was lit orally shot to pieces last night by James and Phillip Strothers, who live at 'Rotherwood, three miles from this place.
 MT. Bywaters secured a marriage li- cense yesterday, and was married to Miss Viola Strothers, daughter of the late Colonel John R. Strothers, and sister of the two young men who shot him. After the wedding MT. Bywaters attempted to leave the Strothers home, and one of the brothers of the bride the roof, and endeavored to escape. He was seen by James and Phillip Stroth- CTS who opened fire on him with pistols, He died almost instantly, The circum- stances surrounding the killing are sem sational, and have aroused the greatest excitement.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
Actor Dead nt seventr-sirht.

New York, Dec. 16.-George w. Wal ters, an old-time actor, at one time well known in this country and in England, died in this city to-day. He was sev- enty-eight years old and was born in Gloucester, England. MT. Walters ear- Her in his life was leading man at the Theater Royal in Edinburgh, Scotland. and was associated with the late Sir Henry Irving, who was playing minor parts in the same theater at that time
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
ARTILLERY DEFENSE
 IS BADLY DEFICIENT
BOTH THE COAST AND FIELD ARE NOT REPORTED UP
 TO STANDARD.

Report of Brig. Gen. Arthur Murray
 Total Cost of Present System of
 Coast Defense S72,75O, ,s5s-PrOper
 Defense of InsuIar POrts--Value o4
 Submarine Mines-FavOrs Compile
 tion of All Fortified HarbOrs of the
 Country.
 Washington, Dec. 16.-"Both the coast and the field artillery are badly def- cient in both personnel and material; neither is In approximately proper con dition for instruction in time of peace, much less in condition for reasonably efficient service in war, and the time necessary to put either in the latter condition is not a matter of days, or weeks, but of years"
 Brigadier General Arthur Murray chief of artillery thus sums up the con dition of his arm of the service in his annual report, made public to-day, and in which he says it cannot be too strongly urged that appropriate legis- lation be obtained to make good the de- ficiencies, and to correct the defects re- ferred to,
 The total cost of the present system of coast defense of the United States to February 27, last, General Murray says, was 72,15O,S5S, and the estimated cost to complete the defense of the United States, including estimates for ammun- ition and costs of sites, is $5O,S79, S39. From these figures the deduction is made that considerably more than half the work of coast defense has been com pleted. The three elements of defense most needed and which will secure the greatest measure of public safety at the least cost, General Murray says are the completion of the installation of the approved system of range and position finding for all guns and mortars mount ed; the providing of necessary search lights for harbor defense at night, and the completion of the submarine mine equipment for all fortified harbors.
 The proper defense of insular ports and the entrances to the Panama canal, it is estimated will cost $19S73, ,S95, in the case of the former, and $4,S27, 6S2 for the latter.
 The value of submarine mines as an clement of harbor defense, General Murray says, has been demonstrated, and he maintains the view that the system adopted by the United States army is practically perfect as a war weapon. Being under complete elee- trical control from the shore he says. a line of mines may be rendered in- stantly destructive to an enemy or harmless to passing friendly vessels.
 Therefore, he adds, having so many guns and nortars already mounted in the United States, 1t is believed that the greatest amount of harbor defense at tn least cost can be procured by the completion of the mine defense of all fortified harbors of the United States
 we cannot afford, however" Gen eral Murray further states, 'to wait for war before completing our mine de- fense, but must be prepared before hand"
 But even then" he says, "a conn plete equipment would be of no use unless there were trained personnel --------
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
Double Tragedy,

Boston, Dec. 16.-A double tragedy in the south end was disclosed to-day, when the body of Margery Clark, forty years old, was found in bed in a lodg- ing house on Dover street with a re- volver clutched in her right hand, a bullet hole behind her right ear, while beside her lay Al Atwood, forty years old, said to have been her husband, dy- ing from bullet wound in the fore- head. Atwood was unconscious when and died later at the hos pital without recovering his senses.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
ASKS LIFE SENTENCE.
Patrick Sends Begging Letter to Gov-
 ernor Higgins.

New York, Dec. 16.The World to- morrow will say: Lawyer Albert T. Patrick, under sentence for the mur- der of Millionaire Rice, has signed a petition to Governor Higgins begging him to commute the death sentence to life Imprisonment
 "The final appeal to the governor was signed by Patrick in the death house. It is not believed that the doc ument has been presented to Governor Higgins yet. John T. Milliken broth er-in-law of Patrick, who has spent a fortune to save his wife's brother from a felon's death, is the one who insist ed that Patrick should ask clemency. It is believed that the governor instst- ed on personal letter of appeal from Patrick.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
ANOTHER SHOOTING;
 PROBABLY A MURDER
ITALIAN SHOT IN THE LEFT LUNG ON WOOSTER
 STREET.

Was Returning from wedding-At
 Warren Street Fight Occurred and
 Michael PagIiara Received BuiIet
 Wound-In Dying Condition at Grace
 HOspitaI-NicolO Armanio Held for
 the ShOOting-Story of the Fighy a
 Hazy One.
 Another Italian shooting that will probably be murder before many hours occurred shortly before midnight last night at Warren and Wooster streete. The victim is Michael Pagli- ara of 45 1-2 Collis street. He was shot Tn the left lung just above the heart, and the chances of his recovery are the slimest.
 About 11:S0 Edward l.. Porter of 215 Edgewood avenue, who was visiting near the scene of the shooting, heard the firing and hurried out of the house. He saw a man running away in the di rection of Olive street, and found Pag- Tiara wounded. Porter hastened to find a policeman and found Officer Wrinn of the central station first Wrinn found Pagliara with the wound in his breast, but no blood was flowing. He summoned the police ambulance and the wounded man was taken post haste to Grace hospital.
 At the hospital Pagliara told the story as well as he could, and enough was gleaned to furnish a clue. It seems that Pagliara and a comrade last evening attended an Italian wedding at Professor Riccio's dancing academy. He was returning home through Woos- ter street. His story of the shooting was very hay. He claims that several of the Italians of the party got into a fight and he started to go home. One of them said, Hello to him, and as he passed by without notice of the sal- utation he was shot.
 N Detective Colwell and officers from both the Grand avenue and central sta- tions went to work at once on the case. Raymond Maresca and Andrea Con- stantipola were arrested by Officer Wrinn, and charges of breach of the peace were preferred against thenls 11SAOlC U S1OGh bllG SfA dllQ dVtIlu5 pU-a lice had landed at headquarters the man who, the police feel certain, did the shooting. His name is Micolo Ar manic He is a small built man, with dark complexion, curly black hair and apparently of middle age. He works at Sargealt's.
 As soon as he reached headquarters he was closeted with Deputy Coroner Pond, who was on the case in Coroner Mix's absence. The investigation of Armanio was followed by that of the other Italians arrested
 Armanio was taken at his home in the rear of "A Wallace street by Detective | Colwell, Sergeant Klaiber and Officers Callahan, Roche, Meigs, Kelly and Led- dy. He was found by the officery in bed. He admitted to the officers that it was he who did the shooting. His eyes were considerably blackened ap- parently from fighting. Armanio waa held for investigation at press time, but there seems no doubt that he will be charged with the shooting
 Pagliara, the victim, is twenty-two years of age. Whether or not he was actually concerned in the quarrel or was simply passing by could not be learned last night.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
Portland Trolley strike.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 16.-Disturbances last night followed the declaring of strike of motormen and conductors em- ployed by the street railway system of Portland, and trouble continued to-day to some extent, although the company ran irregular cars with double crews the entire day. At sundown, to avoid a repetition of last nights disturbances, all cars were run to the barns.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
Remains Found Along the Tracks.

New Britain, Dec. 1.-The body of man scattered along the tracks for distance of about 300 yards beginning near the Stanley works and exetnding to Washington street, where part of an arm was picked up, was discovered by the engineer of dinky engine to- day. The body was apparently that of a man about thirty five years old and of stocky build, but there was nothing about him to lead to his identity. The body was taken to local undertaker's S rooms to await identification.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
OANDEE FOR BOSTON
VIII Become Treasurer of New England
 Investment and security Company.

VIII Become Treasurer of New England
 Investment and Security Company.
 The large circle of friends of Lever ett Candee, who has been for the past year and half cashier of the Consol- idated Railway company, with office in Hartford will be glad to learn that he has received the appointment as treas urer of the New England Investment and Security company, whose head quarters are in Boston. He will be- gin his duties there December 20. It will be remembered that for years MT. Candee was secretary and treasurer of the Fair Haven and Westville Rail- road company, and until it was ac- quired by the Consolidated Railway company. President Mellen of the New Haven road is president of the New England Investment and Secur- ity company.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
TURKISH TROUBLE.
Serious Disturbance Indicative of In-
 creasing Discomfort.


 Cohstantinople, Dec. 16.-A serious disturbance indicative of increasing discontent, occurred here on Saturday. Several hundred time-expired marines from the naval arsenal made a mutin- ous demonstration in an old abandoned cemetery behind the American embas- sy demanding their arrears in pay and their discharge from the colors. A number of naval officers unsuccess- fully endeavored to appear the men, but were stoned and otherwise mis- treated. A number of personal en- counters resulted, and one officer, drawing his sword, wounded three mu- tineers, while Vice Admiral Ahmed Pasha and his aide-de-camp from the naval ministry were badly injured. After the demonstration had lasted three hours an officer from the Yildiz Kiosk arrived with the promise that the mems demands would be granted, whereupon the men dispersed and re- turned to quarters.
 During the demonstration the public held aloof and neither the police nor the military interferred, During the interval there was much agitation at the Yildiz Kiosk. The sultan, who was greatly disturbed, repeatedly is- sued fresh instructions to his minis- ters.
 Such occurrences have been frequent in the provinces, but disorders hitherto have seldom been seen in the capital.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
STATE POLO LEAGUE.
Five Teams Entered-Peet of New Ha-
 ven Chosen Secretary.

Meriden, Dec. 16.--At a meeting of the managers of roller polo teams held here to-day, five teams were entered into a state polo league-Hartford New Ha- ven, Wallingford, New Britain and Wa terbury.
 James Pyne of Hartford was elected president, William Peet of New Haven, secretary,
 Meriden and South Manchester rep resentatives decided not to go into the
 January 5: aWterbury at Hartford; league, as they could not promise a suitable hall in which to play the game,
 A schedule for one week was adopted as follows:
 December 31: Hartford at New Ha- ven; Waterbury at New Britain.
 January 1, afternoon; New Haven at Waterbury; New Britain at Hartford. Evening, Wallingford at New Haven; Hartford at New Britain.
 January 3, New Britain at Water bury
 January A. Waterbury at New Haven; 'Wallingford at New Britain.
 January 5: Waterbury at Hartford; New Haven at Wallingford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
REAL DROP IN WALL STREET.
Strip of Asphalt Sinks a Number of
 Feet.

New York, Dec 16.-A strip of as- phalt pavement twenty feet in wdith, and extending seventy feet in Wall street, caved in tonight, sinking from three to eleven feet.
 The depression was due to the break ing of a water main, by which steam and gas and water pipes were under mined
 Some alarm was felt less tall build ings in course of construction near by might have been affected, but so far as the contractors were ableto learn this was not the case. Office buildings on Wall street between Nassau and Will liam streets are likely to be without electricity for lighting and power to- morrow.