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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION ON
 MISSISSIPPI SHEA YER
ONE OF WORST ACCIDENTS ON THE RIVER IN RECENT
 FEARS.

Many Negroes on Board Killed Together
 With Officers of the Ship-Timbers
 Were Thrown Hundreds of Yards
 Caused, it Is Believed, by Defective
 BOilerplate Captain QuackenbOss
 We'll Known on the River.
 Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 19-One of the worst accidents in recent history of the Mississippi river occurred to-day, when the steamer w. L. Scovel, plying in the Vicksburg and Davis Bend trade was destroyed by an explosion. owing to the large number of negroes on board it is impossible to ascertain the exact number of the dead and injured, but officers of the boat who arrived here tonight state that no less than ten nor more than sixteen were killed. It is believed an equal number were injured. Among the dead are
 Captain John Quackenboss, master of the steamer.
 Clerk Wade Quackenboss.
 Lavel Yerger, a commercial salesman of Jackson, Miss.
 Clerk Joseph Smith, of Yazoo City, Miss,
 The Scovel was at the landing taking on freight just before noon, when sud- denly a terrific explosion occurred ana the boat was blown almost to atoms.
 Many of the timbers of the vessel were thrown hundreds of yards. The pilot house and front part of the cabin were blown to splinters and the boat began to sink immediately. When the steamer Senator Cordell, which brought many of the injured here, left here late this afternoon she was listing heavily, and her cargo of a thousand sacks of cotton seed and fifty bales of cotton will be lost Pending the arrival of the Senator Cordell the injured were cared for at Gold Dust landing as well as possible.
 Of the white dead only the body of LayeIl Yerger has been recovered. Captain Quackenboss was not seen aft CT the accident Pilot Dougherty was blown several hundred feet out into the river, but, despite a dislocated shoul- der, managed to swim to the bank
 It is said the accident was caused by a defective boiler plate.
 When the COrdpIl arrived at +his citv at 3 o'clock tonight a crowd of several hundred people met her at the dock. Owing to the heavy loss among the ne- groes aboard the landing was crowded with women and children of that race. The injured were taken to the Vicks- burg hospitals.
 Captain Quackenboss was one of the oldest and best-known residents of this city, and was known to every man on the river. The steamer Scovel was in sured for $6,OOO
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
PECULFAR TANGLE OF NAMES
Husband Opposes Probnting Will of
 Woman Who Died Here.

\ Newark, N. J., Dec. 19,-Suit brought .by John Dolan to prevent the probat- slng of the will of his wife, Mary, who .1ied in New Haven, Conn.,, leaving an eetate valued at $3O,000, revealed a pe- .tuliar tangle of names when the pro- ateedings were begun in Orphans court to-day.
 John iMcCollough, a Newark saloon
 keeper, and the principal beneficiary of the will, during his examination declar- aed that although he had conducted his saloon for number of years under Ehe name of Mccullough, he kept bank account under the nome of John Began.
 Mccullough testified further that the aeorrect name of the testator was Mary Dolan, nee Togler, but that she had been known in New Haven both as Nel- lie Fisher and Nellie Burns. E Counsel for Dolan raised the question pf the identity of the woman who died.
 He said that the correct name of the
 Noman's husband was John Dolan. The name the testator signed to the Fyill was Dolan.
 E The hearing was continued to give eounsel for plaintiff opportunity to s0ring witnesses from Connecticut.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
NEW HAVENER CHOSEN
 AN EQUITABLE DIRECTOR
JOHN T. MA NSON ONE OF THOSE ELECTED FOR THREE
 FEARS.

Thirty Thousand Ballots Cast by Pol
 icyholders--AbOut One Hundred Cast
 PersOnalIy-OnIy One Selected Who
 Was on Board Under Old Management
 of Society-The List of Boards Com
 pIete MalSe-Up.
 New York. Dec. 19-Thirty thousand ballots were cast by policyholders of the Equitable Life Assurance society to-day for twenty-eight directors of that society. Every ballot was for the administration ticket, which was the oalg one in the field, and was com plsed of the names of men whom the trustees, headed by former President Grover Cleveland, had already placed on the board of directors to fill vacan- cies, The ticket was nominated by MT. Cleveland and his associates.
 About one hundred Eolicyholders cast their votes in person. There were about ten thousand proxies running to Grover Cleveland, Morgan J. O'Brien and George Westinghouse, many of them being made out to MT. Cleveland alona,
 The directors elected are:
 For one year-Emanuel w. Bloom ingdale, New York city, Joseph Bryan, Richmond, Va; John D. Herman, Uti- ca, N. r.; James McMahon, Brooklyn; William F. Paine, New York city; Tlm Randolph, St. Louis; William Whitman, Boston.
 For two years Abraham Brlttin, New Orleans; Charles E. Littlefeld, Rockland, Me; Edwin w Robertson, Columbia, s. C.; Jacob c. Scmidlapp, Cincinnati; Daniel A. Tompkins, Char lotte, N. O.. Frank s. Witherbee, Port Henry, N. Y; Charles H, zehnder, Philadel2hia.
 For three years-John N. Beach, New York; James B. Forgan, Chicago; Alexander c. Humphreys, N, Y; John T. Manson, New Haven; William C. Redfeld, Brooklyn; Ferdinand W. tRoebling, N. J.; George F. Veltor, New York
 For four years-Thomas A. Gillespie New York; Willis F. McCook, Pitts burg; Eugenlus H. outerbridge, New York; Wallace L. Pierce, Boston; Thomas stratt, Ogdensburgh, N. Y.; J. Edward Swanstrom, Brooklyn; Eben B Thomas, Fountain Hill, Pa.
 James B. Forgan is the only one of the directors elected to-day who serv- ed on the board under the old man. agement of the society. Messrs. Will liam E. Paine, Abraham Brittin, John Y Manson, Thomas A, Gillespie, and Eugenius II. Outerbridge have never served on the board.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
MANN'S COUNSEL OBJECTS.
Attempts to Have Testimony in Hap.
 good Trial Ruled Out.

New York, Dec. 19.-Certain Eor- tions of the testimony given by Colo nel w. D. Mann at the trial of Nor man Hapgood on a charge of criminal libel in the so-called Town Topics case, were admitted by Recorder Goff to-day in the trial of Colonel Mann on charge of perjury growing out of the HapgJod trial. Counsel for Mann objected to the admission of the testi- mony on the ground that it was im- material to the facts at issue in the Hapgood trial and that none of the Hapgood records became material in the present case If the recorder had sustained the defendants objection it would have been necessary to dismiss the perjury indictment without fur ther proceeding with the trial The objection was overruled, however, and the testimony at issue was permitted to become a part of the record.
 Later during the proceedings the prosecution tried to read the testi- mony of the Hapg3od trial. Counsel for the defendant objected and insist ed on being confronted with the proofs of the charges on which Mann was brought to court. The recorded sus- tained the objection, ruling that the prosecution would have to proceed with it's proof before going further. The case was then adjourned until to- morr-w.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
NEW DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
ALT READY FOR LAUNCHING
 THE ORGANIZATION.
Successfully Inaugurated = Important Meeting Last Night--Club to be In- cOrpOrated at once--The Names of the Ward Committee.

A very enthusiastic meeting of the executive committee of the recently formed democratic organization was held at democratic headquarters, 139 Orange street, last night. The presi- dent, E. G. Stoddard, presided The entire committee of fifteen were pres- ent The committee voted to hold reg ular meetings on the first Tuesday eve ming of each month.
 The matter of preparing for the in- corporation of the association was com- pleted, and the papers will be forward ed to the secretary of state to-day.
 A subcommittee on permanent head quarters was appointed consisting of William S. Pardee, Henry c. Bretz- fielder and Edward A. Rourke.
 Matthew A. Reynolds was elected secretary and Henry w, Sanford treas urer
 Application blanks are ready and can be signed by any democrat desiring to become a member by calling on the committeeman from his ward The committee is as follows:
 First ward-A. Heaton Robertson, Exchange building.
 Second ward-William s. Pardee, AZ Church street.
 Third ward-Joseph P. McHugh, 51S Columbus avenue.
 Fourth ward-Henry c. Bretzfelder, Exchange building.
 Fifth ward-Henry Farrell 197 Woos- ter street.
 Sixth ward-Edward A. Rourke, sS4 Grand avenue.
 Seventh ward-James Logan, New Haven Union,
 Eighth ward-Daniel M. sheehan, 100 Court street.
 Ninth ward-Louis E. stoddard, Ex- change building.
 Tenth ward-Matthew A. Reynolds, Exchange building.
 Eleventh ward-Frederick B. Dakin, IA Saltonstall avenue.
 Twelfth ward-John Hugo, Exchange building.
 Thirteenth ward-William F. Alcorn, 69 Church street.
 Fourteenth ward-Edward H. Farren, S6 Commerce street.
 Fifteenth ward-Sydney s. Kelsey, 1246 Townsend avenue,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
EDUCATION BILL GETS
 DEATH BLOW FROM LORDS
THAT BODY WOODWORKING IN DEMAND FOR ITS AMEND-
 MENTS,

Three Days of Conference Were Fruit
 Iess--VOte to Hold to Amendments
 Carried 132 to 52-GOvernment
 Course Not Yet Indicnted-Strong
 Feeling Against BaIfOur Who is Held
 Responsible for Failure of Compro-
 mise--Immediate Appeal to Country
 Not Expected.
 London, Dec. 19.-The education bill received it death blow in the house of lords to-day Both sides spent the last three days in practically incessant conferences with the object of discov- erning an acceptable compromise, but the opposition found themselves un- able to accept the concessions offered by the government. These were for mally presented by the lord president of the council, the Earl of CreWe, when the house of lords met this aft ernoon, but Lord Lansdowne, in behalf of the opposition, refused the proffer- ed olive branch, and moved that the lords insist on their amendments to the bill. This was adopted by 132 to 52, and the education bill was thus Killed.
 There is no indication as yet to what course the government will pursue. There is the greatest resent ment among the ministerial members of parliament that ten months of leg islative work have gone for nothing. The feeling is strongest against MT. Balfour, the leader of the opposition in the house of commons, Is he is held to be personally responsiblefo for the failure to arrange a compromise. The Duke of Deuonshire in the course of the final debate entered strong protest against what he termed Lord Lans- downe's wrecking tactics and voted with the government in the minority.
 It is not believed that the ministers contemplate an immediate appeal to the country, though this was MT. Gladstone's desire when he faced a similar situation in 1894, at which time he was overborne by the cabinet, The general idea is that the ministers will introduce at the next session of parliament a more drastic education bill, applying the $5,00OO00 which un- der the dead bill, would have gone to assist denominational schools, to build Ing entire new council schools and tending to produce practically secular system of public education. This being Ia money bill the house of lords would have no power to throw 1t out.
 ! Most of the members of the non sconformist party are pleased at the failure of a compromise in the nego- Stiations. though they regret the loss #of the bill; but their view is that the government was making too many lconcessions to the house of lords ! The Rev Robert Forman Horton, sroalxing at East Dereham tonight, said that the lords and the bishops had opened plain and almost inevit- able way to secular education. This lmould result in activity by the Roman Catholic church in opening schools in England. He regarded the prospect sVith the utmost misgiving.
 \ The Rev. Dr. Frederick B. Meyer, Aninister of Christ church Lambeth, Says the death of the bill will give im- Pulse to the movements for removing She bishops from the house of lords shnd for the disestablishmen and dis Sndownent. of the church of England.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
Boy of Fifteen Gets Life Sentence.

Chicago, Dec. 19-Robert Gordon, fifteen years old, was to-day sentenced to the reformatory for life after plead- ing guilty to the charge of murdering Joseph Reed. eight years old.
 Gordon pulled the Reed boy under a sidewalk, pounded him on the head with a brick until he was unconscious, and then dug hole in the earth in which he placed young Reed. Gordon then heaped earth over Reed, and allowed him to suffocate.
 The young murderer showed no emo- tion either when he entered his plea of guilty or when he was sentenced.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
WHITE,s NOMINATION.
Senate Approves His Selection as Am
 bassndor to France.

tO
 Washington, Dec, 19.-The senate to- day confirmed the following diplomat ic nominations:
 Ambassadors, Henry White Rhode Is land, to France; Lloyd c. Griscon, of Pennsylvania, to Italy; John w. Riddle, Minnesota, to Russia, and Irving B. Dudley, California, to Brazil. Also Les lie Cofbes, Kentucky, to be minister to Peru.
 Washington, Dec 19-The president to-day sent the following nominations to the senate:
 Secretaries of embassies -Montgom- cry Schuyler, jr,, New York, at St. ePt- ersburg; John Gardner Coolidge. Mas sachusetts, at Mexico, Mex,
 Second secretaries of embassies Nelson O'shaughnessy New York, at St, Petersburg; Robert M. Winthrop, Massachusetts, at Rome.
 Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipot otentiary-Joseph w. Lee, Mary. land, Guatemala and Honduras; Hor- ace G. Knowles, Delaware, Roumania and Servia; William c. Fox, New Jer- sey, to Ecuador; Thomas c. Dawson, Iowa, to Colombia.
 Secretaries of gations-Leonard M Thomas, Pennsylvania, at Madrid, Stanton E. Eckles, New York to Greece and Montenegro and of the dip- lomatie ageney at Bulgaria; Robert Woods Bliss, New York, at Brussels.
 Secretary of legation and consul gen. eral-Philip M. Brown, Massachusetts, to Roumania and Servia.
 Minister resident and consul general F. R. McCreery, Michigan, to santo Domingo.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
CONTROL PASSES TO-DAY
Rhode Island Trolley Transfer to be
 Formally Made.

Providence, R. L, Dec. 19.-The troll ley system of the Rhode Island com pany will pass to the control of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company tomorrow. The meeting at which the transfer of con trol will formally be made will be held in the offices of the steam road in the Grand Central station in New York city. The officers of the Rhode Island company will tender 'their resignations, it is stated.
 The company's lines are located in this state, southern Massachusetts and eastern Connecticut comprising over seventy-one miles of trolley tracks.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
FooD FAMINE IN NORTHWEST
Cold and Blizxnrds Have Interrupted
 Train Service.

Minneapolis, Dec. 19.-Following re- ports Of fuel famine in the northwest come reports of shortage of food sup plies. Railway service has been inter rupted by the cold and blizzards on the western prairies.
 A telegram to-day from a citizens committee of Ambrose, T. D., says:
 Ambrose is without coal and provi- sions Twenty cars of fuel and food in the hands of the railway company must be brought here by special train at once in order to relieve the situa- tion, or great suffering will be the re- suit"
 Telegrams are still pouring in on the interstate commerce commissioners, covering the shortage of fuel in north western towns.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
FLoKD FAILED OF ELECTION
Recount Shows That New Hampshire Legislature Must Choose Governor.

Concord, N. H., Dec. 19.--No change in the general result of the New Hamp- shire state election was disclosed by the recount of votes for governor, which was finished to-day. A plurality of about 200 was shown for Charles M. Floyd, the republican candidate, so that the finding of the first official count-that he failed of election by the people-is confirmed. The gubernato- rial contest will therefore come before the legislature for settlement under the majority vote law. The legislature is republican. By the recount the demo- cratic candidate, Nathan F. Jameson, made a slight gain.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
COERCION OF VOTERS CHARGED
National President, 4. 0. H., is Indicted
 by Boston Jury.


 by Boston Jury.
 Boston, Dec. 19.-Seven indictments, two of which were almost Immediately followed by the arrest and arraignment of Matthew Cummings, national presi- dent of the Ancient Order of Hiberni- ans and superintendent of the Boston street cleaning department, and James F. Timilty formerly foreman of the city's paving division, were returned to-day by the Suffolk county grand jury in special session. The five re- maining indictments will not be made public until after the accused persons are notified and given an opportunity to appear in court.
 Cummings is charged with having in- tlmidated and coerced voters in the in- terest of Edward W. Dixon, candi- date for the state senate in the Sixth Suffolk district last month. The alleg ed offenses were committed in the dem ocratic primaries and were called to the attention of the district attorney by Daniel J. Riley, who was defeated by Dixon. The candidacy of Senator elect Dixon was supported by Mayor John F. Fitzgerald, while Riley is a lieutenant of Martin M. Lomasney, the West End democratic leader, who op- poses the city administration.
 Timllty is charged with violation of the civil service laws in employing William Craven, under the name of Patrick Craven, in the paving depart ment of the city for three years after Patrick Craven had died.
 Cummings and Timilty were served with grand jury warrants late to-day and were arraigned before Judge Sher- man in the superior criminal court, who released both men on $1OO bail.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
WA7ERBURY'S $55,OOO FIRE
STUBBORN FIGHT TOR DEPART MINT IN WHOLESALE DISTRICT

Feed and Grain Elevator of PIatt Mills
 Company Destroyed--LuInber Section
 in Danger for Some Time--Buildlng
 Damaged s4O,OOO, stock s15,OO0--In-
 surance Reaches About S3O,O0O.
 Waterbury, Dec. 1s,-The feed and grain elevator of the Platt Mills com- pany, located on Benedict street was practically destroyed tonight by a fire which started in the top of the structure from some cause not yet ex- plained. The loss to building and stock, it is estimated, will amount to about $55,Ooo, with insurance of about $3ocoO.
 The entire city department was call- cd out to core with the blaze, which was located In the heart of the whole sale district and adjacent to large lum- Der yards. The firemen worked desper- ately to prevent the spread of the fire, and their efforts, aided by the fact that there was practically no wind. were successful in confining the flames to the building in which they started. It was an hours fight to bring the fire under control, and it was three hours from the time the alarm was turned in before it was deemed safe to send part of the fire fighting force from the s cene
 The stock in the elevator consisted largely of hen food and grain and this, said O. C.. Camp of the company to- night, could not be replaced for less than s15,O0O or S20OOO, while the build ing suffered damage of about s4O000.
 MT Camps son George stated that when he left the building tonight, shortly before the fire broke out, ev- erything was all right so far as he knew.
 The elevator building was the only one of the Platt Mills company plant burned.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
George A. Warden Dead.

Lowell, Mass, Dec. 19.-George A. Warden. for several years assistant treasurer of the United States in charge of the sub treasury at Boston, died this afternoon at his home in this city.
 The cause of Mir. Marden's death was angina pectoris, from which he had suf- ferel for about five years. although he was confined to his bed only during the past four weeks.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
STATION AGENT ASSAULTED
R. D. Vanburg Clubbed and Robbed by
 Two Men.

While carrying out his regular duties as station agent at the West Haven deLot last evening about 9:55 o'clock, R. B. Vosburgh was assaulted and robbed by two unknown men. A num- Der of checks and large amount of money was taken by the men.
 The following description is all that Vanburgh was able to tell about the men. One man was about twenty-five years old, had a smooth face and wore a light overcoat.
 The other man wore block overcoat and earlaps. He was of medium height.
 The two men had been hanging around the station for a short while during the evening. Vanburgh had paid little attention to them, and in some unknown way they gut behind him and hit him with a club or some other heavy weapon. MT. vanburgh is not seriously hurt.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
Believe Patrick Is Innocent.

New York, Dec 19,-Resolutions as serting belief in the inn cence of AL bart T. Patrick, convicted of the mur- der of WilHc"1 NJ. Rice, were adopted by the Medico-Legal society at it's am nual election and dinner tonight. The resolutions were based on a report by a specig, committee of a practical ex- pertinent the committee made in the use of embalming fluids,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
FIRE COSTS FOUR LIVES.
Buffalo Apartment Houses Winding
 Railways Fatal.

Buffalo, Dec 19.-Four lives were lost and one person was fatally burned in small fire in the zenobia apart ment house on Prospect avenue at the corner of West Huron street tonight Other occupants of the place had mar row escapes half a dozen were res cues by the firemen.
 The blaze was small one and was quickly brought under control by the firemen. The building was fiatiron shared and had narrow, winding hall ways in which the victims, confused by the flames and smoke, lost their way and were overcome.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20

Bishop Charles Cardwell McCabe was born at Athens, O., on October Il, 1886 He served as a chaplain during the civil war and was in Libby prison four months. He advanced through the lines of the church. As secretary of the board of church extension he added half million dollars to the annual in come of that society. He became a chancellor of the American university at Washington. His home was at the Hotel Normandie, Philadelphia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
southern-unfon Pacific Probe postpoDed

Washington, Dec. 19,-To better suit the convenience of those concerned, tbe interstate commerce commission has postponed until January the investi- gation into the management and con trol of the Union and Southern Pacific railroads of the Hartman system. The initial inquiry is to be held in New York city,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
Connecticut Ice to New York.

Winsted, Dec. 19.-The ice harvesting
 s in full blast here, and the harvesters Ire cutting solid ice ten inches thick sn Highland lake. One of the dealers has already harvested about 800 tons. The Hartford Ice company is shipping 9everal carloads daily from New Hart lord to New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
MAY SETTLE STRIKE
Agreement May be Renched in General
 Electric Trouble.


 Schenectady, N. Yo Dec. 19.-The strike of the Industrial Workers of the World at the General Electric works in this city, which has been in progress for more than two weeks, has not been settled but the indica- tions are tonight that an agreement may be reached tomorrow. The grievance committee of the strikers was in conference with Vice Presi- deats Parsohs and Rice and General Manager Emmons from Il o'clock this morning until 6:3o o'clock this evening without intermission. No final decision was reached.
 The committee will report back to the body of strikers at mass meeting to be held tomorrow morning.