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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-05
ULTIMATUM sent TO
TURKEY BY ENGLAND
THE BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN
FLEET PREPARING TO MAKE
DEGENERATION

Sultan Must Withdraw Garrison Pend
ing Delimitation of Rival Claims In
the Sinai Peninsula--Not Considered
Likely That He VIII Hold Out---Pur-
pose of His Occupation of Tabah---
Wants All-Turktsh Route for PaI-
grims Going to HedJaz and Temen.
London, May 4.-The presentation OF
what is tantamount to an ultimatum to
Turkey and the preparations Of the
British Mediterranean fleet for dean-
onstration in Turkish waters in the
event Of compliance is expected to
produce speedy yielding on the part
Of the sultan and the settlement by the
withdrawal Of the small Turkish gar
rison pending delinlination of the rival
frontier claims in the Sinai peninsula,
which were left somewhat doubtful in
the previous negotiations. The sultan
possibly may hold out longer Ia the
hope that Great Britain win be reEuc-
tant to open delicate questions invoav-
ing the forcing of the Dardanelles in
order to make demonstration before
Constantinople, but, seeing that none of
the powers is inclined to support Tsir-
key in her present attitude, this is con-
sidered unlikely.
According to the Daily Telegraph 5
correspondent at Constantinople, the
suItan's only object in occupying Tabak
was to secure control over the Gulf of
Akabah, direct route from Syria to
Hedjaz and Yemen, enabling Turkish
troops to move throughout the empire
without leaving Turkish territory. All
troops and pilgrims going to Hedtaz
and Yemen had to traverse the canal at
great expense, whereas If they went by
rail by way of Akabah 1t would be a
short and cheap Journey. In return for
full control over the Gulf Of Akabah,
the correspondent adds, the sultan is
ready tc agree to the Egyptians estab-
fishing military posts in the Sinai
peninsula at such places as would fsil-
ly guarantee protection of the canal.
The correspondent at ConstantinopIe
Of the Times telegraphs as follows:
There is absolutely no evidence here
Of any German intrigue. In fact, on
more than one occasion the German
ambassador has told the grand vizicr
that the only sensible thing for the
Turks to do was to evacuate Tabah as
speedily as possible"
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HOUSE CONSIDERS NAVAL BILL
Burton Speaks Against Needless En-
Iargement of Navy.

Du1lOH SPedAs ABdAnSC NeeuIesS kIns
Iargement of Navy.
Washington, May 4.-The house spent
another day in consideration of the
naval appropriation bill, the speeches
in a large measure being in support of
the bill and the naval programme there
In out lined.
Mr.. Burton of Ohio delivered a schol-
arly address against what he termed
the needless enlargement of the navy,
contending that the American nation
could well afford to serve notice upon
the other nations that it stood for inter
national arbitration and the peace of
the world.
MIR. Butler of Pennsylvania and Mr..
Calder of New York supported the bill,
both agreeing that the measure had
less to criticise in it than any bill re-
ported from the naval affairs committee
of the house In years.
A feature of to-day's session was the
close attention paid by the house to the
reading of the presidents message on
oil transportation, and the generous APP
plause which was accorded it on its
conclusion. The house will continue the
consideration of the naval bill to-mor-
row
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BAD WRECK ON PENN. R. R.
SEVEN PERSONS KILLED AND
ABOUT TWENTY INJURED.

Two Of the Fastest Passenger Trains
ON the System, the Chicago Mail and
the St. Louis Express, Meet Head-on
Going at Full speed-Seven Cars
Wrecked and Engines Badly Dam
aged.
Altoona, Pa. May 5.-2iSO a, m-The
most disastrous accident on the Penn
sylvania railroad since the disaster
east Of Harrisburg nearly year ago
when about twenty persons were killed.
occurred late last night about 10 o'clock
on the Petersburg branch, about 100
yards east of Glover Creek junction.
The Chicago mail. bound east, and
the st. Louis express, bound west, two
of the fastest trains on the system, 60
ing at full speed, met head-on. Seven
cars were wrecked and both engines
badly damaged.
The best information obtainable is to
the effect that seven persons We're kill
ed and about twenty injured. The par
tioulars may change these figures, but
not to any appreciatble extent.
A partial list Of the dead, as far as
could DO ascertained, Is as follows;
Frank Harder, brakeman of No. q, of
Harrisburg.
Unknown woman Of Duncannon, Pa.
Unknown man.
j. w. Herr, baggagemaster died
shortly after being taken from the
wreck.
A partial list of the injured is as fol-
lows:
Oscar Anderson, of Delva, N. D., bad
ly injured; will die.
Joseph Hoslkin, of Philadelphia,
slightly injured.
w. W. Attalegraph, 1911 West Fay
:ette street, Baltimore, slightly injured
w. D. Diekman, Of West Fyairview,
Pa, Slightly injured.
A. w. Livingstone, of Lancaster, Pa,
slightly injured.
J. w. Wagner, postal clerk, is se-
riously injured.
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ASSESSED $eoO A SHARE.
Traders Fire Insurance Company to
Raise Money to Pay Frisco Losses.


Raise Money to Pay Frisco Losses.
Chicago, May 4.-The stockholders of
the Traders Insurance company were
to-day assessed 5000 per share on their
holdings. The assessment was ordered
by the board of directors, who, in ap-
praising the funds of the company,
found that the available cash would
not meet the losses sustained by the
company in the San Francisco fire.
The members of the board of directors
hold large majority of the stock, and
the assessment is therefore voluntary.
The company has large assets, but they
are not Immediately available. The
capital stock Is composed Of $4,000
shares. The stockholders are all wealthy
and it is not believed there will be any
opposition to the action taken by the
board of directors.
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SMo0T DECISION DELAY.

Senator Knox Gets Another Postpone
ment, This Time Until May 1s.
Washington, May 4.-senator Knox's
desire to make more thorough inquiry
into all the details of the smoot inves-
tigation resulted to-day in a postpone
ment, until May 1S, of the final vote by
the committee on privileges and elec-
tions On the character Of its report to
the senate,
During the discussion Senator Dubois
offered the following resolution:
+. Resolved, That Reed Smoot is not
entitled to his seat as a senator of the
United States from the state Of Utah"
This is the proposition as it will be
voted upon when the committee meets
again. The constitutional questions
have been eliminated.
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SENT DOWN BY lCEBERG.
British Ship Founders OF Coast of New
FOundland.

Weymouth, England, May 4.--Captain
Wilson Curtis and the crew, numbering
thirty-seven, Of the British steamer
Anglo PERUVIAN, from Shields April II
for Philadelphia, were landed here this
afternoon from the British steamer
Mohawk, Captain White, from New
York April 20 for Antwerp, which pick
ed them up after the Anglo Peruvian
foundered off the coast of Newfound-
land, April 21, as the result Of a, coll
lision with an iceberg.
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Providence Minister Claims witness
Was Intimidated.

Providence, May 4.-Rev. "A. B. Cristy
to-day filed with the Providence police
commission a formal request for the
suspension of Chief of Police Mathews
pending an investigation Of charges
which John B. Nash. an important wit
ness for the minister In the hearing
which has been conducted here, makes
against the chief Nash charges that
he was intimidated and asked to leave
the city by persons purporting to be
allied with the Mathews interests. Nash
was missing when his name was called
yesterday in a hearing held on Cristys
charges against the chief for alleged
attempts to destroy Cristys good name.
The witness was located In Hartford,
Conn, last night. He returned here to-
day.
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KING EDWARDS TOAST.
Reference to Cordial AnglO-French Re-
IatIOns Attracts Comment.

Paris, May 4.-King Edwards toast
at the banquet in his honor given by
President Fallaieres at the Elysee pal
ace last night, referring to lie endur-
ing nature Of the cordial understanding
between Great Britain and France has
attracted widespread comment as being
political declaration offsetting the
German tendencies toward the separa-
tion of Great Britain and France. The
Temps says:
Chancellor Won Bulow's statemet
that Frances effort to isolate Germany
Is thing Of the past must now be par
APPRAISED 'Germany's effort to separate
France from England is thing of the
past.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-05
Bomb Outrage in Warsaw.

Warsaw, May An. Proskuriakoff
chief of the traffic department Of the
Vistula railroad, was seriously wounded
and M. Gutner, chief of another depart
ment, and office servant were killed by
a bomb this afternoon. AS they were
leaving the railroad offices man threw
the bomb at them, smashing their cab
and seriously wounding the cabman
and nine others
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-05
Students visited Ellis ISLAND.

New York, May About forty stu
dents of Yale university, under the
leadership Of Professor William B.
Bailey, paid visit to Ellis Island to-
day to watch the conditions under
which immigrants are admitted 10 this
country. The party returned to New
Haven tonight.
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Not Believed in Paris.

Paris, May 4.-The reports that Count
Witte will succeed M. Nelidoff as Rus
sian ambassador at Paris are not cred
tied in the highest quarters here, where
the sympathetic feeling for the former
premier has been modified since his
declaration that the French Russian al
lance did not prevent Russian from
cultivating strong relations with Ger
many.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-05
TRADES COUNCIL.
Receives an Important Letter From
Rev. DIR. Smyth.

AT meeting of the Trades council
last evening, held in the Insurance
building, large part Of the time was
occupied in the discussion of a letter
received by the council from Rev. DR..
Newman Smyth, in which, as 1T is un-
derstood, Dr. Srnyth inquired Of the
council If there was any thing at Yale
pertaining to the arts and sciences
which might be made available to the
members OF the council. The meeting
lasted until after II o'clock, and the
council declined to give out any thing
at present concerning the contents of
the letter or the action Of the council
concerning it. There was a very ami
mated and spirited discussion of the
letter.
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NO RtVoLUTIoN IN CUBA.
Absolutely No Foundation for Sensa-
tiOnaI Reports.

Havana, May 4.LThe Associated Press
is in a position estate that there is
absolutely no foundation in fact for
the statement that there is a revolu-
tionary movement on foot in the east
ern end Of Cuba or elsewhere in this
republic. In Havana as elsewhere in
Cuba there is complete political quiet.
A dispatch from Santiago says there is
no truth inthe story that Modesto Leal
is at the head Of a revolutionary move
ment.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-05
New School superintendent for Middle
town.

Middletown, May 4.--Dr. H. Woolsey
of Irvington, N. Y, was unanimously
elected superintendent of the public
schools here at a meeting of the board
of education tonight to I'll the vacancy
caused by the death of Walter B. Fer
guson. DR.. Woolsey is a graduate of
with the class Of 1890 and is
now principal of the Irvington high
school.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-05
1udependence Of Rhode island.

Providence, May 4,-Seven former
governors and the present chief execu-
tive of the state, as well as a large
number of other distinguished citizens,
participated to-day in the celebration
of the 13Oth anniversary of the inde-
pendence of Rhode Island, held in this
city.
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entire SITUATION NOW
RESTS With MITCHELL
HIS POWER WILL DETERMINE
THE QUESTION OF A
STRIKE.
Convention Refers Matter to Sub-Com-
mittee With Instructions to Report
Recommendations This Morning---
Whatever Mitchell Wishes VIII be
DOne-StII Chance That a Strike
May be Averted at Eleventh Hour. :.

Scranton, Pa, May 4.-The United
Mine Workers convention of delegates
from the three anthracite districts,
which has been in session here the
past two days considering the refusal
of the mine operators to grant the de-
mands of the mine workers, will de-
clare itself finally and definitely to-
morrow That is the only thing that
can be said with any certainty tonight
The entire situation is now believed to
rest with President John Mitchell.
The convention this afternoon decid-
ed to refer the entire question to the
general scale committee with instruc-
tions to report to the convention rec
concentrations tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock.
The reference brought into the situa-
ton for the first time since the dele
gates began to arrive in the city a
possible suggestion of peace, though 1t
is generally believed tonight that a
majority of the delegates still favor
the declaration of a strike.
The general scale committee went in
to session this afternoon Immediately
following the adjournment Of the con-
vention. 1t remained in session until
after o clock, when Presindent Mitch
ell announced that the entire matter
had been referred by the general com
mittee to the sub committee.
Mr.. Mitchell said that the committee
would submit recommendations and
resolutions to the convention to-mor-
row, but further than that would say
nothing.
1t is said that the purpose of Mr.. Will
sons visit to this city is to give the
leaders Of the organization definite in
formation of the financial condition,
and to put them in close touch with the
situation in the bituminous field, where
he has been in charge for the last few
weeks. He said to-day that In his opir-
ion if a strike of the anthracite miners
is called the majority Of the bitunninous
operators will sign the union scale at
once.
The convention will tomorrow do one
of three things. These three points are
suocinctly set forth in the last para
graph Of the scale committees general
report, which was made was made to
the convention at this mornings session
as follows:
You will observe that your commit
tee has made every possible effort to
reach an agreement as to the wages
and conditions of employment; that
they nave proposed-subjeet to your APP
proval-an arbitration Of the differences
between us; that our proposals have
been rejected in toto, and that our Of
fer of arbitration upon a basis just to
us and fair to them has been declin-
ed.
IF 1t is true-and we believe it is
that the operators have made their final
proposition, there is nothing left for
us to do but to accept for a period
of three years a renewal of the award
of the anthracite coal strike commits
sion or the conditional restricted meth
cd of arbitration proposed by the oper-
ators, or to strike until we secure bet
ter conditions than are now offered by
our employers"
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Funds for volcano,s victims.

Washington, May Through the
state department the American Red
Cross to-day cabled $500 to the italian
Red Cross for the relief Of persons rem
dered destitute by the outburst of We
suvius This money was subscribed by
citizens of Massachusetts before the
san Francisco disaster
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New York, May 4,-Wassili Sofonoff
for the next three years will he the
conductor of the New York Philhar-
monic society and director Of the Ma
tionaI Conservatory Of Music Of Ameri-
ca. A cabIegram from Mr.. Safonoff
was received to-day accepting the Of
fers of these societies made some time
ainre
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AUTOPSY ron THIS MoBNINe q.
Coroner Investigating Hilda Johnson's
peath--AIrs. vaughan Re-arrested.

The death of Hilda Johnson, the
twenty-four year old young woman up
on whom it is alleged a criminal oper-
alton was performed by Mrs. Gertrude
A. Vaughan, which occurred yesterday
afternoon have put still more serious
light on the case. The coroner has ar
ranged to have an autopsy on the
woman this morning, Mrs. Vaughan
and the man in the case, Engstrom.
were re-arrested last night on more
serious charges on warrants. Mrs.
Vaughan was again bailed out under
ponds of $4,000.
There was an investigation held at
police headquarters last night by Cor
oner Mix, but nothing new was an
nounced. The case against Mrs.
Vaughan was continued in the city
court yesterday morning until May II.
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Many Minds Deranged By Fright.

San Francisco, May 4.--superior
Court Judge Murasky, who has been
sitting as committing Judge OF insane
persons since April Is, has passed on
the sanity of eighty-three persons
whose minds have been deranged by
fright
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AMENDING RATE MEASURE
SENATE STARTS BUT MAKES
VERY LITTLE PROGRESS.
Republicans Said to be on Eve of an
Agreement for Judicial Court Review
General Disposition to Await This
-on Pipe Lines Brought Within the
Terms of the Bill.

Washington, May 5.--In accordance
with the agreement Of last Monday the
senate to-day entered upon the consid-
Grafton Of amendments to the railroad
rate bill under the fifteen minute rule,
but made little progress. The greater
part of the day was devoted to Mr..
Lodges provision bringing pipe lines
within the terms of the bill and 1t was
ultimately unanimously agreed to after
so amending it as to exclude gas ana
water lines from its operation, thus
practically confining it to oil lines.
The provision was so amended as to
make it applicable to the oil pope line
in the Panama canal zone
A proposition by Mr.. Foraker to ex-
clude refrigerator cars from the re-
quirements Of the bill and another by
Mr. McCumber making the require
ments concerning those cars more strin-
gent than in the original bill were i'm
partially voted down.
Upon the whole the days proceedings
were quite perfunctory, being rendered
so by the general knowledge of the
fact that the republican senators were
on the eve of an agreement that would
determine the character of the bill.
There was an evident general disposi-
tion to await that agreement and an
adjournment over tomorrow was taken
for the purpose of permitting it to be
perfected. The agreement is very sure
to be on a court review amendment.
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Nelson's "GeneraI Memorandum" Pur-
chased.

London, May 4-The general memo
randurn'' Of Lord Nelson to his captains
on the eve Of the battle of Trafalgar,
which was sold at auction March IS for
SIS, 900, has been privately purchased for
eventual presentation to the British
museunl.
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Bill for Reappointment Of Dismissed
Midshipmen.

Washington, May 4.-Senator Hale to-
day introduced a bill authorizing the
reappointment to the naval academy of
three midshipmen recently dismissed
for hazing. They are Worth W. Foster,
George H. Melvin and Richard L, De-.
saussure.
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CONTINUED on Third Pager
CONSERVATION IN PAISLEY

Great Thread Manufacturers Decide Not
to Build in Scotland.
Paisley, Scotland, May Al. and p,
Coats, thread manufacturers, who have
large works in the United states, Rus~
sia and Germany, have decided to con-
Gel their extensions here on account Of
local interference between them and
their female employees and to build
abroad instead Excavations which had
been begun for new mill to cost ST.
$50, 900 have been ordered stopped. This
action causes CONSERVATION here.
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UP GO THEIR RATES.
Several New York Fire Insurance Com
panies Compelled to Act.

panies Compelled to Act.
New York, May 4.-Forced by their
losses in the San Francisco fire to
strengthen their reserves, a score or fire
insurance companies in this city to-day
raised their rates and cut down COM
missions to- agents and brokers'. This
advance in rates will amount to twen-
ty-flve per cent. and is applicable to all
risks in what is known as the confia-
grafton section.
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Naugatuck Postmaster Confirmed.

Washington. May 4,-The senate to-
day confirmed the nomination as post
master of 1. L. Trowbridge, Naugatuck,
Conn,
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CAUSE OF THE EARTHQUAKE
EVIDENCE THAT IN WAS DUE TO
CHANGE IN MOUNTAINS.

Theory OF Biologists snBstantiated by
Condition of Sierre MOrena Noun
tains Near San Franclsco-Immens
Crevace at Top Indicating That the
Range Was Split-The Crevace Fol-
lowed.
San Francisco, May A. Biologists
who have been searching since the
earthquake of April Is to find the cause
Of the seismic disturbance to-day re-
ported that they have found in Sierre
Morena mountains few miles south of
San Francisco, what appears to be in
disputable evidence Of their theory that
the earthquake was due to a change In
the mountains. At the summit Of the
mountains near Stanford university, is
an immense crevice, the appearance Of
which indicates that the rang split at
the top, the side nearer the ocean fall
ing toward the sea- This crevice,
which is at places three to six inches
wide, has been followed by biologists
for more than four miles along the
crest of the range. At places the crack
Is Of considerable depth and at other
places the evidences show that the
parting OF the great mass of rock and
earth was followed by partial closing
Of the gap. The split follows the line
Of the rage north and south, this
being the general direction of the earth
quake shock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-30
COAL BARONS
ARE NOT WISE
Former Strikes Have Taught
Them Nothing, Says
Mitchell.

Wflkesbarre Pa, April 3O-Presi-
dent Mitchell has received the reply
OF the coal operators to the proposals
made by the scale committee of the
miners: Later President Mitchell gave
out statement, saying in part:
/ have received, read and formally
acknowledged President Baer's answer
to the last demands made upon the
operators by the miners. 1t appears
perfectly evident that the operators
have not changed their attitude in any
particular during the past six years
and that the strikes of 1900 and 1902
s~eres no lesson to them. Every con-
session has been wrung from them, by.
strikes and the pressure of public SEN
tttment. s@. > =
The railroad coal combination not
only hxes arbitrarily the price at
which coal Is. sold to consumers. but
seeks to fix arbitrarily the price at
which labor shall be bought. The
question is asked by the operators,
where is the advance to come from
It Is charged up to the consumer Of
domestic coal. 1t occurred to me that;
the small advance proposed by the
miners might have been taken off the
exerbitant freight rates charged by
them. as- - = eye.
PERSONALLY am much disappointed
and am sure all mine employees ex.
5pected more consideration than they,
have received"