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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-12-31
BREACH OLE PEACE

Frank Novisky was arrested yester-
day afternoon by Officer Ferdinandus,
and charged with breach of the peace
against Frederick Talbert.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-12-31
CUT OPEN wIFE's HEAD.

Pecoraro Struck Her Over the Head
With Broomstick.
Giuseppe Pecoraro, Of las Wallace
street, was arrested last evening by Po-
licemen Enright and Curren far as
saulting his wife.
Pecoraro during a quarrel struck his
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
DEATH FOUND HER RESIGNED.
Woman Bore Husbands Departure
with Considerable Equanlml,y.

That death hath no sting" for
some people Is evidenced by the story
OF n physician whose practice called
him 10 the homes OF many OF the
poorer families who labor In Chlcago's
Stockyards.
Il was summoned 10 attend one
man who was In the last stages oi
tuberculosis" he relates. and found
him very low His wife was a sturdy
woman OF vehement temperament aud
seemed not the least concerned over
her husbands desperate condition. ]
left directions with her for the mans
comfo.; and promised 10 call In the
morning.
when I entered next morning ]
fouad the woman developed In n fog
OF sufiooatlng steam and vigorously
doing her washing. She turned her
head as ! was let In by one OF the
children and. nodding. continued her
work.
How is the good man this morn.
ing?' asked.
"'oh. she said in a tone which
seemed to Indicate that had recalled
an unpleasant matter to her mind.
Then turning toward the bedroom
door she shouted:
John. are you there?' There was
no answer from the sick chamber
She turned to resume her washing
and said: He's breathed his last
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
Big DISASTER
IN CHILE
Earthquake Destroys Half the
Town OF africa.
OTHER PLACES SUFFER
Tacna Province Visited by Severe
Quakes at Time Destruction
Occurred.

SANTIAGO. Dec. 27.-Ilalf OF the
town ~ africa, In the province Of Tao
m. has been destroyed by an earth
quake. and other towns IN the neigh,
borhood have suffered more or less Sc.
yercly.
TIE seaport OF Iqulquc. 100 miles
south OF Africa. was not damaged. bui
with the recollection OF the August dis
astcr fresh In their minds the people
In the earthquake zone are greatly
alarmed.
Tacna Is the northcrnmost province
~ Chile aud borders on Peru. II h
mainly a ralnlcss desert. crossed by
scanty aud intermittent streams. Earth.
quakes are frequent.
africa Is on the scacoast and was
formerly a much more important place
than now. The population. once estl.
mated nc 10000, Is now about 5000.
In August OF this year. when a dis.
astrous earthquake visited Santiago
and Valparaiso. severe and numerous
shocks were experienced In Tacna
province.
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NImeLE WIT OF A PORTER.
ST. Paul Sleeping Car Attendant Tells
Why He Went to Sleep.

Among the railroad visitors In town
yesterday was r. A. Miller. general
passenger agent OF the Chicago. NIL
waukee G. ST Paul railroad. says the
Cleveland Leader. lie visited all OF
the general Offices in town and at the
Hollenden hotel told a story OF one
OF the sleeping car porters who was
recently found asleep while on duty
This Is contrary TO the rules OF the
st. Paul road. and the negro man was
in trouble when found by the inspector
on the Pioneer Limited. He had his
wits about him. however. and in re
Spouse to the inspectors inquiry as
to what he was doing asleep, he said:
I'll tell you how II was. boss. ]
have only been with the company a
short time and before coming here |
was working on such and such a rail-
road The line was so rough that |
could not get any sleep Since have
been working for the st. Paul the road
has been so smooth that just could
not keep awake"
Mr. Miller says that while the negro
violated the rules he was permitted
to keep his Job on account of his wit
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THE rALKArlvE MANS REVENGE.
9Iddsn to Held His Peace. Ne Prove ]
Capable Of Doing So.

I, was probably that feeling Of eood
comraicship which GOMEZ 20 nearly all
travellers which caused a man on one
~ the Philadelphia Sightseeing auto
mobiles 10 put questions. point out
details aud air his views gen srally the
other day 10 n woman who sat beside
him. The woman was middle aged and
otherwise Ineligible for a Irritation.
but she didn't like the mans yolubil'
~. nevertheless and showed her abil'
ity 10 put a stop 90 H.
sir" she said. after a few attempts
on the part of the man. you annoy
me. don't know anything about
Philadelphia and have no information
TO give. n you will kindly mind your
own business I shalt be grateful
Needless 10 say that the laxative
slghisoer retired within himself and
made no further remark during the
trip. At is conclusion the woman
wanted read q slip which she took out
81 her pockctbook. but when she
reached Tor her eyeglasses she found
nothing but the chain on which they
had been fastened TO her bosom.
She finally. after a useless search,
brought herself 20 ask the man who
had wanted 10 talk II he had seen any.
thing Of them "Oh! yes" he replied.
they fell on on Spring Garden street,
near tho United States mint saw
the hind wheel roll over them"
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NEW VOUCHER LAW
State Auditor Graham Send, Out Circular to
Officials.

State Auditor Graham Send, Out Circular "a
Officials.
Montpelier Dec, 26.-Staie Auditor
Horace Y. Graham has issued the fol,
lowing circular;
"The present legislature has amend,
cd the act relating 10 vouchers aud 10
sworn l.emlzed expense accounts. The
wording OF the amendment Is as fol.
lows:
Section o o. s. Section 373 }
All claimants for compensation for
services rendered the state shall, DO
fore the paymen, therefor Il made by
the state, furnish 10 the auditor OF nc.
counts sworn itemlEed statements Of
the time spent, the date thereof, the
services performed, and Items OF ex.
pense Incurred, accompanied by re.
colpted bills as vouchers for all expen
SEES other than railroad aud steamship
tickets, single telephone aud telegraph
charges AID single meals.
" 'Soc,ion2. This act shall take
effect from It's passage
Although this act takes eifec, from
is passage | shall not undertake To
rnforce it, provisions literally until
the FIRST day OF January, 1907. After
hat tl3e accounts must conform 10 tn
amended act In every particular. The
attention OF the state officers who re
;eiye per diem compensation Is par
iiculariy called to the words the ser
vices performed, and IL must appear
N connection with each charge for
days service just what the nature OF
the service was ADD the place where Il
was performed"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
When Eating Causes Colds.

II one who has caught a cold will
take thought. he will often find that
he has prepared himself for the in
lection by some tax on his physical
condltion-somc extra work which
has depressed his bodily powers. some
worry which has preyed upon his
mind. some loss Of sleep. some undue
exposure 10 atmospheric changes. or
some dietary indiscretion. says
writer IN the Youths Companion.
For indiscrcet eating is one OF the
ilost prolific and yet tie least recog-
nized OF all the predisposing causes
OF a cold
Let the hearty eaters Of rich food.
who suffer from repeated colds, try
a course Of abstinence during the
coming winter. and they will become
convinced Of the truth Of these re-
marks In this case the proof Of the
pudding is in the not eating Of It,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
YnIc Go Ala MorkInRmrn.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Dec. 2i-Be-
ginning with next term. the Yale ScIen-
tihc school will give a series Of courses
FOR worklngmen. either free or for
payment OF nominal Zee. The courses
will comprise twenty exercises Of four
hours n week In the evening on practl.
cal electricity. mechanical drawing.
machine designing. steam and the
steam engine. In the courses both
employers OF labor here and the trades
councils will be asked TO cooperate
I'm a general way the courses are In
tended TO bring the university into
closer touch with worklngmen's inter
eSts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
FIRM FORMS
CORPORATION
Better To Take Care Of In.
creasins Business.
HAS FOUR TIMESDOUBLED
Firm OF Bottum & Torrance Has
Become Botium & Torrance
Company.

Owing 10 increasing business the
arm Of Bottum & torrance which was
composed OF FEED l.. Boltum, Albert
NJ. Torrance, John S. Holden aud
Frank Il. Pope has been dissolved aud
the business will hereafter be- conduct
cd by the Boltum 4 Torrance compa.
ny, a corporation organized yester.
day With u full paid capital Of seDo,
OF 1000 shares at 800 a share.
The directors held meeting At the
Office Of Boltum & Torrance yesterday
aflernoon'and elected the following
officers: Pres. and Treas, Fred L. Bot
tum; Vice Pres. Albert ~. Terraces;
CLERK, Frank B. Pope.
The business has been capitalized
for the reason that II had grown too
large 10 the opinion OF the persons In
teres,ed TO be longer conducted under
a partnership. There has been no nd.
dition Of capital aud no change 10 the
interests.
Botium & Torrance bega business
here four years ago last April 10 the
manufacture OF collars and cuffs,
heets aud pillow cases aud laundry
machinery. A. that time 4 capital OF
t2i, 900 was invested 10 the business.
The business increased rapidly from
the start, in fact by investing Its prof
its 10 the business itself the firm has
been able to nearly double its capital
every year.
In the beginning less than 40 hands
we're employed but during the past
year the firms payroll has numbered
200 and upwards. The business is
about equally divided between collars
and cuffs and domestlcs. II Is the In.
tenlion OF the new corporation TO
expand the business IL the future as
rapidly as conditions will permit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
Un,vclcome step In Dancing.

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Hugless dane.
Ing and waterless swimming are to be
taught in the Chicago public schools.
The 100000 pupils will balance for.
ward and back, trip through the rhyth.
mical steps of the stately mazurka,
glide gracefully into waltzes and two.
steps, trip through polkas or dash over
the floor in an old fashioned galop.
But they will trip, glide and dash
alone. No youthful arm will be al.
lowed to belt the glrlish waist, and
they won't even know that they are
dancing, because in the curriculum the
hugless dancing is catalogued as fan
cy steps,
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Celestial Slams,

Yes, SIR" said old Uncle Billy.
who comes in occasionally with coun.
try produce, via the East Point road,
IL shore do see wonders in the sky
these nights Only last night seen
l6 stars fall-all at one time, an one
of 'em come so clost to me my hat
wuz knocked onesided, an hole
burnt In the brim Night before that,
whilst wuz a-surveyin' Of the heav-
ens--so to speak, seen perfect
pictur' of a sword, bout where the
moon would "a ben at that time ef
she hadn't been late; then there wuz
a big crack in the SKY, like winder
shutter suddenly throwed wide OPEN,
an hearn sweet singin', an harp.
playin most distinct. Oh there's
wonderful things goin on above you
that you don't know nuthin' about
tell you An there's trouble in
store fer this Of country, shores
you're born. You'd better hold yer
cotton fer ten cents an better. An
do you want any fresh eggs this
mornin', at 30 ?"-Atlanta Con.
stitution
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Italian Officials Cow.

Italian off cials have a mania for
sending telegrams-at the public ex.
pense A sub-prefect in Sicily had
his COW stolen recently, and within a
shor: period 800 kilograms had been
dispatched not only all over Sicily,
but over the Italian peninsula This
waste of money was too much for the
prime minister AMI he has ordered
the sub-prefect to pay the expenses
of the wires, amounting to about 800.
The COW has not yet been found.
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Conversational Nicetjes,

The requirements of polite converse.
ton occasionally puzzle the student of
the English language, but one who has
governess will soon acquire them
all.
Thus young French woman who
was learning English while on tour
with an Anglican attendant, exclaimed.
20 my, am all of sweat"
Miss Morceau," exclaimed her at.
tendant, never use that word again!
Horses sweat, men perspire, ladies'
merely glow. "-Youth's Companion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-Lady Leng
has arrived here ON route for Scotland
with the body OF her late husband, Sir
John Leng, who died In California
while on a trip around the world with
his wife and Miss Leng. Sir John
Leng celebrated his seventy-elghth
birthday last April. For sixteen years
he represented Dundee In the British
parliament, and he was one OF Glad
stones most enthusiastic supporters
Last year owing to age he retired
from parliament For fifty-fve years
he was editor and proprietor of the
Dundee Advertiser.
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Two Women burned to Death.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 27-Two
women lost their lives in this state as
the result Of being burned. Julia Still
letto, servant employed at the home
of w. J. Nichols in Bridgeport, at
tempted TO light an alcohol stove when
an explosion set fire to her clothes,
and she died soon afterward of her in
juries. In Waterbury, Mrs. Julia
Scadden set fire to her nightclothes
early in the day while carrying can
die and was terribly burned all over
her body. She died in the hospital a
few hours later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
Legislature Appears Owners
WILSON CLEMENT CASE
clsm,nl's Attorney, Failed 10 Pile Their Bond
for Writ Of SopUesdn.

Clsmsnts Atioinsyi Failed 10 flls Their Bond
for Sfll Of Supussdai.
Ia federal court Monday United
States Judge James l.. Martin gave u
hearing on the petition TO stay the
execution In the wllson.Clement Ian
der case, OF 10 empound the money Ia
the hands Of the court until the case
can be- heard by tho circuit court OF
appeals on exceptions The amount
involved Is the 81, 100 with costs which
was awarded Mr Wilson. Il appears
that Mr. Clements attorneys neglected
10 do their bond for writ Of super.
cedas within sixly days from the tin"
Of judgment aud under the United
States Statutes they are not entitled
10 what they ask II they neglected TO
do so. So this petition Il brought,
claiming tina, the cour' has discretion
AIRY power, that Il may aud 10 this in'
stance ought 10 exercise It's authority
10 this matter.
The argument for Mr. Clements side
Of the case vas made 10y w u. {
sllckney Of Bethel Max l.. PoNell OF
huntingdon for Mr Wilson argued that
the court has no discretionary power
In this matter and II IL had II should
not be exercised 10 this case. The
cour, took the case under Amusement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
Mexican Exile Attempt. Suicide.

DETROIT. Mich. Dec. 27.-Fclipo
Juaragui. aged twenty-five years. son
Of wealthy parents In Durango Mexi-
60. who was expelled from that coun.
try for connection with a revolutionary
movement, attempted TO commit sui
eide here and fred three bullets into
his chest. He is In serious condition
at a hospital. with fair chances OF re-
covery. JuaraguI after his expulsion
from Mexico Joined In the publication
Of Mexican paper In 81. Louis In the
interests OF revolutionary party. He
left n farewell letter written In Span.
lsh, In which he declared that he sue
cumbed 10 the OBSTACLES OF love"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
CHANGES IN DIOCESE
tore Important oha TO be a.d, Later
On.

On.
The Rt, Rev Bishop J. 3. Miehaud
OF Burlington has announced several
changes 10 take place Immediately In
the diocese Of Burlington. Rev T.. 4.
CampeAu who has been rector Of 81
Peters church at Vergennss, will re-
side Ia shelburne aud will have charge
Of the parishes Ia Shelburne aud Char,
lolie. The Rey Joseph Tureol who
has been rector Of 81 Psul's church 10
Barton has been appointed rector OF
~ Peters church In vergcnnes. Rev
}. T. Lablanc, rector Of the church OF
50 Bernard AZ Norton Mills has been
appointed 10 succeed Father Tureol rs
rector oi the parish at Barton aud Rev
l. u. Quay who has been assistant To
Father Leblanc has been appointed 10
take charge Of that parish.
Other appointments In the diocese
will 10 announced soon andscyoral i'm.
porlani changes are expected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
Up.to. Date "Chain GANG"

A novel experiment is about to be
tried by the government of Victoria,
Australia. sum of $4,000 has been
placed in the Administrations esti.
mate for the making of roads by pris,
oners through the bush" in unsettled
parts of the state Each prisoner who
does his work well will be paid a regu,
lar daily wage, the amount to accumu,
late until his release. when. as the pre-,
mier says, he will have respectable
sum with which to make new start
in life" The labor party is expected
to oppose the use of bond for free la
Dor.
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c,,,ro Too IN For o,.r,,,o,

CARACAS. Dec. 24.-The condition
OF President Castro. who is at Macuto,
is becoming more and more alarming.
An operation is deemed necessary, but
the weakened state OF the sick man
does not permit Of an attempt in this
respect being made. The arrival In
Venezuela OF General Jose Manuel
Hernandez is not confirmed, but ru-
mors OF a serious revolutionary move
ment in the western district continue
TO be circulated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Briefly

News OF the Town and village Briefly
| 9oId ioi Bui, Readers
isss Anna Quinn of Branch street
is he guest of Mrs Henry Wilson of
Arlington during the holidays.
The disease from which Harry T.
Cushman j. suffering has taken turn
Tor the worse and his friends are some
what alarmed.
Miss Florence Lindsey OF Dalton,
Mass, is working at the Postal Tele-
graph office during the absence Of Miss
Elsie Vandepburg.
BY the resignation of Mrs F. B.
| Pope as school Superintendent, Miss
Nellie Hathaway has been chosen TO
take her place until the end OF the
school year.
There will be a special meeting Fri
day evening for the WRC at the GAR
rooms. A social will follow important
business. All members are requested
to be present.
s. Fl. lockwood returned from Troy
this morning where his wife is now in
a hospital. He reports her as doing
well but will not be able to return
home under a week or ten days.
1t is said that snow in the vicinity of
Adams was so deep and badly drifted
Wednesday morning that the highway
commissioner of that place had gang
of men out breaking out the roads
with plows.
Mrs Fred Stickles made visit to
her husband who is in Troy hospital
Christmas day. She found that he
was doing well and with good pros
pect that he win be home within cou-
pie of weeks.
The alrrm of fire early yesterday
morning was caused by the burning
out OF the chimney at the residence OF
Mrs @. B March. No damage of any
importance was done and the release
was sounded within half an hour of
the alarm.
The Colgate family we're unable to
come to Bennington Center to observe
Christmas. Instead Mrs Colgate made
flying trip here arriving on the after
noon train yesterday and returning
this morning. She brought one of her
daughters with her who will remain at
Ben Venue some time.
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Six Houses Burped m, bellevue

PITTSBURG. Dec. 24.--In n fire at
Bellevue, little hamlet thirty miles
east of here, G. w. Morrell was Sc
riously burned and six dwellings were
destroyed, causing n loss Of $4,000. The
fire originated in the house occupied by
the Morrell family and had gained con-
siderable Roadway before it was dis
covered. Morrell and his wife were
burned in resculng the children, who
were sleeping on another floor.
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Ell PASO, Tex, Dec 27.--Japanese
are fiocking to the Rio Grande border,
attempting to get into the United
States. Most Of them are said to have
been discharged from the japanese ar
my. On Tuesday fifty-four were re-
fused admission here. Later number
were struggled over at Fort Hancock,
Tex, but were recaptured by immigra-
ton officials, who are patrolling the en-
tire border.
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CAPTAIN wendell ARRESTED.
First New York Battery Commander
Accused of Graft.

Accused OF Graft
NEW YORK, Dec 27.-Captain Lou.
Is Wendell. commander of the First
battery, New York national guard. and
we'll known man about town, was
arrested here on a warrant charging
MIN with accepting a bride in connec-
ton with his conduct Of affairs of the
battery In its armory in Sixty-sixth
street in this city.
The warrant for Captain Wendell
was issued by Magistrate Crane in the
Tombs court and charged him specific
ally with violating section As of the
penal code. This section forbids an Of.
fcer of the county or state from receiv-
ing any emolument or fee for work
done in Office except as provided by
law.
Charges under this head have been
under investigation for more than a
week in a secret hearing conducted by
Magistrate Crane in his chambers.
Abraham Levy, who represented Cap
tain Wendell, notified the magistrate
early Ill lne HedTlnS tnat III III WIS ue
cided to issue a warrant he would sur
render his client in court so 1t could be
served on him.
While the hearing was under way
before Magistrate Crane, Wendell ap-
piled to General Roe, commanding the
state national guard, and asked that a
special military inquiry be made of the
charges laid against him. General Roe
brought the matter to the attention Of
the governor and later announced that
the inquiry Wendell asked for would be
made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
Two Miners Fall Five Hundred Feet

BESSEMER, Mich, Dec 27.-Elias
Lehtanen and Joseph Bardessono were
instantly killed in the Colby Iron mine
here by falling 800 feet TO the bottom
of the shaft when skip" on which
they were riding to the surface was
dumped by striking on projecting
beam. Two other miners In the skip
saved their lives by catching hold Of
the rope and cllnging to it. One OF
these, Mike Seward, was seriously in
jured before his plight was discovered,
but the other one came out of the ex
perlence unframed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
a Ouadruped Bird.

A South American traveller has cap.
tured a rare bird. whose interest to
science is that it is quadruped. 1t
is known to the natives as the Gig.
ana, or gypsy bird For many days
after Matching, before it is able to
fly, the young one uses it's claws to
climb up bushes and trees. The front
feet gradually develop into wings.
The favorite haunt, of this strange
creature is among the huge calla-like
flowers of the tropics, in low, muddy
places. In size the cigana is about
as big as the ordinary pheasant.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
Money to Burn.

The big touring car had just
whizzed by with roar like a gigan.
tic rocket, and Pat and Mike turned
to watch it disappear in a cloud of
dust.
Thin chug wagons must cost a
hape av cash" said Mike The rich
is fairly burnin money"
AN the smell av it, shifted Pat,
ut must be thot tainted money we do
be hearin' so much about Success
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Thought Judgment Day Had Come.

NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-The steamer
Celia, from ports on the west coast of
South America, brought as passenger
Mrs. II. Il. Moss, who was in Valparai-
so on Aug. 16 last when that city was
devastated by an earthquake Her ex-
periences were very trying and severe.
She says she thought the end Of the
world had come. There were 6,000
persons lost.