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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-25
STENSLAND INPLICATES
 OTHER PROMINENT MEN
CHICAGO BANK WRECK ER MAKES CONFESSION TO
 STATE ATTORNEY.


 Wili Plead Guilty to Certain Indict.
 ments for EmbexzIement-Tn Other
 Gases He Will Turn States Ev,aercs
 Arrived at Quarantine Late Yester- day Afternoon-Taken Off by Tug nna
 Brought to New York--wnl Start for
 Chicago To-day.
 New York, Sept 24.-Formally under arrest by New York detectives, Paul 0. Stensland, former president of the Mill waukee Avenue State bank, Chicago, who stands indicted for heavy emibez- elements from that institution arriN- ed Tn New York tonight He was talk en from the steamer Prinz Adalbert. on which he comes from Morocco to which country he fled after the wrecking of the bank.
 Stensland has made a complete con- fession, according to Assistant States Attorney Harry Olsen of Chicago. who went to Tangier to take the former bank official into custody, and in his confession he implicated other proGnd1l- ent Chicago meu Attorney Olsen de- clined to name these men. Theodore Stelsland, who gave out an official statement for his faHher, declared that the latter had made no signed confess sion, but that he had aslrrlkted com mitting certain offences which consti- tutes enlibezzlement under the Illinois laws. To some of the indictments for embezzlement his father would plead guilty, he said, and in tile case of others he would turn states evidence. and duplicate all others who should be indicted in connection with the failure of the bank
 | Stensland was taken to police head quarters tonight, and it was planned to keep him there until a. an to-anor- row, when he will probably be taken before the district attorney, and Latter | formally turned over to the Chicago authorities and started for Chicago, | The Prinz Adalbert was met at Qnar- antine by the tug Catherine Moran, on which were the junior Stensland, his friend Herman Banner of Johnstown, Penn, detectives and newspaper repre- sentatipes. Detective Sergeant Joseph l. Kinder of Chicago. Charles L. Binna ! of the illinois state attorneys office were on the tug to take Stensland in charge after the New York formalities had been gone through with New York officers were also on hand to make the formal arrest.
 1 It was late this afternoon when the steamer dropped into quarantine At that time the decks of the Prinz Adalr bert were lined with passengers, proarl,- inent among them being State Attorney Olsen and James Keeler managing ed- itor of the Chicago Tribune who went to Tangier to bring Stensland back to America Steusland himself was not 8 member of the throng, remaining in his stateroon, waving his hand to alfs son. when the tug came alongside.
 No little excitement and conrnntion attended the departure of StensAand, together with State Attorney Oleensand MT. KeeIer, from the steamer. All the baggage of the three men was transfer red at the same time, and it was noted that the trunks o the indicted banker all bore in print the full name of | Stensland
 StenslaiDd was pale and seemed very weak as he passed slowly from the steamer to the tug, and then into the ! O. .-
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THAW APPLICATION ARGUED
NO CRITICISM OF THE LOVER
 COURT MEANT.

Removal of Case From Court of General
 Sessions to Criminal Branch of Su-
 perior Court Asked in Order That
 Trial May be Had at Early Date--De-
 fense Ready to Try the Case at Once.
 New York, Sept 24.-The application of Clifford w. Hartridge, counsel for Harry K. Thaw, who was indicted for the murder of Sanford White, for the removal of the trial of ThaW from the court of general sessions to the crim- inal branch of the supreme court was argued before Justice Bishoff to-day. Decision was reserved.
 John B. Gleason of counsel for Thaw said no criticism on the lower court was meant by the application, but it was a case peculiar in another way, and that he is unableto have an early trial in the court of general sessions.
 We have repeatedly offered to move the case in the supreme court" he said. "We are ready to try the case now, and yet the district attorney says that the trial cannot come up until the middle of November.
 This case can be tried in the su- preme court and tried soon
 Assistant District Attorney Smyth said in reply:
 The case cannot be tried in the su- preme court any more quickly than in the court of general sessions. The dis trict attorney is ready to try this case just as soon as he is able. There are now thirty-two homicide cases await ing for trial. There are thirteen cases in which the prisoners were committed to the Tonbs before this defendant was committed.
 ''Because this defendant is well known has money andhas caused con siderable newspaper talk makes no diff ference with the court. l ask that the application be denied"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-25
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
Little and Hackett Win Honor for West
 Side Club.

New York, Sept. 24.-The Metropolit- an League Lawn Tennis championship, ship, the matches for which have brought ranking players of the country into competition was won to-day for the West Side Tennis club by Raymond D. Little, captain of the American in- ternational team, and Harold c. Hack ett, the Yale veteran. By to-days matches, which were contested on the courts of the Montclair club, the West Side club has five victories to it's cred it and the Montclair club has one, In the doubles to-day Little and Hackett beat Otto H. Hinck and Albert J. Hlnck, so, 6-2, 6-2.
 Little in the singles beat Frank B. Hague, 6-0, 62, ITS. Otto H. Hinck won for Montclair in the singles by de- feating Thomas G. Trask, formerly of Yale, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.
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SUBMITTED TO THE PEOPLE
THEY WILL DECIDE TENURE 0R
 TOWN OFFICIALS.

Aldermen Order Matter Referred to
 Them in Fall Elections--Attorney A.
 o. PaIIman Chosen Assistant City
 Clerk Without Opposltion--Compen-
 sutton Bureau Allows s616 Damages
 to Woodward Avenue Residents
 Popular Resolutions Introduced.
 There was largely attended meet ing of the board of aldermen last night in response to the mayors call for a special meeting. The meeting was called to consider three matters of pressing importance. which could not be put off until the regular monthly meeting, which will be held on Monday, October 1.
 The first business attended to was the election of clerk of the board and assistant city city clerk to succeed Ami
 
 A. Oswald Pallman was the lucky man. He was nominated by Alderman Woodford and was elected without op- position, their being no other no1nina- tions.
 The board received through Mayor studley the report Of the board of if nance on the widening of Woodward avenue The bureau of compensation had allowed damages amounting to S616 to property owners on the street, and the board of finance reported that it had met the expense by adding to the $500 already available for that pur- post $116 from the interest account, The apportionment of damages is as follows: Sarah Jude, $S66; Edward J. Morse, $25O.
 Benefits assessed: Henry Jude, $20; Erasmus P. Hedolin, $20: estate of Her man Mead, $2O0 William Rolston, $20
 The report was accepted and order ed printed in the journal. This action will enable the department of public works to go right ahead with the work of widening and it is possible that much of it will be done before cold weather sets in. The people in that section of the city are very anxious that the work be gotten out of the way as quickly as possible in order that the five cent fare promised by the trolley company may become a reality.
 In the mayors communication to the board he included an opinion of the corporation counsel, who stated that it was up to the board to decide whether the people should have chance to de-
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INTERNAL MACHINE FOR BANKER JACOB SCHIFF PICKED UP NEAR 4 MAIL BOX IN PHILA-
 DELPHIA.

Boy Finds fl and Hands it to Post
 man Who Carries to Sub-StatiOn
 and Deposits 1t With Outgoing Mail-
 It's Nature Revealed by the Dropping
 of Powder-Thr0wn Into Pail of Wa
 ter-Aftcrward opened.
 Philadelphia, Sept. 24.-An internal machine addressed to Jacob Schiff, a New York banker, was picked up on the street here to-day by David Thomp- son, a colored boy, who found it near mail box. The boy gave the package to Henry Sulzman, postman, who car ried it to the sub-station and deposited it with the outgoing mail Superin- tendent ]. C. Mcknight noticed that the wrapper was torn, and while hand ling 1t he observed grain of powder which fell from the box, and he imme- diately threw the package into a pail of water.
 After 1t had remained immersed for several hours it was taken out and ex- amined. The box was made of paste- board and was ten inches long, four inches wide and one inch in depth. In- side were placed two rolls of pasteboard which held in place match box filled with gunpowder and bullets. Matches had been sunk into the powder, their heads resting against the top of the match box, which had been backed with sandpaper. To the lid of the match box was fastened a piece of string with a Jewish new year card attached to the other end. Upon opening the large package the recipients attention would be attracted to the new years card, and by pulling out the card he would remove the lid of the match box, ignite the matches and explode the powder, scattering the bullets.
 City Postal Inspector Cortelyou is making an investigation.
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FATAL BOXING MATCH
Jack Mckenzie Dies After Blow Over
 the Heart.

Portland, Me, Sept. 24-A boxing matchat the Portland auditorium to- night between Terry Martin and Jack Mckenzie, both of Philadelphia, came to a sudden ternrinatin in the fifth round with th ecollapse of Mckenzie, and his death ten minutes later. Just before the close of the round Martin delivered stiff upper cut which struck Mckenzie over the heart, and then glanced to the jaw. Mckenzie stagger- ed back, but immediately recovered and returned two blows before the gong rang He wentto his corner, and while his seconds were administering the us- ual restoratives he suddenly became unconscious, and died just after being carried to the dressing room Martin and his brother, who acted as his sec ond, Steve Mahoney, of Boston, Me Ken7ie's manager, Jack Sheehan of Boston, the referee, and John Cauley, the manager of the contest, went to the police station immediately after Mo Kenzie's death, and remained there to await the action of County Attorney W. c. Eaton.
 Martin is one of the best known welterweight fighters in the country, and has been quite successful in his bouts.
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DISCUSS IMMIGRATION.
Civic FederatiOntsts Meet--Higher
 Standard Must be Fixed.


 New York. Sept. A.-The department of immigration of the Civic Federation met here to-day. About one hundred prominent persons from different parts of the country attended, and discussed the immigration problem.
 The seven committees of investiga- tion held separate meetings to outline their work and to plan for it's com pletion. Profs. Jenks and Wilcox of Cornell university, James Bronson Rey- noAs, Charles S Hamlln of Boston. and Eliot Morton of New York are chairman of some of these committees. President John Mitchell of the Unit ed Mine Workers in the course of a speech said higher standard for ad- mission to this country must be fixed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-25
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS
 IN TIE AIR JUST NOW
GOVERNOR HIGGINS POSITIVE LY DECLINES TO ACCEPT
 APPROXIMATION.

Issues Statement to This Effect and
 Further Unsettles GuberRaforial
 Pr0bIem---Bruce and Hughes the
 Leading Candidates - Timothy L..
 Woodruff Declares He is Not CaMdi-
 dae---Democrats Chose Nixon for
 Temporary Chairman-MayOr Adams
 of Buffalo Out for Nomination.
 Saratoga, Sept. 24.-"Up in the air" is the answer most frequently given to- night to questions concerning the gu- bernatorial nomination of the republi- can state convention. Governor Hig- gins in a statement issued late to-day refuses to accept the nomination. This unsettled thinks and now all efforts are being put forth by the leaders to form new links and secure a ticket which can be nominated by aoclama- ton, Harmony is being preached and harmony means slate without a disturbance in the convention. With a degree of earnestness which has been lacking until the action of the governor was known, the leaders have set to work on their task. The outlook to- night is that 1t may be come time be- fore any definite results are accom- plished At least conference will con- tinue tonight tomorrow and probably tomorrow night. Tn fact it is hinted that an agreement may be delayed un- til something definite is heard from Buffalo.
 And yet there are not many announc- ed candidates. Lieutenant Governor M. Linn Bruce is an active casdidate His chief competitor at the present time is Charles F. Hughes, but he is not here and is not an av0wed candi- date. State Senator Edward II Brack- cit of Saratoga is also making an active canvass, There are quite a number of men in the mentioned class, among these being former Lieu terant Governor Woodruff, Elihu Root, former Governor Frank s. Black, Con- gressman Herbert Parsons, who last week won a victory in the New York county primaries; Andrew s. Draper of Albany, state commissioner of educa- tion; Mayor Cutler of Rochester, and Judge Hiscock of the court of appeals.
 The contention seems to be between Bruce and Hughes Both are from New York county, but the stronger support of Bruce comes from upstate leaders who rallied around Governor Higgins and made possible the defeat of ex-Governor Odell. Among these men there Is an opposition to Hughes which seriously impairs his chances. They are men who have been unable to take Hughes measure and who say he is not an upstate district man.
 Hughes is backed specially by Par sons and 1t is his strongest asset. Par sons is not only fresh from a dasling victory in New York, but more recent ly from visit to Oyster Bay, and it is believed that he would hardly be push ing the Hughes boom unless it was agreeable to the national administra- tion The mention of Parsons can be traced to some of his enthusiastic ad- mirers, who believe he could duplicate his New York victory
 Were Parsons for Bruce instead of
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FOUND DEAD BY WIEE
Fall of Few Feet Proves Fatal to
 Danbmry Man.

Danbury, Sept. 24.-John Thielcke, a natter living just outside of this city, was found lying dead under pear tree at his home by his wife on her return from Danbury this afternoon. Grape vines have grown over the tree, and it is supposed that the man had been picking grapes, fell from the tree and was killed. He was about forty-seven years old and leaves, besides a widow, two children. The coroner has been mo- titied
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natt,esb,p Georgia Commissioned.

Boston, Sept. 24.-'With simple cere- monies the new United States battle ship Georgia was commissioned to-day at the Charlestown navy yard. Captain Richard G. Davenport, U. S. N, took command of the ship which it is ex- pected will sail in few days. It is thought the Georgia may be sent to Cuha
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Hundred and seventy nrownea.

London, Sept. 25.-In dispatch from Lucknow the correspondent of the Standard says that a boat containing 200 persons was capsized in midstream while crossing the River Indus at a point where it separates the northwest from
 tier province from the AJttock district The passengers were swept down by the stream and only thirty were saved. They are supposed to have been traders from the province going to the interior
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BRYAN IN NaW ORLEANS
Defends His Right to Express His
 Opinion on Railroads.

Opinion on Railroads.
 New Orleans, Sept 24--William l. Bryan in a speech to-day defended his right to express what opinion his con- science dictated on the government ownership of railroads He also touch ed on the Cuban situation. A feature of MT. Bryan's reception, prior to his speech, was a banquet in his honor where party lines were thrown aside. He was introduced by a leading mem Der of the Louisiana Republican club.
 On the Cuban situation Mr Bryan said; Because there is an instruction in Cuba I have heard some people deny that Cubans can govern themselves. I might say the same thing myelf if my memory did not run back so far that 1 remember the time when there was civil war in this country. I never heard anyone say that because of this war the United States could not gov- ern itself"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-25
POLICE OFFICERS INJUREr.
New Bedford Men May Die us Reuit of
 Auto Accident.

Providence, R. l., Sept, 24,-Frank E. Damers and Lawrence K. Thurante of New Bedford, Mass. police officers, were thrown from an automobile in this city tonight and sustained prob ably fatal injuries. Both have fractur- ed skulls and Damers' chest is crushed. The officers were visiting friends here, and this evening were taken in an au- tomobile for a tour of the city On a poorly lighted street the automobile crashed into an iron pole Durango and Damers were thrown headlong against the curbstone. The chauffeur was not injured.
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LiheI Suit Discontinued.

Honolulu, Sept, 24.-The libel suit filed by the Pacific Commercial Gable company against the steamer Manchu- ria, owned by the Pacific Mail Steam- ship company to recover S3O0,Oo0 for the services of the cable ship Restorer in aiding and towing the Manchuria, has been discontinued by order of President Mackay of the Cable com pany. A settlement of the claim will be made in New York.
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Cassatt Improving.

New York, Sept. 24.-Regarding re- ports circulated in Wall street to-day that President Cassatt of the Pennsyl- vania railroad, was critically i'll, the roads directors to-day authorized a statement that MT. Cassatt is rapidly improving and was out driving yester- day. 5s.,
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LOST WITH ALL ON BOARD.
Supposed Fate of the Schooner Harry
 Fiske.

Brunswick, Ga, Sept. 24.-It Is be- lieved by marine observers here that the schooner Harry B. ,Fiske, Captain Moody, which sailed from Boston Sep tember 14, was lost with all on board, and that she is one of the unknown schooners recently reported wrecked. The Fiske usually carried crew of seven men. She was of 745 tons and was built in Belfast, Me, five years ago. Boston was her home port,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-25
WeIIman Reaches Paris.

Paris, Sept. 24 Walter Wellman, leader of the Chicago Record Herald Arctic expedition, arrived here this evening from the north. He will remain here several weeks to superin- tend the reconstruction of his airship, which will contain important aud Rsw features.
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NTW HAVLN ITALIANS SLASH.
Use Razor OH n Waterbury Cigar
 Dealer.

Waterbury, Sept. 24-F. w. Lucas. Bank street cigar dealer, was slashed with a razor by an Italian while pro- tecting fugitive stranger in his store this evening. The fugitive was Gut scope Lanzone, of this city, who was being pursued by Rafael Cervera and Phillipo Carastone, both New Haveners. who had been employed on telephone construction work here. Lanzone rush. ed into Lucas store, and before the pro- prietor knew what was going on the other two rushed in. Lucas stepped out to obstruct the intruders and was cut on both wrists, The two fled before the police arrived, and are known to have left on trolley car for New Ha- ven.
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Russia seires Swedish Steamer.

Stockholm. Sept. 24.-The Aftonbladet to-day says it is runored that two Russian warships have seized a Swed- ish steamer, with a cargo of 5000 rifles off the Island of Bornholm in the Bal- tic sea. The rumor lacks confirmation
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Died of n Rrnken Neck.

Stamford Sept. 24-Francesco Gen tile, aged forty-fve years, died of broken neck at the hospital to-day. Yesterday he fell from a roof on which he was at work. A companion who fell with him was not badly hurt.
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DEWEY BACK AT WORK.
Returns to Washington With 1rrsA
 Dewey From Richfeld Springs.

Washington, Sept. 24. = Admiral George Dewey has returned to Wsaah- ington from Richfield Springs. N. r. where he was with Mrs. Wewey for the summer, and resumed his work at dhe navy department. Because of the great activity of the American navy nsCuban waters the naval officers at the depart ment in Washington are especially busy and Admiral Dewey took up the added work to-day with great interesr.
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Great Strike Threateued.

Glasgow, Sept. 24.-The Clyde boiler makers to-day delivered an ultimatum to their employers that they would go on strike September 29. Ten thousand men are involved, and a long drawn out struggle anticipated.
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Hundreds of Lives Endangere.l.

Calumet, Mich. Sept. 24-Fire, which endangered hundreds of lives, broke out under ground in No. 1 shaft at the North Kearsarge branch of the Osceola Consolidated mine to-day. Eight hun dred men escaped.
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TOUR KILLED IN WRECK.
Rear End CoIIision--F4rtcen ar sSon
 Injured.

Minneapolis, Nina. Sept, 24t-Four persons are dead and fifteen or more are injured as a result of a rear end collision of a passenger train and q switch engine in the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad yards at New Prague, Minn, forty miles south of Minneapolis, to-day.
 The dead: D. D. Demarais, Minneap- olis, Salesman; F. F. Brown, St. Paul, salesman, George E. Klinkerfuss, St. Paul, salesman; Frank Wrabeck, New Prague.
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SMITH GIRLS DRIVEN OUT
College Misses Suffer From Fire in
 Northampton.

Northampton, Mass, Sept. 24.-Thir- ty Smith college students were driven out of their lodging house tonight by fire which badly damaged the build ing. Some of the students were able to save a portion of their personal prop erty
 The fire caught from a stove in the basement, The loss is estimated at $5,0OO
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Sheriff Hawley Renominated.

Bridgeport, Sept. 24,-sheriff Sidney Hawley was to-day renominated for sheriff of Fairfield county the nominat- ing speech being made by Senator Stiles Judson.
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Funeral of Congressman R. R. Hit.

Mt. Morris, H., Sept. 24.-The funeral of the late Congressman R. R. Hit, will take place here tomorrow at p, nL