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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-19
LEWIS oU1POINlS CANS.
New Conner in Fistic Arena Defeats
Champion.

New York, May 1s,--Willis Lewis, a
welterweight pugilist, who developed
on the east side of this city, met and
outpointed Joe Cans of Baltimore, in
the Madison Square Garden concert
hall tonight. The bout was Of six
rounds duration and was the principal
attraction at the second series OF box
ing exhibitions given by the revived
Twenueth Cenury A. G.
Cans is the recognized lightweight
and welterweight champion pugilist of
the world, while Lewis is practically
new conner in the fstic arena. To
night was his first attempt to meet a
top notcher, and he made an excellent
showing. He was about ten pounds
heavier than Cans, whose weight was
given at 1876 pounds.
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SWALLOWED COLLAR BUTTON
Pathetic Death of Child in
Meriden.

Meriden, May 1S.-James, the FIVE
year-old son Of John Mastrianni, a fruit
dealer in this city, met pathetic death
tonight by swallowing collar button.
The little fellows parents were busy at
the store and his sister was preparing
to put him to bed. The collar button
lodged in his larynx and before a ply
sician arrived he had died Of strangu-
lation,
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Favors deterioration Instead of De-
capitation.

Pekin, May 1S.-Wu Ting Fang, the
former Chinese minister at Washington
who was entrusted with the task of
codifying the laws, is memorializing the
throne for jury trials, for permission for
native lawyers to practice before the
courts and for the electrocution instead
of the decapitation of criminals con-
demned to death.
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DIR. Labaree Dead.

New York, May 1S.-The Presbyterian
board of foreign missions learned to-
day of the death, aboard the Kaiserln
Auguste Victoria on Monday last, Of
Rev. Dr. Benjamin Labaree, DR.. Lab
aree was one of the boards oldest mis-
sionaries, and he had done a remarkable
work among some of the half-civilized
native peoples of Persia.
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HARVARD FRESHMEN WIN.
Their Crew Carries of Annual Inter
class Race.

Cambridge, Mass, May 1S-The Har-
ward interclass crew race was held on
the Charles river this afternoon and
was won by the freshman crew which,
taking the lead at the start, finished
four lengths ahead of the seniors. The
sophomores we've third and the Juniors
last. The weather was perfect, the
water smooth, and there was little tide
in the river, but the time, minutes As
seconds was slow for the course of one
mile and 7-8. AS a result Of the race
the freshmen crew will go to the Amer
lean Henley at Philadelphia on May 26
to compete in the interclass races.
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orders POntiR to Bed.

Rome, May 1S.-Dr. Lapponi during
the day visited the pope, who is indis-
posed, and ordered him to bed. He
pbeyed reluctantly. 1t is expected that
the pontiff will be unable to attend the
ceremony on Sunday in st. Peters Of
the beatification of the Domonian friars
who lost their lives in Tonquin.
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Body of Ansonia Man round.

Ansonia, May 1S.-The body of John
Murphy, who had been missing from
his home here since a week ago last
Wednesday, was found tonight in the
canal near the local brass factory. The
coroner, who examined the body, sait
there was no evidence of foul play. He
leaves two brothers here.
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WOMAN SUICIDE RUSSIAN SPY
Hunted by NihiIists - Despaired OF
Avoiding Her Fate.

London, May 19.-The correspondent
at Paris of the Chronicle asserts that
there Is no doubt that the woman who
committed suicide at Pinlico England,
March 16, and whose body was first
said to have been that of Marie Dere-
val and later that of Mrs. Laura Cush-
ing of Boston, Mass, was a Russian
spy who had been sentenced to death
by nihilists for betraying their secrets.
The correspondent alleges that this
woman fed from Russia to escape ven
geance, and that after long wanderings
in Earope and America she committed
suicide in despair of avoiding fate.
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Hot Day in New York.

New York, May 1S.-The hottest May
day since 1908 was recorded here to-day,
when the United States weather bu-
reau thermometer climbed to fraction
under 81 degrees. In the streets ther-
nometers went above 80, and one case
of heat prostration was announced.
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BREAKS DISCUS RECORD.
Dearborn, of Wesleyan, star in PreIimi-
nary Events of Meet.

Boston, May 1S.-The breaking of the
discus record by Dearborn Of Wesleyan
and the strength of the Dartmouth
team were the features in the wedding
out event which to-day opened the an
nual two days championship meet of
the New England intercollegiate ath-
letic association, held this year on
Technology field in Brookline. Dear
born, besides leading the shot putters,
hurled the discuss 12O feet II IL inches,
which was foot IL inches better
than the record made last year at Wor-
eester by Ehmke of Brown.
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Former New York Life Cashier Suicides

Montclair, N. J., May 1S.--J Oscar
Vonte, sixty-five years old, a former
cashier of the New York Life Insurance.
company, who had been retired on a
pension, committed suicide by shooting
in his home to-day. Since his involun-
tary retirement he had been subject to
periods Of mental depression,
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young MOTHER ON TRIAL.
Charged with the killing Of Her Infant
Son,

Bridgeport, May 1S.-Mrs, Bertha Ma
gersupp, of Danbury, nineteen years
old, was put to plea in the criminal su-
perior court here to-day on, the charge
of murder in the second degree. She
pleaded not guilty. No date has been
set for the trial as yet but it is thought
that 1t will be taken up or disposed OF
in some way before the court adjourns
for the term.
Mrs. Magersupp is charged with xiii
ing her infant son by chlorofotming
him,
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pineen Reinstatea.

Boston, May 1S.-William Dineen, the
Boston American pitcher, signed con-
tracts to-day and secured his rein
statement in the American league.
Dineen has been holding out for two
years contract, but he was reinstated
to-day after talk with Ban. johnson,
and signed for this season only.
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DENIES GARFIELD CHARGES.
vice President of the Pennsylvania
issues Statement.

Philadelphia, May 1S.-vice-President
Thayer, of the Pennsylvania railroad,
to-day issued statement in reply to
the letter of Commissioner Of Corpora
tions Garfield made public yesterday.
Mr.. Thayer denies vigorously the state
ments of fact made by Mr.. Garfield re-
speeting the granting of rebates to the
Standard Oil company. and reiterates
his interviey Of May 5, in which the
Pennsylvania railroads relation with
Standard Oil and other corporations
was defended.
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Had Nothing to DO with the murder Of
Mabel Page.

Skowhegan, Me-, May 1S.--Jerry
Hayes, the laborer who was arrested at
Bingham on Wednesday in connection
with the murder of Mabel Page at Wes-
ton, Mass, March 81, 1904, was dis
charged from custody tonight by Judge
Bachelor, of the Skowhegan municipal
court. No one appeared for the prison
er. Hayes was arrested on complaint
of a reporter of a Boston evening news-
paper who had heard of statement
made by Hayes two months ago to the
effect that he had called at house IN
Weston on the day of the murder.
After his arrest Hayes denied that he
knew the Pages or the location OF ther
residence.
The Massachusetts authorities at no
time regarded the arrest seriously
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CHARGE hLho1IoN BY FRAUD
Cuba Liberals Issue Manifesto on Eve
of Independence Day.

Havana, May 1S.-On the eve of in
dependence day, May 20, which also
will be the occasion of President Pal
mas second Inauguration, the liberal
party has issued a manifesto charging
that all the members of congress who
did not hold over were elected by coer-
cion, fraud and force after the liberal
party, which comprised majority of
the citizens Of Cuba, had been COM
PEELED to abandon the campaign, and
that the president and vice president
who will be inaugurated on Sunday
We're not elected by the votes of the
people.
While the language Of the document
is fiery, no resistance to the authority
of the executive or Of congress is antc-
ipated,
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PAID BLNLFITS ON BIRTHS.
Receiver Asked For the American Birth
Insurance COmnany.

Boston, May 1S.--In the supreme court
to-day ex-senator F. w. Dallinger of
Cambridge, was appointed receiver for
the American Birth Insurance com
pany on petition of the attorney gen
eral on behalf Of the state insurance
department.
A statement made to the court to-day
was to the effect that the assets were
between $1,000 and $1,000, which amount
is large enough to pay the accrued
claims. The company was organized in
July, 1904, for the purpose of paying
cash benefits upon the birth of living
child.
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British Fleet to Visit CrOnstadt

London, May 19.-The Daily Tele-
graph this morning states that the
British Channel feet, consisting Of six
teen battleships, will visit Cronstadt at
the end Of July.
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YALE DEBAThRS WIN
Defeat Princeton in the Annual FOren-
sic Meet.

Princeton, N. j., May 1S.-Yale vindi-
Gated her own system of education in
winning the annual debate from
Princeton tonight on the question,
Resolved, That the bachelors degree
should be required for admission to any
law school controlled by a university. "
Princeton upheld the affirmative and
Yale supported the negative. DR. Fran
els L. Patton presided.
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MANY DOMINIEs IN FALL
SEVERAL HUNDRED ON PLAT
FORM WHICH COLLAPSES
Accident at the Presbyterian General
Assembly at Des Moines, Ia.-DeIe-
gates Sitting to be Photographed
when the Crash Came--Five Injured
But None of Them Seriously.

Des Moines, Ia, May 1S.-Five com
nissioners to the Presbyterian general
assembly were bruised this afternoon
by the collapse Of a stand which had
been erected for the purpose of group
ing the commissioners thereon for q
large photograph The injured are:
DR.. C. Lukins. Roswell, N. M; Rev.
w. o. David, Monough, W. Va; Geo.
Wills, Mendoza, ILL.,; Rev. ]. M. Nc
Gaughey, Charlton, Ia; Rev. W. G.
Buell., Taos, N. M.
Rev. MT. David is the more seriously
hurt, his injuries are not critical. The
other four injured men will be able to
resume their seats in the assembly to-
morrow.
There were several hundred men on
the platform when Il fell,
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HAYES DISCHARGED.


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Milwaukee, wis, May 18.-special,


the Sentinel say forest fires are rag
ing tonight in Northern Wisconsin.
Stanley, Chippewa county, Wis, with
Z, 900 inhabitants, is reported to be in
flames. The village of Auburndale,
Wood county, was swept by fire. which
started in a lumber yard, destroying
property valued at 100000.
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THEFT OF BICYCLE Els
OWNERS OF WHEELS REQUIRED
TO BE ON THE ALERT.

Owners of bicycles have bee.l experiencing
considerable trouble during the past few
days keeping their silent steeds from the
Several wheels have been reported missing
each day. but in most cases they have been
found abandoned on the streets. Others
failed to materialize, however, and the con-
clusion reached in such cases was that dis
honest persons had taken them. Some own
ers of wheels complain more about their
losses than do other persons robbed OF hun
dreds Of dollars, and, it is said, they usu-
ally expect to have their cases made spe-
claI.
Should the owners of wheels band to-
gether and have the District Commissions
ers adopt the regulation suggested by-Maj
Sylvester several months ago" q member
OF the force remarked TO Star reporter
there would be less trouble experienced
Have each wheel tagged with a number
issued by the Commissioners, and then. the
riders of stolen wheels would not be so
likely TO GO free, but without something of
that kind as guide 1t Is difficult for an
officer to pick up stolen wheel on the
street.
Detectives Trumbo and Grant, who have
charge OF the work of investigating cases
involving lost and stolen wheels. have been
very successful during the past few months
having recovered more than fhree-fourfhs
of the wheels reported missing. II is con-
sidered almost impossible to pick out
stolen wheel while 1t Is being ridden over
the streets because OF the great number
OF wheels OF each OF the several makes
The police say the owners OF the wheels
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$50.

post office building has been considerably
enlarged and otherwise improved and many
postal facilities added.
Capt James F. Webster chief of police of
Alexandria, today completed the fortieth
year of his service on the police force.
During the month of March the clerk OF
the corpora ton court recorded s1xiy-seVen
deeds and issued thirty-seven marriage
licenses. sixteen to white and fourteen 10
colored persons.
Dr. William NJ Smith has sold to Mrs
Nora NJ. Reardon a lot situated on the
north side Of Prince street between Column
bus and Alfred streets
Excitement was caused on South Lee
street tonight by the discovery or Two men
in the vestibule of residence. 1t devel-
oped that the men, who were drunk, did not
realize their whereabouts They were es-
corted to the station house by several ciu-
gems and turned over to Policeman Sher-
wood. The men were held to answer
charge of disorderiy conduct.
Dr. Thompson, a surgeon In the uhfteu
States navy, and his wife of Charlotte, n.
c., are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Hill.
Differences Settled.
The difficulties which 1t is said have ex-
listed between the union employees of the
Robert Portner Brewing Company OF Alex
andrla and the officers of the company for
the past few weeks owing to the demand on
the part of the union men that the company
sign new contracts. whereby an increase in
wages and shorter working day would
be secured. were amieably settled yester-
day afternoon.
Maj. James Chenyworth of the 10Th In
fantry, United States army. last evening
Inspected the Alexandria Light Infantry,
Company @, 10th Virginia Volunteer In
fantry. The officers OF the company were
highly compitmented as to the military
bearing of the men and the condition OF
their equipment.
Mrs Virginia L. {MuddD Taylor has fled
suit In the circuit court of Alexandria
county against her husband. Robert Taylor.
for q limited divorce on account OF cruelty
and desertion. Mrs. Taylor prays for an
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GOODS FOR POOR 10.
A New Method of Bidding for Indian
Supplies.

The commissioner of Indian affairs sas
effected change in the manner of receiy-
Ing bids and awarding contracts for Indian
service supplies. Instead of opening bids
at the various warehouses In New York
Chicago. st. Louis and San Francisco at
different dates in the spring he this wear
will open them all In Washington. Blank
proposals for the various supplies neede I
are now In course OF mailing
In the case OF samples however called
for by the specifications. they will be re-
quired to be sent, as usual. to the several
warehouses Indicated In the blanks
4 statement OF the reasons for making the
Change as regards the reception OF bids fur
nished 10y the commissioner today mentions
among Others. the fact that The ne " system
Will tend to economy of time and expendi-
ture.
The dates for opening the various cIesses
of bids are as follows:
April 5-Ciothing and piece goods
April 12-Blankets, dry goods, hats and
caps, Yankee notions, etc.
April 25-Rubber goods, boots aud shoes
hardware, medical supplies.
May Furniture, agricultural ffnple-
ments, paints. oils. glass, crockery. tinwsre.
diery. etc, school supplies and miscetlane-
Gus
May S-Roiled barley. beef corB,- salt,
coffee. sugar. tea, soap. baking powder and
other groceries
The openings will be publicly made and
the bids read aloud at the Indian Office ia
the presence of any bidders, or their repre-
sentatives. who choose to come, and the
tabulations win be made at once.
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was later appointed principal of the pubic
school at Baiston, Alexandria county
where he taught for several years, later
taking up the study OF law at the school OF
law. Georgetown University graduating
with the class of 1881.
He was elected prosecuting attorney ior
Alexandria county In 1882, which position
he held for eight years. when he was APP
pointed superintendent OF schools for Alex
andria county. 1t is claimed by his friends
that he has very much improved the public
schools of Alexandria county and his reap
pointment as superintendent is highly grail
flying TO them.
Services in the Churches.
Owing to the repairs which are being
made at the Second Presbyterian Church
there will not be any services held there to-
morrow but both morning and evening
services will be held In the old First Pres
byterian Church on South Fairfax street.
Mr. shaugh a student of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary. will preach.
No sermons are scheduled for tomorrow
at the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
owing to the absence of the pastor. Rev. J.
=. Stump, who Is attending the annual ses-
sion OF the Baltimore conference at Cum
beriand. Md. Sunday school will be held In
the morning at the usual hour and the ZIP
worth League service Will be held In the
afternoon A Christian Endeavor rally
will occur at the Methodist Protestant
Church at 80 o'eioek. An address will be
delivered by Mr.. Speidel of Washington.
The services In the other churches win be
conducted by their respective pastors.
Postmaster Burroughs In Charge.
The AFFAIRS of the local post office. which
for eight years have been conducted by
Joseph L. Crupper, We're turned over to-
night to Postmaster Thomas Burroughs
Mr.. Burroughs will be succeeded as assist
ant postmaster by Mr.. James e. johnson.
who will enter upon the discharge OF his
duties Monday morning. No other changes
In the clerical force OF the once are con-
templated. During the past few years the
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injunction to prevent the alternating of her
husbands property In derogation of her al
legged legal rights. She also asks for all
mony.
The superintendent of police OF Baltimore
has requested the Alexandria police depart
ment to look out for Robert Ways, aged
fourteen years; Newton Bowers aged six
teen years and a boy named Myers, aged
thirteen years. who are said to have run
away from their homes in Baltimore.
Report Of Burglary.
report was made at police headquarters
last night that the stable In the rear OF the
residence of William FL. Cation, al 1116 Cam
eron street. had been entered and q GUAM
tity Of furniture stolen
Joseph Breen. former citizen of Alex
andria, but who for several years had been
residing In Dayton Ohio, was accidentally
Killed there Thursday by falling off a
bridge into a creek.
The two new cars which were recently re-
ceived by the Falls Church Electric Rail-
way Company have been put into opera
ton on that line. The cars have each a
seating capacity of forty-four and are said
to be comfortably equipped for subur aa n
service.
The Washington, Arlington and Falls
Church Railway Company has filed notice
thar on the 1st OF May the company will
apply to the circuit court of Alexandria
county for the appointment OF comrniss on
ers TO ascertain just compensation for
Two lots of ground situated In East Airing
ton subdivision and belonging to James E
Clements
Councilman Julian Y Williams. who has
been Ill for several weeks Is able to be out
again.
: The condition OF former Mayor Henry
Strauss who has been seriously III at his
residence on Prince street. for several
days, is much improved.
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
SCHOOLS QUALITIES.
Services in the Churches-Postmaste
Burroughs In Charge-Differences
With Employees Settled.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondencs OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. March g. 1905
James E. Clements. who last Wednesday
was elected superintendent of schools for
Alexandria county by the board OF educa-
ton. qualified for that position today and
at once entered upon the discharge Of his
duties. Mr.. Clements says he intends to so
improve the public school system in Alex
andria county that 1t will be one OF the
best OF the counties Of the eighth district.
Mr.. Clements was born In Maryland and
was educated in this city at ST. Johns Mill
tary Academy, graduating at the head OF
the class of 1879. He was also the captain
of his company and the president Of the
Patrick Henry Debating Society OF the
school.
After graduation he attended the Spen-
eerisn Business College In Washington, and
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"CREDIT IS YOUR PURSE.

make the best detectives, as they are famil-
lar with their own property and able to
owners. however, think ii Is too much
trouble to play detective, but at the same
time they will complain IL their property
is not recovered.
Sale by Property Clerk.
At the recent sale of unclaimed and
abandoned property that had accumulated
at police headquarters during the past
year or more nearly one hundred bicycles
were disposed of, the revenue derived there
from being s224. Many Of the wheels rep
resented thefts in which the stolen prop
erty had been recovered, but not claimed
by the owners. and others had been aban-
doned upon the streets. Most of them
were old wheels and many practically
worthless, but there were some good ones
among them. These old wheels represented
a variety of patterns. some of them hav-
ing been manufactured more than ten years
ago. Several had been in accidents and
were partly demolished. Such wheels sold
as junk.
Speaking OF thefts of bicycles an on
Ger said, Il believe It is safe to say that
not one owner in a hundred ever takes the
precaution to use a chain when he leaves
his wheel where 1t may be picked up or
ridden away with but little fear of be-
Ing caught The use OF a chain would I'M
Questionably decrease the number of thefts
II boy or man had to cut or break
chain before he could take a wheel he
would hesitate a long time because of the
liability of attracting attention The lock-
ing of wheel requires only short time.
and It Is ouch great protection that all
owners should take advantage of 1t.
1t has been several months since the po-
lice have located an organized band of BIZ
cycle thieves in this city. but number of
boys have been arrested for such thefts-
In great majority of the cases it turns
out that the wheels merely ridden
away and then abandoned. This Is done
for the purpose Of saving car fare Some
times they are taken at night after the
cars have stopped running. Such persons
have no idea OF stealing the wheels. Others.
however, ride of with the intention Of keep