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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
CLEARING AWAY THE DEBRIS
ARMY OF MEN AT WORK IN
 MERIDIAN STREETS.

Vast Amount of Wreckage Caused by
 the Cyclone Giving Away Slowly but
 Surely-The Damage Now Estimated
 at Million and Quarter of Dollars
 Casualties Placed at Fifty.
 Birmingham, Ala, March IA spe- cial to the Age-Herald from Meridian Miss, says:
 Before an army of determined men attacking Meridian's storrn-swept and debris strewn streets, the vast amount of wreckage is giving way slowly but surely. Working in relief squads, the self-institutcd salvagers are bringing some order out of chaos. The Sabbath following the disastrous storm of Fri day was a day of funerals.
 Seldom. if ever, visited by storm oi cyclonic proportions, the merchants and residents of Meridian had never pro. tected themselves with storm or cyclon. ic policies, so in the matter of adjust. ment of insurance agents will have lit. tie or no auditing beyond the fire losses A million and a quarter dollars is now thought to be a conservative estimate of the damage wrought There has beer an entire absence of vandalism whtcf frequently follows on the heels of sucf disasters.
 After leaving Meridian and entering Macon, a suburban town about fivt miles distant, all trace of the storm seems to have disappeared, little, if any damage being reported from the coun. try. Claude Williams, an employe ot the Neville company, who, it was thought at first had committed suicide after beinb imprisoned in the collapse of that building, occupied by that com. pany, is now believed to have died g natural death. From the position ot the body which lay near display case the opinion is that his throat was pune. tured on the jagged glass in such 2 manner as to produce instant death.
 No addition to the casualty list has been made, the estimates standing al fifty.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
HAVOC CAUSED BY STORM
DOUBLE TRACKING OPERATIONS
 AT NAUGATUCK HELD UP.

River Overfows Its Banks--Tempora-
 ry Tracks and Several Large Bailks
 of Gravel Carried Away.-TrestIe
 Wcrk Also Wrecked and Cousider-
 able Time Will be Required to Re-
 pair the Damage.
 Naugatuck, March 1.-The rising of the Naugatuck river, due to the heavy rains of yesterday, has worked havoc with the double tracking operations here, which are being carried on by the O'Brien Construction company. The company has been at work on excava- tions, as part of the plan to change the couse of the Naugatuck. The river swollen by the rains flas overfowed its banks, carrying along with 1t several yards of temporary tracks and several large banks of gravel, and is now run ming over the new course It is believ- ed that the waters are subsiding. The big steam shovel of the company which had been set up on one of the bands beside the excavation narrowly escaped being undermined. The work here will be delayed for some time. Between Beacon Falls and High Rock Grove a stretch of temporary trestle was wash ed away and carried down stream for some distance. The workmen had spent about three months in this work and 1t is expected that the deconstruc- tion will occupy several weeks.
 Danbury, March 4.-The rain fall here yesterday was almost unprecedented for this season of the year, and has done hundreds of dollars damage to the highways and roads in this vicinity. At Lake Kenofia the water rose to an unusual height and two of the hotels on its shores were almost entirely sur- rounded by water for time so that the only way to reach them was by boat.
 Plainfield, March 1.-The rains of Saturday night have caused the Quin- ebaug river to overflow it's bands, and the setting back of the water has caus- ed mills in Packersville, Wauregan and Killingly to suspend operations. The lowlands in this vicinity are submerged and the river is rising rapidly.
 Baltic, March A. The heavy rains have caused many bad washouts in this town and also in Scotland, Franklin and Lebanon The Shetucket river is very higt1t. Telephone service is crip- pied.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
NEW K. orc. COUNCIL.
Institute Ydesterday fin New Britain
 Visitors from This City.

Institute Ydesterday fin New Britain
 Visitors from This City.
 New Britain, March 4.-A new counci of the Knights of Columbus to be known as New Britain council, was in- stituted here to-day, and will cover three degrees. The first two degrees were worked this afternoon and the third degree tonight. About five hun dred were present, including delega- tions from Ansonia, Derby, Meriden, Wallingford, Windsor Locks, New Ha- ven, Hartford, South Manchester, Springfield and Holyoke. The installa- ton of officers and the working of the third degree was in charge of State Deputy James Tevlin, of New London, assisted by District Deputies J. J. Burke of Windsor Locks, N. J. Dow ney of Wallingford, J. M. Hearns of Naugatuck, M. T. Fitzgerald of New London and J. J. Kennedy of New Ha- ven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
ARREST AN IMPORTANT ONE
WOMAN TAKEN IN HARTFORD
 FOR SHOPLIFTING.

$1,50O Worth of silks and Other Ar
 ticles Found in the House-He Is
 Also Taken Into Custody-Woman
 Said to Have Records in New Haven,
 Waterbury and Other Cities.
 Hartford, March 4.-In the arrest here, on a charge of shoplifting, of a woman who gave her name as Mrs. An nie Smith, of AT Sheldon street, this city, yesterday, and the arrest of a man said to be Joseph Powers, her husband, in New Britain to-day, and the finding, in the house where Powers was on Chestnut street, of a large quantity of silks, faces and other articles. the value of which is estimated at $l,500, the po- lice here think that they have q pair whose operations have extended to many towns of the state.
 When the woman was arrested yes- terday afternoon at one of the stores on Main street she said her baby was waiting for her in the doorway of an other store. Sergeant Butler accom- panied by the woman, went to the place indicated and there found a little girl about four years old. In her possession was a bag, it is said, filled with various articles of dry goods. An investigation of the contents of the bag showed arti- cles valued at about $50 and made up of silks. lace curtains and other goods. When the woman was searched at the police station two insurance books were found on her made out in the names of Mrs, Annie Powers and Jo- seph Powers.
 Investigation developed nothing at the Sheldon street address. An effort was made to induce the child to talk, but she kept silent under all attempts. It was thought that the woman might have come from Bristol, and Sergeant Butler went to that place, but on ar irving there was informed by the police that they thought the parties whose identity Butler was seeking to estab- fish lived in New Britain. Butler made his way to that city and, in company with New Britain police, went to the house on Chestnut street. They found Powers in, but he barred the door and refused them admittance. Two police men were detailed to watch the place, and after standing guard all night in the rain arrested Powers as he left the house this morning. He was brought here and locked up. The police think that he has been peddling about the state the goods which it is alleged the woman has taken. There are, 1t is stat ed, five children in the family, one of whom, girl of fourteen, is in the Girls Industrial school at Middletown, where she was sent for shoplifting
 Mrs. Powers, who is Q Polish woman, is said to have police records in New Haven, Waterbury, Middletown and other places. The prisoners will be given hearing tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
 GREAT GAS WELL FIRE.
Consuming 15o,oOO,OOO Cubic Feet a
 Day-Owned by Standard Oil Co.

COnsuf1InE lOU,VOUsuUU CuDtc rect a
 Day-Owned by Standard Oil Co.
 Caney, Kan, March A-The gas well of the New York Oil and Gas company, said to be a Standard oil corporation, is burning more furiously than ever this morning. and it roar can be heard for miles. The we'll is four and half miles southeast of Caney, in the Cher okee nation, aud has been blazing since February 2S, when it was struck by lightning. The flames reach more than 150 feet in the air and consume, it is estimated, 15O,OOoOOO cubic feet of gas per day. The mouth of the we'll is eight feet in diameter and the bore of the well is being increased by the explosion of rocks which are thrown high into the air. A rock weighing twenty pounds shot from the well to-day and descend ed one thousand feet away. Efforts to smother the fire with steam have failed completely, and the plan of closing the we'll with a hood has not proved feasi- ble,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
AUSSIA'S PLANS IN
 FAR EAST UNFOLDED
RENEWED ATTEMPT TO ESTAB. LISH FooTHoLD IN NORTH
 ERE MANoHURIA,

10 Make Vladivostk the Great Port ot
 Entry Thereby Offsettine the I,oss os
 Dainy and Port Arthur-BeIief Tbat
 This Will Rebound to the Deveyon.
 ment Of American Trade--May Divert Trade from Shanghai.
 Washington, March 4.-Russia,s N neWed attempt to establish a per,na. neht 1oothold in northern Manchuria Dy making Vladivostok the part of en- try thereoy offsetting the loss of Dalnv ana Fort Arthur is described in an off- oial report made public at tf1e sta+a department to-day. The report recent " reach Washington from one of the department agents in China. If ex- presses the belief that this will ra- aound to the development of American trade and will result in a great curtaiI- ment of the importance of Shanghai as a distributing point. The extract nlada public at the department says:
 Since the conclusion of peace he- tween Russia and Japan there has .heen much speculation in the foreign com muntty of Changhai as to the fItura opportunity for trade and deyelopnant m Manchuria and therefore the nego- tiations between apan and China on the one hand and the diplomatic moves of Russia at Pekin have been. watched with the closest attention.
 As soon as the way to VIadivostolx was open there ensued a rush of steam CTS from Shanghai, Tsingtao. Chefoo Tientsin, Nagasagi, Kobe and Yokoha- ma, and as a consequence the irnrne- diate demand for merchandise was soon satisfied. Then came the riots both ali Vladlvostok and Harbin, followed hv the ice closing of the port of entry. These discouraging factors drove many of tue traders away and left a market. which while we'll supplied with such 1 luxuries as are indicated for the Rus- sians, is still demanding staples for tte natives and is offering great chance Tor development. Such is practically the situation to-day and period three months from this date will see northern, Manchurta eager for that which is now believed to be the beginning of new era which will last few years at least. NO one knows what Japan intends to do in southern Marchuria either in | the way of trade or in development in connection with her portion of the Chi- nese eastern railway. and the new line that is to be built there to connect with Korea, Russia, for the lbenefit of her portion of the Chinese Eastern rail- l. (Gnrn firarnd on cnnn,a5 Io.l.e-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
Shipping News.

New York, March 4.-Arrived: Steam- CTS St. Louis, Southampton and Cher beurg; Prinz Oskar. Genoa, Palermo and Naples; Calabria, Leghorn, Naples and Palermo; Carmania, Liverpool and Queenstown; Caldenia, Glasgow and Neville (off Nantucket) La Gascogne. Havre (off Nantucket).
 New York. March 3.-Sailed: Steamer Wuerzberg, Bremen.
 Liverpool, March 4.--Arrived: Steam- CT Umbria, New York via Queenstown,
 Southampton, March 4-Arriyed: Steamer St. Paul. New York via Ply mouth and Cherbourg.
 Bremen, March 3.-Sailed: Steamer Frankfurt, New York (and passed Do- yer 4th).
 Queenstown March 4-Saileds Steam- CT Lucania (from Liverpool), New York
 Dover, March 4. 2:4O D. m.-sailed: Steamer Bluecher (from Hamburg), New York via Boulogne.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
BITTERLY ARRAIGNs THEATER.
Archbishop GIcnnOn DepIores Tendency
 of People to Patronize It.

of People to PatrOnize It.
 St. Louis, March An his sermon de- livered to-day Archbishop J. J. Glennon severely criticised theaters and deplored the tendency of people to patronize them. He said, in part:
 ITO go night after night to the thea ter is a mark of decadence. You avoid the cancer hospital and the pesthouse, while night by night you rush madiy to enjoy the sad procession of moral lep- CTS, exposed amid the plaudits of the multitude, the cancerous growths, the deadly vices that destroy the souls of men.
 'Roue and demi-monde are depicted with startling realism, and mems de- pravity and woman's shanelessness are held forth as the expression of genius and get means for entertaining aChris- tian people.
 You say even still there is genius back of 1t all. Yes, perhaps But it Is only the genius that gilds the tombs; the phosphorus that accompanies the last stages of putrefaction."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
GEN. SCHOFIELD DIES OF
 CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE
STRICKEN AT HIS HOME IN ST. AUG US1'INE, FLA, YES-
 TERDAY.

Secretary of War from 1868 to 1S69-
 Career Marked by Continuous Service
 in the Army from the Time He En-
 tered West Point in 1S49 Until He
 Retired in 1895 With the Rank of
 Lieutenant General the Highest Mili-
 tary Honor Then Permitted by Con-
 gress.
 St. Augustine, Fla, March 4-Lieu- tenant General John M. Schof1eld, U. $. A. (retired), former head of the army, died at S;20 o'clock tonight. He was attacked this morning with cerebral hemorrhage. His wife and young daughter were with him.
 The funeral services will be at the residence in time for the body to leave on a train for Washington tomorrow afternoon at 5:55.
 Washington March 4.-General John M. schoheld, who died tonight at St, Augustine. Fla, was secretary of war during 1SSS-69 and his career was mark ed by a continuous service in the army from the time he entered West Point in 1S49 until he retired September 29, 1895, with the rank of lieutenant-ge the highest military honor then permitted by law of congress. His command of the army extended from 1888 to 1885, Since his retirement from the army he visited Washington frequently. He made it a practice each year to spend his winter in Florida and the summer in the east He was wellknown member of the Loyal Legion and for two terms was it's commander-in-c chief He was seventy-four years old.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
MILLION DOLLAR FIELD
 PLANNED FOR COLUMBIA
PLANS FILED WITH PRESIDENT BUTLER BY SPECIAL CON-
 MITTEE.

As No Ground Near the University is
 Available it is Proposed to Make it
 by Filling in the Shallow Waters of
 the HudsOn--COnsent of the City
 Necessary and to Get This a Public
 Playground Will be PrOmised-To Do
 Away With Gate Receipts.
 New York, March "A spacious and splendldly equipped athletic field cost ing $1OO0,000 is proposed for Columbia university ill plans filed with President Butler to-day by the committee he ap- pointed some time ago to take the mat ter up. No ground near the university being available it is proposed to make tue ground by filling in the shallow shore waters the Hudson river as far out as the pier head line between 116th and 120th streets. This would bring the field within three minutes walk of the campus
 The consent of the city being neces- sary to the plan, it is proposed to in duce this by combining public play grounds with the athletic fields and to furnish facilities for the sports of the public school athletic league. It is also proposed to erect an ornamental water gate on the grounds where distinguish ed visitors might be received. The lack of a suitable water gate or landing up town was felt here when Prince Louis of Battenberg's squadron was at anchor in the Hudson river.
 The athletic field as proposed would be large enough for any and all outdoor sports of an Intercollegiate character and would provide also for a running track of mile in length.
 The stands surrounding the field are designed to be permanent in character, the construction to be of steel and con- crete and finished in a highly artistic and decorative style making a most striking addition to the city's water front.
 With this convenient field of unusual size Columbia university will be able to inaugurate it's proposed new policy in regard to athletics by doing away with all charges for gate money and by inviting the representatives of other institutions or those of the army and navy for instance to use these grounds as the university's guests, tickets of ad- mission being distributed to alumni and students instead of being offered for public sale.
 The committee in charge of the un- dertaking consists of George L. Rives, William Barclay Parsons and Daniel Leroy Dresser, all alumni of Columbia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
CHAUFFEUR 4 BURGLAR.
Arrested on Suspicion He Makes Com
 fessiOn.

Scranton, Pa., March Awkward Grif1ths, a chauffeur, aged twenty-four years, member of a respected family, was arrested last night on suspicion of being the lone burglar who, since De- cember 1, entered and ransacked fifteen residences. To-day he broke down when confronted with evidence of his guilt, and confessed to eight of the burglaries. He said he might have been guilty of the other depredations, but he was not sure, as some of the houses he burglar ized were selected at random and he does not know the names of the occu- pants. He will have his memory re- freshed for him tomorrow. His de- lection was effected through his at tempt to dispose of some old coins stol- eHf from one of the houses.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
NO LIBRARIAN UKASE.
Czar Fails to Issue One on Anniversary
 of Serf Emancipation

St. Petersburg March 1.-The ex- pectation in some quarters that the an- niversary of the emancipation of the serfs to-day would be commemorated by an agrarian ullase was not fulfilled. All the newspapers, however, seized the occasion to discuss the peasant ques- tion in view of the eneral anticipation of extensive agrarian troubles in the spring, unanimously agreeing that only legal satisfaction of the land hunger Of the Mujicks will prevent an awful Jac- querie.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
WAS WRITING TO WIFE.
Sudden Death Visited Alfred Bruce of
 West Haven.

Death came without warning to AL fred Bruce in West Haven on Saturday evening about 9:S0 while sitting at a table writing to his wife, who Is at his home in Bath, Me. Bruce was employ ed at the West Haven shipyards and was known as competent workman. He was tall, spare man, but to all who knew him seemed to be in good health. He boarded at the home of James Birmingham on Richard place. He was sixty years old and is survived by a wife and son. The body lies in West Haven awaiting orders from Maine.
 pr. Barnett, the West Haven medical examiner, gave heart failure as the cause of death
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
DENTIST KILLS HIS WIFE.
Then Blows His Brains Out With a
 Rifle.

Buffalo, March 4.--Henry L. Whit beck, a dentist, killed his wife with a hammer to-day and then literally blew his brains out with a Mauser rifle
 Whitbeck walked up behind his wife as she was sitting in a rocking chair and struck her two blows on the head with hammer, one on the right tenn pie and one on the left. Then he went into the next room, took up a rife, leaned his forehead against the mouth of the barrel and pulled the trigger.
 Mrs. Whitbeck was taken to hos pital where she died in an hour. She had been an invalid for many years. She was about the same age as her husband, forty-f1ve years. He recently came out of 8 sanitarium, where he had been treated for the drink dabit.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
FIRE IN PLAINVILLE.
Causes $4;OOO Damage and Indirectly
 One Death.

Plainville, March 4.-Fire resulting indirectly in one death occurred early to-day in Donahue's restaurant on Whiting street. The restaurant was completely debstroyed and the Hotel Claredon and the Alldrldge block were partially burned, the damage being placed at $4,OOO; partially covered by insurance. The upper floor of the AL dridge block was used as colored boarding house, and here lived Mrs. Mary Powers, ninety-one years old. When the fire took hold of the block Mrs. Powers was removed to stable near by and later to the house of Jo- seph Newman, where she died this aft ernoon Her death, it is stated, was due to exposure.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
Trooner Suicides.

Burlington, Vt, March 4.-Believing that he was suffering from consump- tion, Jere H. Lord, a member of Troop H, Fifteenth United States cavalry, committed suicide to-day by shooting. Lord had recently been at his home in Maine on a furlough because of poor health. Physicians declared that he had no symptoms of serious disease,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
ROOSEVELT AND THE KAISER
The Possibility of the Two Exchanging
 Visits.

Visits.
 Berlin, March 4. = Prof. Albrecht wirth of Munich to-day contributes a signed article to Der Tag on the possi- hilitv of President Roosevelt and Elm peror William exchanging visits Prof. wirth has connection with the foreign office, and his suggestions therefore have a certain interest.
 "Congressman Nicholas Longworth and Mrs. Longworth are expected in Berlin in May" he says. This is not the first time that the president s daughter will have represented the United States automatically. Her tourney to East Asia had official char acter. which was expressed by her ac- conlpanying a member of the cabinet.
 "President Roosevelt himself is not permitted to leave American territory, but as an American warship is also American territory, as President Roose- welt has already proved in practice, why cannot the president give another example by visiting Kiel? Emperor William could then choose return visit of the same form, going on a warship to waters near Washington. These visits will add much to the mu- tual friendship of the two countries"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
NIP REVOLUTION IN BUD.
Government of Uruguay Raids 0ppo-
 sitiOn CIubs--PIOtters Arrested.

Montevideo, Uruguay, March A. Learning that plans for revolutionary movement were in progress, the gov ernment has raided the opposition clubs, arrested the plotters and insti- tuted a censorship on telegraphic dis patches, The government will present a statement of it's action to parliament tomorrow. There has been no dis turbance here and order is being main- tained throughout the country.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
DIED AT CHURCH SERVICE.
Mrs. E. F. Pollard, Old Resident of Fair

The sudden death of Mrs. Emily F.. Pollard, of Fair Haven, occurred in the East Pearl Street M. E. church early last evening. She left the home of her niece, Mrs. B. w. Phelps, 99 Exchange street, shortly before o'clock to attend the Epworth league meeting. When she arrived in front of the church she complained of her heart, but thought nothing further of it and entered. She died shortly after. Death was doubt less due to heart failure.
 Mrs. Pollard was eighty years old. She came to her niece's only a short time ago from the home of her son, w. H. Pollard, in Huntington.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
Capital of Leyte Destroyed.

Manila, March 4.-Tacloban, capital of the Island Leyte, has been destroyed by fire. The financial loss is reported to be S6OO,OO0. Tacloban was the fifth city of the island and was situated in an important hemp district. A num- Der of warehouses were destroyed. Government assistance will be rushed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-05
LIEUT.. SCHMTDT PARDoNED.
Czar Reported to Have shown CIemency
 for RevoIutionist.

odessa, March Alt Is announced from St. Petersburg that Emperor Nicholas has pardoned Lieutenant Schmidt, who commanded the Russian cruiser otchakoff during the mutiny at Sebastopol, and who was recently sen- fenced to death by court-martial.
 Addressing the court before sentence was passed upon him, Lieutenant Schmidt said:
 T will believe that my pillory will be the frontier post separating old slavish Russia from new free Russia. If I could buy Russian freedom with the most ter- rible death I would die smiling.'