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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
DISCUSS PHASES OF
 RAILROAD RATE LAW
INTERSTATE COMMISSIONERS AND RAILROAD RERREsggT-
 ATTTEs CoSFKR.
rhirty-Four of the r.,4.r pr...,..

Thirty-Four of the Latter Presenf--
 Uniformly Given Assurance of Their
 Intention to Fully Comply With the
 Law but Present Their Own Views as
 tO Operation of Certain provsasons
 Shippers Urge Protection of Their
 Interests Against Railroads.
 Washington, Aug. 2S.--To discuss cer- tain phases of the railroad rate law which took effect to-day, there was a conference which lasted the greater part of the day between the members of the Interstate Commerce cornmis- sion and representatives of the rail- roads and shippers of the country.
 The railroad officials present number ed thtrty-four, ,s among whose were Vace President Caldwell of the Delaware, LackaWanna and Western; Vice Presi- dent Gramner of the New York Gen. traI; General Counsel Massey of inc Pennsylvania, and General Counsel Clardy of the Missouri Pacific, while N. T Bentley of Chicago, J. A. Farley of Dallas, Tex; and James Maynard of Knoxville, Tenn, were among the speakers for shippers. The American Shippers association and Illinois Man ufacturers were represented. The rail- road representatives uniformly gave assurance of their intention to fuf,v comply with the new law but presented | their views as to the operation of cer- tain provisions, among the points urg- cd being extension of time in which carriers may file their tariffs with the l commission; continuance of the present l method of posting tariffs, objection to any change in export and import rates l pending full hearing, and the abso- lute concurrence of all the carriers fr- terested before the estabhshnentVnf joint rebates. The shippers represen- ! tatives urged the protection of their in terests, particularly against the rail- roads shifting cIassidcations so as 4o I put up rates and contending for the l discretion of the commission in the ex- port and import changes and for the | publication of tariffs In the full accep tation of that term. The commission reserved decision on the questions l brought
 It was not expected that the fnll commission, under the new law, would be present in Washington to-day. Com
 missioner Prouty of the old commission and Commissioners Harlan, recently appointed by President Roosevelt un- der the new law. could not be present to-day and probably will not be in Washington for several days at least, The commission to-day begins its work under the operation of the law which increases the salary of it's members K from $7500 to $100O0 per annum
 D. B. Caldwell, vice president of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 1 road, told the commission to-day that, through conferences with traffic afi- cials and attorneys of various lines of railroad, they had sought to reach an understanding of the new law to the i end that they might be in position properly to observe it. He indicated that many questions had arisen. and suggested that it would be necessary
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
BRYAN RECEPTION
committee Gives Out the Official Pro-
 gramme.

New York, Aug. 28.-The programme for the reception of William J. Bryan on his arrival in this city Thursday was given out by the reception com 1nittee tonight.
 The official reception will begin on ahe arrival of Colonel Bryan at the nler at { D. m. Thursday. He will be met there by a subcommittee headed by the chairman of the receptlon com pnittee. Governor Folk of Missouri, lie will he welcomed by Acting Mayor Me Esowan in behalf of the city of New Work. Six carriages will accompany the carriage carrying Colonel Bryan, which will be preceded by an escort of mounted police. In the carriages will lDe among others: Tom l.. Johnson Alexander Troup, Norman E. Mack, EMayor Fitzgerald of Boston, Comptrol- Her Metz, William sulzer Henry George. IT,, Bird s. Coler, Charles F, Murphy o. H. P. Belmont, and Lewis S Nixon.
 Arriving at the hotel, a special com mittee consisting of five members of Hhe reception committee from each state will receive Colonel Bryan. Then will follow the general reception, after which Colonel Bryan will spend the lime in informal discussions until ' o'clock. He will go to the Garden at 7:45 o'clock.
 It has been arranged, in order to ac- commodate those unable to gain ad- mission to the gorden, to hold an over flow meeting in Madison square park If stormy, Colonel Bryan will address the meeting before entering the Gar den, and if the weather is pleasant he will address it after the garden speech, Other speakers will be J. B. Dahlman mayor of Omaha; D. N. Fletcher, of Florida; Governor Robert N. Glenn of North Carolina, ex-Governor William S. Jennings of Florida, Congressman Henry M, Goldfogle of New York, and Senator Thomas F. Grady ot New York
 Among the prominent democrats whc arrived in the city tonight were ex- Governor Lon Stevens of Missouri Senator George Turner of the state oi Washington, and General L, c. Tysor of Tennessee, who will represent the governor of that state.
 Five special trains are expected to- morrow from Missouri loaded with democrats including Governor Folk ex-Governors Lon Stevens, Stone and 1T. T. Crittenden.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
QUAKER CITY TRUST
 FORGED TO THE WALL
DEPOSITORY FOR NEARLY MTL- LION DOLLARS OF PRESBY-
 TERRAIN CHURCH.

Failure Caused by Heavy Loans Made
 by the Late President Frank H. Hip
 pIe to & Promoter-Desperafe Effort
 to Save the Institution but Clearing
 House Declines to Subscribe q Guar
 antee Fund of S7,OOO,0O0.
 philadelphia, Aug. 28-The Real Es- tate Trust company organized in 1885 the depository for nearly million dollars of the funds of the Presbyterian church, and holding $900,000 of the money of the City of Philadelphia, and $175O of state deposits to-day closed its doors. The failure was caused by heavy loans made by the late Presi- dent Frank H. Nipple to Adolf Sesal, a promoter, on insufficient security A desperate effort was made to save tl1e institution by the board of directors through an appeal to the Clearing House association, but that body de- clined to subscribe 8 guarantee fund ot $T, ,000, 900, because of insufficient secur- tty. The liabilities are placed at $1O,- 100000, with quick assets of S3,50O0OO and doubtful collateral amounting ito $S, ,000,0 ,000.
 George Fl. Earle, jr., president of the Finance company of Pennsylvania, was appointed receiver and in a statement to the public, expresses the hope that H1e may soon be able to recommend a plan to the deposttors that will better serve their interests and terminate his services.
 President Nipple was always regard ed as a conservative financier, but fol- lowing his sudden death last Friday an investigation by the directors develop ed the fact that his loans to segal had been made regardless of proper secur- dty, and that he had made false state unefts to the directors of the bank condition. Friends of the president ex- press the belief that Segal exercised a hypnotio influence over MT. Nipple
 Although the cause of MT. Nipple s death was given by the physician and 1he coroner as cerebral henlorra1ages, 1t as irtirlated that he may have commit led suicide. When the directors met Hhe Clearing House association to-day fhe only absentee was Dr. s. W1er MitCheIl, who is away from the city for the summer.
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BARVARD DOING WE'LL
Their Best Performance Since They Arr
 rived in England.

Putney, Aug. 28,--The Harvard uni- versity crew this evening made their best performance since their arrival in England With the river only half full they started at o'clock for a whole course trial striking a pace of thirty five strokes to the minute, They aver aged thirty almost to the finish, shoot ing past the Hanlmersnlith bridge in 5 minutes, 5S seconds, and Barnes in 18 minutes, 48 seconds, and completing the course in 19 minutes, 45 seconds. The value of this performance is illustrat- ed by the fact that the Cambridge crows times in the last university race were Hammersmith, minutes, 19 seconds; Barnes, IS minutes, seconds; Mortlake, 19 minutes, 26 seconds, and that the record time, IS minutes, AT seconds, was made by Cambridge in 1900 An Important factor was Blag- den's greatly improved steering.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
KARL BEER IS DEFEATED
PUT our 1N DEFINITE STYLE
 HARVARD MAN.
William J. Clothier the winner--wnl Meet Benls c. Wright, of Boston, Behr Plays PIucky Game--Lets Some of Them Go by Defauit--Clothier in Rush,

l Newport, Aug. 2S.-In record rapidity of play William J. Clothier, of Phila- I delphia, representative of Harvard university, defeated Karl H. Behr, of New York and of Yale, in the final round of the national lawn tennis tour nanlent to-day, and tomorrow. he will meet Beals C. Wright, of Boston, the present lawn tennis champion of the country, in an attempt to win the title. 1 Clothier defeated Behr to-day in straight sets. 6-2, 6-4, 6-2, It was all over in an hour, much to the disap- pointment of the largest crowd of the tournament. The contest might have 1 been decided even sooner had not Clo- thier In the second set, by an cratic turn of play, driven eleven balls out of court and made two double faults. Only eight of the twenty-six games went to deuce, and in six of the eight the call was made but once.
 Behr paid the price of his long, hard victory yesterday In the semi-tinals over Raymond D. Little, of New York. Only at times to-day were there flashes of his brilliant tennis of yesterday, He began to-day's match by running up on his service only to be passed at the net. Then he clung to the base line, when Clothier kept him running back and forth until, catching him off his feet, the Philadelphian scored the point on a well-directed place shot far out of reach.
 Behr let some of them go by default and tried to save himself for the easier ones, but by this variation he did not accomplish much. Clothier was far the stronger and Behr considerably weaker than at Longwood, where the Yale player won from the Harvard man in straight sets.
 After Clothier had taken the initial game Behr came up strong and won the second, one of the longest in the match. principally on Clothier's errors. Then the Philadelphian won four straight games, three of them without Behr getting a point The seventh game was the longest of the match, deuce being called three times before Behr won. But Clothier took the next on Behr's errors, and with it the set, 6-2 In the second set Behr dropped the first two games and then took the third and fourth through Clothier' drives out of court. The fifth went to Behr on more errors by Clothier, and gave the Yale man the lead on set for the only time in the match. Clothier soon made it three games all and fol- lowed it by winning the seventh and eighth, passing Behr four times The latter worked hard for the ninth and managed to win by quick dashes about the court and clever returns of seem ingly impossible balls. But the spurt ended with the tenth game which Clo- thier won and with it the set, GA.
 Clothier started the third set with a rush that carried him to four games to love before Behr was able to make a stand Behr's capture of the fifth and thier at the net, aroused the spirits of thier at the net, arousedthe spirits of his followers, but the rally soon ceased and Clothier ran out the set, 6-2, and with it the match, without difficulty.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
TAFT RECEIVES FIRST LETTER
Written by President i'm Accordance
 With New Spelling Rules.


 Oyster Bay, Aug. 2S.-secretary wil- liam H. Taft received the first letter from President Roosevelt written in &C., cordance with the rules of the reformed spelling board. The letter was dictated last night and pertained to the busi- ness of the government, which fact ren- dered its publication impossible. Be- ginning last night all of the executive correspondence will be spelled in &C., cordance with the recommendations of the reformed spelling board The list Of 800 words, which is the present ac- complishment of this board, has been for several days in the hands of the presidents stenographers, and Secre- tary Loeb waited until yesterday be- fore putting the new spelling into ef- feet, that all might have time to be- come familiar with the new rules.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29

It will be seen from these figures that Shanley had wlde margin. in every ward. The four wards of the Eleventh district were the only ones which had two tickets in the field. MT. Sullivan was particularly active in the Sixth ward, where he took active charge of his forces. The checkers at the polling station, S8 Greene street, refused to allow Jeremiah Sullivan to vote because his name was not on the list. Attorney Sullivan protested in Jeremiah SullivaHps behalf, and handed in the following to the moderator, who refused to allow 1t:
 "To the Moderator of the Sixth Voting
 District of the City of New Ha-
 vent
 Protest is hereby made that I am de- nied my right to vote in the democrat ic primary. My name last appeared on the democratic primary of 1905, and have not transferred my name.
 JEREMIAH SULLIVAN"
 August 2S, 1906.
 Returns from the Ninth and Twelfth wards show that a very Night vote was polled There were eighty-four votes cast in the Ninth and tifty-tive in the Twelfth The Ninth and Fourteenth wards have not reported.
 There was no contest, it is said, in the Tenth district, although the vote has mot as yet been recorded, @'The States men had Q clear field. Senator Jannes D. McGamn stated last night that he was not a candidate for re- nomination.
 In the First ward fifty-nine votes were polled The other wards i'm the Ninth district have not reported their vote, but 1t is. known that only one ticket was in the field in each ward.
 The complete list of delegates to the various conventions is as follows:
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Sea airt Rifle Tournament.

Sea Girt, N. j., Aug. 2S.-Excellent shooting conditions attended the second day of the great military shooting tour nament in progress here. The day was memorable in the history of such eonl- petition by the unprecedented number of entries in the two individual match es, PAP rihemen facing the targets ill the Leech cup and PIT in the Hale match.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
MINIS BoDY TRANSFERRED
Threats of RevOlutionists Fail to Alter
 Plans.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 2S,-Tn spite of the threats of the revolutionists the transfer of the body of General Min from Peterhof, where he was assassin ated August 26, to St, Petersburg for interment in the regimental chapel of the Senlinovsky regiment occurred to- day without incident, though with iln- posing military ceremonial. The body arrived here late this afternoon. it's departure from Peterhof having been preceded by another religious service at Peterhof, at which the emperor. eu- press and Grand Duke Nicholas again participated. The casket was escorted to the barracks here by the entire Sem inovsky. regiment and by deputations from other guard regiments. The dow ager empress came from Gatchina ana met the funeral train on it's arrival at the imperial station.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
VISIT TO THE CRUISER
BY LIEUT.. GOV WOODRUFF, MAYOR STUDLEY AND OTHERS,
Salute of Seventeen Guns Fired in Honor of the Acting Governor of the state--DetaiIs of Pleasant Recep- tion on the Denver


 tion on the Denver.
 When Acting Governor Rollin $. Woodruff, Mayor Studley Colonel Theodore H. Macdonald, | Rice Win ehell, collector of customs, and c. +. Julin, secretary to the mayor, were leaving the United States cruiser Den yer yesterday afternoon off Morris Cove Commander Colwell of the cruis- or ordered salute of seventeen guns for the governor, as lis customary when men-of-wa visit q port and receive a call from the executive of the state. The booming of the cannon could be heard up in the city, and down along the water front the salute caused much comment, few knowing what 1t meant.
 Early in the day Commander Colwell sent Ensign Blakely of the Denver to city hall to present the compliments of himself to Mayor Studley, and to in vtte him to visit the ship. Mayor studley accepted the courtesy and ar- ranged to repay the call during the aft ernoon. Colonel Woodruff was asked to accompany him as representing the state, and Colonel Macdonald as the chief of the governors staff. Mir. Win chell was also asked as the United States customs officer of the port. Tn a launch the party was taken down the haTbor to the Denver.
 Commander Colwell received the par ty on the deck and escorted them to his quarters, where a pleasant chat was | held, and the courtesies of the ship ex- tended The visit was wholly informal, and therefore the more pleasant for the visitors. Commander Colwell escorted thern personally over pretty much the whole ship, and showed the wonderful nlechanlsms of the big modern five Inch rifles, nearly twenty-one feet in length. One shell from such a rifle could do damage that 1t would take many big guns to do during the Civil war, The ships engines, her wireless telegraph station, the gun deck, the | mess quarters. and in fact the ship | from bow to stern was shown.
 The officers of the ship assured the members of the mayors party that the public will be cheerfully shown the ship every day until Sunday morning, when she sails for Oyster Bay. Between the l hours of 10 o'clock in the morning, and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the public will have this opportunity. It is proba- | ble that boatmen on the water front will take advantage of this opportunity and arrange to carry out parties in launches. as only at long intervals can a man-ot-war be visited in New Ha- l ven har'bor.
 The Denver was built about two years ago Her condition is superb, what with white and almost shining decks, brasses highly polished, wood- work painted freshly, and everything in neatest order. The men aboard the ship, more than $50 in all, were a healthy and cheerful lot of young sail onaen. Discipline seemed perfect A visit to the ship is we'll worth while.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
CHOSE STANLEY DELEGATES
SULLIVAN SHUT OUT IN THE
 ELEVENTH DISTRICT.

Present Senator Receives s6s Votes to
 365 for sullivan--.suIlfvan Enters
 Protest fin Sixth Ward---No Contest
 in Tenth Senatorial District--Light
 Votes Rolled fin Eighth and Ninth.
 The fight for delegates between John F. Shanley and James M. Sullivan in the Eleventh Sena torial district yester- day afternoon resulted in an over whelming victory for the former. The totals were 868 to 365, making a ma 5ority of 24s for shanley The vote by wards was:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
Peter shorteIl Hound over.

Derby, Aug. 2S.-Peter shortell, who is alleged to have attempted to com unit a criminal assault upon Mabel Powell. the fifteen-year-old daughter of Charles B. Rowen last Sunday night, was bound over to the next term of the superior court, after a hearing that lasted nearly all day. Aft CT the testimony of several witnesses was taken Judge Clark found probable cause. and Shortell was ordered held under bonds of $1,000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
MRS. CLEVELAbD,S WALK.
NegOtiates summit of Mt. Washington
 With Party of Friends.

Mount Washington, N, H, Aug. 2S.-- Mrs. Grover Cleveland, wife of the former president, walked up Mount Washington to-day with party of friends. It was the longest mountain olimb Mrs Cleveland has ever taken, but she stood the journey well. Tn her party were her niece, Miss Hastings of New York, John H. Finley, president of the College of the City of New York and Mrs. Finley and Rev. William R. Richards daughter and son, New York.
 They walked up the Crawford bridle path ito the summit.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
APELLIAG REFORM DISPUTE.
Dr. Napier of Oxford Agrees With
 President Roosevelt.

London, Aug. 29.-Dr. Napier, pro- lessor of English and Anglo-Saxon in the University of Oxford, gives hs un- qualified approval to President Roose- veIt's action with regard to spelling re- form. He thinks that with few ex- captions the proposed changes are mod crate and a step in the right direction. Thomas Hardy, the novelist, opposes the suggested changes, and writes:
 T am struck with the advantage of having reform of English spelling talk en in hand by an eminent American of Dutch extraction"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
Havann Lotterv Asent ArEestetl.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2S-secret service operatives tonight arrested Herman Hanau, travelling agent in Pennsylvania and New England for the Royal Ha- vana lottery. He was taken before United States Commissioner Craig and held in $1,90o bail for trial. During Hanau's absence his home was searched by secret service agents, who secured tickets for the September drawing to the value of $1O,000.
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sevsnteenth Regiment.

Bridgeport, Aug. 2S.-Aboopt 100 men- bers of the Seventeenth regiment, Connecticut volunteers, met hare to- day for their annual reunion, and the following officers were elected: PresG- dent, Captain William French of this city; secretary, Lieutenant A. W. Peck, Newtown, treasurer, George D. Phii- lips Bridgeport. One vice president from each of the ten companies was elected.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
Workman Electrocuted.

New York, Aug, 2S.-Patrick Mo Carthy, q workman in the power house of the New York Central railroad at One Hundred and F1fty-third street, was electrocuted to-day by a heavily charged chain from which he was try ing to prevent a fellow workman from coming in coataes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-29
INTERPRETING CONTRIBUTION
Silver Dollar With a Postage stamp
 Stuck on Its Face.

New York, Aug. 2s.-An interesting dollar contribution came to the repub- lican congressional campaign commit tee to-day. It was a silver dollar with postage stamp stuck on it's face. It was addressed with red ink to Con- gressman James s. Sherman. The dol lar was mailed in St. Mary's, w. Va.
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Fire in Oil Fields.

Beaumont, Tex, Aug, 2S,-A boiler exploded in the Keith Ward Tract at Spindle Top late tonight, setting fire to oil storage tanks and derricks, fif- teen of which already have burned. The fire is spreading some of the best wells in the field are in this tract
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FAV0Y 70 rhA BRYASS
Roosevelt Suapends Quarantine Laws
 for Mrs. and Miss Brynn.

xOE mESs ahu NAAsS bEJuAs
 Oyster Bay, N. Y. Aug. 2S-In re- sponse to a letter of request from the friends of William J. Bryan, President Roosevelt to-day directed the proper authorities of the port of New York to suspend the rule prohibiting the land ing of women from quarantine in order that Mrs. Bryan and Miss Bryan may be permitted to come ashore from the liner with 8NIr. Bryan Without this order the party would have to be sep- arated at quarantine so that MT. Bryan might fulfill his part in the reception ceremonies. This rule. it Is stated, has heretofore been suspended on special occasions, thus creating a precedent for the presidents action.
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DEATH OF DIR. TOMBSTONE.
Venerable Archdeacon Passes Away--
 Born in strntford.

Born in Strntf0rd.
 New York, Aug. 2S. The venerable Archdeacon George D. Johnstone, D. D., pastor emeritus of Christ church New Brighton, Staten Island, died at his home in New Brighton to-day. His death was unexpected, Dr. Johnstone was born at Stratford, Conn, in 1884. He was a great grandson of JonaHhan Edwards, first president of Princeton university, and a great grandson of Samuel Johnstone, who was the first president of Kings college, New York. He was also a. second cousin of Aaro1l Burr He became rector of Christ church in 1875, and resigned from ac~ tive work and became pastor emeritus four years ago.