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The bee., 1906-04-05
OPERATORS FIGHTING BATTLES
FOR CONSUMING PUBLIC.
Clarence F. Parker Says and Declares
Illinois Coal Costs Too Much.

| st. Louis, Mo-, April g.
Clarence F. Parker, president Of
the Madison Coal Company, and
purchasing agent of the Illinois
Central Railroad Company. was
in the city yesterday.
Behind the strike is the wage
scale demanded by the miners,
but this is only the cloak to COW
er the real point at issue,'' said
Mr.. Parker. "Illinois coal is cost.
ing the consumer far more than
1T should, and has been for some
time, and no matter what the
wage scale may be, you may be
sure that the public and not the
miner or operator Will pay the
freight. Furthermore, there is a
concerted effort on the part of
men who are the leaders of the
miners to drive the machine out
OF the mime, which will have the
effect OF giving employment to
few more men, but will mean
great advance in the price of
coal. The operators are really
fighting the battle of the public,
and have to contend with SYM
pathv raised in that quarter by
clever DISCUSSES of the real stu
ation."
The bee., 1906-04-05
JAMES HOWARD GOES
TO PENITENTIARY
Receives Many Friends at Louisville Jail
Before Going.

Louisville, KY. April 3. james
Howard was taken from the
Louisville Jail to the Frankfort
penitentiary this morning TO
serve a life sentence. He was
convicted of the murder Of Will
liam Goebel in the Franklin
Circuit Court. He has been In
Jail for six years, and has carried
his case through the Supreme
Court, an adverse decision from
which recently took away mis-
last hope.
Sheriff r. @. Heat, of Frank
lin county, came to take Howard
to Frankfort. There was a
steady stream of callers at the
Jail yesterday afternoon and last
night, and Howard was up until
midnight receiving friends.
Mrs. Howard accompanied her
husband to Frankfort. and will
remain there for some time. She
Us. andagging in her efforts on
his behalf, and her brave de-
votion to him has won her the
deepest sympathy.
The bee., 1906-04-05
MINERS ENToMBED 20 DAYS
In France, Make joyful
Discovery.

Lens. France, March 3i.--Thirteen
miners who were entombed in the
Courrieres mine at the time of the
great fire disaster there March 10
were taken alive from the mine early
Friday by a searching party, which
was engaged in exploring the mine.
The men had lived 20 days shut on
from the light and almost deprived Of
air. With one exception they were all
well when reached by the rescuers, al
though they could not have lived much
longer The rescued miners were taken
from shaft No 2. As the searching
party was engaged in this shaft noises
were heard. The explorers called out
and there were answers to their shouts
They began digging hurriedly In the
direction from which the answers
came, and finally dug out the miners
They were quickly taken back to the
foot OF the shaft and lifted TO the
ground above.
When they were shut OF from escape
by the explosion and fire which fol-
lowed, the miners took refuge in sta
BILE used FOR the mules employed in the
mine. They had subsisted fer days on
the lunches OF their dead comrades,
which had been taken down the day Of
the disaster. With this food exhausted,
they sesorted to eating wheat and oats
which we're kept in the stable for the
mules. Water was also found, and in
this manner the miners managed to
slsstnfn thar uvee
The bee., 1906-04-05
IS MOST THROUGH ANY HOW
Aisssuri supreme Court Annuls Re-
eeS~ership OF the Peoples Unit
ed States hank

st. Louis. March 31.-The supreme
court in Jefferson City reversed Friday
the action Of the ST. Louis county cir
cult court In appointing Fred Essen re-
ceiver for the s2,5O0,000 Peoples United
States bank, Of which e. G.. Lewis is
president
An opinion defining the scope of the
decision will not be handed down for
several weeks. The decision means,
lawyers say, the end of Essen's receiv-
ership, and replaces the AFFAIRS of the
bank in the hands Of the directors. 1t
is said. however. that the directors
can not continue the operation of a
bank without obtaining new charter
and starting anew
Receiver Essen, when told by re-
porter that the supreme court had set
aside the receivership, said
Good. I'm glad of it, I'm about
through with the bank, anyhow. What
do mean? Merely that every debt has
been paid, the depositors have got ev-
cry dollar due them, and there's only
between $4,000 and $4,000 stock out
standing
We've made two payments on the
stock, the first so cents ON the dollar.
thes econd 35 cents. We are paying
out IS cents on the dollar"
The bee., 1906-04-05

Ashby d. Livingston, the popular
groceTymen of this place, have rent
ed the stand where John Coils bar
Der chop was and have installed q
first class restaurant. The furniture
and fixtures are new and up to date
and a splendid cook has been Sc
cured and everything has been done
to make this a desirable place to
refresh the inner man. They also
carry nice line of cigars and to-
haaeo
The bee., 1906-04-05
| MINING NOTES.

| ~7e~cA&tf va A~0A hOACJg W q =
here Sunday visiting friends.
Pat Blair, Of Mortons Gap,
visited friends and relatives at
this place Sunday.
Supt. Ernest Rash, of Victoria
mines, spent Sunday in the city
with friends and relatives.
Supt. F. B. Harris, of Mortons
Gap, was in the city Sunday.
Jno. Harland, of Ilsley, was
in town Sunday visiting friends
and relatives.
Thos. Young and family have
moved to Evansville, Ind, to
make their future home. Mr..
Young has been employed at the
coking plant of the st. Bernard
Mining Co., for several years
and friends here regret their re-
moval.
The Kentucky Land Company
is making preparations to begin
the development of 1000 acres
of mineral lands owned by them
in Morgan, Harlan, Knox and
other mountain counties of Ken
lucky.
Barbourville, KY, April o.
New coal fields are being opened
at Coalport, six miles from here,
preliminary work having been
started today. DR.. w. @. Black,
f this city, and Solomon
Shaffer, of Pennsylvania, are
conducting the work. Machinery
is being installed, and an open
ing has been started. A railroad
extension of two miles already
taps the property.
JAS. Austin, of Nortonville, is
visiting relatives here this week.
The disaster at the Courrieres
coal mines in France, which oc-
Cured on March 10th, had a
startling sequel Friday, when
thirteen miners were taken out
alive, after having endured nm
speakable horrors during twenty
days of entombment. The story
of the survivors discloses that
they lived for days on putrid
horse meat, amid total darkness.
and in the stencil from scores of
decaying corpses. The presence
of human flesh would speedily
have forced the starving men to
resort to the last desperate ex-
tremity if they had not been
rescued. L h Q rescued m
showed the terrible effects of
their experiences, being ema-
ciated, exhausted and blinded.
1t was thought for awhile that
fever and poisoning would re-
suit from their having eaten
decayed horse flesh, but an
nouncement has been made that
they will all recover.
Barbourville, KY, April g..
As result of the coal strike.
many of the large Southeastern,
kentucky companies are receiv-
ing orders from outside their
former markets. There is but
one union mine in this county
and only two in the entire
Southeastern Kentucky district.
The family of Thomas Long
staff, of this city, left for Provi-
dence yesterday to reside in
the future. They have been
residents of this place for the
past "a years and the change in
residence is made for the con
venience of Mr.. Longstaff, who
holds the position of foreman of
The bee., 1906-04-05
The DilIr.xham nm.

Washington, Mxrch 30.-Senztor
Dillingham; has submitted the report
of the committee Dn immigration ON
his bill amending the immigration
laws. The changes made in the pres
ent Raw are numerous. The head tax
on Incoming aliens is increased from
~ no IS, and steamships are subject TO
fines of 500 FOR bringing to the Unit
ed states any person prevented from
snsering by reason of affiictiuns OF
mind or body The present law pro-
viaes for such Zines only in the case
Of aliens afflicted with loathsome or
contagious diseases
The bee., 1906-04-05

w. B. Holdeman, editor of the
Louisville Times, will be elected
Colonel of the First Kentucky
Regiment to succeed Col. Disco
Hindman, resigned. according
to Louisville papers. 1t is said
that every officer in the reg
iment will endorse Mr.. Halde-
man.
The bee., 1906-04-05
fISH'S FIGHT FOR
Illinois Central
WILL CONTROL THAT ROAD AND
INVESTIGATE AFFAIRS OF
MUTUAL LIFE.
Railroad Men Describe the Move ss
Throwing Down the Gauntlet TO
the s'Big Three" John u. Rookie
teller, n. n. Rogers and Hsrri-
man.

New York, April 4.-Stuyvesant Fish
has scored again in his fight TO retain
the presidency of the illinois Central
railroad and also gain control and in
vestigate the affairs of the Mutual Life
Insurance 90.
II was officially announced Monday
at the Illinois Central Offices in this
city that e. II. Hartman, the most
bitter foe of Fish. and one of the big
three" in the battle to Dust Fish, had
been dropped from the craftsmanship
Of the finance committee of the Illinois
Central Mr.. Hartman was retained
on the new committee which was elect
ed to succeed the old finance committee,
but he was not made its chairman, and
thus was he shorn of much OF his pow
er In the board. Instead of Harriman
Walter Luttgen, of August Belmont &
Co. was elected to the chaIrmanship,
and Belmont is thus arrayed on the
side 81 Fish in the railroad and insur-
ance battle OF which Fish has been the
storm center.
Gauntlet 20 Reek~xeIkeF.
II was described by railroad men as
throwing down the gauntlet TO 9ohn ID.
Rockefeller. H. H. Rogers and e. H.
Hartman, who had been referred to as
the big three" and who were believed
with many lesser financial lights, to be
joined In an effort to control the rail-
road and insurance situation I'M favor
OF the Standard Oil Co.
The bee., 1906-04-05

Washington. April 3.-The monthly
statement OF the government receipts
and expenditures show that for the
month OF March, 1905, the total re
ceipts were s50,631, l6s, and the expen-
iitures 5,76s. ees. lezvinga surplus OF
f4,g61 500.
The bee., 1906-04-05

Washington, April 1.-The house
passed the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill carrying
30,000,000, after considering the
measure two weeks. The feature OF
the days proceedings was the elimin-
alton of the age limit of clerks, pro-
vision which created much discussion,
and which melted the fight against
the bill. The bill, as passed, carries
nearly 100000 less than the last ap-
preparation bill for similar purposes.
The bee., 1906-04-05
SOUTH BOUND.
|. g. N. TIME CARD.

Time Of arrival of trains passing
through Darlington.
Effective Sunday, Dec. 10.
The bee., 1906-04-05
SECOND MAN ARRESTED FOR
PROVIDENCE SAFE BLOWING.
Robt. Schmitt Captured at Henderson
With Revolver and Razoy.

Henderson KY. April 81.
Robert Schmltt alias Tom Jones
was arrested here tonight on the
charge of blowing the L. & ~.
safe at Providence, KY, about
six weeks ago. He had a thirty
two caliber pistol and five new
razors on his person when ar
rested. He will be taken to
Jail at Dixon, Webster county,
tomorrow.
The bee., 1906-04-05
c. r. r. TIME CARD.

Time OF departure of Illinois Gen.
tral trains from Nortonville, Ky.
The bee., 1906-04-05
Hartford, Conn, Republican.

Hartford, Conn, April 4.-Wm. II.
Hennes republican, was elected mayor
by majority of more than 1000 votes.
Mayor Henney's total vote was 7.401,
and that cast for William f. O'Neil,
tho democratic candidate. 5.S40
The bee., 1906-04-05

NORTH BOUND
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-06
S7TH REUNION
Of the 7th c. V. and Lake Compounee
 Yesterday.
company.

Of the 7th c. V. and Lake Compounce Yesterday
 Tie thirty-seventh reunion of the 7th c. V. was held at Lake Compounce yesterday, about seventy-five members being present. The meeting was called to order at 11:55 by Vice President Ira E. Hicks of New Britain in the ab- sence of President S. s. Atwell, who met with an accident few months ago by being thrown from his horse, and and was therefore not able to attend. Chaplain Lyman S. Johnson of New Britain then offered prayer and opened tte meeting. List of deaths reported since last year follows: Colonel Adrian Terry of Knoxville, Tenn; William H. Pierpont of New Haven, T. J. Filley; Lieutenant Leverett Wright of Hart ford, William Austin, Captain John , Thompson of Middletown, Elkano Morse, Samuel Spencer, Joseph English, Abel Griswold of New Britain, Freder- ick Parmelee of North Branford, Albert Porter of Hohoes, N. Y; Nicholas Van Deusen of 'Altamonte Springs, Fla; John Hawkins.
 Chaplain Johnson made remarks on the departed comrade and Stephen Walkly made remarks on the death of Colonel Adrian Terry. Thomas L. Nor- ton also read resolutions adopted by the East Tennessee National bank on the death of Colonel Terry.
 Secretary V. r. McNell read his re- port. Treasurer Stephen Walkley read his report.
 The election of officers for the ensu- ing year are as follows:
 President, S. s. Atwell of Providence, R. l.; first vice president, Albert J. Mallory of Middletown, Conn; second vice president, E. E. Stevens of New Haven; secretary, Virgil F. McNeil of New Haven; chaplain, Lyman s. John- son of New Britain.
 A telegram was sent to Colonel S. S. lAtwel of Providence R. l., as follows:
 Please accept best wishes of your comrades of the 7th c. V. in reunion at Lake Compounce. We have elected you president. V. F. McNeil"
 Commander Virgil F. McNell gave an interesting talk on the c. A. R. en- campment at Minneapolis Minn., from which he has just returned. Remarks were made by Thomas T., | Norton of Lakeville, and Mrs. Turner of New Britain.
 Meeting adjourned at 1:45 when an excellent dinner was served at the ho- tel, The comrades enjoyed the dinner very much, which was intermixed with much story telling.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-06
GAS LIGHTING CONTRACT.
May be Bone of Contention at Alder
 mans Meeting.

NAdy De bOn6 OF COHleUIlOH dt Aluer-
 mans Meeting.
 The aldermanic committee of public lighting held public hearing in city hall last night and acted favorably on two petitions for the placing of gas lamps. Permission was given to four petitioners to withdraw, these were rel. ative to lights on Union av ue, Mead ow, West and Water streets. s
 The committee voted to bring in 8 next Tuesday night asking to perman- ently locate lights along the cut Many of these had to be removed be- cause of the railroad Improvements Good permanent locations can now be decided upon because the work has progressed very rapidly. The commit tee made an inspection of these lights about Q week ago.
 The committee is also preparing 9 resolution which promises to be the bone of contention at the next session of the aldermen, They will ask au- thority to renew the city's contract fol gas and naphtha, which expires on De. cember S1. This contract is at present held by the New Haven Gas Light Co. There is always a good competi- tion among the gas companies for the contract.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-06
SPRINGFIELD TO-DAY.

The strong Springfield team will play against New Haven at the Savin Rock grounds this afternoon, and one of the most exciting games of the season IS expected, as both hines are struggling hard for second place in the league race. The proceeds of the game will go to the New Haven players, Manager Danaher having set this day aside for the benefit of the home team' and IL speaks we'll for the friendly relations existing between the management ana players. A large gathering should De the result.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-06
STILL IN SECOND PLACE.
BLUES LOSE ELETEN-INNI.Et NJ
 CONTEST AT HARTFORD.

Norwich Defeats New LOndon-SprirAg-
 field and Waterbury Break Even in
 DoubIe-Header and Bridgeport DOwlns
 HOIyOke 1 to 0.
 Hartford, Sept. 5,-Hartford and New Haven struggled for eleven innings here to-day and the game was any, body's from start to finish. Both pitch- CTS were on their mettle and pulled oElt of a number of tight places, but Rtl- dolph lost his own game. He madel a wild pitch in the first inning and bad throw in the final inning, which allow- ed Gastmeyer to reach second on JlGs- tice's hit, on which he should have beSen forced out. The error was disastro us, as Gastmeyer afterwards scored the winning run. Both teams put UT, a fine article of fielding, stopping hard hits and catching difficult tiies. The home team scored two in the first, us- tice and Moves hitting safely and iu- dolph getting in a wild pitch. N lew Havens only runs came in the sixth, which was started by Fitzpatrick with a two-bagger. Hannifin hit in front: of the plate and Kritchel made the mis- take of trying to throw Fitzpatrick out at third. Wade's out sent HannifinI to second and then came Hayward with another two -bagger, and two New -Ha- ven players scored.
 The score:
 Hartford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-06
Local Weather Report.
Brief Mention.
gh water to-day, 1;18 p. m.

High water to-day, 1:18 p. m.
 Harmony lodge, No 5, will have a melon cut next Tuesday evening.
 The Branford republican town com mittee has issued a call for the caucus for the election of delegates to the state, county, shrievalty and senatorial conventions, which will be held Satur- day night in the town hall at o'clock.
 One of the new auto trucks designed for the Adams Express company for use In delivery service, has arrived in New Haven, and will be immediately put in use. The truck is a light one, about the size of the ordinary one-horse wagons now in use.
 While riding motor cycle in. Town send avenue, Robert R. Chamberlain, secretary of the Chamberlain company, Tuesday struck a stone and was thrown, suffering a severe cut on the head. MT. Chamberlain is now confined to his home by his injuries.
 Col Isaac M. hllman is confined for a day or two to his summer home at 5 Beach street, West Haven, suffering from hard cold, which was contracted last Saturday while the colonel was out visiting one of the warships that were in the harbor. pr. Henry Flelsch- ner is attending him.
 Evelyn w. Hinkly, new four mast ed schooner from Portsmouth. anchor ed above Tomlinson bridge with load of southern lumber for the New Ha- ven sawmill company. She has never been in this port before and her trim and neat appearance attract much att tention.
 Hillhouse council, No. 1925, Royal Ar canum, met last night in its lodge room, Odd Fellows building, Crown street A committee reported on the coming whist, to be given on the night of October 3. A baseball team of this council will play a team of Seaside council of Bridgeport at Walnut grove on September 15 Many Arcanians of this city will be there.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-06
IunGE ToRRANCE,s LTFE.


 Chief Justice David Torrance was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Marh 3, 1S40. He came to this country with his mother and brothers in his childhood, and after attending school at Norwich, Conn, worked in the cotton mill there and afterward learned the trade of pa- permaker. He enlisted in the Eighteenth Connecticut regiment in the civil war as a private and was advanced to sergeantcy, in which position he was serving when captured with members of his regiment at Winchester, Va, and confined in Libby prison He was pa rolled in 1863 and appointed captain of the Twenty-ninth regiment, Connecti- { cut Volunteers, a eolored regiment com- lmanded by Colonel William B. Wooster, of Derby. He was made major in July, | 1864, and ieutenant-colonel in Novem- Der of the same year. He was mus | tered out with the regiment in Texas | in 1865.
 Judge Torrance entered the law office of Colonel Wooster in Derby and stu died until 1868, when he was admitted to the Connecticut bar. He was made member of the firm of Wooster X Torrance, which did a large law busi- ness. In 1871 and 1872 Judge Torrance represented Derby in the legislature, and in 1878 was elected secretary of state for two years. Tn 1881 he was ap- pointed judge of the court of common 9pleas for New Haven and had just been reappotnted to this position in 1885, when he was appointed judge of the superior court. In 1890 he was appoint ed on the supreme court bench, and in October, 1901, he was chosen chief jus tice to succeed the late Chief Justice Andrews.
 Juege Torrance was member of the faculty of the Yale Law school holding the professorship on evidence. He was a prominent Mason and a member of the G. A. R. and Army and Navy club of Connecticut. He leaves a wife and three children. Dr. Walter s. Torrance and Prosecuting Attorney James F. Torrance, of Derby, and Mrs. Walter Holmes, of Waterbury.
 Derby, Sept. g. Ut was announced here tonight that the funeral services will be held at the late home of Judge Torrance, 1O5 Water street, Friday aft ernoon at 2 o'clock, The interment will be in Oak Cliff cemetery.
 Judge Gager of the superior court said tonight that probably no action would be taken by the superior court as a body in regard to the death of Judge Torrance and that it would not be until October before the associates of the late judge took official action on the chief justices death as the court does not come in until that time,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-06
WEST HAVEN DEMOCRATS.

Hold Caucus and Elect Delegates.
 The democrats of West Haven held a ICaucus at the town hall last night for the purpose of electing delegates for state, county, congressional and pro- bate. Edward J. Maher was chairman of the meeting and E. s. Thomas acted as secretary. The following were the delegates elected:
 D. J. Maher Thomas P, Mckay and Thomas E. Nugent
 State-James H. Peck, Lee B, Bishop, Congressional-D Clark, John F. Barnett. Eugene F. Breck, A. C. Daily and Michael F. Griffen.
 County-Alexande D. Lynch, H. w. Futile, William A. Russell Lewis H. Warner, John F. Hoey.
 senatorial-Lawrenc F. Moore J. b. Tiernan, Charles Hamm, Michael E. Tracey, Homer J. Lindsley,
 Probate-William A. Wright Chris ltopher A. Basner, Isaac F. Davis, Stew en A. Treat, Leonard F. Fohn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-06
WILL ASK COUNSEL DAGGETT
selectmen will Know if They Can MakC
 Voters OF Not.

Voters or Not.
 The questioning by Democratic Reg istrar Francis w. Foley of the right of the present board of selectmen to make new voters this fall has caused some commotion in that body and they held meeting yesterday afternoon to talk over the matter. Mir. Foley takes as basis of action the recent city law making the term of the selectmen's of- fee two years. Under the old law the term of the present board would have expired on June 1 last. An amend ment to the new law, however, extend- ed to January 1907, without providing for the election of their successors.
 The board, which Is composed of Joel F Gilbert, president; Henry Hillman clerk; Antonio Verdi, Anton Staub and George L. Bradley, discussed the ques- tion very thoroughly. It was decided to get the opinion of Corporation Coun- sel Daggett as to their duties.
 They will follow his advice. MT. Dag gett will not return to this city until September 10. It Is presumed that he will tell them to go ahead, as he was the author of the amendment to the charter covering this matter. If he does not why no new voters can be made"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-06
TOKEN OF REGARD.

Just before the republican caucus in the Ninth ward was called to order Tuesday night former Alderman Chad wick stepped forward and in neat speech presented to Chairman F. w. Orr handsome rosewood gavel MT. Orr responded in his usual felicitous manner, thanking the donor for the gift, and appreciating the natives which prompted it. The gaveI will be used by the chairman of the ward committee at all future meetings.