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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-27
Brief Mention
High water to-d $50 a. m.

High water to-day, $50 a. m.
 ENerybodys Magazine for January at The Pease-Lewis Co.'S The work of harvesting the ice crop of 1907 in Southington started on Tues day. Dean Henry Wade Rogers of the Yale law school, who has been i'll with a slight attack of typhoid fever at his home on Orange street, was yesterday reported to be rapidly gaining.
 Some hot ashes set fire to the bin at the rear of Wirtz's cigar factory. 13 Edwards street, yesterday morning and No. S's fire company went across the street and extinguished the blaze. The damage was very slight
 Members of the Graduates club are invited to attend an informal smoker to be given by the Modern Language club of Yale university to the Modern Language association at the Gradu- ates club on the evening of Friday December g, at S;3O o'clock.
 The little tots of Humphrey Street Congregational church Sunday school will have their Christmas time at the church this afternoon, the primary de- partment will have theirs this evening and the larger pupils will celebrate to- morrow evening.
 Abraham Schultz has purchased from Attorney Charles c. Morris the block at 250 and 256 Chapel street.. the assessed valuation of which is $S,OOO. Arthur T. Hadley, president of Yale, takes a mortgage of $5,000 on the prop erty and Mr Morris loans $2OO0 on it.
 shurkey Hismeh. the noted guide of Jerusalem, sent a beautiful Christmas card with pressed f1owers upon 1t and the inscription, with every good wish for very happy Christmas and a bright new year" to Frederick D. Meigs, the Church street merchant, who was in Jerusalem last year.
 The Hebrew kosher butchers in the Third ward, accused of forming a trust for the purpose of boosting prices of meats, deny the truth of such state ments and yesterday issued a state ment saying that they have or had combined for only one purpose, that of agreeing on the closing time of their shops.
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volying a study in variation, has run from a minimum of 28 in 1S47 to a max imum of 268 in 1898.
 Examination of the geographical dis tribution of the commitments shows that Fairfield county has been propor- tionately the most generous contributor to the prison colony. The explanation casts no shadow of dishonor on the character of the inhabitants of the southwestern corner of the common wealth. Professional criminals who make New York city their headquar- ters find it convenient to make preda- tory excursions into Fairfield county and when their plans go astray and in- stead of getting booty they merely get caught their journeys are involuntarily extended to Wethersdeld. Many of those who come to steal remain to serve.
 The growth of the foreign faction of names on the prison roster challenges attention and invites a word of com- ment. The percentage of convicts born under alien flags has increased from twenty-eight in 1856 to eighty-seven in 19O6-and expansion of fourteen per
 cent. during the hurrying years of half
 a csntury.
 The infusion of certain strains of for
 eign blood into the penal population
 has been striking, almost, and specific
 allusion to two or three nationalities is
 not intended to suggest any odious
 comparisons. Fifty years ago no rep
 sentatives of either the Slay or the
 Latin race were found in Wethersield'
 now they are numerous, It was not
 until 1863 that solitary native of Ire
 land was sentenced, and not until
 twelve years later that a Russian born
 offender was committed; noT twenty
 one former inhabitants of these coun-
 tries are attired in prison garb in Con- necticut The first Weth rsfield penal ty inflicted on a native of Italy date' back to 1860, and the largest number o immigrant Italians undergoing impris } onment at one period up t9 1892 wal } seven; now the dgura has swelled t' seventy-eight.
 Curiously the number of female con 7 victs has undergone only slight varia . tf5n for quarters of a century 7 Tn. limits within which it has lluctua t ted have been notably narrow Four
 teen offenders in pettlcoats were serV l ing sentences sixty years ago, fourt e' : are seraving sentences now, Still fur e ther back, in 1S44, the roll of prison ln e mates contained the names of twent n ,presentatives of the sex that does nc l. spit on the sidewalk
 1 The general health of the prisoner It during the year was excellent seVe 1t deaths, thr.e more than in 1908, % t. cured from natural causes, and mos e of them were the result of chronic ma
 ades. The rate of mortality at tn lr institution is usually somewhat belo < that which obtains in the state 56 larg, No changes in the legislatia le immediately affecting the administr; |. tion of the prison are seriously neede le at present.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

Bakery sale-s. S. Adams. Climax Rough Cure-Platt & Co. l Clearance-The Chas. Monson Co. Entertainments-Hy Theater. Entertainments-N. H. Theater. Est G. A. R. Bacon--Probate Notice. Financial-N. H. Savings Bank. F'inancial--Nat'l Tradesmens Bank. 1 Gas Lamps-N. H. Gas Light Co. Green Tag Sale--Howe & Stetson Go. Happy New Year--A. F. Wylie. Jewett Piano-Steinert 9-l Land d-slide-Gamble-D Desmond Go. Mark-Dow Sale--Davis X Co. Meats-The R. H. Nesbit Co.
 okwear-Hamilton & Co.
 Pyramid Pile Cure--Druggists'
 Review-Met. Life Ins. Go.
 Stuart's Tablets-Druggists'
 Special Trips-Hamburg-A Line. Tours-Penn. R. R.
 Trips-So. Pacific R. R,
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RED CROSS APPEAL
For the Starving Millions in China
 Contributions Desired.

For the Starving Millions in China
 Contributions Desired.
 TO us amidst our prosperity and abundance comes the cry of starving millions in far country In popu- lace province of China the disastrous floods have ruined the crops, and dire is the distress of the people MT. Rodg- CTS the United States consul at Shang- hai, cables to the state department that the famine conditions are daily growing worse and that immense numbers are unqeustionably starving, and that the sick and old are left in the famine dis trict while refugees are concentratias in the ad1a~ent cities, where they are poorly provided for.
 An appeal has come to President Roosevelt from a relief committee oG foreign consuls and other prominent men in Shanghai fer flour and food supplies, and the American National Red Cross willingly takes up the duty of collecting funds for the purchase of such food supplies to be forwarded with the cc0sent of congress, on gov ernment transports to these suffering people.
 The Chinese minister received from China and from his countrymen in the United States 2,COO for the relief Of the Chinese in San Francisco. Fifty thousand dollars of this amount was however, given to the general rellel fund or oakland for the assistance oi all refugees.
 Better and richer will be our happi' ness at this holiday season if from oul plenty we, each of us, according to ou' ability, help to relieve the suherings O these starving men, women and little
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sARsErET,Ds TO ELECT.

Having passed the examinations be- for the state military board at Hart ford, James A. Fogarty has been com n1issioned captain of the Sarsfelds, succeeding Captain William B. Spen- oer, in command of that company, Second Lieutenat George s. Manninn has been promoted to the first lieuten- ancy and Captain Haggerty has been ordered to call a meeting of the com pany to elect a second lieutenant. The only candidate for this place is Will liam B. Callahan, now fnst sergeant in the Sarsfelds. He is a son of Colonel Timothy F. Callahan, formerly in co. n and of the Second re@iment.
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R1r1r.Er wn1END FATAL.

waterbury Dec. 26.-Guisepoo val- leria, who was shot by a companion named Dominick Presutto, Monday night, died in the Waterbury hospital to-day It is stated that Presutto ac- cedentally discharged a rev -Ner Pre- aIteo has not been seen 'rince the ac- cia4..t.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-27
WEATHER RECURD.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 26, 8 p. m.
 Forecast for Thursday and Friday
 For New England: Fair Thursday and Friday; not much change in tenn perature; fresh west winds.
 For Eastern New York: Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday; possibly snow durries in north portion; fresh west winds
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HIcKs-BROoIls WEDDING.

The marriage Of Cecil c. Hicks. for merl-r night manager of the New Ha ven office of the Postal Telegraph com pany, to Miss Barbara Jeanette Brooks, took place at the hcme of the brides parents in Bridgeport Saturday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-27
n1nurv ANn 1rp-ro-nArE.

Woodbury. Dec. g. Charles M, liar yey has had electric lights installed in his house and Mrs Haryey's mother Mrs. Dews, celebrated her eightieth birthday last Saturday by turning on tho lights for the first time.
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HAD EXCELLENT CHRISTMAS.
Men of No. S's Fire House Receive
 Many Presents

Mdny FTes5Hrs.
 The men of Mo- Sis fire house were well taken care of in the Christmas gift line. Presents, mostly in the form of boxes of cigars, were handed to them Among the thoughtful giyers were MT. Wirtz, the well-known cigar manufacturer; Mrs. Archibald McNeil MT John Wayland, Louis Berger, and Mathew Sheridan
 This house was kept busy Christmas when the men were not smoking per lectos in fighting several small fires which occurred during the course of the day.
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children along the valley of the Yangtsi river.
 Contributions may be left with or sent to Thomas Hooksr, state treasurer of the Red Cross society, at the New Haven Trust company's, 40 Church street.
The Washington times., 1906-09-18
Majestic-"Painting the Town"

An improvement IN some OF the com
edy situations and lines in Painting the
Town" which began its weeks run at
the Majestic Theater last evening, would
result in the piece affording entertain
ment OF a high order.
Some Of the comedy lines, however,
deserve the shelf. rather than the play
boards. They smack too much of the
ancient and the already explored.
John +. Leonard and VIII Halliday,
who plays the parts Of the two gentle
men who are erring husbands, about
whom the plot turns. did good work and
furnished most OF the comedy.
In the singing line Miss Edith w.
Lowe made the hit Of the evening in
her two songs. The Night Bird Is
Calling and "Fatima, the Fair" the
former receiving encore after encore.
Her soprano voice. showing the results
OF careful study and effort. does credit
70 the whole performance. Her work
was ably supported by Mr.. Lighuter,
the tenor.
In dancing. Miss Maize King was well
received. The company as a whole.
was good. and the performance above
the average.
The Washington times., 1906-09-18
FROGS ON DRESS PARADE
MADE WHOLE CITY STARE

MERIDEN. Gem. Sept. lS.-Hun-
dreds Of frogs migrated In a body half
a mile across this town the other night
The curious sight was witnessed by
throngs OF people leaving the county
fair. Columbia street, the route chosen
by the batrachians for their pilgrimage.
was lined on both sides its entire length
by people watching the strange process
sion hop along.
The frOg-hOp began about sund0Wn.
The dry weather had diEpossessed them
For many a year the lttle pond back
Of the State school here has been the
home Of big and little frogs. and their
'ZOom. ZOOm' at night has been as reg
ulaT as the town clock, Lately the pond
dried 10.
The Washington times., 1906-09-18
CHILDREN CLEANED STREETS
DIRECTED BY TEACHER

TRENTON. y. j.. Sept. Is.-Disgust-
ed with conditions and hopeless Of Sc
curing any improvement through the
channels OF the already overworked
oitv street department, Miss Eva Ellis,
principal of the new Mcclellan School.
invited the cooperation OF teachers and
pupils in a crusade against the dirt IN
the adjacent thorough Fillmore
street.
During the recess period $50 children.
directed by Miss Ellis and a dozen
pretty teachers. welded brOOms and
shoveis with such VignT that severa
blocks were thoroughly cleaned before
II was time for the ringing Of the bell
The Washington times., 1906-09-18
SCALDED TO DEATH
IN HIS BATH TUB
Millionaire Coal Operator Of Denver
Meets With Mysterious End
in His Apartments.

Los ANGELES. Cal. Sept. 1s.-After
suffering excruciating agony from the
effects Of a bath IN scalding hot water
last Friday night IN his apartments. in
the Hotel Lankersheim. John Harvey.
millionaire coal operator Of Denver and
Leadvllle, died at the Clara Barton Hos
pital at o'clock this morning. Mystery
surrounds the facts IN the case as Mr..
Harvey was alone In his apartments
when ne was immersed IN the steaming
tub. He was found in bed a short time
later by a bellboy, who had been sum
moned 70 the room.
About two months ago. Mrs. Harvey
and her daughter returned 10 Colorado,
but because Of a throat affection Mr..
Harvey decided 20 remain in Los
Angeles.
Dr. Pollard. who attended the injured
man, gave as the cause Of death heart
affection superinduced by shock.
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LAST NIGHTS OFFERINGS AIT THE THEATERS

part. with everybody on the stage, and
the second made up of a variety of hu-
morous sketches. ensemble dancing and
songs
OF the songs that are sung in the first
part When the Evening Breeze Is
Signing" sung by David Irwin. an ex-
cellent baritone. and After They Gath
er the Hay" and the Dixie Yodle. -
sung by Charles Reinhart, the posses
sor of an extremely attractive, well-cui-
tivated tenor voice. are the best. Clar-
ence Marks. bassO made decided hit
in the song. "The Bell In the Light
house" although his enunciation is so
peculiar thas Il is extremely difficult 10
catch any Of the words of the song.
The comic songs OF Emile Subers, not
ably, I've Said Ny Last Farewell "
resulted I'm such heavy applause that
Mr. Subers, who Is on the bill as The
Original Georgia Suntiower." was com
PEELED TO work overtime to satisfy the
audience
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MT. GRETNA CAMP
ABANDONED TODAY
General Grants Open Air
Military University at
an End.
WORK ON FARMERS CLAIMS
Thirteenth Cavalry to Go to York, Pa,
Before Returning TO Fort
MyeT, Va.

A tented city is falling today. Camp
Roosevelt" at Mt. Gretna, Pa. where
the District militiamen camped for ten
days during July and August will fade
into history by dusk Gen. Fred Grant,
who had charge Of the open air mill
tary university, will remain on the camp
site until all the claims for damages
made by farmers over whose land the
thousands Of regulars and militamen
trudged while participating in the ma
neuvers, are settled satisfactorily.
Colonel Hatfield and the squadron OF
Thirteenth Cavalry. stationed at Fort
Myer, Va. and which has been encamp-
ed at Mt. Gretna since early ia August
will go to York. Pa. There the squad
ron viii escort President Roosevelt to
the fair grounds, October l. After this
the squadron win march back to the
Virginia garrison. taking about three
weeks to complete the trip.
Prince and Princess CantacuzeDe.
their son. Prince Michael; Mrs. Grant
wife of General Grant, and mother Of
the princess. and Lieut.. Cornelius Van
derbiIt. all Of whom have spent several
weeks at General Grants headquarters.
returned to New York yesterday after
noon.
Two companies OF engineers. stationed
al the Washington Barracks, foot Of
Four-and-a-half street southwest, re-
turned last night. after spending two
months at General Grants school Dur
ing their stay they made a number Of
bridges and threw them across gUllies
and small streams around the camp
grounds AS the site viii probably be
used by the army two years hence, the
bridges were left there Major Lang
fit. who commanded the engineers, says
they learned much and put In their time
profitably
IL IS general Grants belief that the
joint encampment OF regulars and mill
tlamen, which was tried for the first
time IN the history OF the army this
year, Is the best thing ever arranged
for both organizations.
General Grants report on the enCamp-
meut VIII reach the War Department
about October J.
The Washington times., 1906-09-18
HIS MIND SKIDDO0ED
WORRYING ABOUT "23'

WILKESBARRE Pa, Sept. Is.-To
ascertain whether Julius Wolfe has been
driven insane by his fascination for the
"sldddoo' figure ''2S" and the unIucky
number 'l3' the court has postponed
his trial for theft I'm order that his men
tai condition may be investigated. His
attorney. Charles b. Lehanau, found
him figuring with '23' and '13" and re-
fusing 90 answer any questions and
he requested continuance Of the case.
Wolfe was arrested on August %, His
case was twenty-Jhird on the list. and
In a group picture Of a female orchestra
which he claims as his there are TWEEN
ty-three women.
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MARINE BAND PROGRM
FOR CAPITOL CONCERT

Lieutenant santelmann. leader Of the
Marine Band. has arranged a happy
combination OF selections for the regu-
lar concert at the Capitol. which will
be played at 4:45 O'Clock tomorrow even
ing. Among the compositions are
Chapis delightful Moorish Suite" the
overture 10 Cherubinis The Watercar-
rier." and. as a diversion. Godfrey s
quaint arrangement OF scotch airs. un-
der the title Of "reminiscences Of Scot
land" The entire program is as fol-
lows.
March, king Karl" ".-............. Cnrath
Overture. THE Eat srcarrier'
Cherubinl
Character picture, Whispering
FlOWefS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Won BlOn
Cornet solo. "Facillta" .......--. Hartman
Second leader, Walter F. Smith.
Waltz, "Espana' --....--.- Waldteufel
tBy requestJ
Moorish Suite The Courts OF era
NstQd OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ------ -tha 1l
(a) Introduction and march to the
tournament
lbj Meditation.
Co SerenaJa.
fdl Finale
Funeral march Chopin
"Reminiscences Of Scotland" .... Godfrey
The Star-Spangled Banner"
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Chase's-HoudinPs Wonderful stunts

Houdini is the feature Of the program
at Chase's this week. and he's a conun-
drum 70 which there Is apparently no
answer. Six or eight men produced
handouts of their own. fastened them
on and sat back prepared 10 laugh at
his struggles. But Houdini laughed last.
a man who had been a sailor used
eight minutes and several miles of rope
binding the gentleman 10 a chair. and Il
took Houdini five minutes to wriggle ont
Of his bonds Tonight he IS 70 try con-
ciusions with a straitjacBet from St
Elizabeth's.
For the rest, the program is weak
I'm song and strong in dance The only
real voice on the stage is that Of Harry
BurgOyue, who does some cockney
characterizations that amuse the audi
ence
The Four Fords dance well. but they
can't sing. Lucier. in a rough and
F.! tumble bit of horse play, entitled "A
/ Fools Erraud," does a grotesque com
| hinaJiOn OF tumbItng and dancing that
is worth seeing.
The Magpie and the jay" "a clever
sketch, is full of humor, and pathos
too, and the part of Jay Bird, his old
maid sister, and the magpie are well
taken by Carleton Macy. Jessie DOdd,
and Maude Hail. respectively.
The Washington times., 1906-09-18
Academy-"Queen Of the Highbinders." !"

The magic skidoo numerals have in
vaded the realm of melodrama. there
were just twenty-three thrilling at
tempts on the part OF the hero and
heroine to escape from the tolls of the
Queen OF the Highbinders" at the
Academy last night, and just twenty
two times did the queen foil the noble,
vet prosecuted young man and wife,
with baby added 20 complete the ap-
peal TO the hearts of a sympathetic az
dience.
The twenty-three varieties Of escape
ran the gamut of thrilling episodes
known TO meIodramatics. There was
one scene reminiscent Of Uncle Tom $
Cabin" in which the heroine. pursued
by the cruel. cunning KAT Tong. fees
across the deep. dark waters on a hum
an bridge, a bakers dozen of swimmers
chivaIroUsIy Offering their shoulders as
stepping stones for fair Alice who
closely clutched her hearts JOY TO her
fond breast
The Queen of the Highbinders" made
a nit, almost knockout. as evinced
by the vocal mulllgatawny of braves
and Kisses for the heroine and villain
Gus ones. respectively.
The Washington times., 1906-09-18
Fiancee Is Bridesmaid
At Marriage of Lover
Younq Man Comes to Wed One Girl But She
Forces Him to Take Tilted Sweet
heart for His Wife.

bride within the next twenty-four hours,
William Frank Thober, of Newark n.
j., a prosperous young merchant. was
astounded when cOnfront@l lg "a ve-l-
ding party headed b. Miss VIOLA Glover.
" hO.l he had Tilted many months s 90.
Before he had fully recovered from
the shock of surprise forced TO acqu.-
esce by the stern faces Of those sur
rounding him. Thober fOunI he had
married the firl he had courted. then
deserted, while the girl he had expected
t. marry pale and smiling scCTufuuy,
acted as bridesmaid.
The Washington times., 1906-09-18

NEW YORK. Sept 18-Brooiklyn fur
nishes one OF the most amazing marital
romances that nas been seen in real life
for a long time.
Forcing her far &c to wed and In her
own home. while she acted as brides
maid. clad in the bridal gown which she
had prepared for her own wedding, Miss
Mary Mcdonald. OF Brooklyn, was the
heroine OF this mo L amazing wedding.
JoyfuIly entering the home Of his
hancee, whom he expected to make his
The Washington times., 1906-09-18
Columbia-The Primrose Minstrels Of
fer Excellent Entertainment.

George Primrose and his minstrel
troupe furnished the attraction at the
Columbia Theater last night. and the
large audience. which was on hand TO
welcome the ever-popular favorite OF
black-face comedy. was well rewarded
by an excellent show, the musical num-
bers of which are far above the average
The Primrose All-Star Mlnstrels, as
they are called. depart but little from
the conventional form of minstrelsy, the
program consisting OF the usual first