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The Newtown bee., 1907-12-27

the evening the school room was taste fully decorated with a Christmas tree and eyergreens. There were presents for teacher and scholars and withe andy and cake pleasant time passed quick ly away.
 c. T. Woodruff had severe attack of grip and fever on Wednesday. De- eember Il. and though able to sit up Is confined to the house.
 Miss Beattie of the Center school. who has boarded with NJ. $. Woodruff. left on Saturday for her home at Leet's Island for the holidays.
 Selectman Aspinwall and men opened the Lower street Church hill road. last Friday.
 The Electro Moving Picture com pany played in the Town hall at Wash ington week ago Wednesday night to a large audience. which went away pleased with the evenings entertain ment. This is the first show the Electro people have given here and It Is their intention to play tle house ev- cry two or three weeks. The subjects which they showed on the canvass were very lifelike and clear. in fact the best seen here in a long time. They return to the Town hall Wednes- day. January 8. to play benefit for the Young Mems club and they prom ise .o give one of the strongest mov- ing picture shows ever given. William Driscoll. very sweet tenor singer, is with the company and sang several very fine selections. He will be with the company on their return here. It is a show worth going miles to see.
The Newtown bee., 1907-12-27
South Kent.

TOBACCO BARN BLOWN DOWN.
 The large tobacco barn of w. O.. Page, south of the road running east and west, was blown down on Decen- Der IA. Most of the tobacco had been stripped.
 Mrs Don c. Peet passed Friday in Bridgeport.
 Mrs Emerson Brown, who is teach ing school at Wingdale, N. r., is at her home here for the Christmas va cation.
The Newtown bee., 1907-12-27

ory Bryan, of Bridgeport and two brothers. Dea Henry Seeley and. .Benja- min Seeley. She was a woman of great kindness of heart, and her death will be sincerely mourned. The funeral takes place on Saturday afternoon.
The Newtown bee., 1907-12-27
THE LOCAL NEWS.

THE LOCAL NEWS.
 Mrs Leverett Castle has returned from a visit to Canaan.
 Harry Elwell of Danbury spent Sun day with his parents.
 Everett Hurlburt of Glastonbury and Alan Hurlburt of Jersey City spent the weeks end at George Hurlburt's.
 A number of people are i'll with colds and grip.
 The district schools closed Friday for the Christmas vacation.
 Isabell Mckay, who has been at the New York Art School the past three months, spent Sunday in town and called on old friends.
 Miss Coates, principal of the Booth school, closed her fall term Friday aft ernoon. The pupils presented her with two handsomely bound volumes of the "Death of King Arthur" and a box of Huyler's chocolates.
 At the district school at the Gen. ter. taught by Miss Davenport, there was very pretty Christmas tree, well laden with gifts for the pupils. Miss Davenport was also remembered by a number of useful gifts.
 Thursday evening at the Town hall the children of the Episcopal church will hold their annual Christmas festi- val. There will be tree, followed by supper.
 Rev J. E. Adams, D. D., P. B., of Stamford will preach, Saturday after noon at the Methodist church.
The Newtown bee., 1907-12-27
The NeWtoWn Bee.
 Newtown, Friday. December 2, 1907.
LITcHFIELD COUNTY.
Washington.
MRS s. E. BRYAN.

MRS s. E. BRYAN.
 After much suffering in which the frail body was literally worn out, Mrs s. E. Bryan entered into rest on Christmas day. Her age was 75 years. She was daughter. of the late Gregory Seeley, and is..survived by son, Greg
The Newtown bee., 1907-12-27
MRS THOMAS O'HARA.

Mrs Thomas O'Hara died suddenly Christmas eve. She is survived by her husband and four children, Attorney w. H. O'Hara of Bridgeport, Charles H. and Thomas O'Hara of Washington and Mrs Outward Granniss of New Pres ton.
The Newtown bee., 1907-12-27
Roxbury.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
 NOTES. At the Congregational church, Sun day morning. Allison P. Smith of New town will supply the pulpit.
The Newtown bee., 1907-12-27

CARD OF THANKS.
 To the many kind friends who so generously helped me in the time of misfortune and sickness I wish to re- turn sincere thanks.-[Charles E. Beardsley, Roxbury, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1907-12-27

Miss Anna F. Seabury closed the first term of the Church Hill school for the holiday vacation, last Friday. In
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
4GREEMENT ON JUDGES.
Delegates SoIUe Difficulty Regard
ing Thar allotment.

The Hague. Sept. An important step tow
ard meeting the objections of South American
states to the proposal for the permanent court
~ arbitration was taken to-day outside the
nlenorv session. A meeting was held by Joseph
H Choate and James Brown scott OF inc
American delegation; Baron MarschaH Won Bic
h.rstein and NJ. Nelidoff. representing Russia:
Count TornielH. of Italy; NJ. Bourgeois. Of
Frame. DIR R,Iy Barbosa of Brazil. and Mercy
ven Kapos-Mere, of Austria Hungary. These
delegates were appointed at the last meeting
of the examination committee to find a solution
of the difficulty regarding the allotment OF
Judges 20 the permanent court of arbitration
They agreed on two principles which were to be
the basis of the solution: First. the equality OF
all states in the election OF Judges and second
the selection of judges free from all considera-
tion of their nationality. the only guide to be
tho commanding position of the individuals
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08

the French military movements as long as
they are considered to be necessary for the Sc
curity Of Europeans and Of the Moroccan ports.
THE Cologne Gazette evidently under semi
official inspiration. says that the conditions
in Morocco were unforeseen al the time Of the
AIgeciras convention. adding that the powers
interested have taken this into consideration
and that no hindrance has been placed in the
uav Of the French military expedition The
paper adds
So far as Germany Is concerned France neod
not faar interference in any of the measures
deemed advisable to restore order. But 'ne
formation of the international police entireiS
from FrenChmen and SpaniaTdS IS matter
which causes some hesitation here. since
though II is small affair. IT forms the hTSt
rent in the AIgeciras convention Nobody mas
the right to doubt the loyalty OF France. ouL
II might happen that if the convention were
once changed further and more serious breacheS
might follow Therefore, unless there IS
pressing necessity 10 the contrary. the terms
of the convention should he carrie-t out III
their entirety.
The Cologne Gazette" thinks that France
should limit herself to what has been done
and await the restoration of order in Morocco
before proposing organic changes in the terms
of the AIgecras convention.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
PARIS FULL OF VISITORS
Americans Gather There Like Seal
Io7rs for Hon c7card Flight.
Especial ~ French Cable to Ths Tr4nun.

r-or,-7ght 1907 b. The Tribune Association
Paris. Sept 7-Amertcans are now collecting
in Paris Ike swallows before the annual autumn
Aight The westbound steamers have no first
class passage room free until October. Mili-
rers dressr1akers and hatmakers IN the Rue
de Ia Paix, meanw hile- are gathering me
harvest Of American money. Among the Amer
leans in Paris are Thomas Newbold and family,
who arrived IN an autocar from Germany; Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Stafford and two sons and Mr..
Cerbach from an auto tour in South Germany;
" Earle Dodge from an automobile trip in
Normandy; John ". Simpson and family, Mt
and Mrs s H Pell. from a motor tour or Cen
tral Europe. Professor and Mrs Alexander
Smith Of Chicago; Mrs r. Oelrichs, Miss Gel
riche Mrs Jonathan Rice. Of st. Louis. Morh-
rrer Hill Judge Bachelor. Mr.. and Mrs. Wat
son Blair Mrs James l. Pyle and family, & NJ
,1o,-orrnicl,. Francis Watson, George May. w.
BiddIe Williams. Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Wether-
bee Mrs Robert f Westcott, Miss Gardner.
Mrs Jesse Hovt. Miss Olyphant: DR.. and Mrs
Horace Picksrd of Boston: John WanamakeT,
who arrived IN his motorCar from D1nard: Mr..
and Mrs John w Herbert. George A. Hearn,
Afr and Mrs W s Kuhn. Of Pittshurg, and Mrs.
John Miller Horton
The Maison Bose publishes lie Forcat Honor
aire" novel by Ernest la Jeunesse. giving
remarkable study OF Charles Dickens-like insight
into the criminal life Of Paris and the seamy
side OF financial schemers and speculators. The
Maison Bose also issues "Ciarisse ct iHoHme
Ieureur" a novel by Paul Adam, illustrated by
Cappiello. From the Maison Grosset comes La
sottise Esptrantiste." by Ernest Gaubert, a Wig
orous protest against the views developed at
the recent Cambridge congress. which the author
considers a triple danger to literature. to accu-
rate expression OF thought and to wit. Hachette
publishes a new edition of the Memories sur
Tazare Carnot. 1753-1s23." The Organizer OF
victory" prepared by Etienne Charavay ac-
cording the, Instructions and by the aid Of
letters and correspondence supplied by the late
President Carnot G. J. b.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08

Confirmation Of the report that the Stefansson
eypedition is safe was given in message received
at The offices Of the American Geographical Soci
e,, in this city yesterday from Viihjalmur Stefans
son the ethnologist leader of the expedition into
the Arctic The message was dated al Eagle City
Alaska on the upper Yukon River. and read as
follows: Expedition is all safe.-Stefansson."
Officers of the Geographical Society said they
s,,nrosed the message had been forwarded by mes
senrer from Herschel Island to Eagle City
The steamer Midnight Sun. which arrived at
Athahasca Landing. Canada on September ;, had
among her passengers named Alfred Harrf-
son who had been in Arctic regions for the last
,vo wears He reported that Vihjalmur Stefsns-
son an instructor I'm ethnology at the Peabody Mu-
scum Harvard. had arrived at Herschei Island
from Port Anxious Island reporting that the Ouch
ess of Bedford the ship belonging to the Anglo
American expedition which left Victoria, b c. In
NAV 1906. in the hope OF finding a stretch OF land
believed 10 exist in the Beaufort Sea- had filled
NTH water and that the crew had removed every
,bing posstbIe to the shore. Captain Mlkkelsen
Ernest J,ef7ingweT. of Chicago. geologist' ana J.
NJ Marks of the expedition. were reported to have
,,. tho Duchess of Bedford I'm February for the
,,n,,osed land in the North. taking WIN them
,xtv dsys' provisions and no further news hah
-, received OF them after seventy days One OF
a.. dog teams returned. and II was consioereo
1,,.eIv that the party would never be hearo 'foi"
again,
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
MAKING GUNS FOR JAPAN.
Krupps Filling Contracts, but No Big Orders
Recently Given to Them.

Essen Sept THE krupp Works arc building
for Japan about thirty Pinch guns for use on
hoard battleships and they are continuing the tul
t,r,a,+ of a contract made after the war win
Russia ended, for re-equpping the japanese feid
artillery.
Confirmation has been obtained Of the statement
that japan placed order for l2-inch guns win
tho Eruprs only because the British works were
filled with orders three years ahead for guns of
this cabre. The Japanese before making contracts
with the Krupp Works consulted the British gov
ernment on the subject. Japan is selling her old
field artillery the chinese viceroys.
The Krupns are sending the guns to Japan IN the
rough bored out. but not finished The guns VIII
he completed and mounted in the japanese arsenais
The Krupp Works understood 10 be making
moro our of the contract than if the We're de
,i,,ered completed Several Japanese officers are
stationed in Germany. but their presence is due
~ inspection of the field artillery only. Reports
that the Krupp Works are engaged on enormous
orders for war material placed by Japan recently
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
BRITISH ARMY ECONOMY.
1Nr. HaIdQne's Reasons for A1Card Of
Contracts 10 Americans.

Perth. Scotland, Sept. 7.-R. B. Haldane. Sec
retsrv for War. in a speech delivered at Aber-
retFy to-day, threw some light the reasons
why army contracts for meats and horseshoes
had beer given 10 Americans. When he as
r11rled office. he said. he found that Protection
ist principles had got into the army admins
ira tion and that the nation was paying deal
TOO much for many things He found, for ex-
ar,nIe that there was a clause In the contracts
for the army rations that the meat must be
homo hired and home fed. The tenders were SO
INV that IT was impossible 10 supply British
meat m them. but still they were much higher
than 80 this clause had been absent
F.7reiyu meat was supplied In spite Of the
cs.rse- bz, instttuting free trade and throwing
or,e, the door for outside tenders The soldiers
received the same good quality of foreign meat
az before but the nation saved from s2Jo.coo to
Samoan = year on this contract alone This
s,,,, z,-s the cost of maintaining battalion Of
--oone and An additional battalion was prefer
able n a n-etended supply Of beef grown in this
country.
referring 20 the horseshoe contract Mr- Hal
dane said there were such things as under
standings among the manufacturers OF ihiS
country when the War Office was the olrd 10 De
rIucte6 rJe threw thi. contract open, saved from
IL "a II nor cent on the price and got quicker
delivery nv taking American horseshoes' ana
this ,r enite Of the fact that better wages were
pstd in America than IN this country
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
THE TRIBUNE'S FOREIGN NEWS.
THE KINGS RETURN.
His Interest an World Peace-SOc'al
4fmrs-7Hc Theatres.
Especial by French Cable to The Tribune
tCopyright. 1907. by The Tribune Association. J

jtopyTgAt 1900, by Ihe Tribune Assocfst0hJ
London, Sept Mot many court officials met
the King his arrival from the Continent to-
day as he had planned only a thirty-six-hour
stay at the palace. He appeared TO be in robust
health after taking the cure at Marienbad. He
will not reach Baimoral for fortnight. since he
will so to Tulchan Lodge for weeks visit with
Arthur Sassoon, after spending the Doncaster
week at Rufford Abbey with Lord Savie- Inc
house parties small in each instance. Lord
and Lady Crewe and Lewis Harcourt and Mrs
Harcourt among the guests at Rufford
Abbey
The King receives full credit for helping along
the negotiation Of the Anglo Russian treaty.
which is the sequel TO the entente with France
and expected to forestan and prevent any mis-
understanding over Persia, Tibet, Afghanlstan
and India. The Prime Minister will spend the
week at Balmoral. and Sir Edward Grey may
follow him. owing the Kings active inter
est in diplomatic affairs which has become not
a ruling passion. but a moral obligation 10
help to make the world more peaceable; Yet.
while treaties are multiplied. power is not
neglected Lord Charles Beresford viii have his
hearts desire next month when he conducts the
North Sea msnoeuvres Of the invtncible fleet OF
Twenty-Five battIeships and sixteen cruisers.
The Kings tourney northward will give flip
20 tho social season in Scotland. where country
houses and shooting boxes are filing UP.
Robert Goelet and Mrs. Goelet are sailing for
New York to-day after a visit TO Floors Castle,
and Payne Whitney and Mrs. Whitney are back
in London after prolonged stay with Harry
PAYNE Whitney. J r. Roosevelt has gone TO
Scotland The London hotels have been swarm
ing with Americans the last few days. but they
are quieter tonight. since at least 800 have
taken passage IN course Of the day. Lord Lore
burn Is taking voyage Canada for the hene-
ft Of his health
Lawrence Bnyon's p1ey. "Attils." az His
Nates+v's Theatre IS not ren1arka BILE as lttera-
trre but NJ. Ricketts, designs for costumes and
stage setting are most artistic, and Sir Charles
Stanfords incidental music Is ingenious HAN
Gaines Christian IN its new version. Is draw
ing great crowds, IN spite Of the destructive
criticism OF the writer's Of the stage. Arch
deacon Niberforce has helped Il by a sympa-
tretic tribute to the authors motives.
Conan Doyle Is getting good deal ~ adver-
tisfng out 81 the cattle manning mystery in Stat
fordshire as practical detective. y. F.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
GERM4NY COMPL4IS4NT.
No Serious Obstacles to the FrCnct
Plan Expected.
Try The Associated Press l

Berlin. Sept. I.-tiermany's reply to Frances
circular note to the signatOries to the Algeciras
Convention will not he drawn up before Mon
dav next. It is understood IN the most In
fiuential quarters that Germany VIII not give
negative reply to the suggestion that the
international Moroccan police be temporarily
constituted from purely French and Spanish
elements Some reserves. however, will certain
II he made on the subject 1t is fully under
stood here that the present situation at Casa
nlanca and Mazagan not foreseen at the
time the Algeciras Convention was drawn UP.
and requires to be specially dealt With. but Ger
many will consent for the moment to rely on
French loyalty TO the engagements entered into.
No limitation. therefore, is likely TO be placed
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
.UOORS 4SK FOR PEACE.
4rmisficr tn Casabl1nCa- -Ruse of
THbesm6r Suspected.
rFv The Associated Press :

casa blanca. sept 6-Nilitary operations have
been suspended for twenty-four hours at the
request Of Cafd Mazi. Of the Chamua tribe. VINO
has announced his intention Of coming IN 70 ar
range peace terms He had not appeared up
10 the time of the fling Of this dispatch In
the mean time the arrufstiCa is giving the enemy
time to reinforce.
II is reported here that the trIbesmen are dl-
vfded hv serious dtsseusions. Some insist on
marching on casa blanca and overwhelming the
French while others demand that the movement
be postponed The Moors in favor of aggression
have burned several villages Of the Medouinas
because they urge peace
Tho NIoors admit that they lost heavily III
+be nragen1eut Of last Tuesday At Mzao
number Of Arabs. iudulging their curiosity. tried
70 nrv open an unexpIoded she'll 1t exploded
and Aftv Of the men standing about were kiiied
while many were wounded Two similar acct
dents have occurred elsewhere
Paris. Sept "A dispatch from Casablancs
received here this afternoon announced tnat the
,-s-fo11s Moorish tribes around that place nad
,sLe5 General Drude. the French commando, 10
susnend hostflities for the purpose OF negotlal-
INC oeace The general Il is added. agreed TO
ranaiu inactive until tomorrow. when he viii
march on Taddert.
The CORE spondent who sent the dispatch says
IL is suspected that the tribesmen in negotiating
with the French commander are only seeking 70
Tin
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
CLAIMS At CAS4BL4NCf.
Commission Suggested
Ports Quict
IRv The A.s1cl7.sd Pres,


Paris Sept THE Temps" this evening PRO
poses that the question Of the claims resulting
from the bomhardment Of Casablanca he settled
in a manner similar 10 that which followed the
bombardment of Alexandria BY the British.
namely. by the appointment Of an international
commission
AS far as the claims Of the German mer-
chants arc concerned. the question Of indem-
nifying them for their losses has not been CON
sidered but II is seen here how France can
be held responsible.
Vice Admiral Philihert, telegraphing from
Casablanca under date Of September 6. reports
that negotia tious continue Mazagan the
subject of the disputed ownership Of the arms
and ammunition detained there. The admiral
adds that all the Moroccan ports remain quiet.
Apart from the situation at Casabanca the
proposed occupation of the Moroccan ports by
French and Spanish troops. which has been
agreed to by the powers. will place the response
bility for maintaining order upon France and
Spain. the limits of whose operations must
necessarily be governed ny the future attitude
of the Moors II is admitted all sides that
the organization of the police and the paciffca-
ton of Morocco will prove to be long and
complicated task.
In Paris the situation is the main sub
i,ct Of discussion by the people. who feel that
;nomentous events in which France is bound to
play leading part. are inevitable. The real
question is whether France will he compelled,
In order to crush the hostile Moorish tribes and
insure the safety of Casablanca. to send large
army into the interior 1t is generally accepted
that General Drude with his force Of seven
thousand men, is powerless TO make a punitive
march into am unknown country. against
enemy whose forces reported to he
stantly growing Moreover. even II the French
army moved against the MOors Casa blanca
could not be left without n strong garrison.
Another serious feature of the situation that
the time is approaching when the warshps
will be unable safely to land troops the
Moroccan coast. owing to the severe gales and
heavy seas which prevail i'm the autumn.
The reports from Berlin that Germany docs
not understand the policy which France is fol-
lowing in Morocco shows that France. fettered
Ia, the restrictions of the Algccras convention.
cannot make any movement without being
Iiarle TO arouse distrust on the part of Ger
many and other signatories to the convention.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
RIrNORS OF CITH VAR.
Both SultaRs at Head Of 1rmics
M05ing on Rabat.
rRy The Associated Press ]

Tanrfer Sept 1-Conditions in Morocco are
changing with great rapidity. Yesterday both
S,,Itans Abd-el-Aziz and Mufai Hafg. were re
ported TO be leaving the rival ca pltals fez anu
Morocco CITY at the head of armies which mad
beor levied in hot haste and may decide within
, fortpiobt the destiny of Moroccc's monarchy.
The objective of these forces Is the ancient city
or Eabat on the Atlantic seabOard. The prior
rossessiou of this great centre of Western
Islarn's national life probably would have an
important If not a decisive bearing on the
struggle for supremacy Half way between Fez
and Morocco City. Rabat is the natural frontier
port dividing Northern and Southern Morocco.
and there the dramatic interest of the situation
for the moment centres
Both Sultans are sons of the same rather ana
thev are daily issuing passionate appeals to the
patriotism and religious enthusiasm or the ma
tion-each denourcing his rival as being worse
than an infideI a traitor to Islam.
According TO advices received here from Maza-
gan frty cavaIrymen representing Mulai Hang.
have arrived there and are preaching peace and
friendliness toward all Europeans
In the mean while the powers have not yet
decided whether to recognize Musi Hahg as
Sultan of the South. seemingly awaiting the re-
suit of the expected civil war
The general impression here. based upon tele-
grams from London and Paris. is that France
and Snain have resolved 10 occupy at once all
the Moroccan seaports which has caused con-
eternation. for it is feared by those who best
know the character of the Moors that any ex-
tension of the intervention of France and Spain
will provoke further massaCres Of Christians
and Jews in the various towns on the coast.
situatio has developed which was never con-
tampla ted at the time of the Algeciras confer
ence. and it appears that serious results will
follow.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
PARDON ASKED FOR EMIL SIMON.

Berlin. Sept. An application has been made TO
Emperor William, through the Foreign Office. fer
a pardon in the case of Emil Simon. Of New York.
the student who in July last accidentally killed Q
woman I.uckenwade while driving auto
mobile. for which he enced three
months imprisonment and costs August 10.
and who still has two months 20 Ambassa-
dor Tower to-day visited Simon in the Moabit
Prison here. and found him occupying an airy
private and being served with meals from
the outside. Simon is continuing his studies under
instructors. while in prison Mrs. Simon the
youths mother. SAYS he has received nothing bur
kindness and consideration from the German ON
Cials.