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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
GIFT OF A MILLION
 BY MRS. RUSSELL SAGE
MADE TO THE RENSSELAER, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF
 NEW YORK.

Announcement Made by President Rickett at Meeting of the Alumni AssOciation-Fund to be Applied for the Establishment of Russell Sage School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering--Late Financier a Trus- tee of the Institute for Decade.
 New York, Feb. 1.--At the annual meeting of the Alumni association of the Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute held at the St. Regis hotel tonight, announcement was made of the gift of Mrs. Russell Sage of $1,OOOOOO to that institution.
 The announcement was made by pr. Palmer c. Rickett, president of the in- stitute, who read letter from Mrs. Sage, which after announcing the gift, said
 q should like to have the facts of mine and Mir. Sage's previous relations to, and interest in, the Polytechnic made apparent for the reason of the gift, and as differentiating the poly technic and other institutions which have made applications, to which l have not responded, and which neither MT. Sage nor myself had any official or personal relations
 MT Sage was trustee for the in stitute for more than ten years, and his nephew, the late Russell Sage, second, was graduated from the school in 1859,
 While plans for use of Mrs. Sage s donation have not been completely worked out, it is understood that the fund will be applied for the establish ment of a new department to be called the Russell Sage School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
SECRETARY ROOT MUM
 ON JAPANESE RELATIONS
MAKES SWEEPING DENIAL OF INTERVIEWS AS TO MIMI
 NENCE OF VAR.

Japanese Ambassador Declines to be
 Reinstatement Ascribed to Baron
 Hayashi ErrOniously Attributed to
 MT. Root--senator Perkins Talks on
 the Possibility of War-DOes Not Be-
 Iieve Feelings Will Lead to HOstili-
 ties.
 Washington, Feb. 1.-Secretsry Root positively refuses to make any state ment touching the Japanese situation in it's relation to the conferences which took place at the White House Wednes- day evening between the president, some members of the cabinet and the California congressional delegation. He does, however, enter sweeping denial of the authenticity of any of the pub- lished interviews attributed to him, as to the imminence of war or the state of the treaty negotiations, or, indeed, any phase of this subject, which he regards as one eminently unsuited for pubic discussion at this time.
 The Japanese ambassador is not ac- cessible to newspaper reporters; he de- clined to be seen this afternoon, but the members of the embassy staff aft firm that he had not authorized any newspaper statement on the subject.
 The fact appears to be that a state ment in the press cable dispatches as- cribed to Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister for foreign affairs, to the ef- feet that in event the courts uphold the San Francisco school officials, then the matter of discrimination against Japan would require diplomatic treat ment, was in some quarters erroneous ly attributed to Secretary Root, who has been put in the position of stating that he has received an ultimatum from the Japanese minister of foreign affairs. MT. Root denied that he has received any such communication, and careful inquiry fails to show that the alleged remark of Baron Kayashi has ever been communicated officially to this government. It was said at the navy department to-day as an evidence of the slight importance attached by naval officers to the present discussion of Japanese relations that there was not the slightest intention on the part of the department of strengthening the American naval force on either side of the Pacific.
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HERBERT ISSUES SrATtMrNT
In Washington to Promote Passage of
 Copyright Bill.

Copyright Bi1l.
 Washington, Feb. 1.-Vietor Herbert, the musical composer, who is in Wash irgton in the interest of a copywright law, to-day issued a statement in which he said:
 q am here on behalf of the com posers to protest against the copyright bill, reported to the house by MT. Cur rie, which not only does not protect us against the reproduction of our works by photograph records and perforated rolls, but deprives us of rights which we enjoy under existing law Complete justice is done to us by Senator Kit tredge's bill and we appeal to congress to support his bill.
 For the highest development of mu- sic in this country it is absolutely es- sential that the law should afford every encouragement and protection to mu- sical composers against piracy.
 'For more than fifteen years the best compositions of American composers have been reproduced and sold in the form of phonograph records and other devices adapted for mechanical repro duction, without the payment of any royalty to the composers, and to the unjust enrichment of the manufactur- CTS of these machines"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
TTVo MORE ARRESTED.
New York Alderman Taken in Connec'
 tfon With Bribery Case.

HUH FVAtM AJIADCIy OdSCs
 New York, Feb 1,-- The hearing of the case against Alderman w. s. Cliff ford on the charges of bribery in the election of recorder of the court of gen. eral sessions, ended to-day in the ar rest of Aldermen Henry c. Peters and John J. Cronin on charges of perjury. Alderman Clifford was held in $100OO bail for the grand jury Alderman Peters, the leader of the municipal ownership members of the board, was held in $2,5OO bail and Alderman Cronin { was paroled on his own recognizance for hearing before a magistrate next Friday.
 The perjury Is alleged to have been committed by the two aldermen while testifying in the case against Clifford and dealt particularly with the manner in which the word was given to the municipal ownership members to vote for Judge Cowing for recorder. It is charged that Clifford accepted $6,00C from Earl Harding, a newspaper re- porter, who pretended to be acting in the interests of the judge, but who had no authority therefore, to swing the votes of the eleven municipal owner ship league men to Judge Cowing. The charges against Peters are based on his testimony given yesterday and to-day to the effect that he did not instruct the aldermen to vote for Judge Cowing until after Clifford and Cronin hal all ready cast their votes for him. After hearing those two members vote he said he signalled for the others to vote for Judge Cowing. He declared, how ever, that he mentioned Judge Cowing' name to the others as a possible candi- date for some days,
 Several others of the aldermen previ- ously testified that Peters instructed them to vote for Judge Cowing before Clifford cast his vote. This conflict ot testimony led to charges of perjury.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
P0SSIBILi4Y OF VAR
Senator Perkins Does Not Believe Dif-
 ferences MiIl Lead to It.


 Washington, Feb 1.--In an address delivered tonight before the National Geographic society Senator Perkins, of California, dwelt at length upon the probability of Q conflict between the Americans and the Japanese, two ir- reconcilable races" as he pronounced them. After speaking of the difficult ties overcome in the past in dealing with the Chinese, Senator Perkins said: "The antagonism, however latent, is present in the conscious munitions of the two nations, but, however strong the competition between the two coun- tries may be, racial feelings should not, and I believe will not, lead to actual armed conflict. Japan has given evi- dence of wise and progressive states manship, and we can hope also for such in the future as we have had in the past The cost in men and treasure is growing greater in every succeeding war, and neither Japan nor the United States would hastily appeal to arms when the spirit of reason is beginning to rule the world. We need not fear serious clashing of interests, however, for the Pacific is wide and the trade to be developed so immense that it will be long before the pressure of com petition between the two countries is felt"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
RATHLR S1RAhGE
Thaw Under Hypnotic Influence When
 He Killed White.

Cardiff, Wales, Feb. IA scandina- vian named James Morley, who has just arrived here, declares, in an inter- view published in a local newspaper, that for several years he was a servant to Harry K. Thaw, who is now being tried in New York for the murder of Stanford White. Morley asserts that Thaw committed this deed under the hypnotic influence of Frenchman, who used Thaw as the instrument for his revenge on White, and says that his evidence ought to secure the acauittal of Thaw.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
STRONG FOR DAVIS.
President Endorses AdmiraPs Action in
 Unequivocal Terms.

UnequivOcal Terms.
 Washington, Feb. 1.-In unequivocal terms President Roosevelt to-day app proved Admiral Davis entire action in connection with his visit to Kingston, Jamaica, to render aid to the stricken city, and in addition requested the sec- retary of the navy to express to Adj nliral Davis his heartiest commendation of all that he did.
 The long-expected report of Admiral Davis of the circumstances leading up to the withdrawal of his squadron from Kingston reached the navy department to-day and was at once laid before the president. Inasmuch as the president already has announced that the diplo- matic phase of the case is closed ir- cident, the report itself will not be made public, but late to-day Secretary Met> calf gave out the letter of Admiral Evans, commanders chief of the At lantic fleet, warmly commenting Ad- miral Davis for his conduct of sftua- tion which was, to say the least, some what embarrassing. The admiral re- marks further that it was particularly fortunate that there was at hand an. officer such as Admiral Davis to deal with the problem which arose.
 The correspondence is supplemented by strong letter of commendation of Admiral Davis by the president and by Secretary Metcalf, who adds his ap- proval and commenoation of Admiral Davis distinguished service to human- ity."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
Isabelle Urauhnrt Critically III.

Rochester, Feb. 1.-Isabelle Urquhart, a well-known actress, is seriously i'll at the Homeopathic hospital in this city. She was plying with Arnold Daly in How He Lied to Her Husband, by Bernard Shaw, when she was taken ill. Peritonitis developed and her condition is so serious tonight that her death is almost momentarily expected.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
Railroad Changes.

Hartford, Feb. 1,--It is announced that J. P. Furbush, assistant superin- tendent of the Central New England railroad, with offices at Poughkeepsie, N. r, has resigned, and that F. W. Danks, chief train dispatcher at Hart ford, has been promoted to succeed him. John w. Caneen has been ap- pointed chief train dispatcher at Hart ford. Danks goes to Pougekeepsie.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
GOVERNOR Of CARACAS
 ASSASSINATED IN CAPITAL
ANOTHER VERSION OF THE DEATH OF GENERAL LUIS
 MATA r ILLAS

Invited Into Cafe and Shot--Assss-
 sins Drunk and Fire Upon Him When
 He ExpostuIates With Them-one of
 Them a Cousin of General Gomez
 Captured in the Mountains and Are
 Now fin Prison.
 Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Jan. 2s. General Luis Mata Illas, the gov- ernor of Caracas, was assassinated last night by crowd of intoxicated parti- sans of Vicente Gomez. the first vice president of the republic.
 Among the assassins was Eusebic Gomez, cousin of the vice president. The men had spent the evening riotous- ly, shooting pistols, drinking and crying Long live Gomez!" They managed to avoid the police, but their behavior was creating considerable apprehension in the city. At this stage General Mata Illes drove in cab to the cafe where the men were for the purpose of re- monstrating with them in friendly manner. They invited the governor fn- to the cafe to drink with them. Mata Has sat down and began to expostu- late, whereupon the crowd suddenly opened fire upon him with their revol- vers. Eighteen bullets entered the body ,af4 snl
 Immediately after the shooting the assassins drove hurriedly to the out skirts of the city and took refuge in the mountains To-day troops were sent out to pursue them.
 Another incident last night was fight between General Salas, comnand- CT of the San Mauricio barracks and Oveliono Uzcategui, commander of tho troops in the federal district. The trouble arose from conflict of author ity Uzcategui received bullet wound in the scalp but wounded his adVer- sary with his sword.
 President Castro continues to im- prove.
 Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. SO.-The men who murdered General Luis Mata y Illas, the governor of Ca- racas in cafe in this city last Mon- day night, were captured in the noun talns to-day without bloodshed and are now In prison here. Dominguez Carva- | jail was appointed to succeed General l Luis. Mata y Has as governor of Cara- cas, but he died of heart failure few hours after being told of his appoint lnent. The appointment of Dr. Angel Carnevali Monreal as governor of thisI city was announced to-day. A dispatch received from Willemstads Curacao, on January 29 declared that, according to advices received there from Caracas, Governor Mata Has, at the head of body of armed troops, surprised secret political meeting in | the courtyard of the house of Vice. President Gomez at Caracas on the night of January 27, and in the fighting which followed the governor and sey- | eral other men were killed. This is the way the story reached Curacao, which lies about 100 miles from the Venezue- Ian coast. The dispatch of to-day comes direct from Caracas, and while it has been delayed in transmission be- cause of the lack of proper cable conn munication with Venezuela, it doubt less gives the correct story of the kill ing of the governor of the Venezuelan capital
 General Luis Mata y Illas, ex-minis- | of Ia 0f vuna appointed governor of the federal dis trict of Caracas on the recent return of General Castro to the presidency,
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Sinking Into the Sen.

St. Petersburg, Feb. IA dispatch from Sebastopol says it is reported that a well-populated area of about thirteen acres in the district of Chukurlan, near the emperor's estate in Livadia, is sub siding into the sea. The subsistence of the land is attributed to an under ground river. The buildings in the af- fected area are falling tt pieces.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
MARLBOROUGBS' RELATIONS
AMBIGUOUS STATEMENT GITEN
 OUT BY FAWTLY


 They Have Resumed the Relations of
 Husband and Wife--King Edward
 Made Acquainted With Full Terms of
 "SettIement."
 London, Feb 1.-An authoritative statement embodying what the family desires to say on the case of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough was given out tonight It is as follows:
 'The differences between the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough have been settled privately. The children will ar rive at Sunderland house to-day. and the duchess and her children will pro- ceed to the continent early next week, k"
 This statement is somewhat ambigu- ous owing to the possible interpretation that the duke and duchess have settled their differences and resumed the rela- tions of husband and wife, but the family expressly desires to let 1t stand as it is without giving it further pre- ciseness. In other well-informed quar- ters this statement is interpreted as meaning that the duke and duchess have arranged privately a settlement of terms under which each will have the care of the children for portion of the year, and other details. In other words, the children will now pass six months of the year with each parent. It is understood that the duchess will continue to make Sunderland house her London home, while the duke will have town headquarters at a west end hotel, as he has done since October last.
 King Edward has been made ac- quainted with the full terms of the set clement through the duke himself, who had an audience of his majesty at Buckingham palace to-day. There is great relief in royal and social circles that the affair of the Marlboroughs will not get into the courts.
 The duchess has not been very we'll lately, and as she thinks well of the cure at MontLore, France she will after short sojourn in Paris, proceed to the Riviera with her sons. It is said that the duchess will have an au- dience of Queen Alexandra while in Paris next week, and this is one of the reasons given for her decision to go abroad now.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
TOWERS GiTE tANCT BALL.
German Crown Prince and Princess in
 Attendance.


 Berlin, Feb. 1.-Ambassador and Mrs. Charlemagne Tower gave fancy dress ball at their Berlin residence tonight. Crown Prince Frederick William and the crown princess any many distin- guished personages of the court were present. Among the Americans who attended the ball were Robert s. Me- Cornick, ambassador of the United States to France; Mrs. Cornelius Van- derbilt and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, Mrs. John T. Drexel, MT. and Mrs. Hen ry s, Lehr and George Won L. Meyer, who until recently was ambassador of the United States to Russia. Mir. Meyer wore the uniform of Cossack general.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
Socialists Lose Another Sent

Bremen, Feb. 1.-The first re-ballot in the reichstag elections took place here to-day, the radical candidate de- feating the socialist by 1,70O votes. The socialists consequently lost this seat, which they captured for the first time in 1903
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
CI4Y OF AEH YORK BONDS.
Bids for ssO,OOO,OOO Opened by the Con-
 troller.

New York, Feb. 1-Controller Metz to-day opened bids for $SO,OOO,OOO worth of 4 per cent. ten, twenty and fifty-year stocks and bonds of the city of New York. All of them were not disposed of on account of lack of precision in some of the bids made, and the controller an nounced that in such instances the bid ders would have to be communicated with before awards could be made them
 There were 11S bids. Mr Metz said that the price would average about 1OO.39.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
Epidemic of Spinal Meningitis.

London, Feb 1.-Cerebro-spinal men, ingitis, hitherto but slightly known in this country, has broken out in virulent form, in Scotland and the north of Ire land. The disease has almost become epidemic in Glasgow, where 1OS cases occurred in January, of which forty seven were fatal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
GIsnmood NJ. Sold.

Boston, Feb. 1.-Glenwood M, with a mark of s'o7&, 1ne of New Englands hest-known trotting stations, and son pf Bobby BurEs, has been selo b. Ralph H. Williams to Count Potocki, of Gall vyiaen, Austra. The price is not made public, but is thought to be in the neighborhood of $2o,00e.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
Golden stnte Limited Jumpu Track.

Davenport, Ia, Feb. 1-The Golden State limited passenger train on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific rail- road, jumped the track this afternoon on the bridge over the Mississippi riv- CT. The cause was a broken axle. Five coaches were derailed and damaged by pumping into the sides of the bridge. There were no casualties.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
Would COnfne Prosecutions to Heads.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-Chief Military Prosecutor, Yengursky has recommend ed that the supreme military tribunal drop the prosecution of all the subor- dinate officers who surrendered at Port Arthur, and continue only the prosecu- ton of Generals stoessel, Fock and Reiss.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
NEW INTLRNAL LOAN

One of S25 100000 Announced by Russ
 sian Finance Commission.
 St. Petersburg, Feb 1.-The imperial finance commission has announced the issuance of a new internal loan of $25,- 900, ,0OO to be devoted to the relief of the famine sufferers. This loan will not be opened to public subscription, but will be absorbed by the state savings banks the free balances of which are now $35- O0O,0O0. It will be issued in the form of government 4 per cent. bonds in suf- ficient number to yield $25,O0O,OO0 at the present quotation of 73 1-2.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
MICHAEL BURNS IDENTIFIED.
Man Asphyxiated at Hotel LennOx Be-
 Ionged in Bristol, R. I.


 It was learned last night that Mich ael Burns, who was with Bessie Horan of this city, met his death by gas as- phyxiation at the Lennox hotel on Thursday night belonged in Bristol, R. I. He spent few days recently with his brother, James Burns, who lives at 169 Wendell street, Providence, and then came to Connecticut, intending to go to Waterbury, He stopped off in this city, where he met Bessie Horan with whom he took room in the Len nox house on Thursday night He was unmarried, The body is still at the un- dertaking rooms of Stahl & Sons, but will be claimed early to-day by rela- tives.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
Increase on Bituminous Coal.

Philadelphia, Feb. 1-The North American tomorrow will say: Headed by the Pennsylvania railroad, the trunk line railroads will make a general in- crease in rates on 'bituminous coal ship ments of 10 per cent, on April l.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
CONCEALED WsAPsoAs BILL
Representative Reidy, of Naugatuck, to
 Introduce Measure.

Naugatuck, Feb. 1.-Representative M. B. Reidy of Naugatuck will intro duce in to the legislature next week a bill relating to the carrying of conceal ed weapons. The important feature of the bill will be the provision made for the confscation of the weapon by the authorities.
 The bill, it is said, grew out of case here recently when after a trial the man who had been tried demanded his weapon again from the authorities. His demand was refused: he consulted an attorney and 1t was found that the statute gave the authorities no right to confiscate the weapon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
Strike in Hat Factories.

New York, Feb -Four thousand men and seven hundred women employ ed in the hat factories of the Orange (N. J.) district were called out on strike to-day by order of the national union officers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
ENTIRE BOARD COMING.
Frisco Educational Authorities Leave
 Sunday for Washington.

SuAuAJ AOA " NeeSHAASt tohs
 San Francisco. Feb. 1.-The members of the San Francisco board of education to-day decided that the entire board, with Superintendent Roncovieri and Assistant City Attorney Williams, would go to Washington to confer with federal officers on the Japanese situa- ton.
 Mayor schmitz will also be one of the party. The determination of the may or to accompany the school directors came as a great surprise, and as he is under bonds to appear for trial on Q charge of extortion 1t will be necessary for him to obtain Judge Dunne's per- mission to leave the state. The party will leave Sunday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
Socialists Beaten by NationnIists.

Warsaw, Feb. In the primary Po- fish elections the nationalists elected a majority over the socialists. In parlia- ment the nationalists will support the constitutional democrats against the government devoting their efforts to obtaining autonomy for Poland,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
HARTFORD FosIMAsIER OUT

Judge Bennett Sends His Resignation
 to Washington.
 Hartford Feb. 1.-Judge B. B. Ben- nett, Yale 1866, postmaster of Hartford since 1900 and previously from 1891 to 1896, has sent his resignation to Wash ington and it has been accepted, to take effect March 91 next.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
GENERAL BROWN INJURED.
Head of G. A. R. sustains sprainetl
 Ankle in Wreck.

Cincinnati Feb. 1.-General R. B. Brown, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic received a sprained ankle to-day in collision between a Baltimore and Ohio South western passenger train and switch engine near here. Several others were slightly hurt. General Brown was on his way from Cincinnati to zanesville, his home.