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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-18
c. [. FOX BfFoRE COMMITTEE
Argues Case Against Homan--Decision
 Expected To-day.

Hartford, April 17.-The argument of George L. Fox of New Haven, before the senate committee on contested cleo tions which terminated his case against Senator Franklin L. Homan of the Tenth district, brought for the purpose of unseating MT. Homan on the ground that he violated the corrupt practices act at the last election held the atten- ton of a large crowd in the senate chamber this afternoon. MT. Fox re- viewed the well known case from it's beginning, summing up all the evidence that was introduced in an effort to show that Mir. Homan violated the law in the endeavor to secure his election. At the conclusion of his remarks, the attorneys for Senator Homan, Judge Isaac Wolfe, s. B. Hoyt and F. l.. Perry replied briefly and the case came to an end. The committee prob ably will hand down a decision to-mor- row
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TO REMAIN AT HARTFORD.
Rev. H. w. Davenport Not to Return
 to Bridgeport.

Rev. H. w, Davenport Not to Return
 to Bridgeport.
 Yonkers, N. Y, April 1.-The Yon- kers Presbytery after an hours dis cussion to-day adopted the recommen- dation of an Investigating committee that Rev Henry ". Davenport remain with the church in Hartford, Conn.,, in stead of accepting an invitation to re- turn te a former pastorate in Bridge port. Dissention in the Bridgeport con- gregation caused MT. Davenport to re- sign after thirty years pastorate and to accept call to Hartford. Recently his former parishioners by a vote of 192 to 90 invited him to return.
 When the committees report had been sustained to-day the Presbytery advised that in view Of the unsettled state of affairs in the Bridgeport church the recently elected officers refrain from taking office for the present while ef- forts were made to bring about har- mony. Rev, pr. Wallon was made mod orator of the sessions of the church with instructions to bring about good feeling between the factions and end tho factional fight.
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Shipping News.

New York, April 17.-Arrived: Steam CT Gerty, Trieste. etc.
 Sailed; Steamers Lombardia, Ma pies, Genoa, etc. Majestic, Liverpool via Queenstown; Potsdan, Rotterdam via Boulogne; Petersburg, Rotterdam and Libau.
 Sable Island. N S., April 17,-steam- CT Moltke, Genoa and Naples for New York, was in communication with the Marconi station, 255 miles southeast at 8 a. m. Will probably dock about a. m. Friday.
 Newport, R. L, April 17.-steamer Noordland, Liverpool and Queenstown for Philadelphia passed the light ves- sel at 620 a. m.
 Plymouth, April 17.-S:S0 a. m-Ar- rived: Steamer Graf Waldersee, New York for Cherbourg and Hamburg (and proceeded).
 Queenstown, April 17.-12:25 D. m.)- Sailed: Steamer Ivernia, (from Liver- pooD Boston.
 Cape Spartel, April 17.-Passedi Steamer Lazio, New York for Naples.
 Genoa. April 14.--Arrived: Steamers Cretic, New York via Azores and Na- pies.
 Bremen, April 17.-Arrived Steam CTS Frankfurt, New York; 8 a. m, Kaiser Wilhelm IL. New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
 Cherbourg, April 17.-Arrived: Steam- CT Graf Waldersee New York for Ham- burg (and proceeded), Bulgaria, New York.
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STATE D. OF R. MEETING.
Mrs. Jennie Sparks, of This City, Elect
 ed Secretary.

ed Secretary.
 Manchester, April 17.-The eleventh annual assembly of the Rebekah lodges of Connecticut was held here to-day with about 1S0 delegates from all parts of the state present, and with grand officers from Massachusetts and Rhode Island in attendance also At the aft ernoon session the following officers were elected:
 President, Mrs. Laura Klmball of Meriden; vice president, Mrs. Hare of Stony Creek; secretary, Mrs. Jennie Sparks of New Haven; treasurer, Mrs. Clara Huntington of New London; war den, Mrs. Emma Nettleton of South Manchester.
 It was voted to law a pro rata tax Of eight cents on each member, an in- crease of three cents over last year, as it was stated the treasury shows a deficit;
 A petition to be presented to the leg islature to incorporate a Rebekah or phanage received the signatures of all the delegates present
 It was decided to hold the next as- sembly in New London in 1908.
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JOHN R. SPROTT DEAD
Manager of Wholesale Department for
 Wheeler tS Wilson.

Bridgeport, April 17.-Word of the death of John R. sprott, at St. Lukes hospital, New York city, following an operation was received here to-day. Mir Sprott was manager of the whole sale department of the Wheeler & Will son Sewing Machine Manufacturing company, at the time of it's absorption by the Singer Sewing Machine Manu- featuring company. after which he went to the Broadway, New York of flee of the Singer company. He was AS years old, and an ex-member of the Minnesota state legislature, S2nd de- gree Mason, member of the Bridgeport Board of Trade and one of this city's most prominent citizen. He had all ways been in robust health. A widow and one son, R. E. Sprott, Yale, 1907 s., survive him.
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Feeding 100000 Chinese.

Shanghai, April 1.-The famine re- lief committee is feeding 100000 persons and will continue to do so until June. Grain is arriving daily. The Chinese official relief has ceased. Some official obstruction is being placed in the way of the most suitable and the most need ed relief works on the plea that China herself proposes to undertake these measures. No fulfllment of these prom ises, however, Is probable.
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FUNDS COMING TO TALE.
s1OO,oOo Each from the EggIeston and
 Currier Estates.

New York, April 1.-Two gifts of $1O0,OOO to Yale university have been announced. One of these Is made un- der the will of William c. Egleston, who died on March 25 In this city. The other $1OOOOo goes to the university as a result of the recent death in this city of Edward West Currier. The bequest was provided for in the will of Laura Currier, who, at her death some time ago, left the property to Edward West Currier to hold in trust during his life time, and then to go to Yale univer- sity. The fund Is to be known as "The Nathaniel Currier Fund and the in come to be paid "to deserving students in need of assistance, preference being given to students coming from New York city,
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DEPARTMENTS ON HIGHLAND
Traffic Tied Up on the Division Late
 Yesterday.

Bristol, April 17--Traffic was tied up on the Highland division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
 road late to-day by two derailments, one about mile west of this city and the other at Forestville. The first de- railing was that of a switching engine and the wreeker had hardly completed the work of clearing the tracks when an east-bound freight engine and five freight cars were derailed at Forest vile. The rolling stock was not dam aged, but in the latter case the tracks were torn up for some distance. It is expected that the obstruction to traffic will be cleared away during the night.
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$soO,OOO TO BE D1STR1BUTED
Contest Over the Estate of Edward H.
 Dunn Ends.

Boston, April 17.-Tne contest over the estate of the late Edward H. Dunn former president of the Boston univer- sity corporation, ended to-day and the estate of $2OO,OOO will be distributed to Boston university, Methodist Preach CTS Aid society, New England Deacon ess Hospital and Training school, and few relatives and employees. The contestants of the will, Herbert A. Dunn, of Turloch, Cal; Mary E. Pea vey and Rebecca c. Hanscomb. Of Ev- erett, to-day waived their appeal In the probate court, where the will was sus- tained. Boston university receives a bequest of $6O,OOO to establish profess sorsElip, and similar sum for general expenses.
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MR. MORGAN, SEVENTH.

New York Financier Reached Threc-
 scOre-Ten Milestone Yesterday.
 New York, April 17.-J Pierpont Mor- gan, who is now travelling in Italy, is seventy years old to-day. The finan- cier left this country for his annual European trip about month ago, and it is reported in financial circles that on his return he will not resume active business cares. Hereafter, 1t is be- lieved, J. Pierpont Morgan, jr., his son, will be the active head of the firm. About the beginning of the year MT. Morgan started a new custom of re- maining uptown, and transacting all his business by telephone from his library.
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CONCEALED WEAPON CAMPAIGN
Three Years for New York Negro
 Caught With Brass Knuckles.

 New York, April 1E-While picked squads of detectives are securing tho foreign quarters and picking up all the men they find armed, the judicial offi- cers of the greater city are showing evidence of tsleir intention to co-oper- ate with the police in breaking up the vicious practice of carrying deadly weapons,
 To-day in general sessions Judge Ro- salsky gave the heavy sentence of threa years in Sing Sing to negro who had been originally arrested for disorderly conduct. His offense was Aggravated by the fact that he carried pair of brass knuckles.
 District Attorney Jerome has prepar- ed fifty cases of men charged with car- rying concealed weapons and will pre- sent them to the grand jury to-mor- row. In all 215 men have been locked up
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TWO FREIGHrs SMASHED UP.
Trains Come Together Head-on on
 Midland Division.

Willimantic, Conn.,, April 1S.-A head on collision on the Midland division of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad between two freight trains is reported at North Windham, about five miles north of this city. Both engines were demolished, several freight cars burned, others thrown off the tracks and two men seriously but not fatally injured.
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BONILLA IN MEXICO.
Vanqulshcd President of Honduras
 Landed Tt SaIlna, Mex.

Mexico City, April 17,-President Manuel Bonilla, of Honduras, was landed at Salina Cruz, Mexico. from the United States gunboat Princeton to-day. President Bonilla is expected to come directly to this city He left the Honduran port of Amapala on last Saturday aboard the Princeton, after having entered into an agreement with President zelaya, of Nicaragua, and President Figuera, of Salvador, tuat he should quit Central America.
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INVENTOR COMMITTED.
Governor Takes Hand in Case of New
 York Man.

Hartford, April 17.-Allen Everett Onley. New York inventor, who has been at the almshouse for a week, was to-day sent to the Connecticut hospital for the insane, at Middletown, upon an order issued by the governor. Onleys mind is unbalanced. While he was at the almshouse several lawyers sought to have him sign papers relative to his inventions, but the superintendent in- terferred and refused to allow him to sign any documents.
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DepOsed from Office.

New London, April 17.--By vote oi 13 to tonight the court of common council found Highway Commlsslone. Waldo E. Clarke guilty of the charges of incompetence and neglect of duty preferred against him by Mayor Arm. strong, and deposed him from office.
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Two StiII Alarms.

No. 7's chemical was called out last evening at o'clock to small fire near the Housatonic shop Some old rail- road ties had teen set afire by a pass ing engine. There was no damage.
 No. Is chemical was called out to chimney fire at 66 Trumbull street at o'clock last evening. No damage re- suited.
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s5,OoO for Litchneld Hospital.

Winsted, April 17.-By the will of Benjamin w, Pettibone, admitted to probate here to-day, the Litchfield County hospital, located in this city, receives $5 900. There are a number of other public bequests of smaller de- nomination,
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statesman Plans Tour on Bicycle.

Washington, April 17,-Second Assist ant Secretary of State Adee has start ed for Europe with the intention of making a 2OOO-mile bicycle tour of France. Mir. Adee left Washington to- night and will sail on La Savoie from New York to-morrow for Havre.
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roo YOUNG TO HANG.
Death Sentence of Russian Aassassin
 Changed to Ten Years in Prison.

Tifis, Transcaucasia, April 17-The murderer of William H. Stuart, an Eng lishman, who was American yice-con- sul of Batum, and who was killed at his country place near Batum, May 20 last, was sentenced by a court martial yesterday to be hanged, but in view of his youth, the assassin's sentence was commuted to ten years Imprisonment.
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of This Coast.

New York, Aprip 1.-The government allows vessels to run through Long 1s- land sound which are not fit to make a single trip, according to a statement made In an address here to-day by Captain Jacob w. Miller at meeting of the maritime interests; The purpose of the meeting was to consider ways and means to secure better inspection and laws governing the vessels plying the waters of New York and Long Is- land sound. Captain Miller declared that government inspection on the coastWise service and on Long Island sound in particular is entirely made quate for the large volume of service. "There Is no section of the coast that is so dangerous as between East river and Narragansett pier" said Captain Miller. "The government allows ves- sels to run which are not fit for a trip. Each steamer should have at least five watertight compartments. I think that sooner or later the government will adopt this as law"
 Lincoln 0. Cummings of Brookline. Mass, president of the national move ment for government inspection of crews and delegate for the board of trade of Portland, Me, and chamber of commerce of Wilmington, N. o., spoke on the subject of the conference. Hs finished by introducing resolutions calling for legislation on these points:
 An adequate number of inspectors
 A sufficient number of bulkheads, for seagoing passenger vessels.
 A thorough inspection of the crew and the proper licensing of the captain and mate of every sailing vessel and possibly some of the crew.
 The speaker also called attention to the need of laws governing the training of the crews in the use of life boats.
 Rear Admiral Coghlan introduced and a committee affirmed resolution re- questing the secretary of war to order an examination of the harbor of refuge at Point Judith with view to building a landing place in the shelter of the breakwater where a large, power, self fighting and self bailing lfeboat can be kept The resolution declared that the loss of the Larchmont emphasized the need of having such a life boat station at Point Judith. This resolution will come before the conference for adoption tomorrow.
 Captain Luther B. Dow, general man. ager of the American Association of Masters, Mates and Pilots, in a speech referred to the necessity of the national government providing adequate inspec- ton of the crews of sailing vesseis.
 Charles Darsch president of the so- ciety of Slocum Survivors, favored a resolution calling for the appointment of committee by the conference, com posed of citizens who would make it their duty to see that the government inspectors did their work, this commit tee to inspect personally excursion boats, looking to their proper equip ment and to avoid the danger of over loading.
 J Augustus Johnson, director of the Legal Aid society and the Seamen's in stitute introduced resolution which provided for the proper safeguarding of the lives of those employed on barges in tow, and also the reduction of the number of barges to be lowed by one steam vessel.
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SETBACK FOR HUGHES.
Coney Island Five-Cent Fare Bill Not
 Recommitted.

NUhty IsIHhu FIVt-OeMV FHre HIH MOI
 Recommitted.
 Albany, April 7.-The administration met with decided setback to-day in a skirmish in the Assembly involving the public utilities bill.
 In spite of the combined efforts of Majority Leader Moreland and Speaker Wadsworth, the latter, 1t is understood, acting under express instructions which he received from Governor Hughes yesterday, a plan to recommit Assemblyman Robert Wagner's Coney Island O-cent fare bill on the ground that it's provisions tended to emascu- late the public utilities measure was signally defeated by vote of 75 to AS.
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APPOINTMENT FOR TALE MAN
George A. sanderson Made Associate
 Justice of Massachusetts Court.

Justice of Massachusetts Court.
 Boston, April 17.-George A. Sander son, of Aver, district attorney for Mid dlesex county, and Henry A. King, of Springfield, were appointed to-day as- sociate justices of the suyerior court by Governor Curtis Guild, jr.
 It is understood that Hugh Bancroft, assistant district attorney, will be ap- pointed to fill out MT. sanderson's un- expired term.
 George A. sanderson was graduated from Yale and from Boston University Law school He was elected district attorney for Middlesex county in 1902.
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bunaI at the Hague Favored.

New York, April 1.-The first con- vention of the National Arbitration and Peace congress came to an end to- night, after three days session, with two large and brilliant banquets, one at the Hotel Astor and the other at the Waldorf Astoria.
 Andrew Carnegie, president of the congress, gave out a statement as to the results of the meeting. Although not so designated by MT. Carnegie, the statement constitutes a reply to some of the suggestions contained in the let- ter which President Roosevelt address ed to the congress on its opening day. Mr. Carnegie quotes these statements as objections" and proceeds to answer them as follows:
 Our peace conference has brought three objections clearly before us:
 ''First-Nations cannot submit all questions to arbitration.
 Answer: Six of them have recently done so by treaty-Denmark and the Netherlands, Chile and Argentina, Nor way and Sweden"
 (Note.--Since Norway has just secur- ed independence, the treaty provides that its integrity shall not be question: ed, but whether 1t is or not affected in any dispute is to be decided by The Hague conference)
 "So much for the claim that nations cannot submit all questions. They have done it.
 "Second-Justice is higher than peace.
 Answer: The first principle of nat ural justice forbids men to be judges when they are parties to the issue. All law rests upon this throughout the civ ilized world Were a judge known to sit upon case in wflich he was secret ly interested he would be dishonored and expelled from his high office. If any individual refuses to submit hls dispute with neighbor to disinterest- cd parties (arbitrators or judges) and insisted upon being his own judge, he would violate the first principles of justice. If he resorted to force in de- fense of his right to judge he would be disaonored as a breaker of the law. Thus peace with justice is secured through arbitration, either by court or by tribunal-never by one of the par ties sitting as judge in his own cause
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EIGHT-HoUR BILL PASSED.
New York Senate Finally Acts Upon
 Page Measure.

Albany, April 17,--The senate to-day unanimously repassed the Page eight hour child labor bill after an extended discussion on an amendment which was offered by Senator Armstrong and defeated, 14 to S1.
 The bill provides an eight-hour day from 8 a. m. to p. m. for minors in factories.
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WISCONSIN SENATORIAL FIGHT
First Ballot in Joint Session Results
 in No Choice.

Madison, Wis, April 17.-The first ballot of both houses, in joint session, for United States senator to succeed John c. Spooner, was taken to-day with no choice. The vote is as fol- lows
 George w. Bird, Democrat, 24; John J. Esch, 19; Irvine L. Lenroot, 19; H. A. Cooper, 19; Isaac Stephenson, 1T; w. H. Hatten, IS; scattering, F.
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PARTRIDGE AND PEABODY IN
ASKED TO CONTINUE AS TRAVIS
 ATTORNEYS OF RECORD.
Letter to This Effect Signed by the Ac- cused Given Out by Mir. Peabody Thaw Complains of Being IlI--Long Consultation With One of His Attor- ncys--EveIyn Has Nothing to Say Regarding Her Mothers Statement.

New York, April 17-Clifford w. Hartridge tonight, after A, Russell Peabody had had talk with Harry K. Thaw in the Tombs prison, made public the following letter: "Messrs. Hartrilge and Peabody:
 Dear Sirs:
 Please continue as my atotrneys Of record.
 ''Very sincerely,
 HARRY K. THAW." Lawyer Hartridge had no comment to make on the letter.
 For the first time since he has been in the Tombs Harry K. Thaw did not get up in time to be ready for his counsel when one of them called at the Tombs this morning. He complain ed of being H. and when A. Russell Peabody called to see him he was still in bed
 Warden Flynn informed the prisoner that his counsel could not see him at his cell Thaw then got up and hur- ried down to see MT. Peabody, The lawyer remained in consultation with him for almost two hours, keeping Mrs. Evelyin Nesbit Thaw waiting down. stairs. MT. Peabody looked very sol- emn when he left.
 Young Mrs. Thaw was asked is she had any reply to the statement of her mother, Mrs. Nesbit- Holman. With a toss of her head, she replied;
 Not a word to say on any subject" /"
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UNFIT VESSELS PLY
 LONG ISLAND SOUND
SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO MAKE 4 SINGLE
 TRIP.

Captain Jacob w. Miller says, at Meet ing of Maritime Interests in New York, that Government Permits Such Vessels to Run-ships Should Have at Least Five Watertight Compart- ments-Dangers of This Coast.
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BRILLIANT BANQUETS CLOSE PEACE CONGRESS- ANDREW CARNEGIE GIVES OUT STATEMENT AS TO
 RESULTS.

Constitutes Reply to Some of the Sug-
 gestIons Contained in the Letter of President Rooscvelt-Answer to Lat ter's Declaration that "Justice Is Higher Than Peace"-Neither Peace Nor Justice but Righteousness That Shall Exalt the Nations--The ResoIu-
 tions AdOpted-Permanent Peace Tri-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-04-18

ORDER LIMITING TINE TO
FILE CLAIMS, AND FOR HEAR
ING THEREON.
Estate of Betsy Dallum.
State of Minnesota, County of
Marshall, In Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate of
Betsy Dallum, Decedent.
Letters TeStamentary having been
granted TO john J. Da]lum, of Oslo,
Marshall Co., MINI.
1t is Ordered, that the time with
in which all creditors of the above
named decedent may present claims
against his estate in this court, be,
and the same hereby is, limited to
Six months from and. after the date
hereof; and that Saturday the 10Th
day of October, 1907, at 2 o'clock P.
M. in the Probate Court Rooms at the
City of Warren, in said County, be,
and the same hereby is, fixed and
appointed as the time and place for
hearing upon and the examination,
adjustment and allowance Of such
claims as shall be presented within
the time aforesaid. t2
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in the
Warren Sheaf, a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Warren,
Mimi, as provided by law.
Dated April 18th; 1907.
Peter H. Holm,
Judge of Probate.