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The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
THE LOST CHILD IN LIAoYANG.
Found Lately Bcggar in the Streets
 of Moscow.

X romantic story IS told ,n the New York Sun of the recovery by her par ents in Moscow of q little girl who was lost in the far East in the course of the SIsso-Japanes war The. father was an officer stationed in the Liao- yang peninsula whose wife and child had gone out to live with him before the outbreak of hostilities
 All went well until the retreat of the Russian army began. Then a party of the marauding chungchuss who gave both armies so much trouble during the war. fell upon the deserted station and sascked the house which sheltered the mother and child In the panic the two were separated. The mother escaped and was able to reioin her husband The little girl disappeared, and care ful search made by the parents after the close of the war failed to develop any clew to her fate, and the parents finally gave her up as dead.
 She was not dead, however. She had been carried off in the first place by the robbers, but within day or two they had fallen in with detachment of Russian soldiers and all of them were captured or killed Among those taken alive was the little girl and as she was able to prattle little in Russian she at once became 8 pet of the so- diers. The regiment into whose hands she fell kept her with them all through the campaign, and one man in particu- lar. q private named Gritzko. made himself her special protector.
 After the war the child accompanied the regiment to Moscow. It was dis banded and Gritzko took charge Of the child. He sought work in order to provide for her as well as himself He fell upon hard luck. depending on beg ging in the street and odd jobs for subsistence, and SO great was his de. votion to the child that he almost starved himself in order that she might mot want At lastin his weakened state he contracted pneumonia from expos ure and died iy few days
 The little child was now utterly friendless, and those into whose hands She fell saw in her only a source of '
 profit for themselves She was driven out on the streets to beg. One of the places that she was ordered to haunt was the entrance to the Cafe Philipoff O fashionable resort,
 One day she was in front of this place when an open carriage drew up and man and woman stepped out of it. The child stretched out her hand begging for few kopeeks. The woul- ans eyes grew moist, and she turned to her husband and asked for his purse, Taking a coin from 1t, s'a stopped and drew the child to her to l..ss her as an accompaniment to her aims. As she looked into the little face it seemed as 1 if she recognized something familiar in it. The little girl was gazing eagerly at her too, and suddenly threw out her arms with a cry of Mother"
 The mothfr gave a wild shriek as she lclasped hei lest child in her arms. and fell to tl Sround in a swoon,
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
HYPERION.
'The KFeutzer Sonata sombre e
 Blanche Walsh .Acts Well.

''The Kreutzer Sonata" sombre -
 Blanche Walsh Acts We'll
 To all who know the beautiful mel ody of the Kruetzer Sonata, the pres entation of the play bearing that name last evening could bring nothing but disappointment The production of such a play translated from the Yid- dish into English, to an American audience can leave but one tendency to lower the standard of the stage. Any play that depends upon the lower human passions for it's motive, and for its being, is not one to leave an elevating tendency upon those who hear and sec it. The whole of the dia- ogue last evening was of the somber stYpe, inharmonious and nauseating in double meaning and inunudoes jRlanche Walsh and her company lave a tremendous burden to carry in Fhis play, and the only good thing was sIin the acting of the star and her sup Tport. There is not a poor member of the company and it is hardly fair to them to handicap them with the words they are compelled to utter.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
Common Pleas Court.

The common pleas court, criminal side, held a brief session yesterday with Judge Bennett on the bench.
 John Nissen of West Haven, who had been arrested for non-support, prom lsed to furnish bond to guarantee the payment to his wife of $5 a week and his case was continued. He had been under the eve of the probation officer since his case was last in court and had been paying his wife an allow arce.
 The case against Catharlne Ross and Edith Nelson, who were arrested in q dlsorderly house in Prindle alley sone weeks ago, came before the court but were not, disposed of. They were continued to next Friday.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
WHIST AND DANCE.
Order of Golden sccptcr Have Social
 at Republican Hall

The second monthly whist and dance given by the three courts of the Or der of the Golden scepter was held in Republican hall, Temple street, last evening There were sixteen tables for the whist, and several went up for the dance afterward, making about 100 members who enjoyed the social even- ing. Whist was played until 10:S0 and then the score cards were examined and nrizes won as follows.
 First prize, a Venetian glass dish, Mrs. Ella Dudley; score, 42
 Second prize, half q dozen plates, Mrs. Morris; score, 40.
 Third prize, linen lunch square, Mrs. Anna R, Smith; score, SS.
 Winners of mems prizes;
 First, Venetian glass claret set, j.. Grodske; score 49,
 Second handsome stein, James Na- gel; score, 42,
 Third, tobacco jar. MT Holhster, score 9S.
 Among those present were Mrs. Alice Duxbury, MT. and Mrs Bambard, Mrs, Frer, Mrs Eva Dudley Mrs. Bill, MT. and Mrs. !, Atchson, Mrs, Alice Car ker, Mrs. Dill. Mrs Elizabeth Water bury Mrs. Adams, MT, and Mrs, J. Grodske Mrs. Enc, Mrs. Eustice, Mrs. Austin. Mrs Rowe Mr. and Mrs. Rev holds, Mrs Stillman Burton Stillman, MT. Barry Mrs Hall MT and Mrs. Dudley, Mrs, M, k. smith, MT DeMusey, George Priest
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
Relieved of $50.

Frank Budda, an Italian who rooms at 54 Hill street, came to the detective bureau with an unusual robbery com
 plaint. Frank declared that while passing dark alleyway near the sa- loon at 154 Oak street at midnight, a muscular black had reached out clutched him by the collar and yanked him into the alleyway. He then found himself in the grasp of q husky col pred woman who quickly relieved him of his wad of $50 and then indignantly yelled Beat it or I'll call the police. :"
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
Charged With Burglary.

Thomas J, Welch, 20 years old, Jerry Sullivan, 21 years old Charles r. Duff fy, q years old, and Eugene Murphy 1q years old, were all before the police court yesterday morning, charged with burglary and trespassing on private property
 "A charge of drunkenness against Welcn was nolle5.
 The burglary charges were continued as follows: Welch, April IS, nisi; Sul- livan, April 15, nisi Duffy, December 21, nisi, and Murphy, April 15, nisi.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
Joe Rloonncr Remandea.

Joe Bloomer, tG years old, of Stevens Heights. West Haven, is held by the police court on suspicion He vas ar rested by Patrolman Stowell o( the Howard avenue station coming from the yard of Wray's grocery store at 52 Frank street, late Monday night, There crude jimmy" a chisel and q skele ton key were found in his pockets.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
DECISION RESERVED
Judge shumway Hears the Parkerton Brondell
 Case.
JUDGES CONSIDER CHANGES
Proposed Legislation on Rules of Practice Talked Over
 by Them.

The only case to be called in the su- perior court yesterday was that of Ab- bic B Parkerton vs Henrietta Baker Brondell ct al, which was heard beroro Judge shumway at ? o'clock yesterday afternoon No decision was handed down at the conclusion of the case. Harrison & Kelsey appeared for the plaintiff and Attorney Gum for the de- fendant.
 The case was one of a suit for sup port by the widow of the late LeGrand Parkerton, who left an estate valued at about S5,000
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
Two sont to Reform school.

Two more hoys were committed te the Reform school and the third placed on probation in the city court yester- day morning, on the charge of defraud- ing the Gas company by breaking into quarter gas meters. The boys com mitted were up for the same offense before, and Judge Mathewson did not consider it any use for the probation officer to vast his time longer with either of the accused.
 The boys were Thomas Mooney and Ernest Stack Michael Magino had hls case continued,
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
Clain,s Mlrc ls Blgamlst.

Suit for divorce has been brought by Cleveland ], Grlswold of Guilford against his wife Annie on allegations To. infdsllty The husband claims that his wife, whom he welded in 1882, ran away with one Michael Hickey and married him. and that she was con victed of such bigamous marriage in Ia Milford court. The suit Is made re- turnable at the next session of the superior court.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
Arrested by Jim Donnclly.

Deputy Sheriff Jim Donnelly arrested on the campus yesterday morning a young colored fellow named William Anderson, who Is charged with the theft of suit of clothes from Oscar Kilbourne. who lives at 25O York street
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
Thirty Days for Theft.

Nelson Connors, charged with the theft of an overeoat and $S from John Vohide of 62 Pierpont street, was sen tenced to 20 days in jail y Judge Math- ewson in the city court.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
Linnor cose confinned

Pasquale Va'ente, charged with sell ing liquor without a license at No. l sherman avenue. was given contin- uance of the case in the city court yes terday morning to December 21.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
SCHOONER SOLD.
Fisheries Company Disposcs of Fleet
 for Sailors Wages.

for Sailors Wages.
 Providence, Dec. 17.-To satisfy libels for sailors wages three steamers of the Fisheries company were sold to-day. stephen r, Metcalf of Providence pur- chased the steamers Sterling and Fall con for s3,7OO and s2,Soo respectively The schooner Myra W. Spear was bought by M L. Gilbert of Mystic, Conn., for S4,Cs5. <
 The schooner yacht Puritan, the fa- nous cup defender, was sold this af-. ternoon at arction to William O'Con-8 nor of Fall River. MT. o'Connor paid S2,65o for the boat, which was built at a cost of S50,000
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18

company is headed by Bert Brighton. the cowboy actor, who is assisted by Lucille Whiteolif and others. The per formance will be repeated to-day, mati- nee and night
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
NEW HAVEN.
A Ragged Hero" Coming With a
 WhirIMind of Thrills.

A good sized audience was present at the New Haven theater last night to see the romantic western melo- drama, "The Scouts Revenge. There Is never q dull moment from rise to fau of the curtain, as the play is filled with pathos, comedy and thrills. The
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
Trespass Case Continued.

Christian Dedrickson, aged 19, was up for trespass on the railroad proper ty in the city court, ut the case was continued to December 20.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18

Judge Mathewson decided to hold him until Friday. pending further in vestigation.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18
POLI'S.

"Jack the Giant Killer" Has the Call
 This Week.
 Capt. George Augur, or Jack the Giant Killer. has the call this week on the theatergoing public. Augur, who is a big eight-footer, is the giant, while
, 1907-12-04
WATER RIGHTS CASES
IN CHEYENNE COURTS.

An old case, that of litigation over
water rights along the Big Laramie
river and its tributaries, in Laramie
and Albany counties, vas opened this
afternoon in the district court before
Judge Matson, says the Cheyenne TIL
bune. The case, which involved at
first only a few persons, has grown
1904, until now there + over 200
names on the list of defendants. The
trouble grew out of the irrigation priv
Ileges along the Laramie river n the
tributaries. Until about 1909 there
was plenty of water in the stream and
very few restrictions were placed upon
those with land adjacent to the stream.
With the settlement of the country
laws were put into effect which the
leading land owners claimed were un-
Just, and numerous cases were brought
before the district court both in Lara
ME and Albany counties. Most OF
the cases in the latter county were ap-
pealed to this, and in consequence, at
the present time there are over 200
people named as defendants, which the
county and state rs prosecutors. ms
a has been called and argued on
numerous occasions, but the end Is not
vet in sight and if the case is not dis
posed of at the present sitting of the
court, another score of names may be
added before the next term.
, 1907-12-04
Diplomatic Sensation.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. A special ID
the Tribune from Washington saysj
THE recall Of Viscount Aoki, the jap
anese ambassador, is the diplomatic
sensation of the day in Washington
Its significance IA heightened by in.
formation allowed to leak out THAI he
had been withdrawn in spite vi tna
earnest intimation made to his govern.
ment by President Roosevelt that he
would be glad to have the ambassado.
remain accredited to the United States
PuzzIing Situation.
While the authorities are not 4 lit.
tie puzzled and a great deal concerned
over the strange course of the JAP
anese government, they claim it should
leave no doubt as to the friendly pur.
pose of the United States.
Getting Navy in Shape.
Inquiry in naval circles elicits the
information that reports have been re
ceived from Toxic showing that Japan
is losing no time in preparing her navy
for war.
, 1907-12-04
VISCoUNT AOkI LEAVES AMERI
CA OF HIS OWN vOLITION
1T is NOW SAID AT JAP
ANESE CAPITAL.
Very Probable That Baron Takahira
Will Succeed Him at Washington
II He Be Acceptable to This Gov
ernment-Stiffening of Instructions
to Ambassador o'Brien at TOXIC
Diplomatic Sensation.

Toxic, Dec. 4.-The recall of Wis.
count Aoki, the japanese ambassador
at Washington, is the result of his
own expressed desire to resign. It is
now regarded as a %foregone conclusion
that he will not return to Washington.
Will Be Successor.
Baron Takahira, the present ambas-
sador to Italy, formerly minister at
Washington, will undoubtedly be ap.
pointed as Aoki's ~uccesso if accept
able at Washington.
No Reflection Upon Aoki.
The Associated Press is assured by
the highest authority in the foreign
Office that the recall of Aoki is not in
tended as the slightest reflection upon
his course, nor should it be construed
to denote the slightest change in the
friendly attitude of the Japanese to-
ward America on the immigration Ques,
ton.
viii Control Emigration.
1t is added that Minister Hayashi Is
determined to exercise all the author
ity vested in the foreign minister to
control the emigration of laborers.
, 1907-12-04
GETTING READY TO
START THE MINES.

S. Percy Rolfe, general manager for
the Keystone gold mine, owned by
the North Park Gu. S. Al Copper Syn
dictate, Limited, will leave by the end
of the week for Keystone, where work
is to be started on the Keystone and
Blue Jay mines, owned by the COM
pany. Sufficient machinery has been
ordered to fully equip the plant and
the old twenty-stamp mill, which has
been at the mine for several years, will
be overhauled and put in the best Of
working condition. The amalgam sys-
TEN will be used in the treatment Of
ores for the present. Mr.. Rolfe be-
lieves there is much gold in the two
mines and that the present operations
of the company will result in bringing
vast quantities of it into use. The
company has offices at ITO Cannon
street, E. c., London.
, 1907-12-04

In an answer filed by the attorneys
Of the Union Pucific RAILROAD company
to an amended complaint in the case
OF A. I. Stone, as administrator of the
estate of e. p. Smith at ogden. an al
legation Is made to the effect that two
trains cannot PISS In opposite direc-
tons to each otper on Tie same track.
Smith was killed in the All 81; wreck
In 1905 while in the employ Of the COM
pany as a brakeman. Damages in the
sum Of $4,000 are sough, by the ad-
ministator. The defendant company, In
its answer filed in the district court at
Og len Monday. says that the laws of
the state Of Wyoming, in which the &C.
cident occurred. preclude by statute
any person from a Judgment u more
than $4,000 as the result of an acct
dent or death caused by the careless
ness of a fellow-employs
, 1907-12-04

in the Atkinson petition. He said that
the matter If taken into court would
settle the contention that the law Is
invalid, as claimed by Mr.. Symons,
agent for Mrs. Atkinson. He believed
the ice house Ease would prove a par.
ticularly strong one in the position the
city would take. The law, the attorney
said, already declared the ice house .
nuisance by a so of the fire, and a
resolution by the council would
strengthen the case. If, after ten days
notice, the railroad company refused
to tear the building away, the company
could be fined $50 n the marshal
would be Empowered to tear the strua-
ture down.
The Schwatke Resolution.
Mr.. Schwatke offered the following
motion. Il hereby move that the
frame building situated on the south
side of the Union Pacific railroad
crossing on Grand avenue. belonging
to the Union Pacific Railroad company
and heretofore used as an ice house, be
formally declared a nuisance, under
the ordinances of the city of Laramie,
relating to the partially burned struc.
lures, and that the mayor serve notice
forthwith upon the Union Pacific Rail.
road company to remove said nuisance
within ten days from the date OF sci
vice of said notice, and in case OF the
failure of said railroad company to
comply with such notice, the city at
Itorney take immediate action under the
ordinances in such case made n pro.
vided." The motion prevailed, the
five members of the council voting in
favor thereof.
John Kunkle asked that the taxes on
his t%hreshing machine be related. The
machine has never been owned or used
in the city, and the matter was refer
red to the finance committee.
Gasoline Ordinance.
The ordinance relating to the stor-
age of gasoline and benzine in the city
was read and referred to the attorney
for some corrections and additions sug-
gested in a discussion of the subject
by the members of the council. The
revised ordinance will contain a refer
Ience to the rights of owners OF auto.
MOBILES to keep a certain quantity Of
gasoline in the tanks of their machines.
The bills for the month were read
and those approved were ordered paid.
May Sell Stone.
The mayor was authorized tn dispose
IF the stone taken from the interior
of the jail, estimated at fifiy-five yards,
at a price not to be less Imam $1.10 a
yard. The stone IA advertised to
be sold by bids, but the bids were not
satisfactory and were rejected
Marshal Sigman reported that seven
of the fourteen steel cells for the city
1jail had been erected and that the
foundations for the other seven had
been completed. The city prisoners
are worked to some advantage in re-
building the jail.
At $40 the council adjourned, hav'
ing been in session just two hours.
, 1907-12-04
osvan.zIss Nigh, c,a..ss.

H. H. Collett, electrical engineer oil
the Union Pacific, is in the city to or
ganize the night classes in mechanical
drawing, which will be held two OF
three evenings a week in the master
mechanics building for the benefit OF
the apprentices In the shops. says the
Cheyenne Tribune. After the organiza
ton, the school will be In charge OF
John Jones, formerly OF the University
OF Wyoming. The school will proba'
bly, be carried on all through the year
, 1907-12-04
Nav Not Form comrany


It is stated at Boston that the propos-
ed Union Pacific holding company may
ave be formed. The plan is fraught
with many legal difficulties ond the
plan has been held in allegiance until
some of these a be investigated fur
Their. Later on something Of another
nature may be determined upon. Mean
while there Is excellent authority for
the statement that the Southern Pa
cifc. Illinois Central and Baltimore and
Ohio stocks still in the Union Pa
chic treasury to stay as long as 1t Ia
legal Tor one railroad to hold stocks
Of another railroad with which 1t
does not compete. These stocks form
q greater part of Union Pacific collat.
eral assets. The st. Joseph and Grand
Island stocks are also in the treasury
and the Fiji stocks will be sold when
prices become attractive, the Atchison,
St. Paul and Northwestern stocks are
relatively unimportant
, 1907-12-04
FORD ACQUITTED
IN SAN FRANCISCO
JURY RETURNS VERDICT OF NOT
GUILTY IN ALLEGED BRIBERY
CASE IN THAT CITY.
Jury Stood Nine for Acquittal and
Three for Conviction on First Bal
souri, Marshal in Attempt to Rob
Bank This Morning.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 4.-Tirey
l.. Ford, general counsel for the Unit
ed Railroads, was acquitted late last
night of the charge of having bribed
former Supervisor Jennings Phillips tc
vote for the overhead trolley franchise,
Three for Conviction.
On the first ballot the jury stood nine
for acquittal to three for conviction
General Ford gave IL the following
statement regarding the verdict.
Grandiloquent Statement.
Under the peculiar conditions nov
existing in our city, it is greatly to the
credit of the twelve men who have
just rendered their verdict that they
have the courage to do exact and ever
justice to a falsely accused fellow cit
izen.'
, 1907-12-04
REDUCED RATES FOR
TEACHERS OF STATE.

Mrs. Emma II. knight, county super
intendent Of schools, has received the
following note from Hon. c. R. Atkin-
son of Sheridan, president of the State
Teachers association:
"The Burlington railroad has made a
rate for the State Teachers associa-
ton of n and one-third fare, tickets
to. be sold on December 80 and 81,
good until January g.. The Union Pa
responded to the last appeal Of the
executive committee but there is good
reason to believe that they will gran,
the same rates as the Burlington and
Missouri"
, 1907-12-04
NOTICE TO
COMPANY
MAYOR sPALDINo DEMANDS
THAT DAMAGED ICE HOUSE
At CROSSING De REMOVED.
copy Of Notice esAesda in~ssands ~
Agent A, .. cady - Local Repre-
sentative Of Railroad Company
Interesting Talk Of the Railroads
Here and Elsewhere.

Marshal Sigman, acting for Mayor
Spalding, today served upon Agent A.
B. Cady a formal notice that the ice
house at the Grand avenue crossing,
damaged by fire on November 26, has
been declared . nuisance and must be
removed within ten days from the
date OF the service of the notice. The
notice is signed by Mayor spalding and
was prepared by Attorney McMurray
following the passage Of a resolution
by the council last night, introduced
by Councilman schwatke, and adopted
by the vote OF all the members Of the
council present at the meeting. 1t is
not known what action the railroad
company will take in the matter, but
1t is almost certain that the affair will
get into the courts. The mayor Ak
presses a determination to have the
building removed, either by the rail-
road company itself or by the city au-
thorities.
, 1907-12-04
Waterways conores. Meets.

Washington, Dec. with every
state in the union, as well as Alaska
and Hawaii, represented, and with the
broad object of promoting the improve
ment of the inland waterways, the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors congress
began a three days convention here
today.
Many Prominent Speakers.
The program for the convention m
cludes addresses by Secretary Root,
French AmbassadorJusserand, German
Ambassador. Baron Won Sternburg,
Chairman Knapp of the interstate com-
merce commission N other promi-
nent speakers.
, 1907-12-04
ATTORNEYS HOME FROM
ATTENDANCE AT COURT,

Attorneys Downey, Arnold and Cor
thell have returned from Cheyenne
where they had been to look after the
water cases pending in the First dis
trict court. A demurrer of the plain.
tiff in the case of the city against the
Springbrook Live Stock company, con
corning the overflow water of the creek
leading from the city springs, was over
ruled, but it is considered of little i'm
portance as affecting the interests OF
the city. Some other matters of local
interest were disposed of by thai court
The adjudication of the waters of the
Big Laramie is being considered by
Judge Matson.