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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-31
INCLUDE TRoLLEYMBy.
Penalty for Negligence Made the Same
as for steam Gar Employees.

Penalty for Negligence Made the Same
rs for Steam Car Employees.
Hartford, July 9O.-At the afternoon
session both branches Of the legislature
cleared IT'S table. The amendment to
the statutes dealing with misconduct
of railroad servants which brings about
loss of life was amended in concur
renee so as to include servants of street
railways, the penalty being ten years
1t was explained that the court had
decided that gross negligence Of an em-
ploye on street railway was not
punishable under the statute which re-
fer the steam railroads and the law
was brought up to date.
A compromise measure concerning
the firemens relief fund was passed
The senate passed the act enlarging
the powers of the East Norwalk fire
district, a resolution to pay the assis-
tant superintendent Of the capitol $40
each for their Uniform coats, and re-
ferred to the next general assembly a
bill concerning the granting Of liquor
licenses which required that licenses
should not be granted to aliens, that
applicants should be Endorsed by five
property owners and should be pos
SCISSOR OF taxable property in his own
name The vote was II to 16 on the
question of reference the favorable re-
port Of the minority being under dis
cussion. The senate adhered to action
in passing the eight hour bill and as
the house had rejected it the bill is
Killed
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MAY ABANDON zones
FOR HACK HIRE FARES
Committee on Ordinances to
Ask for Recommitment
of Draft.

Alderman Loos and Townshend wer,
the Only members of the committees
on railroads and bridges who visited
city hall last evening where their re-
spectiye committees were due to hold
executive sessions. As alderman
Townshend, who is chairman of the
committee, is also a member Of the
former he united forces with Alder
man Loos and the ordinance committee
went into executive session. 1t was de-
cided that the committee will report
on the awning ordinance in favor Of
the present required height Of eight
feet.
The committee will ask the board Of
aldermen at the meeting next Monday
evening to recomnit to it the ordinance
regarding hack fares, which lis now ON
the table in the board The committee
desires to discuss the advisability of
making a change in regard to the
charges some feeling that a uniform
rate should be charged for the city in
stead of dividing it into four zones as
in the present draft. This matter will
be threshed out by the comrnitte. On
the matter of hack charges for funerals
Chairman Loos announced that the
committee favored the "a charge, which
is now being made by the hackmen, in.
stead of $3.50, which was first fixed up.
on.
The only matter due to come before
the railroads and bridges committee
was the receipt of Corporation Coun.
gel Daggett's opinion on the uses o.
the order for grooved rails III the per.
mission to the Connecticut company Il
lay rails at Chapel and State streets
| The opinion is adverse to the ordering
of any particular style Of rails.
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DEATH or MRS. WHITNEY.
Evangelist Who Was stricken in Row.
nyton Baptist Pulpit sdccumbs.

South Norwalk, July 3O.-Mrs. c. S.
Whitney, the evangelist from New York
city who was stricken with apoplexy
Sunday morning while preaching in the
Rowayton Baptist church, died at the
Norwalk hospital about o'clock this
morning. Mrs. Whitney never recover
ed consciousness after she fell PROSTATE
in the pulpit, and no hope was held out
for her recovery. Funeral services will
be held at the Riverside cemetery chap
ell at o'clock tomorrow afternoon and
interment will follow In Riverside GEM
etery.
Mrs. Whitney was seventy-two years
old and had been an evangelist for tfir-
ty-five years, She was to have gone
to Brooklyn yesterday from Belle Is
land, where she had been staying, to
conduct services. As soon as Mrs.
Whitney was stricken word was dis
patched for her son, who lives in Hart
ford, but who was located in Oyster
Bay, L. 1.
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SIGNS SIDE ROOM BILL.
Norwallx Ministers Happy Over Result
of Movement.

Norwalk, July 9O.-This morning at
1870 o'clock Governor lRollin S. Wood
ruff signed the Norwalk ministers
sideroom bill, Rev. George D. Egbert,
who is summering at Sag Harbor
made trip to Hartford for the pur-
pose of being present at the ceremony.
The bill was signed in the executive
chamber. The governor expressed him
self as pleased with the reforms like
ly to come as a result of the passage
of the bill and after he had signed the
bill he presented to Mr. Egbert the
pen with which he had made his sigma
ture. Governor Woodruff commended
the Norwalk ministers a)r their earn
lest work in behalf of the bill The bill
is now a law, it going into effect from
its passage.
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Assaulted and Robbed.

Thompsonville, July 50,--Harvey
Brainard, employed as a clerk in I
greenhouse of D. William Brainard
this place, was assaulted and robh
this afternoon at the office of
greenhouse. Two Italians, it is allie
ed, are implicated in the affair. I
names of the Italians are not know
Brainard was struck over the head
heavy blow, and knocked uneonscio
When he recovered consciousness
was lying behind the counter, and
pockets had been turned inside 0
About 81 were taken, the affair TAXI
place in the thickly settled part of
town.
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DECLINE REPORT ON sroRns.


Hartford, Conn, July 30,-The senate,
to-day, declined to accept the adverse
report of the committee on agriculture
that the resolution carrying out In part
the ideas Of the governor to have q
commission inquiry into the practical
workings Of the Storrs Agricultural
college and report to the next general
assembly and in its stead passed re-
solution drawn by by Senator Gates
providing for commission of FIVE,
representing I'VE counties Of the state
and with one democrat member upon
it. The commission as named would
be Senators Potter and Middleton, and
Representatives Marsh and Litchleld,
(democrat), Higgins Of Coventry, and
Gillette Of Easton. In rejecting the
agricultural committees report by a
vote Of Is to 10, Senator'S Potter and
Middleton both said such an inquiry
was unnecessary.
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PLAYER SUSPENDED
Durant Fears That Barrett is Black
listed Man.

Waterbury, July S0.--Manager H. r.
Durant of the Waterbury baseball team
tonight suspended William Barrett,
one of the Waterbury outf1elders, be-
cause of rumors that he Is a blacklist
ed player named Daniels. Barrett is
said to have come here from Kane,
which is on the Interstate league cir
cult, and will be given chance to
prove his identity. He will not be al
lowed to play again with Waterbury
until thorough investigation has been
made Manager Durant stated tonight
that as the race for the Connecticut
league pennant was bound 10 be close,
he intended to take no chances, and Or
idered Barrett to the bench squad as
&soon as he heard the rumors
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BRIDGE TO BE CLOSED
Quinnipiac River Channel to BE Dredg-
pd

Traffic over the East Chapel street
drawbridge over the Quinnipiac will
be blocked for some hours to-day as
that bridge will be opened to permit
the dredging of the channel. The bridge
will be opened at four this morning.
The length of time that will be re-
quired is not known. Trolley cars will
be sent around via Grand avenue UNI
less the work is completed before rush
hours come.
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NO DOG TAGS YET.
Though Law Requires Them FOR Aug
ust 1 There Are None Here.

Although the state law says that
all dogs licensed shall wear certain
brass tags to be procured from the
town clerk and that on and after
August / all dogs without such tags
shall be subject to death as an un-
licensed dog, nevertheless New Haven
dogs will not be able to wear their tags
on that day apparently as they have
not yet been received at the town
clerks office.
The tags have already arrived in
some towns in the state, but the con-
signment for this city is very large,
and will probably be late in arriving.
The officials will have to be a little
easy with the New Haveners and their
dogs as q result.
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MANY PAYING TAXES
Hustle Now to Escape Ten Per Cent.
Penalty

There is the usual just before the
last day rush to the office Of Tax Col
lector Anthony, these days by people
who have let their tax payments go
until the last minute and who now
want to get the money In in time to
avoid paying interest.
The taxes must be paid by August 1.
after which, in addition to the assessed
amount, q ten per cent. interest addi-
ton must be paid. The taxes are due
April /. Up to the present time over
half the individuals have paid their
taxes, but not half of the taxes due
have been collected.
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HAVE A SURPRISE
British Peace Delegates Working on
New Proposition.

The Hague, July S0-The British del
egation are working on proposition
which, when 1t is presented, will cause
considerable surprise, as it is in the ma
ture of the unexpected.
AS already cabled, the representa-
tives of the United States have been
privately discussing with other leading
delegates the advlsability of the United
States presenting a proposition for the
periodical sitting of the conference, this
proposition suggesting that it should
meet fundamentally, on June 2, begin
ming IN 1912.
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Dies while or rialt.

Waterbury, July 3O.-Miss Ruth e,
Hale, aged eleven years, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hale of Ldtch-
field, died at the residence Of her IN
Gle, George Holmes, of North Main
street tonight, after short illness,
She was visiting here when taken ILL.,.
She was a student of the West Morris
school.
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Montreal, July SQ.-The Star an
nounced to-day that an alliance had
been formed between the Amateur Ath-
letie union of the United States and
Canada to govern athletics on the con-
tinent of America, and that the Cana
dian Amateur Athletic union will be ig-
nored.
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FINANCE BOARD

weekly Session Shifted from Thursday
Afternoon.
The weekly meeting of the board CT
finance, which is regularly set for 4:30
o'clock Thursday afternoons, has been
shifted this week. and will be held in
city hall this evening at 1880. The
change in the date is said to be due
to the fact that the new school BALD
ing committee of the board of eduea-
ton is to meet the property owners Of
the property desired for the site for a
school in Greene street tomorrow aft
ernoon, and it was desired to hold the
meeting of the board before that SEES
sion took place.
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NEW CRUISER POLICY
Baron Tweedsmouth Tells Lords He
Has Ono for England.

London, July 30.-During the course
OF a discussion on naval matters in the
house of lords to-day Baron Tweed
mouth, first lord of the admiralty, said
that the admiralty had in mind d new
and extended cruiser construction pol
Icy. which probably would be brought
forward next year.
after ALL" said he, "the cruiser is
the ship by means of which we keep
our dominance of the sea. The battle
ships are the policemen Of the sea.
1t is their business to destroy the feet
of the enemy, leaving the cruisers to
guard the commerce.
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BODY OF UNKNOWN
Found at rIdgeport-Addrcss Of New
Haven Man.


Bridgeport, Conn, July 90-The body
of an unknown man wos found this ev-
ening beside the tracks of the New Ha-
ven road in East Bridgeport, he having
apparently either been struck by or fall
len from train a very short time
previously. His back was broken and
he had apparently died almost Instant
ly. He was about thirty years DID,, five
feet three in height, weighed about 1875
pounds, dark hair and smooth face, and
his left hand was deformed. His cloth
ing was that of a mechanic. In a
book found on his person were several
addresses among them those of Charles
Nichols, $50 State treet, New Ha-
ven, and Walter Duggan, Telegram Of
fee, Worcester, Mass.
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MOSCOW, July 30.-M. Toropof, leader
of the monarchist party in Moscow, to-
day shot with a revolver and killed M.
Ermouse member of the social demo-
cratic party, during a heated political
argument. Toropoff has been &rrest-
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AUTO PARKWAY BILL KILLED.
House Also Kills Resolution to Pa,
Capitol Barber 5000.

Hartford, July 3O.-The house, to-
day, voted to adhere to its former ac-
ton In passing the auto parkway bill,
which makes disagreeing action with
tch senate and kills the bill.
BY a vote of SO to 70 the house re-
jected a resolution which provided for
the payment of $500 to j. f. Schulz
tess, the barber at the capitol.
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American AcnuItted al NnrIshatl.

Karlsbad July 3O.-After a hearing
which lasted five hours. William Hit,
said to belong in Washington, d. C.;
was to-day acquitted OF the charge OF
running over workman with his au-
tomobile on July II last
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WiIheImina Decorstes Carnegie.
The Hague, July 30.-Queen With
nina has conferred upon Andrew G.
negie the Order. Of Orange Nassau
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
MRS. EDDY'S SON ARMED
His Counsel G aims That Spies Have
Been Close Upon His Trail

Warner n. H.. Aug. 6.-Heavily
armed, George w. Glover, the only son
Of Mrs. Eddy, the head of the Christian
Science church. has Travelled half across
veillance of spies who have logged
his footsteps for the past several
weeks. so his counsel. William f..
Chandler, claims, and have made an
effort to keep track of his every move
ment.
Mr.. Glover. accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Mary Baker Glover,
left their home in South Dakota to
come east to be present at the masters
hearing which is shortly to take place
at Concord.
They reached Waterloo. where
Chandler has his summer residence,
and whore the dispositions of both ia
Their and daughter were taken. Later
they were escorted to farmhouse at
Warner.
Mr.. Glover strongly affirmed that
he was rs full of fight as ever and
would not listen to any terms of set
Element. Up to this time nothing Of
the sort has been brought to his notice,
despite statements made to that eff
feet.
Referring to the system of espionage
to which he had been subjected. he as
,, serted ;hat several weeks ago he noted
the fact that his footsteps were being
logged. and that wherever he went he
was sure to be followed
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09

out any particular Chinaman, but tnat
the visitors shot with careful accuracy
was evinced by the fact that each of
the three men killed was shot through
the heart. In fact there were two or
three bullets sent through vital spots in
each of the men who We're killed. In
the scramble and melee which followed
the aim of the assailants proved less
fatal, yet several of the injured carry
two to three bullet wounds.
The trouble has been anticipated for
more than a week. About 10 days ago
nearly a dozen Cinnamon, who were all
strangers to the Boston Cinnamon, and
who kept strictly aloof from them,
came to Boston and rented rooms on
Tyler street. The police were notified
of the fact by Boston Cinnamon, who
feared trouble Special details of po-
lice were at once placed on duty in the
Chinese quarter and the strangers sud
denly disappeared. Last night they as
suddenly reappeared and entered the
narrow passageway which leads to OK
ford place. The shooting followed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Standard Oil Fined S2e, 24o, 900

Chicago. Aug 5.-Judge Lands. in
the United States district court, fined
the Standard Oil company of Indiana
9,240 900 for violation of the law
against accepting rebates from rail
roads. The fine is the largest ever as
sessed against any individual or any
corporation in the history of American
criminal Jurisprudence, and is slightly
more than 13l times as great as the
amount received by the company
through its rebatlng operations. The
case will be carried to the higher courts
by the defendant company.
The penalty imposed upon the COM
pany is the maximum permitted under
the law, and it was announced at the
end Of long opinion. in which the
methods and practices Of the Standard
OIL company were merclessiy scored.
The Judge declared that in his opinion
the officials of the Standard Oil company
who were responsible for the practices
of which the corporation was found
guilty were no better than counter
feiters and thieves.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Killed Girl and Self

Newmarket. y. H., Aug. 5.-Rose
Remission. 10 years old, and Jerry Ken
nlston, aged 80. are dead AS the result
of shooting which occurred on the
old Durham Point road. The girl and
the man, though bearing the same name.
were not related to each other Medical
Referee Lance decided that Remission
first killed the girl by clubbing her
over the head with his gun and shoot
ing her and then took his own life, and
that four shots were fired in all. Ken
niston was regarded as rather shift
less. He had been seen many times
with Rose Remission, who lived on a
farm with her parents.
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New York hinanen Descend Up
on Hated Rivals at Boston
THREE SHOT TO DEATH
Bullets Left In Bodies of Seven
Others, Three of Whom Will DE-
Victims We're Enjoying Evening
Siesta, Unconscious of Danger

Boston, Aug 3.-Burning with ha-
tired for their deadly enemies belonging
10 the rival On Leong Tong, band of
New York Cinnamon. numbering doz-
en- or more, and belonging to the no.
torious Hep Sing Tong, entered mar
row alley in Boston's Chinatown last
night and drawing brand new II
calibre reVOlVers. opened ire with
deadly aim upon half a hundred China
men seated in easy chairs up ana down
the alley, smoking their pipes and CON
versing.
Al the sound of the first yolley the
Cinnamon rushed for their quarters,
stumbling over one another in their
haste to reach shelter behind closed
doors. Fearless and daring, the Hep
Sing Tong men chased their victims
into their own dOorWays and shot them
down as they rushed up starways or
INTO side rooms. Then. casting away
their guns. The strange visitors rushed
from tdc qu0rtcr seeking safety for
themselves
Three Chiuamcu were left dead i'll
the alley. thrc" We're dying as they lay
across the steps Of their little shops.
and four more carried the bullets Of
Their rival iOu4smcn The dead are
Wong Su Jung, aged 80 restaurant
propreto"; chin Let. aged 81. laundry
proprietor; chin Mon Quin. aged ~.
merchant
The shooting occurred in oxford
place, which is directly behind and
parallel to Harrison avenue, in the
heart of BoSton's Chinatown. Here
the Cinnamon retire and sit and smoke
On summer evenings, surrounded by
their wives and children, after the days
business is done. Most of them live in
small tenements which lead off the
alley, which is scarcely more than Bon
feet in length and 10 feet wide.
The trouble began last night few
minutes before 8 O'Clock when a mum
Der Of strange Cinnamon, variously
estimated at from 10 to 10, appeared al
the southern end OF the alley directly il
the rear of Cann's restaurant which
closes that end Of the alley except fo
narrow passageway. The mel
seemed to open fire all at once and it il
believed that fully 90 shots were fired
There seemed to be no effort to singl,
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Another Riot Victim Dead

Boston. Aug 1.-Two more arrests
and the death of one more victim is the
chronicle of yesterdays development in
the Chinese riot cases. The police now
have all whom they expect to appre-
bend.
Lee Kai Mum, one Of the riot vic
tins. died at the Emergency hospital
yesterday. This is the fourth man to
die Mum was shot in the left side.
He was AZ years old and lived at 3 OK
ford place.
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a White Mountain Stunt

Mount Washington, n. H., Aug. c.
Ralph A. Jenkins and Rodney S. Jen-
kins of Pittsfeld, n. H. yesterday
made a successful descent of Hunting
ton ravine, a feat rarely, If ever before.
accomplished. The ravlne is 1000 feet
deep, with a precipitous headwall.
The men were obliged to climb down 4
distance OF 5000 feet and return. The
time consumed was pa hours. They
found snow arch still standing in
Tuckerman'S rayne
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Coal Regions Death Harvest

Harrisburg, Aug. 5.-The annual re-
port of the Pennsylvania department
of mines shows that there were 226 en-
ployes between the ages of ii and u
years killed in the coal regions Of Penn
sylvania during the year 1906. The re-
port states that three of the so-called
miners killed were IA, II and III years
Of age, respectively, and that the fore
man who hired these boys to do a min
er's work should be sentenced to a term
OF Imprisonment.
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Paid For Their Foolishness

Chicago. Aug. "A man and wo.
man accused of rocking IA rowboat in
which they were rowing in Washington
park paid for their fun. The woman.
Mrs. Annie Finn, was fined the court
costs. amounting to 81, and the man.
George Morris. was fined S25 and costs.
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a Dramatic Incident

London, Aug. THE evlcted Irish
tenants bill passed its second reading
In the house of lords. Lord Clanrick
arde, the most hated landlord in Ire
land, made his appearance and. with
bent and shrunken frame. outstretched
shrivelled fingers and in voice now
shrll, now husky with passion. de-
nounced the bill in unmeaSured terms
as the hypothesis of robbery" His
speech was received in chilly silence
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09

Boston. Aug. 3.-Rev. Charles A.
Crane. ID. D., pastor of the Peoples
temple of this city, and one of the best
known Methodist clergymen in New
England, died suddenly at his home
here last night. Crane had been in
rather poor health for several weeks.
but continued his church work up to
four days ago. when he was obliged to
remain in the house. He was born in
Quincy. His. So years ago.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Building Trades Strike of

Portland, Me-. Aug 3.-The strike in
the building trades here was declared
off at meeting of the governors of the
Structural Building Trades Alliance
All members of the affiliated unions are
requested to return to work. No under
standing was reached with the en-
Movers
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Operating Without a Charter

Marion, Ala, Aug. IA grand jury
returned an Indictment against the
Southern railway for doing business in
license. This action was taken as a re-
suit of Secretary of State Julan's ac-
ton in revoking the charter Of the COM
pany because the railway removed a
case from a state to federal court.
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Reds to Gather In England

London, Aug. Another Russian
political convention will assemble in
London during the month of August
The Russian Social Revolutionary par
ty is the name which its supporters
give IT, but advices from Russia con-
tend that the party is composed OF AN
Archlsts and nlhillsts.