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The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
DUTCH MINISTRY RESIGNS
Due to Defeat of Army Estimates
 Delay for Universal Suffrage.

The Hague, Dec. 25.-- The Dutch cabinet, or council of ministers, com prising nine members, by whom the executive authority of the government is administered, to-day presented it's resignation. It is thought that the dissolution of the parliament is likely to follow
 The resignation of the cabinet, is due to the defeat of the army esti mates in the second chamber of par lament. The opposition in the dis cussion of these estimates contend that the efficiency of the Dutch army was not proportionate to it's cost. The clericals, who are opposed to the gov ernment's plans for universal suff- rage, are pleased over the situation created by the cabinets resignation, as they prefer that the expected general election which is to follow should be fought out on the military issue rath- CT than on universal suffrage.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
SENATOR WILLIAM ]. BRYAN
To Succeed Late Senator Mallory, But
 is Not from Nebraska.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. Ex-Governor Broward to-day appointed William James Bryan of this city to be United States senator, vice Stephen Russell Mallory, deceased. for the balance of the term expiring March 4, 1909. MT. Bryan is a prominent young attorney, only S1 years of age, and now holds the position of county solicitor for this (DuvaD county. He was born in Or ange county, Fla, Oct. 10, 1876. He is the son of John M. Bryan, who served fourteen years as state senator and afterward as a member of the state lrailroad commission.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
M. E. O'BRIEN'S BILL
Deathblow to Club sideboards if Measure is Passed by
 Congress.
BIC FINE FOR VIOLATION
N. w Kendall, of This City, Will Lead the Opposition--Sperry Com
 mittee Chairman.

Bridgeport, Dec. 25--One of the bills to be introduced in congress dur ing this session will If it becomes a law, mean practically d deathblow to every club sideboard and cafe that is now selling liquor to club members under the internal revenue license only, in whatever part of the country l the club may be located The bill, which would force all clubs and sim 1 liar bodies under the full operation of state license or no-license laws reads as follows
 "A bill to prohibit the issuing of a tax receipt for the sale of liquor to any person, firm or corporation selling or proposing to sell liquor in violation of state county or municipal law whether in license, dispensary, local option or prohibition territory
 Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assem- bled that from and after the date of < this act it shall be unlawful for any official or government employe in the internal revenue service of the United States, or in any other department of the government, to issue a receipt for the payment of the special revenue tax of the government imposed and levied by law upon the sale or other dsposi- .l ton of any spfrituous, vinous or malt liquors or other intoxicating beverages lin any state, county or municipality of the United States, to any person, firm or corporation, until the said per . son, firm or corporation shall have first procured a valid license to sell such liquors or beverages from the state, county or municipality in which said person, firm or corporation desire or intends to sell the same, and fol that particular place for which said tax receipt is sought and covering a like period of time, and shall have pro rduced the same to the said official ol government employe in the interna revenue service of the United States . for his inspection. And it shall be the / duty of such government employe tt make brief record of such state county or municipal license so exhi.
 
 bited to him by the applicant for sait
 tax receipt.
 That all laws and parts of laws fl conflict herewith be, and the same ar,
 hereby repealed"
 !, If the foregoing proposed bill be , comes part of the internal revenu ( laws it would carry penalty of a fin ? of $2,O0d or years imprisonment fo ! a violation,
 . Connecticut promises to play a yer important part in the liquor legisla Q ton in the present congress. Accord f ing to present plans, Matthew E
 O'Brien of this city will lead the tenn 4 perance forces and N W. Kendall o !, New Haven will be at the head c d those opposed to further restrictions
 while all such matters will come be
 fore the committee on alcoholic bev
 erages, of which Congressman N. I
 Sperry of New Haven, the second Con
 necticut district, is chairman.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
FIRE ON THE HEIGHTS
Home of Henry staby Damaged by a
 Christmas Blaze.

Considerable excitement was created yesterday afternoon by fire which was started in the kitchen of the Hen " Staby home on Lenox street, Fair Haven heights. It is said the fire was due to a defective f1ue. The Fair Ha- ven East fire department turned out and succeeded in getting the fire un- der control after one wing of the house had been badly damaged The loss is estimated at about $500.
 The house is the one which was for merly the residence of the late H. H. Olds, founder of the big pie baking industry here. MT. Staby. the pres ent owner, is superintendent of the William schollhorn company. The loss is covered by insurance.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
CHICAGO POLICE SACACITY
Pull in Watchman Pursuing Diamond
 Thieves Who Escape,

Chicago, Dec. 25.-While the jewelry
 store of David Holtz was crowded with customers last night and many people were passing in the street, two rob bers smashed a show window and es- caped with two trays of diamonds and
 iewelry valued at s5,0Oo There was an instant chase after the thieves by
 Holtz and his watchman, John Reich man. When Reichman, running, fired at the fleeing men, Detective Hart caught Reichman and arrested him.
 The thieves in the meantime escaped.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENER AL.

 Dutch Ministry Resigns. Mass Man Shoots His Wife. Light on Brownson Resignation. Poughkeepsie Manufacturer Suicides. White House Mum on Brownson. A Long Cruise is Ended Plot to Kill Reformers. Xmas in Chicago Sums. A Railroad Camp Affray. Extensive Terrorist Plot.
 STATE. M. E. O'Brien Devises a Bill Attempt to Wreck Car. Governor Reprieves Esposito. Patched Sole the Clue. Train Demolishes Wagon. Dr. Towee of Hartford Dead. State Will See Walker Soon. Five Noank Generations Present New Britain Drink Costs $305.
 CITY. Wright to Remain Yale Dean. Many in Court Christmas Morning. Talk of Hayes Return Continues. Blake Gives Gloves to City Hall Clerks Announcement of Bromley Lecturers. Yale's Oldest Grad. is William D. Ely Engineer Has q Narrow Escape. Found Dead in Lodging House. Yale Finances Are Good. Woman Missing May be Dead. Fire in Henry Staby House. Drunken Man Scattered $t75 Broadcast Christmas Shooting May be Murder.
 SPORTS. New Haven Wins and Then Loses. Stirring Finish in Xmas Race. Alfred Shrub Defeats Relay Team. Cedar School Has Best Chance. Yale Hall Jrs Lose. Algonquin to Bowl in South Norwalk. Hartford Wins Two Games. New Britain Back in Second Place. Moran and Lawson Win Race.
 EVENTS TO-DAY. The Cat and the Fiddle at N. Haven ''Zaza and Uncle Tom at Polls. Lillian Russel at the Hyperion Blue Jeans" at the Biiou
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
YALE'S OLDEST GRADUATE
William Davis Ely, of the Glass of
 1886, Now Holds That Title.

William Davis Ely, the only sur yiving member of the class of 1886, now holds the unique title of oldest Living Graduate of Yale" This title came to him on September 20 of the present year through the death of John Hustis of the class of 1883, who for number of months had held the title. Though born on June 6, 1915, and therefore we'll past ninety two years of age, MT. Ely does not number so many years of life as does Hon. George T. Spencer '37, Of 32 Third street, Corning, N. Y, who was born November 6, 1874; or Chester Dutton, 'Ss, a farmer of Concordia, Kan, who was born March 14, 1874, and who Is the oldest of all the living Yale grad uates. though he was but 8 freshman when MT. Ely graduated.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
BROMLEY LECTURES
G. B. M. Harvey, of Harper's, and Editor Lyman, of the
 Tribune, This Year.
BOTH ARE WIDELY KNOWN
Both Men Have Had Long Expert ence in Journalism in New
 York.

Announcement has just been made at Woodbridge Hall by Secretary Stokes as to who the speakers for 1908 and 1909 in the course of Bromley Lectures on journalism, literature and public af- fairs at Yale will be. The lecturer for the coming winter will be George Brin- ton Mcclellan Harvey, president of Harper & Bros, and the lecturer for 1909 will be Hart Lyman, B, editor of the New York Tribune, Both men are widely known in the fields and both have had long experience in the best journalism of New York The Bromley lectures were provided In 1900 by gift to the university of $a,e95 by Mrs. Ade- laide E. Bromley widow of Isaac Bromley the well known Journalist and wit. who vas with the New York Tribune for many years and who was one of the best known men in his pro. fession in the country The lectures last year were delivered by Charles Hopkins Clark, T, editor of the Hart. ford Courant.
 George Brinton Mcclellan Harvey the Bromley lecturer for 1908, has haC a varied career, having been consecu lively reporter on the Springfield Re publican, Chicago News and New Yorl World and later became menaging edi tor of the New York World. He wa aide de camp to Governors Green ant Abbett of New Jersey and constructor and president of various electric rail roads before he took a managing ham in magazine publishing In March 1899, he bought the North Americal Review, of which magazine he is a present editor and in the fall of tn next year became president of Harpe & Bros, and in 1903 bought the Metro politan Magazine
 Hart Lyman, 7S, the lecturer fo 1909 was born at Plymouth, Conn, O December s, 1851, the son of Rev. Eph riam and Hannah D, (Richards) Ly man, and was prepared for college a the Northampton, Mass, High schoo After graduating from Yale in 1873 h studied at Berlin and Heidelberg. l college he was editor of the Lit. and h has since been on the editorial stai of the New York Tribune since 1S7 succeeding Whitelaw Reid as editor i chief on March 1o 1905.
 There has been much speculation a to who the Bromley lecturers would [ this year. Many names had been sus gested
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
TRAIN DEMoLISHES WAGON
Farmer and Daughter Found Uncon- scious Reside Track at Meriden.

Meriden, Dec. 25.-A bad railroad accident occurred here Christmas morning when Councilman William H. Smith and his daughter were struck by the S:47 express train south bound when crossing the tracks at Cross street in milk wagon Smith and his daughter were found in an unconscious condition about ten min utes after the accident happened, and were taken in an ambulance to the city hospital. Smith sustained two bad scalp wounds and his daughter received a severe bruise on the left hip. Both were badly bruised, They will recover. The milk wagon was completely demolished, but the horse escaped without injury.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
Respected Poughkeepsie Man ufacturer Shoots Him self Through the
 Head.
MANY YEARS AN OAR MAKER
Once Captured by Indians in the West, With Whom He Re- mained for Three
 Years.
Especial to the JournaI-Courier.)


 Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Dec 25.-James Rensley. elghty-seven years old, a manufacturer of oars. committed sui eide yesterday morning by shooting himself in the head with 32-calibre revolver. He lived alone at 96 Union street and his body was not discovered until about II o'clock Tuesday morning by MT. Knauss of the firm of Knauss Brothers, butchers.
 Rensley had one brother, Peter who died about fifteen years ago. He had two daughters, Mrs. Edward Quigley, who is dead and Mrs. Lettie Luckey, wife of Rev Frank R. Luckey, pastor of the Humphrey Street Congregations al church. at New Haven Conn, who is son of the late Charles P. Luckey, of Luckey, Pl&tt & Company, proprie- tors of a large department store.
 MT. Knauss knocked on the door, but there was no answer. It was locked However, the shade to one of the front windows was up, and through the blinds MT Knauss saw Rensleys body He was seated in a chair and his head was resting on his chest as if he were asleep. After pounding on the door and getting no answer, MT. Knauss fin ally forced his way in. Upon getting closer to Rensley, MT Knauss discov- cred bloodstains and then saw a bullet wound in the forehead near the righf 1 temple. The revolver was found or the floor near the mans body
 Coroner Selfridge was notified ant took charge of the body which wal l placed in his mortuary room. In thu afternoon Dr. John S Wilson performed an autopsy, after which Coroner Sel fridge gave suicide as the cause Q death. Rensley had held the reyolve very close to his head.
 Coroner Selfridge stated this even : ling that Rensley had told several per sons that he would take his life som time. He was Respondent, apparently
 Rensley was born in Poughkeepsl and when a boy went west to seek hi fortune. There he and his companion wDre captured by Indians. Rensley' companion was Killed and Rensley wa taken prisoner He remained with tn
 Indiens three years and while ther married q white girl who was also
 prisoner After leaving the Indians | return to Poughkeepsie, the wife die in Buffalo Rensley came to Pougn keepsie and married again. By hi second wife he had several childrer Rensley said that he started to enlis in the Mexican war with an America
 named Thompson, Poughkeepsian, bu Thompson backed out before the reached the recruiting office. Rensle was born May l2, 1920. He was highl respected here.
 Rev. and Mrs F. R. Luckey left tn! f citv for Poughkeensie, TueedaY.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
FLYING MATCH HEAD FATAL
Woman Dies from Burns When Cloth
 ing is Ignited.

Fall River, Dec, 25.-A flying bit of birthstone from a match ignited the eothing of Mrs, Bridget Mack, aged 60, at her home, IS Fountain street, to- day and she was fatally burned Her daughter Miss Mary Mack, received severe burns about the head and arms in trying to extinguish the flames. Both women were removed to the city hospital where the older died tonight. Miss Mack is expected to recover.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
FATHER AND SON CREMATED
Early Christmas Fire in Apartment
 Proves Fatal to Three.

North Dover, O., Dec: 25.-Two peo- pie were burned to death and the third was fatally hurt in a fire which destroyed the general store and apart ment house of J. B. Currier, early to- day. The dead are Michael Veltaire, aged fifty, who lived over the store, and Joseph( his son, aged thirteen. Mrs. Veltrie jumped from ladder and was internally injured.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
GLOVES FOR CLERKS
Henry T. Blake Gives Presents to City
 Hall Workers.

Following a custom that he inau- gurated when he became the president of the park commission, Henry T. Blake presented gloves to each of the young women on the third floor of the city hall as Christmas tokens. These young women are employees of the city and engaged in the departments of Controller Jonathan N. Rowe, Director James B. Coe and City Clerk Edward A. Street The young women recipi- ents were Miss Lena Gierding, Miss Josephine l.. Maher, Miss Rose Cap Ian and Miss Josephine Eagan.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
SCATTERED MONEY
Jan Churat Threw Away $175 at Belle
 Dock.


 Jan Churat, SS James street, played Santa Claus at Belle docR~last night, by scattering s175 in gold and cur rency about the wharf Some of it fell through the interstices between the blanks, while several $1O bills and one or two gold pieces were rescued by honest bystanders, who called Patrol. man Peter McKeon.
 The latter sent Jan to the Grand avenue police precinct where he was locked up for the night.
 "Only a drunken man would do that said Sergeant Rowley, "and from all appearance, think Jan is intoxi- cated"
 Churat is an employe of the sperry & Barnes slaughterhouse.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
RETRIEVE GRANTED
Governor Woodruff Gives Italian Boy
 Murderer Until Next March 27.

Hartford, Dec. Ex-Governor Rollin s. Woodruff to-day granted a further reprieve until March 27, 1908, to Pas quale Esposito, the ninetsen-year-ol old Greenwich youth who is under sen- tence of death, and who was to have been hung this week, having been ad- judged guilty of the murder of his clearinghouse mistress. The gov ernor's action followed a hearing held yesterday before him, and will give the friends of the young man three months more in which to make addi- tional effort to save him from execu- ton. The papers will be taken to the state prison tomorrow.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
TRINITY GETS TWO MILLION
By Death of Sir and Lady Pearce in
 England Fortune Comes Here.

London, Dec 25.-Trinity college, Cambridge, benefits to the extent of $2,OOO,O0O by the death of Lady Pearce yesterday. Her husband, Sir William George Pearce, chairman of the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engin- eering company, died on November 2 last. By his will his fortune was be- queathed to Trinity college on the death of Lady Pearce.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
TROUSERS UP CHIMNEY
Boardcr Put Them There and Fire
 Resulted.

One of the roomers on the second floor of the two story brick lodging house conducted by Theodore Stout at 109 Temple street, stuffed a pair of trousers that had apparently exceeded their usefulness, up the chimney over fireplace on the second floor. The result was that there was fire there yesterday morning and the fire de- partment was called out to extract the discarded garment from the chimney The damage was slight.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
FOUND DEAD IN BED
Shoemaker Succumbed to Heart Dis
 ease at Boarding House.

William Anderson, a shoemaker seventy-flve years of age, was found dead early yesterday morning in his bed in the basement of the boarding house at 119 Fill street. Anderson had complained on Tuesday that he was not feeling we'll and when morn ing came and he did not respond some one went into his room and found that he had died during the night. Medi- cal Examiner Bartlett pronounced that death was due to heart disease So far as is known the dead man had no relatives living in this city
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
sANrA cI.Ars nREAKs NEck.

Pittsburg, Dec 25.-Jaekson stilley, fifty years old, a well known resident of west Elizabeth, near here while stealthily trying to escape the eyes of the younger members of the family and hide Christmas presents. fell down pair ofeata4rs late last night and broke his neck
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
rHE sHAH Is AINnIsPosEn.n

Teheran, Dec. 25.-It was announced to-day that the shah is indisposed and has been obliged to postpone the for nal taking of the oath of allegiance to the constitution which he had promised to do on Thursday,
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
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WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, Dec 25.--Foreoast for Thursday and Friday
 New England, fair in south, snow in north portion Thursday, colder: Friday, fair, fresh to brisk west to northwest winds.
 Eastern New York, fair and colder Thursday; Friday fair, fresh west west winds.
 Observations at United States wealth. CT bureau stations, taken at 8 p. m. yes terday, seventy fifth meridian time.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
NANAL PoL1cE cELnnRATE.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 25.-Riotous scenes were witnessed tonight in the streets by marines from the navy yard, and training stations, neeessltating the call ling out of the entire police reserves.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
mas oF HEART DISEASE.

Michael J. Fisher, aged 79 years, re- siding at CPS Congress avenue. died suddenly of heart disease yesterday af- noon. He is survived by his wife. He had been in falling health for some
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26
RnnN1NG HrGHEs

Niagara Falls, N. Ya Dec. 25.--A Charles E. Hughes club was organized here last night with a membership of thirty republican politicians.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-26

Rev. and Mrs. F, R, Luckey left thi city for Poughkeepsie, Tuesday
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-11-12
CIIYILIGhTS CJ ezE6xz8ygSr-.,.--i.
 ''''''' =. UP AGAIN

At the regular meeting of the rlty council, which was held last night. a letter was read from the Nome Flee trc Light company asking that the council communicate in writing with the company every time the city want ed a light restored.
 This communication caused several members of the council to suggest that the company was trying to work as much hardship as possible on the city, and while the subject was warm there were not wanting complaints that the company desired the removal of the lights from the church cross in order that they may be moved to the Sesnon tower
 In connection with the cross lights themselves, the city decided tC pay AL Gawne for his services in replacing them, and so prevent the citizens who moved in the matter from undergoing expense.
 Councilman Breeding moved that the switches be not installed and that the city pay 20 cents per light for street lights and the motion carried.
 Chairman Rice of the health commit tee reported four patients in the hos pital with pneumonia. and new mo- tion allowed Ross and Donnelly $75 for their work in connection with the church cross lights.
 Boynton x Nicholson received the contract for removing the Snake river bridge billings $lOO being agreed upon as the price.
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-11-12
NEW ATHLETIC
 CLUB FORMED

The first motine of th" representa- tive- of Nomcs societies was held last evening in Q. D, Cochranes office for the purpose of forming an athletic mn ion.
 Ii will be known as the Nome Ath- lotic association and will embrace all the clubs now existing here
 The organizations represented last night were the Arctic Brotherhood, tn, Eagles, the Y. NJ. C. A, the owls and the Sons of the North Fort Davis is also expected to take a hand and to be one of the most important of the component parts of the new combna- tion.
 At the first meeting T. NJ. Cloves was elected temporary chairman and Walter Kurtz secretary.
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-11-12
SEEK BEACH
 s.oAT HASTINGS

Several outfits are lined along the beach line to the west of Hastings creek and prospecting for the pay streak according to Teddy Estaugh who has recently returned from that ncighborhood and who has about reached bedrock in shaft which he is sinking.
 Several other parties are similarly engaged and are pushing the work to the limit, but nothing very new has de- vclopcd there recently.
 The Bellviews are prospecting on the U. $. claim, Rergquist is working on the New Morning Star, Runkle is sinking on the Ounce Cap, Chris Nei- bhur is on the Humboldt and East baugh and partners are on the New Morning Star also
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-11-12

l6, 1908, now, therefore. be it
 Resolved, that the sum of $4.O22. 90 be transferred from the current eX- pense fund and placed to the credit of the general fund, and that a warrant call be made of general fund warrants numbered 3456, dated March 1, 1907, UT to and including 3724 dated July 1, 1907, amounting in the aggregate to the su moi $14,490.77. and the city treasurer be and he hereby is instruct ed to make the transfer of said $4,O22.5 50 as hereinbefore Set forth, and to pub fish notice of said warrant call and that no interest be paid on said war rants from and after the 18th day of November 1907.
The Nome daily nugget., 1907-11-12
DEBT OF CITY
 REDUCED $32, ,6l4

After the warrant call made last night by the city council the outstand- ing indebtedness of the city amounts to only $123OS13.
 The amount by which the present council has reduced the debt is cX- qctly $32G14o7.
 In addition to all this the council gave $14325 for school purposes. and in the current expense fund at the present time is the sum of $19,OOO, which will be ample for the payment of all the expenses of the municipality until April 16, when the seventh coun-