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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
SIXTIETH CONGRESS
Leaders at Sea Concerning Legislation on Eve of
 Assembly.
PARTY LINES DIVIDED
Various Views Regarding the Handling of the Financial
 Situation.

Washington, Dec. 1.--Never at the beginning of any congress have the leaders of both parties found them selves more at sea concerning legisla- ton than they are on the eve of the converting ofr the SiXtieth congress to- morrow Very little except the finan- scial situation is engaging the attention 'of any member Of either house, and all the members of both houses whether leaders or followers, confess their inability to forecast what will be done on the subject All of them la ment the present situation but all of them do not believe that the remedy for it is to be found in legislation. Those who believe that such a reIne- Cly will prove eff1cacious are in the majority, but their opinion as to means vary so widely that all admit the great difficulty of uniting. There is some general division along party lines, but there is also a great diverg- ence of view among both republicans and democrats. In view of this state of affairs, 1t is evident that very little attention will be given other ques- tions until there can be some crystal lization on the financial problem.
 Tn his speech of acceptance last night Speaker Cannon hinted at the possibility of some amendments to the railroad rate law, and but for the disturbance in the money centers there is little doubt that these would have been undertaken during the ses- sion. It is still possible that some thing may be attempted along that line, but all plans to that end are now quite nebulous. The democrats have already indicated a purpose of trying to force the tariff to the front but the republicans are so largely in the majority in both houses and are so united in their aim of postponing ac- ton upon this important subject until after the presidential election that their opponents have very little hope of accomplishing anything beyond get ting recognition for a few speeches for campaign purposes.
 Among other questions which will receive serious attention will be that of taxing the sales made on the stock exchanges.
 The Philippine tariff bill, and the bills for the admission of New Mexico and Arizona as states will be intro duced early in the session.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
HAS MUCH POWDER
Two Million Pounds on Battle ship Louisiana Going to
 the Pacific.

New York, Dec, With 2,000, 900 pounds of ammunition slowed away in her magazine rooms and with near ly 1000 men and officers aboard, the big 16.900 ton battleship Louisiana, representative of the largest class of fighting craft in the American navy, will sail at daybreak tomorrow from the Brooklyn navy yard for Hampton Roads, the rendezvous of the Pacific bound Atlantic fleet.
 The Louisiana will be the first of the sixteen magnificent vessels which are to carry the American flag through the Straits of Magellan, and along the Pa oifo shores of the western hemisphere to reach the starting point of the fa- nous cruise,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
EXPIRES AT STATION
Secretary of Hartford Fire In suranoe Company Dies at
 Grand Central.

New York, Dec. 1.-Philander C.. Royce, secretary of the Hartford Fire Insurance company, died suddenly to- day of heart failure at the Grand Central station, where he and his wife were waiting for train to take them to their home at Hartford, Conn. Mrs. Royce left at z o'clock tonight after obtaining the coroner's permission to remove the body upon the same train.
 Mir Royce was sixty-nine years of age and widely known in insurance circles. With Mrs. Royce he had been visiting friends here. While on the station platform this afternoon he complained of feeling i'll. and mo- ment later sank to the floor uncon- seious. He was removed to the emer- gency ward in the station and at tended to by the railroad physician, but died In 8 few minutes. Mrs. Royce said that her husband had been in II health for some tnes
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
COWLES HOLDS
 LID DOWN HARD Looked Over Grand Avenue District Himself Yes terday on Crusade
 Work.
WILL STOP ALL
 GAMBLING DEVICES
Planning to Dispense With Ar engagements Which Amount to That at vari-
 ous Fairs,

Chief of Police Cowles said yester- day that the lid was on in New Ha- ven Everything about police head quarters denoted this. There were not half as many drunks who had their names written upon the slate as is usual on a Sunday where there is a chill in the air and whiskey, good, bad and indifferent, to be obtained, not only in the avenues that debouch from the center of the city, but within the shadow of the police surveillance.
 Chief Cowles went out himself yes- terday morning and afternoon over into the daffodil ways of Grand ave- nue. No, he did not wear his uniform to advertise his presence in that part of the world although he has got his uniform and )uld have donned it at Q seconds notice. It arrived Saturday and 1t fits his person like the paper on the wall But that's another story.
 The chief of police yesterday was not the only officer in the city whc was keeping his eye peeled to see that  no schooners bumped on the bar or that red-eye winked too often at the flesh that is weak A detail of men walked up and down Congress avenue and through the other streets contig- uous to 1t, where report has had il that one can obtain liquor at any time day or night, but when the detail ar. rived on the scene there was truly 2 Sahara thirst evident everywhere The usual wall-f1owers that ornament the public buildings looked dejected fol lack of the internal smile"
 The news at all of the police pre- cincts was that it had been a quiet day 1 throughout, so far as any dispensatior of liquor was concerned.
 T don't know whether the lid wa on' said Chief Cowles, "but we diC I our best to keep it on There is nt need of any saloon business beinf transacted in New Haven on Sunday and we are not going to have it. Ar resting people for violation of thu liquor law doesn't do much good, bu when they find that their licenses ar,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL.

tEEslS 111t1At!s Bryan Goes to Washington. Banks May Show Large Reserves Congressional Leaders at Sea. Another Fatal Auto Accident. Moorheads Are Reconciled. French Airships Escape. Many Miners Entombed. Taft Looks Over Moscow. Thaw Case to Be Called To-day Big Fire in Houston. Texas Louisiana Has Much Powder.
 STATE. Hartford Churchs 27th Anniversary. Charged With Ennbezzlement. Conductor Fatally Injured at Winsted. Jewelry Stolen in New Britain. Moosup Mills Resume on Full Time. Fight Sunday Law in New Britain.
 CITY. Elks Hold Annual Memorial Services Station at Cedar Hill May Remain. Peck Attacks Borough Board, Estimates Go to Aldermen this Evening Wilbur Will Recover. Man Who Plagued Chinaman Caught Cowles Holding Down the lAd Rev. H. F. Wilson's Interesting sermon Two Aldermanic Committees to Meet. Fell Into Boat Hold; Broke Arm.
 SPORTS. Burns -Moir Fight in London Tonight, Revised Polo League Schedule. Interstate Bowling Averages. Yale Tennis Team Beaten. Big Six Day Bicycle Race. Pastime Flstic Exhibition Tonight. Newark Interstaters Here Wednesday,
 EVENTS TO-DAY. New Hayen-Deadwoo Dicks Last Sho Polrs-"Fifth Commandment" Dr. Grenfell Lectures, First Baptist Oh Second Co., Foot Guards, Meets. Bijou--'The Fatal Card" Board of Aldermen Meets Tonight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
Gen'l Mgr. Higgins Admits Humphrey Street Could be Carried Beneath
 Building.
NO PAYMENT OF
 DAMAGES THEN
Eleventh and Twelfth Ward Civic Association Hears Doom of Dirty School
 Book Covers.

At meeting of the Eleventh and Twelfth Ward Civic association, held at o'clock yesterday afternoon in Gays hall, 142 Rowe street, the mat ter of the abolishment of the Cedar Hill station was very thoroughly gone over. As a result by vote of the association, an effort will be made to have as large an attendance of those interested in the matter present at the public hearing to be given by the railroad commissioners on December 10, as possible
 The meeting took the form of a hearing given to Charles Gay, who had been appointed to confer with Mayor Studley and others upon the matter. Mr. Gay went over the case from the beginning. Developments of year or more ago were recalled, at the time when the mayor had vetoed the vote of the board of aldermen, which called for an extension of Humphrey street to Alton street. They mayor gave 1t as the reason for his veto his belief that the extension should be made to Lombard street. In this opinion the people of the Cedar Hill section concurred. At that time the mayor had a conference with | President Mellen and certain repre- sentatiyes of the Merchants Railroad company, which operates on the east side of the Mill river MT. Mellen asked at that time who would pay for the Cedar Hill station building if Humphrey street should be extended to Lombard, as had been proposed, and the mayor replied that unuues- tionably the city would pay for it, if its extension should destroy the rail- roads property.
 Mr. Gay then brought the history of the case down to the last few days. He stated that several witnesses had heard General Manager Higgins Of the railroad say one day last week, when he went out to look over the situation it the Cedar Hill station, that, iat his I opinion, there would be no necessity for the station to be removed to put the street through. The street could
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
REPORTS FROM NATIONAL BANKS Call Soon and May Have Important Influence on
 Financial Situa-
 'tion.
LARGE RESERVES
 MAY BE REVEALED
Will Strength Confidence and Make the Resumption of Currency Payments
 Easy.

New York, Dec. IA call upon the a aGtionaI banks for a statement of their eondition on a very recent date is ex- |bected by bankers here to come from Ehe comptroller of the currency this |week. Four of the five calls required bach year by law have already been made, the last having shown the con Milton of the. national banks on August E2. It is possible that the call now Anticipated will have an important in |luence on the financial situation It expected that it will reveal very large reserves of cash in the country Banks and this will lead to restored Confidence among depositors to a de- Akree which will make it easy to re- Hume currency payments throughout 5 he country. The banks, even in nor Enal times, usually prepare for a call Is far as possible by strengthening heir cash In order to make good moving, not only to the comptroller, ut to their clients.
 Their statements are required by law to ha published in local paper sSnd they are also forwarded to Wash 5ngton, where they are compiled by <litles and states.
 The effect of a call for report ot Condition on a fixed date, which is
 sually a few days before the call by <he comptroller, is to enable the banl
 b release cash after the call, with tn, Knowledge that another call is no
 kely in the natural order of things Nor about two months, In the presen Mutation, it is declared by New Yorl
 anlrers, the call will show tha oarding is not being done by Nev FgEork banks, as indeed their deficien
 aes in required reserves already indi but that many of the interio
 Hanks have reserves running up t H uch proportions as 40 or 50 per cent &lf deposits. The facts will reach tn j 4ublic for individual banks througl &sublication locally, and then will com Sp the public generally through tn H Compilations made by the comptroller If large reserves of lawful none a their own vaults are revealed gen % rally by the reports, it will at one # bspire confidence in the strength c < he banks and create demand whic < hey will no longer be disposed to re
 st, after sending In their reports, fo Y be immediate resumption of currenc
 Payments.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
ESTIMATES 60
 TO ALDER MEN Finance Board Will Sur render Figures for 1908 at Session This
 Evening, PUBLIC HEARING BY
 ENTIRE BODY DUE Indications Are That Public Interest in the Items Will
 Bring Out a Big
 Crowd.

There will be an awful crush at the city hall tonight to listen to the re- port of the board of finance. Caretak- CT William Schappa is already put to iit to devise ways and means to prevent the populace from overrunning the chamber Of the board p iaerman so great is the anxiety as to who will be elected to receive increases over their present salaries,
 You will get yours" said one city hall attache yesterday.
 May be, and maybe I won't" said his friend who also works in the city hall. You cans tell what the flnan- ciers will do.'
 Now the plan for the evenings en- tertainment are not of a very elabor- ate character. They call for the pre- sentation of the report which will ap- pear in the form of a resolution and which will be voted upon finally im- mediately prior to the session. The board of aldermen, if it follows the us- ual custom will refer the approprla- tlonS to coillnlltee or tne Wnole, which will consist of the entire alder- manic body, and this committee of the whole will subsequently, have a pub- lie hearing in which the public will be afforded abundant opportunity to ex- press itself
 To make the appropriations legal 1t will be necessary for the board to &C., cept them by a two thirds vote, the aldermen from the Thirteenth, Four teenth and Fifteenth districts having no say in matters affecting the fire, school or police departments.
 one thing is practically assured, and that is that the board of finance will not make any report as to an ap-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
BUSINESS REVIVAL
Encouraging Reports Regarding Con-
 ditions in New England.

Moosup, Dec. 1.-Revival of business in the woolen manufacturing industry will be marked throughout this section by the return of 8 large number of the mills to a full time running schedule, tomorrow morning, and as a result it is stated there will be few idle men in Windhan county. Several firms that operate quite extensively in the lumber business in this section say that 1t is almost impossible to secure sufficient help even at extra high wages.
 Boston, Dec. Thirty five mills and factories in New England which have been curtaillng production or shut down for repairs for a brief period re- gently. are expected to resume opera tlons during the coming week Most of the mills which were closed last We'd nesday will start the machinery to- morrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
PORTUGUESE SITUATION
Never Slightest Excuse for Reports of
 Danger of CivlI War.

Lisbon, Dec, 1,-The baseless charac- ter of the alarmist rumors represent' ing that Portugal was on the eve of civil war and revolution has been full ly established by the independent in- vestigation of Q staff correspondent of the Associated Press. There never seems to have been the slightest ex- cuse for the stories circulated from the frontier that the king was 9. prisoner in the castle, that the crown prince had been banishad and that the navy had mutinied.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
THAW'S SECOND TRIAL.
Set for To-day, But Postponement is
 Probable.

New York, Dec. 1.-The second trial of Harry K Thaw will be called in the supreme court here tomorrow; but :. 1t is generally believed that there will be a postponement of the case until after the holidays. District Attorney Jerome will request that such action be taken. Martin W. Ldttleton, the new leading counsel for Thaw, will op- pose the motion at Thaw's personal direction, the prisoner being Impatient as usual to have his day in court Mir. Bttleton says he sees no reason for further adjournment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
TAFT LOOKS OVER MOSCOW
Visits Ancient KremIin and Goes
 Through Fortress.

Moscow, Dec. 1.-secretary Taft de- voted Sunday to a visit to the ancient Kremlin, the historical center of Rus sia, all the palaces and churches of which were opened for his inspection by the special order of Lieut.. General Guerschelmann, governor general of Moscow.
 After the round of official visits had been paid this morning the governor general assigned his personal aide to conduct the American secretary of war and his party through the fortress,
 Everywhere the distinguished repre- sentative of the United States is rec ognized while driving through the streets sightseeing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
MANY MINERS ENroMBED
Between Fifty and Sixty Gut of by
 Explosion.

Monongahela, Pa, Dec. 1.-Between fifty and sixty miners are entcmbed in the Naomi mine of the United Coal company at Fayette City as the re- suit of an explosion of black damp to- night It is thought many are dead behind tons of rock and coal which fell during the concussion and blocked the entrance The explosion was caused, it is said, when miner with an open lamp entered one of the old workings. Medical aid has been sent from Monongahela and surrounding towns. Details are meager, owing to defective telephone service Mes sengers have been sent out from here
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
foRMAL STATE AT HAND
urpose of Issue of New Securities
 Accomplished.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The close of he past week found a confident feel lg prevailing in banking circles and
 Y the treasury that the financial sit-
 ation of the country would soon re- slme it's normal state. The interven- son of the government two weeks ago,
 N which 1t was proposed to issue E50000,000 in new securities, accom- sished the purpose anticipated by lresident Roosevelt and Secretary sortelyou in demonstrating the ability N the treasury to relieve disturbed |Pnditions. This result having been Accomplished the actual issues of new Rcurlties will be only about half what las proposed. Incidentally it is felt | the treasury that the wisdom of Re new policy has been vindicated. he issues of the Panama bonds will for the full $50,000,O00 which were ,fered, but the issue of treasury cer- fcates will not greatly exceed $25,- 0,O00.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
BRYAN ON WAY TO WASHINGTON.

New York Dec. 11.-Wnliam J. Bry- an left tonight for Washington, where he will spend two days in conferences with the democratic leaders in congress relative to the forthcoming legislation that may be enacted during the coming congressional session. Mir. Bryan de- livered an address at the Westminster Presbyterian church here to-day He expects to leave Washington for LAn- coin, Neb., Tuesday night.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
HEARING ON CLAIMS
c. White to Hear Creditors of Steel
 Company.

In accordance with the order of the
 berior court for New Haven county | the date of October 29, 1907, Henry White, who has been appointed a Enmittee on claims, will hold a hear
 \ on all claims of creditors against E National Steel Foundry company 10 o'clock this morning in the Immittee room of the courthouse. A
 rtain number of claims have been owed provisionally by the receivers the company. Among the largest the claims that are not allowed by
 K receivers are that of Everett B. ebster for $49,18S.57 and of E, Drei- & Co. for S2.75Q.47s
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
WEEDS RESIGNATION
To Come Up Before the Foot Guard
 Tonight.

The resignation of Major Smith G. Weed, of the Second company of the Governors Foot Guard of this city, will be presented to the company this evening, it is expected, at the armory building for action. sThe resignation will come before the company un- doubtedly with the approval of Gov ernor Woodruff. The selection of a successor for Major Weed will prove of great interest in local military cir cles, In any event, the change will result in Major Cheney of the First company of Hartford, succeeding to the position of senior major.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
FATALLY INJURED
bath of Conductor McDermott, Who
 Fell from Train.

'Winsted, Dec. 1.-Lawrence McDer-
 ott, conductor of the New York ex- less, who fell from his train three lies from this station yesterday and lffered a serious fracture of the skull Ied shortly before 6 o'clock tonight the Litchfeld county hospital with It regaintng consciousness. MT, |cDermott was one of the best known
 ainmen on the New York, New Ha- In and Hartford railroad, having len in the employ of the company for bout fortv-four years. He was six -one years old; and is survived by widow and three children. His home hs here,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
UNpERrAKER's WAGON SMASHED.

An automobile with five or six occu- pants. said to be students, crashed into an undertaking wagon belonging to Ford in Milford early last evening. While none of the occupants was hurt to speak of the auto and the undertak- CTS wagon were both rather seriously wrecked by the accident No names could be obtained in connection with the incident. \,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
KILLED ny EXPLOSION.

Adrian, Mich, Dec 1.-Artemis O.. Worting, was instantly killed and sew eral others were injured by the explo sion of a gas plant at his home in Og- den Center last night
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
SUNDAY LAW WAR
New Britain Men to Answer for Keep
 ing Theater Open.

AAS AhCNSCN OPCh
 New Britain. Dec. 1.-The theaters were open tonight and gave the usual moving picture shows, and tomorrow the managers, who were served with writs issued by the prosecuting attor- ney will appear in court to answer to charges of violation of the Sunday law. The managers are Thomas J. Lynch of the Russian Lyceum, Frederick De Bondy and Claude stillert of the Ma jestic and George Mallaty of the Bi- iou, the latter being a five cent moving picture house. Newspaper stands, con fectionary stores, cigar and drug stores were open, but no warrants were is- sued and it Is understood that no prose- cutions will occur unless complaint Is madeto the prosecuting attorney.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
HER RINGs Saeor. EYN

New Britain, Dec, 1-Mrs. Mary Foull1es reported to the police tonight that several rings valued at about $50 had been taken from her room at her boarding house during her absencA
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-02
ST. LOUIS BRINGS as.SoA. A.OOo.

New York, Dec. 1.-The steamship St. Louis. arriving to-day from southamp- ton, brought in $3,5)o,6oo in gold.
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Washington, Dec. 1.-Foreeast for Monday and Tuesday:-
 For New England and Eastern New York. Snow in north partly cloudy in south portions Monday; Tuesday fair, diminishing northwest winds.
 Observations at United States wealth. CT bureau stations, taken at D. m yes- terday, seventy-fifth meridian time.
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WEATHER RECORD.

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