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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
MAN BELIEVED ID BE
 WALKER UNDER ARREST
HELD IN ALABAMA TOWN PEND ING INSTR LOTIONS FROM
 NEW BRITAIN.

Followed by Hotel Proprietor From
 West Point, Ga., to OpeliIka., Ala
 Arrest Made on Strength of Photo
 graph of the Missing Bank Treasurer
 Young Woman With Man In Gus
 tody Admits She is From New
 B<itain.
 Atlanta Ga. Feb. PA special to the Constitution from West Point, Ga, says:
 On last Wednesday a man about sixty years old accompanied by young woman registered at local hotel under the name of w. Haroer and wife of Boston The couple remain ed here in their rooms until to-day when they left for opelika. Ala. The same train on which the couple left brought a photograph and circular from a detective agency giving the de- scription of a man named walker and offering $60OO for his arrest. The pho tograph was recognized by the hotel proprietor as that of his late guest. He followed the couple to Opelika where he found the man and had him placed under arrest.
 The woman admitted that she was not the wife of Walker and stated that she was from New Britain, Conn. Be- yond this she would say nothing. The man is held for instructions from New Britain.
 The man Harper is believed to be William F. Walker, the missing New Britain. Conn.,. banker.
 New Britain, Feb. 2S,-Up to an early hour this morning no word has been received by the police here re- garding the arrest of the man at Ope- lika, Ala, supposed to be William F. Walker, the defaulting treasurer of the Savings Bank of New Britain,
 Chief of Police Rawlings went to New York tonight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
INTERNATIONAL OHESS
Chances of American Team Slim at
 Close of Play Yesterday.

Chances of American Team Slim Ht
 Close of Play Yesterday.
 New York, Feb. 22,-When play in the ninth international cable chess match between teams representing America and Great Britain closed to- day the chances of the American team looked rather slim. Of the ten games started this morning the Americans dad won one, the Britishers two and one had been drawn. Howell. with a Giucco piano opening, defeated Mitchell on the twenty-first move, but the en- thusiasfn of the Americans was short- lived for the British claim victory for Richmond over Morgan, the latter failing to observe the time limit The rules called for twenty moves an hour, while Morgan, understanding all that was required to do was to make forty moves in two hours, failed to keep within the limits for the first hour.
 On the tenth board Wainwright de- feated Robinson, the American. and Marshall drew with Burr on the first board.
 Play will be resumed tomorrow morning, but from the positions on the other six boards it seems probable that the Sir George Newnes cup, which has been held for two years by the Brook lyn Chess club, will take another trip across the Atlantic.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
cRUAsou DrcovhHY.
Feet and Portions of Legs of Human
 Being Found.

Feet nnd Portions of Legs of Human
 Being Found.
 New York, Feb. 22.-rhe feet and DOT tions of the legs of man or woman were found in a box in snowbank in the backyard of a tenement house on. upper Third avenue to-day. The legs had been chopped off apparently with an axe From the appearance of the feet and legs 1t Is believed that an at- tempt had been made to burn them. The limbs were taken to a police sta tion and an investigation was begun.
 Police Sergeant Mcclure, to whom the find was reported, said; T am convinced the limbs were cut from the body of man, presumably an Italian. I suspect the man may have been mur- dered and his body cut up in one of the tenements in the neighborhood. It is possible the person who was carrying the feet to the East river became in toxicated and lost this evidence that a crime had been committed"
 There are no marks either upon this box or the paper in which the feet were wrapped that would lead to an identi- fication. Detectives sifted the snow where the box was found and discov- cred the photograph of young woman on the back of which was written the name "Faber." Mary Vasquez, the janitress of the building behind which the bones were found, stated that she was sure the box was not there yester- day. She did not recognize the photo graph or the name, but said that for several days letters addressed "Faber" had come to the house, which she had refused to receive because there was no one of that name in the building.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
Hog Guessing Contest In New Milford.

New Milford, Feb. 22.--A "hog guess ing' contest here to-day as to the weight of huge hog of the Yorkshire breed resulted in the animal being won by M. L. Wilter of Hydepark, N. T., who guessed the exact weight 1026. This is said to be the largest hog ever killed in New England It was raised at Ossining, N. Y. The betting on the weight was heavy, thousands of dol lars, it is said, changing hands. The attendance was large, people coming from all over this section of the state and from New York state
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
IT Is RKALLT FAR.
HostiIIties in Central America-HOn- duras Declares Against Nicaragua.

City of Mexico, Feb. 22.-"War is an actual condition in Central America" said Under Secretary of State of Algera tonight to representative of The As sociated Press tonight. We have re- ceived a message from the Mexican consul at Tegusigalpa, Honduras, which says:
 " Minister of Foreign Affairs Cullon leclaras that active war has been de- clared against Nicaragua. President Bonilla is now at the head of the Hon. duran troops and marching to the iron tier to meet the forces of President ze- laya.'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
NUT FROM SWOLLEN BUT
 FROM STOLEN FORTUNES
PRESIDENT SCHURMAN'S OPIN- ION AS TO WHERE THE
 DANGER LIES.

Disagrees With President Roosevelt
 Remedies at Hand for MOnOpOlies
 That Make the Public Pay Extortion-
 ate Prices-Discusses Recent ReveIa-
 tiOns of Corrupt Practices in Business
 and Official Life.
 Omaha, Neb., Feb. 2-Washington's birthday was generally observed in Omaha by a suspension of business and with appropriate ceremonies. The most notable event in honor of the day was the annual dinner of the Omaha club, at which the principal speakers were Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, president of Cornell university; Colonel J. Ham, ilton Lewis, corporation counsel of Chicago, and c. A. Dickson, a promin- ent democratic leader of Sioux City, Iowa. John N. Baldwin, general coun- sel for the Union Pacific railroad, was toastmaster Dr. sohurman discussed Some Present Day Problems, speak ing in part as follows;
 T suppose there is little doubt that in some few industries monopoly ae- tualy exists and oppression is actual ly practiced by making the public pay extortionate prices"
 He added: There are remedies within reach which may be used at any time In the first place, trusts, which are monopolistlc and oppressive may be deprived of the advantages which they now enjoy as the result of the tar If and other legislation. If any tariff schedule does actually enable a trust to exploit the people for it's own enrich- ment that tariff schedule is doomed, no matter how much talk there may be of the sanctity of the tratff, or the solemn duty of standing pat.
 "A second remedy is a better regu- lation of corporations and trusts in the interest of the public. Perhaps we may see the big corporations legally enjoined from charging markedly diff ferent prices for the same commodity in different parts of the country for the sole purpose of freezing out inde- pendent rivals"
 The speaker discussed recent revela- tions of corrupt practices in business and official life, and argued that the fault lay largely in the fact that the leaders of great industries have not de- veloped as rapidly in their moral na- lures as in their economic and their | financial capacity.
 Dr. Schurman did not, however, con sider this a hopeless condition. Refer ring to the more radical remedies pro- posed for existing evils the speaker denied that, thus far, experiments in state and municipal ownership of pub lie utilities have resulted In any appre- ciable benefit. He added;
 T dread the bureaucracy which gov- ernment ownership of American rail- roads (as proposed by W. J. Bryanl would make inevitable. No govern ment in the world is qualified to go into the railroad business, and least of all the government of the United States, which draws it's life from party politics, and in which all administra- tions are naturally short lived"
 Dr. Schurman said he could not agree with President Roosevelt as to the al- legged threatened danger from Swollen fortunes.p
 "The danger I see," said he, "cones not from swollen fortunes, but from stolen fortunes"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
ON WAY TO THE BAY STATE
PRESIDENT LEAVES WASHIAG-
 TON ON FEDERAL EXPRESS.
by Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Ethel Roosevelt, Representative and Mrs. Nicholas LOngworth and Assist ant Private secretary--To Visit Har- yard and Preparatory school at Grcton.

Washington, Feb. 22.-President Roosevelt left Washington. at 5:SS o'clock this afternoon on the Federal express via the Pennsylvania railroad for Boston, Mass, between which place and Groton he expects to spend Satur- day and Sunday returning to Wash ington in time for business Monday morning, The president was accom- panied by Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Roosevelt, Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and NJ. c. Latta, assistant secretary to the pres- ident. The Massachusetts trip IS pure ly a personal one, the president and Mrs. Roosevelt desiring to spend a short time with their sons Theodore jr., who is at Harvard, and Kermit, who is at school in Groton. The only function in which the president will participate to any extent while away will be the reception of the Harvard union at Cambridge Saturday after noon. At that time he will deliver a carefully prepared speech.
 Previous to the reception he will at tend a luncheon given by the Sphynx club, university organization.
 In Boston the president is to be the guest of a former Harvard classmate, Dr. w. s. Bigelow, while Mrs. Roose- welt during the few hours she is to be in the city, will visit at the home of Mrs, George F. Lee, on Chestnut Hill. Mrs. Longworth and Miss Ethel Roose- welt also will go there on Arriving in Boston.
 i At 6:3O Saturday evening the presi- dent will attend gathering of the Porcelain club of Harvard to witness the initiatory ceremonies attending the induction in that organization of his son, Theodore.
 Saturday at noon Mrs. Roosevelt and her daughter, Miss Ethel, will go to JGroton to see Kermit, and will remain there until joinel by the president about noon Sunday, The three will get back to Boston in ample time to take the Federal express leaving at 8 o'clock for Washington.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
STATE LETTER CARRIERS
 MEET IN WALLINCFORD
ACTION AT ANNUAL CONVENTION FAVORIAG CRANE POSTAL
 SALARY BILL.

Hitchcock Bill Increase Considered Too
 SmaIl--S1,2O0 Wanted in Large Cities
 Action of National Association En-
 dorsed--Vote of Thanks to Last Leg
 islature-James E. Murphy of This
 City Elected Secretary.
 Wallingford. Feb. 22.--over 200 meni- bers were in attendance at the thir- teenth annual convention of tIle State Association of Letter Carriers, which was in session here this afternoon. Delegates were present from all parts of the state. In addition to eiecting officers and transacting routine busi- ness, the convention passed resolutions against the Hitchcock postal salary bill on the ground that it provides for but a little over five per cent. increase in wages, and favoring the Crane bill. which provides that, at the expiration of three years, service carriers in cities of less than 75,OOO population shall re- ceive $1,ooO a year salary. while those carriers in cities of larger population shall receive $1, 200 year; also endors- ing the action of the National Associa- tion of Letter Carriers at ifs last con- vention, when it went on record in fa- vor of extending the right of suffrage to women. The convention also passed a vote of thanks for the work in their behalf by the last session of the stats lgislature.
 The election Of officers resulted as follows;
 President s. Mccann, of water- bury.
 -president-T. M. Brennan, of WalMngford.
 Secretary James E. Murphy. of New Haven.
 Treasurer--G. H. Rudolph, of Meri- den.
 Delegate to national convention G. w. Murphy, of Stamford. Advisory board--J. F. ,McElroy. of Bridgeport; w H. schaffer, of Hart ford, and E. w. Clark, of South Nor~ walk
 The resolution on the postal salary bills was as follows:
 Whereas, The members of the Con- Inecticut State Association of the Ma tional Association of Letter Carriers, in fannual convention here assembled, are in accord with the spirit of the so-cailed Hitchcock bill, passed by the house of Representatives Wednesday, February 20 1907, we do not endorse it. Tho Hitchcock bill so-called, gives an in crease in salary to carriers of but $50 to $1OO, according to the size of the city, which increase Is only little over l five per cent. We hold tSie general iil- crease in wages in all lines of business throughout the country (the same be- ing only in keeping with the increased cost of living) to be over ten per cent. Therefore, be it
 Resolved, That this convention en- dorses the Crane bill, so-called, which gives carriers, at the expiration of three years of service, a salary of $1,O00 in cities of population less than 75,00O, and $1,200 in cities having a larger pop ulation than this. And we most re- speotfully beg the senate of the United States, in it's consideration of this measure, to either substitute the Crane bill or so amond the former bill as to embody the need and just demand of this body, hereinbefore stated''
 Following the business session a ban quet was served. The place of the next meeting was not named.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
WHALES CAUGHT OFF [. |
OLD TIME SEAMEN MAKE ARICH
 HAUL.

Bull Landed at Amagansett Seventy
 one Feet Long-CaIf Taken at Wain-
 scott--Third One Harpooned but
 Escapes-May Turn Up Later--FOl-
 lowing a School of Fish When Dis-
 covered.
 Amagansett, L. l., Feb 22.-Three whales following a school of tisn work ing along the Atlantic coast were sight ed off the south shore of Long Island this morning, and two of them yielded their lives to the old-time whalers who live here or at Wainscott. A bull land ed here is seventy-one feet long and perfect. The one got at Wainscott is a calf between forty and fifty feet long. To the captors of the whale landed here the catch will be a profitable one, for 1t is the biggest whale that ever brought up on Long Island shores. It promises to yield seventy-flve barrels of oil, while the whalebone is eight and one-half feet long. The third whale did not escape until harpoons had been made fast. Whalemen think she will float up off-shore within a day or two, for she appeared mortally wounded.
 The bull fell a victim of Captain Josh Edwards, who has spent most of his seventy-six years whaling. The quarry was harpooned two miles off-shore and lowed the captains boat six miles far ther to sea before giving up the fight. The calf was the prize of Captain Oli- yer Osborne and his crew of nine men, and gave less trouble.
 Captain Everett Hand, veteran New Bedford whaler, had found his mark in the third whale, but as the boat came alongside the Hopping tail tore the oars from one side of the boat and threaten ed to swamp the craft, when Captain Hand cut the line and the wounded whale scudded seaward and escaped.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
Fatal coustIng Accident.

Elmira, N. Y. Feb. 22-While coast ing on the grounds of Congressman J. sloat Fassett here to-day, boy named James Buckley attempted to pass under an apple tree, the limbs of which hung close of the ground, One of the limbs pierced the lads neck, passing clear through, and coming out on the opposite side under the collar bone. He lived Aut a few minutes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
FIRST COURT OF YhAR
Held by King Edward and Queen
 Alexandra.

London, Feb. 22.-King Edward and Queen Alexandra held the first court of the year at the Buckingham palace tonight. The beautiful floral decora- tions were most noticeable, there being tons of cut flowers from Windsor and Sandringham. The function was at tended by a brilliant assemblage of diplomats. The Americans present were Mrs. Cyril Andrews of New York, Mrs. Willard Hunsicker of London and Miss A. VanAlen, daughter of J, J. Van A1en of New York. Mrs, Charles Mar shall was to have been presented, but she was too i'll to attend the function
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
To Probe Immigration Problem.

Washington, Feb. 22.-vice-P President Fairbanks tonight appointed Senators Dillingham;, Lodge and McLaurin as the senate members of the commission created by the immigration bin to make an exhaustive inquiry into the subject of immigration. The speaker of the house is to name three members also.. The commission is empowered to travel abroad in order to gather the desired facts.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
FOUR DRoWNED
Ice Gives Way Under a Party in
 PuffalO.

Buffalo, Feb. 22.-Four people were drowned in scajaquada creek, at the Elmwood avenue entrance to Delaware park, this evening. The dead are:
 Mrs. William H. Drummer, twenty eight years old, of 1017 Grant street; Anthony Better, thirteen years old, of 3S2 William street; Richard Better, twelve years old. Anthony's brother; Ruth Drummer, fourteen years old, Mrs. Drummer's stepdaughter.
 Mrs. Drummer, with several children, was. walking on the ice toward Della ware park. At the Elmwood avenue viaduct over the creek the ice suddenly gave way under Ruth and the two Bei- ter boys, throwing them into the water.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
R LYNN COX CHOSEN.
To Head New Association of Insurance
 Presidents.

New York. Feb. 22.-Robert Lynn Cox of Buffalo, former assemblyman and member of the Armstrong investi- gating committee, has been, it is an- nounced tonight, elected to and has accepted the position of secretary and attorney of the recently organized as- sociation of life insurance presidents, of which Grover Cleveland is chairman and counsel. He will at once establish headquarters in New York and in con junction with Mir Cleveland proceed to carry out the purposes. for which the association was formed. His salary will be $12,OO0 year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
ACROSS cHANAAL x BALLOON
Mrs. HarBord Accomplished Feat Ac-
 companied by c. +. Pollock.

London, Feb. 22.-The Hon. Mrs. Harbord has made daring and suc- cessful balloon trip across the channel. The ascent was made at Chelsea Thursday night at ten minutes of elev- en. Mrs. Harbord was accompanied by c. F. Pollock of the Aero club. The balloon crossed the channel in the neighborhood of Calais, and descended at half-past nine this morning in the neighborhood of Stavelot, Belgium, in the midst of violent snow storm. Mrs. Harbord is the second woman to cross the channel in balloon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
Anti-semitic Excesses on wane.

Odessa Feb. 22,-The anti-semitic ex- cesses which have been conducted dur ing the past month by the Union. of True Russians, with the tolerance of the authorities, are gradually dimin- ishing, Premier stolypin having finally instructed Governor General Kaulbers to take energetic measures to prevent further disorders.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
BRoAhBtA.'s VlkW.
Hamden Representative Not in Faver
 of Sunday Baseball.

Hartford, Feb. 22 Representative B. B. Broadbent of Hamden stated to- night that at the hearing before the judiciary committee yesterday on the question of popularizing Sunday by passing legislation to permit of theat- rical performances and Sunday baseball while he spoke in favor of local option in the matter he did not favor Sunday baseball and is opposed to 1t. The re- port made him appear as favoring Sun day baseball
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
rncroachment on Civil Liberty.

St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 22.-Encroach- ment of lawbreakers on civil liberty by the passing of too many laws and the enactment of nasty legislation against corporations was condemned to-day by Archbishop John Ireland in a Wash ington's birthday speech before the Sons of the American Revolution.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
Insurance Man Suicides.

Newark, N. J., Feb. 22.-George R. Losey, state agent of the Fidelity and Casualty company of New York, com
 mitted suicide at his home here to- night by taking poison. No cause for his act Is known. MT. Losey was forty eight years old and married the present Mrs. L.osey less than three months ago.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
EIGHT BURNED TO DEATH
Steamer Destroyed and Negro Passen-
 gers Perish.

Charleston. S. C.. Feb. %. -- Fire brc!a out in the forward part of the steamer Marion to-day when the vessel was four hours from Charleston. The steamer was burned to the waters edge. Eight negro passengers were burned to death. There were thirty negro pass engers aboard and when the fire was discoverel all of them were asleep.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
Yale Defats Princeton.

Princeton, Feb. 22.-Yale defeated Princeton at basketball here tonight by the score of 30 to Is. Yale's light ming team work and phenomenal shoot ing by Kinney and Clicord, caused Princeton's defeat.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
O'BrieE Fails.

Los Angeles, Cal. Feb. 22.-Jack O'Brien failed to put out three men to- night. His first opponent, Abdul, the Turk, fouled him in the fifth round. The club physician refused to allow O'Brien to continue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
Philndelphln Cnthollcs Protest.

Philadelphia, Feb. 22-Every parish in this city was represented at "a great mass meeting held at the Academy of Music tonight to protest against the attitude of the French government to- ward the Roman Catholic church in that country,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
ONE KlLLlD, SIVtN INJURED
Coal Car Falls on the Top of a
 Coach.

Dubuque Ia. Feb. PA eombina- tion coach and loaded coal car of a train on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul narrow guage branch railroad between Bellevue and Cascade jumped the rails to-day at curve on a trestle ever a small stream near Washington mills, and fell a distance of forty feet, the coal ear landing on top of the coach. in which were ten passengers. The coach was completely wrecked, one passenger was killed and two fatally and seven seriously injured
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
Colonial Girl Sold for s1o.Ooo.

Lexington, Ky, Feb. 22.-The racing mare Colonial Girl was seld to-lay for $1O, 900 by her owner, Charles E. Rowe of St Louis, to J. E. Weilner of Phil 'adelphia. Colonial Girl won the $50, ,OOO worlds fair handicap at St, Louis in 1903.
 The sale was made at the Walnut hill farm, where the mare was winter ing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
TWO sHIPwskcKs R1PoRTFD.
North Sea Claims Two More ships as
 Prey.

London, Feb. S2,-Two steamer wrecks were reported at late hour this evening by passing vessels to- night. One wreck is off FlaTnborough Head, in the North Sea, and the other off Beachy Head, the English chan mel. The names of the vessels are not known, and details of the disasters have not yet been received.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23
Hnrrnrd Defeats Cornell.

Ithaca. N. Y, Feb. 22.-Harvard de- feated Cornell at basketball to-day by a score of S3 to 1S,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-23

Disagrees With President Roosevelt Remedies at Hand for MonopOlies
 That Make the Public Pay ExtortiOn-
 ate Prices-Discusses Recent ReveIa- tiOns of Corrupt Practices in Business