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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
STRIKE ON THE
 PENNSYL VANIA ROAD AGREEMENT REACHED Bh- TWEEN THE OFFICIALS AND
 THE MEN.

Conferences Between General Manager
 Atterbury and Representatives of
 Engineers, Tlremen and TrainmeD on
 Lines East of Plttsburg and Erie Are
 SuccessfuI-Doth Sides Decline to
 Discuss Concessions.
 Philadelphia, Feb. 12.-An agreement has been reached between the Pennsyl- vania Railroad company and its en- gineers, firemen and trainmen on the lines east of Plttsburg and Erie. There have been several conferences during the last two weeks between General Manager Atterbury and representatives of the employees. The engineers asked for an arrangement wtereby these runs would be more evenly divided as to time, and the fremen and trainmen demanded either an increase in wages or a more equitable schedule of runs and division of time.
 Neither General Manager Atterbury nor the representatives of the men would discuss the concessions which had been granted. The fact that an agreement had been reached was made public in the following statement:
 General Manager Atterbury flas ad- vised general superintendents of the Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburg and Erie that the engineers and fire men have reached a satisfactory set- clement with the company, and the members of the committees have left for their homes. The conductors have also arrived at an agreement satisfae- tory to both them and the management
 The members of the committee rep resenting the trainmen will go hon "a ascertain if the concessions accorded them by the company are sdllsIaclor \
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
BARMANI FROM THE MAILS.
CorteIyou Turns Over Papers With De- tails Similar to Those of TAaw Case.

CorteIyou Turns Over Papers With De-
 tails Similar to Those of TAaw Case.
 Washington, Feb 12.-After the cab met meeting to-day Postmaster-G -Gener- al Cortelyou made a statement about the communication addressed to him yesterday by the president asking if it was feasible to bar from the mails newspapers printing the disgusting particulars" of the Thaw trial He said that he had turned over to the attorney general the papers of some what similar cases. together with court decisions, with a request that he read them. MT. Cortelyou will discuss the matter later with the attorney general.
 The officials of the postof1iee depart ment practically admit that it is too late to do anything that can have a bearing on the publication of the Thaw trial, as by the time the attorney gen. eral has looked carefully into the case the trial will probably be nearing an end. The difficulty of making any fixed regulations on the subject for fu- ture application is also recognized by the postoffice officials, as no two cases contain exactly the same points. At torney-General Bonaparte will examine the papers submitted to him, which in- clude a number of newspapers contain ing verbatim reports of the trial, before he renders an opinion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
IL lHh PRATTLL 4 LIE.
senator Bailey Causes Sensation at
 Hearing of Charges,

Austin, Tex, Feb. 12.-Declaring that "all this prattle is a He" and urging that the committee interpose and stop these insults" United States Senator Joseph w. Bailey brought to a climax this afternoon an exciting session of the legislative committee appointed to investigate charges filed against him by Representative Cooke. This was in reply to a request of Representative Cooke that additional witnesses be summoned by which he hoped to prove that Senator Bailey had borrowed $7,OOO of J. D. Suggs, of Iron county.
 When it was suggested that the com- mittee leave at once for St. Louis, where additional testimony is to be taken, Senator Bailey protested that he should not be compelled to ''go over the country as tt1e principal in an investi- gation of this nature"
 It also developed to-day that the com mittee is adverse. to allowing testimony to appear in the record before being censored by majority of the commit tee, assisted by Senator Bailey
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
CRI11ois1NG nAhHK LEHR
Berlin Papers Grleved Over Clothes He
 Wore at Ball.

Berlin, Feb. 12-Various newspapers of Berlin have been publishing unpleas- ant articles about Harry S. Lehr of New York, and what IS said to be his misbehavior at the court ball given a fortnight ago. What began as pleasan- tries over his having worn cutaway coat, anda black and white check shirt at an afternoon reception given by Princess Eitel Frederick's ladies-of- honor became a regular campaign, so that every day for a week brought fresh stories concerning him-that he had made a scene over the question of precedence for his wife, that he had worn trousers turned up at the foot in the presence of the emperor, and oth- CT ridiculous things From these the discussion passed to general criticisms of Americans and of the embassy. It is affirmed by persons who were pres ent at the court ball that not one of the stories has the least foundation. Ambassador Tower says:
 "The conduct of Mir. Lehr during his visit to Berlin was marked through out by the same decoru1n as that of any other American gentlemen, and was not open in any respect to adverse criticism"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
JUMPS IN FRONT OF TRAIN.
Waterbury Woman Throws Herself
 From Subway Platform.

New York, Feb. 12-Despondent, 1t is said, because of her failure to capital ize a company to manufacture steam- CT chair which she had patented in four countries, Miss Anna L. Kipp, a trained nurse, about thirty-five years old, thresv herself in front of south bound local train in the Subway at Six ty-sixtiD street to-day. The woman was So badly crushed that she died several hours afterwards in Roosevelt hospital,
 According to her lawyer, Wilson B. Brice, the woman had tried every way she could devise to get somebody to capitalize company, which Brice had formed, for the manufacture of a com fortable automatic steamer chair. A year had been spent in futile efforts.
 Tue woman had brother, Leonard Kipp, living at 16 Irion street, Water bury, Conn.
 Before jumping Miss Kipp walked several times across the platform and appeared to be Wringing her hands as though in mental distress. She had walked to the extreme north end of the platform, when tGe lights of a south bound local flashed into sight. A sec ond later she was seen to deliberately run to the edge of the platform and throw herself, head foremost, in front of the onooming train. The train toss ed her between the iron girders which separate the local from express tracks, and she fell across the express tracks.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
EX- GOVERNOR HIGGINS DEAD
PASSES AWAY AT HIS HOME II
 oLEAN, M r

End Remarkably Peaceful nnd Free
 From Pain-UncOnscious for Twenty
 Four Hours Up to the Close Of His
 Life-Mest of Family at Bedside-
 One Son Seriously III at Redlands,
 California--Thirty- y- Eighth Governor
 of New York Under state Constitu-
 ton.
 Clean. N. Y, Feb. 12-Frank Way lanl Higgins, former governor of New York died at his home here tonight at S:O4, The end was remarkably peaceful and free from pain. Following period of unconsciousness- which lasted twen- .ty-four hours, the vital spark fled with so little outward manifestation that those at his bedside scarcely realized that the end had come. Among those present besides Dr. Hubbard, the fam fly physician, were Mrs. Higgins, Josephine Higgins, daughter, and Harry, a son; MT. and Mrs. Frank Sul- livan Smith. of Angelica; Mrs. ]. B. Cameron, and Miss Charlotte Cameron, Mr. Smith anl Mrs. Cameron are Mrs. Higgins brothe and sistetr. o. T. Higgins, son, is in Redlands. Cal, He.is seriously i'll.
 Frank Wayland Higgins, thirty eighth governor under the state. constitution, was born at Rushford, Alleghany coun- ty, August IS, 1856, son of the late Or rin T. Higgins and grandson of Dr. Timothy Higgins, one of the pioneers of Alleghany county. He was educat- ed in his home state, entering mer- cantile business on his own account at Stanton, Mich, at the age of nineteen. He married Miss Kate c. Noble of Sparta, Wis, while he was at Stanton. The family now surviving consist of Mrs. Higgins, two sons, Orrin T. Hig- gins of Redlands, Cal, and Frank Har- rison Higgins, living at home, and one daughter, Miss Josephine Higgins.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
SERIOUS CLASH BETWEEN
 COUNSEL AT THAW TRIAL
DELMAS TAKKS VfGOROUS EX- CLIFTON TO STATEMENTS
 OF JEROME.

Has Inserted in Record of Case a PrO-
 lest Against "the Misconduct of the
 Learned District AttOrney'-Jerpme
 Accuses Defense of Attempting to
 Give Wrong Impression as to Nature
 of Operation Upon Evelyn Nesbit
 Thaw-More Expert Testimony.
 New York, Feb. 12.-District Attor- ney Jerome and Delphfin M. Delmas came together late to-day in the first serious clash between counsel in the Harry Thaw trial, and the California attorney, who is directing the defense, took exceptions to certain statements of the prosecuting officer and had in serted in the record of the case a pro- test against "the misconduct of the learned district attorney"
 MT, Jerome hotly accused the defend- ants counsel of trying to instill into the minds of the jury the fact that the operation performed upon Evelyn Nes- bit in 1908, before Thaw took her to Europe, was of a criminal nature, when as a matter of fact it was for ap- pendieitis," Mir Delmas called the att tention of Justice Fitzgerald to the fct that the district attorney was stat ing facts not in evidence, and that Ia very serious exception must be taken to his remarks
 Send the jury out of the room if you want to" said Mr. Jerome, but l am going to get this thing straight. I am Dot going to have these false impress sions fostered before this jury and in the mind of the witness"
 Dr, Britton D. Evans, superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane at Morris Plains, N J., was the witness, and he testified earlier in the day that he was of the opinion that Harry Thaw was insane at the time of the tragedy He had been called upon to answer a long Hypothetical question in which reference had been made to a ''serious if not capital operation" upon Miss Nesbit, when the storm between counsel broke.
 Mir. Jerome seemed thoroughly wrought up. MT. Delmas did not for an instant lose his calm demeanor, but he gave emphasis and force to his words, new to his hearers, MT. Jerome said he would withdraw objection to the term capital operation" if MT. Delmas would give him the word of counsel that they did not know the nature of the operation. MT. Delmas
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oPtNIAG oF PARLIAMENT
Imposing Pomp and Ceremony-Lords
 and the Commons.

London, Feb. 12.-The second session of the second parliament of the pres- ent reign was opened by King Edward in person to-day with all the imposing pomp and ceremony which has attend ed the functions since his succession. The pageant was mediaeval and brill liant, and in spite of the unpleasant and cold weather the line of parade to and from the house of lords was crowded.
 His majesty read the speech from the throne in the house of lords He made guarded reference to the approaching conflict between the house Of lords and the house of commons, expressed grati- tude to the American people and the American navy for sympathy and help in the Kingston disaster, touched upon legislation for Ireland, army reform and temperance, and declared that some changes in the government meth ods of India were under consideration. The points in the kings speech which attracted the most attention were the references to the Kingston disaster and the house of lords.
 Debate on the address in reply to the speech from the throne was started this afternoon. In the commons Premier Campbell -Bannerman declared that the question of the lords power must be settled, and that the present situation was discreditable, dangerous and de- moralizing. He intimated that the cab inets efforts will be aimed rather at limiting the lords power of veto than attacking the constitution of the upper house.
 It is clear that the conservatives hope the struggle will lead to early dissolu- ton, and that they want to attempt to reverse the verdict of the country as given in the last general election.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
SINKS IN 4Hn SOUND.
Two Wasted Schooner Goes Down Off
 Charles Island.

Milford, Feb 12.--After an all-day effort to-day to get an unknown water logged two-n1asted schooner into this harbor, the tug Patience, bound for New York with a tow of four barges, was compelled to abandon the task and the schooner sank just off the southern end of Charles Island, Only the masts are visible above the water, but 1t is not thought that it will be a difficult task to raise her.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
PRES. HADLAH LN MARIDtM
Speaks at the Business Mems Annual
 Banquet.

Merden Feb. 12,-The annual ban quet of tke Meriden Business Mems as- sociation, which was held at the Win throp hotel this evening, was one of the most successful events in the history of the organization. The association had as its guests President Arthur T. Had ley of Yale university Rev. A. w. Eyer of Brooklyn, N. Y; Mayor Thomas L.. Reilly of this city, Rev. Willis A. Moore, pastor of St. Pauls Universalist church of this city, and the officers of a num- Der of the principal business mems as- soeiations of the state. Nearly 200 peo- pie were present at the bancuet.
 The principal address was by Presi- dent Hadley, who spoke on "The Use of Education"
 A large number of the members of the Meriden Yale Alumni association greeted President Hadley with cheers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
SETTLEMENT NOW AT HAND
AGREEMENT ON FRISCO SCHOOL
 QUESTION LIKELY TO-DAY

General Opinion in Washington Last
 Night--Presiden to Propose to Con-
 gress the Enactment of n Clause in
 Immigration Barring Japanese COolie
 Labor From the United States-CaIi-
 fornia Delegation Favors This.
 Washington, Feb 12.-That the. San Francisco school question will be settled tomorrow is the general opinion in of ficial circles tonight. Mayor Schmitz and his associates received a message from the president to-day saying that he desired to confer with them at the White house again tomorrow after noon. Secretary Root had long con- ference with Speaker Cannon to-day, and while both declined to talk, it is the general belief that the Japanese school question was discussed. It is admitted at the Japanese embassy to- night that representations have been exchanged between the Japanese ann bassador and Secretary Root, but the nature of these communications is kept a secret.
 Late tonight it was stated that President Roosevelt, through Secretary Root, has proposed to Speaker Cannon and to the chairmen of the senate aud house committees on immigration and other republican leaders in congress that clause be inserted in the imsni- grafton bill now pending in congress which will bar Japanese coolie labor from the United States Mayor schmitz' s dnlacra tinn fa,tors ci,nh q olnnsn
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
shinninc News.

New York, Feb. 12.-Arrived. Steamer Mesaba, London and Southampton
 Glasgow, Feb. 1l.-Arrived: Steamer Ethiopia, New York
 Gibraltar, Feb. 12.-Arrived: Steamer Neckar, New York for Naples, etc.
 Hamburg, Feb. 9.-Sailed: Steamer Batavia, New York
 Lizard, Feb H. Passed: Steamer Freidrlch der Crosse, Bremen for New York
 Naples, Feb 6.-Arrived: Steamer Sofia Hohenberg, New York for Venice, etc.
 Trieste, Feb '. = Arrived: Steamer Giulia, New York via Plume.
 Marseilles, Feb. 10.-Arrived: Steam CT Ma ssilia, New York.
 Palermo, Feb. 5.-Sailed: Steamer Err iseo (uom Trieste, etc.), New York
 Funchal, Feb. s. = Sailed: Steamer Neustria (from Marseilles, etc.), New York.
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Girders Save Train.

Easton, Pa, Feb. 12,-An iron girder extending above the track this after noon saved at least two cars of the Le- high Valleys west-bound Black Dia- mond express from going over the side of the Delaware bridge and into the river, seventy feet below The train was composed of a cafe car, a day coach, a sleeper and an observation car
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
SIATL UADtRWRI2ERS
Annual Meeting and Banquet-Election
 of Officers


 Hartford, Feb. 12-The Connecticut Underwriters association held it's an- nual meeting and banquet here this afternoon and evening. At the business meeting the following were elected of- ticers:
 President Thomas V. Russell, Hart ford; first vice president, F. W. Hodges of New Haven. second vice president, Eli D. Weeks of Lltchfield; secretary and treasurer, R, D, Northrup of Hart ford
 Executive committee-A. E. Howard, P. c. Gorton, F w. Rogers, all of Hartford L. c. slayton, New Haven, and William Holman, Bridgeport. A resolution was adopted favoring the bill making the receiver of premium re- bate equally guilty with the giver. Following the business meeting the bancuet was held.
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Winsted Veteran Dead.

Winsted, Feb. 12.-Captain Lucian B. Wheelock, aged seventy-fve. died sud- denly here tonight of complication of diseases. He was about yesterday and last evening. He was captain of Company F. Twenty eighth c. VI, which took part in the long seize of Port Hudson, June IA, 1863. Captain Wheelock was never married He leaves a sister.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
HOUSE FINANCIAL BiL1.
Amendments Added to Provide Large
 Small Note Circulation.

Washington, Feb, 12.-The senate committee on finance to-day completed it's amendments to the house bill to provide additional circulation of treas ury notes of small denominations. A new section was added to the bill in which the present law was amended in so far as it prohibits the secretary of the treasury from depositing GUS toms reserves in banks which have qualified as national Repositories. An other section was added in which the limitation on account of national bank circulation that may be retired in a single month is increased from $3,OOO,- coo to $9,000, 900.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
Mrs. Susanna Adams Johnson Dead.

Canterbury. Feb. 12.-Mrs. Susanna Adams Johnson, the last surviving white scholar of Prudence Crandall, who was in 1892 driven from Canter- bury for persisting in teaching negro children, died here to-day at the age of ninety-two.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
Government Rlght of Apnenl.

Washington, Feb. 12.-The senate considered allowing the government the right to appeal to the supreme court of the United States on points of law in criminal eases. Mir Rayner took the floor in opposition to the measure. He said it would change the whole sys- tenn of criminal procedure.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
ALFRLD WALTER DEAD.
President of the seaboard Air Line
 Rcnd,

New York, Feb. 12.-Alfred Walter, president of the seaboard Air Line railway system since May last, when he succeeded J. M. Barr, died at his home in this city to-day. For several weeks MT. Walter had bee sufferer from kidney trouble, but was able to attend to business until January 29. Early to-day he experienced a sudden and rather unexpected change for the worse, and death followed few hours later.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
Wanted to Read rhaw Case.

St. Louis, Feb. 12,-A special from Jefferson City says; When the senate met to-day Senator Hayman moved that the reading of the official journal be dispensed with because of the de- sire of many senators to read the latest developments in the Thaw case" The motion was adopted without dissent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
WROTE 4HREATENIAG LETTER
Former well-Known Dnnbury Business
 Man Sentenced.

Danbury. Feb. 12.-Thomas Gilhooley, well known here as 8 former merchant and a man who has been engaged in various enterprises, was found guilty of having written threatening letter to Charles A. Mallory in January last and was sentenced in the city court this afternoon to four months in the Bridgeport jail. It was alleged that Mallory had received letter last month, the writer of which was not known, and in which 1t was stated that the writer would give Mallory a week in which to discharge one of the fore men at his factory and if he failed to do this the writer would shoot him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
Negotiable Paper Missing From Savings Bank of New Britain With
 Walker.
WORTH ABOUT s15O,OOO
INVESTIGATION ON AND DEFAL-
 CATION MAT BE LARGER.
walker Also Treasurer of the Euna. .oa

Walker Also Treasurer of the Fwnaw .oe
 the Connecticut State Baptist As-
 aOciatiOn for Many Years, Havanx
 About s7S,OOO in Securities in HE
 Charge-An Inquiry Orderea--Run on
 the Rank COntinues-over saoo,ooo
 Withdrawn Thus Far---Family Be-
 lisves Missing omcial Mentally Un-
 baIanced-Lettcr From Him.
 New Britain, Feb. R-Negotable securities to a very large amount are understood to be missing from the vaults of the Savings bank of New Britain of which institution the treas. urer, William F. Walker. mysteriously dropped out of sight in New York on Sunday last During the day Philip Corbin, president of the bank, stated that the bank auditors had been unable to locate securities of value of $780, 00O but were unable to find any other irregularity in the accounts or cash of the bank. The situation, according to MT. Corbin, suggested abstraction of the securities from the vaults.
 It is understood that MT. Corbin rel ceived letter from the missing man in which the statement was made that dedication would be found, and upon this information an examination of tha banks collateral was begun, which ia still in progress. Not an inkling of Walkers whereabouts has been obtain- ed, and the return of his son, who has been searching in New York, is believ- ed to indicate the feeling of the family that the missing treasurer is not in that lcity
 MT Walker has been treasurer of the funds of the Connecticut State Baptist association for many years, having about $75,O00 in securities in his charge, and while there is no reason to suspect any irregularity in these accounts, the president of the association, Rev. H. M. Thompson, has ordered an investiga- ton, Mr. Walker was not under bonds.
 The preliminary examination of the officers of the savings bank indicates 1 that the entire collateral assets of the bank were intact on October 1 last. when the annual return was made to the commissioner of savings banks. The alleged abstraction of securities has been since that date, although the bank officers say that no accurate statement can be made until the exam ination is completed, which will take another day, at least. Meantime great sums of cash have been received at the bank to be used in paying off alarmed depositors, the total withdrawals yes- terday and to-day amounting to over $100,OO0. The bank received offers of money from many sources, which were declined, as ample cash was on hand to meet all the demands.
 The run on the bank to-day was a lively one, mostly by small depositors. the great number of them being for- eigners. Police officers were necessary to keep them in check, especially the Polanders, who were thoroughly scared into the belief that they were to lose their savings, despite the reassuring words of a parish priest of their own nationality
 The alleged wrongdoing of MT, Walk CT has created a tremendous sensation. He was held in the highest esteem, was ..l
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pnsses Without Curtailment.

Tokio, Feb. 12.-The national budget for 19O7S passed the house of represen- tatives to-day without the slightest cur tailment. Such an occurrence is with out precedent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-13
State Disnensnrx Goes.

Columbia, s. C.. Feb. 12,-The state senate tonight adopted the Carey Cothran bill by vote of 23 to 15. This means the abolition of the state dis pensary.