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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
ONE OPPONENT TO STREET EXTENSION Westville Citizens Appear Before Street Commit
 tee to Put Matter
 Through.
WINCHESTER co.
 ASKS STREET CLOSED
Man Who Gave Land to the City Appears to Op- pose That Re-
 quest.

There was quite a skirmish before the street committee last evening on the petition which has been presented to the board of aldermen for the exten- sion of Farnham avenue and Fitch street from Blake to whalley, which came up for hearing last night. A. N Farnham, Charles B, Canada. Frederick c. Reynolds and Edmund Zernitz ap- peared in favor of the opening of the street, and several others arose and spoke along the same lines. They held that it would be great convenience to large number of people in that part of Westville. as 1t would give them a much shorter and more direct route to reach the trolley cars.
 N. P. Hotchkiss was the sole strong opponent, and he felt that the exten- sion was not public necessity and that he would be injured as part of his land would be taken He said that 1t, was only by chance that he learned that the matter was up last night, and de- clared that some of the signers of the petition were not seriously in favor of it.
 Some of the advocates of the scheme declared that when the matter came up before MT Hotchkiss was in favor of 1t. and they could not understand his change of mind on the matter. It is probable that the petition will be granted.
 There was considerable opposition to the call for sidewalk on Jewell street on the ground that it was not a real necessity, and would work hardship to those whose land 1t would lie along. The petition will be turned down as there was no one to appear in it's fa- vor.
 There were just two persons present on the petition of the Winchester Arms company for the closing of one block of Sheffield avenue, that extending from Mason to Munson street Charles In- gersoll who represented the company, owned all the land on each side of the street through that block, and said that the street there was ungraded and not used so that there would be no detriment to the public in having it closed
 Mir. Ingersolis opponent was an el derly man, who spoke in a low, quiet voice but his opposition was very de- termined He stated that he considered that his own and all other property on the street would be damaged by the concession to the company. He went on to state that he had been the original | owner of most of the land which would thus become the property of the com pany, and that he had given 1t to the city for public highway and not to be given away to any corporation or person. He said that he did not be- lieve that the city had any right to do anything with the property which be- longed to the public, except there was urgent public necessity for it.
 The committee decided that it would visit the street and look more closely into the matter before taking action.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
LIVELY FAIR
Three Accidents at One Held in Clare
 mont, N. II.

Claremont, N IT., Oct 10-Three accidents, two of them serious, occur red at the Sullivan county fair to-day.
 Prof. Bonnette, balloonist, who has appeared here for several years, was badly injured and had a narrow escape from instant death while mak- ing an ascension. Bonnette's balloon burst as he was some 200 feet from earth.
 Bonnette fell directly into the midst of the crowd on Fakirs Row and was rendered unconscious. He was picked up and taken to the Claremont Cot tsge hospital where it was found he had received serious injuries to his back.
 At the race track in the fourth heat of the 2:25 pace, H. 0. Page of Ben nington, N. H., was thrown, by his horse Scoot and dragged long dis tance, sustaining a fractured skull and other injuries which may prove fatal.
 The victim of the third mishap was Driver Bentley, who was thrown by Blue Ribbon, which shiedsat a piece of paper The driver turned complete somersault as he was pitched over the sulky wheel and received a badly sprained ankle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
INJURED DIVING
 AT YALE POOL Charles D. Griswold, Shef- field 1910, Sustains
 a Fractured
 Spine.
BELIEVED THAT HE
 CANNOT RECOVER
Parents Summoned From Wethersfield to His Bedside at the
 Infrmary.

Diving from the plank at the Yale swimming pool in the gymnasium yes terday morning, Charles Darrow Gris- wold of Wethersfeld, was probably fla tally injured His head and shoulders struck the bottom of the tank and his spine was fractured. Beside this his head and neck were injured in such a way as to make his recovery practical ly impossible.
 Griswold went to the pool with some of his classmates about 10;S0 o'clock for an hour of swimming and diving. As Grlswold is known to be a good swimmer no restrictions were placed on what he should do at the pool and no one thought there was any danger when he started to dive off the plank. His companions watched for him to swim up to the surface after the dive, but in a very short time it was seen that he was unconscious in the water. The trainers at the pool and his class mates immediately took him from the water and tried to revive him. As soon as he was partially revived and it was seen that he was badly in- 1ured an ambulance WIS summoned and he was taken to the Yale infirmary. Dr. Max Mailhouse and Dr. Willis H. Grove were summoned and as soon as the nature of his injuries was known his parents, MT. and Mrs Frank A. Grlswold of Wethersfeld were cum moned.
 The young man recognized his fa- ther and mother at times during the day, but most of the time he was in a emi-conscious state and in terrible pain. His physician, pr. Grove, stated last night that his chance for recovery was extremely slight
 His companions at the swimming pool say that the student must have dived straight down and struck the hard bottom of the tank at the base of his neck The pool Is not very deep at the point, but it has always been thought perfectly safe to dive there
 Griswold is member of the fresh man class of the Sheffield scientific school, entering at the beginning of this school year, He rooms with Sam uel Adams Griswold of Wethersfeld at 1S2 Wall street,
 Frank A. Griswold, his father, Is well known here, and is the state agent of the Northwestern Life Insur- ance company with an office at Hart ford. MT. and Mrs. Griswold are at the infirmary with their son.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
RowLEY FOR STATION 2
McGann Shifted to Howard Avenue
 and Watrous to Central.

Officer George L. Rowley, who on Wednesday evening was appointed by the police commissioners to succeed Sergeant Hayes, will assume his active duties this evening as a sergeant at the Grand avenue station Sergeant McGann, of the Grand avenue station, has been transferred to the Howard avenue station, and the shift has been completed by adding Sergeant Wat rous, of the Howard avenue station, to the corps of sergeants at the cen tral station. All these shifts become operative this evening.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
TWELFTH WARD
 MAY FIGHT ROAD Attorney Fitzgerald Pre- pared to Oppose Reopen ing of Shore Line
 Cut.
STREET COMMITTEE
 OFFERS WITHDRAWAL
On Strength of Report of Daggett's Opinion Mat ter Leaves Its
 Control.

The petition of several citizens of the Twlfth ward asking that the old Shore Line cut which was given up as the main highway of that division of the railroad company some thirteen years ago be made into a public street came up before the street committee at the meeting last evening, and Charles Gay, one of the prime movers in the matter, was present. Prac- tically nothing was done on the mat ter in the committee hearing, how ever. Chairman Homan announced that he had not yet received the opinion of the corporation counsel on the matter, which had been referred to him, but if that opinion, as was re- ported, held that the city could not use the property in question, and that the railroad still held rights in the land, the only course the committee could pursue would be to give the petitioners leave to withdraw.
 Mir Gay coincided with the, com mittee view of the matter. He an- nounced that, while the Twelfth warders had obtained an opinion from their lawyer on the matter also, they had decided not to present it to the committee, as they felt that would give their ammunition away to the railroad. He announced, however, that the attorney whom they have en- gagged, and whose opinion they place their fight in, is David E. Fitzgerald. MT. Gay further announced that the citizens of that section of the city will fight the matter strenuously if the railroad company attempts to run any freight cars along this line, as they understood Is the intention, Then the information and law which they have secured will be used and great legal battle is promised before the matter is settled.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
THINKERS WEAKEN
Master Plumbers Say That Strikers Places Are
 Being Filled.
ANOTHER FIRM FORMED
Said to Have Granted All Demands Made by
 Strikers.

The strike of the timers and metal workers in this city shows signs of breaking
 After the meeting of the master plumbers last night at which thirty five members of the association were present, 1t was given out that more men arc constantly coming to fill the places of those out on strike
 While admitting that their work IS still moreo less in abeyance they de- clarethat it Is only question of a short time when matters will be in shape again.
 The State street building, which was the most important work held up, has been completed, and the hospital work will not be hindered.
 One featureof the strike has been the establishment of new firm by the book keeper of a large plumbing house in this city, and q leading journeyman This firm. it Is said by the masters, has granted all the demands made by the strikers and have several men at work at the new wage.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL.

GENERAL. Lusitania Breaks the Record. Bay State Gas Company Record Mitchell Will Not Again Be Candidate. Statement on Bay State Politics. Investigation of New Haven Merger. Governor Hughes at Jamestown. Episcopal Conventions Problems. Mrs. Chadwick Dead In Prison. Loans of 20,)0000 Puzzling.
 STATE. Walling Man Goes Hunting at S4. Missing Greenwich Girl Found. Baptists Raising Money for Convention. Waterbury Man Loses Foot by Train. Farmer Held Up at Danbury. Who Got Waterbury Political Cash?
 CITY. Police Estimates Reveal Raise. Will Fight Reopening of Road. Street Extension Causes Skirmish. Martin in New York. Camper Shot in Arm. Rowiey Assigned to Grand Avenue. Student Injured While Driving
 SPORTS Vein Wins Hunter Handicap, Bookmakers Barred in Kentucky. Ella Ambruster Victor N, D. Clinches Golf Championship. Cornell Junior Eight Win. Chicago Again Asserts Supremacy. Roan Colt Tramp Is New Champion.
 EVENTS TO-DAY. Big Irish Fair Opens "The Tatooed Man at the Hyperion. Great Express Robbery at New Haver Souvenir Matinee at Biiou. Its Up to You, William" at Polls
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
NEW YORK FUSION TICKET.

New York, Oct. 1O.-The Indepen- dence league and republican county convention nominated a fusion ticket.
 The following we're the nomina- tions:
 iff-Maximillian F. Ihnsen.
 Judges of court of general sessions Charles s. Whitman, Melville G. Palliser, Nathan Vidaver.
 Judges of city court-William H. Wadhams, Douglas Mathewson, II. c. s. Stimsen, James A. Donegan, Ed ward s. Merrill, Isadore Wassebogel
 Supreme court judge M. Linn Bruce
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
DEAD IN PASTURE
Roderick E. Harrison, of Northford,
 Dies Suddenly.

Special to the Journal and Courier,)
 Northford Oct 1O.-Roderick P. Har- rison, one of Northford's most promin- ent and respected citizens, died sudden ly tonight MT. Harrison left the house soon after supper and when aft CT some time had elapsed and he fail- ed to return his family became anxious about him, especially as it was thought that he had heart trouble.
 A search was instituted, the family being assisted by neighbors, and the body of MT. Harrison was found in a pasture, where he evidently had fallen when seized by illness Death was doubtless due to heart disease.
 MT. Harrison was sixty-three years old His parents were Amos Harrison and Harriet Hart Harrison. He leaves wife, and one daughter, Mrs. Caroline Carter of Meriden
 The funeral arrangements have moi been completed yet.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
AT THE HAGUE
Court of Justice Report by American
 Representative Accepted.

The Hague, Oct. 1O.-The first part of the proposition of Prof. de Martens (Russia) suggesting a plan for obliga- tory arbitration in the form of an ad- ditional act of the convention was re- jected to-day by the committee on ar bitration, whereupon the professor withdrew his old proposition
 The report of James Brown Scott (American) on the proposed interna- tional high court of justice was adopt ed by the committee by 3S to votes three delegates being absent
 The resolution of Sir Edward Fry (Great Britain) to the effect that the governments institute the court so soon as they have agreed on the method by which the judges are to be chosen was also adopted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
1910 GERMAN COMMITTEE
Sophomores Choose Five to Arrange
 for Prom Week Event.

Following the election of the junior promenade committee, the members of the sophomore class in the aca- demic department of Yale met last night in Osborn hall and elected a committee of five to arrange for the sophomore german, the second prin- cipal event of prom week.
 Elton Hoyt, 2d, of Cleveland, was elected chairman of the committee, and Lyle Gillis Hall, of Ridgeway, Pa, was elected floor manager. The other members of the committee are Stephen Merrill Clement, jr., of Buff falo; Earl Trumbull Williams, of Brooklyn, and James Ford Johnson, of Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
TRI.CHURCH UNION.

Cleveland, O., Oct. 10.-At to-days session of the National Congregational council interest was centered in the discussion of Tri-Church union before the committee of twenty-e!ght, At the afternoon session there were numerous addresss from those interested in the laymens missionary moyments.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
RELIGIOUS LAW VIOLATED.

Paris, Oct. 1O,-The minister of ed ucation has signed decrees providing for the dissolution of three Catholic communities, including the Sisters of Marie Joseph, for violation of the law governing religious congrega- tions,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
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BAY STATE DEMOCRATS
Bartlett Leaders Condemned for Acts at Convention.

Boston, Oct. 1O.-The Democratic club of Massachusetts at meeting to-day condemned the Bartlett leaders for their acts at the Springfield conven- ton. Among the officers of the club are Arthur Lyman, president; Charles J. Barton, chairman of the executive committee; former Governor William L. Douglas, Richard olney, formerly secretary of state; Josiah Quincy, Will liam A. Gaston, Thomas J. Gargan, James B. Carroll and Robert H. Bur nett
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Amicable Settlement Reached on the
 Wage Question.

Toronto Ont, Oct. 1O-oficials of the Canadian Pacific railway and a committee representing the company's railway telegraph operators met here to-day and reached an amkable settle ment on the wage question. The men get an increase of 14 per cent and hours of work range from eight to twelve hours, according to location, Two weeks holidays or double pay for two weeks a year where substitutes are employed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
vREELAND IN WATERBURY.

Waterbury, Oct. 1O.-H. H. vreeland, of Metropolitan Traction company, came to this city after dark this even ing He and wife and chauffeur ar rived in big Packard car and took rooms at The Elton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
CHIMNEY FIRE CALL.

Truck No, 4 was called out for a chimney fire about g o'clock last even ing to the house occupied by L. D. Kep- pier at 72 Gregory street There was no damage done The house Is owned by Mrs. Bishop.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
A1rsTR1A,s rMppRoR pErrER,

Vienna, Oct. 10--To the evident re- lief of the public there has been an nounced marked improvement in tho condition of Francis Joseph. the aged emperor of Austria, and King of Hun gary, who is suffering from bronchial catarrn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.

St, Petersburg, Oct, 1O.-The cholera in Russia is spreading steadily. Every day hundreds of new cases are report ed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
NO BEARS YET
President Will Go After Oatamounts
 Instead.

Stamboul, La., Oct. 10.-The president will discontinue his bear hunt to-mor- row and next day in order to go after catamounts. A fine pack of dogs arriv- ed at Alsatia tonight, and will be taken to the camp early tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
POLICE BOARD PROVIDED RAISE General Increase of Twenty five Cents a Day for De- partment is in Es-
 inmates. CHIEFS SALARY
 PUT AT $3, GOO Fire Chief to Have the Same-Building Inspector Asks a $500
 Raise.

The estimates received last evening by the board of finance at the weekly meeting were largely taken up with increased salaries for the members of the department and this item alone will be a great Increase In the amount of money which the board will be ask ed to grant for next year It was de- cided last evening that the hearings on the various departments which are annually held in the early part of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
BLAoKHANDERs PUNISHED
Twenty-three Sent to Penitentiary in
 Pennsylvania.

Newcastle, Pa, Oct. 1O.-Twenty- three Italians, recently convicted of Black Hand outrages, were sentenced to-day to terms In prison ranging from two to ten years. They were later taken to the penitentiary at Plttsburg.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11
WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, Oct. 1O.-New England and Eastern New York: Rain Friday; Saturday fair; fresh couth winds, be- coming west
 Observations at United States wealth CT bureau stations, taken at ?. m. yes- terday, seventy-fifth meridian time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-11

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Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-17
"BAWLED ogT," CATTLE
 MAN KILLS GAMRI ER

CLAYTON. N. M., Sept. 16.-Rob- ert Steele, a wellknown gambler, was shot and killed by Benamin Milsap, a prominent and wealthy stockman. Milsap won $500 from Steele at poker and. although 3 professional gambler, Steele proved a hard loser. Steele saw Milsap coming down the street with one nf the nnnGf nrnminant vnunR women in the city and is reported to have said to a friend: "He won my money. but will get him by bawling him out in front of his lady friend" He accosted Milsap. saying: Come through with that money you won from me gambling last night"
 Milsap whipped out a six-shooter and emptfed it into Steele's body. Re loading, he fired three more bullets into him before the bystanders dis armed him. Anyone of the nine bull lets would have killed Steele. Milsap was arrested, but sympathy is with him in the shooting.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-17

That was good news in Bisbee yes terday to the effect that there would be no reduction of the force of min CTS employed by the Copper Queen company in the Warren district. That means that prosperous conditions will remain with Cochise county's big cop per district. The Calumet and Ari- zona is continuing to produce copper at about the same rate as since the beginning of the year It may be OK pected that the Queen will have her smelter going again in the near fu- ture to the full capacity The world cannot progress without copper and plenty of it and we are not of those who think the world is liable to cease It's progress.-Douglas International American
Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-17
WHAT IS A DAYS woRkr

To the Editor of the Reyiew.--T de sire to call attention to paragraph in an article by Walker in the Review of Sunday September l. C)mmentiag on the business situation generally, and trying to fix the blame for the unsatisfactory condition of affairs at present, he claims that it is caused, in part at least. by the 1n- reasoTslble demands of Iaborers, nd in proof of his theory cites the action of certain workmen engaged in sink ing a shaft; who, upon being prom record" for that class of work, did actually make such record, but re- fused to make another record without a further increase of pay. Mir. Wal ker's inference from that refusal be- lag, that they. the laborers. intended to defraud their employers by return ing to the original speed of work pre- vailing before the bonus" was Of fered.
 Now. while do not intend to even try to controyert his general conclu- sion that the working men themselves were in part to blame for existing conditions: do intend 10 try to break that link forged in the para graph cited.
 The entire difference between Mir Walker and myself is simply. What is a days work for a man? Mir. Wal ker's idea seems to be that 1t is the extreme limit of mans endurance for one day ort one week and using that as a base for determining the amount of work. he should do in a year. or series of years, as I presume that even Mir Walker would not demand that the workman wear his life out entirely in one short year. Now, Mir. Walker should know. if he knows any thing whatever about such work, that men sinking shaft and endeavoring to make a record, or in other words trying to Go more of that kind of work in a given time than was ever performed by the same number of men in the same time before. must work to the extreme limit of tbeir strength just as long as the contest for contest it is--lasts, and that hong continuance of such pace would kin any man. I would like to know Mir. Walkers occupation so that [ might furnish a comparison with which would appeal to his or understanding, but in the absence of such knowledge will take the horse
 t Is possible for herself he makes record-to trot m.le in two
Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-17

criminal though ne is. ana steeped n foul graft though he was. recognized the danger of the Japanese invasion of western industries and public schools, and while he was yet mayor of San Francisco journeyed to Wash ington at the head of a body of in- fiuential citizens to plead with Presi- dent Roosevelt to champion the en- actment of a Japanese exclusion law.
 The president temporized with him. knowing and feeling as do fhousands of citizens of California. Oregon, Washington, and other states west of the Rockies. that the passage of an exclusion law for Japanese will be a signal for war with the arrogant little yellow men of the far east, who. having learned the white mans way of war. conSider themselves his equals, and are ever eager for an opportunity to display their skill.
 c. H. Travenner. whose recent ar ticies have attracted wide attention, declares:
 Five thousand white girls in Cali fornia have been robbed of their em- ployment as waitresses and domestic servants by the incursIons of the Japanese"
 He also sets forth the fact that in San Francisco there arc more than 1000 Japanese laundry workers. twen- sy-fonr employment offices. eighty.nve lodging houses. eighty-six restaurants, where meals can be secured for 10 cents, and 100 housecIeaning com panies. as well as so many Japanese bankers. brokers. doctors. dentists. ex- press eompanies. etc, that they are aDie to conduct big city by them selves withort spending a cent of their money with the white popula- ton Common laborers work twelve or fourteen hours a day for 50 cents and think themselves rich.
 The menacing shadow of the Jap anese coolie falls across the thresh-