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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
CITY OF MEXICO SHAKEN.
Earthquake Lasting Four and Half
 MInutes-PeopIe Terrified.

Earthquake Lasting Four and n Half
 Minutes-PeopIe Terrified.
 City of Mexico April 14.-An earth quake lasting four and half minutes startled the city tonight. The earth rocked in long swinging motion ter rifying the inhabitants but doing no damage so far as can be learned at this city
 Clocks in the city stopped at 11:S4 (Mexican time), which is S6 minutes slower than American time, and the perceptible motion of the earth ceased at 11:SS 1-2. Telegraph wires were put out of commission and for short time the city was in darkness owing to the failure of the electric lights, One wall of the Associated Press office was cracked from floor to ceiling.
 The asphalt on a paved corner on Cinco de Mayo street, one of the prin- cipal streets of the city was cracked open for distance of ten yards. The shocks were the heaviest here in years. People are thronging the streets many having fled from their houses and dwellings in their night robes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
SIGNIFICANCE OF ARBORDAY
PRESIDENT ADDRESSESMESS
 TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Tells Them They Should Celebrate the
 Event ThoughtfulIy--Withi Their
 Life Time the Nntion's Need of
 Trees Will Become serious--value
 of Forestry Deserves to He Taught
 in the Schools.
 Washington, April 14.-President Roosevelt has addressed to the school children of the United States mes sage of the significance of Arbor day, which during the month of April Is eel ebrated in many of the state. He says to them it is well that they should eel ebrate the day thoughtfully, and that when they help to preserve our forests or to plant new ones they are acting the part of good citizens. The message is as follows:
 ITO the School Children of the United
 States:
 Arbor day (which means simply Tree Day), is now observed in every state In our Union-and mainly in the schools. At various times from Janu- ary to December, but chiefly in this month of April, you give day. or part of day, to special exercises, and per- haps to actual tree planting, in recog- milton of the importance of trees to us as nation, and of what they yield in adornment, comfort and useful prod ucts to the communities in which you live.
 Tt is well that you should celebrate your Arbor day thoughtfully, for with in your lifetime the nations need of trees will become serious. We of an older generation can get along with what we havL, though with growing hardship, but in your full manhood and womanhood you will want what nature once so bountifully supplied and man so thoughtlessly destroyed; and be- cause of that want you will reproach us, not for what we have used, but for what we have wasted.
 For the nation, as for the man ol woman and the boy or girl, the road tc success is the right use of what we have and the improvement of present
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
UNFORTUNATE RESEMBLANCE.
Actor Heath Thrice Arrested as Charles
 A. Jardenson.

New York, April 14.-Donald T. Heath, the actor, who was arrested last night because he resembled another ac- tor, Charles A. Jardensen, who is wanted in Chicago on a charge of grand larceny was to-day paroled on his own recognizanee until next Sunday.
 The magistrate before whom Heath was arraigned said that the actor did not resemble the man wanted except that he had the misfortune to be about the same height
 Heath, who is playing here with the Tn New York Town" company, did not take his arrest kindly He told the magistrate that he had been arrested three times on suspicion that he was Jardensen. He was first arrested in Pittsburg and then in Cleveland.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
ANOTHER FRUITLESS SEARCH
NO TRACE OF MARVIN CHILD IN
 STRATFORD.

Avon Park Gone Over by Dr. Marvin's
 Brether-in-Law from Providence
 and Three Bridgeport Policemen,
 Guided by Youth, Who Was Cer-
 tain of Being on the Right Track.
 Bridgeport, April 14.-Granville s. tStandish, of Providence, R. l., with three members of the police depart- ment, under the guidance of Percy Oar ling, a fifteen year old boy, made a search about Avon Park, in Stratford, to-day hunting for the kidnapped Mar win boy of Dover, Del. It was another of those many fruitless searches and clues that have been followed since the Kidnapping.
 On Monday last Julia Dorkin, a twelve year old girl, who lives with her parents on Stratford avenue, this city, saw a poorly dressed Italian on a Stratford trolley car, holding in his lap a fair-haired boy about four years old. She was so impressed with the sight that she ran into the house with breathless haste and told her parents that she had seen the missing Marvin boy The story was printed in a local paper and Percy Darling was so in terested that he interviewed Julia and got a first hand description of the It. allan and the boy, He says that he himself, saw fair-haired boy playing with some children near Avon Park last Tuesday. Since that time Percy has been playing sleuth and has spent most of his time about Avon Park, Darling at last became so enthusias- tic over the matter that he sent des- patch to Dr. Horace Marvin in Dover, Del, that he had the captor in box"
 Dr. Marvin asked his brother-in-law MT. Standish, of Providence, to investl> gate the Bridgeport story. Mir Stan- dish arrived here this afternoon and went direct to police headquarters and asked for policemen to assist him in the search.
 The search was made at Avon Park and vicinity but no trace of the mis- sing child was found MT. Standish went back to Providence tonight, sat- isfied that the scent was a false one. The local detectives, however, will con- tinue on the case till they are satis- fled whether there is anything in the little Dorkin girls story.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
SCIENTISTS ANNUAL MEETING
Members of National Academy VIII
 Assemble Tomorrow.

Washington, April 1.-The National Academy of Sciences with it's mem bership of ninety-seyen scientists, will hold it's annual meetings in the United States National Museum and Smith, sonian Institute beginning Tuesday and continuing until Thursday or Friday. The moring sessions are to be devoted to the business of the association and the afternoon sessions to public dis cussions of scientific topics, which is considered the appropriate time for members to announce the new discov- cries in any branch of science.
 Professor Alexander Agassiz, of Har- yard, who has for several years served as president of the organization has announced his intention to retire from that position. There are nineteen scientific papers so far on the pro- gramme
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
UNIQUE CAUSE OF DEATH.
Girl Dies Between Telephone and Elec-
 trfc Light Switch.

Marlboro, Mass, April 14.-Medical Examiner E. G. Hoitt decided to-day that a shock of electricity caused the death of Miss Anna w. Greenwood who was found dead last evening sit ting beside telephone instrument at her home. Contact made by the young womans body with telephone and cleo tric light circuits as she was in the act of taking up the telephone receiver and turning an electric light switch is be- lieved to have brought about the accl- dent.
 The medical examiner said that he did not a1lege negligence on the part of either the telephone or electric light company, but t1at the happening was an unfortunate one, the responsibility for which had not been fixed. An au- topsy will be held tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
JAS. H. ECKELS FOUND
 DEAD BY HIS BUTLER
FORMER COMPTROLLER OF CUR- RENCY PASSES AWAY IN
 HIS SLEEP.

End Comes on Eve of Breakfast Party
 Post Mortem Examination Held
 Cause of Death Given as Organic
 Heart Disease-NIrs. EcIxeIs at Pres
 ent In Paris, Where Her Daughter Is
 Attending SehooI-Deceased PrOmin-
 ent us Gold Standard Democrat.
 Chicago, April 14.-James H. Eckels, president of the Commercial National bank and formerly comptroller of the currency, died at his home to-day of heart disease. Death occurred appar- ently while he was asleep.
 The fact that he was dead was dis covered by his butler Frank Evans, who entered MT. Eckels' room to an swer telephone ring that had contin- ued for some time. Evans found Mr. Eckels apparently asleep. The butler called to him and, getting no response, sought to arouse him, only to find that he was dead. Dr. F. S. Churchill, who was summoned, said that MT. Eckels had been dead for several hours.
 Mrs. Eckels and her daughter Phoebe, eighteen years old, are in Paris, where the latter is attending school. They nave been abroad since last fall and planned to return to Chicago within a few weeks. They were at once com municated with by cable. It is under stood that they will sail from France for New York tomorrow.
 The death of Mir. Eckels came on the eve of a breakfast party which he had planned for number of friends and relatives.
 A post-nortem examination was held and statement was issued giving the cause of death as organic heart disease. The funeral will be held Tuesday aft ernoon at the Fourth Presbyterian churctq. Rev. William R. Notman will deliver the oration. The body will be placed in a vault until the return of Mrs. Eckels and daughter, when pri- vate funeral will be held.
 MT. Eckels was a stockholder and was prominent in the management of several concerns, among them being the Hewitt Manufacturing company, the Union Traction company, the Feather stone Foundry and Machine company, the Chicago Real Estate Trust associ- ation, the Allis-Chalmers company, the American and British Security compa- | ny, the Bankers Trust company of New York and the First National bank of Baltimore. He was member of the leading clubs of Chicago and of various clubs in the east.
 James Heron Ecl1els was born at Princeton, H., on November 22; 1858, and most of his life was spent in Illi- nols, He got hs early education in the schools of Princeton. He was graduat- ed from the Albany (N. Y) Law school in 1890. He practiced law at Ottawa, Ills, until appointed by President Cleveland to the post of comptroller of the currency in 1S9S MT, Eckels, dur ing the agitation of the currency ques- tion, became prominent as an advocate of the gold standard. Always a demo- crat, he became affiliated in 1896 with the gold standard democrats. He re- tained the office of comptroller of the currency until the end of President Cleveland's term in 1897, when he be- came president of the Commercial Ma tional bank of Chicago.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
KILLED BY SISTERS FTANCE.
Fatal Trouble over Girls Refusal to
 Set Wedding Day.

Philadelphia, April 14.-Alfred Ravel- To, aged twenty three years, was shot and instantly killed at his home here tonight by Joseph Dalrego, his sisters fiance. Dalrego, it appears, had secur- ed a license to marry his sister Miss ,Ravello, who is but eighteen years old. He went to the house tonight and tried to induce her to agree to have an early wedding. She would not set the day. Alfred Ravello joined in the conversa- t!ns and said if he had the say in the matter, his sister should not marry. Dalrego, in a rage fired three shots from a revolver at Miss Ravello. The bullets went wild and the girl fled Her ! brother tried to grapple with Dalrego and was shot through the heart. Dalre- go was captured by the father of the bov
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
SHOOTING c PROVES FATAL.

Pittsburg Man, Who Shot Himself
 While in Theater Box, Succumbs,
 Pittsburg, April 14.-Robert M. Grove. a nephew of H. c. M. Eldowny, presi- dent of the Union Trust cohpany of this city, who shot himself in the abdomen while in box watching performance at local theater last Wednesday aft ernoon, died at a hospital to-day. Grove was twenty-three years old, and member of a prominent family The shooting, which almost caused a panic in the theater, is attributed to financial difficulties.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
STAND OF THREE POWERS.
Germany, Austria and Russia Not to
 Oppose Limitation Discussion.

Rome, April 14-From the exchange of official communications between them it is apparent that Germany, Austria and Russia are unanimous concerning the question of the limita- tion of armaments at The Hague con- ference, and that they will permit of a discussion of the question but not par ticipate in it, not considering the pro- position practical one.
 Italy has chosen as her representa- tive at The Hague, Count Tornieln, ambassador to France, Deputy Pomply, Under-Secretary of State for foreign affairs and the Duke of Cavello, min ister at The Hague, all as plenipoten- tiaries and General Robilant and Ad- miral Callandri as technical delegates. She is not likely to have a law dele gate, both Count Tornielli and Signor A. Pompily being experts in law.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
NATAL CADETS PLEASED.
Satisfaction Over Permission to Enter
 Crew at POughkeepsie Races.

Annapolis, Md. April 14.-The an- nouncement that Secretary of the Navy Metcalf has consented to the entering of crew of midshipmen in the intercol- legiate rowing races at Poughkeepsie N. r., June 26, is received with a great deal of satisfaction at the naval acad- emy. It was feared that, even if the consent of the secretary of the navy to the making of the trip were obtained, financial difficulties might be encounter ed which could not be overcome. It is understood, however, that persons in terested in the naval academy oarsmen have come forward with offers that make this portion of the trip to Pough- keepsie easy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
Body of Aged Veteran Found.

Glasgow, April 14.-The body of Ran son Colgrove, an old soldier, fisherman and trapper, aged seventy years, who lived near Voluntown, was found be- meath a stone wall to-day about 5OC feet from the Glasgow Mill pond. He had not been seen since March 13 wher he left his work to look after some traps which he had set.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
TAFT AT SAN JUAN.
Escorted to the City's Entrance b,
 Battalion of Marines,

Escorted to the City's Entrance by
 Battalion of Marines.
 San Juan, Porto Rico, April 14,--Sec- retary of War Taft and his party ar rived at noon to-day on board the gov ernment yacht Mayflower, Governor Beckman Winthrop and Secretary of Porto Rico Regis Post, went aboard to greet the secretary. The yacht was taken the naval station landing, where it was met by the naval officers here.
 After formal exercises Secretary Taft was escorted by battalion of ma- rines to the city entrance where Lieu tenant Colonel Daley of the Porto Ri- can regiment and staff, awaited hmi. Under escort of the regiment the sec, retary, who was in a carriage with Gover1or Winthrop was driven to the Palace, where, from the balcony, he reviewed the troops. After the review an informal reception was held and prominent citizens and Journalists call led on the secretary. MT. Taft is the sixth cabinet officer to visit the island since it was occupied by the Ameri- cans. Messrs. Alger, Payne, Moody, Root and Metcalf preceding him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
DAMAGE IN TRUCKING BELT
Fear That Cold Has Greatly Injured
 Strawberries and Vegetables.

Wilmington, N C., April 14.-It Is be- lieved that great damage has been done to strawberries and vegetables in the Wilmington trucking belt by the contin- ued cold of the past two nights. To- day the minimum temperature was but four degrees above freezing and even more severe weather is predicted.
 Snow is reported within forty miles of wilmington,
 Birmingham, April 14.-Heavy frost was general throughout North Alaba- ma to-day, Reports from Huntsville says there was ice and that all vege- tables, early strawberries and muoh of the fruit were killed. The thermome- ter registered 27 in Decatur, and all crops in that section are ruined. In Birmingham the frost was as heavy as ever seen here in midwinter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
BISHOP TURNER VEHEMENT.
Enough Innocent Negro Blood Spilled
 to Drown Congress-

Enough Innocent Negro Blood Spilled
 to Drown Congress.
 Atlanta, Ga, April 14.-At a mass meeting to-day designed to bring about a better understanding between the races, the principal address was made by Bisaop H, M. Turner, of the Meth odist Episcopal church. Bishop Turner made a bitter attack on the courts and the legislature, declaring negroes have been discriminated against. He paid his respects to the nation, the supreme court the president and the Senator Tillman ending with words of praise for former Governor Mortimer
 'There has been enough innocent ne- gro blood spilled he shouted, ito drown congress, the supreme court and the president"
 The meeting was attended by both races, negroes being largely in the ma iority.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
Brick company's Barns Burned.

Hartford, April 14.-Three large barns at wilson, belonging to the Wilson Brick company, were burned tonight Of eighteen horses quartered there all but one were saved, The loss is placed at about $2,OOO. The cause of the fire is not known.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
FOR STATE LIFE INSURANCE.
FIorida's Governor Sends Special Sfes-
 sage to Legislature To-day.

Tallahassee, Fla, April 14.-Governor Broward will tomorrow send a special message to the legislature advocating state life insurance. He will treat the matter extensively to demonstrate that the enterprise would be profitable to the people by showing that foreign insurance companies have returned in losses paid less than five millions and have received upwards of thirteen mill lions of dollars in premiums during the past thirteen years, and that the south alone pays northern companies $50,0OO,- 900 per annum. It will be suggested that the management be vested in commission or manager, which would eliminate high salaried officers, and that the entire expense would be less than the salary of a vice president or board chairman of on of the large companies now existing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
No prosnect of Settlement.

New Britain, April 14.-There appear ed tonight to be no prospect of an inn mediate settlement of the plumbers strike. It is stated that unless the dif- ferences are harmonized this week an attempt to bring in new men will be made by the master plumbers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
D. 4. F. CONVENTION.
Hundreds of Delegates from All Sec
 tions in Washington.

Washington, April IA Hundreds of delegates from every section of the country have arrived in Washington for the annual convention of the Daughters of the American Revolu- ton which will convene at Continental Hall in this city tomorrow. Mrs, Don ald Mclean, the president general has established headquarters and is well coming the incoming delegates Dele gates will be present from every state in the union and foreign countries.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
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DANBURY BRANCH BLOCKED.
Passengers Have to Be Transferred
 Around Wreck

Around Wreck
 Danbury. April 14.-By the derailing of an engine on the Danbury branch of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad to-day traffic has been blocked throughout the day, in the case of passenger trains, transfers around the wreck having had to be made Several tons of Sunday papers had to be removed in wagons. The wrecker has been at work and it is ex- pected to get the tracks cleared by morning. The engine left the rails while rounding a curse and became em- bedded in the sand. No rolling stock was damaged and no one was hurt.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
New Britain Church Dedicated.

New Britain, April 14-The First Congregational church chapel, which has just been completed at cost of $15,000, will be dedicated next Thurs day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
Practitioner Fifty Yenrs.

Greenwich, April H,-Dr. Ralph J. Griswold of this town will observe to- morrow the fftieth anniversary of his establishment of practice in medi- cine here.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
LARGE ATTENDAACB
Expected at First Annual Meeting oi
 International Law Society.

InternhtIOnaI Law Society.
 Washington, April 14.--It is expected that there will be a large attendance of lawyers and others interested in i1l- ternational law at the first annual meeting of the American Society of International Law, which will be held here April 18th and 20th. The society has over 300 members. There will be sessions on Friday morning, afternoon and evening and on Saturday morning and banquet on Saturday evening.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
Trooner Killed in Hnrnnn

Havana, April 14.-Private Harry c. Collins, Eleventh cavalry, was killed this afternoon by being thrown from his horse.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
NO POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Statement Regarding Meeting of Britt
 ish and Italian Kings.

1'11 t'1tE1 E1-t111'1' v Rome April 14-Although it is likely that Foreign Minister Tittoni and Min lister of Marine Mirabello, who are re- turning from Greece with King Victor Emmanuel, will also meet King Ed ward at Gaetna, where the British and Italian monarchs are to greet each oth- CT next Thursday, it is semi-officially announced that the meeting will have no political significance.
 Persian Interior Minister Resigns.
 Teheran, April 14.-The minister of the interior, Madid Fl Mulk, has re- signed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
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DENIED BY DIES PLANCHES.

Italian Ambassador Did Not comment
 on Carnegie's Speech.
 Washington, April 14-Baron Mayor des Planches, the Italian ambassador, to-day requested the Associated Press to deny in the most emphatic way that he had made any comment on the speech of MT Carnegie at Pttsburg Thursday or that he had expressed him self in any way about German arma- ments and the peace conference.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15

Grandmother of c. H. NIackay Dead.
 Rome, April 14.-Mrs. Hungerford, grandmother of Clarence H. Mackay, died here to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
STAGE COACH ROBBED,

''Kidp Curry Gang Reported to Have
 Got s2s,OOO.
 Malta, Mont, April 4.-Word has just been received of hold-up of a stage, presumably by the "Kid' Curry gang. $2S,0OO reported stolen.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
EXPELLED FROM PARIS.
Police Order Out sutton, the American
 Billiardist.

Paris, April 14.-The police have is- sued an expulsion order under the pre- vention of gambling law against George Sutton, the American billiard player, who recently ran school for billiards here, A delay in expulsion of forty eight hours has been accorded him,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-18
INVESTIGATING LAND DEAL.
President Hill Says Law Was NOT
Defeated.

St. Paul, Feb. 15.-The house com
mittee appointed to inquire into the
Great Northern land deal, the trans
action by which the railroad company
recently transferred its holdings to
the Oliver Mining company, began its
hearings yesterday, President James
]. Hill being on the stand. An at
tempt was made to secure an admis-
sion from Hill that the Lake Superior
Copper company, the company which
holds title to the ore lands was or
ganized for the purpose of defeating
the law which prohibits the railroads
from dealing in the stocks of any
other corporation. In this he Was
not entirely successful, Hill contend
ing that the Lake Superior company
was organized primarily for the pur-
pose of undertaking matters of bust
ness which the railroad company
could not handle He stated that it
was his belief that the ore lands re-
Gently transferred contained 100000
600 tons of ore
"a I7GA tSSClASu tldI ISoS CHah pS'VVV1-
600 IN securities was transferred to
the Lake Superior company, but ref
erence to the books of the company
showed that the Great Northern had
turned over securities amounting APP
proximately to SIS 100000 The agree
ment showed that they we're not to
sell or assign any part of them with
out the Great Northern's consent.