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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-02

Rev. MT. Jeffries of this city, preach ed in Long Ridge church, West Red ding, Sunday afternoon as Rev. H. c. Richards, who has been sick, is not yet able to occupy his pulpit.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-02

John w. Warner has started work on
 new residence for himself on Center street, West Haven. The house will be 2SX26 feet, of wood, containing nine
 rooms. Every convenience will be pro-
 vided. The heating will be by hot wat er
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-02

The regular monthly meeting of the Mayfower branch of the Tribune Sum- shine society will take place next Mon day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs Charles Pennell of 132 Howe street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-02

At the meeting of the Waterbury Naturalist club on Nov. 4, the subject for discussion will be Seed Dispersal" The members have accepted an invita- tion to attend meeting of the New Haven Bird club, Nov IS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-02

pr. Lang, physical director at the Y. M. c. A., has just returned from a stay in New London, where he deliver ed a series of talks to the directors of the New London Y M. c. A. on the method of conducting the athletic end of the institution.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-02

Ot the banquet of the thirty solicitors for the Leila Day nursery, held at the Union league, good music was furnish ed by quartette consisting of Frank L. Shay, Frank & Hamilton, jr., Henry Strack and Thomas S. Howarth. The singers received hearty applause.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-02

Director Coe yesterday awarded the contract for repairs to the a,dermanic chamber in city hall to Hubert E. War ner, jr. His bid was $320, the lowest. The decorating contract will be let out later.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
Canal Worthless If
America Has No
Steamships.
-" What Is the Use
Asks Commission
Chairman.

CHICAGO. Jan. 26.-T. +. Shonts.
chairman of the Isthmiah Canal
Commission. made a stirring appeal
for ship subsidy at the banquet Of
the Commercial Club tonight.
~Nhat is the USE" said he, -of
eXpendiHg millions OF American
money i'm the construction OF a new
highway for American commerce
when we have no American ships in
which 10 carry that commerce !
What is the use Of eanyassing for
trade in South America when We
have DO means. save in foreign
ships, to transport eur goods after
We have secured d market for
them!7
Considerable interest attached 10 HI-
utteTances as he Is % retire from the
Panama canal work Ola March q To take
charge Of tAc transportation lines 300
Manhattan borough, Greater New Yers.
while in q great many respects his
speech was "a duplicate Of that made in
Kansas city Thursday night. le held the
interest OF his audience Throughout.
especially when he made uis plea for ga
American merchant marine
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
INDEX TO THE NEWS
AND FEATURES.

Gridiron Clubbers Jolly the President
Page S, First Section.
Aadhouse Nor Chair Thaw's Fat', Says
Counsel
Page j. First Section.
General AIger's Body Taken 70 Detroit
Page ., First Section.
Train Crashes Into Trolley.
Page J.. First Section.
Congress Session Drawing to Close.
Page J, First Section.
News Of the Theatsrs.
Pages ., G. and .. Third Section.
Society News and Chat.
Pages { aud .. Third Section.
Government Department News.
Page e, Third Section.
Gossip Of the Fraternal Societies.
Page 5. Third Section.
women and the Home.
Pages 30. II. und ~. Third Section
News OF tire Sporting World.
Pages - 9. and g. Second Section
Dorothy Dix on Evelyn FhsW.
Page s. Second Section.
zeal Estate News and Notes.
Pages = aud s. Second Section.
Pastor On UnwTttten Law.
Page a. Second Section.
aews OF the OLD world.
Pages ] al4d H. Second Section.
Beauty Yields 20 Roller Skates.
Page ]. Magazine Section
Rabbit. killed Seven Times. Lives.
Page O. Magazine Section.
Lock Of Dead Pops's Hair For Sale.
Page e. Magazine Section.
Kingston Pirates ola Headquarters.
Page @. Magazine Section.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
HARTRIDGE FEELS
NO FEAR Of HOW
HOLhANS TESTIFY
Denies Lurid Story of
Row About May Nc
KenZie, Chorus Girl.

NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-CIinord ".
Hartridgc, chief counsel for the
ThaW defense made the following
statement tonight;
Counsel for the defense are doing
all in their power TO facilitate the
selection of AN unbiased jury. NOT
because there Is amy fear, a. re-
ported. that the accused is iu danger
of mental on physical collapse, bur
that We can get him out of Jail as
soon as possible.
I'VE have no intention of reveal
ing the line of our defense until the
proper time arrives. And that time
viii not come until The prosecution
has rested its case. a surprise will
be sprung in the defense which has
not been introduced, SO far as /
know. in any previously tried capt.
tai case.
"Thaw and his attorneys are abso-
lutely certain that he viii be abso-
mtely acquitted and indicated. We
have never from the very beginning
considered that he was iu danger of
the death chair or incarceration iu
a madhOuse.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
Better Train Service to New York

Beginning Monday Jan. 18th. the Penn
sylyania Railroad. looking 90 the better
comfort OF its passengers. viii operate
an additional parlor car ON its popular
New York Business Mems Express.
leaving Washington s;e0 a. H. weekdays.
Effective Sunday, Jhe 2lth. the S.5a "a. m
and S-0a u. m. express trains Will Also
carry additional Pullman parlcr car
equipment on sundays. making regular
SUNDAY equipment of the $500 O'clock
train. Pullman club smoker three draw
ng room parlor cars. dining car and
vestibuled coaches.-Adv.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
Production Said TO Be
Disgusting and Of
fenSiVe to Sense
of Decency.
GrueSOne Effect Height
ened by Music, Is
Verdict of the
Critics.
Protest Sent Conried.

Following Is the edict sent Mr..
COnried:
~HeinTich COnried. Esq.
"Dear Sir; The directors of
the Metropolitan Opera and Real
Estate Company consider that
the performance of 'Salome' is
Objectionable and detrimental 10
the best interests of the Metr0-
politan Opera House. They.
therefore. protest against any
repetition OF this opera.
tSignrd PRANK y. D0DD.
SECRETARY"
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
ITALY HAs GRFAT LARKs.

ROME. Jan. 36.-The district Of Apuii
has been visited by an extraordinary
phenomenon in the form OF flights of
larks in countless numbers. In the
neighborhood Of Trani alone Il is stated
that loo Oo0 have been killed.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
PennsyIvania R. R. 70 New York.

Effective Sunday. Jan. 9th. New York
Express trains from Washington at S 80
"a. m. and $500 y. M will each carry ad-
ditionai Pullman parlor ear equipment
on Sundays. Tile new 500 clock a. IA.
Business Mems Train on week days will
also carry an additional paTior caF be-
ginning Monday January &.-AdE.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
TWELVE DEAD
IN EXPLOSION
OF FIRE DAMP
Fifteen Minutes Time
Saves Lives of Nearly
Two Hundred
Others.

WHEELING ~. Va.-Jln. 18.-Aa -xpIo-
sion this evening Of fire damp ia the
Pennsylvania mine of the Pickeu branch
oI tile Baltimore and Ohio railroad, I'VE
miles from here killed twelve miners and
injured many. The I'VE Americans
killed were:
CHARLES NOSERAIAN
WILLIAM BAILEY.
CHARLES JOHNSON.
JAMES cox.
GLEN MILES
The seven other dead were i5reisners
ana their names could not De ascer-
tanned
Two Hundred Just Escaped.
Tie explosion occurred shortly after
O'Clock IL it had happened fifteen
minutes earlier the disaster would have
been appalling. Most Of the go men in
the mine had LEFT. only a small force
remaining. The explosion was heard
tor miles. Immediately following the ra-
port there was "A rush OF excited men.
women, and children To the mouth OF
tle mine
The wives OF some or the foreigners
who were known To De imprisoned there
were Ifduuc.
A message sent Ia Weston brought
out "a special train conveying physicians.
Rescue parties We're al once organized
ana tHe work OF recovering the bodies
was begun.
IL was an first reported sixteen wers
ln the mine. but subsequently Iour for
eigners We're accounted for.
All the Bodies Recovered.
Al l0:ao O'Clock an the bodies had
been brought 10 the surface. None OF
the bodies was mutilaJed, death result
ing from the deadly gas which followed
the explosion and the falling OF
section OF the roof which cut on ven
ulatiOn II was necessary 10 remove
this accumulation of dirt and stone he
fore the bodies could be reached. No
person in the mine when Ihe explosion
occurred escaped.
The accident occurred when the shifts
were changing, and there are 2O1 men
on each shift
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
CANAL CONTRACT
PROVES PUZZLER
Long Conference a
House Ends WithC
ton on Bids

President Roosevelt appars
hard nut 10 crack ia the mae. ,,, .g.-
ting contract for building the Panama
canal The situation az present remains
unsoived.
aE'er long conference between the
Pres dent and a number 0f his close
advisers, II Was announced from me
White House last night tlat uo-state-
ment relative 90 the Governments ae-
uon on The canal proposals would Be
Forthcoming for the present
j was not denied however. by-
number or those present, that Arson n
Bangs, OF New York. has been elimi-
mated as a factor in the digging of tile
Dig ditch, Whether ". j. Oliver. The biz
Tennessee contractor. can swing a nev,
combination that viii be satisfactory o.
the Government remains yet To be seen.
May Reject All Bids.
Iu SOME circles the failure of Presf-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft ts
reach any decision 0u the matter efves
rise 10 the belief LAat the Government
may reject al bids and eventually build
tlr canal itself according 10 the orig
inal plans. II this step Is taken it viii
bee under the one-mau management. it.
is believed
Numerous conferences ou tine subject
have been held. Chairman Shonts. who
mas just resigned. together with Sccretare
Taft, was ia consultation wiJh the Pres
dent a number Of times before bis de-
partuFe from the city
Yesterdays conference did not conclude
until after O'Clock. Those connected
With IT, in addition 10 The President
were Secretary Taft. Secretary Root.
Postmaster General Cortelvou. Assistant
Secretary Bacon, Commissioner OF Cor
UoratiOus Garfield. and Chairman knapp
Of the Interstate Commerce CommiS-
SION
Oliver Acceptable.
The President is perfectly willing So
enter into contract with William }
Oliver. of Knoxville. Tenn, II be can
enter satisfactory arrahgements with
some large contracting nrm which can
meet the requirements of the Govern
ment
1t sccIns that Ausuu j. Bangs OF New
York. who submitted His bid jointly
with Air. Oliver. is for some reason the
obstacle 90 the awarding OF the contract
al Ga per cent of the total estimated
cost
Whether the Government can eIimi-
nate Bangs as a factor without throw
ing out all the bids is the problem.
Those who have kept in close touch
With the matter are convinced that il
cannot be done.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
ONLY ) WEEKS
REMAINING Of
BRIEF SESSION
Half Time Wasted on
Brownsville, But Much
Work Has Been Ac-
cOmpliShed.

There are only five more weeks Of
the short session of Congress, aud
most of the work set 10 be done
That is noninally and apparently,
most Of it is 90 Ice do4si actually,
the great tasks of the committees
have been pushed well toward COM
pletion, So far as concerns the
money bills, which are necessarily
the main business of The short ses-
sion.
The Senate talked away abou. half
the session with the Brownsville af-
fair, and then passed d resolution
which was exactly what Senator
Foraker didn't want when he first
raised the issue However. il Is
over az last, and the Senate viii
now proceed to
Talk some more,
For tEa Western Senators AL. going
to take up week or 80 discussing the
kftalt-tI AN.tfa 4A-Aa.N AA AaAff s-AAEIl-
cock. and r0undly warming the Jacket
of the Secretary.
House Coin Contortioas.
Next tc solution OF t5e EraWasvlue
puZz the most gc eTauy Interesting
incident or the week as tie 1Re spec.
tacle which the House produced iu is
great act OF getting away with sa In
s-F
The House did about as clever "a vaude-
vile turn on Jhis as the Senate cid ca
the BrowHsvills matter. the speciality
OF the House. however. was parlia-
mentary juggling. while that of the
Senate proved 10 Ice hiEh-Class min
strelsy. The House once rejected the
proposition of "a salary Increase when
it was offered as AN amendment TO the
legislative bill and sent the bill 70 the
Senate with the ardent hope that the
Senate would assume the responsibiity
of starting the thins.
But the Senate was cold and unre~
spousive. and sent the bin back 10 the
House without any salary amendment
save for the Vice President, Speaker
and Cabinet members.
How Trick Was Turned.
The House must initiate the PROPOSE
ton or struggle on without the money.
81 1t initiated. IL adopted. without a
roll call. an amendment restoring the
provision raising the salaries of mem
bers to $500. and ia this form sent the
bill back To the Senate. There it was
discussed al length, and three roll calls
taken on il. all developing overwhelm-
ing support for the proposition. The
new salary viii become effective
March 4
Senator Hale created a sensation by
presenting a resolution, calling ON the
Secretary OF the Navy 70 investigate
and report whether naval officers were
violating the executive orders ana ma
val regulations in urging the passage OF
the naval personnel bill Senator Hale
severely criticised naval officers for writ
ing letters 30 Senators urging this
legislation. He found much opposition
among Senators, many of whom were
disposed 10 think the naval officers were
wholly within their rights. In the end.
the resolution. with amendments. was
referred TO the Naval Affairs Commit
te-.
Senator Alger's Death.
Tile death OF Senator Alger Thursday
morning cast a gloom over the end of
the week in the Senate Adjournment
was taken Thursday out OF respect 10
Senator AlgeT. Saturday afternoon. af-
ter a short session, the Senate attended
the funeral in a body and 4 committee
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The Washington times., 1907-01-27
.SANITARIUn PATIENT
RETURNS TO HIS HOME

Frank Newton. Mclean. Of 5e7 A
street southeast. WHO had been missing
from the Gundry Sanitarium, Relay,
Nd. since Sunday last. returned 10 his
home last evening. Mclean says thar
he was in the city last week. and that
he stopped at the different missions
The Washington times., 1907-01-27

NEW YORK Jan Salome." the
-.gaauoual opera Dr. Richard Strauss,
Uu German composer which had its
Irsl performance m this country on
ru-slav night al ths Metropolitan Opera
tiouse, may never be repeated IN this
city. n was declared today az least az
tue Metropolitan. This is the edict of
lae board of directors Of the MatropoI-
llan opera.
Alr. Cunried received In his mail to-
day letter from tle board of directors
OF tae company ani signed by the Sec
Isllgy Of th- board Frank y. Dodd,
protesting Go vigorous terms against a
rarotitiuu ol "Salom-" ou the grounds
that the opera based ou Biblical story.
end carried ouJ as 10 is with disgusting
aud sensational realism. ouauds the pub
jos sense of deconey.
Kissing Scene Is Repulsive.
it was said before the meetius OF the
onGg-OTs that the scene In the opera
where Salome receives The severed head
uf John the Baptist and kisses the
dead lips, IS the one against which the
main objection is made. In The original
play hy oscar Wilde this scene is much
more repulsive than IN the opera.
All the musical critics ia New Yosk
however, have declared that the accom-
pdnying music by strauss even height
ems the gruesome eject.
SalOme Is the opera OF Richard Strauss
founded on the story OF Oscar Wilde
10 tells the story Of the lustful love OF
SdlOme Tor John The Baptist
HerOd Smitten With Salome.
HeFod. the King il smitten with
Salome, who is the daughter Of Herodi8s
now Herod's wife, but previously the
wife of Herod's brother. But Salllne
hees from his Eiances 20 the terrace,
where she hears the voice OF John the
Baptist. pruphesying in his prison
Demanding that John be brought out
Tor her to see, she conceivcs "a violent
passion for him and declares that she
viii kiss his lips. But the prophet
starnly repulses her. and anaIly curses
Aer, returning 10 the cisteru that is his
prison.
John is confined In clsten m the pal-
ace or tho kins, and there Salome
calls To him and tells him Of her love.
But the follower OF Christ Tepulses The
maiden.
Herod, wildly in love with saIome
SAYS ulat she may have anything of
MIN II she will perform FOR him the
dance OF the seven wells, This SalOWe
does, and the King. carried away by
his passion, cries uut thIt her wishes
shall be granted
Demands the Severed Head.
Then Salome demands the severed
head OF John. that she may kiss In
death the lips that were refused her IN
life.
The head is brought to Salome and
she kisses Il passiOnately time and
agaiH. The King, h0rrlhed al Salome.
orders her death, and the curtain falls
On the maidens dead body.
Salome. Tuesday night was sung by
Mme. Eremstad
Mr. Copreid opposes the Withdrawal
or 'Salome.' and hopes that the direc-
tors of the metropolitan Company, which
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The Washington times., 1907-01-27
No Fear Of Homaas.

The fact that young Howard Mes
bit and his mother, Mrs. Holman.
may testify for the prosecution does
not interest the defense in the
slightest degree. That contingency
is the least of our Worry.
There IS no truth in the report th-t
there has been a split iu the pIeasaat
relations existing among the members Of
me Thaw FAMILY over the presence a.
May Mckenzie as the daily companion
OF Evelyn NesbiJ Thaw az the trial 1
know Tor fact that the reason ttal
the Countess or Yarmouth mas NOT been
al the trial for the past two C,,ys is
because she has been suffering from a
severe cold.
Unused 10 the nervous strain of au
appearance iu court, where her brother
is on trial for his life. it is natural
taa- she might bee indisposel
Il can authOritatively deny that p,l-
phine A. Dtimas has as reported
threatened 10 resign from the defense
because OF the presence I'D Tie court
room OF the ThaW FAMILY group Air.
Eelmas has other mates 10 attend 20
than 20 object 10 the presence Of any
young woman ia the courtroom As "a
matter of fact. 1 do u5J believe mot
De has been aware OF the presence uf
Miss Mckenzie.
No Comments on Aienists.
Il cannot make amy comment ON tie
Tact that alienists Cor the prosecution
have been in court observing the actions
of Tie defendant since the selection of
the jury began. or course, il would be
possible for the defense To have done
the same thing. had il desired We
have not found that1neccssary."
When asked il he saw anything un-
usual In the fact that a subpoenaed Wit
ness for the prosecution in the person
of Miss May McKe'tzie was living in the
same apartments and on terms of init
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The Washington times., 1907-01-27
TRAIN CRASHES
INTO TROLLEY
At TOP SPEED
Twentieth Century Linz
tied Kills One and In
lures a Score in
Dayton.

IAhlDN. Ohio. Jan 3i.-Tle Tz=n-
ueth Geut-ry Limited of the New York
Central running az high speed. struck
Westb9uud Third street car No. 90 Of
the CITY railway line. tins evening al
tle East Third street crossing. killing
one person. perhaps fatally injuring two
others, seriously manning ten and se-
verely hurting as many more. The flyer
was easthcund, and unobserved By Mo-
torman c.. l.. Hurley until it was too
late Ter him To avoid the collision,
which was of sufficient force 20 hurI the
ear l2l feet along the railroad track.
dgmoius g.. shsttered aud torn. next 10
the waJehman.s shanJy. There was
scarcely more than enough left of the
ear % make kIndling wood, and how
al-- of the occupants escaped death is
meNpHcable
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
Story Is Denied;
Both Are Now
in Washington.
D. B. Jones De-
ClineS to Be In
terVieWed.

Social Washington Is agog over the
rumor sent out from Chicago To the
effect that AIrs. Della Spencer Cation
Field. widow Of Marshall Field, the
Chicago merchant prince. is engaged
90 David Benton Jones. wealthy
mine owner and cIubman. of the
Windy City.
Both Nrs. Field and Mr. Jones are
now I'm Washington
While news Of the rumored en-
gagement comes from Chicago, that
city places the responsibility for
the story ou Washington. The fol-
lowing dispatch was received by a
Chicago paper yesterday.
Washington, D. c., January 20.
David Benton Jones. of I41 Astor
street. Chicago. announced his en-
gagement in Washington to Mrs.
Della Spencer Cation Field.
81. c.
Who f. c. is u0 one seems 10
know, nor has il been possible 90 learn
either whether the initials are genuine
or fictitious, or the identity OF the
sender OF the message
Both Are Reticent.
Mrs. Field is az tile Shoreham. when
inquiry was made as to the truth or
falsity of the report. size ccuId not be-
seen, but her sister, AIRS. Augustus n
Eddy. OF ll55 SiXter1.a street north
west, said that there was no fouuda-
tion Tor the report
Mr.. Jones is "a guest of lhe New VIII
lard When asked for an Interview
has, nigh. lie declined 90 receive any
newspaper men. A letter requesting
that he either affirm oT deny the rumor
elected the following response:
There is absolutely nothing % deny
or affirm DAVID r. JONES"
Denied in Chicago
when the mysterious telegram was
received I'm Chicago It was sent inn
mediately 10 the Jones and Fields fam
lilies. Prompt denials Were given out
in both quarters.
My father is in Washington with my
elder sister said Miss Catharine Jones.
MF Jones daughter. They have been
away for month. I am sure there Is
no basis for the report Of his enga ge-
ment 20 Mrs. Field.
At the offices of the Marshall Field os-
rdte nothing Was known concerning the
report. A brother OF Ar. Jones declared
The message pFeposterOus
Her Marriage TO Mr. Field.
MIS-. eaton, several years ago. was
one of the most lavish entertainers in
Chicago and her beautiful Prairie ave-
nue. home was the scene of many notable
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The Washington times., 1907-01-27
Senator Alger's Death.

Tile death OF Senator Alger Thursday
morning cast a gloom over the end of
the week in the Senate. Adjournment
was taken Thursday out OF respect 10
Senator Alger. Saturday afternoon, af-
ter short session, the Senate attended
the funeral in a body and a committee
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Denied in Chicago.
Her Marriage TO Mr, Field.

MIS-. eaton, several years ago. was
one of the most lavish entertainers in
Chicago and her beautiful Prairie ave-
nue. home was the scene of many notable
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The Washington times., 1907-01-27
Two Probably Fatally Hurt.

A score of Tlore received Injuries. OF
-His uumbe PROF Perry q. Marcer. SUI
perintendeHu OF the Franklin School,
viii probably die Mrs. Thaddeus Ram
by, mother of First Assistant Fire
Chief RANDY. vas seriously injured ana
may not survive. Miss Lillian Huber,
daughter of ]. a. Huber. real estate
dealer I'm the Huston block. was instant
Iy killed, heg body being terribly man
gled.
Miss Huber resided with her parents
on Monmouth street. East Dayton She
was about twenty years of age.
The injured were removed TO the hos
pitfalls and their homes. Those who Sc
cured private couveyances were not
dangerously hurt. The most seriously
Lniurel Mera Lha following.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27

]. H. Small & Sons, Florists,
Washington and New York.-Adv.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
The List of Injured.

Prof Perry r. Mercer, aged thirty
seven. fractured skull and otherwise In
juTed, married. residing AT IS Monmouth
street He was removed 10 the Miami
Valley Hospital
Mrs Thaddeus Ramby, aged sixty
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No Comments on AIienists.

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