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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
GOVERNORS BILLS REJECTED.
Senate Acts on Measures--Many Un-
 favorable Reports.

favorable Reports.
 Hartford, March 27.-Recommenda- tions of Governor Woodruff had q bad day to-day for the senate rejected the bill in conference with the house for the appointing of a state purchasing agent after a debate lasting nearly two hours. The vote was 23 to ', the senators in the minority being Blalkeslee, Farrel and Thompson, republicans, and Mo Neil, Atwater, Donnelly and Donovan, democrats. Besides this action the senate rejected upon unfavorable re- ports the bill to make the terms of the clerks of both branches and the clerk of bills and expressing clerks to extend during good behavior, and the bill giv the power of appointing infer for court judges to the governor.
 A voice here and there was the only vocal opposition in the house to-day when the excise committee reported un- favorably two measures and the bills were rejected. Both were of similar im- port. Only one had a broader scope, both prohibiting the manufacture or handling of intoxicating liquors in the state, one bill giving druggists the right to sell liquor for mechanical purposes.
 Many measures received their quietus in unfavorable reports of committees in the house to-day while only a few minor matters were sent to the calendar in favorable reports.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
NEARER THAN EVER ID
 BIC RAILROAD STRIKE
LONG CONFERENCE FAILS TO BRING SOLUTION OF THE
 TROUBLE.

the 45,OO0 Trainmen of the Western
 Roads Declare a PeacenbIe Settle
 ment Can be Reached Only by the
 General Managers Offering COnces-
 siOns-Lntter stin Hope for an Ad-
 justment-Win Demand Arbitration
 Under the Erdmann Act.
 Chicago, March 27.-The 45,OOO train men of the western railroads seem nearer a strike tonight than at any time since the negotiations were begun two months ago for an increase of twelve per cent. in wages and work day of nine hours. The conference to- day between the representatives of the men, and the railroad officials lasted four hours, but was failure in bring ing about a solution of the trouble.
 The railroads offered the men in- creases of seven per cent to passenger conductors and ten per cent to brake men, firemen, baggagemen and allied workers. When the railroad officers declared their offer was the best that could be made the conference came to an end as the men by referendum vote taken last week, had decided not to accept anything less than their or iginal demands.
 Immediately after the joint confer ence broke up, the representatives of the trainmen met to consider the ad- visibility of calling a strike in order to bring the railroads to terms. Just what decision was reached 1t not known tonight as the Union men de- clined to discuss what had taken place at the meeting.
 They were a unit, however, indeclar- ing that a peaceable settlement of the controversy can be reached only by the general managers offering concessions.
 Another meeting of the union men has been scheduled for tomorrow, and the outlook tonight is that a strike will be called within the next forty eight hours, unless the railroads re- quest another conference.
 P. H. Morrissey chief of the train men s organization, tonight said:
 We have been instructed by the men we represent to call a strike un- less the offer of the roads was satis- factory to us. The vote by which this attitude was reached carried the strike proposition by a tremendous majority, We are not satisfied, and the men arc not satisfied. We are not going to ask for any more conferences with the gen. eral managers. It is up to them to pre- vent the men quitting work and the only way they can do this is to accede to our demands
 A. B. Garretson, chief of the conduct- ors, also declared that no further con- ferences would be held with the gen. eral managers
 Afetr the failureof the opposing inter ests to reach settlement, and when
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
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DISAPPRoVE TROLLEY LAYOUT.
Aldcrmanic Committee Opposed to State
 and Chapel Streets Plans.

and Chapel Streets Plans.
 Engineers Osborne and Ryder, of the Consolidated Street railway, appeared before the aldermanic committee on railroads and bridges last night and submitted for approval the new layout of trolley tracks in Chapel street, near State, made necessary by the compa- nys determination to take up the tracks now in State street leading from the depot and to place them in the cut. In the petition the layout is described as being from a point 360 feet east of State street to a point 120 feet west of State street; also to lay necessary curves to connect with tracks in State street.
 City Engineer Kelly explained the sit- uation for the city. The plans as sub mitted involve the taking of two feet off the sidewalk on the corner where the Yale National bank Is situated. This met with the emphatic disapprov- al of the committee, and unless the company can obtain two feet from the Yale National bank so as to set the sidewalk at the corner and keep its width as at present, the layout will not be approved.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
WEST HAVENERS AT CAPITOL
CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF
 ORANGE PRESENTED.

Committee Hears Arguments In Favor
 of the Proposition--TaIcott H. Rus-
 sell Appears for the Property Hold
 CTS In the Northern Section of the
 Town Who Oppose the Scheme
 Would Have to Pay Heavy Taxes for
 City Improvements.
 Hartford, March 27.--Residents of the town of Orange crowded the commit tee room of the committee on cities and boroughs in the capitol this after noon and spoke on the bills providing for the incorporation of the city of Orange. The chartetr of the proposed city, as ratified by the town meeting i'll Orange on Monday last, was pre- sented to the committee and explained by several citizens of the place, and tho alleged good points and bad points of the scheme to citify the town were discussed at length. If the legislature passes favorably upon the bill the question will be voted upon by the res- idents of Orange at a special election called for the purpose, as there is a referendum clause in the charter as amended Monday night.
 Senator Clarence E. Thompson, the two representatives of the town. John Brown and Watson Woodruff; Town Clerk Thomas, selectman Walter Main, Dr. John F. Barnett, Attorney McLaren, Clerk c. D, Smith, Assessor Benham, Judge Samuel J. Bryant, Der- uty Judge John Wilkinson and others spoke in favor of the passage of the bill, their arguments being to the ef- feet that if the present three-headed government should be condensed into one compact form of government, it would be a great and growing advant- age to the town as a whole. Taxes would be less and the town. borough and school debts would be paid off soon- CT, it was argued by these citizens.
 Attorney Talcott H. Russell of New Haven opposed the passage of the act. He represented several large property holders in the northern section of the town who claim that they would have to pay heavy taxes for city improve ments in the thickly populated district of the city. They could see no ad- vantage for becoming a part of city and preferred the present form of gov ernment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
REWARDS FOR VREcKERS
OFFERED BY PENN. R. R. AND
 AGGREGATE $5, 500.
Notice Sent Broadcast Through the Keystone State = Chicago Limited Derailed Last Week and an Attempt Made Yesterday to Wreck the Key stone Express--Road officials in Conference.

stone Express--Road Officials in
 Conference.
 Philadelphia, March 27.-The Pennsyl vania Railroad company, through Gen. eral Manager Atterbury, to-day offered rewards aggregating $5,500 for the ar rest and conviction of the peraon or persons involved in the wrecking of its trains near Pittsburg The derail- nent of the Chicago limited last week and attempted wrecking of the Key stone express to-day led to a confer ence of officials to discuss the matter. As a result the general manager to- day sent broadcast throughout Penn sylvania the following notice.
 ''To any person or persons furnishing information and evidence. resulting in the apprehension and conviction of any one or more of the persons who mali ciously caused the derailment of one of it's fast passenger trains at or near stewart station on the 23d instant, the Pennsylvania Railroad company will pay $2,5O0; and said company will also pay LurtIler reward OL @10UU tO any person or persons furnishing informa- ton and evidence resulting in the ap- prehension and conviction of any one or more persons who maliciusly caused the derailment of another of it's fast passenger trains at or near Wilmerd- ing on the 27th instant, or for any defi- nite information which will enable the company to ascertain the name and whereabouts of any one or more of the guilty parties, it will pay to the per son furnishing the same a reward of $500,"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
Decrease of s4. .7ee. .4o1.

Albany, March PA decrease of $4,- 766.4O in the assets of the fire insur- ance companies doing business in this state when compared with the assets of 1905 is shown by the report for the year ending December S1 last, of Super intendent Otto Kelsey of the state in surance department, presented to the legislature to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
Mrs. Sage Adds s1Oo, ,OOo.

New York, March 27.-At a meeting to-day of the international committee of the Young Mems Christian associa- ton it was announced that Mrs. Rus sell Sage had added $100,000 to her re- cent donation of $25O,OO0 for the build- ing of a home for the committee. When Mrs. Sage examined the plans prepared she decided that an additional gift would be required.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
RURAL MAIL BOXES.
Department Insists They be Erected by
 Roadside.

Washington, March 27.-In a decision rendered to-day Fourth Assistant Post master-General de Graw insisted upon an adherence to the regulations requir- ing that boxes on rural mail routes shall be erected by the roadside so that carriers can easily obtain access to them without deviating from their routes or dismounting from their vehi- cIes, Failure to comply with the regu- lations in this respect the decision states, Is likely to result in the discon- tinuance of the delivery of mail by ru- ral carrier.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
Expo.Itlon omcinl pl.mI.uea.

Norfolk, Va, March 27.-A. L. Sut- ton, chief of the bureau of exploitation of the Jamestown Exposition company. rendered his resignation to-day at the request of the board of governors upon charges filed by tourists bureau. MT. Sutton came here from the Portland exposition.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
Arbitration Agreed Upon.

Boston, March 27.-An agreement was reached to-day between the Master Builders association and the Carpen- tetrs' District council of this city for the submission of a dispute over an in- crease in wages to arbitration, this averting a threatened strike on May 1 of 5000 union carpenters in Greater Boston.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
PLEA FOR TECHNICAL SCHOOL
Prominent Citizens Before the Com
 mittee on Education.

mittee on Education.
 Hartford, March 27-A strong appeal for the passage of the act concerning the establishment of state technical school was made before the committee on education this afternoon by several prominent citizens from Norwalk and South Norwalk, where it is proposed to locate the school, should the bill pass, The principal speakers were Congress- man E. J. Hill and former Senator John s. Seymour. Congressman Hill spoke at some length citing the benefits that would result in the establishment of such an institution by the state, He told of the result of the work of schools of this character as he had studied them In Germany and said that the only way to retain our great ''manu- featuring brains was to have an insti- tuition in our midst that would educate our brains as well as our hands. There was no opposition to the bill
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
VIII Ask Death Sentence.

Carmel, N. Y, March 27-The prose- cution will ask the jury to send Jennie Burch to the electric chair for the mur- der of Baby Wilbur Winship. District Attorney Weeks admitted as much this evening. On the other hand, Attorney Dempsey will ask the jury to set the girl free. There will be no move on either side to send her to an insane asylum.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
Acquitted of Murder.

Bridgeport, March 27.-Isadore Alex ander of South Norwalk, who has been on trial in the superior court on the charge of having tried to murder David Landy by putting carbolic acid in food was found not guilty by the jury this afternoon. In the trial the allegation was set up that Alexander was in love with Mrs Iandy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
President. VIII Attend if He Gan.

Washington, March PIT will come if can," was President Roosevelt's reply to an invitation extended to him to-day by a committee of the national arbitration peace congress, who asked him to attend the public dinner to be given in New York by the congress on Wednesday evening, April +.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
Invitations Sent Out to Mayors.

New York, March 27.-Mayor Me Clellan, as chairman of the committee on municipalities of the coming na- tional arbitration and peace congress, issued to-day to the mayor of every city of 5000 inhabitants or over, invita- tions to attend the proceedings, which will be held at Carnegie hall on April IA
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
To Break Shoe Machinery Monopoly.

Boston, March 27.-An act aimed to break the alleged monopoly in the leas- ing of shoe machinery by the United States Machinery company will be re- ported to the state senate tomorrow by the joint committee on judiciary of the Iegislature.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
DOZEN BITTEN BY MAD DOG.
Canine Terrorizes Hundreds of People
 on Way to Work.

on Way to Work.
 Bridgeport, March 27,--More than half a dozen persons were bitten by mad dog which terrorized East Bridgeport this morning at the hour when hun dreds of people were on their way to work in the factories. The dog ran through many of the principal streets of East Bridgeport and was only kill ed after a long and exciting chase. Among the persons who were bitten by the animal were ex-Alderman William M. Thomas, Peter Gabriel, former member of the board of education; John Doherty, Frank Van Ormor, Jacob Hockheimer, and several others whose names have not been ascertainsd. IA number of doys were bitten by the rabid beast and steps will be taken to prevent the spread of hydrophoba.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
pittsburg Firm Gets Aqueduct Work.

New York, March 27-The contract for constructing the first portion of the $161 100000 aqueduct work to bring wa ter from the Catskills were awarded to-day to the Thomas McNally com pany, of Pittsburg, Pa. The bid was $4,126,00O.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
WELLMAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Members Will Leave Paris for Norway
 Before Long.

Before Long.
 Paris, March 27.-The members of the Wellman-C Chicago Record-Herald north pole expedition are completing the preparation of the balloon America, and will leave shortly for Tromsoe, Norway, whence they will depart June 1. The balloon, or airship, has been entirely reconstructed, has new motors and possesses a lifting power of 19,O0O pounds.
 Walter Wellman, leader of the expe dition, will in the meantime pay visit to the United States. He went on board the Kaiser Wilhelm IT. at Cher bourg to-day. Replying to criticism to the effect that his airship had not been tried, MT. Wellman declared that the America was built for Arctic conditions and would undergo thorough trials at Spitzbergen. In the event of their be- ing satisfactory the expedition would start for the pole at the end of July or the beginning of August.
 Milwaukee, March 27.-Major Fl. B. Hersey, inspector of the weather bu reau, will sail for Paris on April 3, to assist in the arrangements for the Wellman aerial polar expedition to the north po1e
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-11
NEGRO MURDERER LyACHED
CITIZENS or CUMBERLAND, MD,
METE OUT SWIFT JUSTICE.
Jajl Door Battered In, and Co'ored
Desperate Kicked to Death
by Crowd.

Cumberland. Md.-William Burns
(colored), who fatally shot Policeman
August Banter Thursday night, was
taken from the Jail early sunday
morning by mob and shot ana
kicked to death.
This was the first lynching IN the
history of Cumberland, and IT Is con-
demned by few of the citizens.
The shooting Of Policeman Banter
by Burns, who was Desperate
while the latter was resisting arrest,
created great deal Of excitement,
owing to the excellent reputation OF
the officer and his well-known kindly
disposition. His death on Saturday
morning was followed by threats
against the negro, these coming as
much from those of his own race as
from the whites. Few, however, seem
TO have thought lynching possible
and the police paid no attention to
the rumors that were afloat.
Only Deputy Sheriff Adam Pendley
was at the Jail when, after midnight, q
crowd of fewer than a hundred men,
some of whom were disguised in one
way or another, appeared and de-
manded the keys. These being re-.
fused, a telegraph pole was used as
battering ram and entrance to the
building was forced. Other negroes
in neighboring cells were careful to
guide the lynchers to that of Burns,
and here again the battering ram was
used.
The lynchers found their victim
crouched behind his cot, and Selling
him by the feet, they dragged him
downstairs and into the street, where,
within few yards Of the entrance to
the jail Burns was kicked and shot
to death.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-11
HARTJE REVIEWS HIS FIGHT.
Wants Divorce Case Reopened, Claim
ing to Have New Proof.

Philadelphia-Cla that they
have letters which passed between
Thomas Nadine, coachman, and Mrs.
Mary Scott Hartje, which will result
in a complete reversal of affairs, coun-
sci for Augustus Hartje, the wealthy
Pittsburg manufacturer appeared be-
fore the Pennsylvania superior court
here Monday to argue a petition for
reopening the sensational suit for d.
vorce which he brought against his
wife.
Other letters which the petitioner
says he has found since the case was
heard were written, he alleges, by
Helen Scott and Ida Scott to Howard
A. Lappe, of Pittsburg. Pa, in which
the writer's indicate that unless their
parents paid them a certain sum Of
money each month they would turn
in for the petitioner. These letters
were written, according to the petit
ton, on April 81 and April 20, 1907.
In the petition presented to the
court for Mr.. Hartje he recites tina.
since the hearing in the case he has
secured letters written by Thomas
Nadine the coachman, while he was
in Ireland, to Mrs. Hartje while she
was at the Hotel Victoria in London,
and others which she wrote to the
coachman from there. He relates
that he is in position to prove that
Mrs. Hartje arranged with the en-
ployes of the hotel to have the letters
delivered privately to her and that
she supplied Nadine with envelopes
addressed to herself. He further
AYERS that Mrs. Hartje arranged with
a hair dresser, Ambrois, of 274 Rue
St. Honore Paris, to mail letters,
through him to Nadine and that she
received letters from the coachman
and sent money to him through the
same avenue,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-11
=, z. IOWA STATE NEWS
4 h
Events u Recent Occurrence Through.
the COMMONWEALTH. II
BIG MAN AT oELWEIN.
General superintendent OF Great
Western Present.


Western Present
Oelwein.--The strike situation here
has brought to Oelwein several OF the
general officers of tile Great Western
General superintendent Goodell is IN
chief charge, and General Solicitor
Briggs is here In an advisory capacity
and he takes care of possible legal con-
tingencies. The two big men, with
others, make their head quarters IN
their private cars in the shop yards.
They have stationed guards every
where and no one Is allowed admlS
sion except on pass.
with other officials of the company
am located here to reopen the
shops and shall remain here until
that Is effected" said Superintendent
Goodell. II have no statement to give
out as to whether the Oelwein shops
will be open or not. We have no reel
ing of Ill will toward tho men who
have been in our employ here till re-
Gently, but the Chicago Great Western
will not pay higher wages than otner
roads, or higher than Its income Will
justify.
I'VE are bringing in workmen every
day, and at present have in our en-
ploy here ninety-eight machinists ana
eighteen boilermakers. We have
seven fires running in the blacksmith
shop A force of men have begun
work in the car shops, and four men
are doing business in the mill. we
have sent out three engines since the
strike developed. We shall not at
tempt to open the coach shops as we
have entered into contract with the
Pullman shops to do all of that work,
and coaches will be sent to Pullman
for repairs, painting, ETC."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-11
COINED a BIG WORD.
Little Ono Wanted to Pick the "Un'
derchildrenabIe" Flowers.

When the first little granddaughter
was big enough to want to pick tho
garden flowers, the grandparents tried
every guileful means to save their pet
posies from devastation. A truce was
reached when 1t was agreed that Har-'
riet should let the garden plants alone
and pick only "children's flowers.
descriptive name bestowed ut once
alike on dandelions. buttercups.
daisies and clovers. After this there
was peace in the family. One day
katherine, the newest granddaughter.
was contentedly pulling grasses while
grandmother shipped of blossoms
from the forget-me-nots. Katherine
remembered that fresh flowers had
not been gathered for the dinner IA.
BILE. Z She ran over to grandmother and
promptly coined one OF the longest
words four-year-old ever used.
grandmother" she begged. cant !
pick the underchildrenable flowers
for dinner?"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-11

Numerous inscriptions In Latin were
cut on the new building for the depart
ment Of agriculture in Washington.
The head of the department discov.
cred the other day that some Of them
are In bad Latin, and ordered them all
erased and recut in plain English
There Is no better reason foS inscrib-
ing American public buildings with
Latin than there would have been for
putting inscriptions in Greek or Sans.
krit on the public buildings In ancient
Rome. The theory that there is pc.
cuiiar virtue III foreign .ongue Is
widely held. It goes SO far as to lead
to the singing Of French translations
Of German and Italian operas in Amer.
lean opera houses, translations made
at the demand Of music.loving French
men, who insist that they shall under
stand the language sung to them,