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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-19
OPERATORS VOTE
TO REMAIN OUT
Local Union of Commercial
Telegraphers Holds all
Enthusiastic
Session.
WEEKLY ALLOWANCE
FOR THE STRIKERS
Attempt Will Be Made To-
day to Get Brokerage
and A. P. Men to
Quit Work.

At a meeting of Local 1913, Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union Of
America, held yesterday afternoon,
the operators who are on strike
unanimously voted to remain out and
do everything in their power to urge
others who are still at work in the
brokerage offices and in the Office of
the Associated Press to leave the keys
and join IN the movement for higher
wages and more privileges. Applica-
tions for membership in the union
were received from several operators
of the city who up to the present time
have not been identified with the or
ganization, and the union men feel
stronger and more confident Of VIC
tory than ever
The movement to get the brokerage
operators and the renewed movement
to get the Associated Press operators
out will be made to-day, and the
union members think that the latter
class is likely to follow their wishes,
since they have received no further
answer from Melville e. Stone than
the one given last week The local
Associated Press Office is confident
that the men will not leave, even
though some of the operators are
members Of the union,
Preliminary plans were made yester-
day afternoon for the grand ball to
be given for the benefit of the strikers
in this city The date set is August
81 and already orders have been sent
in for blocks of tickets, The other
urions in the city have promised aid,
and the railroad telegraphers, although
their organiza ion is an entirely separ-
ate one, have decided to come in a
body.
Weekly allowances to the strikers
were voted at yesterdays meeting.
Each striker will be given little over
half his regular salary as long as he
remains out, pending the adjustment
of the difficulty. The union has suff1-
cient funds to make the payments for
the first few weeks and IL the trouble
still continues help Is expected from
outside unions.
In the offices Of the Western Union
and the Postal Telegraph companies,
the situation remained practically the
same as it has been since the strike
was called Manager Johnson again
spent the night at the Western Union
taking as many messages as he could
but the Postal Telegraph Office, which
Is supposed to stay open until / O'Clock
in the morning, closed long before the
usual time.
The members of the union feel es-
pecially sore at Manager Johnson They
say that two months ago when the
possibility Of strike was mentioned
he said that he and the rest would al
BIZ ready TO go out when the whistle
blew. Mr.. Johnson, as soon as the
whistle blew, not only did not go out
but worked double time for double
pay, spending the night at the West
ern Union.
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insane WOMAN IN CUSTODY
FOUND BY THE POLICE
Wanted to Borrow Revol-
vers to Shoot Man in
Trenton.

An elderly woman, dressed in a neat,
orderly suit and looking about 60 years
of age, was taken in custody by the
police yesterday afternoon at the Mes
bit livery stables in Temple street,
where she had made it apparent thaG
she was a demented woman. When she
arrived at the police station she declin-
ed to give her name saying that she
never gave 1t to anyone but she added
that she had escaped from an insane
hospital. She was quite mild appearing
and so her next remark came rather
startlingly to the police officers She
wanted to borrow two revolvers from
the men saying that she desired to kill
a certain Captain Carey, who lives ac-
cording to her in the city of Trenton,
M
Her next statement served only to
add more bewilderment to her home
and possible place Of confinement. She
next declared that she had millions of
dollars invested in mills in Salem.
Mass, and that she had lot of proper
ty which she wanted to sell. The police
do not believe that she came from Mas
sachusetts but feel that she must have
escaped from some place not very
many miles from this city.
She is held in this city awaiting fur
ther developments.
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SIGNS WILL
DIRECT YOU
Trolley Company Starts a
New Regime To-day With
Least Annoyance to
Public.
BIG STREAMERS AT
CHURCH AND CHAPEL
Signs Posted Facing Cor
ners and Four Announc-
ers Will Aid the
Traveller.

The Connecticut company is striv-
ing to inaugurate the new policy Of
having its cars stop at one crossing
only at the Church and G apel streets
corner with as little Inconvenience and
annoyance as possible. Signs have
been posted. in the trolley cars of the
company for several days announcing
the date (to-day) when the new idea
will go into effect and now that the
day has come conspicuous signs have
been posted at the corner so that he
whoruns may truly see the change that
they announce.
These signs were posted just after
midnight last night and occupied a
couple of hours. There are four signs
painted on black boards in silver LETT
ters each of which faces the second
crossing where, If people wait for their
cars under the new regime they will
be disappointed, and saying to them
Take north bound car across the
street"
A hand on each sign points passen-
gers to the right corner.
This is varied according to the di-
rection of the cars In question That
for the north bound cars Is on the pole
in front of the pump on the Church
street side and faces squarely MiXs
drug store, where SO large portion Of
north bound travellers have been ac-
customed to gather.
For the south bound cars the sign
! 1, s4r,~n, fr0r, fr0llav xIrirpc Oyar
the sidewalk by the Church street side
Of the Cutler building and facing
Hauffs. The east bound is in front Of
the Exchange building and faces the
Cutler building, and the west bound
sign is on post in front Of Hauff's
and faces the pump.
In addition to these signs four
large white streamers with heavy black
lettering are strung right at the COR
ner facing the center of the street
from each side and bearing this de-
vice
Cars stop at first crossing only"
The company has also hired four
men two of whom will be on duty at
time and whose sole work will be to
remain on duty at the corner and di-
rect passengers where to stand for
their cars and where the cars are go
| ing. This service will be started to-
day. So all seems in readiness for a
speedy breaking in Of the public into
the way. The new men will call out
to the publis so that all may hear
them and their directions.
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FATAL FALL FROM her BED
OLD MILFORD RESIDENT
Mrs. Robert Clark Found
Lying on Floor This
Morning.

Especial TO the Journal and Courier)
Milford, Aug. 19.-Mrs. Robert Clark,
a member of one Of the oldest families
in Milford, died suddenly early this
morning from heart trouble. Members
of the household were aroused shortly
before 2 o'clock by the sound of a fall
in her room and upon investigation it
was found that she had fallen out of
bed. When an attempt was made to
lift her up 1t was found that she was
dead.
Mrs. Clark was SO years old and had
suffered from heart trouble for some
time. Last night she retired appar-
entity as we'll as she had been for some
time, and the attack must have there
fore been very sudden.
Mrs. Clark leaves three daughters,
one Of whom leaves in Seattle, another
Mrs. James Leavitt of New Brighton,
Staten island and the third, Miss Mary
Clark, q teacher in Milford.
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BRIDGE IN DANGER
Boys ct Fire to Bushes
Near Mill River-One
Arrested.
BLAZE IN PORTSEA ST.
Grass Fire on Prospect Hill
Epdangers House Of
S. A. York.
BLAZE in PoRTsEA ST.

A fire started by some boys or young
men among the bushes on the north
side of Mill river and about fifty feet
from the Orange street bridge and on
the east side of the road threatened to
set fire to that bridge yesterday after
noon, and the firemen from Co, No. s
house were called out around 4 O'Clock
to extinguish the flames. The fire oc-
CURED on park property. One young
man, Albert Cowan, twenty-one years
of age, of So Shelton avenue, was ar
rested by the Grand avenue police as
one Of the originators of the fire. He
is technically held for violating the
ordinances. The bridge was not dam
aged.
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ITALIAN TOOK CHICKS
Pasquale Franco Captured With the
Fowl Upon Him.

The time-honored maxim that
chicken stealing is a prerogative of
the gentlemen of dark color only was
honored in the breach last evening,
when officer Allen, of the Howard
avenue station, tackled an Italian
named Pasquale Franco with four
chickens alive and futtering in his
arms. They proved to have been
separated from their companions in
the chicken houses of Morris Quinto
at 123 Lafayette street. Pasquale
was coming out OF Gilday alley, when
he ran into the patrolman, who dis
covered that he was of rather unus-
ual appearance and upon investiga-
tion uncovered the fowl. Pasquale
was then so urgently invited to attend
the reception at the police station
that he simply could not refuse, Pas
quale is but twenty years of age,
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BOY BANK BURGLARS
Three Captured While Trying to
Break Into Institution.

Lowell. Mass, Aug. 1S.-Three
youths were captured while breaking
into the Wamesit National bank early
to-day. A police patrolman was
walking along Middlesex street, when
he heard crash of glass and saw the
forms of three men inside the bank.
Rushing in, he compelled the surren-
der of the three at the muzzle of a
revolver, and, aided by two civilians,
took his prisoners to the police sta
ton. They gave their names as Rob-
ert Jones, seventeen; Harry Absit,
twenty and Louis Marnian, fourteen,
all of Lowell. The lads carried set
of burglar tools.
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DubOl. Speaks Against Mor.nonlsm.

Aurora, Ill, Aug. Ex-senator Dubois,
of Idaho, this afternoon addressed an
audience of 5000 persons on the prob
ability of the spreading of Mormon po-
litical power to all parts of the United
States. He urged his hearer to use
their influence with congressman to
prevent the continuance of polygamous
marriages, which, he said, were still
made among Mormons.
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PARTLY CU7TED
Tilyou's Pleasure Resort at
Bridgeport Follows His
Coney Island
Park.
damage OF ABOUT $4,000
Match Dropped in Dry Grass
Under Baseball Bleach
ers Starts Lively
Blaze.
THE STEEPLECHACE BURNED
Also the Earthquake House,
Grand Stand, Bleachers,
Cafe and Other
Structures.
THE STEEPLECHASE BURNED

Bridgeport, Aug. 18.-six structures
were destroyed, with total loss Of
about 100000 and about 10000 people
We're thrown into a panic this after
noon at Steeplechase Island when fire
ragged through a part of George Q.
Tilyou'sI amusement resort The struc-
lures included the steeplechase, a large
frame structure, the Earthquake house,
the baseball grandstand and the
bleachers, the cottage and cafe and the
carbonating plant of Robert Weber.
The fire was caused by the dropping
of a lighted match in some dry grass
under the west end of the bleachers.
Just before the exhibition game was
to begin and while between 1000 and
5000 were in the baseball stands watch
ing the Chicago Nationals warming up
preparatory to the game with the
Bridgeport Connecticut league team,
some young men on the west end OF
the bleachers who were smoking Gig
arettes dropped lighted match in the
dry grass below.
In five minutes the whole end Of
the bleachers was in flame, and the
baseball crowd, seeing the flames. be-
came panic-stricken and tore away the
protecting wire Of the grandstand and
rushed from their seats into the base
ball field. The flames rapidly ate
their way to the east end and at the
same time spread in the other direc-
ton. Soon both the grandstand and
the steeplechase were in flames, with
the crowd imprisoned in the baseball
diamond, where, with the exception
of the intense heat, they suffered no
hurt from the blaze. AT this point
the flames seemed to threaten the
whole island, and Captain Paul Boy
ton, manager of Steeplechase Park,
proceeded to use dynamite. Three
charges were set off in the Steeple-
chase, and this, it is believed, was the
means Of checking the progress of the
fire.
A little to the west Of the steeple-
chase stand the bathing pavilion and
the ball room. A little more and the
ball room would have gone, but the
| dynamiting, aided by the work Of the
islands force, bucket brigade, and
the help sent by Bridgeport brought
the flames under control.
During the fire number of young
men broke into the bathing pavilion
and were In the act Of robbing the
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Fire Destroys Small Barn.

Fire in a small barn belonging to a
man by the name Of Rovitz at 343
Portsea street was the cause of an
alarm of fire from box No IS. The
barn was in the rear of group of
houses and although a small affair in
itself the blaze endangered the houses
in the front. One of these, 3S7 Port
sea street, did catch fire, the roof being
somewhat burned though not enough
to cause any serious damage. The
barn was entirely destroyed entailing
a loss of possibly $3.50.
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NEWS SUMMARY
GENER RAL.


Russian Colonel Asasstnated.
Gave Judges Auto Ride,
Brothers Drown at Northampton, Mass.
Moorish Posts Tranquil
Dubois Speaks Against Mormonism.
New Jersey Fatal Auto Accident.
STATE,
Three Bristol People Killed.
Quits Auto Racing for Good.
DR.. Morris Intercedes at Stamford.
Aged Yale Graduate Passes Away.
Spent $4,000 in a Month.
Fireman Furnishes Man En-lcing Girls.
Sewen for Mayor of Waterbury,
Shelton Man Won't Pay Tax.
$4,000 for Using Picture.
Arrested on Serious Charge In Fairfield
Steeplechase Island, Bridgeport Gutted.
CITY.
Bush Fire Threatens Orange st. Bridge.
Police Raid Hudson Street House.
Insane Woman Wanted ReYolvers.
Buglar Caught on Scene.
italian Arrested as Chicken Thief.
Trolley Company Posts New Signs.
DIR. James w. Sweet Dead.
New Haven People at Steeplachase Fire
Opinions Differ as to French Fatality.
w F. Stahl to Be Operated Upon.
Vote to Remain Out.
SPORTS.
Bretona Finishes First in Long Race.
Prominent Sporting Events of Week.
Nine Defeats Putnams.
Detroit Takes One from YANKEES.
Win Two from Brownies.
Nationals Easily Defeat Sox.
Athletic Events at st. Mary's Picnic.
EVENTS TODAY
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Rond valnntion MOI Finished.

According to a statement made Sat
urday the work of valuing the proper
ty owned by the New Haven railroad
will not be finished for about six
weeks yet. Engineer Stevens, who is
now head of the operating depart
ment of the road, is also continuing the
work which will be steadily pursued.
It is stated at the press bureau Of the
road that When the work is finished it
will not be made public.
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ALL DEAF BUT CHILD
Roots Party Left Bristol Early
Sunday Morning.

Bristol, Aug. 1S.-News was received
Re late this afternoon of the eatas-
I phe at Ashley Falls, Mass, result
/ in the death of Charles ]. Root, his
ther, Mrs. Joel II. Root, and her sis
!. Miss Candace Roberts, and the pro-
! BILE fatal injurlng Of Mr.. Roots sis
Miss Mary Root and his niece Ca
! srine Root. The party left here this
rning about half past eight O'Clock,
a trip through Lenox, Lee and the
Rrkshires. All the members of the
! |rty with the exception of the little
i were deaf and it is thought here
: tn the approac of the train may not
been known to them for that rea-
Il. Only one brother, Theodore c,
! OF. Is left here, the father of Miss
=tnerine, and he and his wife are al
! st prostrated with grief. Mr.. Root
a manufacturer of counting ma
mes of all kinds, and of registers.
was also a large dealer in real es-
E and was owner of the GrIdley
. elk in the center of the town. He
about As years old. Mrs. Joel H.
OF was about 81 years old and her
Ter, Miss Roberts, two years younger
were very prominent here, being
Do
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|4REE BRISTOL
PEOPLE KILLED
(arIes ]. Root, a Manu-
facturer, His Aged
Mother and Her
Sister.
S own Sister IS Dying
fss Katherine Root, a
Niece, Seriously But
Not Fatally
Injured.
[REE WERE SLIGHTLY DEAF
lgineer Of Express Says
Mr.. Root Was Racing
to Reach the
Crossing,
IREE WERE SLIGHTLY DEAF

1 treat harrington, Mass, Aug. 1S.-
automobile containing a party OF
i from Bristol, Conn, collided with
/ New -Pittsf1eld express on
New York, New Haven and Hart
Id railroad at Ashley Falls, six miles
pth of this village, to-day, with the
Fult that three of the motoring party
dead, one is dying, and the other
painfully injured.
Dead.
Eharles J. Root, 4S years old, prom
Int manufacturer Of Bristol, Conn.
Hrs. Joel H. Root, aged 80, his moth
hiss Candace Roberts, aged 70, Mrs.
iot's sister.
Dying.
Hiss Mary T. Root, aged 50. Mr..
It's sister.
Injured.
PISS Katherine Root, aged IA, Mr..
3 Iot's niece.
Recording to the engineer Of the ex-
Sss, Mr.. Root who was at the wheei
s the automobile, had been racing
zh the train apparently, the tracks
zlning almost parallel with the high
Nv for some distance. The accident
Eurred at grade crossing just north
the Ashley Falls station. AT this
mt the highway crosses the tracks at
oblique angle. Ie Is believed that
Root hoped to cross ahead of the
lin, but he miscalculated the speed
4 the express, and his machine hit the
bder of the locomotive, and was
ashed to bits.
The express was stopped as quickly
possible, and the train crew hur-
d to the victims of the accident,
b of whom, Mr.. Root and his aunt,
Bs Roberts, were found dead Mrs
! ot and Miss Mary Root were put
bard the train to be taken to the
$pital at Pittsfield, but the former
ID before that city was reached. Miss
Uterine Root was brought to the
) ne of friend here. 1t is believed
will recover. Miss Mary Root was
sorted at the Pittsf1eld hospital as
likely to live until morning. She
compound fracture Of the hip
shoulder is crushed and there are
ious internal injuries.
rr. Roots friends, who came here
m Bristol tonight, said that he was
ubled with extreme deafness. His
ther and aunt, too, were both hard
! hearing, and the former was also
/ hd. The motorists were familiar
lh the road over which they were
yelling, as they have often come
BE to visit friends.
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Northampton, Mass, Aug 1S.-While
bathing in pond in Easthampton to-
day Joseph Remkuous, aged fourteen,
and his brother Thomas, aged eight
were drowned. Neither boy could swim.
Joseph got beyond his depth, and the
younger boy went to his assistance. but
was unable to drag him to a safe foot
ing, and both lost their lives.
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TROLLEY CAR BREAKS AXLE
Sunday Service to Woodmont Only
INTERRUPTED for Short Time.

A car running to Woodmont yes
terday afternoon was laid up with a
broken axle near Woody Crest The
threatened delay of traffic was avoid
ed by using a switch and making the
one track do double service until the
car was repaired.
This accident was the only one
worthy of mention which happened
during the day, although travel was
heavy even for Sunday.
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minister's Daughter victim Of Assault.

Greenville, Pa, Aug. 1S.-Miss Anna
Whitehead, aged fourteen, daughter of
prominent Methodist Episcopal min
lister of Turnersville. Pa, is in critical
condition from brutal assault perpe-
trated late last night by a tramp.
Posses from two counties with blood
the vicinity of Jamestown, Pa, and 81
mons, O., for the man. Great indigna-
ton prevails.
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Cape May, N. j., Aug. 1s,-By reason
of an automobile skiddlng and running
into a telegraph pole about thre miles
north Of here. one of the occupants,
Professor Howard T. Marsteller, prin-
cipa1 of Pleasantville, N j.. schools,
was probably fatally injured Four
other persons in the machine escaped
injury.
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FIGHT IN COMMERCE ST.
Police Take Combatants to Headquar-
ters to Finish Their Day.

An argument that reached the fisti-
cuff stage between Samuel Nixon, col
ored and Kive Harrison, Hebrew, in a
lot on Commerce street yesterday
morning, was settled by allowing the
two combatants to cool off together in
the cooler at the central police sta
ton, there to await the opening of the
city court this morning, officers Lee
and Cooney made the arrests
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TO CONTINUE SEARCH
John N. Champion win Go to New
York Again This Week.

John n Champion will go to New
York again the first part of this week
to continue the search for the jewels
recently stolen from his wife by Ar
thur Brooks. The most valuable of
the jewels have already been recov-
cred, but the New York detectives are
confident that all of the stolen goods
can be procured again. Up to last
night Mr. Champion had not heard of
the recovery of any more jewels,
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NEW BRITAIN RAIDS
Half Dozen Barrels Of Cider Found in
Dry Goods Store.

New Britain, Aug. 1S.-The police
to-day visited dry goods store on
Myrtle street, kept, It is understood,
by Morris Artell, and seized half a
dozen barrels of cider found there.
The incident may have a sequel in
court. An officer broke up game OF
cards at another place and arrested
three men who were PLAYING, it is al
ieged, for money.
Mayor Landers, who has been tour
ing in England, returned home to-
day.
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WEATHER RECORD.

washington, Aug. 1S,-Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday
For New England and Eastern New
York: Fair and continued cool Mon
dey: Tuesday showers with rising tenn
perature; light to fresh northeFly
winds, becoming variable.
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Continued on Second Page.)
CORNERSTONE LAID
sishop Tierney Officiates at Ceremony
in CbaItOn

Bishop I1eTney O1flc1ates at Ceremony
in Shelton.
Shelton, Aug. 1S.-The cornerstone Of
the new SIT. Joseph's Roman Catholic
church in this place was laid to-day,
Bishop Tierney offfcia ting. The address
was delivered by Rev John H. staple-
ton of st. Thomas seminary Hartford.
Mr.. Stapleton's address was given ad-
ditionsl interest from the fact that he
was born at Shelton. Previously to
the exercises there was parade Of the
various societies connected with the
church.
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Grass Fire Threatens Hone.

A grass fire in the rear Of the home
of Samuel A. York on Prospect street
threatened to set fire to the house and
the firemen of Co. 6s house were call
ed out and had to lay a line of hose to
subdue the blaze.
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Gibraltar, Aug 1s,-The French tor
pedo boat destroyer Bombarde arrived
here to-day from Casablanca She re-
ports that all the Morish ports are
tranquil. When she Departed the
French transport Shamrock was land
ing field artillery at Casablanca.
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Nn,r nritaIn Mon Lni1 nR.

New Britain, Aug. 1S,-Between sea-
son dulness compelled the laying off
for an indefinite period last night of
about thirty men at the plant of the
Corbin Motor Vehicle corporation.