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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
DIES FROM BURNS Elderly Woman is Fatally Burned by Fire at Water
 Street Home. LIVES SEVERAL HOURS Bremen Wrap Blankets About Her and She is
 Taken to Hospital.
LIVES SEVERAL HOURS

While working over the stove in her home at 139 Water street, yesterday af- ternoon, Mrs. Christian Euerle, a won- an about sixty years of age, was fatal ly burned and died a few hours later at the New Haven hospital where she was taken in the police ambulance As nearly as can be ascertained the wom- an had a pan of grease on the stove, some of which ran over and caught fire. It set fire to her dress and she ran out into the alley between her own and the next house. Some one called the firemen from Company house and up- on their arrival they put blankets around the woman, smothering the flames, but she had already suffered terribly and her flesh was badly burn ed. She was taken to the New Haven hospital where she died despite all eff forts to save her.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
AMERICANS LOSE PROPERTY
CAsABLANCA IN RUINS
Residents of Tangiers Flee to Spain for
 Safety.

Washington, Aug, 1S:-The state department has received the following cablegram relative to the disturbance in Morocco from American Minister Gummere. dated at Tangier yester- day:
 T have been informed by the con- sular agent at Casablanca, under date of the 10th inst, that the town has been virtually destroyed and that nat uralized American citizens have lost everything. He also says that the foreigners have left Alcazar for Lar ache for security.
 The situation is considered very threatening. There is a French cruis- CT at Tangier, but in case of attack the Moorish soldiers at that point would join the tribesmen. Many people are leaving for Spain"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
COMPLAINTS TO BOARD OF HEALTH Three Delegations Crowd Office to Get Action on
 Bad Odor Nui-
 sance. HEALTH IMPAIRED,
 SLEEP DESTROYED Cott-a-Lap Factory and Two Livery Stables Are
 Objects of In
 dignation.

Seeking to have indescrlbable odors abated thirty people marched up to the office of the board of health yesterday afternoon and aired their complaints One was from TO employees of the Grave cigar factory who petitioned to have removed the offensive odors which caused them sickness or else forced them to close the factory win dows even on the hottest day.
 The committee representing the peti- tioners stated to the board of health that if the conditions remained the same they would have to leave their employment to get away from the smell. Thomas H. Treat was the most effective speaker As he pictured the many windows of the cigar factory closed in the heat of the day, because the wind blowing from the west brought a sickening smell from the Cott-a-Lap factory, the audience real- iZed the situation described was criti- cal.
 Bernard H. Myers, who works near tue factory, was the next speaker He told of the blower in the Cott-a-Lap building which forced the vapors out. Although he has not been sick for years he admitted that the odors had made him sick and caused him to vonit, and that he now has headaches and at times is too i'll to know where he is.
 Other speakers substantiated these statements. Tn defense of his com pany, Treasurer Edward W. Jeffcott, explained that some ten days ago his
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
BAPTIZED IN
 THE HARBOR Church of God and Saints of Christ Hold Ser vices at City
 Point.
PASTOR IMMERSES
 HIS OWN BROTHER
Interesting Sect of Colored People Steadily Gaining Ground in Webster
 St. Church.

In the waters of the harbor a4 Civ Point on Sunday morning, Elias Blunt of Eaton street was baptized by ,m- Trersion by his brother, Elder W. A. Blunt of the Church of Cod ana Saints of Christ" The immersion took place in the presence of many friends of the candidate and members of FL der Blunt's church.
 The elder and his candidate walked down the little street that leads di- rectly to the beach, dressed in their robes and went into the water, where the ceremony of baptism was perform ed after which the whole party re- turned to the church on Webster street This is the first baptism held here of a candidate for membership to this church and much interest was shown in the affair, because of the re- letionship of the two men, and the fact that the candidate has come into alis new belief after two years of thought and study The church of which the candidate has become member is on Webster street and there are some very interesting tacts connected with the forms and beliefs of this little body of worshipers whose meeting house is of the plainest pos- sible sort and whose religion is found- ed on the word of a man whose word is law to them. The mother church of tkis colored religious sect was founded by Prophet Crowdy in 1896. It Is safe to say that many New Haven people fave never heard of this organization. yet that is not strange as little is known of it in this part of the coun- try.
 The followers of this religion hold that Saturday is the Sabbath day and must be kept holy. The members of the church do not do any work of any kind on that day, They hold services on Friday night to prepare for the following day, and Saturday they give up to their religion. They do not drink wine or liquor in any form, not even
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
TOWNSEND ESTATE SET AT $212,OOO Inventory Filed in Probate Court Sets Real Estate Holdings as Worth
 $13o,OOO. WIDE HOLDINGS
 IN STOCKS SHOWN Much of Personal Property Held in Local Concerns -$13.OOO in Win
 chester Go.

The inventory in the estate of the late Judge William K. Townsend was filed in the probate court yesterday af- ternoon and showed a value according to the appraisement of $212,7310. Or this sum there is in real estate more than one half of the total or $136, 41S.25, This is divided among a large number of pieces of property the most import ant of which Include the block on Chapel street, known as the Townsend block which has a frontage of 51 1-2 feet and which is set down at $30,500; the block at 46 to 60 Orange street which is valued at $54,5OO; Ehe home on Townsend avenue set down in the in- ventry at $6,254; 22S Crown street which is valued at $S,OOO and 150 Grove street which is put in at $s,5OO
 There is personal property put in at a total of $51,213. Of this household furniture is marked alt two thousand dollars while the following interests In stocks makes up most of the remain der.
 New Haven Clock company, $S,250; Big Four railroad, s25OO; National New Haven bank, $4,S7o; St. Joseph Lead company, $14,94O New Haven Country club $SO; New Haven Lawn club, $2OO; shannon copper, S750; Hartford Gas, s1,OS0; New York and New Jersey Tele- phone, $3,565; New Haven Water bonds SPAS; Winchester Repeating Arms com pany, (thirteen shares at $1, 900 share) $tS,oOo; and the Telautograph company, $5,OOO.
 The rest of the estate is composed of choses in action which are set down at value of $25,141S5, The appraisers were George D. Watrous and Charles F. Pickett. The widow, Mary L Townsend, Is the executrix.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
NINTH AT DINNER Ullman Says Committee Has Excellent Candidates
 for Mayor. APPLAUSE FOR F. ORR Studley Hopes His Successor Will Follow Liberal
 Policy.

With speeches full of the ardor of a national campaign the ward commit tee of the Fighting Ninth held ban- quet at Hills Homestead, Savin Rock, preparatory to opening the active work of the fall election. Before the party left the city anything of a political na- ture was positively forbidden in the speeches but as the orators became liv- ened up to their subject, local issue were taken up and the approaching contest more than touched upon.
 Col, L. M. Ullman, the active head of the republican machine in this city was one of the principal speakers of the evening and he said that the ninth ward had an excellent candidate for the office of mayor, while all the other wards of the city had good candidates. Loud cheers for Frederick w. Orr,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
ANOTHER UNION
,lIeymen of the MiddIetown Street
 Railway Organize.

DIl6yInen OI luG NluuIcuOWn 6tECCt Railway Organize. Aug. 13.-A meeting of b employees on all lines of the Mid town Street Railway company was Id at 1 o'clock this morning for the Impose of taking the preliminary |ps to form a union. The men here
 Ne never had union or any other Banization and when they have treat with the company 1t has been as lividuals.
 The dissatisfaction with the recent hnge of wages which makes the max |um for the men on the local lines 2S hts an hour, while in some other cit it is 25, brought about the meeting dwelling Organizer D. s. FitzGerald |d John O'Brien, of the Meriden un- 7, came here, and after making ad- esses, organized the men into un- A charter was issued them and in Ihort time the men will meet to elect ecers.
 l'he union includes men on all the les in and out of the city. The dissatisfaction concerning the
 ge question is likely to find express n very soon after the men get their ion in working order.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
MoNARcHs MEET TO-DAY
Edward and William to See Each
 Other at Wilhelmshohe.

CuNHtO OAlO M COC LAtiCh
 Other at Wilhelmshohe.
 Berlin, Aug. 13.-The utmost inter- est is displayed in all icircles in Berlin in the meeting tomorrow at Wilhelms- hohe between King Edward and Elm peror William. Members of the gov- ernment welcome King Edwards sec ond visit to the German emperor in the course of year, as a happy augury for the future relations of the two nations, and it is considered that the meeting tomorrow takes on added importance from coming, as it does, immediately after the meeting be- tween Emperor Nicholas of Russia and Emperor William off Swinemunde and but a few days before the confer ence between King Edward and En- peror Francis Joseph at Ischl These evidences of the friendly intercourse between the several monarchs, it is thought, will tend greatly toward the promotion of better feelings between the peoples of the various nations con- cerned.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
ROOT MEETS THE BANKERS
AT MoRGAN's OFFICE
Railroad Situation Said to Have Been Threshed
 Out.

New York, Aug. 1S,-Elihu Root, sec- retary of state, was at the office, of J. P. Morgan & Co. in Wall street this afternoon in conference with some of the leading bankers of the country on the present disturbed monetary condi- tions
 MT Root will report the results of this meeting to the President, and some public announcement concerning it will come from Oyster Bay late to-day or tomorrow.
 Among the men said to have been at this conference were James Stillman, president of the City bank, three other bank presidents, and two railroad pres idents.
 Each of them was summoned by tele- phone to meet Mir. Root at MT. Nor gan's office at noon. All arrived promptly. and were in session with the secretary of state for two hours.
 They departed, one at a time. and got away in automobiles without sav- ing anything about what had happen
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
NEW MEN THE TROUBLE
Hartford Trolleymen's Union Dissatis-
 fed With New Wage Scale.

Hartford, Aug. 19.-The members of the local Trolleymen's Union an- nounce their dissatisfaction with the new wage scale and a meeting. of the union has been called for Sunday when action will be taken.
 It is understood that the complaint emanates from the men who have been on the road two years or less. The older men are satisfied with the concessions made by the New Haven officials. Special trolley cars will be run Ito the towns adjacent to this city Sunday to enable members of the union to attend the meeting here.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
FREE CHAMPION RINGS RECOVERED wn Tickets Found on Brooks Lead to Finding
 of Part of Missing Jewels. WOMAN PROBABLY
 HAS THE OTHERS FTI =. |Ecovery That Brooks Took Trip to Albany With
 Her After Leav- ing Here.

, s a result of his days work in New 4 k with the detectives of that city h whom he is working John N. ,mpion, the florist of this city, was
 to report last evening to his wife telephone from the metropolis that
 De of the rings which were stolen
 n her by Arthur Brooks last week beenNrecovered and that they were the track of the other two. The |be rings which were regained yes- hay are valued at about $400 to To. They were recovered by pawn lets which were found on the body Brooks after his suicide. These gs, however, do not represent the |bt valuable of the jewels taken. Fertheless the tidings of their re- |ery were cheering.
 bne of the two rings which are still Ising and which 1t Is hoped will h be found as a new clue opened up he most valuable of all those taken is estimated to be worth about b in itself. This, it is believed, l Eoks gave to woman in New York 1t is supposed to be in her posses h.
 |t became known yesterday for the ' time that during the time between boks disappearance from this city the finding ,of his body in New fk city he had made a trip to AL Ny with the woman who is supposed have the other rings. Two return tickets were found on Brooks and return stub of neither of these B used. It may be that the couple
 hrned by boat to New York city. hny rate the return coupon was still |the tickets when found.
 |fr. Champion plans to spend all to-day in New York and continue pursuit of the rings with the de- hives and he may continue his stay |ger if there should be any need. In ! |ition to the rings still missing there hlso gold watch that has not yet l n recovered. There is no expecta-
 h of recovering the $100 in gold and $25 in bills which Brooks also took ' that was evidently spent by the id man.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
NEWS SUMMARY
GENERAL.

 Professor Sanford IT in Paris. Gains Claimed by Both Sides. Root Meets the Bankers. Plot to Deport Young Woman. Race War Quleting. Rockefeller Denies Statement. Another Yellow Fever Case. Nansen May Retire from Diplomacy. Thaw Trial Again Delayed. Steeple Jack Killed by Short Fall. Heir to Krupp Fortune Born. Americans Lose Property in Morocco. Long Island Hotel Burns. Harrington Gets Life Imprisonment.
 STATE. Hearing on EXtradition at Hartford. Stratford Gets Reduced Fare. Secret Service Hunts Commercials. Killed Big Rattler in Glastonbury. Middletown Trolleymen Organize. Body Cut in Two at Windsor Locks. Serious Charge at Stamford. South Manchester Manufacturer Dies.
 CITY. Townsend Estate Valued at S2l2,000. Three Champion Rings Recovered Policeman Taken for Burglar. Woman Fractures Skull al Shore. Local Operators Quit Keys. Mayor Makes Three Appointments. Recover Buckingham's Belongings. Elderly Woman Dies from Burns. Stolen Horse and Team Recovered. Two Light Petitions Favored Telephone Men Have Outing. Baptized in Waters of HarbQr, Ninth Warders Dine at Rock Fire in Thompson and Belden's.
 SPORTS. Queen Crosses Line First American Boat Wins Canada Gun. Favorites Win at Empre City Track. Larned Defaults in Tennis Sonoma Girl Meets Her First Defeat. Brownies Make Good Start but Lose. Giants Secure Firmer Hold on Second. Cubs Defeat Phillies. Athletes Again Topple Tigers. Pilgrims Win from Failing Sox Races at WoonsocSet,
 EVENTS TO-DAY. Waterbury Haven Game, Babies and Pandehonium at White Cit. New Comedy at Polls, Finance committee Meets Tonight,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
HANSEN MAY RETIRE
Explorer Tired of Diplomacy and
 Longs for Arctic.

Christiania, Aug. 19.-It is believed that Dr. Nansen, the Norwegian min ister to Great Britain, will soon retire from diplomacy. His friends say he will return to London in October to pay farewell visits and then resign his post. He finds the social duties. which constitute the greater part of a dip lomat's life to be uncongenial, de- sires more active work and may re- sume his Arctic explorations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
L. I. HOTEL IS BURNED

Guests Escape Serious Harm-Effects
 Are Destroyed.
 New York, Aug. 1S.-The Hotel Brooklyn situated on the bay front, one and half mile seast of Center Moriches and the most pretentious pub lie house in that section of Long Is- land, was destroyed by fire tonight. The 250 guests escaped serious harm, though several were affected by the smoke that filled the corridors and roms soon after the flames broke out in the basement. Few. however, saved their effects, only fifteen trunks being removed undamaged.
 At the time few of the guests had retired.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
V WALL TO SHUT OUT oDoR
Man Threatens Terrible Revengev
 Against Clock Company.

 Donald Cerbo of Al Hamilton street went to the board of health office yes- terday afternoon and demanded that action be taken to keep the odors of the clock company next door to him away from his house. Otherwise he declared, he would build high brick wall beside his house to protect hirn- self from the odors of naphtha. gaso- lene and oils which wait their way to him constantly from the open windows of the factory next door.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
PROFESSOR SANFORD ILL

Director of Yale Music School in Seri-
 ous Condition in Paris.
 New York, Aug. 1S.2Word was re- ceived in this city tonight of the ser ious illness at Paris, of Samuel s. Sanford, director of the Yale School of Music Mir. Sanford went abroad six weeks ago to be the guest of Sir Es- ward Alger, the English composer. When he sailed he was supposed to be in good health.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
DR. PARK RESIGNS

labIe to Do School Work With
 Regular Practice. )r. Charles E. Park, who has been ng able and satisfactory service as dical inspector of schools, rendered
 resignation to the board of health ;terday, and after deliberate consid- ttion, since it is his wish, the resig- ton was accepted. )r. Park gives as his reason that he IS not care to handle the inspection TX in connection with his other bus ss and therefore wishes to give up
 position.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
FAVOR TWO LIGHTS
Aldermanic Committee to Visit Loca-
 tion of Three Others.


 After public hearing last evening the aldermanic committee on lighting decided to report favorably to the next meeting of the board on two of the petitions before it for new lights, one of these being the request of Mrs Salisbury for Welsbach gas light on Wall street, between Orange and Church, and the other for an electric arc light at Warren place and Ridge street, in Cedar Hill
 There were three other petitions on which hearings were held last even ing, but the committee deferred ac- tion on these until after a visit to the localities, which will be paid to-mor- row evening. These requests are for arc lights at Clinton avenue and Eng fish street and at Maple street and the Boulevard, and for a Welsbach light on Hazel street
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14

Man Who Assaulted French Minister
 of War Proven Sane.
 Rocheforte, France, Aug, 13.-Ed- ouard Lecop, the member of the Ma tional Worlmen's Federation who as- saulted Minister of War Picquart in the railroad station here last Sunday evening, and who was at first thought to be insane, has been officially declar- ed to be in his right mind, and to-day he was tried on the charge of assault, sentenced to four months in prison and fined $40.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
Leir to Enor1nous Krupp Fortune.

Essen, Aug. 13.-A son was born to
 hu Bertha Krupp-Y Yon Bohlen und llbach, eldest daughter of the de- ksed gunmaker. The infant is heir the enormous fortune of the Krupp |nily Frau Krupp was married De- Der 15, 1906, to a young German blomat named Bohlen und Halbach. |e name Krupp was incorporated in- |her name by imperial decree.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
ENGINEERS MEET TO-DAY
Will Inspect New Trolley Line Up the
 Naugatuck Valley.

The Connecticut Society of Civil En- gineers will hold its summer meeting to-day. The members will leave New Haven on a special car at 9:55 and will inspect the new trolley line up the Naugatucl valley. The engineers will lunch at the Waterbury Golf club house at 11:2O, and will later visit the sewage experiment station on Benedict street, Waterbury. At 2:30 the socie- ty will go to Cheshires
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
LITTLE FALL KILLS HIM
steepIe Jack Had Spent Great Part of
 His Life in the Business.

New York, Aug. 13.-After spending the greater part of his life in climbing tall steeples and fagpoles, William Anderson, flfty-two years of age, a "steeple Jack" was killed to-day by fall of six feet. He was employed to gild the ball on the top of the f1agpole on the Belmont hotel, 42d street and Park avenue. The pole rises from a small deck house" on the roof of the building. Anderson climbed to the top of this deck house." and losing his balance, fell to the roof, distance of six feet, He was picked up un- conscious and died on the way to a hospital
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday;
 For New England: Fair Wednesday, slightly cooler in north portion: Thurs day fair; light to fresh west winds
 For Eastern New York: Fair Wednesday and Thursday, moderate temperature; diminishing northwest winds.
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THAW TRIAL DELAYED
Jerome Says it Cannot Possibly Come
 Till Next February.


 New York, Aug. 13,--Martin w. Littleton, counsel for Harry K Thaw, had long conference to-day with District Attorney Jerome, but at its close neither one would disclose it's nature.
 It is understood that MT, Jerome told MT. Littleton that he felt that he could not move the re-trial of the slayer of Stanford White before the January term or perhaps the Febru- ary term.
 MT. Littleton .afterward went to the Tombs, where he met young Mrs. Thaw for a conference with her hus- band.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
Strike on Harrimon's Lines Arrested.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 13.-The
 threatened general strike of boiler
 makers on the Hartman lines has probably been averted. At a confer
 ence to-day between a committee of hoilermakers and Patrick Sheedy, local superintendent of motive power, it was agreed that all men be taken back, t,clUding those discharged tt1 o
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-14
Annther chimnex Aflre.

A still alarm call took firemen from No. 5's house early last evening to the residence of Mrs. Hattie Johnson nt i'll Grand avenue. The cause was a chimney fire. The damage was slight
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Lnncbin, Sinking.

Berlin, Aug 1S-Joseph Joachim. the celebrated Hungarian viollnlst, is sink ing. At this writing he is lying un- conscious. His heart is very weak. Professor Joachim is dying of asthma, complicated With other diseases.
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Another Yellow Fever Case.

Havana, Aug. 13.--Another case of yellow fever was reported to-day among the members of the hospital corps of the American army at Cienfue- goes.
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OFF FOR CAMP PERRY

ljor Isbell and Corporal Harrison
 Left Last Night. Major Ernest L. Isbell and Corporal w. Harrison of Co F, First infan- !, c. N. G., left last night for Camp Try, Ohio, to take part in the pre- linary matches from which will selected the Palma trophy team to the United States in the in national rife matches in Canada .ly in September.
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PRISON FOR LEcoP

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Local Weather Report.

New Haven. August IS. 1907.
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