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DERBY.

Especial Journal7Courler News Service.)
 Derby, Sept. 9,--Work was begun this morning on the alteration and improvement of the Hotel Winthrop, which Is to be the future quarters of the Derby-shelton Y. M. c. A This organization has been contemplating purchasing this place for several months, but the transaction was not completed until recently. The work of alterating this building and mak- ing it an up-to-date association build ing will be hurried as rapidly as pos sible so that the boys may have the use of it during the latter part of win ter, if possible,
 The Misses Florence and Anna Reardon, of Anson street, have gone to Milford, where they will enter Lau- ration hall, boarding school for girls under the supervision of the sis- ters of Mercy.
 MT and Mrs. Robert Moore, of Der by Neck, have returned from a two weeks visit to Hackensack, N. J.
 Dr. F. N. Loomis, who has been travelling through Europe for the past month, has arrived home.
 James Meade, of Hawthorne ave- nue, has accepted q position in the gentlemen's furnishing department of the Howard & Barber company
 The special board of education meeting could not be held this even ing owing to the sickness of President Lester Kennedy, of Cottage street. This evening a continual stream of both young and old people crowded into the home of MT. and Mrs. H. C., Osborn on Derby avenue and viewed the remains CT Miss Helen Dockery, who died so suddenly Saturday even ing. The body lay in state in the large and spacious parlor of the 0s- born home Numerous and very pretty floral pieces completely eover- ed the large white casket The mem bers of the young girls. class in St. 1 Mary's high school went and viewed the remains in body, The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at g o'clock in St. Mary's church, where a requiem high mass will be celebrated,
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ELECTED MAN SUICIDES.

Driven from House for Non-Payme
 of Rent, Lowell Man Takes Poisol
 Boston, Sept. 9.-After watching sheriff's officer carry his belongings the street to-day for non-payment rent, Walter H. Brown. a former re dent of Lowell, went back into house and drank poison. He al shortly afterward.
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SEYMOUR.

Special Journal Courier News service>
 The regular meeting of Castle Rock lodge, A. o. U. w, was held in Odd Fellows hall last evening. The meet ing was largely attended and consider able business of importance was trans acted.
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NEW HAVEN LOSES AT POLO
Pickering Makes Many Brilliant Play,
 for Locals.

Dedham, Mass, Sept. 9.-The Ded- ham first team defeated the New Ha- ven players by a score of IS 1-2 to T in polo match here to-day. Pickering Of New Haven made many brilliant plays.
 In another game the Dedham A team defeated Myopia c 1-4 to ? 1-2.
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ANSONIA.

Especial Journal Courier News service9
 Ansonia, Sept. 9-Julia 3. Reynolds, the 12-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. John F. Reynolds of this city, who was badly injured from fall down the steps in the alleyway lead ing from South Cliff street to Main street Sunday afternoon, Is doing quite nicely at her home and her in turies, 1t Is hoped, will not leave any bad results.
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Because of the lack of sufficient rain it is thought that Rimmon Park will not be opened at all this season. The diamond cannot be rolled because of the dryness and the lessees of the park believe that the best thing will be to postpone the opening until next sea- son
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certain all MT. Carney has accumu- lated some interesting facts which will no doubt prove of unusual interest.
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Last evening the Seymour Athletic association held a meeting and incor- porated The following are the officers of the association: w. E. Downs, pres jdent; L. E. Maloney, vice president; J. F. Otto, treasurer; A. M. Potter, cor responding secretary, and pr. A. B. Cole, financial secretary.
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juries, 1t is hoped, Will not IeaVe any bad results,
 The Roshanah was observed in a very appropriate manner by the Jews of this city and Derby and all their places of business were closed all day yesterday,
 Philip Caffrey is reported to be serl- ously i'll at his home on North State street. MT. Caffrey was taken i'll late last week with form of quinsy sore throat, but seemed to be getting along nicely Sunday he grew much worse and this morning his condition was quite alarming, Later a slight im- provement was noted. and dt is hoped that the danger point has now been passed.
 Cards are out for the wedding of Miss Mary Miller Clark, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph A. Clark, and Louis Turner Card, which will be solemnized at the homo of the brides parents, S2' Johnson street, Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 4:So o'clock in the after noon Both of the young people are well known and popular and have 8 wide circle of aequaintanees. The Ansonia and Seymour baseball managers are in a wrangle as to where the third baseball game of the series will be played. The Ansonians insist that the game be played in their ter ritory on the Woodlots as the agree ment was to that effect. The Seymour aggregation absolutely refuse to play on the Woodlots, lthe only inelosed field in this city, and say that the place is no fit place for game at any rate. They want the game played in Sey- mour or else on some neutral grounds. The two managers, it is hoped, will reach some agreement before the end Iof the week. This game will be the deciding contest, as each team has won one game each and large num- her would like to see 1t played this l Saturday afternoon.
 Work was begun yesterday morning on the retaining wall on the property of Oscar Cohen in Factory court.
 Mir and Mrs R. H. Hauser of Mid dletown, N. r, are the guests of Mrs. Hauser's daughter, iMrs. Hawks, at her home on Hull street.
 V. N. Carney of Yale university will give a lecture at the Clinton A. M E. Zion church this evening at o'clock. Tho subject will be "Is the Negro Mind Inferior?" Mir. Carney is a negro who has twice graduated from Yale. being an academic and divinity school man. Much may, therefore, be expect ed The lecture is somewhat philoso- phieal, but sufficiently popular to en-
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Open! Opportunity Knochcs At
Your Door!
An Unusual Dress Goods Occasion.

FT7HE wardrobe the wedsed
 Black Dress Black unbeconrg lis
 beauty Faoo nand
 Indications but coming Spring We well selection of the Blacks question:?
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Patrick Mulready, a well known res ident of this town, died very suddenly oil Day street, yesterday morning. MT. Mulready was on his way to Main street and had just taken a seat in wagon beside J. Fred Wentworth, local agent for the Trolley Express Go. Medical Examiner Davis gave as cause of deoth in his opinion, the breaking of some large blood vessel in the body.
 The remains were taken in charge by Undertaken w. L. Ward, and con- veyed to the Mulready home. Mr. Mulready was well known in Seymour, where he had lived for many years, following the occupation of well dig sing, grading, etc. He was well liked by all who knew him. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife and six chii- dren Thomas, William, Francis P., Andrew and the Misses Julia and Alice. All reside in Seymour, excepting Miss Alice, who is preparing herself for the Ireligious life The arrangements for the funeral are in charge of Undertak- 1 CT w. L. Ward.
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The Roshanah was observed in very appropriate manner by the Jews of this city and Derby and all their places of business were closed all day yesterday,
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agreed that he would make a goot one.
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MT. and Mrs. R. H. Hauser of Mid dletown, N r, are the guests of Mrs. Hauser's daughter, Mrs. Hawks, at her home on Hull street.
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MT. and Mrs. Robert Moore, of Der by Neck, have returned from two weeks visit to Hackensack, N. J.
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Work was begun yesterday morning on the retaining wall on the property of Oscar Cohen in Factory court.
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Dr. r, N. Loomis, who has been travelling through Europe for the past month, has arrived home.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-21
SEVEN INJURED IN
AUTO WRECK
Victims, Two of Whom May
Die, Chicago People Sight
seeing In Denver,

Denver Sept 20.- Seven persons
were injured, two perhaps fatally, as
the result OF a collision between an
automobile and an electric ear on the
outskirts of the city tonight The
party, which included several Chicago
people had been on sightseeing tour
and was returning TO the city The
automobile was running along nj "a
good speed when AN electric ear loom
ed up, coming directly across the
path Of the automobile. The chauf-
feur expected the ear to slow up and
evidently the moturmau depended on
the automobile 10 slackcn It's speed.
Neither the car nor the automobile
shut Off power until too late and the
collision resulted. Tho injured
Mrs. William Ferris. Chicago. inter-
nally injured; may die.
Alex. Ferris son. crushed and In
ternally injured; may die
Mrs. Russell Dale. Chicago, both
legs broken.
Mrs $. X. Gardner Chicago, hruis-
ed about body and shocked.
Mrs S. j.. Howe. Denver. wrist
broken.
Mrs. l.. c. Jones. Denver. slightly
hurt
James H. Trcmble Denver chauf-
feur. badly bruised and believed To- be
internally injured
An were taken tu Mercy hospital
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-21
SCHOOL TEACHER
STRANGlED
Chicago Woman Found Dead
in Bedi Neck Broken by
Linen Band; Negro Janitor
Suspected,

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept 2O.-Mrs. Lillian
White Grant, kindergarten teacher in
the public schools. was found dead in
bed today in her home at $500 Mad
ison avenue. Her neck was broken
by piece Of linen cloth twisted about
the throat Mrs. Grants empty purse
was found later in the office OF a ply
slcian fifty feet distant
The police suspect colored chore
man Of the neighborhood. Mrs. Grant
was intending to move and had en-
gagged two men to carry her furni-
ture. one OF them went to her room
yesterday morning, and seeing the
body lying across the bed. withdrew,
thinking the woman was asleep. To-
day he went again, and finding the
body In the same position. notified
the police
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-21
LIST IN
TRAIN WRECK
SIXTY THREE
ENGINEER AND TRAlNMEN
IN MEXICAN PRISON
Freight Crew Blamed For Dis
aSter ON Central Road Vai0Iy
Attempt to Escape to United
States.

Mexico city. Sept Fuller de-
tails of the wreck yesterday on the
Mexican Central near EncarnaCiou.
where the El paso express train coll
lidod with freight bring tho total
number of deaths mp 10 siXty-threO
The number of the injured. many nf
whom viii die, Is now given az forty
three
The engineer of the freight train. au
American named Brooks. Is said to
have confessed To disobcdience of or
ders, To- which the wreck is directly
Brooks ana the con-
ductor uf The freight train, an Amer
lean named Rdndalman. attempted to
make their escape across country after
the accident They were captured to-
day by squad 90 soldiers ana are
now n prison. The Mexican law holds
them strictly accountable for The ace
cident
An the killed and injured except
Engineer Mcfarland, os the passen-
ger train. were MeXicaua who were in
the day coaches. which were filled
with people returning home from the
national fiestas. The trains met on n
curve
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-21
NE n
DASHED To
DEATH
MINE CAGE FALLS 700 FEET
TO BOTTOM OF SHAFT
Bodies Of UnfortunateS Piled
Up In ShapeIeSS Mass of HUI
manItE Seven Escape Alive
Badly Injured.

Nagaunce Mich. Sept 20.-geven
men We're killed outright and seven
probably fatally injured by the falling
af the cage in the Jones a Iaughrn
mine at this place The cage plunged
seven hundred feet To the bottom of
the shaft With its human freight,
the cage was being lowered ON it's
first "trip when the brake suddenly re-
fused % hold. Two men spraug 10 the
assistance of the man operating the
hoistiuE engine but they were power
less to stop the wild flight of the ear
The cage shot down a couple Of hum
dred feet when a kink In the too rap
idly uaNing our cable caused Il to
part and from that point the cage had
sheer drop to the bottom OF the
shaft 1se safety catch with which
the car was equipped failed 10 operate
al the critical moment. The surging
Of the ear In its mad flight tore out
part of the side Of the engine house
and ripped out the timhers lining the
inside 80 the shaft
Workmen at the bottom Of the mine
Immediately set about the task Of re-
moving the dead. A sickening scene
met their gaze. The bodies lay piled
in one mass OF lifeless flesh and blood.
The bones of the victims were 50 shat
tered that the men when they fell. pil-
ed ON top OF each other like So many
pelts OF leuthcrH Seven men were
found stil alive but Il IL reported that
none Of them can recover.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-21
President Small Claims OPERA
tors Will Win, But Declines
to Fix Date of Probable Set
tIement.
ARBITRATION MUST COME
FROM OUTSIDE SOURCE
Officials of Commercial Com
panies Profess Satisfaction
With Situation; ouIKerS
Will Not Be Taken Back.

New York Sept. 20.-Thomas L.
Mahan and Arthur G. Douglass. Off
cials of the local telegraphers' union
had no authority to go to Washington
and request Labor Commissioner Neill
to take steps looking to the arbitla-
ton of the present strike, according to
a statement at the headquarters Of
the strikers union in this city today.
Ii was stated they had no other au-
thOrity than to announce the demands
upon which the union would insist 1t
was also declared on behalf of the
union that the New York local union
has not adopted a resolution calling
for arbitration. President Small said
today that the situation is more hope
full within the last three days than II
has been since the strike began. Il do
not look for a speedy termination or
the strike and the negotiations now
pending may last a week or ten days.
He added ''The telegraph compan-
les and the strikers cannot get to-
gether. Arbitration must come. if it
comes at ALL from a third and outside
source"
General superintendent Brooks or
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany said today that his company had
nothing to arbitrate. I'VE have all
the men we desire" said Brooks, "and
there Is no need for US to seek to se-
cure the services of the men who left
the employ of the company. Further
more. We will never again tolerate the
conditions that existed before tfr
strike. There are 175 operators who
were employed In this city by this
company before the strike who Will
never again secure work with the
company. They are all trouble max
ers."
Edward ]. Nally, vice president ana
general manager of the Postal Tele-
grab and Gable company. sent the fol-
lowing telegram today to all Postal
There is not the slightest ground
for the report that we are To arbitratc
with the strikers. Notify all offices
and assure all that there will be no
and to pay no heed TO
reports to the contrary"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-21
PROJECT TO EXTEND
RECLAMATION TO TEXAS

Dallas. Texas. sept 20-A project
for putting the public lands Of Texas
upon the same basis Of those of other
states is now being broached and will
be brought before the coming trans
Mississippi commercial congress at
Muskogee. !. T. Congressman Steph-
ems ls one Of the leaders In the move
ment and will urge IL To the attention
Of congress. The object of the desired
legislation is TO arrange Tor the ex-
tension Of the reclamation service 10
this state.
When Texas was admitted 10 the
union she had been republic for sew
eral years. and one OF her compacts
was that the public lands should be
held By the state to be given 20 the
veterans Of the struggle with Mexico
This distribution. however. made
hardly no impression on the vast pub
lie acreage Of the state and now Texas
desires the national government 20 aid
in retaining the arid lands and sub
merged districts
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-21
FORMER MINISTER TO UNITED
STATES BACK OE MOVEMENT

Washington, Sept. 2O.-Ihe mn
portant edict referred to in the Pekin
cablegram, relative To the establish
ment of council of deliberation, has
been I'm the course of preparation for
more than six months. As in the case
Of Japan. America ~ ready to lend
every assistance to China in adop tns
more modern methods of government
and in attaining the rank 1l a July
civilized state.
There Is reason to believe that the
decision of the throne 10 publish the
edlct at this time was the immediate
result Of the return to China of sir
Chen Tung LANG Cheng, who spent
the best part of his four years stay
in Washington i'm deVising plans for
the Inauguration of reforms In
the administrative systems in China.
While the purpose of the edict
is TO secure constitutional or par
liamentary form of government
the Chinese people are not
ready through inexperience for a full
fedged parliament. intermediate
steps are provided for i'm the decree.
The most important is the creation OF
ministry for the discussion of state
affairs" The purpose of this body
is to evolve reform measures through
a conference between the great vice
roys or their delegate representatives
and head men to be chosen by the cit
les and towns directly.
When such preliminary laws are
adopted as will insure local self-got-
ernment through the leaders chosen
by the people themselves, Il will be
time to consider the next step named.
the selection of the delegates TO
convention In the nature of a parlia-
ment. So i'm fact China is following
closely In the footsteps Of the Russian
government i'm its efforts to establish a
constitutional parliament
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-21
STRONG GARRISON TO
KEEP ORDER IN ROME
Walls OF City Placartled by Anti
Clerical Appeals To Socialists.

Rome. Sept. 2O.-Seven hundred
additional troops were brought into
Rome during the day in order To re-
force the garrison and prevent disor
ders the walls OF the city were placar-
ded with appeals TO people 10 Com
plete the anti-clerical victory al the
coming municipal elections.
This being the thirty-seventh anni-
versary Of the occupation Of Rome
by the Italian troops and the fall OF
the temporal power Of the papacy. all
the armed guards In the vatican were
detailed to watch the entrance 20 the
apostolic palace or patrol the garden
and cOurtyards.
The pope has issued a prohibition
against any members. male or female.
Of monastic Institutions quitting their
confines and appearing in public to-
day. The king has given his personai
assurance TO the papal authorities
that every possible precaution VIII be
taken to protect the lives and prop.
erty Of the priests. and IL is believed
that any widespread attempt at vio-
lence can be checked by the police
and frOops
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-21
MRS. Joy RECEIVERS FROM
EXCITING EXPERIENCE
Unfortunate Lady Has Not Vet De-
cidcd How She Came tO Take To the
pafhle~s Forest.
Especial Correspondence Morning Jour-

ISpeeiaI Correspondence Morning Journal. !
Grand Canyon, Ariz., Sept. 2O.-Mrs.
Charles Frederick Joy. who was lost
for twelve hours In the forest around
FL Tovar hotel. is rapidly recovering
from her somewhat strenuous eNperi-
ence. Mrs. JOY has not yet deter
mined on the exact cause which led
her TO leave the well beaten trail and
take to the trackless forest.
At 3 O'Clock Mr.. JOY left ~ Tovar
hotel To go down the trail TO the bot
tom OF the canyon. with Mr.. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth. Mrs Joy did not
want 10 GO saying she would taks
the ride in the Grand View stage and
return to the hotel in time for 6
O'Clock dinner with the LongwOrths.
When a few miles from II T0var.
Mrs JOY asked the stage driver TO
stop. as she desired % walk. As Mrs.
Joy walked much alone. no objection
was made. She was not seen again.
At O'Clock I'm the afternoon the
I,ongworths and Mr JOY returned
from the trail trip and Mrs. JOY was
found missing frantic search fol-
lowed. which resulted in the discovery
Of Mrs. JOY leaning against tree In
a half-fainfimg condition Walter Hub
bell and Miller Herbinger were the
guides who found her and brought
her back % the hotel But FOR the ef-
fcfeut guide system Of the hotel Do D.
not improbabi that Mrs. JOY would
have suffered seriously from her exc
perience. As % D.. she Is noM com
pletely recovered.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-21
OIL TRUST SECRETS
Barred IN COURT
Books Produced Show Earn
ingS Of Between Eight and
Nine Hundred Million Dollars,

New YORK. sept 20 The account
ants for The government are sull enc
gagged ON tho records of the liquidating
trustees ,and the ledger obtained from
the standard OA company and while
the examination has not been nllly
completed. IL is said today that the
books show than since 1852 To the
present time the oil combine has earn
ca between eight hundred ana nine
hundred million dollars.
John -. Rockefeller now owns
241.G92 shares of The stock OF the
standard OH company uf New Jersey
according To- the testimony Of w ".
Tilford, treasurer Of that company
piyen in the federal action today. As
standard OH stock was last quoted nt
S440 a share. Rockcfeller's holdings
arc worth nearly one hundred and
nine million dollars. The holdings OF
william Rockefeller were stated by
Tnford to be loo shares ana those
of IT. H. Rogers, lG.020 shares
Some of the standard Oh company
books wanted by the government
counsel engaged u these proceedings
toward the dissolution of the corpora
tion. have not Yet been produced. but
several important books have been
forthcoming The agreement of 1852,
signed by most of the men now In the
front ranks of the Standard oil COM
pany ownership and management was
put In evidence by Frank y, Kellogg,
The government special counsel. and
Its authenticity was admitted by the
company's lawyers How Kellogg OBJ
tained possession OF this document Is
not known. II is said that Detective
Finn, head Of the New York branch
of the United states secret service. has
conferred with Kellogg since the hear
ing began here.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-21
LOADED SHELLS IN
MIMIC WAR
Foreigners Excluded From
PruSSian Army ManeuverS
Where Kaiser Wilhelm in in
Personal CHARGE.

Rosen, Prussia, Sept. 23.-Emperor
William IS personally watching the
siege operations which German
troops are carrying out near here, on
the same general lines as those Of the
japanese at Port Arthur.
Many heavy long range guns and
numerous batteries of field artillery
are engaged. the distinguishing fea-
ture being the firing of live projectile, ,
against improvsed Notifications. A.
the artillery is using shells with fun
bursting charges. the ground has been
cleared Of inhabitants and animals. II
is understood that these operations
are the result of the gigantic siege
experiments conducted by the French
army last year. No permission has
been given to foreign officers to wit
ness these maneuVerS.