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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
MRS. GRUBFR DIVORCED
ReIeased from the warl-Known Ball
 Player.

Mrs. Mary E. Gruber was granted a divorce from Henry Gruber in the su-l perior court here yesterday afternoon by Judge silas Robinson. Mrs. Gruber asked for the divorce on the ground of intolerable cruelty. In her testimony she stated that Gruber had threatened her with revolver several times. This was corroborated by Patrolman George Murphy and Patrolman Bernard Hope.
 The couple were married in 1SSa. Gruber was formerly a well known baseball player and has held positions on a number of teams in the National league. He has acted as umpire at Yale field on various occasions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
NEW GERMAN MINISTRY
ReIchstag Passes Bill Creating One for
 the Colonies.

Berlin, May S,-The reichstag, by a great majority, to-day passed the bill establishing separate ministry for the colonies. This was done against the votes of the Poles, social demo- crats and members of the center party. This bill was defeated last year by the same opponents, and it was one of the causes that led to the dissolution of the reichstag in December.
 In the co, 7e of to-day's debate Vice. Chancellor Count Von Posadowsky- Wehner refuted the assertions made by Herr Bebbel, the socialist leader, that Germany had special political reasons for keeping strong military force in German Southwest Africa, and declar- ed with emphasis that Germany never had any political motives concerning the Cape Colony.
 It is expected that Herr Dernburg, at present director of the colonial of flee, will be the first colonial secretary.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
OFFICIAL SAYS ''B0SH. !" NEW STATION RUMORs Story That Structure Will Go on Old City Market
 Site Foolish.

A man closely connected with the Consolidated road last night laughed at the various stories printed lately of what the corporation intends doing in the way of building at Chapel, State and Union streets. "All bosh," he said, land it's too bad the papers print such stuff" The road, he went on to say, some time ago stated officially just what it was intended to do In that S500,00 locality. It told the public that a trolley administration building would be constructed on the site now occupied by the old Ford building. This will be done but not as soon as expected, the improvement being among those in- cluded in the recently announced re- trenchment scheme made necessary by the agitation against railroads and its effect on the money raising power of all the companies of the country.
 There has been no material change in the plan for trolley station at this corner or in the plans for the location of the tracks. They will be taken out of State street and laid by those of the steam road to terminal at the new deport on the farm" That's the true story in a nutshell" said the railroad official, and reports locating the new Union station on the old City Market site are put out by persons interested one way or another in real estate deals. Furthermore that site has been declared unpracticable by engin- eers for various reasons"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
TROUBLE OVER
 GAR TRANSFER Conductor Wanted Proni- nent Business Man Placed
 Under Arrest.
INCoNVENIENT SYSTEM
Case of William R. Shafer, of Derby Avenue, an
 Example.

The difficulty of getting satisfactory transfer accommodations, at times ex- perienced by passengers for Derby and other points, was shown yesterday aft ernoon in the case of William R. Shaf- fer, secretary of the Chatfield Paper company, who helped himself to a transfer that conductor had refused to give him. Mir Shaffer was on board a car coming up State street and asked for a transfer for Derby at the corner of State and Chapel streets. The con- ductor declared that the transfer could only be given at the furthest point pos sible for the desired connection--in this case Chapel and York streets. Mir. Shaffer had been accustomed to change cars at State street, where the chances for a seat were good. He had got transfers before at this point, and the conductors refusal to give a Derby transfer before York street was reach- ed practically meant no seat for Derby
 Thereupon MT. Shaffer waited till the conductor passed through the car with transfers in his hand and helped himself to one before the conductor gould prevent him. The conductor had made his refusal so strong before that the capture of the transfer appeared in the light of a crime. At the corner of Chapel street he called an officer and requested him to put the defer of law under arrest. The officer heard the arguments of plaintiff and defend ant, and decided that no arrest could be made. The car starter on the cor ner was called out as an advisor. The ear starter was in favor of giving the transfer. As MT. Shaffer had the trans fer the officer refused to make the ar rest, and, the car starter adding his opinion in favor of the transfer at State and not York, the affair was settled. MT. Shaffer walked back and boarded the Derby car at State street and se- cured the seat for which all the trouble had been started,
 The efforts of the Consolidated rail- road to eliminate the unfair exchange of transfers have, in the case of Derby passengers and others, caused much annoyance As a rule, transfers are given at State street, but refusals are not infreuuent. Sometimes conduc- tor declares Yale field to be the only proper transfer point. In the case il- lustrated by MT. shaffer's difficulty, a passenger may go on for an indefinite time with customs of car usage that are never questioned, and as suddenly find himself face to face with an unac- cot1fitah hla exeeption
 The rule of giving transfers at the furthest possible point for the connec- tion really exists. Tn the downtown section, however certain transfer cor ners, such as State street, are gener- ally used for many lines.
 At the general offices the affair of MT. Shaffer and the transfer snatched from the conductor had not been heard of The circumstances of the case were not known to them, an officer said, and the rule of transfers depended some what on the special conditions and judgment of the conductor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
TERRY'S ACTING
 SAVES THE PLAY
Noted English Actress in Shaw's Captain Brass
 bounds Conversion. "
BRILLIANTLADY CECILY
Only Human Figure in the Piece, Others Being Mere
 Wooden Images.

Bernard Shaw seems to have secured more favorable attention of his plays among ''the profession' than among the critics: for no matter how severely the latter may animadvert upon their impossibility either as literary or stage material, there Is never any lack Of capable in players to attempt their production. Ellen Terry is the lategr accession to the ranks of the Shaw players, and her coming to the New Haven theater last night called for the largest and most brilliant audience that has been seen in that house during the past season-or indeed, during many seasons past
 Much was expected of this rare cons bination of an actress, pre-eminent on the English stage as is Sarah Bern hardt on the French, who was playing in a comedy of the most talked-of dra-4 matist of the day; but, unfortunately. it must be owned that the realization of the event failed to measure up to the expectation. The fault was not, df courst, with Miss Terry; 1t was tho dramatist himself who had been tried and found wanting.
 Considered from any angle you will say that Captain Brassbound's Con- version" is pretty poor stuff. As Iitera- ture, which of course the drama may or may not be, it is contemptible; as a play, it is more than unconvincirg-- all the Shaw plays, with the qualified exceptation of Caesar and Cleopatra, even that it is more than unactable. veen so, for that matter is Man and Superman" Captain Brassbound's Conversion" is in places, downright dull And for Bernard Shaw to be dull is as Methewick remarked in another connection, worse than crime--it is q. blunder. For brilliance is the be-all and the end-all to MT. Shaw. His charac~ ters, generally speaking, are only pup pets--on a string, his plot-construction is nil, because there is no plot, and dramatic's suspense there is none. fnd the same reason. The Irishman's NS you all that saves his comedies from hksssss sasS gone, most of his comedies fall to the ground of their own weight.
 So far as stagecraft goes 1t is true that Captain Brassbound's ConverS sion' is definite advance over his previous work. Technically considered it has much more to recommend it than have most of the Shaw plays. There have most fthe Shaw plays. There is some approach to plot at least one splendidly executed character, that of Lady Ceclly, as played by Miss Ter ry-and a refreshing absence of the sociological propaganda So far so good. For Shaw to forego the delightsof didactism, is an undoubted achieye- ment-for Shaw. But at the same time, it is only with the inconoclastio impulse strong upon the man that MT. Shaw waxes amusing. Like the Irish- man at Donnybrook fair, he is only himself when he is cracking heads. Take his blackthorn away from him
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
sUMMARILY REMOVED.
Another of Mayor weaver's Men Sent
 to Grief.

Philadelphia. May S.-Mayor Reyburn summarily removed from office to-day Cyrus D. Foss, secretary of the civil service commission of this city Foss is son of Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, for merly Methodist Episcopal bishop of Philadelphia, and is a prominent mem Der of the city party, the reform body. He was appointed by former Mayor Weaver following the political up- heaval in this city two years ago. Foss made public letter In which he re- quested that Frederick c. Dunlap, the newly appointed filtration chief, should take an examination to qualify for the position, and for this act he was re- moved. Foss was appointed to serve until 1911 at a salary of $3,OOO year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04

A meeting of the legislative commit tee on appropriations was held here yesterday at the Oneco Hotel, their visit here being in reference to the monument project.
 As is well known, a legislature ap proprlation of s1O,OOO for the monument has been asked for and the matter is now pending before the general as- sembly the appropriation being con- tingent upon a like amount being Tais- ed for the object in New Haven. A good part of this amount Is already raised and the rest should be soon forthcoming. A meeting of the legis- lative committee on the subject will be held next Thursday at p. m.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
Political Speech Expected of Him at Oklahoma
 Convention.
NEW STATES CAMPAIGN
Will be Hot One and May Decide Complexion for
 Years.

Washington, May S.-Secretary Taft, it is expected, will break his political silence for the first time since he has beer regarded as receptive candidate for the republican nomination of the presidency, in speech which he prob ably will deliver at Tulsa, Okla, on June 6, on the occasion of the assem- bling of the first republican state con- vention. The secretary has accepted an invitation to attend that convention. It Is not specifically stated that he is to make a speech then, but it is not doubted that he will do so if requested, nor is it likely that the republicans of ths new state will fail to extend the necessary invitation.
 In Secretary Taft's opinion the politi- cal campaign in Oklahoma will be a hot one. and probably will determine for a number of years to come the po- ltical complexion of the new state. The issues presented are expected to b. national in character and 1t may be possible that Secretary Taft can find much to say to the people of Oklaho- ma, in convention assembled, that will interest them in general republican principles, without in any way bring ing in the personal equation.
 This visit to Tulsa will be only an incident in the considerable western trip which Secretary Taft is about to take. He probably will discuss econ omic subjects at the Millers' conven- tion at St. Louis on the 30th inst, which naturally would involve allusions to the effect of the completion of the Panama canal upon the important American flour export trade with the Orient and the west coast of South America.
 After his Oklahoma visit the secre- tary is going to make an official tour of inspection of the great military posts so that he will be in a position to re- new his efforts with congress at the next session in behalf of the creation of great brigade posts and concentra- tion camps, with more comprehensive knowledge of the subject than he had when this project was first preached last year. S
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04

The Dominican treaty marks a new departure in the relations of the Unit ed States to the smaller republics of the western hemisphere for, in the case of Santo Domingo, the United States now becomes lesall a in financial sense. and in the discharge of its new duties must go far in the preservation of order and the accompanying dis arrangements of revolutions as is inci- dent to the control of the customs houses and the collection of the repub- lies revenues.
 The treaty really had its birth in a revolution. While the American gov errment was pressing for a settlement of the claims of Its citizens. Santo Do- mirgo in December, 1904, President Mo- rales being beset by revolutionists, in the hope of securing the moral support of the United States, entered into an agreement with Captain Dillingham; of the American navy under the terms of which the Dominican customs houses were to be occupied by the Americans  and the foreign indebtedness of the country discharged from the receipts.
 Rejected at Washington, this agree ment gave place March 31 1905, to a modus vivendi, which has operated up to this time. This placed an American collector in charge and provided for the deposit in New York of 55 per cent. of the customs receipts for the beneat of the Dominican creditors, The mo- dus vivendi did not save Morales from political destruction for he was over come and deported by the revolutionists and his vice president, General Caceres, Installed as president. But the modus vivendi did result very benehcially so far as the little republics finances were concerned. For not only did 1t lead to the deposit in New York of $9,OO0000 which will now be placed to the credit of the Dominican government but that
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
WATERBURY STRIKE. FREIGHT CONGESTION.
Official Declares the Report Exaggerated Conference
 With the Men.

It was stated yesterday that dele gation of Waterbury business men were in this city to confer with the railroad officials with reference to the inconvenience caused them by the freight handlers strike in that city. An official of the Naugatuck division last night refused to either affirm or deny the report.
 This official denied the report that the railroad company was inconven- fenced to any extent by the strike. He said that the company had at work all the men that could conveniently work, and that while the new men could not accomplish as much as the strikers, the company was in a position to move all the cars of merchandise in Water bury within two or three days at the most. There is no serious congestion, he said.
 According to this official, an agent of the road was In Waterbury yesterday and held another conference with, the strikers, in which attempts were made to reach a settlement of the differences existing between the men and the rail- road.
 Waterbury. May S.--Little headway has been made at the local freight yards to-day to relieve the congestion caused by the strike of the freight handlers and checkers. Less freight has been taken care of to-day than at any time during the strike. Freight Agent F. L. White was very optlmis- tic over the situation, saying that twenty-five cars had been handled Two extra detectives were assigned to patrol the yards tonight, as suspicious characters had been seen about the cars and an attack was feared
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
A NEW DISEASE.
Operator Suffers from "TelephOnOia,' 7
 and Becomes Demented.

New York, May 3.-Michael Daily, a negro, who had charge of the telephone switchboard in the apartment house at One Hundred and Seventh street and Manhattan avenue, is in Bellevue suf- fering from an attack of what is called 'telephonoia." He has become dement, ed as the result of the constant ringing of the telephone bell in his ear.
 Bremen who answered a call to One Hundred and Seventh street and Man haitian avenue this morning found Daly on the corner executing buck and wing dances and singing such dainty little things as T was bawn in Ole Virgin yah; that is the state that will win yah" He did not know anything about the fire, but there was no one else near the box at the time, so he was accused of sending in a false alarm. He was taken to the West One Hundredth street station, and from there sent to Bellevue for an examination as to his sanity
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
McAVOY HALTS THIEF.
r. L. Meyers Caught Trying to Sell
 Stolen Monograph.

Frederick L. Meyers was arrested yesterday by Detective McAvoy charg- ed with the theft of photograph. Meyers aroused the suspicion of the sleuth while attempting to dispose of the instrument on Chapel street, and McAvoy decided to arrest him. He later found that the suspicious were true. The phonograph is valued at $33 and belongs to Albert Dewey, of "A Webster street.
 The local detectives believe that Mey CTS is the man who Is wanted in Hart ford on charges of theft, and he will probably be taken in charge by the police of that city when his case is dis posed of here.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
FOR THE MONUMENT.
Petition to Legislative Committee in
 Behalf of Defenders.

The following petition in reference to the Defenders monument project is be- ing circulated among New Haven peo- pie for signatures:
 To the Committee on Appropriations of the General Assembly:
 Gentlemen:-Th undersigned busi- ness and professional residents of New Haven believing the sentiment of this community to be practically unani- nous in favor of the erection of the proposed Defenders minument as plan ned and fully concurring in this gen. eral approval hereby express our hope that the petition which is before you for an appropriation in it's behalf may be granted.
 New Haven, May 1, 1907,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
Town Threatened by Fire.

Washington, May S.-The town of Maple Falls. in Whatcom county, is surrounded by forest fires, and is burn ing. Before telephone and telegraph wires went down frantic call for help was made A special train with fire fighting apparatus left here to-day for the scene. Maple Falls has a popula- ton of 500.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL.

 Taft to Break Silence. Eloping Ministers Desperate Talk. San Domingo Treaty Ratified. Philadelphia Officer Removed. Guatemala Apologies.
 CITY. Central Station Story Denied. Ellen Terry Saves Play. Trouble Over Car Transfer. Di Lucia Trial Nearing End. Legislative Committee Visits Hospital. Eagles Seeking New Quarters. Finishing Touches to Grays' Play, Mrs. Gruber Divorced Warrant for Yale Man. Mrs. G. T. White Improving. McAvoy Halts Thief. D. Carmeno Accidentally Shoots Self. Action for Evangelistic Campaign.
 SPORTS. New Haven Loses Slow Game. Giants Whitewash Brooklyn. New York Americans Beat Philadelphia School Teams Arrive for Yale. Interscholastic Meet Junior Selects Defeat Civil Engineer. Miss Sutton Outclasses Opponent. Yale Meets Cornell This Afternoon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
$1, 900 FOR PEARY.
National Geographical Society Con-
 tributes for Dash to Pole.

New York. May S-Commander Rob- ert F. Peary, the arctic explorer, stat ed to-day that the National Geographi- cal society of Washington, has con- tributed $1,OOO towards the expenses of his next proposed expedition, and that he expects the Geographical societies of Philadelphia and Chicago will take a tangible interest in the expedition.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
GEN. KUROKI RESTING.
Thinks Feeling in San Francisco Is
 Dying Out.

Seattle, Wash, May S.-General Ku- rok! and party and General Macarthur and staff, who will escort General Ku- roki from Seattle to Washington, spent to-day resting in anticipation of the lcng trip across the continent which will begin tomorrow morning.
 General Kuroki and party spent most of the day at the home of Consul S. Hismadu, General Kuroki talks little English. Through his interpreter he said he thought the feeling that had been engendered in San Francisco against the Japanese was dying out.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
IMPORTANT FIND.
Rich Results of stein's Expedition to
 Eastern Turkestnn.

Eastern IurKestnn,
 Allahabad, British India, May 3.-Dr. N. A. Stein, leader of the Indian gov- ernment mission to eastern Turkestan, has made important archaeological discoveries in Chinese Turkestan. On the site of an ancient village in a desert northward of Niya he obtained a rich yield of antiquities Illustrating every day life seventeen centuries ago, showing the predominant influence to have been Greco Buddhist art and in- cluding records written on wooden tab- les in the script of the Kharosth.
 At Miriam he found nearly thousand Tibetan records. Many most interesting art remains were discovered in a ruined Buddhist shrine, including colossal stucco reliefs closely related to the Greco-Buddhist sculpture of the first centuries of the Christian era.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
OCTOPUS HAS TRIAL.
Submarine Boat Attains Speed of Nearly
 Ten Knots.

Newport, R. L, May S.-The subma- rine boat Octopus went a long series of trials to-day lasting from g o'clock in the morning until 5:SO o'clock in the afternoon.
 The trial board made no statement beyond announcing the best speed, which was at the rate of a shade above Il knots, while the beat was light or in cruising condition.
 While running her decks awash, the Octopus attained a speed of nearly ten kLots,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
PHILADELPHIA TIE-UP.
Work on About Fifty Important BuiId-
 ings at StandstilI.

Philadelphia, May S.--With work on about fifty important building opera tions tied up as a result of the lockout declared on Thursday against the bricklayers in this city, preparations are being made by the labor organiza- tions in the building trades to go out on a sympathetic strike. As a fore- runner of the impending trouble, the Council of Allied Building Trade Unions to-day adopted a resolution au- thorlzing the appointment of & com- mittee to take charge in any emergen- cy that may arise, and giving it power to act.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
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REUNION CLOSES.
Veterans of the Army of the Potomac
 Banquet.

Washington, May 3.--With war time stories, patriotic songs and speechmak- ing, the thirty-seventh annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Poto- mac was brought to a close tonight with a banquet. The veterans had az their guests members of the societies of the Armies of the Ohio. Tennessee and Cumberland, who were invited here, to participate in the reunion and the urveiling of the statue of General GeorGe B. Mcclellan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-04
AGREE UPON SCALE.
No Strike Now Seems Probable in Fall
 River Mills.

Fall River Mass. May S,-Represent- atives of the Fall River Cotton Manu- lecturers, and of the Textile council, at q conference this afternoon, agreed up-- on a new scale of wages to be in force for six months. The terms of the agreement will not be made public un- til it has been acted upon by the va- rious unions, which must ratify it in order to make 1t effective. It is gen. erally beloved that 1t provides for q substantial increase in the wages of the operatives.