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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
ROSS DECEIVED HIS FIANCEE
MEYER DREAMED HE WAS COR- RESPONDING WITH MISS STOUT.

Would Never Have Permitted the Mar
 rfage Ceremony Had tilted Woman
 Told Her of the Facts--sIster of
 Bride-Elect and Miss Stroup Rode on
 same Train the Day of the Tragedy
 Did Not Know Each Other.
 Oil City, Pa, April 25.-The body of Miss M. Belle stroup and that of Thad- deus F. Ross, her former sweetheart, whom she shot before committing sui- eide yesterday, eight hours before the time fixed for Ross marriage to an other woman, were viewed by a cor oner's jury to-day, after which they were removed from the undertaking rooms where they had been prepared for burial. That of Mss Stroup was taken to the home of her sister, Mrs. Fred Ehret of Coal Hill, this county. Ross body was taken to the home of his parents, next door to the house which he had prepared for himself and bride o-be Miss Edith Sampsel The house had been thoroughly furnished and was to have been occupied by them last night
 A somewhat pathetic incident was brought to light to-day when Mrs. Mary Mable, sister of Miss Sampsell, viewed the bodies. Mrs. Mable recog- nized in the dead woman traveller who rode with her yesterday on the train from Titusville to this city. One was coming to attend the wedding of her sistetr, while the mission of the others was to prevent the ceremony with re- volyer she was carefully carrying in a cigar box.
 Miss Sampsell, the bride-eleet, who was prostrated by the shock last night is somewhat better to-day. She was ar- ranging the brides table when notified that Ross had been shot and killed She sai dto-day:
 T did not know Miss Stroup. l was aware Mir Ross kept company with her before he commenced calling on me four years ago. but | was under the impression he had stopped, and never dreamed of his corresponding with her. Had Miss Stroup come to me Wednes- day, when she arrived in Oil City, or at any time after she first learned of our proposed marriage, and told her story, which has every appearance of being true, l should never have per- mitted the marriage ceremony to have been performed"
 Ross had furnished room In busi- ness block in the heart of the city, where he sometimes slept and enter tained guests. That he apprehended trouble at his wedding is shown by a request made of the Sampsell family that there should be plenty of light in front of the house in order that he might see the guests as they entered the front door. Ross was warned by friends that he should be careful, but he appeared to consider the warning . l joke.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
Annual Meeting in Cheshire New
 Members Elected.

MCmpcIH GAGCACus
 Cheshire, April 25.--About eighty five members, including large delegations from Waterbury and Merlden. were present at the annual meeting of the New Haven County Medical association held at Scott's Waverly Inn club this afternoon and evening. Routine busi- ness was transacted and the following unanimously elected to membership in the association: Dr. John E. Lane and pr, Alice Porter Ford of New Haven; Dr. Edward K. Parmelee of Ansonia, pr. Edward w. Karrman of Sreshire, and Dr. Michael J. Sullivan of Meriden. yt was voted to meet in the next an- nual session at the place of to-day's 8 meeting.
 Dr. Edward M. McCabe and Dr. R. D. Peck of New Haven, and Dr, Frank Hartley, a well known surgeon of New York participated in discussion of teh topic Brain Tumors." Dr. Hart leys talk was of the present methods of surgery as compared with the meth ods of earlier days, and of the fact that operations to-day by reason of newer and improved appliances are much more satisfactory in their re- suits to the patient.
 Dr. Frank H. Wheeler of New Ha- ven, president of the association pre- sided.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
.$4OO,OOO IN BONDS STOLEN.
THEFT OF LOAN CLERK GREATER
 THAN FIRST REPORTED.

All of the Securities Now in the POs-
 session of the Trust Company of America, or Have Been Located
 That Daring Scheme, to Make Him.
 self Immune From Punishment for ! Smaller Thefts, Originated in the
 Brain of Douglas, Not Credited.
 New York, April 25.-It was learned yesterday that the amount of bonds stolen from the Trust Company of Am erica by William o. Douglass, the as- slstant loan clerk, was in excess of $4OO,0OO. All of these bonds are now in the possession of the trust company, or have been located.
 It was learned that the major part of the stolen bonds were taken from the strong box of the company by Douglass shortly before he fled on Fri day last.
 His purpose in doing this, it was claimed yesterday, was to use the s40O,- | 900 block of bonds as club on the company to compel it to forgive his many smaller thefts.
 That this daring scheme to make himself immune from punishment ori- ginated in the brain of the young loan clerk those who know Douglass well regard as most improbable.
 It also developed yesterday that when this daring plan had been work ed out either Douglass or Dennett had written 8 letter to Josiah Quincy, for mer mayor of Boston, asking him to act as their counsel in the matter and to undertake the delicate task of l reaching a settlement with the trust company of America on the line des- cribed above.
 It is understood that MT Quincy promptly declined the retainer rendered to him. But another lawyer was se- cured to undertake the work. On Sun day lawyer from Newport, R. l., call ed at the home of Oakleigh Thorne president of the Trust Company of America, it is understood, submitted tc him a proposition which was substan- tially the same as that already describ- ed as their scheme for reaching a set clement.
 MT. Thorne turned the offer down. At the time the Newport lawyer was wis itor at MT. Thorne's home, Douglass was already under arrest and Dennett was under surveillance. MT. Thorne die not communicate this news, however. tc his visitor
 On Monday, when Douglass was ar raigned in court, Robertson Honey ap- peared as his lawyer, MT Honey lives in Newport and is brother-in-law oi Josiah Quincy of Boston. Mir Honey said that he was retained by third party to defend the young man. The identity of this third party has never been disclosed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
Shipping News.

New York, April 25.-Arrived: Steam- CTS Deutschland, Hamburg, Southamp- ton and Cherbourg; Gera, Bremen.
 Sailed: Steamer Amerika, Hamburg via Plymouth and Cherbourg; Gallia, Marseilles; La Provence, Havre; Chem nitz, Bremen; United States, Christian sand and Copenhagen.
 Halifax, N. S.. April 25.-Arrived. Steamer Laurentian, Glasgow for Bos- ton.
 Brow Head, April 25.-Steamer Kali serin Auguste Victoria, New York for Plymouth, "herbeurg and Hamburg, 240 miles southwest at 2:45 a. m. Will probably reach Plymouth about Il D.. m.
 Glasgow, April 25.-Arrived: Steamer Furnessia, New York.
 Havre, April 25.-Arrived: Steamer La Savoie, New York
 Prawle Point, April 24.-Passedl Steamer Samland, Philadelphia for Ant wers.
 Liverpool, April 25.-Arrived: Steam CT Majestic. New York via Queenstown,
 Genoa, April 22.-Sailed: Steamer Oceanic, New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
PUBLIC OPINION BILL.
President Eliot of Harvard Speaks in
 It's Favor.

Boston, April 25.-President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard university was one of the leading speakers at a mass meeting in Faneuil hall to-day for the purpose of advancing the cause of the public opinion bill now before the leg islature. The bill provides that if certain number of voters desire it, a question of public policy may be placed upon the ballott and voted on by the people at the annual state election.
 Robert Treat Paine, Jr., presided. President Eliot said that he was not prepared to state that the bill as drawn was in the best form, but in principle it was right He thought that 10000 sig natures should be required instead of 5000 as provided by the bill, and he also thought that it might be better to limit the number of questions to two instead of four as the bill provides.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
PRINCE EITEL,S ACCIDENT.
Emperor's Physicians Declare He Did
 Not Suffer ConcussiOn of Brain.

Berlin, April 25.-Emperor Williams physicians lay emphasis on the state ment that Prince Eitel Freidrich did not suffer concession of the brain and declare that he probably will be able to perform his duties soon.
 The prince, who is emperor William s second son, fell from nIs horse during 8 cavalry drill yesterday afternoon on the Doeritz grounds, near Potsdam. Alarming reports were spread here this morning regarding his condition. It was alleged that the prince was suffering from concussion of the brain, and that he had also been kicked in the face by his horse. Later, however, a telephone message from Potsdam, said that the first reports of the accident were exag- gerated and that there was no cause to fear serious results.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
AN ALARMING NUMBER OF
 BROKEN RAILS ON ROADS
IN THREE MONTHS 3,O14 ARE REMOVED FROM NEW
 FORK TRACKS.

Investigation of the State Commission
 Shows Great Increase Over COrre-
 spending Period of the Year Before
 Matter in Detail Presented to the
 American AssociatiOn--Larges Mum
 Der of Breaks in the Heavy Rails
 Wrecks Due to This Trouble.
 Albany, N. r., April 25.-Broken rails to the number of S,O14 were removed from the tracks of the railroads of this state during the three months of Jan uary, February and March just past, according to a bulletin issued tonight by the state railroad commissioner.
 "The unusual number reported dur ing the past winter" says the bulletin, ''caused the investigation at this time. During the corresponding three months of 1906 there was a total of 826 and during the corresponding three months of 1905 there was total of 1881,
 "The matter in detail has been pre- sented to the American Railway asso- ciation, which is now holding its con- vention in Chicago, and it has been re- quested that the matter be taken up for discussion and action by the various railroad managers. It is probable that the convention will go into the causes Of the greatly increasing number of breakages and that the matter will be discussed as to causes and conference arranged with rail manufacturers with a view to discovering if the alarming number of breakages is due to method of manufacture or of metal compost tion.''
 Elaborate tables accompanying the bulletin give figures of rail breakage for the principal railroad systems of the state for the first quarter of each of the past three years. The breakages on some of the roads for 1907 follow:
 Rutland, 2O New York, New Haven and Hartford, 29; Boston and Maine, g.; New York, Ontario and Western 1O; New York Central and Hudson River, 1,244.
 One of the commissions tables ana lyzes the totals as to weight of the rails and appears to show that, while tile breakage in 1905 and 1906 was chief ly in the eighty-pound rails. the largest number in the quarter jast past was in the 10O-pound rail, of which 1,295 were Temoved-495 from the Lake Shore main line, and from the New York Central eastern main line 475; Mohawk division PIT, and western main line 107
 The American Railway association recently stated that many of the rail- road wrecks were due to the breaking of rails.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
FIREMEN'S NEW SCHEDULE.
SUBMITTED TO BOARD OF FI-
 NANCE BY COMMISSIONERS.

Fourth Grade of Captain and Third
 Grade of Engineers Abolished If It Is
 Adopted--0nly One Year in Third
 Grade for Hosemen-City to Borrow
 $172,OoO---J. B. Beegan Withdraws
 Bid.
 Fire Commissioners Pearce and Gun ningham and Chief Fancher appeared before the board of finance last night to urge an increased allowance of money for the fire department with which to give the firemen more pay. The com missioners stated that $5,35992 would be necessary to put the new schedule into effect on July 1. For the adoption of the new schedule from January 1, 1908. $14,S17 will be necessary.
 According to the proposed new sched- ule no increases are given above the grade of captain. The fourth grade of captains and the third grade of engin- eers are abolished. Another important change is that new men will have to serve only one year in the third grade of hosemen before promotion. At the present time they must serve three years.
 Under the new schedule the maximum pay of captains will be $S43 per day, of lieutenants $2.SS, of assistant engin- eers, $2.SS, of hosemen s2.74, of linemen $S.02 and of batterymen $2.74.
 The petition of the fire commissions CTS was received by the board and placed on file. No action was taken.
 The board voted to give Controller Rowe and Mayor studley power tc borrow $l72,OOo pending the sale of the bonds authorized by the general assem- | bly, for street Improvements. It was thought that to borrow would be cheap CT than to issue the bonds at once be- cause of dull conditions in the bond market.
 I. B. Beegan, who was given the con- tract for the plumbing work in connec- ton with the new Ivy street schoo asked the board for permission to with. draw ana for the return of his certified check. MT Beegan explained that wher making up the bids he was much wor. ried over the news of the death of 2 brother Lawrence and that he made tht bid $500 less than he had intended. The sanction of the board was given ant the contract for the plumbing work vii go to Rourke Bros, the next lowest bid ders.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
.star spangIed Rnnnerv Espo.ltion.

Baltimore, April 25.-Following a call recently issued by Governor Edwin Warfield and Mayor E. Clay Timanus, a meeting was held to-day at the City hall to consider the proposal to hold 8 great exposition here in 1914 in cele- bration of the centenary of the writing of "The Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key. A committee of prominent citizens was appointed to awaken interest in the enterprise.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
CANADA GETS BUFFALoES.
Herd of Four to Five Hundred Bought
 fer $15O,0OO.

Denver Col, April 25.-A message was received here that the Pablo herd of buffalo on the Flathead reservation. Montana, has been sold to the Cana dian government. The bulls will be removed to Canada about May and the cows and calves will be sent north in July. There are between 400 and 500 buffaloes in the herd, which is the lar gest in the world. The price is said to be S15O00O.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
SHORTAGE OF ABOUT soa, GOO.
Treasurer of woonsocket Electric Ma
 chine and Power Co. Resigns.

Woonsocket, R. l., April 25.--A short age of about $92,OO0 in the accounts of the Woonsocket Electric Machine and Power company was revealed to-day by the issuance to the stockholders of the company of a circular letter an- nouncing that a heavy shortage had been discovered. The letter which was issued by order of the directors fur ther stated that the resignation of Levi Cook Lincoln, secretary treasurer and general manager of the company had been accepted.
 John J. Hefferman, counsel for the directors of the company said to-day: T believe the amount of the shortage is about S92,000 MT. Lincoln has re- signed and has turned over to the com- pany property which he claims is worth $4O,OOO'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
BIG JOB UNDERTAKEN.
Movement fer Nomination of Roosevelt
 by All Parties.

Albany, April 25.-The National Roosevelt league, formed to aid and se- cure the nomination, by all parties, of Theodore Roosevelt to succeed himself as president of the United States, and to organize leagues for this purpose in every state in the Union, filed incorpor- ation papers with the secretary of state to-day.
 The principal office is at A Court street, Brooklyn. The directors are Bella Tokaji, William H. Boyes, J. F. Berg, Maurice Kahn and Paul Kreuder, all of Brooklyn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
RAILROADS FIND THE
 PRESIDENT VERY STRONG
DIRECT NOVEL MOVEMENT TO DISCOVER FEELING OF
 PEOPLE.
Station Agents Acting n. Political De

Station Agents Acting as Political De
 tectives Find That Sentlmen,
 Through the West Is More Solid for
 Him Now Than Before Hartman
 COntrOversy--0ne Railroad President
 Admits That the Public Is in
 Frame of Mind to Believe Everything
 Roosevelt Says.
 New York, April 25-A movement started recently by some of the rail- roads, to discover the correct atti- tude of the public toward President Roosevelt's policy, has proved so suc> cessful that the plan is rapidly being adopted by other roads, especially in the west. The greatest secrecy has been maintained in obtaining the de- sired information. From leak, how ever, there drlfted out to-day the news that the information gathered by the railroads had not been of character to reassure those executive officers who opposed the recent investigations.
 In fact, it was admitted that through out the west the President was even stronger to-day than he was before the Roosevelt-Harriman controversy. As one railway president put it:
 Just now the public is in frame of mind to believe everything President Roosevelt says and to discredit any thing Hartman might say on the op-s posite side. In my mind beyond ques- tion, the President was at fault in de- nouncing at this time Debs, Mover and Haywood as. undesirable citizens, but from what we can learn, his statement has gone a long way toward helping him out of an awkard position"
 The method which has been adopted by the railroads to sound public senti- ment is similar to that used in gather ing crop reports Orders are sent to each and every stationmaster along the road to keep his ears open and re- port on his particular neighborhood. The fact that railroad in the west has four stations to mile means that company like the Atchison, operat- ing S,444 miles, has at its command more than 2,O0O wisely scattered secret agents, while the Rock Island, operat- ing 15,Sl4 miles, has $500 and the Mis- sour Pacific has 2600.
 In the east station to every three miles is counted, giving the Pennsyl- vania S,60O of such sources of trust worthy information, and the New York Central 1000.
 As railway stations are decidedly the most popular gathering places in small towns, the work set for employees in sounding public opinion on any subject is a comparatively easy task. The In formation thus obtained reaches head quarters in condensed form.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
GEORGE J. GOULD OPTIMISTIC
Country Never So Prosperous, and Flu.
 ture Looks Bright.

New York, April 25.--Just before he sailed for Europe to-day George J. Gould was asked his views on the business and financial conditions of this country He said:
 T have no fears as to the future. The country was never so prosperous before and the future looks bright"
 Questioned as to the two cent fare for railroads he replied:
 T am not in favor of it. It will hurt the railroads, for there is no profit in passenger traffic, and this will prove to be a great injury"
 On general railroad legislation, he said: T am in favor of much of it, but against anything that will hurt the credit of the railroSds. No railroad can borrow money under the present conditions"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
Section Hand Killed.

New London, April 25.-Angelo Cor los, aged twenty-six, a section hand on the New Haven road, was killed near Jordan Cove bridge about 4:3O this aft ernoon. He was working on the east bound track and stepped to the west bound directly in the path of an ap- preaching express,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
ATTA, HE'D FOR $35, GOO.
Suit Against OfficiaI of International
 Silver Co.

Bridgeport, April 25.-Property of George c. Edwards. vlce-president of the International Silver company, in this city was attached for $35,00O to- day in an action brought by the Sipple Adjustment company, of St. Louis, Mo, to recover on two notes of $5,O0O each, and one of $10,00O, alleged to have been made by the American Electric com pany, of St. Louis, and endorsed by that company and Edwards on April IA, 1906, maturing in twelve months and payable at the office of the Union Trust company in St. Louis, and which are alleged to remain unpaid.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
SECRETARY LOEB TO RESIGN.
To Accept Presidency of Washington
 Trolley Road.

Washington, April 25.-An important change in the control of the Washing ton Railway and Electric company of this city will occur at the annual meet ing next January. It became known to-day that a number of local capital ists had purchased a majority of the stock Simultaneously with this an- nouncement it was rumored that Will liam Loeb, jr., secretary to the presi- dent, had been determined upon as the president of the corporation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
MoNARoHIsT DEMONSTRATION.
Lively Affair Grows Out of Anti-Drey-
 fusard Meeting.

Bordeaux, April 25-An anti -Dreyfus- ard meeting attended by two thousand persons and presided over by the Roy alist Copunt de Lur-Saluces tonight developed a lively Monarchist demon stration. A lantern picture of the Duke of Orleans thrown on a screen was re- ceived with cries of Long live the King" A few dissentients were thrown out of the hall. The police ar rested one person on the outside who persisted in shouting Down with the republic"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
Fifteen Divisions Represented at state
 Meeting in Winated.

Winsted, April 25.-At the semi-an- nual meeting of the Sons of Temper ance here to-day it was decided to hold the annual meeting on the fourth Thursday in October at Bridgeport. About 100 delegates were present, reps .resenting fifteen divisions in the state. A public meeting was held tonight, at which the principal speakers were Most Worshipful Patriarch Evanson, of Phil adelphia, and Rev. A. N. Noon, of Bos- ton, most worshipful superintendent
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
BY POPULAR VOTE
Bnl Affecting United States Senator's
 PasseA by Michigan House.

Lansing. Mich, April 25.-The lower house of the state legislature to-day, in committee of the whole, agreed upon the Dickinson bill to amend the exist
 ing primary election law. The Dickin- son bill provides for popular vote on candidates for United States senator, and eliminates the requirement. that successful candidates for the nomina- tion sor governor and lieutenant-gov- ernor must receive forty per cent. of all the votes cast at the primary election. All state officers except governor and lieutenant governor continue as hereto fore to be nominated by the convention system, A final vote in the house is expected Tuesday next
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
CoLEBRooK CHURCH TROUBLE.
Rev. Mir. Bartlett to Sever His Connec-
 tlon July |.

Winsted, April 25.-It was stated to- night that the differences between Rev. William P. Bartlett, pastor of the Bap- tist church ct North Colebrook, who was locked out of the edifice on April ' last, and the church committee had been settled at conference at which it was agreed that MT. Bartlett should sever his connection with the church on July 1. He will occupy the pulpit next Sunday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-26
sUpr. HoPsoN PROMOTED.
Succeeds J. P. HOpson as Head of New
 York Division.

It was stated on good authority last night that Superintendent J. P. Hop son, of the Berkshire and Naugatuck divisions of the New Haven road, has been appointed superintendent of the New York division of that road to suc- ceed A. R. Whaley, who recently re- signed to become superintendent of the New York terminals for the New York Central,
 w. K. Lyon, assistant superintend- ent of the Berkshire division, will prob ably succeed MT. Hopson. These changes are to become effective on the first of May.