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The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
FOREIGN ECHOES.

London, April 1O,-The Hon. Regi- nnld Walsh has been gazetted British consul general at New Yorfl.
 Cambridge, April lO-John William Strutt Lord RaYleigh, was to- day elect ed lord chancellor of Cambridge uni versity in succession to the late Duke of Devonshire,
 London April 1O--Miss Mary Robin son, one of the witnesses in the Druce case. was sentenced to-day at the Ol l Bailey to four years penal servitude for wilful perjury
 Hong Kong. April 1O-The Chinese money changers of Hong Kong are sup. porting the boycott against the Japan ese which has come into existence aa the result of the Tatsu Maru incident, by refusing to accept Japanese bank notes, even at discount.
 st. Petersburg April Emperor Nicholas to-day approved the bill rais- ing the Japanese legation at Tokio to Malovsky y-Malavteh as the first am hassador 10 Japan Is regarded as cer- tain.
 London. April t0-The condition of eX Premier Sir Henry Campbell Ban herman has undergone a serious chang during the last tWentv-four hours, and causes the greatest anxiety The bullo- tln' lSSOeu iOlS 'n"I Iiln&, StNS lnal !lo passed restful night, but his weak ness has Increased.
 Frankfort, Germany, April l0.-Fulll b0,0l0 workmeu in the various branch es of tho building trades, will be lock. ed out tomorrow in southern Germany Hosse- Nassau part of the Rhno prov. inces, and in several North German cities, because of the failure of the ne. gotlations between the builders ant the painters to reach I basis of hours and wages.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Goldheld, New April 10-Henry an1 Arthur Webber prominent Nevada mjn- ing operators were arrested hero yeS- terday and charged with embedding $20,oco beonging to the Doctor Mining company, IL Is alleged that a book keeper in the employ of the Webbers destroyed the stock ledger of the com- nany
 Lincoln, Neb,, April 1o,--The Nebras- ka supreme court to-day granted q roe strainlng order against the express companies doing business in the state, forbiddng them to charge rates in eX. tho sibey act The order goes into effect April 15, The sbley act re- duces express rates twenty five per cent
 Muskogee Okla April lO.--A threat enlng letter was received here to-day addressed to the New Guthrie state Tribune, in which tho writer asserts that Gov Charles N Haskell and RuI Ledbetter, tho chief of police of Mus kogee, are to be assassnated, and the city of Guthrie burned by negroes The letter Is unsigned
 Mare Island Navy Yard April 10--- AS the result of rush orders received here from Washington the hospital shlp Relief commanded by Surgeon Charles F. Stokes is being coaled preparatory to sailing south on Sunday to reiolI the palllesHl' rect ne hellel Tedcneu here on Tuesday and was expected to remain for couple of weeks
 Paso Rohles, Hot Springs, Gal, April iO.-"Rear Admiral Evans had an ex- cellent nights rest and is doing very well was the bulletin given out to- day by Surgeon McDonnold and Dr. Philips, Now that the Admirals wife and dauhgter, who arrived yesterday afternoon, are here to care for him. 1t is believed his recovery will be has, | tened.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
ARB0R DAY MAY 1
Governor Woodruff Issues Annual
 State Proclamation.

Governor Rollin S. Woodruff yester- day issued his annual Arbor and Bird day proclamation It is as follows:
 State of Connecticut, Rollin s. Woodruff, Governor.
 A Proalamation In conformity with the statute there to pertaining I hereby appoint Friday, May the first, as
 Arbor and Bird Day, urging the people of Connecticut gen crafty to plant trees, shrubs and vines on that day.
 The economies and scenic value of well cared for trees near homes or in forests, is conceded. But thought is inl- perative to conserve those benefits recommend to the teachers of our schools that they Instruct the children under their charge in the value Of trees: and that they add thereto a les son in Kindness to our birds and aui- mals.
 Given under my hand and seal of the -------- State, this tenth day Of April,
 in the year of our Lord, one Seal thousand nine hundred and
 eight, and of the independence .-----I of the United states, the one hundred and thirty-second,
 ROLLIN $. WOODRUFF. By His Excelloncy's Commando; Theodore Bodenwein,
 Secretary
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
NAVY LEADS WORLD
Records at Magdalena Target Practice Give Cur Tars
 First Place.
WHAT THE FEAT HAS COST
Since Spanish War Billion and Quarter Has Been Expended
 on Navy.

Washington, April 1O,-Mr. Foss, chairman of the home committee on naval affairs, corrected the committee report embodying the naval program of Great Britain, saying that country had provided for only one battleship, one large armoreH cruiser, eight fast pro- tected cruisers and sixteen torpedo boat destroycrs.
 The craftsmanship of the men had constantly improved and, referring to the recent target practice of the Allan tic fleet at Magdaena bay. he said tha, if he were to divuge the confidential reports the records would be shown to be better than those of any navy in tho world
 The pay of officers and men, he said. should be increased.
 The new navy, which dates from the Spanish war, MT. Floss said, had cost to date, $l, PA, i,651 GOO, of which s3O9, ,00O, e coo had gone into ships, while the bal ance had gone to the maintenance of the naval establishment.
 A reference to the Lllley charge that the committee had been influenced, was made by Mir Henry tconn), when he inquired how the committee could have been conservative in cutting in half the departments recommendation for battleships and doubling the num- Der Of submarines
 Mir Padgctt replied that the increase in the submarines involved only mil lion and a half dollars, whereas one battleshlp alone would cost SOOO0,0 ,000 The president he said, further had call ed attention to the woeful deficiency in and lack of submarines. The secretary of the navy had emphasized the neces. sity for more submarines and 1t was made clear that more of those vessels | should bo distributed along the coast Personally he said he voted against the whole submarine proposition, not because he was opposed to 1t, not be. cause there was anything wrong" but because there were limitations placed upon the purchase.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
MARCH DEATHS POP
Of These Forty-hve Were Over Sev-
 enty Years of Age.

The month of March, 1908, proved fatal to just two less persons in this city than did the same month last year. There were 202 deaths here last month, according to the official figures of the office of vital statistics. Last year there were 204. The prin- cipa causes of death this year were pneumonia 26, nervous diseases 22, heart disease 21, tuberculosis 1S, bronchitis s. nephritls and Bright's disease 15, cancer IA, typhoid 4, ma laria 2, erysipelas ?, cerebro spinal meningitis 2, measles 3, whooping cough 2, dlphtheria 2,
 Accidents and violence were respon- sible for the death of 10, In public institutions there were AS deaths, of which 12 were of non-residents
 One noticeable feature of the deaths is the large number of persons of advanced age. Thirty of the total were between the ages of 70 and so. Fourteen more were between 80 and 90. and one was over 90 Those un- der one year were 29 and betgeen one and five years 16.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
Financed by Graduates, the Herald Wilt be Started at Opening of Next Col
 lege Year.
UNIVERSITY PUBLICATION
Incorporation Papers to he Filed Next Wcck--DiiTcrent Departments Represcntcd--Those Who
 Will Run 1t.

As a result of movement started about a year ago by several of the younger graduates of Yale new uni yerslty daily will be published on the campus with the beginning of the next college year The name of the paper will be the Yale Daily Herald and ar ticles of incorporation will be filed with Secretary of state Bodenwein the com ing week.
 It Is the announced purpose of the paper to give to the students of Yale university as whole live, up-to-date non-partisan account of current events The paper will be run entirely by stud ents with the stock held by them. and finances for the successful publication for a year have been furnished by graduates
 Beside the regular college news there will be numerous innovations which have never been attempted by other college papers on account of the great expense necessary to carry on the de- partments. Numerous graduates have become interested with the result that an exceptionally strong backing has been secured not only in New Haven and New York, but in other Yale strongholds
 The paper will act as medium through which the various departments of the university may be more closely united while at tho same time the in dlviduality of the departments will he preserved Tho editorial board will os chosen from the different parts of the university.
 In charge of the news department for next year will he ] r Baker 1909, of Willimantic The assignment editor will be A. r Marsh. 1910 &. of Chicago who. while he was at Andover was con nected with the Andover PhlllppIan The business department will be entire ly separate from the editorial depart ment. Charles II Duell. 1911. of New York will be business manager and Russell K Dougherty, 1910 l.. s., will be assistant business manager The first issue of the paper will appear the 1 first day of the next college year
 The matter of the publication was brought to President Hadley and he gave permission for the use of the word Vale in the name The New Haven i law firm of White, Daggett and Tilson is looking out for the incorporation
 In 9 communication from a graduate last week tho Alumni Weekly printed: "If we are to judge hy undergraduate print, the interest there Is not absorb ing and surely is not well directed At present there is no way of learning how many students have any bent toward | journalism. We cannot distinguish them. if indeed there are any among those who struggle for undergraduate editorships."
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
ELKINS ON ENGAGEMENT
senator Dcprccatcs Stories of Be-
 trothal--hnnouncem Later.

Washington, April l0,--Senator stephen B. Elllins, in view of the re- ports from Rome that the rumored engagement of Miss Katherine Elkins to the Duke of the Abru2ai had been confirmed there, and that matters had progressed SO far that the royal fam fly have placed orders for the wed- ding gifts, tonight sent to the Associ- ated Press statement deprecatory of current reports, as follows:
 If you can consistently, will you kindly cease the publication of dis patches and rumors of the reported engagement of my daughter? The matter has occupied the attention of the press so long and to such an ex- tent that l feel called upon to make this request
 While making 1t I wish to state that ] appreciate the kindly express sions that have appeared concerning my daughter in connection with her reported engagement, Whenever there shall be any reason to make an announcement about this matter I will be glad to give 1t to the press in an authoritative form"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
CAUGHT WITHIN HALF HOUR
Italian Wanted for Assault Returns
 and ls Nnbbcd.

After three weeks immunity from ar rest Luigi I.u2ae, who Is charged with beating companion workman at the plant of tho New Haven rolling mill over the head with a crowbar, was ar rested yesterday afternoon by Patrol man Lawlor of the Grand avenue sta ton on Q charge of breach of the peace. Felice VancatI Is the man he is charg- ed with attacking, Tho latter fl appears had bad Injury as the result of tho assault and Il required several stitches to repair the damage, Luz2e skipped town and went to Bridgeport There he wes traced and cornered In a building to which there was, no back door, but he succeeded In getting out of a back window, taking sash and all with him. Yesterday it seems he thought 1t safe to venture back to this city and with In half an hour from the timo he arrlv- ed at Union station he was under ar- rest.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
AUCKLAND PLEADS FOR COOPERATION New Haven Vice President Ad- dresses House Committee
 on Amendments to
 Hepburn Act.
ATTACKS PLANS ADVANCED.
Would Have Railroads. shippers and Commerce Commission Work Out Rates and Problems
 Together.

Washington, April i0.-Former United States Senator Charles ]. Faulkner, representing Southern and Western Railroads; Edward ], Buck land, Nice-presldent of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company and C. c. Paulding, solicitor for the New York Central X Hudson River railroad, to-day addressed the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce with regard to bills pending to so amend the Hepburn act as to empower the Interstate Com merce commission to pass upon the reasonableness of proposed freight rates within thirty days preceding their establishment; to require ,hc usc by all interstate railroads of certain safety appliances, to require the issu- ancc of loco mile interchangeable mileage books, to compel the adoption of C uniform two-eent passenger fare and for other purposes.
 MT Buckland opposed the bill and expressed the opinion that the wise policy for congress Co pursue would be to let the interstate commerce commis- sion, the railroads and the shippers work out together the solutions of most of the existing problems of transporta- tion. He argued against the proposal to use the investment valuation of rall- roads as the basis on which to deter mine what should be their rates. He pointed out that under such an ar rangement the road having the longest haul would be allowed to charge the highest rate whereas the short route road, which cost much less to build and equip was able to give the better service.
 Mir. Buckland advocated the em- | towering of the interstate commerce commission to fix minimum rates as well as maximum rates and the sur render into the hands of the commis- suggested that if shipper considered 8 proposed rate too be unreasonable ] he could prepare his complaint to tho ! interstate commerce commission, file i it the day the rate became effective and obtain q decision within approXi' mately forty days. This being tho fact, he thought no great injury would he done to shippers by maintaining ir | effect the present law under which 1 the commission passes upon rates aft CT they become effective instead o 1 before.
 Discussing the bill to compel tho issuance of two cent interchangeable mileage books, Mir Buckand said tha
 he would hesitate to enter Into any
 interchangeable mileage arrangemen unless he first knew the responslbilltl
 of every other road becoming part!
 to 1t.
 Respecting the bills to require tn
 adoption of railroads of additional saf
 etv devices, Mir. Buckland said tha
 every railroad management was a
 heartily in favor of protecting th
 lives of its employees But he asked th
 committee to take into consideratlo
 in acting upon such bills the fact tha
 wlful negligence upon tho part of em
 ployes causes a very large percent9g
 of the accidents yearly on the railroad
 of this country.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
COULD NOT PICK GUILTY POLICEMAN Mrs. Thompson, at Ahearn Hearing Before Commis-
 sioners, Says They All
 Look Alike.
MUCH TALK, NO DECISION
Commissioners Decide They Will Look Over the situation More Carefully Before Talk
 ing Action.

"All Cops Look Alike to Me-" was the burden of the refrain oft repeated by Mrs, EunIcc Thompson, in the Ahearn hearing before the county commissioners yesterday afteruoon. She Is the state street boarding house mistress who testified earlier in the week that she had seen policemen handed bottles at the side door of Edward Ahoarn's saloon at the june tion of State street and Grand avenue, which is directly opposite her house, on several Sunday mornings The hearing was long and a brisk one. IL developed no little feeling between counsel. one by one, every copper" who has been on the beat where the saloon is during the last year was put on the stand and questioned. Mrs Thompson was asked If she could identify them. She said they all looked alike Attorney Fitzgerald so confused Mrs. Thompson during the hearing that on one occasion she said she did not know but that there might have been milk in the bottles she saw passed out to the policemen. The commissioners reserved decision till they could make a more thorough investigation for themselves.
 The hearing began at o'clock The little room of the police commissions CTS was crowded with those interested in the case and the great number of the policemen who had been called to be witnesses In the case. In one corner of the room stood Chief Cowles. He did not testify. One of the first men to be called 10 the stand was Policeman John Cartman. He said he had not been on tho beat in | question since last June and was at once discharged.
 Officer Philip Lautenhach said he had been on the beat four months at night but never in the day time. He had seen no violations of the law l there. He said he had heard the place was indifferent" before he came on the beat and hence he spent most of his spare time lettering about l there" He saw no "drunks" como out of Ahearn's. He knew none ol | the women that came out of the place and they were perfectly respectable
 officer Charles A. Stevens was on the beat in September and october oi last year, when he saw no violations | of the law there He had never go' 1 a bottle of whskey there" Asked fl she recognized Stevens, Mrs. Thomp- son said she did not know him; shC couldn't tell one of them from an other. He said he had seen her.
 Officer Timothy Flannery had beer on the beat day time but he never went to the side door 10 get whiskey.' He was on tho beat last sunday morn
 (Continued on Second Page.)
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
|uILLEY HOT SHOT : FOR HOUSE TO-DAY Congressman to Take the Floor and Attack Great Expendi-
 lures for Useless Ma
 val Stations.
TO ASK FOR COMMISSION
Would Have the Question of the Abandonment of Certain Yards Inyesti-
 gated.
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 Washington, April 10.--~IntereSting developments In the fight which is be- ing made by Congressman-at-la large .il- ley from Connecticut are looked for in the session of the house tomorrow. Tho congressman has been preparing speech which has been awaited with great interest and now 1t Is promised that it will be given tomorrow. Con gressman Lilley has been opposing the large expenditures of the public money for the maintenance of many of the government naval yards and his speech is expected to be a strong exposition of his position in the mat ter.
 At the conclusion of the speech to- morrow Congressman Lilley will ln- troducc. 1t is expected, set of resolutions which will embody the ideas which he desires to have adopt ed by the House in regard to the na- val expenditures and the maintenance Of the naval stations. It is expected that these resolutions will call at tentlon to the size of the expenditures which are being made, will call for economies in that department and in the method of effecting these will fa- vor the discontinuance by the govern
 ment of several of these stations. In- cluded in the list of the naval stations which it Is supposed he will ask to have abandoned are those which he has previously spoken of as superfu-
 ous or too expensive for the govern ment to properly maintain and these number among them the famous hass at Mare Island in California, the sta ton at Kittery, Maine, the one at Key West, Florida, and those at Port Royal and Charleston and New or leans.
 The idea which is most current here ] is that the Congressman plans to ask T for the appointment of a commission {, to investigate the expenditures in the naval department and that the resolutions will suggest that they con- ' sider whether or not it would not, N from standpoint of economy, be . c good idea to abandon those stations A which 1t is expected will be named ! when the resolutions are presented
 On account of the fight which Con ! gressman Lilley has been making ,n regard to the building of the submar-
 ines he has attached much attention not only in this city but throughout \ the country and his deeper attack up N on the economies of the navy depart M ment itself will probably stir mp even X greater strife and personal opposition N than has his work in the submarine q Investigation. Prominent republicans A are wondering how far the member { from Connecticut will carry his radi- # calisnl in this new attack and the gen 4 eral public will follow the new move y with interest made keen by consider G ation of the recent stirring episodes VI in which MT. Lilley has figured.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
CONTROL CHILD LABOR
Ordinance Committee to Take Up
 Mathewson Suggestion.

The ordinance committee of the board of aldermen Is planning to take up new matter of importance which has been receiving the attention of officials In this city. II Is along the lines of the curfew law only more reaching. IL is taken up on tho suggestion of Judge Mathewson who is much Inter- ested in the matter. Ii Is purposed to frame an ordnance in regard to the controlling of child labor. The com mittee will probably be called for the first session on this matter in couple of weeks from now.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
APPLICANTS FOR WORK
Report of Five Employment Bureaus
 Presents Interesting Figures.

Hartford, April 10-The five em- ployment bureaus of tho state showed much activity during the month of March, 1,OO2 applications for work were received, of these 427 were males and 575 females. Of the 645 applications for help 226 were from males and 4l9 from females. There were 5S9 situa- tions secured for applicants 206 of which were for males and SS3 for fe- males Of the total number applying 91.7S per cent were furnished with help against 9l.i3 during the month of Feb ruary. Of all applicants for employ ment 5S7S per cent. were supplied with situations against 5176 per cent during the month of February.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
DOVE OF PEACE IN HOUSE
Parliamentary Disputation Gives Place
 to Serious Discussion.

Washington, April 10,-The dove of peace hovered over the house of rep- resentatives to-day Instead of inter- minable roll calls and clashes of par ty leaders on questions of parliament tary law there was an orderly ses- sion devoted almost entirely to the consideration of the naval appropra- ton bill, Both Chairman Foss of H. linois, and MT. Fadgett of Tennessee, of the committee on naval affairs. made exhaustive speeches iustifying the action of the committee in report ing what they characterized as a con servative naval program for the next fiscal year.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
BANKERS SENT UP
High Officials of Oklahoma Institution
 Must Serve Terms in Pen.

Oklahoma City, Okla, April 10- Judge Pollock in the United States cir cult court tonight sentenced c. t. Bil- kingsley, formerly president of the Capitol National bank in Guthrie. to serve seven years and five months in the federal prison at beavenworth. IA. s. Hayes of Little Rock, Ark, former ly cashier of the First National bank, of Lexington, Okla, was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary
 Billingsley was convicted on a charge of misappropriating bank funds and Hayes for falslfying reports to the comptroller of the currency.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
WALKER HERE IN 90 DAYS
Abscondcr Gains That Much Time on
 Further Tcchnicality.

New Britain, April lO.--E. x. Stanley. treasurer of the New Britain Savings bank stated to-day that the return of William r. Walker 10 the United states would be delayed 90 days be- cause of the writ of Amparo. The writ allows the holding of the body SO days, l5 days will be consumed by the officials at Mexico City in looking over the papers and 10 days will he required for the papers to bc taken from Ensan- ada to Mexico City and returned.