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The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
ABBEY CASE QUEER
Mrs, Abbey and Hart Disap- peared September 2s But
 Three Hours Apart.
MAN MARRIED TWO WEEKS
No Positive Identification of Suicides Husband and Children
 Desert Home.

There Is no certain verifcation of the belief that the man and woman who were found drowned in an appar- ent suicide pact In Jamaica Bay, N. T.. Saturday, were Mrs. Elizabeth D Abbey Of 75 Mddetown avenue and Charles l.. Hart, also of the same ad- dress The two were found drowned, bound together with piece of cord. The woman was identified by William Gratz of Brooklyn who claimed she was his stepdaughter, Mrs. Abbey, the wife of Henry Abbey of 75 Middle town avenue Later another identifica- ton was made that the two were a man and wife who had been i'll and who belonged in Brooklyn
 The reason the suicides were thought to be the New Haven couple besides the fact of the first Identification of the woman fig that the two disappeared from this city the same day They have neither been heard from since. Hart, a middle aged man, had been board ing with the Abbeys up to two weeks before he disappeared, and according to the nelghbors who live in the other side of the house in which the Abbeys live he had never visibly been at tentive to Mrs Abbey beyond the nat ural behavior of a boarder. II ls pointed out that the man disappeared about 10 o'clock on the morning of Sept 2S and tlN woman at in the af- ternoon Whether they left town to- gether or not Is unknown A strange incident in connection with the case fig the fact that Hart was married two weeks before the disappearance and since then lived in home of his own with his second wife
 Two days following the disappear ance of their mother the children of the Abbeys went to live with a mar rled brother in Brooklyn and the fath- CT went to board with brother of his wife in Montowese.' The house at 75 Middletown avenue Ia for rent and ls tightly closed
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
National Council in Stormy Sc oret Session for 24 Hours Without Forming a
 Decision,
PEOPLE QUIET DOWN
Beginning to Realize That Wur With Auatrln Is National Suicide Powers Expected to
 Act To-day.

Belgrade the storm center in the present Balkan situation, has quieted down. After d long secret session, the national assembly has taken no definite action with regard to making war upon Austria Hungary The city itself has quieted down, the people apparent ly realizing that war would mean the destruction of Servlan nationality All the great powers are awaiting the TO suit of the conferences which have been going on at London and which will continue on Monday between NJ | lswolsky, the Russian foreign minis ter, and Sir Edward Grey the British secretary for foreign affairs. King Ed ward himself took part In the confer | ences on sunday when he had aa hls guest Of Buckingham Palace tine rep. rasentative of Russia, who also is completely informed on the French views
 \ despatch from Gibraltar says that the British Atlantic fleet of six battle ships Is making ready to sail for tho east and the destination probably is Malta, from which the British Medl- terranean fleet sailed a few days ago for the Agcau Sea
 Paris hears that Great Britain ia keeping Turkey advised of every step of the negotiations going on between M lswosky and Sir Edward Grey to make tho ascent of the Porte secure
 \ final program, it is expected. win be definitely outlined at London on | Monday
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
SITUATION IN SERVIA
People More Calm--Council in Long
 Session Reaches No Decision

Belgrade. oct It, After q secret session lasting ror moro than et hours the Narodna Skupshiina, or national assembly adjourned this evening without having arrived al any definite decision with regard 70 its action toward Auatrla-llmEary The assem- bly, will meet again tomorrow and tho session will be open to the public
 According to the most reliable in formation no vote was taken on inc question at issue, The meeting was q very stormy ono and was Interrupted by various rocoaers War Was le. mandcd with Austria Hungary. but the leaders of the war faction cooled down after Foreign Minister Mllovan- ntes made a lengthy statement in which ha explained that one reason why hostilitcs were impossible was the scarcity of ammunition for the new batteries, which is noW being transported here, but has been detaln- ed on the Austrian lines.
 The leaders of all the parties aum- plainsd earnestly that the govern mont's protest to the powers again 4 the annexation or Rosnia.and Uorza- gnyina was not couchod in sufficiently strong terms, but the foreign minister eventually succeeded in convincing the house the correctness of the cabinet g attitude. and it is anticipated that to- morrow the assembly will adopt vote
 Continued on Third Paga
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
NEW ENGL AND CONFERENCE
Governors of All Six States Agree on
 Program of Action.

Boston oct 11,-An official statement regarding a conference of New Eng land governors held yesterday after noon at the Algonquin club, was given out tonight by Frank L. Dean, the sec- retary of the conference with the au- thori5aticn of the governors of Massa- chusntts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, and the gov ornor. elect of Maine The statement follows in part
 "For the first time in the history of New England as far as known the gov ernors of every New England state met in conference at the Algonquin on Saturday afternoon at the invitation of Governor Guild, and definitely decided upon the program for the coming con ference on the promotion of New Eng lands interests and the preservation of New Enaland resources Though the experiment was somewhat sensational. the conference of governors brought out most remarkable harmony of feeling and in every case the details of the program adopted met with unanm- ous approval
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
LILLEY MAY FORCE SPECIAL
 ELECTION ON CONNECTICUT
FAIR VICTIMS CAUGHT
Lads Arrested ny Railroad When
 Beating Way Home.

Three young lads with hard luck tale were brought into police headquar- ters early Sunday morning ere tho shades of night bad passes away charged by Special Railroad Officer McNally with evading railroad fare on a train of the New Haven road The three young men, all of whom come from Providence, were well appearing fellows, They stated that they had left home on the promise of man whom they were acquainted with and who had concession at the Danbury flair that If they would come there he would give them work, When they ar rived in Danbury the man went back on them and their jobs had been giv- en to others. Then they said they had to beat their way home,
 They succeeded in getting safely to Bridgeport and there they boarded train for Providence but got no farther than this city where they were placed under arrest. When the conductor came to collect tickets they said they had none and also Ind no money, "A friend from Providence came on to see one of the boys. Robert Eaton wh Is IS years of age and an effort will be made to get them of this morning The other two are Andrew DeAndrea and George Remington each aged l9
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
BULLET WENT WILD
Luigi Maresoa, Just Out of Prison, Accuses Enemy of
 Trying to Kill Him,
DE ROSsA ONCE HIS VICTIM
Rcnppenrance in Fair Street Cause for Trouble---Claim IL Wns Blank
 Cartridge.

Just out of state prison where nc had been serving a term of two years and a half on q charge of assault with in- tent to kill Luigi Maresca of Fair street al once became involved iu an- other brawl in Fair street saloon Saturday night in which Salvatore De Rossa, the man npon whom ho com mitted the assault two years ago, was arrested and s held on a breach of tho peace charge The trouble is said 10 have occurred in the saloon of Ferri. ole at 37 Fair street. some time around the hour of 9 o'clock hut it did not bee come known 10 the police until some what later after it was all over Mares ca had been released from prison in the morning and he and De Rossa met in tho saloon Just how the trouble arose no one seems to know but tho feud which each carries with the other was enough 10 set things going De Rossa according to Maresca fired q shot al him which did not hit him and he escaped before anw damage was done The affair was reported to the police who on the complaint arrested De Rossa, although upon investigation they could get little from those who were present when the affrav occurred.
 There has been bad blood between the two Italians for a long time and on January l5, i0os lt broke out in one of tho fercest fights Fair street has had in years In this Dc Rossa shot Ma res,a in ths hand while Maresca shot De Rossa in the abdomen and for some time his life hung. in the balance Upon hIs recovery both were arrested for as- sault with intent to kill and Maresca received state prison sentence
 Iaresca's brother who was with him lat police headquarters yesterday af- ternoon working lip the ease alleged that there was 2 hole ln the wall of the place showing where the bullet had struck the wall Instead of hitting his
 brother IL was claimed on the other side the revolver which was discharged
 was loaded with q blank cartridge The trouble between tho two men lR said to be due to Da Rossa'a undue atten-
 tiors to Mrs Maresca
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
BLOODY FIGHT IN HOUSE OF WORSHIP
 s.sss.-+--aHass-a@a- Two Factions in New Britain Church Mix It With Chairs, Knives and Candle
 sticks,
PASTOR HIDES IN VEsTRY
Two Hungnrlans in Hospital and Eight Under Arrest---ilerce Battle at the Altar and Throughout
 the Church.

New Britain, Oct. 1t.--Chairs, knives and candlestlcks were used with telling effect in a factional fight between the Galacians and Hun garlans in the Holy Trinity Catholic church in Beaver street here at mass to-day As a result of the fight John Crib and John Pristas are in a hos pital. the former with his face cut from mouth to ear and the latter with a large hole in the back of his head, Crib, Pristas, John Parlak Mike Jer- yak, Andrew Nasty, Mike selleman and Joe Kereleza are under arrest,
 Fights in the church between the Galacian and Hungarian factions have been of frequent occurrence during the past three years but to-day's was the most serious The trouble started to-day al the opening of mass when a new choir appointed by the Galaclan faction and singing In the gallery tried to drown out the regular choir, The din was so great that the pastor Rev, ZalItach ordered the regular choir, led by Mike Enort, to stop singing As the order was given, 1t Is alleged, that Steve Roman, singer in the new choir came down from the gallery and jumped on Enort Enort's friends went 10 his aid and the fight became general
 Tn the fight around the altar can- dlesHcks chairs and all available pieces of furniture were used. The row in the front of the church spread 10 tho yestbule and there knives and chairs and A stick, used to hold a banner and surmounted by cross were used When the fight in the ves- tibule was at it's height the police lp- peared upon the scene and arrested the principals who were all more or less seriously injured.
 The inside of the church was nrac- tically wrecked Broken bottles and chairs covered with blood, broken can. dlosticks, a knife or two and parts ni the chandelier were lying on the floor the covering on which was bespattar. ed with blood.
 Rev. Zalitach went into tho vestrl when the fight commenced and re- malpcd there until the arrival of tho police, when he attempted 10 continue with the service but was prevented tl tho police who feared further trouble on hls way tn his home from tho church Rev Zalitach was threatened with bodily harm by the those whr had taken part fin the fight hu; the DO 1 lice prevented further trouble
 Tho present pastor succeeded Rev Eugene Volkay, who was restrained from using the church by an injunc ton. Suit vas brought Saturday bl ! Rev. zalitach for si5O back salary and other suits one for $50 by th' | treasurer, Steve Roman, and one fol l Si5o by Joseph Kcrelo2 have also beer brought
 The men arrested will be brough before court tomorrow morning or 1 charges of assault
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
Fair Haven Civic Association Offers Solution of Problem of Getting Rid of Big
 Contributors.
BOTH PARTIES ARE SCORED
Resolutions 10 Hc Sent All Over tho CouutrN-~Rooseyel Connection With standard Oil Com.
 pany Exposed

The Eleventh and Twelfth ward Civic association held very mpor- taut meeting yesterday afternoon in Gays hall and passed resolutions toward making elections cleaner and fairor which will be sent to every state In tho union and may SOW the seed for improved conditions which will develop in the future
 The movement is one which means the doing away with campaign contri- buttons from private citizens and cor poratons and to replace the present style of campaign by campaigns of education The money for the legiti. mate expenses of all the parties Is to bc given by the government under the plan as outlined.
 The resolutions were presented by Charles Gay president of tho associa- ton and William J. oBrien, who had boon appointed 2 committee to draw them up some time ago. They fol- low
 Whorcls It is recognized as most serious eyll that the leading political parties and particularly the dominant party, have In the past received large contributions from both individuals and corporations for the purpose Q! de- rraying the expenses Of campaigns at tending the election of public officials and
 Whereas Such contributions are generally made and received with the Understanding expressed or implied that the contributors are in the event of party success at the polls to bc rich ly reimbursed by favor at the public expense either by special legislation control of official patronage, appoint ment to odice, the giving of profitable porcrnment contracts or the withhold ing of prosecution for violations of law. and
 Whereas. Contributions in recent years have not only been made to fo- fray the legitimate expenses of an ed ucatloual campaign. but have hou enormously enlarged for the purpose of corrupOng the electorate as well AS those sworn officials having charge of elections, thus practically purchasing public elections for a money consldera, ton, and
 Whereas. This evil has not been con- fined to any one party as was shown by Nr Uavomeycr the head of the sugar trust, when some years ago he testified under oath, before a commit tee of the senate Of the United States. that i'm republican districts the trust always contributed to the republican party, ord in democratic distrIcts to
 Continued on Third ParoD
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
Important Condition of Affairs Revealed Republican Can.
 didate Should Resign
 From Congress, TRYING TO RIDE TWO HORSES If Elected Governor the State May Have to Stand Expense of Another Election to
 Choose Congress.

The subjoined statement of George l. Fox reveals condition of affairs hitherto unmentioned by the press of the state It is self-explanatory and important. It follows:
 To the Editor of The Journal Courier.
 wish to add my need of praise to that constantly bestowed upon your paper for It's courteous. consistent and relentless opposition to the election of MT Lilley, Singe-handed in this state you have voiced the moral sentiments of those who ardently wish to see the. state saved from this dishonor. If the conscience of this state is so drugyed by partisanship, az to elect Mr, Lilley as governor then one may well fer venty utter the familiar phrase at the end of the Thanksgiving proclamation. God save the Commonwealth of Con- necticut' Your campaign Is one of the most inspiring things in the history of journalism in Connecticut, and when see newspapers, on this matter. silent as cast-iron dog upon a lawn" when they should be fighting shoulder to shoulder with you for the honor of the commonwealth, the utterance of my heart on this point of time-serv- ing partisanship Is Connecticut. Cod forgive her, she is kneeling with the rest, beneath the party whip.
 But my immediate object in writing, is to call your attention to fact which you and the rest of the state press seem completely to ignore. Mir. Lilley is trying to do d wrong to the voters and taxpayers of Connecticut. and unless he is smoked out he is likely 10 succeed. He is trying to ride two horses at once, and 1t remains for the people and press of the. state to say whether they approve of this acro- batic feat. His term in congress does not expire until March 4, 1909 and he apparently expects to draw his full salary to the end of the term, unless he is elected governor. In that case he will have to resign, before he is inaugurated, but perhaps he hopes to parade through the capitol in Decem. Der with this vindication at the hands of the voters of Connecticut, and then resign. If he is not elected, 1 should suppose that Washington would be last of all places to be his Mecca. For no one but man with a pachyrder- nous conscience would think of doing SO for. to use the English phrase, he will have appealed to his constituents and
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
STRIKE ENDING DUBIOUS
Executive Board Declares Lynn Las
 tcrs Must Fight to Finish.

Lynn, Mass, Oct tt--No promise of an carly settlement of the lasters strike. restted from to-days confer enco and meeting At a meeting late last night of the various union repre- sentatlves a proposition was present ed for the men to go to work In the factories where no actual grievance existed subject to the approval of the executive board
 When the executive board met to- day. however, no notice was taken of the suggestion The board gave out a statement, on the other hand, that as the manufacturers association had not repudlated the stand taken by the Joseph Caunt company a whose fac tory the strike started there was nothing left to be done but to fight the matter out to finish along the whole line
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
FIGHT ON BRIDGE TOWER
Maniac Struggles With Rluecoats 5s5
 Feet Above River.

New York. oct. t1-Atop the great iron tower at the Brooklyn end of Williamsburg bridge a thrilling strug- gle occurred to-day while hundreds of persons looked from below An insane man who had eludcd the tower watch man, climbed an iron stairway to the top of the tower 535 feet above the East river and was preparing to leap into tho river when the two policemen climbed up after him
 The man turned upon the blueeoats with razor and then on the narrow footing at the dizzy heights a ten- minute fight took place which held all who witnessed if speechless with hor- TOT The trio were swavnR on the verge of destruction, and now back on the center of the small platform before the man was Overpoworad.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
KNOCKED FROM SL00P
Captain Gardner. En Houtc from Here
 fn Providence, Lost n sound.

New London, oct 11.--Cartain William c Gardner of the oyster sloop Lena 4. Rowland. bound from New Haven to Providence, wap knoc1- cd overheard by q blow from the sloop's main boom at the west en- trance of Fishers Island Sound this afternoon while trying to throw his main sheet clear that he might pass Sea. Flower Beacon The blow must have rendered him unconscious for he did not rise after he struck the water. John Connors, 2 negro cook and the only other man on the Row land brought the sloop into %oank and reported the accident
 Captain Gardner, who was i 2 years old, lived in East Providence where his wife and four grown children sUr~ vive him. The body has not been re- covereyj.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
FOOTBALL PLAYER DIES
Following Injury Lead {
 Death oG High school Youth.

Cannonsburg, Pa oct 1l,-Wlliam M. Potts the football player who was injured in a game here on Oct 3. died today, after having been unconscious since last Monday He was seized with oonvulsions for the second lime yester- day and am operation brought no re, lief.
 Potts, who vas 21 years o'd played m the scholastic team, During a game with the high school eleven he was kicked on the head.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
TAFT IN TRAINING
Clmha 'inciunati's Highest Hili In Preparation for 2 Higher Climb,

Cincinnati, Oct IT, William IT. Taft to-day climbed Mount Auburn, the highest of Cincinnatl's seven hills and then climbed the stairway of tho water tower which surmouuts the hill Previous to hls exercise which the candidate took in anticipation of three weeks in 2 private car, he attended Christ Episcopal church with Mrs Taft
 The Taft special train will leave Cincinnati tomorrow morning for three days in Ohio, three days in tho south, next Sunday in Washington, 2 day in New Jersey and Maryland, an- other in Ohio, three days in Indiana, week in New York, tho closing meet ing of the campaign in Youngstown O. on tho night before election and then home for Mir Taft to vote
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
CHAFIM COMING
Prohihitionlst Candidate to Make Tour
 of State.

Manchester oct. 1t--Annouucemeut was made here to-day hy F, II. C.. Hohenthal chairman of the state cen tral prohibition committee, that Eugene w, Chain, presidential nominee of the prohibition party would make q one days campaign of Connecticut on Oc- tober 19. Leaving New York early in the morning he will speak at Green wlch at s;5J; Stamford, 9;25; South Nor walk, 9b6; Bridgeport loal; New Ha- ven l2;0o Meriden 2t2; Bristol $500, New Britain. 4;0O; Manchester 6oo and will wind up the day at Q mass meeting in Hartford at o'clock
 Mr. Chain will be accompanied by members of the state central commit tee
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
RAILROAD MEN PROTEST
Conductors Object to Working on
 Both Passenger and Freight.

Boston oct lI.-Between 400 and BOO conductors and trainmen of the New York, New Haven &- Hartford railroad held an Indignation meeting today and framed q protest to he forwarded t0 the officials of the road against con- ductors being compelled to work on both passengers and freight trains 1t was claimed the union agreement with the road provides for separation of messenger and freight conductors and that the miyiug of the two is duneor- ous and compels longer hours and less compensatlon
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
BILL JONES KILLS MAN
Attempted to Averge Gnrfeld's Death
 by sbonting Assassin,

Washington, Oct William Jones rho attempted to 9venEe tho death of President Garfield by shooting ot As ossassu, Guiteau killed John A. Me- Pherson, a discharged member of thc Marine corps. tonight on Bates Farm near Brootland on the outskirts ot Washington Jones is under arrest.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
MAY ABANDON YANKEE
Wrecl,lng Companies Unwilling to Toltr Contract to Float Cruiser

Newport, R L. Oct u-A heavy southeamerlv gale and' rough aea at Ruz9rds Bay last night did shll fur thar damage to tho United States cruis. CT Yankee ashore on Hen and Cholt- ems shoals and jt 's tho opinion of some prominent naval officers here that the vessel must soon he abandoned The work of taking everything movable from tho cruiser that is possible Is pro greselng daily, but the fact that wreck Ing companies are unwilling to take the contract to float her. lead7 to the be- lief that no further effort will he made to float her
 Her officers and crew will probably he aont to charlestown navy yard to awaItthe action of court of inquiry to be 5pooiulod by the navy depart ment
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
OUT WITH SHOTGUM
Italian Intercepted When Bent on Nill'
 Ing Opponent

pomlnioll PeUo, Italian oL laF street. became uconayd to the boiling point yesterday afternoon with a fol- low countryman and big fight re- suited Domlnich apparently did not succeed In puuiehlng the opponent sufficiently He departed with Nen- geance in his mind and set out last night to complete hia attack Ior- tunately for his proposed victim and incidentally for Dominick he vas in- tercepted on the war path by Officer Kerwin who found him out with a double barrelled shotgun of the mur- derous variety fully loaded with gen uIne shells, Domlnlck was arrested and will this morning face Q charge of breach of the peace,