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The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
RABBIT CLUB DIMES
Miller's Grove Scene of Delightful
 Social Gathering.

The fourth annual clnmbake of the Rabbit club was held at Millers grove, Westvile, yesterday About 100 attended and in spite of the bad weather every one had a good time. Town Clerk Fred E, Whitaker and ex- Alderman Tom Molloy were there and added to the general enjoyment,
 Charlie Doherty and Wally Altleri assisted in the entertainment and everything they did was most delight fu A person who was dreaming after the duet said that Doherty had slightly the. advantage, although Al- teri had the weight
 Pitching of quoits was enjoyed and after the rain had slackened very close contests were held After the dinner a ball game took place which was won by the married men by the score of 2 to &.
 Nicholson catered and a feast o' clans. chickens, Holsters and water melon was served Following the din ner there were athletic events.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
FREE EATS AND DRINKS
And All you Want at To-day's Unem-
 ployed Parade in New York.

New York, Sept 6.-Unique fea- lures for to-morrows Labor day pa rade and mass meeting of the unem- ployed here were decided upon to- night by the executive committee cf the Brotherhood of the Unemployed at meeting held to perfect the de- tails of to-morrow's events It was announced that for one thing free sandwiches and milk would be dis pensed to the paraders from a booth in City hall park
 The committee will permit Ire beating as long as the supply lasts.
 The arrangements for the parade. which will start from City hall park and proceed to Cooper Union, now include the supplying of music by a band furnished by the Central Fed erated union and there will De divers ions by unemployed actors and ac- tresses during the lulls between speeches at Cooper Union
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
PRESIDENT CUTS VACATION
Roosevelt Family Returns to Capitol
 September 22.

oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept 6.-Presdent Roosevelt's vacation, according to the present plans, will come to an end on September 22, when the chief executive and his family will depart from Saga more Hill to take up their residence in the White house at Washington for the coming winter and spring With the close of the present vacation of the president, oyster Bay as the sum mer capital of the United States will cease to be known. The residents of the little village greatly regret that the honor their quaint town has held for seven years Is to be taken away from it and many already are lamenting the loss they will experience.
 This summer will have been the shortest vacation the president has taken In years If the present plans are carried out. While 1t has been a short holiday 1t has been one unprecedented In point of amount of work done by the president and his executive staff
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
HITCHCOCK PLEASED
Chairman Says Taft Will Speak Main
 ly in Middle West.

New York, Sept 6.--~Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock of the republican national committee arrived in New York to-day and will remain at the eastern headquarters until after the election In Maine on September IA Tn regard to the arrangement made with MT. Taft, at the conference on Middle Bass island yesterday under which the republican candidate for president will begin a speech-making trip about Oc- tober 1. Mir Hitchcock seemed great ly pleased He said he thought that most of MT Taft's speeches would be made in the middle western states al- though some time might be devoted to New York and other eastern states The West Virginia case, which has been heard by a. b-committee of the national committee, will be presented to MT Hitchcock tomorrow
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
Labor's Distinctive Day of Promises to Be Pleasant est and Most Eagerly
 Enjoyed of Year.
LAST DAY FOR THE SHORES
All Kinds of Athletic Events Sched- ued to Be Held--Clty Buildings Closed, But Court VIII
 Have Its Grist.

This is the one distinctive holiday of the year set apart as the holiday for labor, primarily for the men who work in the sweat of their brows and by them it will be enjoyed to the full if as the weather reports promise, 1t Is a fair day after the rain of yesterday, Even more intense than usual Is the desire among the people whose holidays are scarce that this be a fair day. for not only is It the last summer holiday but also. the last two holidays have been SO doubtful, that it Is felt today is due 10 make up for the predecessors bad faults
 The usunl thousands, yea and tens of thousands of New Haven working peo- pie and that means all class of labor with their families will he out today and every kind of amusement which the people of this city indulge In win he participated in by It's respective vo- taries The shores will endeavor to make lt big day. for this will nrac tlcally end the season on account of tho lateuess of the hmldav this year. Warm weather added to fairness will mean probably the biggest day of the year at the shores. for there will not be the handcaps 10 attractions that the other holidays have The White City win close tonight for the season htss te 1f f,.,. left In the place and there will he thousands there to take 1t out
 Of course the usual public holiday win be observed and there will he noth. Ing doing in the city buildings today except in the fire and police depart ments which are ever on duty. Ther' will be the usual session of the citl court this morning to dispose of tht cases resulting from the arrests of las night and of Saturday night most O which are drunkenness charges Th' docket Is not likely to be q large one I The center of the city has been dec orated In American flags and bunting and the decorations will stay up uI | the republican convention and for th' ! visit of the Richmond Blues nex ! Thursday II Is probable that th' Green will be iliumined at night.
 one of the biggest celebrations c ! the day will be the outing of n, 1 Trades Council at savn Rock. Thert win be athletic contests and at nooi 1 ex- Mayor Fisher of Middletown, pro lessor of political economy in Wes leyan will deliver an address oi Labor
 At Schuetzen park there will be shoot by the New Haven Sun club At the Shoreham the Knights of S' Patrick will have their annual pieni and several thousand people are ex pected to be present Fuller accoun. of the outings appear in other part of. this paper The Quinnipiac Cano club will entertain the Peouot and th
 Ousatonic Canoe clubs al regatta o
 the Quinnipiac river and the whole Q
 Fair Haven is interested
 The only thing which can nterfer
 without very enjoyable day Is th
 fear that at some time a trolley strik
 may be called Last night 1t did nc
 seem that there was much danger q
 this and the company is planning t
 have extra cars to-day on all tn
 lines.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
BOY KILLS SISTER
Playing Highwaynan, He Says, But
 Police Arrest Him.

Exeter, N H, Sept 6-Allen F Hall, a 14-year-old boy, was arrested and lodged in the Exeter jail today on the charge of killing his 16-year old sister salosle May Hall with q double barrelled shotgun yesterday afternoon The boy stated that the shooting was accidental
 The shooting happened while Miss Hall was picking tomatoes in her fathers garden In an adjoining field Allen was waiting with his gun for a fox, when becoming tired of the hunt, he crept up to the stone wall separat- ing him from his sister and pointing his gun at her commanded her play fully: Throw up your hands" at the same time and entirely by accident, the boy claims, he pressed the trigger and the shot from both barrels of the gun entered his sisters body.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
TAFT TO STUMP
 WHOLE COUNTRY Asks National Committee to
 Arrange Speech Making Tour in Middle West.
THEN COAST TO COAST
He's Tired of Inaction and Wants to Get Where the Fight is the Thickest--Ten Talks
 Tomorrow.

Middle Bass Island, O.. Sept B. William H. Taft will leave here to- morrow morning for the activities of his campaign. He has written the re- publican national committee to arrange for him speech making itinerary and has suggested that the states of Mis- souri. Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois Indiana and New York be included in any tour that may be decided on. MT Taft has also expressed the view that his stay in Cincinnati might be ter minated as early as September 2l. thus permitting the extension of his services i in the general political field to a period of nearly six weeks and make possible a trip from coast to coast
 The request of the candidate to he assigned speaking dates is regarded as ! showing his fixed determination to be ! personally in the fight wherever it may
 be the thickest, and also his. determin-
 ation that no doubt shall exist as to
 his attitude.
 T can't conceive of anything more depressing than to be denied particl- | patton In active campaign or to be Kept | quietly in one place, depending wholly upon necessarily fragmentary reports
 as to what Is going on and as to what conditions are"
 This was the recent summing ID by Judge Taft Of his personal feelings in the situation
 The Taft party will leave here at 10
 o'clock tomorrow for Port Clinton, . where automobiles will he taken for a
 sixteen mile drive to spiegel grove,
 near Fremont There they win be en-
 tertained at luncheon At the Hayes . homestead as the guests of Col. and
 Mrs. Webb Hayes sandusky will be . reached by trolley before dark, where
 they will go to the home of Edward
 Marsh for the night The trip to Gin.
 cinnati which begins Tuesday after
 noon. will be punctuated with at least
 ten speeches from the rear platform ot the train Before leaving Sandusky Nr Taft will address the old soldiers i and make political speech al the To- csl theatre When Tiffln Is reached at
 2:50 o'clock another speech will be de | livered and then on down through the state to Dayton These speeches will necessarily be short as the Taft cai will be attached to the regular train
 on the Big Four.
 A I Vorys, chief of staff of the can.
 didate. returned here today from Youngstown, where he presided at thf
 opening yesterday of the campaign H'
 was very enthusiastic over the oc caslon.
 we selected Youngstown especial!
 for the opening of the campaign h
 said, "because 1t is a great industria
 center. The idea had been promulgatei that union labor is against the repub
 lican ticket and we wanted to show tn
 falsity of those statements. More thai
 12,oo0 mechanics were in line in tn
 Youngstown parade to reply to tn
 charge, being more than three-fourth
 of all the mechanics in that great in
 dustrial. center"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
IT'S FEDERATIoM's DAY
Labor Leaders to Take Advantage of
 It to Boom Bryan.

Washington, Sept That labor will make an unusual effort to enjoy itself and at the same time impress it's claims on tho public in connection with to- morrow's celebration of Labor day is indicated by reports received from all over the field at the headquarters in this city of the American Federation of Labor.
 President Gompers Secretary Morri- son and many of the members of the executive committee will make address. es and these will be devoted to ex- plantations of the action of each of the two parties on the question of labor and to the presentation of reasons of Mir Gompers for taking a position in support of the democratic national tick ct.
 MT Gompers will speak at Darville, IL. Speaker Cannons home, and MT. Morrison at Syracuse, N. r., Mir Sher- mans home town
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
SENIOR BON JESUS FEAST
Celebrated at Providence by 25,OOO
 Members of Portuguese Fraternity.

Providence, R. L. Sept. 6--Over 25,- 900 visitors, all members of the Port uguese Fraternity of the United States, came here today to celebrate the feast of Senior Bon Jesus
 All parts or Massachusetts, Connec- ticut and this state were represented. Special trains were run from Boston and Worcester.
 Rev H, M Maohado, before an aud fence in Infantry hall, which included Congressman D. L, D. Granger, Of Rhode Island, and Mayor II. J. Nc Carthv of Providence, delivered a scathing address against socialism Later there was parade of 5000 men with 17 bands.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
12,OOO HOMELESS
Minnesota Forest Fire Leaves Town in Ruins and At
 tacks Second.
LOSS NEARLY s4,000,ooo
Governor Johnson Issues Appeal for Funds for the Relief of the
 Sufferers.

Duluth, Mlnn. Sept 6. After de-. stroying the town Of Chisholm on the Messaba range, and burning over thou sands of acres in St Louis Carleton and Itasca counties in Minnesota and in Douglas county Wisconsin, the many forest fires which have been raging in these regions were checked today If the wind does not spring up again, it is not likely that further dam age will result
 A strong wind which had driven the flames before it in many timbered and agricultural townships subsided this morning
 The subsiding of the wind enabled the inhabitants of Puhl and Nashwauk to save those towns. Several buildings at the edge of Nashwauk were burned but by working an night. LOGO miners and citizens prevented the flames from sweeping over the village The town was surrounded by a wall of fire ana it's escape from obiteration was re- markable There is little timber ad- jacent to Buhl. and although forest fires surrounded the village the six hundred inhabitants had only 10 ex- tlnguish the incipient blazes started by ! falling brands to protect the village
 Chisholm presents scene of ruin and desoation Wrenshal, town of 500 inhabitants. 35 miles northwest of Duluth, is still threatened by fire and the entire population is fighting ] 1t. The flames are within mile of the city No fatalities attended the conflragration at Chisholm. The town Is under military rule.
 Conservative estimates of the dam age by the forest fires in northern Minnesota and the northwestern DOT ton of Wisconsin place the total at S3.750,000.
 St. Paul, Minn.. Sept 6.-Governor Johnson to-day issued the following proclamation:
 "A great disaster has come tc Northeastern Minnesota. Chisholm one of the splendid cities of the Mos aba range. has been totally destroyed 1 Dy d ueSlFucllNs IoreSt lre Wnlcn swept over large portion of St Louis county Every home and busi- ness house of that community is burn ed and 5000 people are suddenly rem dered homeless. The property loss amounting to millions or dollars
 Early reports indicate also the tota destruction of the mining locations 0 shenando, Hartley and Pillsbury Tn total number of people rendered home less will reach 12.o00 and vast tract of agricultural lands have also bee, devastated.
 This disaster is without parallel il the history of Minnesota, and' in viev of the appalling calamity ] appeal t. the generosity of the people of Minnie sota for liberal aid, and owing to tn great necessity, ask that this assistanc be as prompt ss possible.
 JOHN A. ROBINSON, Governor"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
DELAGERCRAMTZ RETURNS
Swedish Minister to United States Not
 Persona Non Grats.

Copenhagen, Sept 6-After 6 acting as envoy to Denmark for some months Herman Delagercrantz, accompanied by his wife and daughters left here to-day to resume his post os minister to the United States He will sail from Bremen on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse September s
 The departure of Minister Delager- crantz from the United States on q six months leave of absence" last October gave rise to considerable comment in diplomatic circles in Washington It was even rumored that the Swedish minister had be- come persona non grata, but denial was at once given to this at the White House.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
MIR. TROUP'S FUNERAL
Rev. W. E. Slaght to Have Charge
 of Services To-day

The funeral of Alexander Troup will be held this afternoon at 2.so o'clock at his late residence, 3so st. Roman street, Rev. w F, Slaght, who Is pres dent of the Canadian club and is q lifelong friend of MT Troup, will con duct the services.
 Burial will be In Evergreen ceme- tery
 The active bearers will be men con nected with the New Haven Union, of which Mir Troup was editor and pub fisher since It's foundation William Jennings Bryan, the democratic nomi- nee for president heads the list of hon orary bearers He will not be here for tho funeral but will come in a few weeks to condole with Mrs. Troup personally
 The active bearers will be-
 Henry Allaway Of New York, James F Scott John McQueeney James T. Moran James Logan Thomas Reynolds Dale K. Fitzgerald. Dennis McCuen
 The honorary bearers will be William J Bryan. of Lincoln Neb.; Augustus Thomas, of New Rochelle; Senator Thomas P, Gore, Oklahoma; F.. Katz, of New York city, John J. Lentz, of Columbus, O.; George Fred Williams, of Boston; Norman F. Mack Buffalo; George w. Greene, Woonsocket; Col. A. J. Drlnkwater, Mass, George L. Lilley, Waterbury, Senator William Kennedy. Naugatuck John C. Byxbee, Ridgefeld Gov. James Higgins Rhode Island, ex- Mayor Bryan Mahon, New London; Judge Samuel L. Bronson, Judge J. P. Studley A. Heaton Robertson, Mayor James B. Martin, Thomas H. Sullivan, Judge Joseph Sheldon, VII liam H H, Hewitt, John c. Doody, John H. Barlow, Major Patrick Maher, P. Higgins, William F. Higgins, Chas. T. Coyle, all Of New Haven
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
Leon Delagrange, of France, Breaks All Official Records for Heavier Than Air
 Machines.
GASOLINE WAS EXHAUSTED
Brought to Stop Only by Giving Out of Motive Fluld--Beats Best Previous Flight by Ten
 Minutes.

Paris, Sept e.--Leon Delegrsngs, president of the Aviation Club of France. esta blished a new worlds rec ord with hls aeroplane at Issy this morning, both for length and duration of flight N Delagrange remained In the air for % minutes a l-5 seconds. and circled the f,eld i5 i-2 times. GOV erlng distance Of 2i7o5 metres or about i5 i-i miles He thus beat the longest flight previously made. that by Henri Farman in July, hy nine min utes. 3i i-5 seconds. and exceeded dis. tance covered by Wilbur Wright yes terday by about Si miles Tho new records have been accepted officially
 M Delegranges sensational flight. which closely approaches the longest unofficial flights claimed by tho wright brothers In the United States, is rem dered still more impressive by the fact that he came down only because the fluid used for his motor became ey- hausted He carried 2i litres In tank and practically every drop of it was used. When he cut off the power he came lightly to the earth. NM ouin- ton, Cashier. Ferber and Mslecot, and a dozen other noted aeroplanists wit messed the performance and were en- thusiastic in their accIamations.
 M Delegrange immediately Installed a tank of 30 litres capacity with the intention of trying for another record, but while preparations wore going on the wind arose and he decided to post pone the trial A dead calm prevailed during the record breaking flight today and NJ Delagrange pians to make a new effort tomorrow should similar conditions preyail
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
MURDEROUS ATTACK
Young Milford Musician Near Death from Assault by
 Burglar.
EUGENE THIEBAULT VICTIM
Boy and His Brother Set Out at Mid night to Investigate
 Noises.

Milford Sept. s.-Eugene Thiebault was murderously assaulted while pur- suing n burglar at his home mile and a half from this place at mid night Saturday He is now in semi conscious condition. with but slight chances for recovery
 During the afternoon two men were seen skulking around the fields in the vicinity of the house of William Thie- bault, and in the evening noises were heard, but the two sons, William and Eugene. could find no, one about At 10 o'clock another search of the vlcin- ity of the house was made, with no better result Shortly after midnight William started around the house to investigate again, while Eugene jump ed over fence and started toward the orchard
 Eugene had been gone some time when his brother called to him but received no answer. After a search he was found unconscious in the field several feet from the wall. Physicians said after an examination that he had but slight chance for recovery. He recovered consciousness for a short time this afternoon and said that ! after jumping over the fence he was struck by hard instrument, presum- ably blackjack. and stunned He fell to the ground and after partly recov- ering started to crawl toward the house, but had gone only short distance when he was struck again, but this time by something soft, sup posedly sand bag He then lapsed into unconsciousness and remained in that condition until to-day. Eugene ! Is nineteen years old and unmarried He is well known as a musician, hav- ing played the cornet in several or l chestras.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
FIGURES IN THE
 GARBAGE REPORT Committee Will Present to the Board of Aldermen at Next Meeting an Itemized Ex-
 pense Account.
SITE ON WATER STREET
Can Re Used for Storing City Prop erty--Iong Hours for Super intendent and En-
 gineers.

Al the meeting of the board of al dermen to he held week from to- night a report will be submitted by the special committee on the disposal of garbage. ]. Edmund Miller Is the chairman of the committee.
 The report will contain all the fig ures of purchasing and operating the plant. For a site s25.o0o Is estimated The site will cost considerably more. but on the same land can be housed the city wagons and other property of the. department of public works, so that a part of the cost of this land will have to be met by that depart ment. The committee has a site in view on Water street. the cost of which ls ts5.000
 The report In It's estimates provides for the running of the plant for six months The salary Of the superin- tendent for that time Is given as s750. day. A day and a night engineer will be employed, each at $500 for the first half year The report in full fol- lows:
 Honorable Board of Aldermen. City of
 New Haven
 Your committee to whom was re- ferred the resolution of Alderman-a at- Large ]. Edmund Miller de disposal oi garbage. etc. beg leave to submit the following report:
 That after several public hearings and visits 10 various plants and re- ceiving numerous communications and expert testimony on the same would recommend that the city dispose of its garbage, refuse and ashes by means of moderation. and We herewith sub init the following estimates of the cost of the same. and the operatins and maintenance of the plant
 The figures on the cost of the plan Is based on estimates submitted to Il. by the patentees of differen ' plants. according to cities as large and larger. and with q greater aret ! than the city of New Haven i The figures submitted for the oper sting and collection expenses hay been estimated by the figures furnish cd us by the managers. of plants sim liar to the ones contemplated by you committee
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
$50, ,o0O FIRE IN HARTFORD
Provision Company's Tobacco Goes Up
 Too Soon in Smoke.

Hartford. Sept 6--Fire in the building Of the Hartford Provision company on Kilhourne street damaged tobacco stored on the third floor of the building, and belonging to r. A. X W. r Fuller, to the extent of S5O.- 900. The fire. the cause of which is not known, started at the head of the stairs on the third floor and ate It's way into the room where the tobacco was stored The loss to the building will amount to about S200.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
rIREMnN CAUGHT IN BARN.

Five men sleeping In an old barn on George street were discovered yester- day by Patroimen Flannery and Prior, ard were arrested on the double charge of drunkenness and breach of the peace They gave these names: Robert F. Clark, Thomas F. Sterks, James Davis Daniel Reardon and Charles Byrnes They are men known to the polics-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
ROBERTS. ARREST SOON
Atlantic City Mayor Thinks Police
 Will Get Assailant.

Atlantic City, N J., Sept. 6.-That the authorities know more than they have been telling about the mysterious shooting of Charles B Roberts. jr,, of Baltimore on the board walk ten days ago was indicated tonight by Mayor Stov who said
 I think we will have the person who shot Roberts in q short time"
 He declined to make any more def mite statements II was stated at the hospital tonight that MT Roberts condition was favorable.