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The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
INJURED FIREMAN NO prrruR

Bridgeport, April iO Tho condition of Harry W, Rowe, the railroad fire man who was scalded by the explosion of freight engine on the Naugatuck division yesterday, was reported as about the same to-day. Tho authori- ties of the Bridgeport hospital where Rowe is a patient stated that his burns wcra serious but that he appear cd to be holding his own.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
TENEPLETON MAY DIE.
Condition of Brakeman Reported
 Very Serious.

James Tempeton, the brakemen in- il,rcd in the engine explosion on tho Naugatuck division, and who whs brought to the New Haven hospital in this city, Is about in the same condl- tion as when brought here. Ills con- dition is serious, and at m early hour to day the hospital physicians did not hold out much hope for his recovery.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
SHOOT IS OEE

The big shoot with the New York A, C shooters scheduled by the New Ha- ven Gun club to take place at Schuet- zen park to-day has been called off owing to the fact that the New York team found it Impossible to make ur its team, Tho grounds will be open 1 however and the local shots will hold a practice shoot.
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HAS NOT RESIGNED.
Principal John G. Lewis Is in Active
 Charge of Webster District.

Principal John c. Lewis of the Webster school district is still in ac- tive charge there. It was reported yesterday that he had resigned but the school officials have received no resign alton, nor have they heard that there was to be one.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
pouKHoBARs GEr s1x MONTHS

Fort William Onto April 1O,--Nine- teen Doukhohars (nine women and ten mem were to-day sentenced to six months in tho Central prison at Toron- to. They were arrested for parading the streets unclothed.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
TO CONFIRNI 80.
Big Class to bc Received by Bishop
 Brewster at St. Paul's.

Eighty candidates for confirmation will present themselves Sunday morn ing. Palm Sunday at St. Paul's church. This is the largest class ever confirmed in this city. The largest previous number being 62..
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
NO PARK BOND SESSION.

No meeting of the park commission wns held last night though one was scheduled There was no quorum on hand
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11

in theatrical performances In the uni- versity; In fact the great difficulty cX- pcrienccd by Frank Lea Short in select Ing the cast was in cutting down the large number of experienced aspirants rather that in obtaining enough good ones. The complete cast Is as follows: Anton Autonoyich skvoznik-D -Dmuk-
 hanovski (pollce prefcct .......,.
 .........,,.,...,... NJ. O. Parry, 1908 Anna Andreevna (hls wlfe) .,..,,,"
 ..,..................,M C Ely. l9OlS Marya Antonovna l(hs daughteD...
 ".....,,.,...A. M Hartwell, 1911 Luka LukIch Khlopov Supervisor Of
 schools) ........R c. M. Pelrce, 100! The Supervisors Wife ..............
 ...,..,...u.... S w. Holmes. l90t Ammos Fedrovich Lyapkin-Tyapkin
 Ca judge) .....,.C. R. Hopkins. c. S Artcmi Filippovich zemyanika
 Guardian of the charitable nsti-
 tution) ",,,,,....R M. Byrncs. 1908 Ivan Kuzmlch shpokin (postmaste) "m...u.......,E M, Woolley. 1911 Petr Ivanovich Dobchnski Country
 squlre) ..."".,......"T, L. Riggs Petre Ivanovlch BobchinsM country
 sqrire) ...........H. r, Warren, l9it Ivan Aloksandrovich Khlestakov (n
 ne-do-welD ,.,.,......T. Achels. 190' Christian Iyanovich Ginner Ca district
 dcctoD ,."....".s. l.. overall, loo'
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FEDERAL AST,.C.,gp,r&c

night and there has been large ad vance sale for both performances.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-11
oreoon senatorship Vote.

Portland. Ore.-Gov. G. Z. Chamber
lain. Democrat is the choice OF the
people Of Oregon for the United states
senatorship to succeed Charles w.
Fulton. Republican. and Republican
Legislature has been chosen to elect
him.
Chamberlains majority over his op-
ponent. Judge Henry NJ. Cake. Repub-
lican. 1t is believed, will exceed l,ooo.
Chamberlain victory is in the nature
Of personal triumph. Oregon nor
mally is Republican, and in 1904 Roos'
evelt's plurality was 42,43i. GOV
ernor Chamberlain has twice been
elected governor OF this state.
The selection of Chamberlain by the
people is but preliminary step to
the senatorship. In Oregon candidates
for the Legislature align themselves
either in the Statement No. T. col
umn or in the "anti-statement No. l.
column. statement No. /" is pledge
to support in the Legislature the can
didate having the endorsement OF the
people.
The complexion of the next Legisla-
ture as indicated by the returns. VIII
be almost unanimously Republican,
and II may be the lot Of a Republican
Legislature to send a Democrat to the
Senate.
From the figures at hand 1t would
appear that there will be about forty
eight Statement No. l" men in the
next Legislature. 1t requires forty-six
votes to elect.
Prohibition was an important factor
in the election, the anti-saloon element
making a surprising showing. FroI.i
the returns at hand 1t is believed that
nineteen counties voted dry in doubt
four. now dry one. partly dry three.
Equal suffrage was defeated by a
| heavy vote.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-11

way. they have to get an Englishhan
to take care OF IT."
Il beg your pardon again." said the
gentleman with d. p. w. on his cap
and shield, Il have the honor of be-
ing native-born American citizen,"
The tourist walked away, muttering,
We'll, I'm going back to the hotel be-
fore some one tells me that French
man built those pyramids over there"
At every station We saw great
crowds of people and passed trains
packed like sardines. Our interest
was profound when we learned that
they were pilgrims just starting on
their long and tiresome journey to
Mecca. They were bound for Port
Said where they would take ship for
jana, from there travelling to Mecca
by camel and horseback. though the
great majority go all the way across
the desert on foot, thereby attaining
added merit. Beside assured saliva
tion. a trip to Mecca gives q man the
right to wear turban of green, the
prophets own color, and the title OF
Hadji. and when he returns to his
home, he would quite naturally fresco
over his shop or house door the his.
tory of the pilgrimage, a purple train
red boat. string of green camels
and q yellow mosque before which a
man in blue turban bows himself In
prayer. Beneath this highly decorative
record he would henceforth sit serene
ly wearing his green turban. and
smoking his narghila, trying to look
unconscious of the looks OF respectful
admiration not unmixed with envy
that are cast In his direction.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-11
KNEW WHAT THE JOB MEANT.
Angry Citizen Put Ordeal Up to Street
Car Company.

Not long ago there entered the once
of the superintendent Of a trolley line
In Detroit an angry citizen. demand
ing Justice" in no uncertain terms.
In response to the officials gentle
inquiry touching the cause OF the de-
mand. the angry citizen explained
that on the day previous as his wife
was boarding one OF the company's
cars. the conductor thereof had
stepped on his spouse's dress. tearing
from It more than a yard Of material.
Il can't see that we are to blame
for that" protested the superintendent
What do you expect US to do. get her
Q new dress?"
NO, sir. / do not" rejoined the
angry citizen. brandishins a piece OF
cloth. What I propose IL that you
people shall match this material
Harper's Weekly.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-11
Suit Against OIL Company.

Canon City.-Asking damages in the
sum OF $l.000.000. Jacob Wallace OF
Florence. late president OF the United
OIL Company. through his attorneys.
Richardson 4 Hawkins. OF Denver. has
filed suit In the District Court against
the present officers and directors OF
the company. the Standard OIL Com.
pany. the Continental OIL Company, its
subsidiary corporation in the state.
and the Inland OIL and Refining Com
pany.
The officers and directors of the
United Oh Company named are Craw-
ford Hill. president; Samuel F. Rath-
Won. secretary; Isaac A. Joseph.
Howard P. Eells. William A. Otis.
U. s. Hollister and William r.
Rathvon.
Wallace charges that by mismanage.
ment and extravaganza the funds Of
the United OIL Company have been
dissipated by Hill and Rathvon and
hints at a Standard OIL conspiracy to
freeze him out. He declares that his
resignation az director and vice pres
ident OF the company was forced. He
asks for the appointment of a receiver
and prays for an Injunction restraining
the defendants from selling any prop,
erty or product during the pendency
OF the suit: also for the dissolution OF
the Inland OIL Company and the deQiv-
cry OF its assets to the United Oil
Company and an accounting Of all the
business transacted by the Inland com
pany and the United Oil Company
since 1900 is asked for.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-11
Faith Cure Teaching.

Denver.-Mrs. Charles B. Kountze.
wife of the millionaire president of
the Colorado National Bank. has ac-
cepted the new faith cure teachings of
the Rev. w. w. Macarthur and has
made arrangements for small num-
Der of her friends to hear the new doc
trine propounded by its founder in her
palatial home at 1916 Grant street.
each Monday and Thursday morning.
The Rev. Mr. McArthur's doctrine.
briefly stated, is that Christ is the re-
demption of the body as well as OF the
soul. and that one who is i'll has only
to have faith in the redeeming power
OF Christ to be made well.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-11
Civil gnoineer.' Convention.

Denver.-Four hundred OF the fore
most engineers of the world will at
tend the annual convention of the
American Society of Civil Engineers
which opens in Denver June 23rd. The
program for the international event
has been issued and two special trains
from Chicago will bring the delegates
to this city June 22nd. The conven-
tion this year will be the first meeting
of the society in Denver since 1886.
The membership extends to nearly
every country in the world. although
the American members alone number
nearly 1000 The sessions will be
held in the Senate chamber at the
state capitol.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-11
MILITARY WRITER FIRES THE
BULLET IN THE PANTHEON
DURING SERVICES.
WOUND NOT SERIOUS
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN SEIZED AND
BEATEN BY ANGRY
MOB.

| Paris.-JuSt at the close OF
the ceremonies attending the canoniza-
ton of Emile Zola. in the Pantheon
Thursday. when the President OF
France, the premier and a host OF min
listers OF state were taking their de-
parture. Louis Anthene Gregori, mil
itary writer OF note, drew n revolver
and fired two shots point blank at Ma
jor Alfred Dreyfus. for whose liberty
Zola fought and won.
Men distinguished in all walks of life
filled the Pantheon. and when the
shots rang out there was intense ex-
citement in fear that the President
had been assassinated, but even
the attempt of the life OF Ma
jor Dreyfus created profound I'M
preston. Soldiers speedily surround
ed GreGori and he was taken to jail.
bruised and bleeding. with his clothes
almost torn from his back.
Major Dreyfus was not seriously IN
jured. a bullet entered his forearm,
but did not iniure the bone.
The affair has created tremendous
sensation in Paris, and the motive or
the would-be assassin Is the cause OF
much justification. for Gregori, IN
stead of being an ordinary fanatic such
sions of the moment. is a man OF ma
ture age. having been born In lsii. and
was highly esteemed in the circles
where he was known. Although born or
Italian parents, he has been an ardent
Frenchnan for years. and has written
authoritatively on military subjects
enjoying close relations with many
high French officers. He was one
OF the correspondents who followed
the big French and German
maneuvers, obtaining data for tech
nical papers. His friends are at
loss to understand what induced him
TO commit such foolhardy act, and
many are disposed TO question his
statement that he simply shot as an
Individual protest against participa.
tion OF the army In the ceremonies In
the Pantheon.
Some do not hesitate to express the
opinion that he may have been the
tool OF a little clan OF royalists. VINO.
under the name of L'Action Franchise.
have never ceased to Insist that the
court of cessation Illegally prevented
an appeal OF the Dreyfus case. nor
abandoned hope OF seeing revision IA.
vorable to the contention OF the Ma
tionalists.
Some color is lent to this theory by
a series OF remarkable articles that ap-
peared in this mornings L'Action
Franchise from the pens OF Charles
Maurras and Leon Daudet. son OF
poet. who are the leading spirits among
the Royalists supporters OF the resto-
ration OF Philippe OF Orleans.
The articles apparently anticipated
today's event. that Of Maurras declar-
ing that "there may be a rumbling be
fore the revolution"
Daudet wrote:
THE real hero will be Dreyfus. and
Dreyfus may ask himself whether this
nocturnal glorifcation of modern
crime will not conjure up a terrible
dawn. He has already heard the
stroke OF midnight"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-11
UNIVERSITY
OF COLORADO
GRADUATION EXERCISES At KEY
STONE OF STATES SCHOOL
SYSTEM.
B0ULDER's BIG DAY
DEGREE GRANTED TO ONE HUN
DRED AND FORTY-sIx
GRADUATES.

Boulder, Colo.-Commencem was
finished at the University of Colorado
Wednesday night with the reception
rendered to graduates. faculty and
alumni, at the home of Pres. James II.
Baker. Wednesday morning the
graduation exercises were held in the
chautauqua auditorium and degrees
conferred upon lag graduates. Sixteen
of these were higher degrees and
eighty bachelors of arts.
The parade formed on the university
campus. behind Lohmann's band, and
led by Senior Marshal Herman Weii-
berger and Harry Curtis. the president
of the class, marched around the cam
pus. The faculty brought up the rear.
their colored hoods and robes lending
festive air to the occasion. The party
was carried to the chautauqua in tai
lyhos, and the procession reformed
The degrees were conferred upon the
various schools by their respective
deans. and Pres. James H. Baker. The
Rev Harry Noble Wilson, pastor OF
the Central Presbyterian church at st.
Paul, Minnesota, received the degree
OF doctor of divinity. He was grad
uate of the university in the class OF
1891. and is the first graduate OF Colo
RADIO to have returned and delivered
the commencement Grafton. After the
commencement exercises the annual
banquet of the Alumni association was
held in the dining hall.
Before the ovation President Baker
awarded the two governors prizes OF
s25 each, given by Gov. Henry a Bucn-
tel. to Edward A. Nafe and Miss Jett
Condit. as the two students in the lib
eral arts most deserving OF recognition
for services rendered to the school.
Walter Clyde Hawes OF Loveland.
freshman. was announced as the win
ner Of the Bennett prize. the income
on sum OF $500 left to the university
by the late Philo C. Bennett for the
best essay on the principles OF free
government. His subject was ''Imml
grafton and Democracy" Miss Anna
Elizabeth Elwell and Lawrence Henry
Serry received honorable mention.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-11
Beef Trust Affects England.

London.-The American beef trust
and It's alleged control Of the British
meat market came up in the House Of
Commons. Charles w. Bowerman
drew attention to the recent increases
in the price of meat, declaring they
had been engineered by the trust. He
asked Winston Churchill, president OF
the board of trade, to follow the ex-
ample Of the American Congress and
appoint a commission to inquire into
the operations OF the trust in this
country and devise relief for the Brit
ish consumer from its increasing ex-
actions
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-11
THE FIRST TASTE
Learned to Drink Coffee When .
Baby.

II parents realized the fact that cor
fee contains a drug-caffeine-
Is especially harmful to children. they
would doubtless hesitate before CIV
ing the babies coffee to drink.
When was a child in my mothers
arms and first began to nibble things
At the table, mother used to give me
sips of coffee. AS my parents used
coffee exclusively at meals i never
knew there was anything to drink but
coffee and water.
And SO contracted the coffee habit
early. / remember when quite young.
the continual use of coffee 30 affected
my parents that they tried roasting
wheat and barley. then ground 1t In the
coffee-mill, as n substitute for coffee.
But it did not taste right and they
went back to coffee again. That was
long before Postum was ever heard OF.
continued to use coffee until was 27.
and when / got into ONCE work. be-
gan to have nervous spells. Especially
after breakfast ! was SO nervous l
could scarcely attend to my corre-
spondence.
AT night, after having coffee for
supper. / could hardly sleep. and on
rising in the morning would feel weak
and nervous.
"A friend persuaded me to try Post
um. My wife and l did not like 1t
at flrst, but later when boiled good
and strong 1t was fine. Now we
would not give up Postum for tho
best coffee we ever tasted.
zIa
from nervousness and headaches.
recommend Postum to all coffee drink
err.
There's = Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
Vile" in pkgs.
Ever read the above isttsr3 A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of humas
Interest.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-11

1t was a fine, cool morning when
we reached that historic artery OF
water that joins the Red sea with the
Mediterranean, the Suez canal
This unprepossessing ditch" as 1t
has so often been called, has been
held responsible almost as much as
the unbridled extravaganza of lsmail
Pasha, for the financial ruin of Egypt,
and her occupation by Great Britain.
Despite dire prophecy. and centuries
Of failure-for nearly every ruler of
Egypt. from Set. father of Rameses
the Great to Napoleon Bonaparte.
tried his hand at the problem OF estab-
fishing water communication between
the Mediterranean and the Red sea
the great canal has become a fixed
fact in the worlds history. The one
time American consul general at
Cairo. Mr.. Frederick CORTLAND Pen
field, in his charming and instructive
book. Present Day Egypt" lets in
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-11
Hon ]. w. Mccreery of Greeley

president of the State Bar Association.
has just finished n course OF eight
lectures before the seniors of the law
school OF the State University on ir.
rigation law. A similar series will be
given by him next year.
The skeletons OF the two prospec.
tors found in Death Valley some weeks
ago are now believed at Trinidad to be
those of j. w. Swain and his father.
as 1t is known that they entered Death
Valley on a prospecting tour about a
year ago. ]. w. Swain was a former
resident Of trinidad.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-11
-n.IpsuI Hints" rhs. Hinder.

Many Of the helpful hints" followed
by our mothers are now proved utterly
useless. II not more harmful than
helpful. For instance. no one now
uses moist tea leaves to clean = carpet
or rug. because of the inevitable stain
ing. And salt used on . carpet col
iects dampness and rusts tho tacks.
Newspapers. dampened and torn. an
swer the purpose much more satisfac-
tortly. Rugs should be shaken from
the sides. for the strain Of the weight
on the end 10 very apt to loosen the
vsft
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-11

The canals varied and almost tragic
history lent an added interest to the
dull and monotonous aspect that it
presents. the fiat sandy banks melting
out into the desert, unbroken save for
the occasional government stations, a
steamer tied to the bank waiting for
ours to pass, or a collection of nut
houses belonging to Arahs, whose
camels and donkeys we're tethered
nearby.
At times. small boys would race
along the banks. easily keeping pace
with the slowly moving steamer. cry
ing for "Backsheelsh." to which the
passengers and crew responded by
tossing fruit and packages of food and
money to them.
Great stream dredgers were fire.
quently passed working constantly to
keep the canal passable for steamers,
as sand and silt are continually filling
1t up.
Port Said Is a town OF some impor-
tance. very much larger than Suez. but
in the flying glimpse we caught OF it
in the course of a wild, early-morning
ride to catch the train for Cairo. we
were impressed by its dirt and noise
more than by anything else.
The ride to Cairo was tiresome for
many reasons. chiefly because of the
dust and flies, and n family who
shared the compartment with us. to-
gether with mountain of luggage.
The changing interest of the land
scape, however, made us forget the
annoyances. for were not the sceneS
of the Bible spread out before us like
an open book. The shepherd with his
flock. the camels either resting or
marching slowly. the mud houses sur.
rounded by palms. the women carry.
ing water jars on their heads. walking
splendidly. swinging lightly from their
hips. A family working among the
fertile fields: little girls tending goats
and winding wool on a distaff as they
watched, or else venerable old man
In floating draperies riding diminu-
tive donkey.
During the ride we were much edi-
fed by one OF The English party with
There's fine engine. n splendid en-
gine. by Jove!"
That's an American engine said
the other man. adding. before we had
lost our little glow of patriotic pride.
but We don't care for them out here.
they burn such n lot OF coal and are SO
very dirty" To our humble sugges-
tion that perhaps they made up for
this defect by being fast. he assented
that they were fast.
but SO dirty. you know"
The great barrage. near Cairo. con
structed to hold back the surplus
waters and thus irrigate larger area.
was begun in 1887 from plans made
by Mongel Bey. n Frenchman. The
English tourist never lets slip
chance to boast OF his country's su-
periority in the matter OF the reincar-
nation of Egypt under British 'occu-
patton" and n good story is told by
Consul Penfield OF one OF these globe
trotters who was inspecting. with
proud air, the great barrage.
Yes. It's a great work. and these
foreigners ought to better appreciate
what we are doing for their good. This
thing has put them on their feet,
financially. sure enough. but don't
see that they show any gratitude for
our having built H."
Il beg your pardon" said the en-
gineer in charge. but this barrage
was designed and built by French en-
gineers."
II didn't know that" replied the
tourist. somewhat subdued. but any