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The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
RAID ON SALOON
Five Arrested In It and One for Giving
Warning.

The police Of the Howard avenue sta
tion made raid yesterday afternoon
about o'clock on saloon at 697 Con-
gress avenue conducted by Patrick Sui
Ivan and belonging, 1t Is said, TO tho
estate Of the late Daniel beary. II seems
that the police have had the place un-
der suspicion at several different times
but were never able to get enough evil
dence to make any arrests until yester-
day system Of tipping off the habl-
tues of the saloon seems TO have been
In vogue and yesterday Upper or
one charged with that offense was TAX
en- in along with those found in the
place. Hugh Kennedy, Henry Cook,
Michael e. Sullivan, Patrick Sullivan
and James H, Kerr were taken for be-
Ing in saloon on Sunday and John j.
Leary Is the man who was arrested for
tipping II Is said that he was found
by the police and caught right in the
act Of giving information of the COM
Ing of the officers by rapping on the
window of the saloon
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
BRIDGE DYNAMITED
Big Steel Structure in Process
of Erection at Fall River
Wrecked.
MOTIVE FOR DEED MYSTERY
r. Il. Stoddard, Yale '03, Son of
Judge Stoddard. of Milford, En-
glnecr In Charge.

Fall River, Mass. April 2s--The new
Bristol County steel bridge which Is TO
connect this city and the town Of Som
erset, across the Taunton river, was
badly damaged by mysterious explo-
sion of dynamite early to-day. The
bridge Is being built by contract for
the county at e cost of t150,000 and was
TO have been completed IN two months.
II ia estimated that the loss to the con-
tractors will reach $4,000 by the ex-
ploeion, and II may amount to much
more should an inspection prove that
the foundations OF the bridge have
been disturbed.
The police investigation today show
ed that a charge of at least 80 pounds
Of dynamite was placed on the granite
pier nearest the Fall River shore and
was fired by the uee OF long fuse To
reach the pier the parties must have
used boat
A heavy rain was falling at the
time, and so far as can be learned no
one saw the men approaching the
bridge or leaving IT, The explosion
displaced the heavy steel girders and
generally destroyed the framework of
tho bridge for ffty feet on either side
of the pier The top of the pier was
cracked and split, and Il may be
found necessary TO replace the entire
pier, which Will greatly increase the
i 40 nj I.A hpl 1na attNfs
opened this summer rs was intended.
The entire north section of the city
was shaken by tho explosion and
window glass in nearly every house
was smashed. Many people who
we're awakened by the shock rushed
panic stricken from their houses to
the streets, clad only In night gar
ments.
The contractors, who began the
work on the bridge a year or more
4 ago. are Holbrook. Cabot g. Rollins
Of Boston, They employ non-union
workmen The same firm has suf-
fered three previous attempts to
wreck bridges constructed by them IN
/ Baltimore, Philadelphia and the
Bronx Borough in New York
Raymond r, Stoddard, Yale 1893, OF
Milford. was engineer of the Bristol
county steel bridge of Fall River
which was wrecked by a charge OF
dynamite yesterday. Mr.. Stoddard
was given complete charge of the
engineering work by the railroad
company, and 1t was due to his ef-
forts that progress op the big struc-
ture had been so rapid. The young
engineer is the son of Judge w. B
Stoddard of the law firm of Stoddard
& Goodhart of this city. A telegram
received by his father states that he
was uniniured by the explosion.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
GREAT RUSH TO
SHORE RESORTS
Many Thousands Brought to
Savin Rock and Other
Places by Genuine
Heat Wave.
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 81
White City Opens and Several Amusc-
ments Do Fine Buslncss-Fouy
Extra Open Cars on the
Trolley Lines.
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 81

Summer noated In upon New Haven
sometime during saturday night and
was reisning in full possession of the
earth when the sun arose and gave 1t
the glad hand In the early hours yes
terday morning. During the day the in
tensity of of New Haveners realiZa-
tion Of the fact became more and more
heated brow as IN the real good old
summer time that the man under the
hat might pass handkerchief across
and remove the symptoms of melting
which were becoming IN evidence.
There was scarcely cloud in the sky
attempt to make UP in few hours for
series Of cold and backward spring
weeks such as those which have just
passed over us.
That no one may say these are but
the imaglnings of a hot weather proph-
ct list to the tale the thermometers tell
boiling up towards July marks The
maximum, the conservative maximum
taken in the shade OF practically the
coolest spot In the city on a warm day,
that Is the United States weather OBJ
servatory, was just 81 which might he
characterized as going some for April.
And the coolest II was IN twentyfour
hours was b2, which has little relish Of
winter left about It. Last year the max
lmum for April 26 was 66. which shows
little improvement In this line at
least. But Weather Man Tarr's official
maximum did not worry the thermom-
eters Of private citizens about the city
and they did the climbing stunt some
what better than the official glass. one
| backyard thermometer In western sec
tlon Of the city that stood In the shade
at that went to 81 and 1t must have
been somewhere near 90 In the sun.
OF course the heat called forth the
denzens of the city from their homes
and they poured forth upon the streets
and trolley cars out into the country
and towards the shore. In fact at the
shore places II was the greatest day
recorded In the month of April. snvir
Rock started Its season OF 1908 anc
welcomed about 10000 persons durinf
the course OF the day So summery was
everything. including the pocketbooks
of the crowd Of baskers I'm the sunshine
that the white City portals unfoldet
and were turned open freely to all tha
they might pass In and try some o
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
African Dodger Cuts Char
boneau's Throat, Nearly
Reaching Jugular
Vein.
pAYROLMAN SHOOTS TWICE
Bloody Affair in Eaton Street
Sunday Noon-Both Par.
ticipants Taken to
Grace Hospi-
tai.

Hogans alley, alias 65 Eaton street,
was the scene yesterday noon Of a
lively combat between a large burly
negro and Patrolman Chaboneau of
tho Dlxwell avenue station, who was
attempting to place him under arrest.
the result of which was that both the
negrl and the patrolman were taken
to Grace hospital and riot was i'm
inent for a short time. The scene
was staged in the front of the home
OF Richard Guy in the heart of Little
Africa, the time being shortly after
noon yesterday. Guy has been keep ,
ing as a boarder one Henry Adley.
better known to the negro world and
the public at large as the African
Dodger at the Savin Rock hit the
niger In. the head and you get ci-
gar" stand. Adley 1t seems, came
home in a highly irascible mood, Sat-
urday night and started In to vent
his humor on Richard Guy In the
course of which he assaulted Guy
either with a jack knife or razor, and
cut his clothes into shreds. AS the
result Of this Adley was ordered out
of the house.
Yesterday noon he returned and the
Guys locked the doors of the house In
an attempt to keep him out. Thereupon
Adley, being still in the pugnacious
mood started to upset the house. He
tried the doors and finding them lock-
ed broke two of them down, There
upon the Guys evacuated and Mrs.
Guy travelled down to the Dixwell ave-
nue. station and announced that there
was trouble at her place. Sergeant
Seaman Smith at once called to OFF,
Ger Chaboneau. who happened to be
Just across the street and sent him up
to investigate. He went into the
house, but found that the negro had
gone out Mrs. Guy stated that he
was out in front. sitting on the rail
| fence, so the officer went out to get
him. When he came out he saw two
negroes sitting on the fence but sized
up Adley as the offender. He sum-
moned him to come into the house
with him to be identified by Mrs.
Guy. The negro started and the two
passed into the alley which gives the
place the name of Hogan's alley.
When he got in this alleyway he sud-
denly struck the officer in the nose
and knocked him down and then be-
gan to assault him. The officer drew
his gun, but according to spectators
Chaboneau was loath to use his gun.
Finally he drew 1t and at the same
time the negro, whipped out his jack
knife and started viciously to cut up
the officer. Then Chaboneau fired
twice at Adley, one bullet lodging In
the right hand and passing into
finger and the other lodging In his
thigh. Adley got at the officer and
slashed him badly In the throat with
his knife. He also cut the officer sew
eral times about the face and hands
Learning Of the trouble Sergeant
Smith located utflcer Enright and sent
him up to help Chaboneau out. The
police ambulance was summoned and
within seven minutes of the beginning
of the fight both officer and AdleY
|
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
TO FIJI Place on Hopkins Board, Sue
cecding Professor Seymour

The death Of Professor Thomas n.
Seymour left n vacancy among the
trustees of the Hopkins grammar.
school, which has been filed by the
election Of Ralph Gibbs Van Name, PHI
y. OF this city. He is an alumnus of
the school Of the class of 1876. was
graduated at Yale college In 1899, and
Is now an instructor there in chemis-
try. DR. Van Names uncle. the late
Professor j. Willard Gibbs was the
predecessor of Walter Camp, MS sec
retary and treasurer of the school
The trustees are close corporation,
electing their own successors under
the ancient statutes of the foundation,
established by Rev John Davenport as
revised by him In 1862. These pro-
vide that on the death Of any trustee
the survivors shall appoint some resi-
dent of New Haven 'of known integri-
ty and faithfulness' TO take his place
so that there may forever be Certain
and orderly succession of able and At
persons to manage the several trusts"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
UP TO THE BREWERS
Drivers Ask Increased Wage
of One Dollar a
Week.
ALSO WANT A SHORTER DAY
Employers Say That They Cannot
Grant the Latter Request
The Outlook.

The labor troubles which have been
so. noticeable around New Haven in
the past six months have entered into
another industry, and now the drivers
of the brewery wagons have made de-
nands of the proprietors for an in
crease in pay and for shorter hours
There are 1875 members Of the union
and after a unanimous vote the de-
mand was presented to the employers
with the answer to be given by May 1
At some of the breweries the men
asked the brewers to sign the agree
ment for the increase Immediately, but
the brewers have all refused so far to
grant the asked-for increase. The
drivers are, now getting SIG a week
and the helpers, who are also demand
ing raise, get $14 a week, Both
the drivers and their assistants ask
for an increase of dollar week and
n cut In the time of work of an hour a
day The drivers now work nine
hours n day.
The driver Is responsible for the de-
livery Of all the kegs to the local deal
ers and has to have a receipt from the
retailers He also takes charge OF
any money which comes from the re.
tailers. The work of the assistant IL
more OF manual nature, and all he
has to do is to help carry the kegs ir
and out Of the saloons.
II is understood that the brewers
would he willing to consider the pay.
ing of the extra dollar week to the
men, but that they will not allow the
hour off each day. The busiest sea
son Of the year is at hand, and the
brewers do not see how they can give
the men shorter hours than they have
at present, The drivers say that Il
they do not get their demands they
will strike after May 1.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
CENTURY AND A HALF OLD
New Britain Congregational Church
Celebrates.

New Britain, April 2s.-The members
Of the First Congregational church here
to-day celebrated the l50th annjver-
sary of the founding of the church So
ciety The anniversary was attended
by all the living eX-pastors of the
church. Among the ex-pastors present
was the Rev. George II. sandwel Of
Leystone a suburb OF London, England.
who gavean address at the Y. p S. G. e.
meeting IN the afternoon. At the morn"
ing service the pastor Rev. Henry w.
Mater, gave an historical sermon, going
over the work since Its foundation At
the Sunday school session II. n. David !
son, the superintendent, gave an ad-
dress on the work of the school and
"reminiscences of former superintend-
ents In the evening addresses vera
made by the Rev, Dennison, of VIII
Jamestown, Mass, and the Rev B.
Wright of Buffalo, N Y,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
tRSEY NOT FOR BRYAN
-morrow's Convention Also Opposed
TO Instructions.

Trenton, N, j., April 26 The deco
atic state convention to select twen-
flour delegates to represent the state
1.-THE national convention at Denver
NJ be held in this city OH Tuesday.
lere will be about 1900 delegates The
gications are that the delegates Sc
Ned will be scent to Denver unin-
Slcted and that the great majority
Iithem will not be favorable to the
|hnination of Mr.. Bryan as their first
ice But there will be several Bryan
Ma in the convention including the
La delegation of Hudson County,
|Ader Robert Davis Of that county
Fling declared for Mr.. Bryan.
he delegates to the state conven-
Ia already selected for the seventh
the eightG congressional districts
|hprisine the county Of Essex held a
Gus on Friday night and selected
anti Bryan men TO be Supported in
state convention for district dele
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
FIGHTING BUB0NIC PLAGUE
Castro Takes Rigid Precautions
Against Spread of Disease.

Caracas, April a. via Wilemstad,
April 26.--President Castro has asked
the Academy Of Medicine to formulate
measures for the sanitation Of Caracas
to combat the bubonc plague, If It
should break out Following this re-
quest the academy has issued orders
for the immediate destruction Of rats,
the daily washing of the streets, and
buildings and the destruction of exist
Ing foci of infection, Of whatever kind
The academy also has ordered the COM
pulsory use of Haffkine's serum and
other anttoxins, and the construction
In the suburbs Of many huts for hos
ptal use Sanitary commissions have
been appointed for each ward IN the
city. where alarms has arisen because
suspicious cases have been reported.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
BLIZZARD SWEEPS BRITAIN
Worst Storm Since 1881 Hits South of
England-Crops Damaged.

London, April 26 A remarkable
blizzard, the worst experienced In the
south of England since 1881, continued
practically all over the United Kingdom
throughout Friday night and Saturday,
until Saturday midnight II was ac-
eompanied by a northerly gale and a
low temperature, and In many places
the snow drifts are eight feet deep
layed and telegraph and telephone sys-
Tramway cars and motor cars have
been showed up In every section. Many
OF the outlying districts are isolated
and some deaths from exposure are re
ported. Enormous damage has been
done, especially to the young fruit
crons.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
BROKE CAR WINDOWS
Elected Passenger Took Revenge by
Stoning Following Trains.

New Britain, Aptil 26, John Wormut
was arrested here today charged with
throwing stones at a passenger train of
the New York New Haven & Hartford
Railroad company Wormut was put
off from the train at Newlngton as he
Is alleged to have refused to pay his
fare. Immediately Oh being elected
from the train It Is stated that he be-
gan throwing stones breaking several
car windows, one passenger was bad
ly cut in the face by flying glass, It
is also alleged that he started to walk
from Newington to this place and ston-
ed every train that passed breaking
several windows, He was arrested on
his arrival here.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
ANOTHER OFFICIAL COMING
Cigarmalkcrs' Fourth yice-Prcsident
Expected from Westticld.

The fourth vice president of the In
ternational Cigarmakers' union, VINO
lives in Westfeld Mass, will arrive
here to-day or tomorrow to assist In
settling the difficulties between the
manufacturers and their employees G..
r. French. who has been representing
the International union here, went to
New York Saturday but is expected
back to-day.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
PANIC IN BARCELONA
Terrorism OF Anarchists Brings on
Financial Crisis.

Madrid, April 96-The Epocha,
calling attention to the serious fnan-
cial and commercial crisis in Barce-
Iona, states that this ia due partly to
the anarchist terrorism and partly to
the fact that at the time OF the strln-
gency IN the United States cotton ex-
porters offered buyers the most ad-
vantageous terms for spot cash,
which were freely taken up In Bar
celona AS result Of this n great
exodus of gold followed, ard at the
present time many firms find them
selves in difficulties Several already
have failed.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
BIG CATCH OF FISH
Over 100 Pounds Of Flat Variety Pull
cd Aboard Merry Widow"

A fishing party consisting of ]. stan
ley Rowan, J Marshall Lyman, Paul
Haines, + Peck and John j. Stahl in
the naphtha launch Merry Widow re
port fine catch of hatfsh off the
Sperry light The afternoons fishing
netted los pounds all of good size rhe
largest a three pounder, was landed by
Rowan, who acted IS pilot for the par
ty.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
FREIGHT CARS WRECKED
New Haven Train Ties Up Naugatuck
Division for Two Hours.

Naugatuck Junction, April PA
broken journal on the freight train
from New Haven bound up the Naug,
atuck valley, caused the derailment
OF freight train No. los, I'm charge of
Engineer G. +, Evans, this afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock, near here. The train
was going at a moderate speed, but
before it could be stopped four cars
left the track and went for some dis
tanco humping upon the tearing up
tho ties. Wreckers cleared the track
in about two hours,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
TOWN HALL FOR WEsTpoRT

Westport, April 2s--At town meet
ing here It was voted to expend s4,50O
for the purchase Of sight for a town
building and committee was appoint
ed to arrange for the drawing of plans
for the same
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
WANT 'TED--Laborers at quarry.
~o~N~,~--~~-~c~~e.- -e~s-~- w. A,s 1-.s...
IN OSS upon the job was
~ Very quarrelsome and
Gang thought he was wanting

1dng lHouBHl ne WAS Wantlng
In what they called sand"
So they said, one morning,
More pay or We go.
Smilingly the boss said:
Really, is that so?"
Fired the gang quite promptly
Every mothers son.
He was on to business
Knew what he had done"
Filled the places quickly.
With brisk want ad.
Nothing like this ever
Makes a boss feel bad.
Moral When your help quits ad-
yertise in the Journal-Courier.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, April 26.-Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday
For Eastern New York; showers
and cooler Monday afternoon or night;
Tuesday local rains and colder. except
fair In extreme south portion. Fresh 70
brIsk shifting winds becoming north
west during Monday night.
For New England: showers ana
cooler Monday afternoon or night; be-
coming northwest by Tuesday morning.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
GRANT rEArE MEMORIAL.

New YORK, April 26-With simple
at Metropolitan temple in honor Of
General L, S. Grants love of peace.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
NEWS SUMMARY.

GENERAL
Wonderful Operation on Snake /
Railroad Bridge Blown Up........ !
Bllz2ard sweeps RrItain,,,,,,,,... |
what Taft Really Said id.,,,,.,,,.,,.
ontario Town Burned d,..,,,.,,,,..
y, Y. r. G, Church Celebrates, ,a.., 4
Tornado SUI Rampant.
Maryland Wants Taft
Jersey Not for Bryan.
STATE.
Waterbury Thief shot,
Freight Wreck at Naugatuck. ...
lh0th Church Anniversary.,,,.,,
Stones Thrown At Passenger Train.
Negro Slsshes Policeman
Franklin S. Bradley Dead,..,,,,.,,
Great Rush 70 tho Shore re..,.,,...
Death OF O'Connor Boy,,,,,,,,..,,
Demand Made on Brewers .,,,,,,,.
Rev Mr. Scoville's Sermon,
Foot Guard Celebration To-day.
Another Cigar Oniclal Coming .,,...
Democrats May Not Instruct, ,.,,,.
Rev Mr., Means 25 Years Rector.
Mr. Pedley on Japanese progress...
sPORTs-Page o.
Ready for Opening Games
Amateur Billiard Tourney
Racing to Shift 10 Jamaica.
savannah to Have Holding.
ST. Louis Shut out by Reds.
Three Easy Contests for Locals.
Pony Polo Taking Better Hold.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
,rNG KING vo TOUR COUNTRY.

lisbon. April 26--lt is stated In the
kspapers here that after taking the
King Manuel viii make tour Of
provinces.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
Mr.. VAN NAME CHOSEN

CONTINUED on Fourth Page)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-20
Eli of Reminiscence.

At the different army stations In the
West it is the practice for the officers
on leaving their post for some distant
station to sell off everything they do
not care to keep. In connection with
this custom in "Reminiscences Of q
Soldiers Wife" Mrs. Ellen Biddle tells
an amusing story.
There was a very estimable woman
living at the garrison, verltable Mrs
Malaprop. She told us Of some jew.
elry she had lost, and among the
things was a topaz chain with a beau
tiful pendulum"
The lady had an auction before she
left, after her husbands death, and
when some silver-plated knives were
put up for sale she rose and in a sob
bling voice said: ooh, dear, mol I can
not sell theml They have been in dear
Johns mouth too often!'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-20
HE RODE FREE.

The Reason Camp Meeting John
Allen Got q Maine Central Pass.
Camp Meeting John Allen was one
Of the most picturesque characters of
his time IN Maine. AprOpos of railroad
passes a very interesting story is told.
1t occurred when Governor Morrill,
was president of the Maine Central.
Aliens applications were refused
number Of times, because If there was
one thing above all others which Nor
rill disliked it was to issue passes. The
Governor came down to his Office in
somewhat brusque frame of mind that
day. Those familiar with the storm
signals quietly backed off and waited
for an explosion. It came. One Of the
first letters opened was from Camp
Meeting John Allen requesting a pass
for ''self and wife," The secretary
approached his chief with some hest
tation.
Here is another letter from Mr.. AL
len asking for pass" he said and laid
the missive gingerly on the Governors
desk
The Governor read it through and
blazed away for few minutes; then.
tossing the letter to the astonished
secretary, he said, snake it out"
The young man retired and began to
fill in the various blank lines, but
when he came on "what account" the
pass was issued he was puzzled and
ventured to seek information.
"On what account, GOVERNOR" he
asked.
The chief looked irately over his
spectacles.
Account, account? Account Of -
persistence. Be sure to put 1t in, too"
and he growled as the young man
passed out, "These Methodist parsons
may have to get us all passes on the
road to heaven, and want Maine Cen
trail to have good connections with
Camp Meeting John Aliens route. >
New York Tribune.