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The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
VIADUCT WORK SOON
Construction of Concrete Trolley Way
Planned for Next Month.

Work on the construction Of the VIA
duct which the New Haven road Is to
build for the purpose of carrying its
trolley cars from the corner of State
and Chapel streets to the railroad sta
tion In order to do away with the
almost certainly be commenced within
a few weeks now. The work could not
be started until the tracks in the cut
had been shifted, but the men have
been at work upon this for about two
weeks now and the work Is going on
we'll When the signal system has been
re-arranged accompanying these tracks
1t Is planned to start on the construc-
tion of the viaduct.
The work will be started at the
Crown street bridge. The viaduct will
be built of reinforced concrete In har-
mony with the bridge work in that Sec
ton Of the cut 1t is planned to have
double tracks all the way down. The
viaduct will end at Water street, where
the cars will come out into new Union
avenue, where tracks have been laid
and wires strung some time ago The
viaduct will be series of concrete
arches and at the intersection of the
streets which cross the cut the cars
will cross the streets. The viaduct will
be right IN the rear of the buildings
along the west side of the cut.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
OBJECTS TO EXAM.
George Neal Requests Civil
Service Board to Elm
mate One.
PART OF FIGHT WITH FOLEY
Board Puts the Matter Up to the Cor
poration Counsel for an
Opinion.

With his attorneys, Stoddard and
Goodhart, George Neal, the searcher
of records in the public works de-
partment whom Director Foley dis
charged last week, appeared before
the civil service board yesterday aft
ernoon and requested the board not
to hold the examination for a search
er Of records which has been called
for June 3 The request is based on
the contention that no vacancy exists
in that office and that therefore there
is no need of an examination,
The board decided to ask the cor
poration counsel for an opinion on the
matter. Already four or five appli-
cations have been filed with the sec
retary for this examination The
board felt that as 1t had been re-
quested to hold an examination II
was not its place to determine wheth-
er there was n vacancy or not, and
that the determination of the legal
phase OF the question was foreign to
the realm Of operation Of that body
The matter was laid on the table
pending tho opinion Of the corpora
ton counsel. Meanwhile the plans
for the examination will continue.
For the examination for police SER
geants there are even more candidates
than had been expected About six
ty-fve or seventy will take the exam
nation This will be held on June 3
in the Boardman school building
Thursday and Friday nights have been
set for the applicants to take their
physical examination, Saturday night
the candidates for substitute firemen
are to take their physical examina-
! ton and as there are about the same
number as of tho police the doctors
! will be kept pretty busy.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
Officers of the Law Show No
Mercy on Delinquent
Yale Men These
Days.
NTE-BREAKFAST WRITS
Some Strange Sensations of Deputy
Sheriff In Serving Summons on
One Hundred Sleepy
Students.

During the past week papers in
suits have been served on over 100
students at the university on behalf OF
local merchants, most OF whom are
furniture dealers and tallors. 1t is
probable that few of these suits will
ever be returned to court as the
students generally SETTLE rather than
have the cases tried.
In the settlement OF the suits the
students are roundly trimmed" TO
use common expression among
them. For instance, one morning
this week Deputy Sheriff Peter ]. Car
ney arrived on the campus at day
break with forty writs. When asked
why he had arrived before o'clock
he sad that II was the only time he
could find the students in. As II was
he was unable to find two Of them in
as they had become becalmed In the
harbor the night before and did not
arrive at their rooms until o'cock.
Mr. Carney, as soon as he arrived at
the campus. made a thorough canvas
Of the dormitories and thundered at
the doors of the delinquent creditors
In voice which would have dauntad
the courage of even a Jack-the Giant
Killer When after nearly knocking
the door through a sleepy student had
appeared, and asked II there was a
fire, Mr.. Carney replied that he had
come to sue the student. The young
man greatly relieved replied that later
In the day would have done Just as
we'll and would have been more agree
able
The next step is taken when the
student asks the deputy sheriff what
ought to be done about It. The sher-
! iii replies that to settle Is the cheap
est way. The student inquiries how
much and finds that he has not only
to pay the original bill, but also to
pay costs to the sheriff which amount
to as much as the bill itself. II the
student suggests that he will go and
settle with the company with whom
the bill has been contracted, the sher-
If states that the suit will be return
In the morning So the student has
to promise to deal with the sheriff
personally.
One student after being charged
$3.50 costs for bill of about $40
went to the lawyer in charge of the
case to settle. After a brief dicker
the lawyer told him that the total
amount was $3.50 The student re-
piled that he had but SIS. The law
yer accepted this sum in settlement.
It Is estimated that an enterprising
sheriff can make bis sum in ono
day on a Job like the above
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
Ex- Treasurer of Newtown, I'm
der Indictment for Embez-
element of Town Funds,
Hangs Himself.
A GRADUATE OF YALE go
Body Found In Hall OF Residence by
Young Son Returning Home from
Schooi--Irial Near at
Hand.

Newtown, May 26.--Charles II, North
rop, former town treasurer, who has
been under indictment for embezzle-
ment Of the town funds, took his own
life today by hanging. His body was
found by his young son shortly after
O'Clock suspended from the banister or
the second floor of his home
The family was moving from the old
home to a new house and Mr.. North
rop was alone in the old residence.
When his son returned from school In
the afternoon he went upstairs and
there saw the body OF his father. A
trouser strap had been attached to the
banlster and around Northrops neck
The badly frightened boy ran into the
street, screaming at the top of his
A. r Nettleton of the Newtown Saw
ings bank, and the Rev. James II.
George. an Episcopal clergyman, who
hastened to the house Mrs Northrop
and other members of the family were
notified, as was Medical Examiner W
H. Herman. The body was cut down
and II was found that life had been
extinct for half an hour
Mr., Northrop was 40 years old and
had been a resident of this town
throughout his life. He was member
Of a we'll known family, his father hav-
ing served in the state senate and held
other political positions. Northrop was
a graduate of the Yale Law school In
the class Of 1890. He practiced law for
some time, and then was chosen secre-
tary and treasurer of the Newtown
Savings bank. Being interested In poll
tics and a democrat, he became afiiliat-
cd in the same political interests as
those Of state Senator NJ. J. Houlihan.
He served as a member of the board
Of education then as selectman, and
was later elected town treasurer, which
position he held for eight years 1t
was the investigation into the conduct
of the affairs as town treasurer that
led to his arrest on charges of embez-
Element He was also a member Of the
last constitutional convention.
His trial was to have come up at the
present session Of the criminal superior
court in Bridgeport.
He is survived by his father, c. P,
Northrop; a brother, John J. Northrop,
who Is member Of the board of edu-
cation, a sister, Miss Hattie Northrop;
also by his widow and one son, ten
years old, and a daughter, who was a
student at Smith college at the time
of her fathers arrest.
The amount of Northrop's alleged
embezzlement from the town OF New.
town was $4,000.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
YALE WRESTLER VICTOR
Dole Wins Try-Out for Olympic
Contest

New York, May 26--Wrestlers from
Yale, Princeton and Cornell as well as
representatives Of athletic clubs took
part in the tryouts at catch-as-catch-
can style at the Savage Institute to-
night in order to qualify for the Olym-
pic team,
Lee j. Talbot, Of Cornell, and the
Irish American A. c., defeated G. w.
Smith Of the American A. c..
of this city. This was the only bout in
the heavyweight division, In the mid
dlewelght division, Herman Gerig,
German American A. c.. won from his
clubmate, Joseph Semitic.
In the final bout OF the class up TO
1873 pounds, G. S. Dole of Yale, won
from Henry J. spanjer, National Turn
verein, Newark. Dole also won the fin
al bout In the lF-pound class.
George NJ, Mehnert, National Turn
verein, Newark, the survivor in the
119-pound class,
Although these men won out, II does
not follow that they will be chosen to
represent America at the Olympic con
| tests as the selection Of competitors Is
left solely to the discretion of the
! American committee
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
CORPORAL BEERS
MODEL SOLDIER
Grays' officer Wins Gold Medal
as Best Drilled Man in
the Second Regi-
Inent.
INSPECTION BY GOVERNOR
Notable Gathering Of Military Men
at Annual Regimental Drill
Held In Armory Last
Night.

The event OF the season In local mill
itary circles occurred last evening
when the annual dress parade and
prize drill Of the Second Regiment was
held at the Meadow street armory.
The gold medal awarded the best drill
ed man In the regiment was won by
Corporal Carl r. Beers Of Company y,
the Grays, after a keen competition.
In all respects last nights event will
go down in Second Regiment history as
the most successful and brilliant OF
the many annual events. Gold lace
and brass buttons were very much in
evidence and of the official assemblage
but one was attlred In civilian clothes
that one being the commander-ln- chief
Of all the military and naval forces OF
this state, Gov Rollin S. Woodruff,
who wore conventional evening dress.
Reveille was sounded shortly after 5
o'clock and the different companies be-
gan to form ranks on the armory floor.
They stood Mt rest for several moments
when the Second Regiment band which
was stationed in the north corner Of
the armory struck up. Hail to the
Chief" and Gov Woodruff and Col.
James Geddes Of the Second came in,
followed In double file by the COVER
nor's staff, and the military guests OF
the evening, forming a party of about
forty Among the guests present were
representatives Of the state military
and naval branches.
In the moving about OF the mem
bers Of the reviewing party, the in
termiXture Of color. of the different
insignia Of the representatives of the
different branches Of the service, pro-
duced an effect that was striking, here
an officer with the blue of the infantry
predominatne there one with the red
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
REACH AGREEMENT
ON CURRENCY BILL.
Senate and House Conferees
Graft a Compromise from
Aldrich and Vreeland
Measures.
PLAN TO CLINCH 1T TODAY
After Three Meetings Yesterday Pros
pect of Reporting Bill to the
Present Sessions Appears
Certainty.
PLAN TO CLINCH 1T TODAY

Washington, Ma 26.-The senate
and house conferees on the currency
bills held three meetings to-day which
did not adjourn until $50 O'Clock and
at the third reached a tentative
agreement on which will be based the
compromise agreement which the re-
publican members of the conference
hope to reach at an adjourned meet
ing tomorrow. At the conclusion of
the final meeting this evening me
probability of the reporting IF COM
promise bill TO the two houses of con-
gress was much stronger than at any
previous time this session, indeed Il
was a declared certainty.
The following are the main points
Of the understanding that has been
reached: The reserve provisions in the
Nreeland bill calling for a retention OF
25 per cent. in Central reserse cities
and l ) per cent in other reserve cities
is reduced to a straight ten per cent
reserve without reference to classifica-
tion Of cities. A higher rating IS Civ
en- to state and municipal bonds than
TO other securities upon which an
emergency currency may be taken out
by banks. That is to say, state, county
and municipal bonds viii he valued
at not to exceed 80 per cent. OF theli
market value, and all other oonds al
not to exceed 70 per cent. Of theil
market value both without regard a!
to whether they are offered rs secur.
ity for additional circulation under
the national clearing house plan Of
under the individual bank bon l-sacur.
ity plan.
The amount of circulation issuablC
upon a commercial paper basis is lin
tied to forty per cent of The clpila
Of the applicant bank. instead Of l0(
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
In Behalf of All Defendants Except
Boston and Maine.

Boston, May 26 President Charles S.
Mellen of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad today accepted
service In behalf Of all the defendants
In the bill in equity brought by the
United States in the United States cir
cult court to separate the New Haven
company from It's control over trolley
lines and the stock now held by it Of
the Boston & Maine railroad.
President Mellen was IN his office at
the South station and received United
States Chief Deputy Charles Morse
who handed him copy of the bin and
subpoena in behalf Of all the parties
named in the bin except the Boston
and Maine n. r. Arrangements for The
service were made by Charles f.
Choate, tr., the counsel for the COM
pany.
1t is understood that President Lu-
cius Tuttlo Of the Boston & Maine rail-
road will accept service in the case to-
morrow.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
KELLY FOR ENGINE q
New Lieutenant Assigned to Conlan's
Position.

Six assignments of firemen were
announced by the fire department
yesterday afternoon, among which
was included the assigning of Joseph
E. Kelly, the newly-appolnted lieu
tenant, to engine company 4 IN st
John street. The appointment of
Lieutenant Kelly was made week
ago to fiji the vacancy caused by the
death Of LieutoGant, Conlan In the eX-
plosion on the night of May 2shJ. p.
l3inperty, who was appointed a hose
man to 6il Che vacancy in the ranks
Of hosemen due to the promotion Of
Kelly, has been assigned to engine G.
ana the following transfers were in
cmdod In the shift: Hoseman L. S.
Hpgerty, engine 6 TO engine 3, Hose
man G. j Shugrue, engine to truck
1; Hoseman j Il, Horne, truck / to
truck 2 and Hosemar j. Sweeney,
truck to engine /.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
P0ST0FFICE ROBBERY
Packeryille Office and Postmaste $
Home Both Entered.

Packerville, May 26--The postof-
flee here was entered by burglars some
time early this morning and a small
quantity Of one cent stamps, post
cards and one cent stamped envelopes
We're taken Entrance was made BY
smashing a window. An attempt was
also made to enter the home Of
Thomas ], Brown, the postmaster,
who lives about mile from the Of
fee. The men were heard by Mrs
Brown and frightened away The
thieves were evidently acquainted
with the fact that Mr. Brown was in
the habit of taking the money, two
cent stamps and registered matter
home with him nights. There Is no
clue to the thieves.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
TWO FINE: HORSES
Louis Il. Stoddard Adds to His String
Will Arrive To-day.

Louis Il stoddard yesterday bought
in New York of John Sprotley, two
splendid chestnut mares, trotting bred,
standing about l4.2. It Is expected that
the animals will be entered in the COM
ing horse show. They are expected
here today
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
Distribution Of hucrcta DeForest Es-
tate Agreed Upon.

The distribution of the estate of the
late Lueretia $. DeForest was approv-
ed In the probate court yesterday af-
ternoon. BY 1t two portions Of the
estate will 90 to the New Haven Trust
company to hold IN trust for Mary l..
Hooper and Edward L. DeForest and
the other two portions which have been
set out are for Charles S, DeForest and
Eugene DeForest who are the distrib-
utofs of the estate. The estate which
was distributed amounts to $5S, 2o2. % OF
which each Of the distributes gets one
fourth.
The will of Ella A. Lewis leaving an
estate Of about $4,000 was also filed
yesterday afternoon. The entire life
use Of the estate is given to the hus.
band, He Is also named as executor.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
TAKEN INTO SOCIETIES
Forty-five Yale Men Chosen Tap Day
Initiated Last Night.

Last night the initiation OF the fif-
teen men chosen by the Yale senior
society of Skull AM Bones took place
at the house on High street The u.s.
ual picturesque manner of a ehas.ly
hand dragging the candidates into the
house was employed, and the fifteen
came up one by one.
The other two societies, Scroll and
Key and VOLTS Head, also took in
the men who were chosen on tap
daY
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
CONSOLATION CONSTITUTION.

Stamford May 26. AT meeting here
today Of the Fairfield West Consocia-
ton of Congregational churches a new
constitution was adopted The object Of
the new constitution is to make the
work Of the Consolation more effec-
tive,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
DAVID HENDERSON DEAn

Chicago, Ills, May 26.--Darl1 Hen
derson, veteran theatrical manager
and producer, died at sanitariurn
here tonight after long llnees.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL.


Reach Agreement on Currency BILL.
Mellen Accepts Service.
New Hampshire Troubled. ed...,.....,.
Evelyn Sticks to Thdw.
Congress Is Blamed. .....,...,.,....
Omnibus BIZ Passed .....,.......
Caldwell Loses His Mind d...........
North Carolina Dry.
Financial News and Quotations ~. 4
STATE.
Newtowns Ex Treasurer a suicide.
Children's Fight Is Fatal.
May Give Away Connecticut Bldg..
Passenger Wreck at Bridgeport.
Paekerville Postof1lce Robbery.
CITY,
Wholesale Suits Against Students.
Corporal Beers Wins Drill Medal. :.
Much Counterfeit Money Here.,...
Neal Objects to Examination ..
Drowned In West River. ...,.....,..
Followed Original Plan.........
Hurry Call for Police. e.............
Failed TO Pay Wife for Eight Years.
May Play Ball In Fourth Ward. 49,.
For Better High School Spirit.
Heirs Get S5S,262.25. 25..............
Kelley for Engineer r.....,..,.......
sPORTs--Pnpes o, Z and 0.
Corcoran Blanks Waterbury.
Hartford Continues to win.
Meriden and Springfield Win.
Giants Defeat Champions.
Pittsburg Trounces Boston.
Yankees Lose to st. Louis.
Detroit Shut Out Athletics.
Yale Meets Brown To-day.
Miss Bishop Qualities.
Waddell May Go to New York.
High School VS.. Bridgeport To-day.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, May 26.-Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday
For New England; Showers Wednes-
day; Thursday fair and cooler; fresh
southwest winds.
For Eastern New York: Showers
Wednesday with cooler In the Interior;
Thursday fair, fresh south winds.
Observations nt United States wealth.
er bureau stations, taken at s p. m. yes
terday, seventy-nfth meridian time.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
nnnMI.IaN In RnsTnN.

Major Isaac Bromley who Is at the
head Of the press department Of the
New Haven road, Is spending few
days in Boston
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
HEIRS GET $5S,292.25

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The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
MELLEN ACCEPTS SERVICE

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The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-24
Fate of 2-Cent Rate,

The filing of suits in the federal court Saturday against the railroad commission asking that all the orders of the commission relative to freight rates and schedules be set aside and that the twoeent passenger rate law be nullified was surprise to the legal profession generally and more or less of a shock to the general public.
 Many persons Saturday were de- sirous of knowing just what would happen to the two-cent rate, if the court should grant temporary re- straining order during the pendency of the suits. An answer to the ques- tion is not to be had in Little Rock John M Moore of the law firm of Moore, Smith & Moore, counsel for the railroads, could not give a definite answer to the question.
 Whether the two-cent rate would be abolished upon the granting of a temporary restraining order, is a ques- tion of policy that would have to be determined by the roads themselves. am not in position even to venture an opinion as to what the roads would do," said MT Moore.
 A railroad attorney, not directly in terested in the suits, said he thought the action of the roads will be govern ed largely by the terms of the tempo rary restraining orders that may be granted.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-24
NUMBER 19.
Steamboats for Sale.

It is potable that before the present summer is over Little Rock will be represented in the Arkansas river traffic by boat of more than ordinary tonnage capacity. This view of the situation was expressed Thursday by Little Rock business man who will invest in the proposed river undertak- ing
 Little Rock can buy at once a boat that is all ready for traffic One boat can be purchased for $10,000 cash and the other for S6,000 cash. The $6000 boat, is is explained, is in the control of Kentucky capitalists and the S10.- 900 boat is owne dby Florida people.
 ''It has been demonstrated" said the business man, that the Arkansas river is navigable in midsummer at or dinary water stages, from the mouth to Muskogee. The trip of the City of Muskogee up the river little more than a week ago proves the fact. The trip of this boat up the river has given an impetus to the importance of Little Rocks getting into the river traffic"
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-24
"kiIIed Self" Jury Found.

The funeral of Miss Caroline Pols- ton, who committed suicide at the State Hospital for Nervous Diseases Saturday, was held at the asylum Sun day morning. Miss Polston was just past p years of age and was admit ted to the institution one year ago Sunday, from Sharp county She had materially improved and Superinten- dent Stinson contemplated returning her to her home within a short time. Dr. Stinson was therefore the greater surprised when the fact of her self destruction was made known to him. He attributes the act to despondency, caused, probably by homesickness.
 She was left in the ward Saturday when the other patients were taken out for exercise, and when found had been missed by the attendant only a very few minutes. She used a sheet taken from her bed, for rope, and attaching one end to water pipe in the toilet room of the ward, strangled herself.
 Coroner s. P. ,Vaughter held an in- quest at the asylum, the verdict being that the woman came to her death by her own hands.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-24
Inspectinu Diaries Here

Dr. Horace Rice, city meat and milk inspector, accompanied by a special sanitary officer detailed from the Po- lice Department, began Thursday morning his regular monthly inspec- tion of the dairies supplying Little Rock with milk.
 This inspection is more for the pur- pose of Investigating the sanitary con- dition of the building and the health of the COWS than for making tests of the milk, although the milk is tested frequently.
 The inspector has recently been supplied with the patent branding de- vice and hereafter when a COW has been subjected to a test, brand showing the date of the inspection, will be placed in the animals ear
 It is claimed that within a short time the cows of at least two dairies in the city will be subjected to thor ough tests to determine whether they have tuberculosis.