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The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
WILLIAM II. TAFT,
FISK REPLIES TO BARLOW
Sends Letter In Response 10 Request
for Resignation.

While the statement was made onFho-
democratic national convention that he
received one letter only asking for his
resignation. that being from John c.
Barlow Of this city, tho Bryan sup
porters declare that others have been
written even II they have not been re-
ceived Tho letter Of Mr. Barlow was
registered, which is held as the rea-
son MIR. Fisk acknowledges having re-
ceived g. Mr. Barlow has received a
reply from MIR Fisk In regard TO the
matter, hut what tho contents Of this
letter were could not he lelrnei last
night Tho Bryan men arc still wax
Ing hotter and hotter over the case and
are determined that Mr. Fisks path
shall not be one of roses II he refuses
TO resign
II is claimed that Mr. Barlow was 10
have been put up against Fisk as the
Bryan candidate for delegate from the
district TO the convention Mr. BARLOW
did not wish personally 10 go TO uen-
YER but had aprecd TO he placed In
nomination Then Il is stated Mr. Fisk
told Barlow that he was for Bryan and
Barlow agreed not TO run, thinking
there was no use of causing contest
II Fisk was IN favor Of Bryan also.
This adds another 10 the claims Of the
Bryan men that Fisk's attitude toward
their candidate was misrcpresentcd be-
! fore the convention.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
FIGHT FOR HARVARD SPORTS
Sixteen Hundred Students Sign Peti-
tion Protesting Against In.
icrfcrcnce.

Cambridge, Mass, May &, The
Harvard Undergraduates petition,
slgncd by 1606 students, protesting
against any radical interference with
the present conditions Of intereollcei-
ate sport IN the university, was late
to-day presented 20 the Harvard fac
ulty.
The definite aim Of tho petition was
TO persuade tho faculty TO withdraw
from the position II has taken IN the
matter Of reducing intercollegiate
contests In all sports to minimum
which In general called for tho ahol-
ishment of all intercollegiate con-
tests between tho close Of the football
season and the spring recoss in April
This would have done away with hoe
key and basketball and intorfcrcd
with the spring baseball pra aticc.
The faculty accepted the petition
and referred It TO the Harvard Ath-
letic committee. The faculty issued
a statement In which II commended
the students for their cooperation IN
the discussion of the matter and their
desire TO abolish existing evils, and
recommended In referring the petition
TO the athletic committee that that
committee confer with the studont
body or its representatives In taking
final action.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
Thirty five More Discharged
from the Local Shops by
New Haven Road
officials.
BUT FIVE ARE NOW LEFT
Only Work That IS ABSOLUTELY Ncccs.
Nary Being nonc--Mnn, Engines
Snid 10 he In Lcaky
Condition.

The axe which has been so buslly
Welded by tho railroad authorities
throughout the local shops and yards
during the past few months has fallen
again, and this time the remaining
boilermakers employed hero have been
discharged. Al present there are
only five employed by the road in this
city, and these expect momeniarilv 10
be Informed that their services are no
longer required
With tho lnat cut, of which inform
alton was given AT the close Of las,
week. thirty-hve boilermakers were
dismissed and the Ave now nj work
are taking the places Of the sixty usu-
ally employed
There Is plenty Of work at present,
and railroad man said last night
that he did not believe there was now
perfect boiler on the whole New Ha-
Nen system This is probably an exag-
eern'ion, but he went on 10 toll NJ how
the boilers in the local yards and all
over the syatem all leak Only the
worst cases are repaired. and TO do
this the engines are taken to Read
vile, except the very few which must
he repaired in this city. At Water
bury last Saturday four engines were
lying absolutely helpless because Of
lack Of repairs
The reason for this wholesale cut in
the force Of tho men and the allowing
Of the engines 10 go without being re-
paired Is believed, too, by the general
public TO he part Of tho retrench-
ment policy of the New Haven road,
and by the laboring men to be n part
Of the contest against union labor.
The road tried 10 put the men on
piece work sometime ago, and the
men protested SO strongly that the
wage system was continued. but about
500 men we're discharged here. The
force has not, been increased since the
big cut.
The road, however, ia installing new
machinery continually in the Spring
street shops SO that there is a strong
probability that the shops will reopen
here, probably In the fall As soon as
the present five boilermakers are re-
/ lieved Of their duties the local shops
Will probably be closed for three
months and the repair work absolutely
necessary viii be done AT Readville.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
STATE TO SEIZE DEPOSITS
Massachusetts Seeks St25.OO0 I'm
claimed After Thirty Years.

Boston. May s S-Attorney General
Dana Malone to-day applied to the pro
bate court for an order that certain
unclaimed deposits amounting to some
s12b, 300, now in the custody Of tho
provident Institution tor aavings ~
this city he turned over 10 the stlie
treasurer.
The application ls under Choper 34o
Of tho statutes of 1907, which provides
that deposits remaining unclaimed in
any banking institution for more thnn
thirty wears may be laid claim TO by
the state and turned over to the state
treasurer II the attorney generals
application Is granted it Is said that
similar action in reesri to funds in
other banks IN tho state VII be taken
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
Election to Commons Fought
on That Issue Results in
Severe Blow to Free
Traders.
LIBERALS BARELY WIN


London, May g., Tho declining pop
ularlty Of the present government was
again revealcd by tho result of the
hye-clceton in Wolvcrhampton to day
20 replace Sir Henry Fowler who. as
yiscount Wolvorhampton took his scat
in the house Of lords. The liberals
retained the scat in the commons, but
by a bare majority Of 8. as against a
majority Of e,SG5 IN 1906. the result of
to-day's election being as follows
g. u Thorno GihcraD i,5li; l..
S Amcry CrnionisD i.bO6.
This feallt is looked upon as in
dicative of grave doubt that Winston
Spencer Churchill, president 81 the
board Of trade viii secure his seat at
Dundee, whittier he has gone to con
test the vacancy caused by the eleva-
ton to the peeragc Of Edmund Rob
cytson
There seems no longer room for
doubt that the country Is being rapidly
converted 10 Joseph Chamberlain tar
III reform policy The campaign al
Nolverhampton wasTouGht almost en-
tirely on this issue. This Is admitted
by the liberal newspapers which do
not attempt to disguise the severity OF
tho blow the government has sustained.
MI Amcry who SO nearly captured
the the seat for the protectonists. is
one Of the ahlest and most advanced
advocates of tariff reform He Is a
strong imperialet with brilliant rep
utation as a student Of economies and
military questions
Premier Asquith IL u make his hudg
ct statement on Thursday ana If this
should impose any further unpopular
taxation tho growth OF opinion against
the government and in favor Of tarlr
reform may become stlil moro rapid.
Tho unionlst press attributes the re-
markable revulsion or public opinion 10
the bad reaction In trade following n
few years of booming commerce whlca
rendered Mr., Chambcrains personal
campaign nuFatory.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
Republican Convention by
Voting to Instruct Will
Break All, Prece-
dents.
U, 5, SENATORS ARE OUT
Attitude Of Bulkeley and Bran
degee Costs Them Trip to
Chioago-Ullman and
Blakeslee to Go.
Especial - tho Journni-couri,r.)

-
Hartford, May Everything in
Connecticut Is Taft tonight as far az
the republicans. arc concerned and as
a result Of the opening session OF the
republican state convention, The four
teen delegates to the republican ma
tional convention from this state will
be instructed to vote and work for
the nomination Of William II. Taft for
the presidency This decision was
reached late tonight after hot sos-
sion of the committee on resolutions,
the vote being &c to that definite
resolution to have the delegates 20
instructed for the war secretary, be
offered when the convention re-as-
sembles at 10 o'clock The instruction
of the delegation for Mr.. Taft will, 1t
is believed. be the first time since the
war that such action was taken.
A resolution will also he introduced
tomorrow. endorsing the Roosevelt
administration. Another plank will
advocate the prompt and friendly re-
vision OF the tariff by the republican
congress and still another will call for
a more elastic currency system.
One OF the most important matters
disposed of tonight was the question
os what should become of Senator's
Bulkeley and Brandegee. who. were
slated to go as delegates. II was
learned positively that neither Of the
United States senator's would go to
Chicago and that their places would
be taken by Michael Kenealy, chair
man Of the republican state central
committee, and Charles r. i,rooker,
| former national committeeman. Col.
Isaac NJ. Ullman, Of New Haven, will
be named as a delegate-at-larye and
Major ID. A. Blakeslee, also of New
Haven, gets chance to go as a coun-
~ delegate. Senators Bulkelcy and
! Brandegee are scratched from tho
slate because of their attitude toward
the candidacy Of Mr. Taft, which had
always been non -commlttal. When
the convention opened 1t was con-
fronted with a peculiar situation as
4 about sb per cent. of the delegates
were Taft supporters, yet the conven-
tion was divided in the opinion on the
| question OF eeHulnR tls TWO JUlleu
States senator's as delegates.
For hours the matter was thrashed
out When caucuses were held the sub
stance of letters written by both sem
ators to friends here to the effect that
neither cared tofstate his position until
they could get into touch with the sit
uation at Chicago was known, was
read, together with subsequent COM
munications qualifying their attitude
to the extent that they were willing II
sent as delegates to be guided by the
opinions of majority Of the delegates.
They were opposed to instructions 1t
being claimed that both senators have
favored other candidates, the caucuses
quickly began to instruct their dele
gates to favor only out and out Taft
men. Very soon thereafter the Taft
delegates demanded that with the un-
certainty prevailing that the two SEN
ators be left of the delegation. The
newe slate then made up was as fol-
lows.
Delegates at large National Commits
teeman Charles r. Brooker of Ansonia,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
G0ULD'S SON HAZED OUT
Young Kingdom VIII Leave Columbia
without n Degree.

New York, May 5.--KIngdon Gould.
driven out by hazers, IS about to leave
Columbia university without a de-
gree. For three years he has with
stood their attacks and he has been
so hampered in his studies that he
has been unable TO take the prescribed
course, so that he cannot graduate as
n mining engineer He will sail for
Europe next Tuesday with his father,
All this is an outgrowth Of the at
tempt to kidnap him three years ago
When several Of the sophomores tried
to catch him to make him an "exhib-
IT, at their class dinner he turned
and fired revolver over their heads
The young men have never forgiven
him for defending himself They
made it SO disagreeable for him that
he could not attend the summer
courses In mining engineering He
has stood high In all courses that he
has taken
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
ROGERS COUNSEL DENIES
Says Capitalist Is Not Claiming Dam
ages for Governments NIlcgntions.

New York. May 8. Mir James NJ.
Beck, who as counsel for II. II. Rogers
and James stillman filed their answer
at salt Lake yesterday in tho Union
Pacific merger suit. said today
The Associated Press dispatch from
Salt Lake was distinctly misleading,
and at some points apparently malcl-
ous. The statement that either OF my
clients claimed damages by reason OF
the governments allegations in the
merger suit is utterly ridiculous some
stupid reporter must have mistaken the
prayer for dismissal with costs with
which every lawyer In the country Is
familiar. rs n claim for damages The
statements with reference 10 tho pur-
chase Of the Santa Fc stock which
seemed e imply that either Of my eli
ents had purchased a majority Of the
Atchison stock socms too absurd to
warrant even a denial
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
c. H. MER WIN DEAD
Prominent Resident Passes
Away After an Illness of
Eleven Weeks.
OWNED MUCH PROPERTY
Descendant of Mcrwins of Milford,
Who We're Among First Settlers
In That Town.

After ten weeks illnese. Charles H.
Merwin of 50 Bishop street died al his
residence last night.
He had been attended by Dr.
Fleischner and recently Dr +. Z. Gil
bert was called into consultation hut
despite their efforts MIR, Merwin's lito
ebbed away gradually and the end wac
not unexpected.
Mr.. Merwn who was 6i years Of
age, was botn IN Milford his father be-
ing very prominent farmer in this
town The elder Merwin was descend
ed from the first settlers Of Milford
and had four sons George F.. John,
William H., Charles Il. Merwin be-
eides one sister, Mrs Carolyn John
son living now with her brother John
Merwn In the Merwin homestead at
Woodmont
The Merwins acquired considerable
tract Of the most valuable land In
Woodmont lying between the trolley
line and the shore front and tho day
Mr.. Merwln was stricken he sold some
l9ud in the center Of the cottage coll
ony N this resort
Mr. Merwin when boy went into
the carpentry trade and had been as
eocated with his brother George for
over forty years.
His friends knew him as a fine, un-
assuming man with sterling qualities
and he will be greatly missed hy Nom
bers Of Pyramid lodge, A. o H. W. and
Harmony lodge, l. Q. o. u.
He leaves widow, the eIstor of
Jerome b. T,ucke, formerly associated
with this paper,
Tho intormont will be IN the family
lot at Evergreen cemetery but MS yet
the funeral arrangements are incom-
plete.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
TRIBUTE TO YALE
Visitor at Recent Debate Here
Declares Harvard Weaker
at All Points.
DEN0UMCES THEIR TACTICS
Admlrcs Yale Dcbatcrs' Conduct oi
the Case and Condemns Rules
OF Discussion.

Paying a marked tribute to the Yale
Evening Post of yesterday takes ex-
ccption TO the unanimous decision for
harvard rendered in the recent debate
here. He aseerts as an outsider" that
the Harvard men were weaker In every
department Of the discussion and ar
raigns their conduct Of the case. His
letter Is as follows:
To the Editor Of the Evening Post:
Sir; May ] express the Judgment of
of at least one outsider In reference to
the debate at New Haven on the even
ing of Friday last?
Happening to be IN the city, at
tended the discussion and heard DR.
Van Dyke of Princeton ANNOUNCE the
decision of the Judges. I came away
with the impression that II Harvards &
victory was fairly typical OF the intel
lectual and ethical code which obtains
IN such discussions. the ethics Of foot
ball 80 decried by President Eliot
are decidedly superior by comparison.
The Yale men opened and conducted
tEelr case. from exposition 10 conclu-
sion, with manly directness and ex-
picit candor. The Harvard men.
weaker than Yale In every department
of the discussion adroltly reserved
their effective points, and having the
advantage OF the closing speech, used
their real arguments In that speech
only and from position absolutely
protected from reply. Yale was accord
ed no opportunity whatever to meet
the case Of the affirmative.
"of course. all this was very "lntel-
leetual,' and proves the "intellectual"
precedence Of Harvard as against the
merely physical precedence of Yale.
But | would have preferred to have
my boy on that beaten Yale team.
II loft the hall with four mpressions:
| ID that In tho debate Of such a uues-
ton rs the future of Cuba or any 9TH
or issue Of social or political life the
Judges should not all be chosen from
the academic class; t2) that any rules
Of discussion that put a premium on
trick tactics are sure to empty these
debates of their educational slgnif-
lcance; (3) that the basis of marking
should be not 60 per cent. for sub
stance and 40 per cent for form. as an
nounced by Or Van Dyke. but should
include at a very high per cent the
Observance Of the finer ethics Of public
discussion; GD and that Yale will do
We'll In future to choose her Judges
| from institutions which are not so d.
Ireetly interested In perpetuating the
stupid assumption that the university
| at New Haven is strong only In the
exercises Of brawn. Tf however, 1t be
| tho purpose of these debates to develop
click lawyers rather than command
ing advocates. then certainly the judges
/ at New Haven did their duty
n. G. L.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
ANKLE BROKEN
Lnuis Nctiricl Meets With Bad Acct
dent While Playing Ban.

Louis Mettriok, residing on Bradley
street, and pupil in room :, orange
street school, and a member Of the
Junior nine Of the school, met with a
serious accident while playing ball
yesterday afternoon on the Hillhouse
avenue lot Young Mettriok was cover
ing third base in the practice game
and was IN the act Of tagging another
boy who was making for the third
bag when the runner came in contact
with young Mettrck's leg The latter
fell in a heap suffering intense pain.
He was carried by several companions
TO doctor who on examination found
that the lads ankle was broken After
the fractured limb vas set he was tax
en- to his home
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
OFF FOR NEW YORK


The annual soiourn OF Prof William
Bailey's class in American social con-
diuons at Yale, In New York city will
take place tomorrow, and though the
trip ends officially Friday night, II Is
probable that not many Of the students
will return before Monday.
About $50 will 80 on the trip and va
rious resorts in New York win be vis-
tied Thursday night the party viii
spend AT Mlls' lo-cent hotel, and Fri
day viii take In the iails and horpi
tails Thursday evening some of the
dance halls viii be seen through guides.
A side voyage to Blackwelrs Island viii
serve to keep the trip from becoming
mOnotonous.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
SAYS THAW IS INSANE
Dr. Rskcr. Held of Nattcawnn. Gives
Opinion on Observations.

Pouehkeepsie, y y. May 5-Dr
Amos 7 Baker, acting superintendent
of the Matteawan state hospital, In his
return today to the writ of haheas
corpus obtained ny counsel for Harry
X Thaw, denies the allegations In the
petition Of counsel that Thaw is now
sane. and alleges on the contrary that
Thaw Is insane. Or Baker has had
1haw under observation during his
confinement IN Matteawan following
the trial for the Staying Of Stanford
White
District Attorney Mack Of Duchess
county informed the Associated Press
tonight that he had been advised by
Justice Morschauser that the number
Of expert witnesses TO be called In the
Thnw habeas corpus proceedings
would be limited to five on each side.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
WOMAN MURDERED FIVE
Bodies Incarthcd Near House Where
She and Family Were Incincratcd

laporte, Ind, May g. That Mrs
Bella Guinness was responsible for at
least five deaths before she and her
three children were incinerated In the
fire which destroyed her home one
week ago to-day Is the theory now
held by the local authorities, who are
attempting to solve the puzzle of the
barnyard burying ground found on
her farm, one mile north of this aity
to-day.
Roy iamphere, . friend Of the wo-
man Is held on the charge of mur-
dering her by setting fire to the
house on April 2S
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
IN MR.. RYDER'S HONOR
Dinner Of Hopkins hluuni 90 he
Given Tonight.

The annual reunion and smoker o.
the Yale-Hopklps club Will be held to-
night at Whites Tontine hotel AS its
name signifies. this club Is composed Of
alumni Of the Hopkins Grammar school
who are at present In Yale There are
at present so members one third Of
whom reside IN New Haven Mr., Ryder
who resigned last June after service
Of 80 years teacher in the school
will be the guest Of honor The rector
Or a. u. Woodford, win also be pres.
ont. as well as several other prominent
alumni of the school.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
AMERICAN BANKERS MEET


Lakewood, N j. Denver will he the
next gathering place of the American
Bonkers' association, according to the
decision reached by members of the ey-
ecutive committee OF the association
who met here to-day The formal an
ncuncement will be made to morrow
Saratoga was the only other place con
sidered The session will be held in
either September or O0tnbor, the date
to be set b! the COMMITTEES
One hundred members Of the assoct-
alton and their wives attended, the ban
nuet tonight Informal speeches were
made by various members Of the execu.
tive committee.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
INJTRED At wINcHEsTEs,s

William Fraser an emnloye Of tho
Winchester Repeating Arms Co, was
injured yesterday afternoon while em.
ployed Mt the plant Of the company ana
was taken to the New Haven hospital
Just how he sustained his injuries
could not be learned las. night His
condition Is not serious Fraser 10
twenty-five years of lge, and he lives
at 81 Crown street.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
INSTRUCTED ron ros,,Srn.

Warnesboro Ga, May 5.-l'rho repGh-
lican convention Of the First t',rgres.
sional district TO o-dny selected delegates
to the Chicago National convention.
They were instructed to vote for Fora
ker for the presidential nomination.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
Continued on Second Page.)
WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, May 5.-Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday
For New England: Probably rain
Wednesday; Thursday partly cloudy,
Hight variable winds. mostly south
For Eastern New York: Rain
Wednesday; Thursday partly cloudy
and warmer; light south winds.
Observations at United States wealth
er bureau stations, taken at 8 p. m. yes-
terday, seventy-f1fth meridian time.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
AMERICA WINS cHAMrIoysu,r.

New York, May 5-Calvln Demarest
NJ Chicago Tonight wnn The nterna
tional amateur billiard championship
by defeating Lucien Re Eollo. the five
time amateur champion Of France, by a
score Of 100 TO 2lG
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06

lContlnued on Second Page)
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

hrw Haven, May 8. 1903.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1908-09-25
MELLOW AGE

The sweetest thing in the world is a
grandfather or grandmother who
has come into the sunset land unem-
Uttered. The man or woman who has
passed through the furnace fires of
life and emerged into the cool of the
evening unsecured and still attuned to
optimism and gladness, has had sue
cess of living. He or she has not lost
faith in mankind nor confidence in the
upward trend in humanity. To sit at
the feet of such an individual and
drink in philosophy is a pleasure
that only those appreciate who have
been forced into companionship of the
disgruntled and pessimistic. Nothing
is quite so sweet as sweet old age
Western Publisher.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1908-09-25
SUICIDE AT JONESBORO

Jonesboro, Sept. 21.-An unknown
man, we'll dressed and apparently 22
years of age, committed suicide here
last night by jumping in front of the
west bound Frisco passenger train,
due here At 7:45. The tragady occurred
in the suburb in the city.
The engineer saw the man jump on
the track to stop the locomotive. The
man planted himself on the side of the
track, and just as the engine was
in about five feet OF him swung in its
path. He was struck and knocked
about 80 feet, death resulting instant
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1908-09-25
FARM FOR SALE

Good farm of 100 acres near High
Rock, II miles north of Batesville, Is
acres in cultivation % acres of which
is fine creek bottom land which grows
10 bushels of corn per acre. Good
frame dwelling with two tenant houses.
Two orchards with an abundant varie-
ty of fruits. Good oak, hickory and
cedar timber on land not in cultiva-
ton. Fine water, both we'll and spring,
with fine creek running through farm.
Good mill-site on farm. Fine cave
near dwelling where 10000 bushels of
vegetables may be kept the year round.
Convenient to school and church.
Will be sold cheap and on easy terms.
Henderson Real Estate Co., Newark
Ark.