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FULL LOCAL AND ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS. WEATHER r RAIN OR SNGTO TO-DAY. VOL LXII., WO. 319. . NEW HAVEN, CONN., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1907. PRICE TWO CENTS. "- sTi?!ia -jySir x avpi - 3;,.-if'i----- MELLEN SAYS HE ' DID JOT SAY IT Never Personally Stated That Canadian Pacific Was Negotiating for B. & M. HE NOW DECLARES THAT IT IS NOT Has Offers from a Railroad and an Intermediary Who Might Represent Anybody. New York, Dec. . 13.-The directors tof the New York, New Haven and jHartford Railroad 'company held to- ay at the Grand Central station their ninthly meeting which will be con- inued to-morrow. No announcement .vas made at the close of to-day's fifes- ion concerning: the disposition likely o he made of the company's Boston nd Maine stock. -Directors of both the New Haven :nd the Canadian Pacific are under took to hpt without Hnvthine- like full information regarding the nature or 1 'resent status of the negotiations over he Boston and Maine, if, indeed, the ranadian Pacific is the prospective ontractlng party of the second part, s is generally supposed. At the conclusion of the meeting Mr. lellen said, with' regard to the de nials by Sir Wm, C. Van Home, Ed iund B. Osier and other Canadian acific officials that that system was ddlng ' for the- Boston and Maine oolt: "I would like to have It made clear iat I personally never made the atsment that the Canadian Pacific is eking to buy the Boston and, Maine bck held by the New Haven. In fact, e Canadian Pacific "is holding no ne- tlatioriV for its purchase. 'Two offers, however, have been ido for trie stock, one indirectly oush an intermediary and the ier directly by a representative of railroad which Is not the Canadian clfic. The indirect offer comas from member of a banking house which Tht represent one of several rall i:l systems, arid in that case I do not ow the identity of the road that is lins to make the purchase. The ler, as I 4a.!d. comes from a railroad crest, but I do not wish to disclose Identity." . ; STATE SCHOOL CENSUS Official Figures Give New Ha 23,438 School Children. The result of the state school enu meration for 1907 was announced to the board of education last night, so far as New Haven is concerned. This is the census on which the state ap portions to each town its school allow ance for the year, $2.25 bc-ing con tributed out of the state treasury for each child enrolled. The enumera tion shows 20,799 in public schools, which is an Increase of 828 over last year, and 2,639 in private schools, an increase of 70, making 23,438 in school in this district and 4,367 not in school, but between the ages of four and six teen years. Of those not attending school 1,801 are under the age "of five and 1,530 are between fourteen and sixteen. As fourteen is the limit of compulsory at tendance, this accounts largely for the total at this age out of school. Be tween seven and fourteen, the compul sory ages, there are only 183 reported out of school. Of the total children between four and sixteen there are reported employ ed at labor 1,205. Li GREAT IMPETUS FOR THE REYIYAL MR. SHANNON TO LIVE HERE Secretory to Vice-President Stevens Going to Nevada for Family. E. P. Shannon, secretary to Vice President John F. Stevens of the New Haven road, leaves next Friday for Reno, Nev., from where he will ac company his family, a wife and child, back to this city. ' Mr. and Mrs. Shannon will reside a 225 Wlnthrop avenue. 1 SLCH SCHOOL LECTURE jr. Sir. Perry Tulks on "Earthquakes j in Jamaica." lie first free public school lecture j given under the, supervision of I board of education at "Welch School i last evening, proved a .gTeat suc- V The hall was filled to its capac- over 260 people being present ;it 12-0 neoDle were turned away. he maeiing was presided ever by hit Wittfhln who explained in Yid- the object of the lectures, of. C. ,F. Kent, of Yale university, of the lectures, ie lecture was opened by a violin by Miss Maude Beers. Mss May Hoy mng an Ensilsh ballad. Both i wc!l received and appreciated, v. J. DeVolf Perry was the lec , and the subject was "Earth 3 in Jamaica." is very significant at this the'in , lecture that it s something that people want, and appreciate, is the intention to jive a course ttures in five or six centers during fidnths of January, February and h. next lecture to be given will be amilton School hall en Wallace i, next Friday evening. STALKER'S CAPTURE San Diego Dispatch Says Arrest Was Made by , Private Detective. SOON TO START HOME Treasurer Stanley, of the New Eritain Eank, Does Not Credit Report. San Diego, Ca!., Deo. 13. Word re celved by a detective agent now here is to the effect that William F. Walk er, the absconding treasurer of the New Britain, Conn., savings bank, was ar rested at Ensanafla,, .. on Wednesday, and. will start as soon. as possible from there 011 his long journey to the scene of til d'.efM offenre. The arrest was mada ,by a private, detective who 'was already supplied With extradition pa pers from the state department. The steamer Nellie left here for Enpanada this morning and will return t6-mor-row nJjrht. New Eritain, Conn., Dec. 13. Treas urer Stanley said to-niprht that he had received no word concerning the re ported arrest of William F. Walker, a fid that he did not feel Inclined to place much credence in the report. Dr. Chapman's Brother Speaks at Two Meetings at Calvary Church Last Night. EXPLAINS FINANCES AND GENERAL WORK Evangelistic Effort Will Cost $5,000, Exclusive of Free Will Offering Given Evangelists. The coming Chapman evangelistic campaign which is to be held in this city during January, was given what will undoubtedly prove its greatest Im petus last night at the Olivary Baptist church, where were held two Important meeting. One was that of the personal workers, held in the main church. The other was that of the officers that will be in charge of the campaign, held in the basement of the church. E. G. Chapman, the brother of Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, who "Is the head of the movement, was present at the cnurch and spoke at both meeting?, ex plaining the method of work that the evangelists would pursue when they came to New Haven. 0,lr. Chapman is the head of the business and financial correspondence, of the evangelistic campaigns. Tne omcers for the coming move ment met promptly at :30 in the base ment of the church, where a very de lightful supper was sorved by the Ja dies of the church. The officers include the executive committee and the var ious sub-committees. The executive committee is headed by Rev. Dr. Wat son I Phillips of the Church of the Redeemer. He, with Dr. Chapnjan, will be at the head of the campaign. On the executive committee with him are the following, each in charge of particular field of work; Treasurer, John T. Manso'n; Vlce--prssldnt of Benedict Downs k Co., and presfdint of the Yale National bank; finance, William H. DouglRsa, of Dl'lon & Douglass; canvassing, Rev. Francis T. Brown, of the First M. E. church; pub llcity, William tM.- Parsons- of the Chamberlain company-,' free will ofter- Rev. F. A. M. Brown of the First Presbyterian church; ushers, William G. Lot2e of the Colonial Investment Co, hd of Lotze & Tompkins; and the general secretary and head of the de partment of music, Rev. Jason N. iCST WOESS REDUCE ;j Defender Builders Cut Time i Rubber Also Dull. Ll.ol. R. I., Dec. 13. The Herresh- nrks here, famous for the con ion of cup defenders, will go on time schedule, 'beginning' next jiv. About 26) men are employed plant. Under the curtailment 1 work wil be begun each day jO, and will end at noon. works of the National ' India tr company iir wux aiiui, uuwn fj row night for two weeks. The n employs 1,400 hands, and is I (led by the United States Rubber liny.' 1L KNOCKED DOWN BY TEAM Mrs. Charles H. Merwin, of Bishop Street, Severely Injured. lAt abcut 6 o'clock last evening', Mrs. Charles H. Merwin, of No. 52 Bishop street, was about to board a trolley car at th corr'r of Elm and State streets, a t.T.m swiftly driven, said to be a doctor's teira, came around the corner out of State street inte Elm street, and before Mrs. Merwin could step out of the way the shaft of the carriage staruck her and knocked her down. She. fortunately fell outside the track of the team, but in her fall her right wrist was tw.dly fractured. Mr. KaJitz, one of the Rantz brothers, the cafe pro prietors on State street, who was mail ing a letter at the box nearby, rushed to the spot and assisted Mrs. Merwin into the undertaking parlors of Theo flnre feller, where every attention was given her to alicvinte her pain, and after about half an hsur she was able to proceed to her home In a car. Later Dr. De Verdi attend her and reduced the fracture ,and last evening Mrs. Merwin was quite comfortable. The river of the team in a colored man. The spot where the outward bound trolley cars can now stop at Elm and State streets, at the first crossing, is a dangerous one, as persons boarding the car are at the mercy of teams coming swiftly around the corner from State street. m ANTS CAUSE TROUBLE filing of Hungarians Worries the I: ' '. Fatherland. I na, Dec. 13. There hag been a Jrable rise in the value of realty f hout Austria-Hungary, especial I igary, as the result sf the de ' by Immigrants', returning from a for homesteads. On the ether many of those who are retufn f Without funds. This fact is grave concern to the govern ing fears are expressed that the Market will be unfavorably in- 1 by it. A committee has been :ed to devise means to care for Utitute RUNS SWORD THROUGH DOG Animal Seizes Man by Throat nnd Wife Pinions it tTntil Dead. Chicago, Dec. 13 Mrs. Roy Wi'son wife of an insurance broker, seeing hor husband at the ifierey of an infuriated bulldog at their home to-day, seiz:d a sword, ran the animal through and pinioned it against the wall until dead. Wilson attempted to discipline the cur with a whip. The animal, sprang and seided Wilson by the throat and held on till dead. Wilson and his wife both fainted after the experience. They were resuscitated by neighbors who were attracted by the affray. 1 (VISED ROW AT SCHOOL. itt Cohen of 116 Lafayette street aested last evening by Offleer .1 en ii charge of breach of the j He is accused of going to the his boy attended, and raising a er the cMld. Cohen Is thirtv ,r of ag. CONCEDE EIGHT-HOUR DAY One-Day Strike of New Britain Type, setters is Settled. ew Britain, Dec. 13. The offlcos of the Herald and Record of this city conceded the eight h6ur day schedule to its machine operators and compos itors after brief negotiations this morning. The Adkins company has refusad the request of the printers, but report that only three men. are out, NEWS SUMMARY. GEAERAL. Thaw Costs New York $100,000. China Is Waking Up. Mareningj on uie Trioesmen. Ex-Mint Director Favors Central Bank. Lusitania'a Sister Afrround. Closing- New York Saloons. i-migrants Cause Traume in Austria. STATE. Suicide in Norwich of Melancholia. Rev. Mr. Snow Accepts at Winsted. Body Found in Stamford. Pope Company Resumes Work. CITY. Builder of the "Monitor" Dead. Great Impetus to Coming Revival. Police Examine Burglary Suspects. Clerk Donovan Upheld by Daggett Park Board Votes Thanks to Weir. Teachers' Increases May Bo Lost. Haekett Presented With 400. St. Aloysius T. A. B. to Elect Officers. Women Fractures, Both Wrists. New Haven Road Declares 2 Dividend Dynamiters Fined in Hamden Court. Talk on Citizens' League of Chicago. Bc-cv. Shannon Coming Here to uvo. Frank Losee in "Rose of the Rancho." SPORTS. Watt Acceps Huber's Challenge. Largest Exchange Ever Recorded. -Rain Plays Havoc at New Orleans. Watt Increases Lead in Bowling. N. H.'s and Seconds Awarded. Boneyards win Hough Gains. Haskin Defeats Mehin Sheppard, , Kvnvrs TO-DAY. Attractive Vaudeville at Poll's. "Dora Thorn" at the New Haven. "Miss HCbbs" at the Bijou. ' 'The Rose of the Rancho" at Hyperion. NO ELIGIBLES YET TEACHERS MAY LOSE INCREASE Appropriation for Salaries Shy 12,000 of the Sum Needed for Last Raise. FINANCIERS MUST GIVE MORE MONEY Otherwise Moran Vote, to Go Into Effect Next Sep tember Will be Void. LOSES REAPPEARS Missing Priest in "The Rose of the Rancho" Back on the Job. Frank Losee, who plays the part of Padre Antonio, the superior of the mission in 'The Rose of the Rancho," was back in the cast at the Hyperion last night. Thursday night, when the time . came for the performance at Providence,. Mr. Losee, who takes one of the principal parts, was missing and the air oi mystery surrounding It led to the frultltss Investigation. The actor showed up in this city yesterday and last might played the part in such a mannor that he was enthusiastically encored. Th manage ment declined to give any explanation of his absence. ",., BUILDER OF THE "MONITOR" DEAD ThomasFitchRowland.Born in This City, Passes Away in New York. 35TH ANNUAL MEETING Civil Service Board Fails to Announce List for , Captains. SERGEANT EXAMS JAN. 2 Physical Tests Are Still to be Taken by Other Aspirants. (Continued on Second Page.) HAGKETTGIVEN $400 Gold Testimonial from Teachers to the Head of the League. As a token of the appreciation iji which he is held by the members of the New Haven Teachers' Jeague, that organization last evening presented to William H. Haekett, president of the league, a purse containing $400 in gold. The presentation was made In the auditorium of the high school at the conclusion of the lecture by Mr. McAndrew of New York. Secretary Arthur Booth of the league made the presentation. About 5 06 persons were present to hear the address on "Positives and Negatives in School M&na&ement." The speaker emphasized the value of appreciating the good points of the children and encouraging them as the positive method in contrast with the negative fnethod of criticizing fiuitt. Musical numbers were contributed to the program toy Miss Vera Oden- kirehen, pianist, and a quartet of fe male voices. , T Although it wti the third meeting helfl in connection with the looking oyer of the papers handed in by the applicants in the retfnt examinations for the police aaptaincy, the civil ser vice board failed to make any an nouncement of the results last night. The reaeoh stated wag thit, while the marking of the mental examinations had been completed by the board, the physical examinations were still to be held and until these had been taken and the results given to the board it would be impossible to announc who were eligible for appointments as cap tains, and until that time no announce ments would be made. Not even the number, of men who passoil the men tal ,tets would be given out last night, It is hoped that the results of the physical examinations will be reported to the board at another meeting, which has been set for next Monday evening. The physical tests, which are given by Dr., Beaver, of the Yale gymnasium, have not been appointed yet, but cards will be sent out probably to-tlay to the men who passed the mental tests idling them to appear for physical ex amination. The results will be an nounced Monday evening, if the report is received from t' e physical examina tion by that tlm The date of January 2 has been set for the next examination, which will be for the position of captains. The time limit for application to take that exam has not been set yet. The board also received the opinion which was asked from the corporation counsel In regard to the book which Anthony Carroll accuses Clerk Dono van of Illegally taking from Controller Rawe's office about a month ago. The 6pinlon upheld" the action of Captain Dohovnn in taking the book from the controller's office, and held that the book, while under the charter the reo ords it contained had to be posted In the controller's office for six months, did nt in ,any way become the prop erty of the controller, but were sim ply there under the civil service board for the use of the public. It appears that the book had become dilapidated fend sad been superseded by a bulletin koard which is now used for the post ing of the ellgibles. NORMAN SUPPLY CO. CASE A Jury Verdict of $806.62 Brought in Against Local Firm. The case of Edwin I. Loomis of Pennsylvania vs. The Norman Printers' Supply company of State street, which had been continued from yesterday, was concluded before a jury to-day in the court of common pleas of New Ha ven, w!'h Judge Isaac Wolfe on the benh. The case was ene of suit for Israeli of contract made fty the plaintiff with the supply company for printing machinery. The case has been conduct ed by Attorney Eeers of Karrijrran & Kelsey for tho plaintiff and Attorney Tyner for the defendants. Yesterday afternoon the jury brought in a verdict of $696.62 damages for the defendant. The court adjourned till Tuesday. FROST'S CASE TO BE NOLLED General's Son Will Doubtless be Ac quilted on MRnslanghtcr Charge. Eridgliport, Dec. 18. It was expected that the manslaughter case of Russell Frost, jr., son of the brigadier-general, would come up for trial in the superior court to-day, but it was not called and according to reliable information the case will be nolled. It is believed that this action is taken as the result cf llje acquittal of Chauffeur Logan in (the courts here last week, Unless the board of finance adds $2, 000 to the sum of money as originally appropriated for the payment of the salaries of school teachers for next year the increase of $50 per teacher throughout the city which was voted to go into effect next September in ac cordance with a resolution of Mr, Mo ran adopted early last month, will not go into operation at all. When the finance committee of the board of ed ucation went over the amount of money appropriated for the purpose of ap portioning1 it for the needs of the de partment, which Is the function of that committee, it diflopvered that the amount of $5,948 which was asked later by the board for the proposed Increase had been shaved down to $3,918, cutting out $2,000 of the projected sum for the increase. In figuring the Increase the education board had asked for the sum of $5,91S, figuring that it could save $6,000 in the course of the yer from sundry savings in the salary aocount. The board of finance plaoed the saving at $8,000 which aeoounts for the de crease of the account $2,000. The coml mittee states tht it placed the saving1 as high as possible and that $8,009 is out of the question. A vote was taken by the board which will be sent to the board of finance announcing that un less the other $3,009 is appropriated the board cannot pay the Increased salar ies. ' i The finance board brought up tho need for more money for the repair of school buildings in its report as to vhe sums recommended for each Item of the department. The sum of J20.C00 had heen asked in the estimate.? as submitted and this the board of ilnance reduced to $9,000. The finance commit tee decided to take the amount of $3,- 918 which was left over from, the lnr crease for teachers because the entire sum needed was not given and placd it on the sum for repairs. This was 6t. Aloysius T. A. and B. Society Meetf to Elect Officers. The thirty-fifth annual meeting of the St. Aloysius T. A. and B. society BUILT THE FAMOUS SHIP IN 100 DAYS Funeral to Take Place Monday, With Interment in Ever gren Cemetery. REGULAR DIVIDEND New Haven Road Directors Vote Quarterly Two Per Cent. IAt a meeting of the directors of the New Haven road held in New York yesterday the regular quarterly divi dend at $2 a share was detlered. This aiviaena is payable December 31 to stockholders of record December 13. This dividend is the same as has been paid each quarter and does not show any effect of the late financial string ency nor that the expenses of the read have increased enough, through the demands of organized labor or the ccst of running the road to such an extent as to effect the return to the stockholders on their investment. From New Haven the following at tended the meeting: President Mellen, Judge A. Heaton 'Robertson, Prof. George J. Brush, James Hemingway, Secretary John G. Parker. (Continued on Second Page.) PRAISE JFOR WEIR Park Board Adopts Vote for Services on Bennett - Fountain. At the meeting of the park commis sion held last evening a vote of appre ciation was adopted for the work of Prof. John Weir of the art school in connection with the erection .of the Bennett memorial fountain. The fol lowing is the vote, as recorded In the records of the board: "Voted, That the commission ex press Its high appreciation of the vol untary addition made by Prof, Weir to the size of the fountain after his contract was signed, by which he en hanced its beauty and ennobled its preportlons. About 120 cubic feet of marble was worked In at his ownj ex pense. We also wish to express our appreciation for his construction of an ice chamber and we congratulate him on the highly artistic excellence of his work and its adaptation to the condi tions of the gift." The monthly report of Superinten dent of Parks Gustavo X. Amrhyn was submitted. It announced that the lake in Edgewood park is now rilled ,with water and in complete condition. 'Teet. A long, useful n& VMy hcus -tAN , career is ended In the datth of Ttwn..: J"X will be held to-morrow afternoon at 8 Fitch Rowland, whose name Will !lv N." o'clock at St. John's school hall, South . In American history a the oontrjwtc wno duiu tne celebrated firt monitor Annual reoorts of officers ana stana- lng committees of the Pt year will be Mrrlmao wUoh uah We4 reaa ana omei- v. with Union warships and whlcH, tm will be transacted. Arrangements are f ... . Mw.n,L,!;; being made for a lecture on total ab- j sunence in oi. juimo wm.w. ... near future, and it is expected that this will greatly aid in carrying out the society's plan to increase its mem bership, which now numbers twenty DYNAMITERS FINED Cost Boys Ten Dollars to Send Shed Into Air. CONFESSED TO GUILT Surprised When They Saw Building Vanishing Overhead. In the Hamden town oourt yesterday afternoon after an hour's trial, Judge Willis M. Cook Imposed a $10 fine and a severe reprimand on Nelg Johnson and Arthur Parmelee, two boys who blew up a shed near the Shepherd's Brook schoel. Th ttnva both uleaded not K-ulltv to the .charges brought against them, but Prld, on the witness stand confessed the misdemeanor. They said that they played truant Wednesday to get some Christmas trees, and that in Alva Hum lston's dhed they found dynamite in co? pious Quantities. ' The first thing that they did with this dynamite was to blow upa stone wall. They did net think it was dn gerous, but when asked by Prosecut ing Attorney Charles P. Clarke what ttiey did after they lighted the fuse ereat civil war, Thomas Fitch Rowland w&s f gvw Karen birth, born in US1, nd mr cherished a warm intersst in the cltjr of his birth though for ever half a century his home had been In nW York city or in Brooklyn. Ht was the founder of the oelatorated Continental Iron Wcrka at Qreen'point, near New tork, and Its ettre head un til recently when declining health coro 'polled hhn to relinquish much of hla burden of business cares. t - He was a son bt Oeorge Rs.wle.nfl. a noted New Haven man in the early part of the last century, who was pro prietor of the old mill "which was on Union street where the old passenger depot subsequently steed. Young Rowland-assisted hie father In the mill (or a time while In his teens, but his proclivities and tastes were for ma j ohlnery and civil engineering. : Ha went to work when albout eigrhteea years of age In the railroad shops in, New Haven and he iwas a locomotive engineer for a time on the old New York and New Haven road. Ooinjf to New York when riot yet twenty-one, he became connected with the iron (work business and out ef this grew and developed" the great industry which has made hie name noted in the business in the country for a long Although nis eoimeouonrwi.fi tn building of the first Mosltor was as its contractor great praise was due and Was awarded him for the astonishing rapidity with which the warship was built. It was constructed and made readr for Its work in. the short space 6f one hundred days. Mr. Rowland's plant was ever large ly engaged in the manulsoture of troa work for steamboats., and ih reoent years the shops turned out, a rea they said they ran the whole distance ; number" of Morrison oowugated- fnr- SUSPECTS EXAMINED Detectives Question Boys on Burglary, But Dismiss Them. Several boys were taken into police headquarters and held early last even ing for examination by the detectives under suspicion of being implicated in the burglaries committed recently about the center of the city. They were put through a careful piece of degree work, but all were dismissed from custody after the examination. The police are busily engaged on the task of finding the culpables, but so far no results have been achieved so far as arrests are concerned. FELL OVER A LOG Watchman Taken to Hospital With Bruised Back. Samuel Taylor of 222 Munson street, sixty-three years of age, a watchman at a saw mill near Belle dock, was tak en to the New Haven hospital early this morning with a bruised baek and side. Ho had a dog with him as a companion, and when he went into his shop the dog leaped up at him. He baeked out and fell over a log. He had no serious injuries. FRACTURES BOTH WRISTS Elderly Woman Slipped in Coming Out of Theater. As she was coming out of the New Haven theater last evening at the con clusion of the performance, Mrs. Keely, a woman 74 years of age, of 91 Meadow street, slipped and fell to the pavement. In attempting to save herself she put cut her hands and fraotured both wrists. She also sustained a cut on the forehead and a severe shaking up. She was taken to Grace hospital. On account of her age the shock of the accident makes it quite a serious one. TRESPASSERS OX RAILROAD. Edward Willara of Scranton and Charles La Forma, claiming to hail from New 'Hampshire, were arrested last evening by Special Officer Allen for trespassing on railroad property. HORSE'S NECK And a Winslow Bakery Demolished. naces for ships and steamboats. Mr. Rowland died at his kome, SB Madison avenue, New Tork, which bad been his residence for Many years, Previously his home was for years in Brooklyn. His summers were most ly spent at the summer residence at Larohmont, His wife, whe was a Naw make weekly ttavsn woman, neo wmiw, oieo aooui u, unot wniuu urn ma ed seriously. He Waves two sons, who were aiiftetated with him in his business, Thomas Fitia Rowland, Jr., and Charles BradUy Row- BROKEN land, whose summer heme was at their ; father's in Larohmont. Another son. ueorge, aied last summer. Mt Rowland, as before mentioned, took a lively interest in the welfare ot of the lot. They did not think that to set oft the dynamite under -the shod would oauss the trouble It did, and were surprised to see the shed sail away after the ex plosion. With them wore three school mates, all of whom testified against them. Th bova wil have to reports to Probation Offleer William H. . health had tXfl Biurtze uiii.ii juiy. Wagon At about 12:30 yesterday noon a horse attached to one of the Winslow Bakery wagons, which had been left standing near the corner of Blatohley ' day afternoon on the arrival of the New Haven, and was a frequent visitor here before his health failed. He was a life member of the New Haven Col' ony Historical society. The funeral wm taKe piece on Mon- avenue and Saltonstall avenue by its driver, Clarence Pardee, while he was delivering goods at a house nearby, took it into its head to make a break for home. The horse, as he progressed toward East Chapal street, qulokencd his paoe considerably, and In turning the corner into East Chapel Street made too great a turn.and the wagon struck a telegraph pole. By the foroe of the collision the wagon was-knook- ed entirely eff from the running gear, and landed in a demoralized mass in the street, while the oakes, pies and doughnuts were scattered all around. The unfortunate horse, moreover, stumbled against the ourved stone curb at the oatoh basin at the corner, and fell, breaking its neok. The poor animal's death was instantaneous. The police looked after the remains of the horse, and the wagon and wagon's supplies. train from New York due here at 1:40. The interment will be In the family plot in Evergreen cemetery, The deceased, leaves two sisters, both of this city, Sarah "Rowland, who re sides on Lawrence street, and M. JfeBhie Rowland, who reside on Olive street - .ii WEATHER RECORD. to Washington, Dee, 18. Foreoa.it Saturday ana Bnnaay:- For New Enelands Talt in , north, snow or rain in south portions Sat urday; Sunday rain er snow, laoreas ing northeast winds on the south Ooat For Eastern New York! Rain of snow Saturday; probably rala and warmer Sunday i inoreanlhg northeast winds. EX-PARTE DIVORCES One Case Continued. " , Several cases of expjrte divorce suits were heard yesterday afternoon by Judge Gager in the short calendar of the superior court. All -but one of Observations at TJntted States weath er bureau stations, taken tt I p. m. yes terday, seventy-fifth meridian time. Wind. Tem, Dlr, W E SH NW H B NB NE Albany , 80 Atlanta 36 BlBmardk.... 82 Boston 34 Buffalo. ..... 24 Vhicago 84 Cincinnati.... 2S Cleveland..., 28 Denver 84 Detroit 80 Hartford..... Hatteras. . .., Jacksonville.. Nantucket.. . , N. Orleans New York. . . . them, that of Arthur D. Allen vs. Cora Omaha.'.!'.'.!! 38 T. Allen were allowed and divorces 1lttsbur& 34 granted. In the latter the case will be continued. Divorces were granted In Lena Anderson vs. Christian An derson, Harry H. Bomer vs. Albert L. Weeks, Frederick A. Wooding vs. Es ther D. Wooding, Frances A. Riley va John C. Riley, and Isaac M. Porter vs. Emma K. Porter. ' E N NE SE NW sw N E E NW Vsl. Pre. 00 t 64 00 l T-1 20 0' If T. I 00 4 00 24 00 4 00 16 00 24 M 12 00 6 . 01 4. 00 6 00 4 T. 6 00 Cloudy Bain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cleudy Snow Cloudy Clear Cloudy P.t.Cldy Cloudy Rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudv Cloudy Rain Cloudy BEST SEKVICE TO CALIFORNIA via Washington-Sunset route. Person ally conducted tourist cars without change from Washington. Berth 88.50 LOCAL WEATHER, REPORT. Nftw Hfl.vfin. Tlfn 11 lA7 ' . - - 1 - w y , . A.M. Temperature 28 Wind direction W Wind velocity .'. . . 9 Precipitation 0 Weather , Clear Minimum temperature. 22 Maximum temperature. 38 Minimum lost year .... 27 Maximum last year 39 L. M. TARR, Local Forecaster, 1 U. S. Weather Bure P.M. 82 -NW 3 0 Cloudy Sun Offices 1 7 0, IZ Was hiueto t, B t ' MINIATURE ALMANAC. Rises IV- ! i t '4