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PRICE TWO. CENTS.
VOL. LXIII., NO. 198.
NEW HAVEN, CONN., TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 190?
4
FEARS BRYAN IN
THE WHITE HOUSE
Congressman Burke Trembles
at Thought of Nebraskan
In the Presidential
Chair.
COULD RUIN THE COUNTRY
Might Institute rrosecuflons In Prej
udice Alone and Harass Inter
' state Commerce to
Death.
New Salem. Ills. Aug. 17. Con
gressman James Francis Burke, of
Pittsburg, delivered an address at a
"republican day" celebration here to
day. The subject of Mr. Burke's
speech was "The Powers of the Pres
ident" He said In part: 'The Amer
ican people can make no greater mis
take than to elect Mr. Bryan on the
assumption that he can do no harm
In the face of an adverse senate.
"As between the executive and leg
islative departments of the govern
ment, the former has Infinitely greater
power to rule and ruin than the lat
ter "Mr. Taft and Mr. Bryan are wholly
different types of men. Each pos
. seses a strong Individual character
which would certainly assert Itself In
the White House. Mr. Taft has prov
en ! on the bench; In the Philippines;
In Cuba; In Panama; and In the gen
eral councils of the cabinet In a man
ner reflecting honor, upon his coun
try "Mr. Bryan has proven It In the
possession of a political pertinacity
and partisan persistency rarely, If
'evei, equalled In history.
"What either of these men would
do during a four years' term In the
White House Is causing as much anxr
It ty among thoughtful Americans as
tha mere matter of the election alone.
"One president established a protec
torate and raised the flag over Ha
' wall. Another withdrew the papers
from the senate, pulled down the flag
and withdrew the military forces
whose protection his predecessor had
graranteed to an Island, which Is now
American territory and upon which
wi are now establishing the greatest
naval 'base In the world. ' ' '
"What Mr. Bryan would do with the
Philippines under similar circum
stances Is difficult to determine,
"The president's power exercised
through the treaaury department In
thy Interpretation and enforcement of
customs laws, Is far reaching. Ha Is
the world's greatest 'banker. With
twe hundred millions at his disposal
he can distribute these vast sums
throughout the country In the encour
agement of Industries, or If his prej
udice against national hanks he grat.
h? may look it up In the vaults at
Washington, or he may center If In
Nw York, Chicago or San Francisco.
"As a disburaer of moneys he Is
"without rival In the world. Through
the agencies under his control he will
thlr. year disburse a billion dollars.
"He may harass Interstate - com
merce by a system of espionage which
no concern,' whether guilty or ! Inno
cent, can survive. He may. Institute
prosecutions on suspicion and preju
dice alone, or he may wilfully over
look violations of law upon the part
of favorites."
PROF. WURTS PEACEMAKER
Stops Lively Bout Between Newshoys
In Church Street.
Two newsboys who sell their wares
at Church and Crown streets got into
an argument late yesterday afternoon
as to which was the best seller, the
Wolld or the Jolnal, and the kind
words that at first passed between the
two finally led to blows, In order to
have the matter settled to their mutual
satisfaction the boys, one decidedly
red-headed and somewhat smaller than
the other, retired behind the protrud
ing wall of the Connecticut Savings
hank and began to pummel each other.
A large crowd collected and It looked
as though the flght would go to a fin
ish when a young man separated the
fighters. They got together again how
ever In a moment and the crowd again
collected. Prof. John Wurts of th
Yale law school happened along soon
after the boys 'started their second
round and attempted to atop the bout
hy kind words. This was no place for
words, kind or otherwise, as the pro
fessor soon found out. and he took It.
upon himself to, Interfere more strenu
ously. He clutched the trusty left of
the flaxen haired youth and started to
walk away with him but the boy wrig
gled free and again made for his op
, ponent. Prof, Wurts was right there
and dashing ' through the crowd he
again grabbed the youth and hustled
him down Church street a safe dis
tance. The crowd cheered, whether
for the youth or the professor, by
standers were unable to determine. Hie
duty done Prof. Wurts ambled up
Church street, satisfied.
CIRCUS TRAIN WRECKED
Eight Cooks Injured as Menagerie
Cars Leave Track.
Belllngham, Wash.. Aug. 17. El?ht
men belonging to the cooking gang of
the Barnum & Bailey circus were sev
erely Injured, two probably fatally,
when spreading rails caused four
menagerie cars In tha first section of
the train to leave the track on the
Great. Northern railroad, eight miles
south of New Westminster, yesterday.
The setiouslj Injured: W. C, Wheaton,
Rochester, N. Y., shoulder crushed,
ribs broken and spine Injured; Andrew
Melanc, Mt. Vermm, Washington,
wounded in the head, will die. Little
damage wan done to the cars or to tho
animals
HASKEL , CHARGES LIBEL
Governor of Oklahoma Has Krtltor
Arrested for Falsehood.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 17. Omer
K. Benedict, editor and owner of the
Times, was arrested here this after
noon by the sheriff of Logan county, on
a warrant charging criminal libel. Th
warrant was Indued on complaint or
Gov. Charles N. Haskell. It was based
on an editorial In last Friday's Times,
In which It was Intimated that Gov
ernor Haskell was In conference with
representatives of the Standard Oil
company In the Coates house at Kan
sas City, Mo on June 16 last, when he
was supposed to be In Muskogee. Mr.
Benedict submitted quietly to arrest
and was taken to Guthrie.
SEARCH REVEALS NOTHING
Shoes and Slocking Case Still a Deep
Mystery.
Another day has passed by without
the least sign of a clue or the least
particle, of Information coming to light
in r.mrd n th. a.,rtt f r,tr f
.nm0n-. .w. anA i,v.kin in a i.r. i
In English drive. East Rock park, last
weett. neteetlv Donnelly, who la work.
Ine on the case, said yesterday
noon that the vicinity had been thor
oughly searched and nothing that ap
peared to relate to the finding waa un
covered. The detectives are unable to
give any Idea of what underlies the
case. The Investigation will be contin
ued In the hope of clearing up the
mystery.
WOODRUFF MEETING
Gathering in Guilford to Declare
for Renomination of Pres
ent Governor.
HOLD CAUCUS NEXT WEEK
Edward Seward. Captain Griswold
and R. D. Cliftppell Endorsed
for Stat Delegation.
' (Sperlnl to the Journal.Courlrr.)
Guilford, Aug. 17. A red hot meet
ing was held in the Norton block here
this evening to express sentiment In
favor of the renomlnatlon of Rollln
S. Woodruff, who has a summer home
here, for governor. The meeting was
enthusiastic , from the start and "no
other candidate for the position was !
considered
Speeches In favor of the renomlna
tlon of the governor were mad
Edward Seward. Edward Griswold
and Capt. Charles E. Griswold, all of
whom referred to the business admin
istration of the past two years and to
Oca ernor Woodruff's unfinished work,
which; they said, should 'be continued
by him.
The caucus, at which delegates to
the state convention will be elected,
will be held next week and the meet
ing to-night went on record as In fa
vor of Woodruff first, last and all the
time., Three strong Woodruff men
were endorsed for the delegation and
will beehosen at the meeting next.
week. They are: Edward Soward,
Captain Griswold and ft. DChappell.
BALLbON ON ' SECRET TRIP
German Army Airship Sails Mysteri
ously hy Xlght.
Berlin, Aug. 17. A military dirigible
balloon made an ascension at 10 o'clock
this evening at Tegal. The military of
ficials, maintained silence respecting
the Intentions of those in charge of the
"balloon but It Is rumored that they will
try to remain In the air throughout the
night possibly making a voyage to
Hamburg and return.
There was a weird scene at the bal
loon shed Just prior to tha ascent. The
public were kept out of the parade
grounds, which was In total darkness
and around which a guard of armed
sentries had been thrown. The only
evidences that an ascension was about
to be made were the whirring of the
motors and the sharp commands that
were Issued. ' Finally a great "yellow
envelope was seen for a moment, but
It quickly disappeared Into the heavily
clouded sky. The only sign of Its
passage as It moved off was the bright
rays of a searchlight on the rid plat
form. SOCIALISTS TAKE ROAD
Debs and His Cohorts to Tour Conn
try In a, Special Train.
Chicago, Aug. 17 The national ex
ecutive committee of the Socialist Par
ty imet today and made plans for their
campaign. It was decided to send from
this city on August 31 a special train
to the Pacific coast,' carrying Eugene
V. Debs, the socialist candidate for
president, and several other speakers.
It Is planned to visit 350 cities be
tween here and the Pacific coast, af
ter which the special will return to
this city, thence to the Atlantic coast.
A carload of Socialist party literature
will be take along and distributed. The
cost of sending out the special It was
said, would be $20,000, made up from
contributions by socialists,
HARVARD DISGRACED
Prof. Munslerberfj's Defense of Liquor
Drags It Down, Says Watkitis.
' Lynn, Mass., Aug. IT. The Na
tional Prohibition party's campaign in
thy east waa opened in this city to
night by Prof. Aaron S, Watkins, of
Ada, Ohio, formerly prohibition can
didate for governor of Ohio. He ad
dressed an audience of several hun
dred people In Odd Fellows' hall. In
hi3 remarks Prof. Watkins criticized
Prof. Hugo Munsterberg of Harvard
university because of the latter's pos
ition in favor of a moderate use of
llqtor. Mi'. Watkins declared that
Harvard University would be a dis
grace to education If It did not put Its
j tout down, upon Prof. Muhstei'berg. ,
100,000 TURKS
IN DEMONSTRATION
Great Popular Showing of Sym
pathy at Funeral Cere
monies of Dead
. Minister.
DEATH DECLARED NATURAL
Rumored That Young Turks Have
Captured Fugitive I.zet' Paslia,
the Sultan's Former
Secretary.
Constantinople, Aug. K.-The funeral
of Redjob Pasha, the war minister of
the new cabinet, who died suddenly
yesterday from apoplexy, was made
the occasion today of a great popular
.demonstration of sympathy. One hun- :
'dred ' thousand people turned out to
after-lw"nM tne lPulng ceremony
The route over which the funeral
cortege passed was completely lined
with troopg with reversed arms. The
body was borne nn a gun carriage cov
ered with cloth from the tomb of Sul
tan Solyman and surrounded by mar
shals, ministers and other high offi
cials. Bodies of cavalry and Infantry
In large numbers took part In the pro
cession. , All the shops were closed
and the flags on the public buildings
(floated at. half-mast. There was an
I almost unprecedented display of na
tional mourning.. Three vollevs were
fired over the grave and a great num
ber of wreaths and other floral pieces
were arranged about the burial sec
tion.
tA post mortem examination, which
was held owing to suspicions that had
been aroused concerlng the cause of
death, showed that death was due to
natural causes. At the request of the
widow of the late war minister, phy
sicians of several of the embassies and
foreign hospitals attended the autop
sy and signed a declaration to this ef
fect. It Is rumored that the Young Turks
have succeeded In capturing the fugi
tive Izret Pasha, the sultan's former
secretary, by a ruse, but that his cap
ture Is being kept secret.
UNKNOWN SUICIDE ...
Wcll-to-Do Man Found Dead from
, Poison In Broadway . Hotel.
I :sew York, 'Aug 17 (A man, appir
ently well-to-do, who registered at the I
. ' .'l'' '" .-" ... iri'ipq
y W UNI,.,. . D..n. - J
.T ' "V, "'J T Z 1
I "van in iiiw j'mmii uir i vitru in nunr
today. A Kim. whlrh the coroner
said contained poison and a bottle, la
belled poison, were found. ' The coroner
said It was his opinion th mnn com
mitted suicide.
The hotel management knows noth
ing about the man. He wore expensive
clothing and apeared to be a desirable
guest when he asked for a room on
Saturday. There was nothing In the
room to Indicate the Identity of the
man. He had lost his right arm and
wore a false one.
The man had paid his bill at the im
perial In advance and had deposited $i0
with the clerk. The clerk says that
the money was placed In an envelope
and that the supposed suicide called
for the, envelope yesterday. Coroner
Harhurger says he found the envel
ope lying empty on the floor near the
body .with one end torn. There was
no money in the room or In the pock
ets of the man's clothing.
BRYAN DIDN'T SELL OUT
Denies That He Got $200,000 for
Ousting Colonel Gnffey.
Falrvlew, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 17.
The most Important happening at
Falrvlew to-day was the emphatic de
nial given hy W. J. Bryan to a. story
printed In Pittsburg saying that he
had "sold out" to the Kerr faction of
the Pennsylvania dmocraey In order
to accomplish the defeat of Colonel
James M. Guffey for nntlonal commit
teeman, The price alleged to figure
In the transaction waa $200,000 as a
campaign contribution. The charge is
said to have been made that Mr. Bry
an "made good," but that Mr. Kerr
and his supporters had not come for
ward with the money. Mr. Bryan de
clared that he had never heard of the
offer or agreement and he suggested
that the proper persons to consult
were members of the committee on
credentials which decided the Penn
sylvania contest.
SUMMER HOTEL BURNS
1.15 Guests Ousted hy Destruction of
Kaatsklll House.
Glens Falls, N. Y., Aug. 17. Starting
from an overheated flue In one of the
cottages and spreading rapidly despite
heroic efforts by a bucket brigade,
made up of guests, to quench It, fire
today destroyed the Kaatsklll house,
and three cottages In the Lake Georgfj
district. Many of the women visitors
Joined the Are brigade and some ot
them received minor burns and cuts,
Several men also were slightly Injured.
The loss will approximate, $100,000. The
Kaatsklll house was owned by A. P.
Scovllle and was entertaining about 13,1
guests
MILLER STILL UNCONSCIOUS
Mlddleflt'ld Man In Serious Condition
lit Hospital.
The case of Ralph Miller, the Mld
dlefleld man who fell getting off a
trolley car backwards at State and
Trumbull streets Saturday night,
grows more serious. At the New
Haven hospital It was stated last night
that his condition was still critical.
He has not yet recovered conscious
ness, being delirious whenever, he Is
not sleeping. The case is a peculiar
one, and It is feared It may have a
fatal ending.
NEWS SUMMARY.
Fears Bryan In the White House,,, 1
KD.nno Turks In Demonstration.... 1
Balloon ' on Secret Trip
Choose Qovenor by Postal Card.,,. 1
Bryan Didn't Boll out . 1
I'nknown Suicide Found 1
H'lHkell Charges l.lhel ' 1
Mob liules in Ferula , 1
Circus Train Wrecked..-. I
Hhennnn (iris, the News 1
financial News and Quotations.,,. 10
STATIC.
Vote for Lllley? Not-Yet 1
Big Woodruff Meeting t
News from All Parts of Connecticut. 3
Hartford Police Criticised 4
Cnpltal City Nine Hnrd Hit 1
C1TV.
Melon Motive Held t'nsound.- . 1
Shifting of Car Tracks 1
Prof Wurts a f'eacemaker I
Mr. Carr's Funeral To-day 1
Doug'ass Convention .,,.. 4
Failed at Hulclde 1
Knocked Down by Auto 1
TexaiuOrator Here.' 1
Rarly Morning Fire Hums Horse... 1
Plffer In Figures ' !
A. o. H. Delegates Arrive 2
SPORTS Panes T and 0.
New Haven Bridgeport Game Off.
Ponies Iown leaders.
I'apermnkers Blank Sliver City.
Tiillenders Also Blanked.
Tigers Whitewash Bean Eaters.
Browns and Nationals win.
Cuba and Giant Get Even,
Milesande Wins Blg Stakes
I Columbia Takes Second of Series.
Polo Tournament Started.
Amateur Basebnll Games.
FOR MR.LILLEY? NO!
Waterbury Manufacturer De
clares He Has No Intention
of Voting for Him.
DENIAL OF MR. TAYLOR
Man Dragged Into Submarine Inves
tigation Makes Plain His
Attitude.
(Special to Hie JournaLCnurler.) '
Waterbury. Aug. 17. Ftanklyn 'A.
Taylor of the. Randolph-Clowers com
pany of this city, who was so grossly
misused by Lllley In the submarine In
vestigation will not vote for the Wa
terbury man If he I ' nominated for
governor. Mr. Taylor came out will
ingly with a definite statement to this
effect today to a Journal-Courier cor
respondent. The orily excuee, he declared, that he
Waterbury Republican, Mr. Lllley'sps-
per, had for supposing he would vote
for Lllley was a statement he made
"that to far as he was concerned the
Republican' would assuredly win' Its
bet."
This bet wAs referred to In the news
columns of the Waterbury American
last Friday as follows: .
The New Haven Journal-Courier feels
that Congrennrnan Lllley grossly mis
used two prominent eltliens during the
submarine Investigation, wherea t thfl
Wntorbni v Rennhllcan nffers to bet the
j Journal-Courier the price of US. 100 co
pies that Messrs. John P. Kellorg and
Franklyn A. Taylor presumably the
two nromlnent cltljens referred to
wlir Vote for Lllley. Mr. Taylor said
this noon that so far n he was con
cerned he Republican would assuredly
win Its bet.
Mr. Taylor admitted making this
statement which was put out In "Lll
leyefique" - style with the hope of giv
ing the Impression to readers that he,
Taylor, would vote for Lllley. As a
matter of fact, Mr.-Taylor stated yes
terday that he did not Intend to give
any such Impression and the way the
story was put out convinced him that
the hand of Lllley was In It. He had
his own meaning and Is not explaining
It now.
In closing the interview, Mr. Taylor
said: "I have no Intention of voting for
Lllley."
CARR FUNERAL TO-DAY
Services from Home and Requiem
Mass at St. Mary's.
The funeral services for the late
Registrar of Vital Statistics James J.
Carr, who died at St. Raphael's hos
pital Sunday morning following an
operation, will be held this morning
at 9 o'clock from his late residence,
280 Humphrey, street, and from a
requiem high mass, at, St. Mary's
church at 9:30.' A large delegation
of friends will attend the funeral, and
there will be a. large number from
city hall who will be not only per
sonal friends, but also will represent
the office-holders In that building. In
respect to the memory of the late city
official the city hall will, In accord
ance with the order of Mayor Martin,
be closed until noon to-day.
MOB RULES IN PERSIA
Posse Frees Revolutionist In Hands
of Shah's Troops.
Teheran, Aug. 17. A state of excite
ment exists In Ispahan, which hereto
fore has been quiet. The trouble has
been precipitated by an attempt to
exile Gadjiaga Nurulla, one of the
leaders of the constitutionalists. The
residents of Ispahan closed the bazars
and sent out -an armed posse which
overtook, the shah's'men having Nu
rulla In charge. , They, released the
prisoner and returned to the city with
him In triumph. It Is feared by the
i adherents of the shah at Ispahan that
there will be a repetition In that city
of the events that havo recently been
occurring at Tabriz.
TEXAS ORATOR HERE
Rev. K. 3. Clark to Spcuk for Socialists
on Presidential Question.
Rev. Stanley J. Clark, the famous
Texas orator, will speak from the
bandstand on the green to-night at 8
o'clock on the subject "Taft, Bryan
or Debs Which?" The, address will
be under the auspices of the socialists
of the city,' and the public Is Invited.
Rev. Mr. Clark Is one of the national
organizers of the party, and the ad
dress will undoubtedly prove very interesting.
CHOOSE GOVERNOR
BY POSTAL CARD
Congressman Fassett Suggests
' . Scheme by Which Machine
" May Weigh Hughes'
Sentiment.
SCHURMAN DECLINES POST
Prudent of Cornell Says to Reject
' ' Hughes Would Repudiate He
. form Polities of Whole
Party.
Oyster Bay, N. Y.. Aug. 17. Mr.
Roosevelt today had a long talk with
Congressman J. Sloat Fassett, with
whom polltlcul conditions In New York
state were discussed. Congressman
Fassett, on leaving Sagamore Hill, said
he hardly knew what to say about his
talk with the president because he fear
ed that what he might say would be
taken as coming from the president,
f peaking for himself, Mr. Fassett sail
he was somewhat puzzled as to the
I situation in New York state. He believ
ed that a postal card canvass should
be made so as to give the people a
chance to express their vlows. He
thought that It would be well to have
the state platform present aa far as
possible the Issues contained In the
platform adopted by the republican na
tional convention. He said he believed
the various state Issues affecting - the
nomination for. gubernatorial candi
dates should be settled In the caucuses,
the place where they should be set
tled. To him, he said, the situation
seemed badly. twisted, . . .
Speaking of. the candidacy of Gov.
Hughes' for re-nomlnatlon, Congress
man Fassett said: "I And that there
Is a large opposition to Governor
Hughes.- I think It Is rather unusual
to And so strong an opposition to 1
man develop before he Is nominated
a J:: the case with Mr; Hughes and 1
must confess that I cannot see where
Governor Hughes has gained any
strength over that which he showed
two years' ago wtien he ran against
Mr. Hearst."
New York, Aug. 17. In reply to
mw-spaper and other Inquires on the
subject of his attitude to the republi
can nomination for governor, In eon
nt ctton with which his name has been
mentioned, President Jacob' G. Sehur-
nan of Cornell university,' to-night
gaw out a statement In which he
says:
t "In my Judgment? there Is, only one
man for the republican party to now
lnat for governor this yeir, and that
man Is Charles E. Hughes."
After reviewing Governor Hughes'
administration,' President Schurman al
ludes to the opposition to his renom
lnatlon on the part of certain leader la
the state, and says: "If they are' ss
gaelous politicians, they will consider
not their own Injured feelings but the
character of the political forces by
which the results of the elections are to
pe determined. So doing they .will per
ceive that to reject Governor Hughes
In favor of any other person whatever
would be to repudiate the reform poll
cles to which, the republican party, not
only In New. York state, but,, thanks
to President Roosevelt, throughout tli
t'nlon. Is to-day committed: and this
'great betrayal' would provoke resent
ment and Indignation that might easily
cause Mr. Taft to lose the electoral
vote of New York, to say nothing of Its
effects on the doubtful states In which
republicans are vigorously demanding
reform and opposing reaction."
MISS WARD'S BODY FOUND
. : . ...
Waterbury Girl Victim of Drowning
, Aoident from Motor-Boat.
; Newark, N. J., Aug. 17. The body
of Miss Catherine Ward of Water
bury, Conn.,, the fourth victim of the
drowning accident Saturday night In
the Passaic river, when two women, a
man and a youth of seventeen years
were lost off the gasoline, launch
Sturgeon, was recovered late to-day,
The 'other victims of lhe accident
were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pankopf and
Maldon H. Davey, all of Belleville, N,
J. ..'The latter waa the son of Wil
liam H. K. t)avey, the owner of the
craft, and lost his life In a vain effort
to. rescue the others. Miss WArd was
twenty-sIX' years of age and lived at
226 Cooke street, Waterbury.
SHERMAN GETS THE NEWS
All Utlea and Many National Polltl
' clans .loin In Tribute,
ytlca, N. Y August-17. -James
Schoolcraft Sherman at noon to-mor
row will formally be notified of his
nomination for the vlce-prestdency at
the Chicago convention of June last
and the .final ceremonies of officially
placing the republican national ticket
before the people will have been com
pleted. The occasion of the notlflca
tlon will be made an all-Utlca holl
day, and the residents of the city,
irrespective of party, have Been In
vlted and are expected to take part
in the tribute to a fellow-townsman
Several members of the notification
committee arrived In the city to-day
and were entertained by Mr. Sherman.
ONE HORSE BURNED
Midnight Fire Gives Lively Blare In
Congress Avenue.
There was a lively midnight blase
laid night when the barn at 844 Con
gress avenue was destroyed by fire.
The fire department was called to
box 151 and found that the fire was
blazing up fiercely and lighting the
skv up like a great conflagration ow
ing to the hay Inside. The fire quick
ly spread to an adjoining dwelling In
th.) rear of 846 Congress avenue. The
barn was completely destroyed and
om horse In It was burned to death.
Tim house was not badly damaged.
Th loss will probably be about 250.
FAILED . AT SUICIDE
New Yorker's Use of Gas Foiled hy
Hospital, ,
(Attempting to commit suicide by the
Inhalation of Illuminating gas, George
Smith of New York city waa found
unconscious In his room In the Arling
ton hotel about 10 o'clock yesterday
morning and ho was hurried at" once
to the New Haven hospital. Last
nlghl It was reported that he had re
covered, consciousness and that he
would be all right again In a' few days.
His condition waa considered very se
rious at first but after restoratives
were used lie revived. That the man
Intended to commit suicide was evident
by the preparations made, The man
placed a rubber tube In his mouth
and tied It In place with a shoestring.
The' attempt however proved unsuc
cessful. 1
AUTO KNOCKS HIM DOWN
Italian Taken to (iraee Hospital Not
Badly Hurt
An Italian by the name of Domenlco
Andantlno of 16 Christopher street, was
struck by an automobile yesterday af
ternoon In Chapel street, near Dunn's
livery stable. Hi was -taken Into the
stables and later sent to Grace hospl
tal In the police ambulance, which hal
been summoned.. There It was found I
that he was not seriously hurt, the
shock and a few slight contusions be-
ng the extent of his Injuries.
The car belonged .to Charl?s E. Woods
of 18 Congress avenue, Portsmouth, N.
H. He was not detained In the case.
SHIFT CAR TRACKS
Connecticut Company Separ-
ates Rails at State and
Elm by Extra Foot.
NO CHANCE FOR ACCIDENT
Gangs Working Day and Night to Get
Street Ready for Laying
Wooden Blocks.
With favorable weather, In two more
daya the railway company's part In the
repair work of the State street pave
ment at State and Kim 'streets and
Grand avenue, will be finished. There
are two shifts of men, one numbering
BO commencing at" 9 o'clock at hlghi
and the other working In the day time
and the clearing out of the earth be
tween the ties and the shifting of the
rails Is being pushed, rapidly.
By Its agreement with the city, the
railroad company has to take car ot
the pavement between the rails and
for a dlstanre of two feet each' side,
making at the Junction nearly 19 feet.
The street is 8ft-feet wide, so the com
pany has to look out for over half of
It,; When the city decided to put In
the wooden block pavement and tear
up- the present stone work, the rail
road company naturally did not care to
have the city's employes working
among the rails, especially In the tear
ing up process, and so put Its own
men to work removing the cobble
stones. List night was the '.fourth
night and the stones and the dirt as
far as the Junction have been removed.
The taking up of the pavement af
forded the railroad an opportunity of
making a greater distance betw-een the
double tracks at the Junction, where It
was feared that some day some one
leaning out the side of one car would
be struck by one coming In the op
posite direction.. The tracks leading Into
the city were shifted a foot and there
now Is no danger of an accident. ,
The Work at the Junction, Including
the shifting of the rails has been the
most extensive In the city, with the
possible exception of that at the Chapel
street bridge. Work Is also being done
on Meadow street, but there will be no
change In the layout of the tracks.
As soon as the railroad company has
finished shifting the rails and has tak
en all the dirt from between the tracks
the city's men will lay the wooden
blocks up to a level with the street.
This work has already been done on
State street between Chapel and Court
and will he finished by the end of the
week as far as the Junction.
HARTFORD HARD HIT
Baseball Directors Decide Against
Leaders In Two Cases. '
Hartford, Aug. 17. At the meeting
of the directors of the, Connecticut
league held here to-night, but two mat
ters were taken up, the disputed game
between Springfield and Hartford, whan
Springfield refused- to play, and the
Hartford-New Britain game In New
Britain last Thursday. "
In the Sprlngfleld-Hnrtford game the
directors ordered that' the game be
played. This action by 1 the "directors
raises the suspension, of Manager
O'Nell, who ' had been suspended for
the rest, of the season for taking his
team from the field, and also removes
the 8100 fine which was imposed upon
him. The trouble arose over the refusal
of Manager O'Nell to allow his team
to play If Rorty was allowed to um
pire; and his ordering the team from the
field
The New Britain-Hartford game was
awarded to New Brltan. The dispute In
this game was over the interpretation
of ground rules made previous to the
game, which allowed two bases for a
hall hit Into the crowd. A ball knock
ed Into the crowd by a New Britain
player was claimed by that team as be
ing Rood for two bases, Hartford con
tended that It didn't go Into the crowd.
The directors decided that the ball did
go Into the crowd, and acted according.
iy.
CAXDEE'S SHIT DOWN,
The Candee Rubber company in
East street, closed down yesterday un
til September 8, this being the usual
summer closing of the big plant. Sev
eral hundred hands are affected. Dur
ing the closing of the factory an ln
vei lory will be taken,
MELON MOTIVE ;
HELD UNSOUND
General Belief That Stronger
Reason Existed for Murder ;
of Sheehan jUst SaV ! '
urday, Nlghti V"i;:-
ONE ITALIAN CONFESSES
Claims He Thought 'Victim Had a Re
volver in His Hand Implicate ,
Other Man, Despite Lat- ' '
. , . r - ; j ' '
tr's Denials.
The only startling n fvent In th
progress of tlto , Inveatljatpn .of Hi
murder of George Sheehan last ttyt
urday night, which, came out' yester
day, was the confession of John Cam
panganll, the older of the two Italla'na
who. are held under suspicion that he
and, his companion were- the men
who committed, the murder. 'This con-
'Mslon ' obtained lyesterday .noon,
by the detectives after a great deal 'of
questioning and waa not a. direct but
rather halting admission of . the fact
Tha other" Italian stoutly maintained
hla Innocence and tried to, claim he
wus not with the other man w-ho hal '
confessed, but the confession Involved
him sd that he could - hot extricate
hlipself in the convictions,, of tha-
police. . f ?'; ; ' . , , .
Deputy Coroner Pond took up h!
examination again shortly after no'pri
and was busy on ,, It until after ,
o'clock In the evening, af which tlm
he had not finished, so that he eoiildj
make no statement last night.- When'
asked If the confession had been ,
made he said that he .could not sa.v ,
anything about It aa It had been made)
no to him but td tht!.pollce, acctjrd-'
Ing to reports. The detective bureau
substantiated the report of the con-:
fesslon. The coroner; In - the- isl m"
yesterday nad a large list of Italian!
of the neighborhood ort the stand, and,
wlfen he, decided to stop for th day '
there we.re half a -down others' wait- ,
Ing to be called wha were sent' horn
to, wait until to-day. The official re-
port of the autopsy made by MedleU
Examiner Bafflett was given to 'tha
deputy coroner Mterday ;. . i'
. In the confession , which he' ma5
yesterday Campaiganll said '.that n
and his- eompintonvxeamV iujdij tp
young man-and the glrrirt tht'"thty
thought they, saw him. with a.revolvjr
In his hand and so they attacked him.
The story of the Italian .differed from
the girl's In some details, "but th
police believe that the girl's' story -ia
the one to be -credited.'. Th Tttllai
claims that they left the young mkitj
not knowing that he was dead, ah
went to the house where they wer
found by the police ' " 1
The belief grows that the moHv
for the murder was other than " th
weak one suggested that they thought
the youn$ man . was a . melon pateh,
thief. Mr. Dunn, speaking In rega4
to this suggestion, says' -that It la ab
solutely absurd.' In th first place he
says that they have had melohs- on th
table at his house Tight along and th
the young ,'man nevef- topic ' any'' riU
cause he did not care for them, aa&
furthermore if he wanted' any h aajy
they have plenty of them oh his' rflaTe,
which he-could1 have for; the. asklrtg.
ine nrst nouncation the ..Dunns tie
celved of the trouble was'a' telephoh
call which Mrs., Dunn answered and;
she could not believe the news w-hinj
she was told that Sheehan had beta
killed. She hung ' up the' telephoji
and went away.. Then there' dime ah'
other call which Mr. Dunn answered,
and when he was t'old'- of ' What "had!
happened he pastlly'.dr'essed. and hur
ried out and down the-road , to th
spot where the crime hacj- been' com-
. (Continued on Second Page.)-
WEATHER RECORD, j
Washington, .Aug.-'iT.-iPorecast fen
Tuesday and Wednesday: " '
fair Tuesday and Wednesday; light ;tS
fresh west to northwest winds. ;
F0r New Bngla'rid: ' Showers Tues.
day, followed by clearing In west ahf
south portions;. Wednesday -fair; freib
southwest, to west winds. ' . ,
Observations at United States weath
er bureau stations, taken at 8 p. m. ye
tertlay, seventy-fifth meridian time.'
J ' Wind. ' , J
Tern. Dir.. Vel. Pre. .Weatlu
. 70 SB , 13 64 Cloudy
.. 4 .01 Cloudy
. 7 -W- V IO,) ': Clear
Albany.. . . , .
Atlanta
Bismarck... .
Boston. . ...
Buffa'o. . , , ..
Chicago.. . . i
Cincinnati.. .
Cleveland. . .
Denver. .....
Detroit ,
Hartford. . . ;
Hatteras. . . .
' SI- Sr: 10. ' 04 Cloudy
T,
T.
Pt.Cli!
. 78' NW. 10
uiear,
88.. 8W...J
00 -Pt.Cldjt
00 f !!! '
78 W "IS
00'. Clear .
18 NW 'i
22. Clear
22,. Clear
04 : Cloud
78
NW 18
S 12
.70
80 .
80
8
u; uj clear
,8 00 1 Ciiar
18 T. Cloudy
, J 08 Cloud f
18 - T.. Cloudy
8,'ftO Clear."
oo Pt.cidy
.10,1 14 Cloudy
'24. . 'JS .Cloudv
8 04 Cleudy
8 10 Cloudv
Jacksonville.
Nantucket., .. 8d V S
N. Orleans.. . . 82
K
New York 74
Norfolk 8ft
Omaha 78
SB"
SIS
N .'
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' 3 :
Pittsburg.,
7
62
88
8ft
70
70
Portland, Me. ,
Providence. . ,
St, Louis
St.Pnul
Washington. ,
W
NW -10 00 Clear
BE'.1 12 1.10 Rain
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT. 1
New Haven,. Aug. 18,. 190t
. , . v ' A.M. , P.6S,
t emperature . . .v. . . .
Wind direction. .'. ... . . .
Wind velocity. . , ... .
Precipitation.. . . ,.V,.;.
Weather .'. . ,
Minimum temperature.
Maximum temperature,
Minimum lust year. .
Maximum last year. . . .
flV - - '.' 7!
SW' s
it y; is
. 10 . 01
Rain Cloudy
".96' v..- ; '
...76 '
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7S
L. M. TAKR, Local Forecaster,
U. S. Weather Bureau.
MHVIATURB ALMANAC.
Sun Rises. v.. ;A
Sun Sets 8:47
High Water 8;!l

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