flunrterlu
Co ounce
..>‘
, Selectionfof, Officers
and Conflicts at. the
Session lield In the first
Mothtxilst Episcopal Glisten
last Night
The prayer meeting of the First
Methodist Splat 1 Church. last night.
was In charge of ev. James Monthm-
cry. of Stamford, the presiding elder
of the district. HIs subject was Alto~
gather a Christian. The address was
followed by a testimony meeting.
" At the conclusion of this the fourth
quarterly conference was held. Rev.
Dr. Montgomery was chairman and J.
Emory Stevens was the secretary.
Reports were received from the pas-
tor, Rev. W. W. T. Duncan: class
leaders. Seth D. Remington and John
Greenwood; president of the Epworth
League, ll. 1.. Coburn: superintendent
of the Sunday school. Thomas 1. Ray-
mond; trustees of the church property
presented by the chairman. Thomas 1. ,
Raymond: cxhortevs. .lohn Greenwood I
and Edwin Fox. The committee on:
church records. 1‘. I. Raymond, II. S.
Gregory and .l. Emory Stchns. re-
ported that the records wercwcll kept.
The election of officers, committees”
ctc.. was then proccded with, the foiw
lowing being the result:
Stewards—Franklin. A. Smith. S.
Milton Stevens. John W. Powell. Cliar- .
lee ll. Downes, Charles E. SeymOilr..
Holly B. SIauson, Charles E. Hoyt.
Joseph Vroom, J. Emory Stevens, Dr. !
Wright B. Bean. Sylvester Hunt. Nel-
son H. Hoyt, and Richard M. Boutou. '
Exhorters licenses renewed—John
Greenwood and Edwin Fox.
Committee on Benevolenccs—Charles
ll. Downes. Franklin A. Smith, S. Mii- .
ton Stevens. Dr. ,W. B. Bean and Edwin
C. Fox,
Committee on Sunday school-«l
Franklin A. Smith, Seth Remington.l
Charles E. Seymour. Henry l. Smith!
.11. M. Benton and N. H. Hoyt.
Committee on 'i‘empcranccw.lobu
Greenwood. .lolm w. Powell, Joseph
Vroom. 0.1E."Hoyt“wpd~'l‘hopdorc S. .
Lowndes. 4’ it! .‘ ‘
Estimating pastor's aaiury—i-iolly B. ‘
Siauson, Charles E. Hoyt. I". A. Smith
and T. I. Raymund. ..-~ - n.3, .. ,. . ,
Conference f‘laivllfiiflhfltfohn Green—
WM and H. S: Siausop. ..
Pneumatic—4F. A. Smith. Mrs. if. M.‘
Andrews and the officer-sot the Ladies
Aid Society. .
Recording Stca'ardr‘s, Milton Stev-
\
ens. ~ ~ é
District Steward—F. A. Smith. .
Trustees approved- were—’1‘. l. Ray-
mond, H. I. Smithuflaben
thcvaorbett, 'i‘. 8. Modes. John P.
Zeluff, Seth D. Remington. Henry 8.
Gregory, Charles F. Hallock.
Muslc~‘0mhmlltbe~0harles E. Hoyt.
W. B. Bean. Miss Sadie Bodwell. R. M.
Benton and Eben Hill. ~‘- '
Church Records—T l. Raymond, H.
8. Gregory anew Shevens.
The presiding e ratulated the
church on the skeet " be of the gene.
rat report forth ,, f . and said that
the First Moth ti arch of South
Norwalk, was one. t churches
in the conference in ‘ c matter of
keeping reports and' . ords.
The action of the cial Board in
calling Rev. Mr. Dhacan for another
year was confirmed, and the presiding
cider was Instructed. to use bls Infin-
encc with. the conference to have Mr.
Duncan returned tosohtb Norwnlk,
The quarterly ctflifoieuce adjourned
to meet at the call 'of the pastor. and
the members will be summoned toge-
ther just before‘the‘yearly conference
in Brooklyn. on April 5th, or the pur-
pose of completing‘the rds. The
presiding elder Is desirous of having
everything connected with the chucbes
kept in proper shape. ‘
——-.~-...—.... -9.—
NEW ARC LIGHTS iN UII.
DIty of Norwalk streets Will Have Ist-
tor. Oat-vice by System.
The new Helios-Upton alternating
current are lights, just installed in the
City of Norwalk streets by the Connec-
ticut Railwaymid hl'ghting Company,
More used last night forthe first time.
and apparently were quite satisfactory.
With the installation of this light.
the company also dhanged ‘its vol
front 1,500 or 2.900;;to 5,000. which a
used to get‘the greatest amount of et~
"i-
' Hist-0
Hill Mat- ”“m "We
be
Assoc” H ”lino
I v .
.a at madam "
c. as Second Class W. -.
tr llavl
look [W's Motley
Then Suddenly Disappeared
Front View.
James Henry. 2i years old, was be-
fore Judgo Comiey In the Bridgeport.
city court yesterday morning. charged
with embesalemcnhfrom Angus and
Roderick MacKcnzle. proprietors of the
Bridgeport Public market. Roderick
MacKensIe said that Henry was a dc»
livery boy In his employ. up to Septem-
ber 10. 1902. About that time be col-
lcctcd 354.13 from the firm's customers
on C. 0. D. orders and failed to turn
the money over to the firm. instead of
that he departed for parts unknown.
Since then Henry was sent to the
county jail for six months from Nor-
walk. where he was accused of assault
one man while attempting to'commlt
robbery. He has been in jail since Au-
gust 2. and his term expired Wednoa~
day. The local police found he was the
man they were looking for and Wed-
nesday placed Henry under arrest.
Henry pleaded guilty to the charge
of embezzlement. Judge Comlcy found
probable cause and bound the accused
over to the next term of the criminal
superior court under bonds of 8160.
John Canary. a companion of
Henry's. left town at about the same
time that Henry did, and for the same
reason. Six-Prosecuting Attorney V.
it C. Clddings issued a warrant for his
arrest August 25, 1902. for assault on
Edward Giles, a ucwsboy. Canary was
with Henry In Norwalk and was im-
plicated with him In the robbery. He
also was sent to jail for six months'nnd
was arrested yesterday when his term
expired. in court this morning he
said he was drunk at the time the a»
sault occurred and did not remember-
rnuch about it. Judgc Comlcy found
him guilty and imposed a fine of $7 and
(‘OHII'L
SOUTH NORWALK CLUB POOL.
J. E. Slater Wins In Game With E.
Zelufi.
.i. E. Sister. 90. and E. chut‘f. tin,
played last night for the second one, in
thc South Norwalk Club pool tourna-
ment. sister won by the following
tiCOI‘t‘I
Slater. 90. Zoluff. 80.
ll»—~l 0—3
2:2 4
27 ii
lib—l 20
in 29—1
l.‘l~»l to
so tit
56' 1 53—4
till :le
77 , di-1
sis—2 63.3
90 68
"The final game We
will be between J. E. Slater find
Mitchell. . ,
euram Hoes eeuucace GAMES.
Fried Clam Supper Will Be bowed to
Members Tonight.
rtes hf games in the Put-
ompany'a pcnuchlc. tourna-
ment was played last night. the follow.
ing being the score:
H. S.
Another
. Won. Lost.
Thomas Keogh. , 2 8
Frank Wollyunii. r . i , ti
(lira Knorr. ' ' 3 ’ 7
The third round in the series will be
commenced tonight, and at the conclu-
sion of the games a fried clam supper
will be served, and all members are
invited to be Dropout.
m
STATS RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
‘—
w" Department Desires to Have One
Formed In Connecticut
‘ The War Department has suggested
that a state rifle mmrlatlon be formed
in Connecticut. taco-operate with the
National Association.
Adjutant General Cole has common»
Icated with well-known Norwalk mill-
_——
lite. ball a rolling"._
if the Idea Is carried out. after the
association Is formed and well under
way. rffie tournaments will he held in
Connecticut. similar to the one held in
New Jersey. last fall, in which Nor-
walk military men participated.
—Atteud the great Combination Sale
now going on at M. S. Smith a Co's.
HOME OUARD’I BALL.
Last night's complimentary recep-
tion to the governor of Connecticut by
the First Company. Governor‘s Horse
Guard. of Hartford, was a social suc-
case. although there was considerable
disappointment that Governor Cham-
berlain was unable to be pment on
account of illness. The honors of the
reception avg: ”3?... by Lieutenant
Governor rte, ,, wast
a Go Worm
prominent military , and the
pie resent-had an unlocked for pleas“
', are n the opportunity to greet the gov»
"c more" at. 5......
, em e
were General. Maximo-t. sitter
lain Mitchell, Capt-is Layton.
mes anaemia essence rains.
A. J. Owens. of main snout.
iflhd‘émwfl'n‘
1" m. , "g.
i I i . ‘ .
clone-n ‘
iary officers, requesting them to “start 5“
.
it”
, .
P
.
Household
fnjoyaltlo Allah In look-
wood’s flail. Under Direc-
tion of Major E. lllll. .lr..
Professor IIarstrom and
R. 6. flat/fwd
The pro-Lenten subscription dance.
given at lockwood's Hall, Norwalk.
last evening. was a pronounced and
very flattering success. being the final
society function before the beginning
of the somber Danton season. This
pleasant event was under the direct
supervision of Major vilibon Hill. Jr..
Professor Carl A. Harstrom and Reed
(1. Haviland. who looked after their
numerous guests in an admirable man-
ner. .
Everything co-operated for a pleasant
occasion. There was an abundance
of pretty young lady dancers. elaborate-
lv gowued, the music was superb. and
the elaborate decorations of the hall
added attractiveness to the scene,
Wheeler and Wilson‘s orchestra. of
ltridgcport. furnished the music for
dancing. and its excellent quality was
the subject of much favorable com-
ment on all sides.
The walls of the hall were one mass
of American flags. a typical honor to
the eve of the great Lincoln's birthday.
which day In becoming one of greater
prominence each year. From the chan-
dcliers were suspended great numbers
of flags of all nations, while the pro-
ducts of the conservatory added to the
beauties of the decorations. Holly
ans thned about. the balcony railings
and stanchions. while the spacious
stage was banked with palms and var-
Ious other potted plants and evergreen
and holly. '
Rack of this mass of greenery the
Immlcians were seated at points of
cantsge to prouuce the pretty strains
for the tripping of the light fantastic.
Tinted tissue paper over the Incandes
ccut. globes assisted In aubduing the
rays. of light which cast themselves on
tIu- happy scene.
A punch bowl of generous propor-
tions held a prominent position under
the east gallery. while at intermission.
a light. repeat was served by a corps of
waiters.
There was lorrcainrortttmnnm:
bur of dancers cm .the floor throughout
preferred to view the gallery from "he
balconies.
~ Among those in the hall early in the
evening .were:
Lieutenant and Mrs. Henry T. Prow-
lit, Mr. and Mrs, Carl '-A. Harstrosn.
and Mrs. Eben Hill. Jr.;‘ Mr. and‘Mra.
Hubert E. Bishop; divs. G. Elliott
iirovm. Mr. and Mrs, Samuel L. Weed.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Andrews.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mossmsn. Mr. and
Mrs. Leon 8. Fish. Mr. and Mrs. George
C. Lockwood, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas
Benedict. Mr. and Mrs. LeGratid Ray-
mond. Mr. and Mrs. Philip N, Knapp.
Mrs. G. J. Hill. Mrs. J. C. Crowe. Mrs.
J. C. Cousins. Mrs. Francis Leonard.
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Betta, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry P. Price, L. P. Farmer
and Mrs. imam Partner. of South
Orange; N. J.. Mrs. Edwin G. Keeler.
Mrs. iliiam H. Bylngton. Mrs. Wil-
liam E Vernsm. Miss Julia Wood.
of Washingtda. D. 0.. Miss Eloise By-
lngtou. Misa‘l'iorence Baldwin. Miss
Alyse Gregory, Miss Marion Varnam.
Miss Sally Bette, Miss Lucretia San-
r. Miss _ Ie Bishop. Miss Lina
Hill. Miss Katherine Betta, Miss Elisa-
beth Austin. Miss Clara Cousins, Miss
Grace Haviland, Miss Florence Havi-
iand. Miss Emma lockwood. Miss nul-
ly Lynes. Miss Helen West. Miss
Hawee. Miss Robinson.
Dr Loughran, of ew York. Duncan
MeiJr. Walbridge'i‘ James Cunning-
bun. Mr. Helnse and Ned Paine. of
Yale; Howard‘ M ’ . fouls .
Leonard. Howard J. Sioonier‘, Wilden:
Bette, Chester H. Benedict. .ck
Moulton. Charles DeW.‘Rogers. e
L. Woodward. Dr. William 1". Aston.
Mr. Farmer, Jr., J. P. Crane. E. W. Coa-
nell, Joseph Reiter, Glen Stewart. Sam-
uel Lynos, Rutherford B. Keeler.
——Herald the news to your neighbor
of the wonderful bargains at the Mill
Rem'nt Sale now going on at M. S.
Smith I: Co’s. N
wILL arrsuo oivms ssavrce.
.. Washington
of the Sons of America. held a regular
meeting. last night. and received three
propositions for membenhip, to go in
with a large class on March 10. An
invitation to attend» the South Nor-
wmmmw... arm-r mm ......._
tel-win proud: a patriotic norm .1
Membersarer‘euuested'to meetatthe
camp quartet-sat 6:30 o‘clock. The
was. authorised MalamA. Wood to
flaoolaCoua , accompany
”—su mm , an or. Joselol.
W
thc evening. while a number of guests :
Mr. and Mrs. Reed G. Haviland, Major '
Act. nave or ’ m
' sournnoawanx. coau..jrarpav.~ras. is. 19....
outdoors hint
. n tild‘tiansltlon‘ ~
cemmlasioners outlast Meeting
Previous he Opening!!! It. Fair
at It. Lasts. his.
HARTFORD; Fob.’ il.~A meeting
was held at the capitol today, by the
Connecticut Commie“ of the Louis-
Iana Purchase mumps. ,it was
the last meeting of the commission be
fore the opening of the World's Fair.
April 30. Reports were received from
tbe executive oibc‘sre of the seven de-
partments into which the work of pre-
paring for the fair is divided. After
receiving the reports the meeting
was devoted -to a discussion of plans
for carrying out the .work on foot. The
seven departments which submitted
reports are as follows: Education. to-
bacco. dairy. farm produce. horticul-
ture. shellfish and homology.
The chairman of the special commit-
too on tobacco. Edward Hallsday of
Sufileld. reported that his committee
had secured over 300 samples of from
two to eight ‘handmeach. “presenting
ever 180 growers of Have , seed and
broad leaf varieties-homo“ areal sec-
tions of the state. in addition the com-
mittee has to samples of allude-grown
tobacco. .
C. A. Thompson of Maltese. of the
committee on farm Moots reported
having secured thirty varieties of corn
and all kinds of grain. Potatoes. peas
and beans will be shown In abundance
by this committee. The Counecticut
Beekeepers Association Will exhibit l00
[minds of honey. '
The educational exhibit being pre
pared under the direction of Secretary
Hine. of the State Board of Education.
will be a fine one. Work in English.
geography. nature study. history. arith~
motlc. drawing, sewing. music, manual
training. commercial branchea_ etc..
will be exhibited. The written papers
will be illustrated by drawings. Photo-
graphs of school buildings. rooms and
classes will make the whole clear and
noteworthy. In addition to the exhibit
by schools, there will be an exhibit
from the Audubon Society. the Colon-
ial Dsmes' Society and the pllbllc iI~
brary committee.
__.
OSACIPUL N'OONNSLL IIITIRC.
Appearing at Hoyt'a Theatre With the
Plait nook Company.
The Pink Stock Company, playing at
lloyt's Theatre this week In without
doubt one of the best seen here this
season. Not only are the plays of
first-class order, but the specialties are
A No. i. The “Sister Act." given by
the Misses Kittie initiate and Mac Ce
irate McConnell. calls. for rounds of
applause. Their dancing is full of
grace and vivacfty, and holds the often.
Ilun of the audience overl’ minute the:
are anthem; ..Nottollv do
their "act." but alwinho
different ca Is. In which they both glvo
timroug tinfactlon. It In. of counts.
second nature. to them. as thelrrfatber
and mother were at one time in the
profession. It‘s well worth the man-
cly paid to ascribe Sisters McConnell
a one." .
«21 lbs. gm. sugar 81.00. Josoioff.
POSTAL FRAUD TESTIMONY.
Given in Rebuttal.» the Trial in Wash.
laptop, Today. .
WASHINGTON, li‘ebt 11—min-
.mony In rebuttal was given today in
the postal trial. The first witness for
the government was John R. Tulles,
who read the. original notes of the ex-
aminotlon of Machen In the office of
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General
Bristow on May 27, 1903, previously to
the arrest. Yesterday Machen testi-
fied that some of his replies to ques.
tions were not reported correctly. it
was pointed out to the witness by Mr.
Conrad that the reading in several par.
tlculars differed from the typewritten
transcript. The court would not per-
mit Mr. Tulle: to correct his notes.
but allowed him to re-read some of
them. Replying to a question by Mr.
Douglass, the witness admitted that
be had altered his notes in one in-
stance. changing a word in a sentence
so as to read “Private Transactions."
instead of "Private Business." Coun-
sel pointed out various discrepancies.
the witnesses admitting that the differ-
ences shown between his notes and the
transcription were inaccurate.
-Looh at the handsome line'of stamp-
ed linens and fancy pillow tops, at
Ilill Rom‘nt prices. M. S. Smith 1 Co.
raiaurs re A. LINCOLN.V
Chaplain of the House Preys for Mar-
tyrsd President.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.—A tribute
to the memory of Abraham Lincoln
was the burden of the invocation of
Chaplain Couden. on the convening of
the Houde today.
the nation and .Its leaders. he said: -
“We are reminded today of one of
tho greatest in the annals of our ul-
tion. who. In his goodness and good
In his greatnus bore the sorrows of
his people. east. west. north and south.
through four years of civil strife. and
diode martyr to his conviction." .
The House agreed at its first busi-
u to adjourn until Monday. at the
luaion of the t . .
A bill was passed authorising ball
3m" u appeal in the Indian Tor-
“0;!!th .- toos as private re;-
' IIOI‘HIII, Mr. Hodguflltll being asi- W‘-
octad as chairman of
' thefwhole.
the committee of
' , {oassavuta mucous oav.
The public ”an as his bank; of
ileum-rt. inseam
moss-sac ‘ , no t
' W, ‘flw‘kvw- .
use Nflmflz t“
, ~ . L if
part! In “It
' After referring to the greatness of
mm mm:
eliminating-7 Immune
hill on no
Miss HilfiiIlCe i3. Iioelor
Wedded to was (5. Brown
at the Residence of Robert
II. Rosier. In North Wlton
The following account of the society
wedding in-Wilton, yesterday. Is taken
from the Ridgefield Press.
.Genulne winter weather did not pre-
vent a large number of relatives and
friends from assembling at the reel-
dence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Welling-
ton Keeler. In Wilton, Thursday after-
noon, to witness the marriage of their
daughter. Florence Catherine. tol
George Cornelius Brown. of New York.
Miss Kecler is one of Wilton's most:
popular daughters. and looked charm-v
ing in a dainty creation of silk voile'
over white silk with yoke and sleevesl
of point lace, and trimmings of panne.
velvet. The skirt was elaborately tuck-l
ed.
At the appointed hour Miss Ethel
Hart, at thc piano, played the wed-
ding march from Lobengrin. and the
bridal party entered the parlors. where:
the guests had assembled. through an:
aisle made by two lines of white rib-
bon, escorted by the llliht'rii, Messrs.
Raymond (‘omstock and James S. Conr‘
stock. of Wilton, and Capt. Howard
Bloomer and Louis Leonard. of Nor-I
walk. Then came the two little flow-.
or girls. Miss Elizabeth Randall. of:
South Norwalk. a cousin of the bride.
dressed In green. and Miss Helen
Brown. of Weatfleld. N. J.. a niece of,
the groom, iil‘HSM‘d in pink. They'
carried large white Leghorn hats sus-
pended from the arm by white rib-
bons. and filled with marguerltes.
which they scattered in front of the
Ibrlde and groom sntheycroseed the
room and stood In front of the man-
tel. which was artistlcly banked with
a profusion of palms and pink carna-
tions. while from the ceiling were fes-
toned ropes of smllax. The bride
carried a shower bouquet of white
roses.
The Impressive sci-vice was said by
the Rev. W. l). Harllantl then all
florlted around to tender their con-
grnttilatlons. and certainly the mas-
culine portion to kiss as pretty and
Winsome a bride as is often seen. If
they got the chance.
An attractive supper was served in
iho’dihlngwroom which was tastefully
din-tinted" with groom bougho and
plants. The windows were darkened.
and the room lighted by many candles.
which added greatly to the effect.
Miss Bessie Keefer, a sister of the
bride. Miss: Ethel A. Hart. Miss Flor.
once A. Gilbert. and Miss Angeline»
l‘ost assisted the ushers in dispensing
the goods things.
No better criterion of the popular-
been shown than In‘tbc Imposing dis-
play of gifts which Included even- more
than the usual amount of silvef. cut
glass, china. pictures. books and fur-
niture.
0n the departure of Mr. and Mrs.
Brown on their wedding journey. the
usual shower of blessings, rice and
old shoes followed them. After a
short trip they will be at home In cosy
apartments at i..l West 138th St. New
York. .
Tht. bride's traveling dress was a
brown cashmere suit. with brown hat.
The guests were a jolly lot. and thor-
oughly enjoyed themselves. Besides
it large number (if Wiltunltoa. the
Norwallts. Ridgetlel . Bethel,. Stank
ford. Bridgeport and New York were
represented.
Among the guests from the Norwalke
at the nuptials were Mr. and Mrs. Tho-
mas 1. Raymond. Mr. and Mrs. William
'1‘. Raymond. Mr, and Mrs. M. D. Ran.
dail. Howard J. Bloomer and Louis W.
Menard. . .
LlEe-gCALLAN.
Miss Kate Cullen on dJoscph Lee}
were married in St. Thomas' church.
Falrtleld. Wednesdaynorning. by the
Rev. Father Coleman. .A brother of
the groom and sister of the bride were.
beet'v man and maid of honor. Quite
a party of friends witnessed the certs
many at the conclusion of which Mr.
and Mrs. Lee drove to South Norwslk.
On their return to Soutbport they will
occupy their own home. Miss,Callan
was for some time connected with the
Western Union Telegraph Company. in
South Norwalk. and has relatives and
many friends here.
<..——..
HOULDSWORTH—CRAPORD.
Charles Houldsworth. of, Chicago.
who.formerly resided in Norwalk. and
Mrs. Sarah A. Crawford. of Chicago.
were married on January 88th at the
home of the bride’s daughter, in Ham-
den.‘ New York. The happy
guests of Mr. and Mrs..Charloa M. An
acid. of. Camp Imtulfld have been
calling on Moods in The Nocwaiks. _
annotate-swoon.
In the acne oftbo bride in West-
. Rev. seasons-u. or.
' was
lmmodiatorslativssoftboooatsaoting,
parties. ails-enm-
taewail. invasion.
”and. “momentum“.
wag”!!! xxx-3d g
cm I
mm. vm . at new“ .
I members of the Teamers‘ Union are ac-
l‘ty of the young couple could have ,
Wmt‘
Wore AI found only
Nina Man Charged With Conspiracy
During the Strike Last Summer—
Jary Oat Two Hours.
NEW HAVEN, Feb. i2.—-After a
stubbornly fought trial before Judge
Shumway In the Superior Court for
three weeks a jury today found nine
Union tesmstera guilty of conspiracy
in trying to Iujure the business of cer-
tain firms during the toamsters' strike
here last spring. The defendants
were
Orrin S. Stockfortl, of Hartford; Wil-
Ilam Tallmadge. Philip H. Dsly. Peter
F'lyn. Richard Ashton, Theodore C.
Beck. Thomas Connors. Percy Cornel-
Ius and John Mitchell, of this city. ..
The defendants were indicted on six
counts. and the first skirmishes of law- ,
yers for the defence were oh the mat-
ter of compelling the government to
loot on which of th counts It was de-
sired to proceed to trial, and also to
have the defendants trlsd singly. The
trial dually was opened on the indict-
ment as a whole and the dfendants
were tried jointly. Arguments were
mMe‘Yeeter-day and at the opening of
court today Judge Sbumway gave the
charge to the jury. He first explained
"reasonable doubt" and then proceed-
to say: "The accused were Inform-
od against by the state attorney in six
counts. in the first three counts the
I
Report of tile inpatient
Victory at Port irtlntree
landing of lrtiops
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. ills—ll. ll!
positively asserted by the government
that no telegrams have been received
from Viceroy Alexioff except those al-
ready given out. and It is understood
that even the Czar Is expectantly
awaiting for complete direct oflcisl in-
formation.
At the admiralty. It was said that
some additional, technical details had
been received, but nothing In regard to
further fighting. , ‘ "r -
The explanation of the Admiralty of
the non-receipt here of direct n'ews_ of
the naval battle of! Chemulpo was lack
ruled of conspiracy: in the last three.
the members of the. Hackmcns ilrivera‘
Union. if any two of the accused are
found to have. unlawfully combined to
commit any one of these unlawful acts
toot forth In each count) they must be
found guilty. The court defined the
term "criminal conspiracy," serial:
“the offense charged Is a criminal eon~
spiracy In this stalt‘. but whether the
defendants are guilty or not is for you
to decide. The motive alleged is a
selfish one, and the acts if committed
were maliciously corrupt."
The court upheld the right of her.
organized or unmanned.» for
better conditions. W so Im
tion of the law was committed. "
court. condemned litre-ti and In?“
tions. The court defined the words
"throat" and "intlmldatlona." Contin-
uing the court said: “it may be sold
it Is lawful to strike, but lfthe object
of that at Ike Is to ruin a person’s
business. t Is not lawful. it. may be
lawful for labor unions to give their
patronage to, or withdraw it from I
firm or person. but when this Is done
to ruin a person‘s business it. Is unlaw-
ful. and when a number of men so com-
bine ii is a criminal conspiracy." '
Judge Shumway took up In detail the
nature of the evidence pointing out
wherein the government. had sought to
show the ctmnectlon of each idividual
with the conspiracy. Then taming/lo
the. defendants he explained , their
views as brought out In their defence.
The Juryvthen, retired sadncame in
with a verdict of guilty-just before one
uclock. having been out two hours.
g..—
Stato Papers Represented at Meeting
in New Haven.
At a meeting held in the New Haven
house yesterday afternoon. attended
by many of the publishers of the state,
it was decided to form an organisation.
which will be known as the Associated
Dailies of Connecticut. The meeting
was the result of suggestions sent out
a few days since by several state daily
newspaper proprietors. whose Ideas
met with instant and unqualified fa-
vor. -
A temporary organisation was af-
fueled. with James M. Emerson of the
Ansonla Sentinel as chairman and i".
E. Sands. of the. Mcriden Journal sec-
retary. Assurances of support and co
operation were received from practical-
ly every daily paper published in the
state. and it is expected that at. the
next meeting the membership will in
cludc every daily in Connecticut. ,
During the session yesterday. every
publisher present was called upon to
explain his views concerning the mat-
ter of forming an organisation. Nb
responded In favor of the proposition.
and many reliable suggestions were
made. .l. M. Emerson. Ansonla Senti-
nel: Alexander Troup. New Haven
Union. and I“. E. Sands. Meriden Jourc
nal. were appointed a .ootniniwee to
make plans for the completion of the
organisation. this committee will'csll
the first regular meeting of the seat;-
sufilclently progressed.” A committee
on membership was appointed. con-
sisting of Lewis Smith. of the Mcriden
Record; George W. Hills. Bridgeport.
Telegram and Union. and John D.
Jackson. New Haven Register.
COASTING AT PITCH'I'HILL.
Coasting on Fitch's Hill, Norwaik, is
nowIalmost a dream. so fast do the
“rippers" shoot down'the'steep incline.
The bill In solidly lined with ice and It
Is a matter of but a very few seconds.
from “The Polly." Prof. C. A Harl-
trom's residence to the Norw Meth-
ovenues. Coasterr mainly [at I
Vanderbilt travels -while making thins
ty-nlne oooondmila.
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‘m”: thé
«it! Illa 21?:
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11th t‘h's't ”grilled
conservatory t .. g, ,.
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euausnsas roam seeder/tries .
elation as soon as their plans have A
.odist Chili-ch. corner of Mott and West -
good Idea here of the speed at which '
cohorts gov aura sum 54;;
a. ‘_
cill
.mi
of cable connections. , . ‘
What additional Information the
authorities have has been obtained
[from the Russian embassies abroad.
l’l‘hc ambassador of Russia at Paris."
has sent a. full story of the liattloip!
Chemulpo In which he praises the”, ,_ .
role conduct of the Russian sailom‘ias'
The newspapers here today p1,
the bare. foreign telegrams will of 3
what has happened In Korea. barge
crowds of people are constantly at o ,
lAdmlralty, seeking Information in‘ ‘
guard to the fate of relatives in the
fleet. . .
-Thc movement of Russian troops_
eastward Is being pushed from all di-
rections. ' ‘
Notice has been given that emigra-
tion eastward Ia suspended. in fact.
the Siberian Railroad Is mouopollsed
by the transportation of trooph and *
war munitions. to the complete exciti-
sion of commercial traffic. » .'
Marked Lab in war News.
LONDON. Feb. 12.--1'bere Is a mark-
ed lull in war news. No confirmation
has been received here of the reported
attempts of the Japanese to loud
troops near Port Arthur. Capt. Tam-
ari. the Japanese naval attache, dis-
credits these ruornrs. He said: ._
“The Japanese will nevergatumpt, , to
tsltc Port Arthur “Militias ses‘o'bae."
The Captain attnchcs the ‘
importance to the
robe. Korea. as glv
of the Straits of K
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