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I in home of of THE HARTFORD DAILY COURANT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1907. 13 TERRY FINDS A ROYAL WELCOME. GREETING FOR THE HEARTY ENGLISH ACTRESS. IN "CAPTAIN BRASSONLY WOMAN BOUND'S CONVERSION." Play is Unique, but Hardly be Called Brilliant Bernard Shaw's It Can or Exciting.

Terry in Bernard Ellen Brassbound's play, was greeted by an extremely sion," and fine audience at Parsons large last evening, and the famous Theater English actress was heartily, unknown welcomed. The play was to the public, but the player quantity large and enthusiastic following admirers and it was undoubtedly of because so many felt that her appearwas in the nature of a farewell ance they turned out so strongly to see that her once more. It is somewhat to be regretted that Terry could not have had a better Miss vehicle. Mr. Shaw has written brilliant and fascinating plays, but "CapBrassbound's Conversion" is not tain of them, for it is more than slow one in action, its brightness of dialogue is spasmodic only, its characters are not as clearly nor as humorously drawn as are those in some of his other plays.

Miss Terry is the only woman who appears in the play and the author is reported to have explained this by asserting that me when Miss Terry appeared there was no need of other women on the stage. (Mr. Shaw is Irish), and there is a large cast, so in a way the play is unique, but mere oddity will not make a play a success and it does not save "Captain Brassbound's Conversion." The story of the play concerns an English judge and his masterful sister-in-law, who are touring in Africa and decide to take a trip into the mountains, where Christians are not wont to go. They engage an escort the command of Captain Brassbound, who really is the judge's nephew with a grudge against that gentleman, and when they get into the mountains the captain plans to have his little vengeance work out very neatly. But things turn out rather badly for the captain, thanks to the inordinate "butting in" proclivities of the spirited lady in the case, and the English people are finally brought back safety in somewhat ridiculous manner through intervention of an American cruiser's captain, and the doughty Captain Brassbound, having had all his purposes defeated, offers marriage to the lady and only is saved from the awful fate of being a miserable subordinate through life the merest chance.

But he gets away, safe and sound, presumably to become a self-respecting pirate and his own master. The play begins at a snail's pace, it gathers a speed that termed an amble in the second act, it becomes positively funereal in the last scene. gives no great opportunities for the display of dramatic talents, Miss the last act when the trial scene was Terry having very little loa do until somewhat along the lines laid down by certain William Shakespeare in a fairly good play called "The Merchant of Venice." But Bernard follows William at a very, very long, though possibly not a respectful, distance. Miss Terry's company is fully competent to meet the demands made on it in present play. James Carew as the hero had an immensely difficult task him and he did what could.

He avoided the ranting that his size seemed to promise, he accepted the ridiculous situations in which he was placed with fair grace, he was human when the author permitted him to be. Rudge Harding played the judge with the coldness and impartiality that should go with the ermine, George Elton acted a dirty little rascally lieutenant of the captain's humorously, Frederick Lloyd played the gentleman who had fallen into the evil ways of Brassbound's crew neatly and W. T. Lovell did as well as he could with a part violently caricaturing a naval officer. The piece was well mounted.

Ellen Terry has much in achievement to look back upon. For many years she has ranked as England's favorite actress and certainly no English woman coming to America as a player has ever been so royally received, so universally praised. Her individuality is wonderful, her charm of manner has attracted all classes of playgoers as It has been displayed in many varying roles. Her splendid portrayal of Portia will be remembered with Irving's Shylock always, her brilliant comedy playing as well as her fine emotional been and will be chronicled in all hisacting in all the Irving repertoire has tories of the stage of recent years. In the charm present play she displays again her of manner, her vivacity in action, her freedom from restraint, and her work makes the play, as far as it can be made, satisfactory to the audience.

Miss Terry's voice last had not its usual ring of evening but strength, one of the prevalent colds can probably be held accountable for that; she played a part that was not in the least worthy of her, she made her usual personal success with her audience. The Parsons Theater. The musical play, "Forty-five Minutes from Broadway," will be presented this afternoon and evening and tomorrow evening the Parsons Theater, with Fay Templeton as the star. Hartford Opera House. "In Louisiana" will conclude its stay at the Hartford Opera House with two performances today.

The melodrama is Hartford audiences. Oliver Labadle and Miss Dorothy Pembroke do excellent work and the others in the cast are broke capable actors. Miss Pemher is acting new to local playgoers, but will cause her to be remembered. Tomorrow evening the Sunny Side Minstrels of Rockville will give their five in at the the troupe Hartford. There are thirtywill be and a dozen of them heard in solos, vocal or instrumental.

The entertainment will be of the up-to-date order, with modern music and jokes of The the vintage of 1907. headed Solorotofsky Yiddish Players, at the Waksman, will be by Madame for three Hartford Friday and Saturday, grant Mother" will be performances. "The Immievening and Saturday given afternoon, Friday and "Anna "East Karenina" Saturday evening. at the Lynne" will be the attraction day of Hartford on Monday and Tuesnext week. Poll Theater.

Three acts on the bill at Poll's Theater this week are running a close race for headline honors. They are May her Polly Girls; Beatrice McKenzie, Walter Shannon and company, in Shine and Grant and Hoag in perratorely," "A Little Everything." acts on the, bill are very clever, notably those Martini and Maxmillian, the burlesque illusionists; Rosaire and Doreto, the comedy acrobats; La Dent, the comedy juggler, and Keefe and Pearl, the singer and the man with the harp. The bill is an exceilent one. Keeney's Theater. For farewell week at Keeney's Theater, New Britain, Virginia Earle heads the bill.

in a condensed musical comedy called "A Midnight Mistake." The finale is reminiscent of Miss Earle's former career as a comic opera star, the stage being darkened while Miss Earle sings a catchy number, assisted by a chorus of three men. There are two acrobatic acts on the bill this week, one furnished by the Toledo of acrobats from London. The Toledos, dressed as lizards, perform some really wonderful feats of contortion. Another new athletic act that of Wahlund-Tekla trio. The woman in the trio is a giant in stature and possesses wonderful strength, lifting the two men with ease.

A fine electrical effect is used close the act, the woman riding a bicycle in midair while one the men holds the machine by his teeth, A good comedy number is furnished by Merritt and Wakefield, rapid-fire talkers, singers and dancers. The Musical Simpsons please in their selections on various musical instruments, and vocal numbers. The Jacksons, in a lively farce, "His Day Off," illustrate the troubles encountered by a newly-married couple when the servant girl quits without notice. The Rice Sisters, dancers and character change artists, have a number that takes well. Motion pictures Keeneyscope conclude the bill, which is one of uniformly good features.

THE GAELIC SOCIETY. To Celebrate "La Bealteine" on May Day. The Gaelic Society will celebrate the ancient Irish festival of "La Bealteine" or May Day, at its rooms, No. 747 Main street evening. The program will be informal, but there will be an attractive selection of Irish music, song and story.

Miss M. Shuckerow and Master Willie Shuckerow will be heard in a piano and mandolin duet, Miss Fitzgerald and James T. Maloney will sing in Gaelic and Christian Netter in English. Miss A. Maher will play piano solo and Miss Maloney, a girl of 6 years, will make her debut in a an Irish hornpipe, and T.

M. Crowley Gaelic no song. Miss Ryder will dance and Miss Crowley will render a piano and violin duet. Daniel Donoughue will tell a short story in Irish, and William J. Balfe will speak briefly on the festival.

Thomas J. Hagarty will preside. KNEISEL QUARTET BREAKUP RUMORED. Its Head May be Called to Philadelphia Symphony, Coming soon after the news that ProLessor Willy Hess is to return to Europe and leave his position as concert master of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, comes the announcement that it is not at all certain that Franz K.neisel will stay at the head of the Kneisel Quartet. Mr.

Kneisel, it is understood, has received an offer to take the leadership of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, to succeed the late Fritz Scheel. If he does this, it will result, probably, in the passing of the quartet which bears his name. It may be that another man will be found to take his place in this organization, which has grown to fill such an important place the niusical world, some music lovers think, but, at any rate, the name which it has had since its beginning in 1886 will pass. The Boston Quartet goes with Professor Hess, too, but that was not nearly so good an organization as the Kneisels had, neither were they their equals nor had they been together so long. The coming season will be the sixteenth in the existence of the Kneisel organization.

Mr. Kneisel has proven by years of trial an ideal leader for the delicate, refined, and subtle kind of music that is played in chamber concerts. He has combined wonderful ability on the lin with executive ability that is so much needed. Born in Germany in 1865, he was brought to this county by Mr. Gericke in 1885 to be concert master of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

He had been leader of the violins in several German orchestras, His debut was made with the Beethoven Concerto here. Mr. Kneisel is at present a teacher of the violin at the Institute of Musical Art in New York. The secretary of that institution has said that Mr. Kneisel's contract with the school would prevent him from being in Philadelphia as much as the new position would require, but Gustave Schirmer, the publisher, said on Monday that he knew Mr.

Kneisel had been considering the matter. It understood that a secret meeting held by the executive committee of the Philadelphia organization yesterday, was to make final decision on the matter. Musical people generally concede that in case the Kneisel Quartet breaks up that the Olive Mead Quartet, four women who have been training with the Kneisels for years, would be their natural successor. TRINITY MUSIC HEARD. College Musical Clubs Do Well in Glastonbury, A large audience listened with every indication of pleasure to the concert given by the Trinity College Glee and Mandolin Clubs in the Congregational Church at Glastonbury last evening.

The opening number, "'Neath the Elms," always heard at a Trinity concert, showed what the singers could do. "Trinity True," the song that Reginald de Koven wrote for Trinity, which followed, proved that the standard of excellence was going to be lived up to. The mandolin clubs then played the "Frost King." which was, loudly encored, and Chandler sang "Gypsy Trail." It is doubtful if many college glee clubs have two such excellent soloists 8.8 are Chandler and Harmon. Their songs last night were decidedly the hits of the evening. A quartet, consisting of R.

Cunningham, Harmon, Chandler, and Skilton, then sang, and the Glee Club gave the Lemon Song from the "Spring Chicken," and three of the old college "Nut Brown and "Wake, Freshman, Wake." The mandolin club repeated its former success by playing "Whip and und the Glee Club sang again, this time the "Mulligan Musketeers." Harmon's solo, "Love Me and the World Is Mine," was exceedingly well done and the audience seemed inclined to keep him singing the remainder of the evening. "In Absence" by the Glee Club, with "Spin, Spin" for an encore closed the program. The concert was held under the auspices of the entertainment committee the Christian Endeavor Society and its members were heartily congratulated upon the success of the entertainment. SUMMER STOCK AT POLI'S THEATER. HIGH GRADE PLAYS FOR THE COMING SEASON.

SOMETHING ABOUT THE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMPANY. Season Opens Monday, May 20, with "The Will Run Until August 31, when the Theater Returns to Vaudeville. "The Christian" is the play with which Manager Poll will open the summer stock season at his Hartford theater, and the entire season will be made up of similarly high-class plays. The season opens Monday, May 20, and each play will be put on for a week. Mr.

Poll and his staff of workers in this city and the other cities in which he has theaters are busy preparing for the summer season, which will be conducted on a more ambitious plane than over before. Patrons of the local theater will find that in the matter of plays selected, the appropriateness and quality of scenery and setting, the ability of the members of the company, the costuming and all other matters of detail, the performances this summer will be much above those of most summer seasons at this house. Most of the leading members of the company that will play in Hartford will come from the Poli Stock Comvany in New Haven, and they will bring here with them two carloads of special scenery, Besides this, a scene painter and a carpenter will be kept busy throughout the time of the stock engagement. Plays that have already been decided upon to follow "The Christian" are Eternal "Du Barry," "Raffles," "The Little Minisler," "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon and "In the Palace of the King." These titles indicate the class of plays that Hartford will have the pleasure of seeing during the warm weather. All the others will be of the same high character.

Miss Gertrude Shipman, the leading woman of the company, has occupied that position with the Poli Stock Company in New Haven the past two regular seasons, and for three summer seasons preceding that she played leads at Mr. Poli's Bridgeport theater. In both cities she has been very popular. She has a very extensive and expensive wardrobe, and whatever part she is called upon to play, she is prepared to dress it to the limit, as well as to play it with intelligent care. After the matinee on Friday, May 24, the first week of the engagement here, she will hold a reception on the stage for the women in the audience, who will have then the opportunity to inspect Miss Shipman's several trunkfuls of handsome gowns.

The leading man of the company will be Lawrence B. McGill, who, like Miss Shipman, has played in New Haven the last two winter seasons, and he was also with her during her engagements in Bridgeport. In both places he has scored a success and he is held in high regard as an actor. He has a fine stage presence, a dignified but easy bearing, an excellent voice and equal facility in romantic or modern roles. W.

F. Canfield will play the heavy roles. He belonged to the old Castle Square Stock Company of Boston some years ago, playing there the same line of parts for which he will be cast in Hartford. Cameron Clement will be the comedian of the company, a line in which he has made distinct success in the New Haven theater. Harry don will be the principal character actor of the company.

Other men who will be here with the summer stock are Victor Browne and Lucius Fairchild. Miss Dorothy Lamb will have the heavy female roles and soubrette parts will be given to Miss Margaret Hagan. Another member of the company ig Miss May O'Dell. All of the players mentioned have played with the New Haven company, and all of them have received the approval of the audiences there, which pack the theater at every performance. Next season Miss Shipman is to go starring in "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall," one of the plays that she will be seen in here.

The stock season there will run from May 20 to August 31. During the progress of the summer stock season Mr. Poll and his assistants will be making plans for the re sumption of the vaudeville season in the fall. There is a pretty big circuit now of the Poll theaters and constant work is required to keep them all up to proper pitch. The public must be pleased, acts of a suitable and popular kind must be secured and every department of the business must be kept runis ning as smooth as clockwork.

Mr. Poli spoke the other day with much enthusiasm of the many well known vaudeville stars and the celebrated actors from the legitimate stage who have appeared at his theater in recent years. "My theaters will continue," he said, "to offer, as they have in the past, the very best attractions that are to be found in the vaudeville markets of America and Europe." He spoke of the considerable increase in salaries on the vaudeville stage in the last two or three years and in the improvement in the class of entertainment offered. in But he is satisfied that any vaudeville theater that wants to hold a good and profitable business must provide the best possible entertainment, Scenes in Life of Christ. The exhibition of the Passion Play in moving pictures at Travelers Hall will continue the rest of this week.

The performance is continuous from 2 to 11 p. Jeanne D'Are Saturday Evening. On Saturday evening, May 4, at 8 o'clock, Mrs. Jessie Eldridge Southwick of the Emerson College of Oratory, Boston, will give a dramatic recital of Percy Mackaye's poetic drama, "Jeanne in Hosmer Hall. The recital is under the auspices of the Emerson College Club of Hartford.

Captured Gent Horned Owl. (Special to The Courant.) East Hampton, April 30. Elmer Cooley of Marlborough shot a great horned owl this week and captured the two young ones from the nest. The old owl measured six feet trom tip to tip and will be mounted, as horned owls are scarce here. The two youngsters are bright and will be taken to New Britain by Mr.

Cooley, who also shot a six -foot black snake. Rhode Island Building Opened. Norfolk, April Rhode Island state building, the first of the state bulldings to be completed on the Jamestown exposilton grounds, Governor was formally opened today Higgins, assisted by commission his staff, the entire Rhode Island to the and other Rhode Island offcials. Governor Higgins made the position opening address. ROOSEVELT FOR A PARDON.

January 1 Led Henest Life After Escape from Prison. Washington, April Roosevelt in a note to the department of justice today expressed the opinion that John William January of Missouri should have his sentence commuted at once or he pardoned outright. January was convicted some years ago of robbing 3 post office in Oklahoma. He escaped from Leavenworth and after nine years of liberty was arrested in Kansas City and was returned to prison. Many petitions have reached the President for his pardon.

He had lived in Kansas City under the name of Charles Anderson during the time he was at liberty, had established himself in business and had made a good record. Since his escape he has married and has a daughter 5 years old. The petition the judges of the state. The President was signed by 3,700 persons, including in his note endorsing the petition of view of the statements of the judges, bank presidents and SO forth, who knew him. I think Anderson's nine years of life as an honest citizen, working and of good repute, warrant us in cormuting his sentence or in pardoning him outright.

Which do you think ought to be done? Are there sufficient reasons for not doing either? MORE JOIN STRIKING FREIGHT HANDLERS. Nearly 50 Men Are Now Out at Waterbury. Waterbury, April strike on the Naugatuck Division in this city that started late yesterday afternoon, was today increased by the withdrawal of seven more freight hands. In all about forty-two men are out, thirty-five of whom are freight handlers, and seven of whom are freight checkers. The men demand an increase in pay.

A gang of fifty foreigners arrived in Waterbury on the 11 o'clock train this morning. They were met by a big police delegation. The men marched to the Naugatuck freight station, where they remained for several hcurs. In the meantime the strikers and Assistant Superintendent Dunn had several conferences. The freight handlers again told Mr.

Dunn that they wanted $1.75 a day, an increase of 15 cents. The checkers also informed the assistant superintendent that they wished to lave their pay increased from $1.85 to $2.10 a day. Superintendent Dunn said that if the men were granted an increase they must not think they were running the railroad, for they were not. "This strike was started too early, gentlemen, continued the superintendent. "It was ill-advised." HERE'S MORE WORK FOR THE W.

C. T. U. COHORTS. Manchester Man Makes Biddies Drunk So They Will Stay on Nests.

(Special to The Courant.) South Manchester, April 30. Local poultry fanciers who read the special dispatch in "'The Courant" yesterday from East Hampton concerning the extra chick which was hatched from fifteen eggs, are of the opinion that the biddy must have laid an extra egg while sitting on the eggs. P. J. Ryan of Ridge street claims that this is not unusual as he had a hen which laid two eggs under such conditions.

He has discovered a way to prevent a similar occurrence which he has tried and found to be just as represented. The scheme is to soak corn in whiskey and allowe the hen to eat some of it. She will then become intoxicated and while in this condition she is placed on the nest. It will take a day or two for her to sober up and by that time she has become accustomed to sitting on the eggs and will not leave them until all are hatched. In this way the eggs are kept warm at all times.

The brood which has been brought out in this way are still young and it is not at this time known whether they will be good, sober chickens or tipplers. TERRYVILLE. Antonio Vitarelli died yesterday morning at his home in Todd Hollow of acute gastritis. The deceased was born fifty years ago in Italy and was a farmer, owning a farm at Todd Hollow. The burial will be in Waterbury.

Mr. Vitarelli was one of a few, if not the only member of the Italian race known to have settled in the town of Plymouth and to have died here. Slightly over a week ago an Italian child died at settlement near Greystone where the Italian laborers on the railroad live and was buried in the Catholic Cemetery at Terryville. Its parents came to Greystone immediately upon landing at Ellis Island and the child died soon after their arrival there. It is the only case of an Italian known to be buried within the town.

The engagement has been announced by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herold of their daughter, Miss Gertrude M. Herold, to Christian C. Stotz of Bristol.

The application which has been made to the judge ef probate for a revocation of the order of sale of the Quiet House property, has been withdrawn. The first of May season is the season for marriages in these parts. A number went from here to attend the wedding at Forestville Monday of John Hickey to Miss Mary C. Dalton of that place. Mr.

and Mrs. Hickey will reside the Murphy place on High street. Yesterday morning there were two wedding services at the Church of the Immaculate Conception Mary Maliey of Pequabuck was married to Brannick of Bristol. There 19 a special touch of romance to this, for Mr. and Mrs.

Brannick were once lovers about twenty years ago. The other wedding was that of Joseph Lipwoski to Stanislas Zarenska. Polish weddings have numerous, there having been five week and this week there will beery have been three. BLOOMFIELD. Hiram Lodge, No.

98, A. F. and A. will confer the M. M.

degree at a special communication this evening in Masonic Hall. Arthur F. Lewis, trict deputy of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut, will be present and inspect the work. Other officers of the Grand Lodge are also expected to be present. A banquet will be served after the degree work in the Congregational Church by the women of SIMSBURY.

C. A. Pierce, has bought an interest with Carrier Lamphler in the real estate business nt 66 State street, Hartford, and has entered the office there. He will continue to live in Simsbury and go to Hartford daily. Miss M.

Eleanor Allen spent day and Sunday in Wilton. Joseph I. Bartlett has gone to the Cancer Hospital in New York city for treatment. Took Restaurant's Funds. New Haven, April D.

Hendrickson, cashier in a local restaurant, was arrested early today on the charge of having stolen $170 from safe, DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY OPEN THEIR CONVENTION. Members of State Council Meet at New Britain, (Special to The Courant.) New Britain, April 30. The state council of the Daughters of Liberty opened its annual convention in this city tonight at the Hotel Russwin with a meeting of the board of officers. Business preliminary to the formal opening of the convention morrow morning was transacted, and reports were passed on ready to present. The following were the state officers in attendance.State Councillor Mrs.

Mary E. Harris of New London; State Vice-Councillor Mrs. Isabelle Stewart of New London: Junior Ex-State Councillor W. A. Chase of Waterbury; State Secretary Mrs.

Carrie Reynolds of North Haven: State Treasurer Mrs. Abby Palmerton of New Haven; Assistant State Secretary. Mrs. nomination Nellie McNary officers of this will take place tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, and the election at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The order has 2.417 members in the state.

About 150 delegates are expected to be present at the convention. Winthrop Council, D. of will provide a supper for the delegates, THOMPSONVILLE. The large cars, with a smoking apartment used on Hartford and Springfield Street Railway Company's main lines have been refused permission to run through the city of Springfield by orders of the board of health of that city. The health board claims that the cars were of an unsanitary condition and kept in an unclean manner.

At present two of the cars have been transferred to the Rockville branch and the other two are being run on the Somers line. All the cars will be altered during the summer season and the rooms taken out and seats the cars 80 smoking, that they can be used on the main line again. George M. Moore lost a horse valued at $250 Monday night and another one of his horses is sick and not expected 1c live. Collecting money in town seems to be rather hard at the present time.

The Insurance Company is looking Aetnas interest money and Monday Alexander Moulerat, a large property holder, refused to pay his taxes to Tax Collector Bromage, claiming that they were illegal. He tendered to the collector the sum of $113.75, the amount of the town tax, but refused to pay $11:37, the district tax. His claim looks good on the surface, as the school committee has also refused to pay the interest money of the district amounting to $700 to the Aetna Insurance Company, Both parties claim that there should be no district tax, but a town tax, and interesting developments may be expected. John H. Frew is soon to open a lot of land building purposes and will have the land divided into seventy-five lots.

The new schedule of the Hartford Springfield line will go into effect Gay. Half hour cars will per run to Hartford, and for Springfield a car will leave every twenty minutes. WINSTED. At the annual meeting of the Sunday school board of the Methodist Church Monday evening officers were chosen for the ensuing year as follows: Superintendent, C. J.

York; assistant, H. G. Munchester; lady assistant, Miss Grace Deming; superintendent of home department, Miss Elizabeth Green; secretary, C. B. Morse; assistant, Will Turner; treasurer, K.

Sheldon; treasurer birthday fund, Mrs. W. W. Greene; registrar, Frank James; assistant, Walter Wheeler; librarian, J. L.

Dean; chorister, E. L. Gay; pian1st, Miss Laura Edmond; assistant, Miss Mary superintendent cradle roll department, Miss Helen Kelley; lesson illustrator, E. L. Gay.

Miss Bernice Butler, aged 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Butler, died at the family residence on Torringford street Monday night of typhoid fever.

Eesides her parents she is survived by three sisters. The funeral will held at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Interment will be in Forest View Cemetery. Mrs. George M.

VanOstrem was called to Pleasant Valley yesterday by the death of her father, Almon S. Shepard. The Hotel Central cafe, which has been closed since the death of the proprietor, James W. Wheeler, was opened yesterday, the county sioners having granted a license Mrs. Margaret Wheeler, widow of former proprietor.

Coroner R. T. Higgins yesterday onerated George F. Drake, the driver of the nutomobile which ran over and killed Mrs. Ann R.

Robinson on Main street Saturday evening, from blame. Bristol Flag May Adorn North Pole. (Special to The Courant.) Bristol, April 30. The famous Arctic explorer, Robert Peary, will give his well known lecture in the armory tomorrow night. Commander Peary will arrive the afternoon and be the guest of William E.

Sessions. A flag will be presented to him in the evening which will be expected to be planted on the North Pole, should Mr. Peary find it. The flag was made in the works of Cheney Brothers at South Manchester. Copper Suit Settled for $840,000.

Boston, April a payment of $840,000 was the basis on which the $2.000,000 suit of the Copper Range Mining Company, against Albert C. Burrage was settled after it had come to trial last week became known today in connection with the publication of the annual report of President William A. Paine of the Copper Range Company. Automobile Burns. Norwalk, April Mrs.

P. C. Sturgis of this city WAS riding from Norwalk to Westport in an automobile this afternoon, the machine exploded and immediately was enveloped in flames. Mrs. Sturgis was not injured and other autoists who were passing assisted' in putting out the fire by throwing dirt on It.

The automobile was valued at $1,500 and was damaged to the extent of $400. Squires to Fight Barns or O'Brien. San Francisco, April 30. Squires, the Australian pugilist, has signed an agreement to meet on May 30 the winner the Burns-O' Brien fight. The location In no: ramed, but will probably be at Colma, near this elty.

Burns and O'Brien are to fight at Los Angeles May 8. Steamship Arrivals. At New York-La Bretagne, Havre; Kroonland, Antwerp; Noordam, Rotterdam; Minnetonka, London: Celtic, Southampton: Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Bremen: Oscar hagen; Grosser Kurfurst, Bremen. Off Sable Island--Baltic, Liverpool.

At Queenstown-Oceanie, New York. Off Brow Head-La Provence, New York. off Fastnet-Carmania, New York. off Dover-Rhein, Bremen. At Havre-La Gascogne, New York.

New York. Cherbourg-Kronprinz Wilhelm, At At Antwerp--Finland, New York. At London-Minnehaha, New York, FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PAST PRESIDENT TURNER. Body Will be Buried with Relief Corps Honors at New Britain. (Speciai to The Couraat New Britain, April 30.

The body of Mrs. Lizabeth A. Tur- the ner, past national president of Woman's Relief Corps, arrived here today from Andersonville, in charge of Past Junior Vice-Commander-in-Chief E. B. Stillings of Boston, Mass, who went to Washington for that purpose.

He has full charge of making the funeral arrangements, which will be carried on a scale befitting her high office in the Relief Corps. Prayers will be said Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the of George M. Parsons, No. 46 Camp street, nephew of Mrs. Turner, where she spent the past few years of her life.

Public services will be held at 2:30 at St. Mark's Church, which will be conducted by Rector Harry I. Bodley. Following, a memorial service will be held by the Woman's Relief Corps at the Erwin Mortuary Chapel. A delegation of national and Massachusetts department officers of the G.

A. R. and the Woman's Relief Corps will leave Boston at 9:15, arriving here shortly after noon to attend the services. The. Massachusetts party will include Department Commander Dantel H.

L. Gleason of Natick, Assistant Adjutant General Wilfred A. Weatherhee of Boston, Past Department Commanders Peter D. Smith of Andover, Silas A. Barton of Waltham, J.

Payson Bradley of Boston, Colonel William M. Olin of Boston. secretary of state of Massachusetts, a past senior vice-commanderin-chief of the G. A. Past National President Mrs.

Sarah E. Fuller of Boston, Department President Mrs. Annie C. Shattuck of Boston, Rev. Edward A.

Horton, chaplain of the Massachusetts Senate, and a member of the Post No. 13, G. A. and others. Miss Hannah U.

Maxon of Gallipolis, 0., national chaplain of the Relief Corps, is expected to be present and assist in the service at the chapel, General Robert O. Beath of Philadelphia, past commander Frank in Davison chief the and of the same city will also be present. Rev. Mr. Horton will a deliver the eulogy at the memorial service.

He was a strong personal friend of the deceased. The Relief Corps perform its full ritualistic service, which will be in charge of Past National President Mrs. Fuller, representing the national president, Mrs. Carrie R. Sparklin of St.

Louis, assisted by National Treasurer Mrs. Charlotte E. Wright of New Haven, Departure President Mrs. Annie C. Shattuck of Boston and Past National President Mrs.

Harriet J. Bodge of Hartford. Colonel J. Payson Bradley of Boston, past department commander of the Massachusetts G. A.

who served as a bugler in the war, will taps. He complies with the wish expressed by Mrs. Turner in her lifetime, as he was accustomed to play at camp fires she attended. The honorary bearers will be Colonel William M. Olin, Past Department Commanders John E.

Gilman, Peter Smith and Silas A. Barton, and two others to be selected by Department Commander Gleason on his arrival. MAKING LONG-DISTANCE TRIP IN A BALLOON. Aeronauts Leave St. Louis Wind Carries Them South.

St. Louis, April a sharp, raw wind blowing and heavy clouds banking the sky, Captain Charles DeF. Chandler, United States Signal Corps, and Aeronaut J. C. McCoy of New York city, started tonight on their delayed long-distance balloon trip.

The start had been scheduled for three days. They hoped the wind would carry them eastward that they might land near Washington, but the balloon took a southerly course, veerng slightly to the West. Captain Chandler is making aerial observations for the government, which is interesting itself in army ballooning. He carried instruments to show the altitude and the speed attained. Aeronaut McCoy hopes to win the Lahm cup offered for the longest continuous flight.

Several carrier pigeons were taken by which messages will be sent back to St. Louis. Captain Chandler said that they expect be in the air about forty -eight hours. Provisions to last three days were taken. The start was even, the balloon rising straight in the air until higher than gutrounding buildings.

It then veered sharply to the south and continued in that direction until beyond the vision of those on the ground. Though Captain Chandlor was disappointed in the failure to have a west wind Tor the voyage, he said he felt he could wait no longer and would make the best of the north wind. "You may rest assured we will not come down in the vicinity of St. he said. ROCKY HILL.

George E. Krah, and Martha B. Humason were married at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon by Rev. A. caster, pastor of the Methodist Church.

Mr. Krah recently came from New Britain and Miss Humason's home is in Beckley. They expect to make their home on the William Ashwell farm in West Rocky Hill. Mr. and Mrs.

Chester W. Ladd have returned from their wedding trip and are living in their newly furnished home on Elm street. The Rocky Hill baseball team will open the season Saturday afternon ing to East Hampton to play the home team there. The interest in the Dickson-Toy meetings is increasing, large audiences being in attendance both last evening. Last night there was a large delegation from Wethersfield present and Dr.

Toy preached from the subject, "The Brazen Serpent Uplifted." This afternoon there will be a meeting at the Methodist Church for women only. Dr. Toy's subject being "Woman at Her Best." In the evening at 7:30 at the Congregational Church Dr. Toy will speak on "The Year of Jubilee." Tomorrow afternoon the service at the Methodist Church will be especially for old people and conveyances will be furnished for all who can attend, if they will send word to the pastor of either church. Dr.

Toy's subject will be "Songs in the Night." Had Fit on Trolley Car. A man who later said he was Daniel Cannon of Bridgeport had a fit on a trolley car coming from New Britain last evening and at 10 o'clock was taken from the car at the corner of Main and Park streets and removed in the patrol wagon to the Hartford For several hours he was unconscious but early this morning he had recovered sufficiently his name. Arrested for Embezzlement. Woonsocket, R. April C.

Lincoln, who is alleged to have confessed week ago that he had embezzled $92,000 since 1800, from the Woonsocket Electric Machine Power Company of which he was treasurer until recently, was arrested tonight. Lilley Sails for Honoluln. San Francisco, April gation of congressmen and friends sailed for Honolulu today as guests of the Haw. altan delegate. Among them were George Lilley and wife of Connecticut, and Charles F.

Littlefield and wife of BOLTON. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Loomis have received word from their son, Dennison H.

Loomis of Westfield, he is visiting the exposition in Jamestown. The school in Belknap is closed this week owing to the illness of the teacher, Miss Gertrude Herskill. The Ladies' Aid Society is to meet at Mrs. John Johnson's this afternoon. A large number children in the North District are ill with measles and mumps.

PROPOSALS. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Washington, D. C. April.

11, 1907. -Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Purchasing Agent of this Department until 2 o'clock D. Monday, May 20, 1907. for furnishing Envelopes for the Departments the Government and the Postal Service during the four years beginning July 1, 1907, and ending June 30, 1911, Blanks for proposals, with specifications and instructions to bidders, will be furnished upon application LO the Purchasing Agent for the Post Office Department, Washington, D. C.

G. v. L. MEYER, Postmaster General. NOTICE TO MANUFACTURERS OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR CARS, Sealed proposals for the furnishing of a police patrol wagon for the use of the city will be received by the Board of Contract and Supply of the City of Hartford, Connecticut, at the Mayor's Office, City Hall, until 11 o'clock A.

May 13th, 1907. The wagon to be of the gasoline type with a 4-cylinder motor located in front under a hood, and to develop from 30- 40 horsepower. To have a sliding gear transmission with at least three speeds forward and reverse. Wheels to be at least 34 inches in diameter, fitted with not less than 5 inch pneumatic Midgley tires, to have two brakes, each independent of the other. The body shall be enclosed in the manner usual in patrol wagons, and shall be detachable.

The wheel gauge shall be 56 inch, and the wheel base to be of sufficient length to have an enclosed body with seats running lengthwise on each side of the body to be of sufficient length to accommodate four passengers on each side. The car to be geared so as to run from 8 to 30 miles an hour on the high gear. All bids to include painting, upholstering and full lamp, horn and tool equipment, and a foot gong. Manufacturers are requested to submit specifications for a car embracing the above features and such others as they may deem suitable, together with A drawing of the car proposed to be furnished and the price for which they will furnish the car which they specify. Manufacturers will also state the time in which they can deliver the proposed car, prices to be F.

0. B. Hartford, Conn. Each bid must be accompanied by certified check of of bid price, as evidence of good faith of Right is reserved to reject any and all bids submitted. A satisfactory surety bond of of the contract will be required of the successful bidder.

BOARD OF CONTRACT AND SUPPLY, CHARLES E. PARKER. Sec'y. Hartford, April 29, 1907. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the board of selectmen of the town of Stafford until 1 o'clock p. of May 6, 1907, for construction of road in the town of Stafford in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the state highway commissioner. Bids shall state the price for finished road complete; the town through its selectmen and state highway commissioner reserve the right to increase or decrease the number of feet to be improved after the contract is let. All bids must be accompanied by a bond of not less than one-third of the cost of the work. Any bidder refusing to sign the contract at the prices offered and furnish surety company bond or certified check shall be required to forfeit a sum from his bond equal to the difference in price between his bid and the next highest bidder.

Plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the town clerk or at the office of the state highway commissioner in Hartford. The selectmen and state highway commissioner reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Stafford, April 25, 1907. M. W.

LEONARD, C. G. ELLIS, F. J. GLOVER, Selectmen.

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