Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 6, 1909, Page 1

VOL. LIL—NO. 30. NORWICH, EXCITING INCIDENT IN THE HOUS E Speaker Ordered Sergeant at Arms to Compel Mr. Gaines to TENNESS Hepburn of lowa Again in a Tilt with Fellow Member— | Take His Seat EEAN IGNORED THE SPEAKER ' Annoyed by the Grotesque Performance of Macon of Alabama—Bill After Bill Mowed Down by Macon’s Objections—Speaker Engages in the Controversy. ‘Washington, Feb. §~~Mr, Hepburn of Towa was again one of the central figures todey in a tilt with a feilow member, which led to an exciting in- cident, This time jt was Mr. Macon of Arkansas. The southern member had for some time been reserving ob- ection to certain bills and ihen after aving explanations, flatly objecting. Grotesque Performance. “This is a grotesque performance,” Interjected Mr. Hepburn, “and 1 insist that members be required to take one position or the other.” Mr. Macon explained that his eole purpose was to put himself in a po- sition to “object intelligently and not without consideratio He would not allow bills to go through that he knew nothing about, he said. “I haven't the slightest desire to control the gentleman,” said Mr. Hep- burn, with & bit of sarcasm, “He may object unintelligently if he desires to.” This rejoinder set the house to laughing. The speaker hsld that the practice had been to allow brief debate by unanimous consent, but an objection would be equivalent to a withdrawal of such consent. Speaker Takes a Hand. Bill after bill was mowed down bv Mr. Macon's objections in consequence of Mr. Hepburn's utterances. Mem- Wers appealed to him to reserve his objections, but he protested that he was not allowed to make inquiry. The speaker cngaged m the coontroversy by remarking that “up to this time 1 have heard no objection.” Mr. Ma- con, taking this as his cue, reserved objéction on the particular bill then up, but before it could be discussed, M7, Gaines, Tennessee, got the door and set the house in a furore by charging that the rules prevented a “square deal” to claimants. “I submit to the house,” he sald, “is it right that by simply rising here and saying ‘I object’ a member may defeat a claim and stifie the voice of some unfortunate man, woman or child.” Isnored the Spi The speaker called: Mr. Gaines to order and pounded his gavel vigorous- Iy, Y gnoring the speaker, Mr. Gaines continued, declaring amid confusion, that there should be a rule by which the people could have their claims paid, He was proceeding further when the speaker ordered the sergeant at arms to request him to take his seat. This, however, Wwas unnecessary, for the Tennessee member sat down vol- untarily. Wild Gesticulations, The incident created an uproar, but above the din, Mr. Macon, wildly ges- ticulating, and pointing his finger at Mr. Gaines, was heard to say: “My God! I reserve the right to object then” From that time on the cus- tom of reserving objections pending explanations was established. er. BOSTON'S UNEMPLOYED SEEK MANNA FROM HEAVEN Petition Sent to Revivalist to Pray for the Same. Boston, Feb, 5.—Rev. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, who is conducting evangel- istic services in this city, today ar- ranged to hold a conference on Mon- day afternoon next with Morrison &wift, well known here as an agitator in behalf of the unemployed. At the head of a small company of followers Swift approached Dr. Chapman as the revivalist was about to enter Tremont temple for the daily meeting, and ask- ed him to read to the audience which aiready had packed the great audito- rium, a peiition, asking Dr. Chapman to pray “that manna be sent down from heaven” to feed the unemployed of Boston. Dr. Chapman declined, but he agreed to have a talk with Swift mext Monday. In the course of his re- marks in_the temple Dr. Chapman al- Iu:‘l;d to his encounter with Swift and said: “For the man who is honestly out of employment 1 would give anything I possess if T could be of service to him. he heart of the church is with the man who is unfortunate.” Tremont street, in front of the tem- Ce. was crowded with people unable o gain admittance at the hour set for he daily meeting, and policemen had be stationed at the doors to pre- W;nt the overcrowding of the struc- ure. AUTOMOEILEB FOR PRESIDENT. $150,000 to Combat the Mouth Disease. Foot and Washington, Feb. 5. —The senate to- day concluded consideration of the District of Columbia appropriation bill carrying an aggregate of about eleven nd ‘a half millions of dollars, A con- ference report of the urgent deficien- cy bill was agreed to. It appropri- ates $12,000 for the “purchase, eare, and maintenance of automobiles for the president,” and $150,000 to enable the sceretary of agriculture to continue to combat the foot and mouth disease in horses and cattle. A resolution was adopted directing the committes on military affairs to 4nvestigate military posts and various phases of army administration. After en executive ~session in which the nemination of Willlam D. Crum to be collector of customs of Charleston, S. €., was considered, the senate ad- journed. AEROPLANE RUDDER BROKEN. WNeither Wilbur Wright Nor His Pas- senger Was injured. Pau, France, Feb, 5.—While leaving the ground this afternoon with M. Pau] Tissandier as passenger Wilbur ‘Wright broke the rudder of his aero- e. Neither Mr. Wright nor M. issandier was Injured. The accident was due to the imper- fect placing of the rail over which the @eroplane runs to gain momentum, which caused the machine to sag to the left and strike together. Despite the fact that the rudder was broken the aeroplane continued in flight & few feet above the ground until Mr. ‘Wright stopped the motor and brought the machine gently to earth. It will require two days to effect repairs Private Claimants Had Their Innings in Howse of Representative Washington, Feb. 5.—Private claim- ants by the score had their innings in the house of representatives today, the whole session being given over, under a special order, to their consideration. The president’s message vetoing the census bill was read just before ad- journment. (Printed on another page.) reached the house shortly after noon but ity reading was held up for fear that discussion of it inight jeopardize the passage of a number of private bills which were entitled to considera- tion under special order. The house adjourned without any action having been taken on the mes- age. Fire in Plant of American Sugar Re- 1 fining Co. New Orleans, Feb. 5—Fire which ®roke out late today at the $3,000,000 plant of the American Sugar Refinery company at Chalmette was gotten un- der control before it had damaged the main building. The refinery is but a short distance from the famous Chal- mette fleld, where the battle of New Orleans fought in 1815. Enlargement of Thread Mills. Pawtucket, R. L, Feb. 5.—The Glen- cairn Manufacturing company of this ity has purchased the plant of the New England y here, The company will wee the : rty for enlargement of its mills, BETTER CLASS OF THE PITTSBURG NEGROES Take Steps to Bring to Justice Perpe- trators of Outrages. Pittsburg, Feb. 5.—To bring to jus- tice the perpetrators of the many re- cent attacks on white women and girls in the Herron Hill, Lawrenceville and South Side districts of this city and to take steps to prevent a recurrence of the crimes, the better element of the negroes have issued a call for a gneral mass meeting to be held next Tuesday night. The feeling between the white peo- ple and the negroes is becoming more acute as each day brings its quota of attacks and reported attacks on.white girls by negroes. affected districts is highly wrought up over the sftuation and only the utmost vigilance by a double force of po- Iicemen prevents a serious clash be- tween the ruces. Blanche Smith and Rose Sesock, re- siding in.a suburb, were attacked by negroes today, but their screams frightened the assailants, who escep- ed. Two negroes, accused of being those who attacked the girls, were later arrested and sent to the work- house for three months. John Stokes, a negro, aged 32 years, was arrested today on charges pre- ferred by Mrs, Jane Thompson of the South Side, who alleges that he enter- ed her home and the room daughter, but was frightened away by the screams of the girl. The man will be given a hearing tomorrow. THE NEW HAVEN ROAD’S ‘MASSACHUSETTS CHARTER Corporation Unlikely to Strenuously Oppose Its Forfeiture. New Haven, Feb. 5.—Inquiry in rail- road circles here tends to confirm the report that the New York, New Ha- ven & Hartford Rallroad Co., while unable voluntarily to forfeit the M sachusetts charter, is unlikely to op- pose strenuously a forfeiture of it by that state. An officer of the company, speaking of the situation, reiterates former statements of other officers that the direct effect of the forfeiture would fall only on the few miles of the distance between Springfield and the Connecticut state line. In such an event that part of the line would probably, in the last emergency, have to be sold for the benefit of the New Haven corporation. The company does not own the Springfield station nor any other terminals in Massachusetts. | GOV. HASKELL'S TRIAL To Take Place in April—Will Plead to Indictment Next Saturday. Muskogee, Okla., Feb. 5.—According to the programme of the government, as outlined by District Attorney Gregg, the trial of Gov. Haskell will probably | take place at Tulsa next April. The governor’s case i3 first on the dosket of town lot indictments, Nothing was made public tonight as to the govern- or's talk with his attorneys. Judge Campbell in the United States district court set Fetruary 13 today as th day for governor Charles N. Haskell and the six other prominent Oklahoma men under indictmant for alleged fraud in connection with the Muskogee town Iot cases to appear in court to plead to the charges. New $90,000 Dining Hall at Mount Her- mon School. Northfield, Mass., ¥eb. 5—A new dining hall, built and uipped at a cost of $90,000, was dedicated at Mount Hermon school today, in connection with_the observance of Founder's day, the 72d anniversary of the birth of Rev. Dwight L. Moody, D.D, the fa- mous evangelist. A large number of friends of the school from New York, Boston, and other citles assisted in the exerclses and there were nine hun- dred students present. Killed by Block of Ice Falling on His Head. New Haven, Conn,, Feb. 5.—Gulseppe Putrekin, an Italian, employed by the BElm City Ice company, while loading ice at the storehouse, was hit on the head by a block of ice, receiving in- juries as the result of which he died at the New Haven hospital. He was married and lived at 99 Minor street. Barge Highball Towed to Newport. Stonington, Conn., Feb, 5—The barge Highball, whieh sprang a leak after striking a rock in Fishers Island sound yesterday while in tow of the tug Elmer A. Keeler, was repaired by a diver today. She was towed to New- port, her destination, by the tug Har- The populace of the | of her | Cabled Paragraphs. ‘Copenhagen, Feb. 5.—The rigsdag to- day approved treatles of arbitration with the United States, Norway and Sweden. Heidelberg, Germany, Feb. 5. —The university of Heidelberg has réceived a donaiton of $32,500 for the establish- ment of a branch to investigate radi- um, ” Shanghai, Feb. 5—The international oplum conference, which began its ses- sions here'on February 1, is now fully organized, and reports were presented today by 'the American and British del- egates. The records of the confer- erence are being kept in the French langauge. Paris, Feb. 5.—After a lengthy de- bate today on an interpellation con- cerning the anti-government manifes- tations at St Plerre, Miquelon, last November, the chamber of deputies voted confidence in the government to carry out the reforms” indispensable to the future of the colony. by 400 to 3. At the same time the chamber ex- pressed its regret at the outbreak and manifestations, which it believes are contrary to the rea] sentiments of the population of the islands. ARCHITECT ARRAIGNED Charged with Murder of Contractor Frank Wilhelm. Newark, N. J., Feb. 5.—After sev eral days of investigation into the strange circumstances surrounding the death of Frank Wilhelm, the con- tractor, who was found shot to death in his cellar, the police, late toda arraigned Nicholas Sicca, an Italian architect, before Judge Simon Hahn, and charged him ‘with murder in the first degree_ Sicca was a former board- er at the Wilhelm home. Judge Hahn held the Italian without bail for the action of the grand jury. Sicca was taken back to -police headquarters, where his picture was taken. His arraignment followed ap application of counsel for Mrs. Wil- helm for a writ of habeas corpus, call- ing for her production in court. Mrs. Wilhelm has been detained as ma terial witness in the case, with Sicea The writ was granted by Chief Jus- tice Gummere and Mrs. Wilhelm will be brought into court next Monday. It was said here today that Mrs. Frederica Wilhelm of New York, who claims to be the legal wife of Frank Wilhelm, was about to take steps through counsel ot lay claim to the contractor’s estate. Mrs, Wilhelm de- clared that she recognized her husband as he lay in the casket. The property of the contractor is at present in the name of Mrs Frank Wilbelm, who married Wilhélm ten yvears ago. IN HANDS OF RECEIVERS. The Birmingham Coal and Iron Com- pany of Alabama. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 5.—The Bir- mingham Coal and Iron company was piaced in_theh ands of receivers, to- day, and Judge T. G. Jones of the fed- eral coutr named A. W. Smith and James Bonnyman recelvers. The petitioning creditors are the Aenata Powder company and others. The Birmingham company has prop- erties In this district valued at over $6,000,000. The company is closely al- lied with the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic raflroad interests, of which H. M. Atkinson was recently made re~ ceiver. LEPER SOLD CANDY To Pupils of the Los Angeles High School. Los Angeles Feb. 5—Pupils at the Los Angeles High school were startled yesterday when the police arrested and sent to the county hospital Samuel | Bernick, a leper, who for a year had { been_ stationed near the school selling candy to school children. It was not | known before that he had lepros; dlsease is sald to have reached an ad- | vanced stage. Would Be Beneficial. Philadelphia, Feb. -Postmaster George Von L. Meyer made the prin- cipal address at the annual banquet of the Pennsylvania Bankers' assoclation, group 1, lield tonight at the Bellevue- Stratford hotel. The large ballroom of the hoté] was filled with the banke and their guesst. Postmaster General eyer said in his address that he w | “Armly comvinced that the establish ment of postal savings banks would be | beneficial to banking in this country generally if wisely planned and adm stered as an adjunct to commercial panking.” steamer reached ther: ¢ was | founded. Pilots yesterday and toda | sought for the vessel. Fear increases { here that she may have been the m) terious steamer re down oft Diamond hoals lightship. Dead Negro Not Brother of Champion Prizefighter. New York, Féb. 5.—Lawson Johnson of Texas, father of Jack Johnson, the heavywelght champion prizefighter, telegraphed here tonight that the dead negro who was first thought to be Roscoe Johnson, brother of the fighter, | was no relative of the champion. The negro died here a few days ago. East Hartford Tobacco Warehouse Burned. East Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. | 1ate tonight destroved the | warehouse of Thomas Murray Prospect street and its contents, bales of tobacco. The warehous valued at $6,000, and the tobacco, owned by E. Rosenwalt Brothers of New York, about $1,000. The cause of the fire is' not known, tobacco on | 100 was | Farewell Dinners to Fleet Officers. Gibraltar, Feb. 5.—Farewell dinners were given aboard a majority of th American warships tonight, while_ o shore the garrison wound up its fes- tivities in honor of the visitors with a grand masked ball in the assembly Tooms. American Auto Killed Child in France. Cannes, France, Feb. 5.—An automo- bile belonging to an American resident of Cannes, who is described by the police as “Mrs. M.” today ran down and killed a child. Admiral Swinburne on Excursion. Lima, Peru, Feb. 5.—Today Ad- miral Swinburne, his wife and twenty officers from the American fleet went by special train on an excursion to Rio Blanco, 13,000 feet above the sea. Eastern Oklahoma Storm Swept. Fort Smith, Ark., Feb. 5.—Eastern Oklahoma was swept by a severe storm 1ate today, causing considerable prop- erty loss. 15th U. 8. Cavalry Leaves Cuba. ‘Havana, Feb. 5—The Fifteenth U. S. cavalry from Cienfuegos sailed today on boad the transport Sumner for Newport News. Unsuccessful Ssarch for Missing Steamer. , Feb. 5,—Search at Do- | i Bar by pilots fo steamer | Munin proves that the ¢ that the orted to have gone | Capt. Qualirough Found Builty OF BEING INTOXICATED AT TAN- GIER RECEPTION., ADMIRAL SPERRY APPROVES It is Believed Qualtrough Will Be Dis- missed from the Service—Much Sympathy Expressed for Him. Gibraltar, Feb. 5—The findings ot the courtmartial which heard the evi- dence against Captain Edward F. Qual- trough of the battleship Georgia on a charge of intoxication at Tangieg dur- ing a reception given there by, the American minister, Samuel R. Gum- 6, 1909. Walking Delegate Incited an Riot TRIED TO FORCE GARMENT WORKERS TO QUIT. POLICE RESERVES CALLED 0UT Delegates and: Strikers Attempted to Destroy a New York Tailoring Es- tablishment—One Man Killed. New York, Feb. 5—One man was killed and three others injured in a riot incited, the police declare by walking delegates-of a garment mak- ers’ union, who descended upon the tailoring ~ establishment of Jacob Greenfield in East Second street, late Abraham Lincoln, schools in its field of circulation. tions from blographies, but orig ties which mlie Lincoln the gre: rate sheet and enveloped. These papers will be imp: on Lincoin day, Feb. 12th. countles named. The Bulletin will give these prizes “the great emancipator,” the best loved president of the United Stat pression will receive first recognition in making the awards. The stories should be written plainly on one side of the paper, without the name of the writer appended—the name to be on a sepa- Here is an open competition for all the boys and girls The most original and accurate will win ADDRESS LETTERS TO EDITOR BULLETIN, NORWICH, CONN. CONTEST CLOSES TODAY. : Lincoln Prizes to Students UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE In the Counties of Tolland, Windham and New London, Connecticut, azd Washizglon Counly, Rhode Island. $10 to first; $7 to second; $5 to third; $3 to fourth; with ““h. m.”” and ““h. c.”’ for all others worthy. No Lincoln leiters shouid be mailed The Eul'etin afier today. Late leiters wiil not b2 admiited to compelition. for 600-word written about of stories by puplls ‘These stories are not to he compila- nal conceptions of the personal quali- American of generation and Originality of ex- ly j by a competent commit- judged tee, and the names of the writers will »A be known to the judges. They should all be completed and mailed to The Bulletin on or before Feb. 6th, and the best of them will be printed in The Bulletin in the mere, which were presented last night to Rear Admiral Sperry, commander in chief of the Atlantic battleship fleet, were approved by the rear admiral at 8 o'clock this evening and forwarded to Washington. Will Be Disgraced, Probably Dismissed The findings were not made public here, but it is stated with certainty that Captain Qualtrough was not ac- quitted. It is believed, on the contra- ry, that the findings are of so'grave a nature that he will not be restored to duty. The rumor is abroad in the fleet tonight that should the findings be ap- proved by the navy department at Washingtol, Captain Qualtrough will i i | be disgraced and possibly dismissed | | from the service. | Kline Takes Command of Georgia. | Its was learned tonight that Lieuten | ant Commander €. W. Kline will be in | home from this port. Among the officers of the fleet much sympathy expressed for Ci | Qualtrough. CLAIMANTS TO / Valuable Documents Found in Lining of an Old Trunk. | ‘Butler, Pa., Feb. 5.—Documents found | today in the lining of an old trunk are | the evidence upon which the heirs of i James Hillman will base claims to an | estate at St. Louls sai now at $20,000,000. Hannah Hillman, a | | to | thou | the present St. Louis Sh the | lan acre for it. father and illed the land to documents | he plac were d in an old trunk which was not th mined until today. It is said A was never sold nor transfer: nd the heirs are preparing to reclaim | KING MENELIK NOT DEAD. | But His Condition is Serious—Dispute | Over Succession to Throne. Jibuti, Africa, Feb, 5.—The latest re ports received here say that King Menelik of Abyssinia has had a relaj and his condition is serlous, | ent he is at Debralibznos, three day: march from Addis, beba., He has had | & grave dispute with the queen con- | and his grandson, Lidi Jesson, aged 12, has been selected as the heir. The minister of war has left Addis Abeba with an army, but his destination is not known. Up to the present time | the peace in Abyssinia has not heen ! aisturbed. CONDITIONS AT MESSINA. | | Daily Rations Reduced—100 Bodies Ex- | humed Daily, Messina, Feb, 5.—The daily rations gistributed here have been reduced from 60,000 to 40,000, which shows that with the revival of work these people are enabled to support themselves. The number of bodies excavated from the | ruins now are more than one hundred | daily. Today the workmen stayed at their tasks for an hour longer than usual and 145 bodies were recovered. Several persons have been arrested here charged with theft. They include two grave diggers who were caught in the act of robbing the dead. Committed Suicide—Despondent Over Death of His Wife. New York, Feb. 5.—Despondent over the death of his wife, who had been his constant companion ever since the days when they two children had roamed the flelds outside of Paris to- gether, Giullaume Huguet, a waiter employed at the Hotel Belmont, tonight committed suicide by inhaling gas. Huguet when found held a photograph of his dead wife closely pressed against his cheek. By his side was the cradle of his six months' old baby, now in the care of her grandparents in Paris. Steamship Arrivals. At Glasgow: Feb. 5, 8icilian, from B anan s wen %, me. D'Italia, tro a: Feb. om New York. | cerning the succession to the throme, | The | command of the Georgia for the voyage | benches the police ptain | skull. J to be valued ! daugnter of James, went from Butler | | i today, and attempted to coerce the employes of the place into quitting work, Broke Into Work Rooms. The alleged walking delegates, ac- comrmanied by fitty striking garment workers, several of whom are $aid to have been former employes of Green- fleld, broke into the work rooms of the establishment and upon refusal of those at work to join them in their strike, proceeded to wreck the place. Jacob’ Greenfield and Wolf Greenfleld, a brother, employed as foreman, at- tempted to prevent the destruction of the shop, and a melee ensued, in which clubs, shears and pressing frons were freely used, Police Reserves Dispersed Mob. A call for the police brought the re- serves and the rioters were dispersed. In the debris of machinery and work found Samuel Kann, said to be one of the strikers, ing ‘unconscious with a fractured Jacob Greenfleld, the proprietor of the establishment, his brother, Wolf Greenfield, and Baego Casselio, an employe, were also in the wreckage, badly battered. 3 Kann was placed in ambulance sum- moned from Bellevue hospital, but died before he conld be placed on the oper- ating table. * CHARGED WITH ABDUCTION. Brooklyr Man Indicted—Girl Tells Story to Magistrate. New York, Feb. 5.—The Kings coun- . Louis about 1809 and bought one | ty grand jury found an Indictment tow and acres of land near the site of | day agalnst Joseph Janer of Brooklyn, ridge, paying $17 | charging him with the abduetion “of Katherine Loersch, the 12 year old girl he took to Baltimore last Monday. The indictment was found principa to have a charge against Janer in Iy the event of the e in Baltimore fail- ing. Baltimore, Feb. 5.—Martha Goss and Clara Jones, both colored, employes of the Josephine streect house, were also placed under arrest, and af hear- | ing before of the women wer of the grand jury without bail cessories to Janer's alleged cri iittle girl told Maglstrate she was taken to the Josephone street hous ost immediately after her ar- al In this city, and that it was there aner first assaulted her. Catherine Burke was also held on the charge of be pos WITH HUSBAND'S REVOLVER Woman Wounded Man Who Attempted | «to Enter Her Home. Uniontown, Pa, Feb. Davis of Lynn station, near here, shot and fatally wounded James Donahue today when he, another white man and three negroes attempted to force an en- trance into her home. The men laugh- ed at the woman when she warned them to leave, and, seizing her hus- Dband’s revolver, she fired through the door. James Kearns, said to be one of the five men, was arrested on a charge of attempting to break and en- ter a house and the state constabulary are searching for the three negroes. One Dollar to the Mother of Every . Baby Born in lowa. Des Moines, lowa, Feb. 5.—One doilar will be paid to the mother of every baby born in Towa, if a bill introduced by Representative Fulliam today os made a law. The bill provides that ev- ery mother shall be paid $1 by the county treasurer upon recelpt of a bitrh certificate signed by the mother and the attending physician. Representa- tive Fulliam is & practicing physician of Muscatine. 3 Son, Son-in-Law and Wife Concerned a Murder. Colorado Springs, Col., Feb. 5.—That Charles P. Essick, aged clerk of Plke's Peak camp, Woodmen of the World, was_murdered by his 16 year old son Paul and his son-in-law, Robert K. Player, allas_Arthur Davis, and that Mrs. Flora Essick, wife of the mur- dered man, has a guilty knowledge of the crime, was the verdict of a cor- oner's jury todmy. Magistrate Loden all three | held for the action | ¢ as ac- | e. The ! Loden that | ing the child for immoral pur- | 5.—Mrs. Anna | Cordensed 'Iglegrams The Marits of the Proposed Parcels post were discpssed In the senate. William Loeb is slated to_ become collector of the port of New York: Crown Prince George of Servia was injured in an auto accident at Bel- grade. A Bill Was Introduced in Congress to insorporate the American Academy of Medicine. Count Cassini, nearly 54 years in the Russian diplomatic service, has applied for retirement. The Report of the Interstate com- merce commission shows a general ad- vance in freight rate: The First Chamber of the Nether- lands legislature approved the arbitra- tion treaty with the United States. The Judge Sitting in the Stirling Ji- vorce case at Edinburgh has ordered the doors closed against the curious. M. Nemeshaieff ha accepted portfolio of the minister or Ru; railroads in succession to Lieut. Schafthausen. the n Gen. Mr. Taft in a Speech to the Panama canal meployes complimented them up- on the condition of the work and the progress made. A Bill Was Introduced in the House requiring ocean going passenger ves- sels to be equipped with wireless tele- graph instruments. Count Luigi Aldravandi charge d'affairs at Caraca senger on the steamer Zul rived at New York. The House Committee on military affairs agreed to the resolution to be- stow medals on the Wright brothers for their achievements, Tennessee Joined the Prohi states when the house passed the bill forbidding the manufacture of liquor over the governor's veto. A Mandate Issued by the supreme court directs the circuit court of New York to distribute the accumulated gas fund among the consumers. Italian ed a Man giv- ing the name T. Stevens of Washington, D. C., on the charge of as- sociating with revoutionists A Fireman and Two Trainmen were severely injured in a collision between a train on the Illinofs Central rairoad and two freight cars at Chicago. The Norwegian Steamship Hunin, Captain Larsen, bound from New York to Darien, to load lumber, has not ar- rived and is now four days overdue. The War Department wants congress to pass a retirement bill for civil em- ployes of the Philippine government and charge the expense up to the Fili- pinos. Horacz G. Knowles, United States minister to Rouman who has been transferred to Nicaragua, left Buchar- est. He will be succeeded by Spencer Eddy. Fighting Has Occurred in Abyssinia between followers of the brother of the emperor and forces under the father of Lig Yosu, the designated heir to the throne. John Norris of the American News- paper Publishers’ association sent a letter to the housé committee charg- ing the Paper Trust with misrepresent- ing the wages they pay. The Compromise Arranged by one of | the committees of the international | naval conference, in session in London, | defining what constitutes “an enemy. is not approved by the state depart- ment at Washington. FALL RIVER COTTON MILLS DIVIDENDS INCREASED Quarterly 273 Per Cent. as Compared with 225 Per Cent. Same Period a Year Ago. Feb. An in- crease in the annual dividends paid by the Fall River cotton mills for the first quarter of the mill year, which begins in October. was announced to- Fali River, Ma: day, the rate being 3 per cent, as compared with cent. for the | same period o ¥ ago. The total amount disbursed during | the quarter ended J: ary 20 was $681,000 on pital of $26,525.000. An | extra divid: of 25 ver cent, the Union Mfg. helped to swell the average. REPORTERS HELD FOR TRIAL. Accused of Assaulting Oscar Ham- merstein, the Impressario. New York, F —Frederick M. and James J. Doyle, local r accused of assaulting Os tein, the impresario, i y Magistrate istrate had he: the evidence at the | examination and had reserved decision | | until_today. Before announcing the == cwed the testimony | thingly to the letter i n ding the reporters. | | dect 1d ith a drop of red blood | he gaid, “would natur- ally resent such a There are a | lot of gentlcmen town who seem to think the n It a man with impunity, have idea | that anvthing bad they do is good: but as I have stated, two wron7s do not make a right. and 1 therefore hold the | defendants for srecial sessions.” | CHARGED WITH WIFE POISONING Case of Wealthy South Carolina Planter in Jury’s Hands. Union, . Feb. 5.—W. T. Jones, the wealthy planter on trial here for his life on the charge of havir- poi- soned his wife, an unusually attrac- tive woman. will probably know his fate soon, for the case was given to the jury at 840 o'clock tonight. |~ The afternoon was devoted to argu- ments of counsel, Col. P, H. Nelson for the defense, J_ H. Tillman and Solic- itor T. H. Seaz for the prosecution and Col. G. H. Johsione for the de- fense. The court room was erowded. Interest is intense, though the gen- eral public seems to expect a mis- trial or acquittal. VALUABLE PAINTING STOLEN. Cut from Its Frame in the Lenox Pub- lic Library. New York, Feb. 5.—An valuable oil painting entitled “Mother ant_Child,” the work of Antoine Emile Plassan, born 1817, was cut from its frame in the library of the Lenox public library some time today, and was carried TREADI Sacramento, Feb. sovernor Gillett sent to assembly today a special message appealing to that body to rescind its action of yesterds which the Japanese school se bill was passed, The governor o 5.— he alls attention to the contention of Japan, h is not refuted by the United tes government, that the bill, as sed, violates the‘treaty rights of the empire, He does not enter into a discussion of the merits of this posi- tion, stating that It Is a debatable question, but reiterates that Japan would consider it an unfriendly act to exclude from the public schools the children of its subjects. The M The message says: “Gentlemen: Believing that there should be a further and more careful consideration of assembly bill No. 14, which provides thut boards of school trustees shall have the power to es- tablish separate schools for children of Japanese, and, thereafter, they shall not be admitfed into any other public school, and further believing that the enactment of the provisions of said bill, will at this time, affect the interests of the entire nation, and perhaps seriously, I most respectfully request you to reconsider the vote by which the said bll] was passed and take the matter uv for further and most careful consideration. “Within @ few hours after the pas- sage of said bill, the president of the United States, alarmed at the possi- ble consequences of the enactment of such a Jaw, sent to me a telegram con- taining the following langauge “This is the most offensive bill of all, and, in my judgment, is clearly unconstitutional, and we shall at once have to test it in the courts. Can it not be stopped in the legislature, or by veto? “A telegram so forcibie as _this, coming from the president of the Unit- ed States, is entitled to full considera- tion, and demands that no hasty or ill-considered action be taken by this state which may involve the whole country. Time to Lay Sentiment Aside. “It seems to me, it is time to Jay sentiment and personal opinion and other considerations aside, and take a | broad and unprejudiced view of the important questions involved in the proposed leglsiation, and, in & calm and dispassionate manner, pass upon them, keeping in mind, not only the interests of our state, but of the na- tion, and the duty we owe to it in ob- serving the treaties entercd into by it with a friendly power.” The governor calls attention to the | protest of Japan against the resolu- tion of the San Francisco school board of two years ago, which directed that Orientals be compelled to attend their own schools, and the action of the fed- eral government in beginning suit to | bave “the order render nugatory. This suit was dismissed when th school board withdrew the offensive resolution. The governor declares that there is no present danger to the California schools by reason of the attendance of Japanese pupils, r as is known, Without expre: any opinion thereupon, the g then quotes the treatv guaranteeing to Japan the rights and privileges of the most fa- vored nation HAIL, RAIN, DARKNESS, TERRIFIC LIGHTNING. South Central States Swept by Fearful Storm—Many Lives Lost. and dusk today from a series of small tornadoes which swept the south cen- tral states from the Tennessee line to the Texas Panhandle. The storms were accompanied in most cases by haii, darkn terrific lightning s | eheets of rain. Most of the towns where losses of life occurred are off the rallroads, £0 s from them has been coming in slowly. Known casualties are: Stuttgart. Ark arfleld and a child of Will Story. ) Story is re- ported as fatally injured. Sulphur Springs, T Ardis and Mrs. C. Caldwell Rollingfork, Miss.: Reported just be- that ne James Mrs, fore the telephone wires broke than four had been killed there. Booth, Miss.: Reported to Birming- ham that six met death there. In other towns, such as Ennis and Waxahac! Tex., and Boscoe., La., many dw |are said to have been demolished by | the wind. Arkansas and upper Louisiana rice fields were damaged greatly. At Chattanoonga there was a heavy storm of hail Reports tonight from say that several persons by a tornado at Culiman, afternoon. Birmingham were killed Ala,, this COLD WAVE NEXT WEEK. Weather Bureau Says One Is Form- ing in Far Northwest. ‘Washington, Feb. 5. he forecast of “cold wave coming” was flashed by the weather bureau today in an offi- cial warning. The present period of mild weather, according to the bu- reau, will be followed by a cold wave that will appear in the northwest Sun- day or Monday, advance over the cen- tral valleys and lake regions Monday and Tuesday, and reach the middle Atlantic and’ New England states about the middle of next week, Hanged Himself in Cellar of His Home Bristol, Feb. 5—John Ludwigson, 50 years old, hanged himself late today in the cellar of his home on Conlon street. Ludwigson, who was employed as a moulder at Sessions’ foundry, stayed away from the foundry today to do same work around the house. shortxotner noon he went into the cellar to work and on his failure to re- away by an unknown thief. The paint- ing, which formed part of the Robert L. Stuart coilection, was probably stol- en during the luncheon hour, when no attendants are on duty. The police are. at work on the case. turn Mrs. Ludwigson went down after him. She found him hanging to a beam. No reason is known for his ending his life. Besides his widow, he leaves a {wo year old child. NG OR DANGEROUS GROUND California Governor Endeavors to Stay Anti- Japanese Legislation. y., Feb. 5.—The death of probably twenty persons, the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in | property and the crippling of many telegraph wires resulted between nooi ACTION ON SCHOOL BILL POSTPONED Until Next Wednesday by Unanimous Consent—Governor Gillett Sends Special Message to the Fouse Raising the Point of the Bill’s Cons Consider :chcol Exclusion an Unfriendly Act. tutionality— Japan Would FURTHER ACTION POSTPONED By Unanimous Until Next Wednesday—Strong Personal Appeal. Sacramento, Cal, Feb. 5.—Speaker Philip A. Stanton of the lower haous of the California legislature, took .the floor today and by a sirong personal appeal obtained unanimous consent of the assembly to postpone further ac- tion on the Japanese school segroga- tion bill which “was passed yester« day, until next Wednesday. He declared he had information which he could not reveal, which proved that the assembly was tremd- ing upon dangerous ground in passing the bill. On the conclusion of the speaker's speech, Grove L. Johnsom, author of the measure, asked that the matter of reconsideration be put over until Wednesday, and his motion car- ried without dissent. Governor Gillet sent a special mes- sage to the house, raising the point of the biil's constitutionality, and this was the subject of a long debate, duy- ing which It was suggested by leaders on both sides that the measure be re- terred to the committee on judi and submitted to the attorney general for an opinion as to its legality. Sen- ator A. Caminetti introduced the Jap- anese school bill in the senate. Both houses adjourned until Men- day morning. SCHOOL BILL IN SENATE. Public School System Cannot Be Bub- ject of Foreign Treaty Stipulation, Sacramento, Feb. 5.—8enator A. Ca- minett], in introducing the Japanese achool segregation bt in senate today sal “Since the question of admitting Japanese children in our ;mbl: schools is again the subject of cor and ) sald uu;t the state has no jurisdiction thereof, owing to our trea- ty with Japan, it becomes muavg the leglslature to consider it, 1f no other reason than to assert sovereignty of California and the to conduct and control our | school system rights which are not and cannot. under our - ernment, be the wubject i ulation with any forelgn g This, it appears fo me, we o, lest, by acquisscence and stimulate the movement now croaching upon the rights ef states,” TABLED BY NEVADA SENATE. Resolution Asking for a War Flest in the Pacific. Carson, Nev., Feb. 5.—Today the Ne- vada senate tabled the Dodge resolu-: tion of the assembly, asking for a war fleet in the Pacific, and referring to the Japan: a menace to Ameri- can peace. The resolution passed the assembly unanimously and was re- ported favorably by the committes in * the senate. but when it was placed on third reading, Mr. Woodbury (repub- lican) moved that the measure ‘be tabled. His motion prevailed without a diasenting vote. The Giffon anti-Japanese resolutien is held In the committee on .and prediction is made that should the committee release it, it will meet the same fate as the warship measure. The senate adjourned untii Monday, —_—_—m BRUISED BODY OF A GIRL s FOUND IN A CISTERN. Anothar Mysterious Crime at Dayten, O.—Evidences of Violence. Dayton, O., Feb. 6.—Another murder mystery has been added to the long lst which already shames this city. Late day the body of a young woman was | dragged out of a clstern in the rear of a vacant house, Her brother has identified hex Lizzie Fuihart, 18 years old, of Vandalia, O. She has al- ways berne e spotless reputation at her nome. She came to this city December to look for employment and was 5 with her uunt, Mrs. Degters. he discovery was made by Charles 0. Weaver, a conf who was em- ployed by the owner of the Matthows residence to prepare the residence for m.]»‘upuncy. He at once notified the police. The body was badly decomposed and discolored and tha features are almost unrezogrizable. The face sl bruises and other evidences of violwnes are plainly visible. A burlap bag en- shrouded the upper portion of the body, The steel cover of the cistern is about 18 inches in dlameter and was fitted closely over the opening. Adam Fulhart, brother of the dead girl, is confident that she had no ac- quaintances in the city, and is unable to advange any theory which would ‘x’h(rww any light on his sister's terrible ate. Dayton, O., Feb, employed at & sewin; was arrested here tonight on suspicion. ‘Wilkie I8 the sweetheart of the mur- [xlor:d girl, but says he has not seen her gince she came to the city, Decem- ber DENIAL FROM HAVANA. Arnauto Not Appointed Chief of Pub- lic Order Service. Havana, Feb. 5,—The reports which were in circulation here yesterday to the effect that Ricardo Arnaute, for- mer editor of El Reconcentrado, had been appointed chief of the public or~ der gervice in the department of gov- ernment, were positively denied to- day by President Gomez. It was ru- mored last week that Vice Zayas threatened to tender his nation should President Gomes 1) on appointing Arnauto to the position of chief of the secret police. President Gomez. it is said,” ylelded and gave' office to Jose Ugarte, Floods in Germany, Terrors Increasing. ‘Berlin, Feb. 5.~Despatches received here trom all the river districts of Ger- many indicate that the terrors the Sevoral"fays 3 heaty s and whrm :::l flm have been alities @reat damage to property