Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 17, 1909, Page 1

VOL. LL—NO. 39. ACAPULCO DAZED BY GATASTROPHE People Have no Heart for Busiriess---Crowds at Churches where Masses are Celebrated OVER 200 LIVES LOST IN THEATRE FIRE Holocaust Due to Carelessness and Inexperience of Opera- tor of Moving Picture Machine—Latest Reports In- dicate that no Americans Perished—Narrow Escape of American Consul, Mr. Morehead. Mexico City, Feb. 16.—Late de- spatches from Acapulco, where the Flores theater was burned Sunday night while the structure was crowded at a gala performance given in honor of Governor Damlan (Flores, of the siate of Guerrero, bring varylng esi mates of the loss of life in the holo- cause, They agree in declaring, how- ever, that the dead will exceed two hundred, while some place the figure @x high as 350. Most of the dead were charred and burned beyond recogni- tion, so that it will take several days probavly to secure an accurate list of the dead. All Business Suspended. Acapulco is dazed by the catastrophe. All busivess at the port has ceased, ihe shops having closed. and the peopie are crowding the churches, where masges are being celebrated for the dead. Subscription lists have bean opened throughout the state of Guer- rero and in Mexico City for the suffer- ers. Careless Moving Picture Operator. The fire. which spread with incred- ible rapidity through the immense wooden and adobe structure, was due 10 the carelessness and inexperience of the operator of the moving picture ma- chine. There was an explosion, a burst of flame which communicated to the bunt- fug used for decorative purposes, and in a few minutes the entire structure was a mass of fire. Exits Turned Into Wall of Fire. The flames started practically over the main entrance. The exits were all in the front part of the building, which wvas almost immediately turned intg a wall of fire, 50 that the people were trapped in the burning bullding. The le, in a frenzied panic, tried to run e gauntiet of flames, but where one @scaped, scores of others perished. As early always in catastrophes of the §383”te women and childten suffercd most, comprising a majority of the Gead. NORWICH, CONN., Cabled Paragraphs Lisbon, Feb. 16.—A slight earthquake shock was experfenced todey in the Vleinity of Penafiel. No damage was one. Naples, Ieb, 16.—The municipality of ples has arranged to send the offi- €rs of the American supply ship Cel- ic and the gunboat Scorpion on an excursion to Mount Vesuvius as its guests. Limg. Peru, Feb. 16.—Professor Hi- ram Bingham of Yale university, who is in southern Peru on a trip of his- torical reseas writes that he has made discoveries of Inca remains near ‘Abancay of the greatest importance, Keb. 16.—Ambassador and . Griscom were received in audi- ence by Queen Helen today and p sented to her majesty the sum of §: 000 from the American Red Cross so- clety for the foundation of an orphan- age to care for 100 chiidren who lost their parents in the Calabrian earth- quake. The queen was most delight- ed with this gift, and said she could not find words to express her gratitude for this American generosit s‘,cmn. the Ruins. The search of the rui which has hours, v _been oing on for some B thus far reyealed no recognizable | NOTABLE GATHERING OF human form. Charred bodies, from| CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURERS Steps taken Toward Formation of a State Association. which Jegs and arms have been burned, together with many _ dismembered limbs, have been taken from the ruins, | and as there s no chance of identif | ing these remains, all have been buried in a common trench by the municipal authorities, Roof Crashed Down on Audience. The greatest loss of life was occa- sioned, according to survivors, by the fall of the roof, which crashed down on the entrapped people in what seem- ed a short time after the blaze was discovered. Previous to this the men in the pit had fought like demons, striking down women and children in their efforts to escape. The fall of the roof, however, stilied the screams and groans of the fighting, panic-stricken audience. urer ociation at the tonight brought a notable gathering of manufacturers from all parts of the state, and informal steps were taken toward the formation of a state asso- clation of manufacturers The after-dinner spexkers included Herbert Knox Smith, chief of the bu- reau of (orpor: of commerce and De Armond of M man Murdock of nsas. Mr. Smith confined his remarks to work of his department. “There i= golng on now a tremen- dous struggle for the control of the Entrapped Congressman uri,'end Congress- th Firemen Powerlese to Aid. business machinery—the corporation.” The firemen and the crowds on the | he said. “On the one hand are those outside, who had been attracted to the | hostile forces that by fraud and spe- cial privileze are to control striving scene, could do nothing to help peoplé in the burning building, nery for their own selfish were compelled to stand helple . indeed, in number, but & watch the theater with its h in power. On the other hand is_the vast who by energy tents burn. After the first flve or ten minutes there were no cries heard and there was no noise save that made by | the spurting and crackling flames. No Americans Lost Their Lives. Latest reports indicate that no Amer- joans lost their lives, though earlier despatches had sail that several were killed. The American consul, M More- head, had been invited to the perform- ance, but pressing business made it { Impossible for him to attend and prob- ably saved his life, Houses Turned Into Hospitals. ency and g fo use our busi- necs machinery for proper ends and fo justified success. The government wants to see the honest, efficient man “Th: the problem of the bureau. We have met it by efficient publicity. We have investizated painstakinely certain great staple industries and have laid the essential facts before the public. g0 The work of publicity must on. We believe that when we can v the facts of proven evils plainly Many of those who escaped were in- the peopie. they will do the ured in the panic or severely burned, S50 ot s o the scena De Armond declared that the were transformed into hospitals to take an manufacturer paid too much to the home market, that he already and that could not be tak away from him, and too little to the care of these people. ARGENTINA FINDS TROUBLE IN SECURING A LOAN Df $50,000,000—Shipbuilding Companies Insisted on Cenditions. london, Feb, 16.—Argentina, accord- #ng to reports current on the stock ex- echange here, in her effort to secure a foan of $60,000,000, Is being confronted with the dificulty that the great financial houses are insisting, as a wondition for underwriting it, that the shipbuilding companies in which they are interested must be given the con- €racts for new Argentine hattleships. 1t is said that ntina first went to ¥rance to secure the money. but hay- Ing asked the ehipbuflding compenies ©f the workd, mecluding three Amer! ean concerns, to tender bids, she could not agree in advance that the ships would be built in France. Argentina then eame to England, where one bank made the same stipulation, and nego- tiations are now 0 ng On betwe.n an- other British firm and a’ccmmission onsieting of Admirals Garcia and fogos and Ceftain Montes, the naval mttache to the Argentire jegation here, which {8 to co)fider the tenders. The members of t'.4 commission will visit Brifish shipya‘ds before making their oot “They hyve been Invited to wo o _Americe, but ¢ s doubtful if they Wil Dave time. CON'T;UCTNON OF A TARIFF. Men of Widely Differing Views Speak at Indianapol Indlanapolis. Ind. Qpposiug polilieal parties and_ whose iews on the coustruction of a tariff Aiffered as widely as the tenets of their parties, st side by side as delegates &nd jolned to tumultuous appiause to- day as speaker after speaker {n the pational taridf commission eorven - vigorously denounced the presout ¥ift and the method of its construc- hat the present tarift system has outgrown and that the United ates liogers decades behind e sci- entific methods of European countries, ves repOTied almost as often as a new | gpealtcr addressed the delegatcs. That ® prompt gstablisiement of a mnon- reisan commission was the ou’ renisdy for ut conditions wal Fepeated us often. On the mature Gf the commission; whether it should be a permanent bu- ‘n u and an adjunct to the depart- ent of commerce and labor, an ap- pointive commission, or one composed of experts, the speakers differad as ®ppareitly did the delegates, but of the urgent necd for it there seemed no ute. rmer Governor Guild of Massa- phuseits, Senator Brown of Nevraska and Congressmun Rausdeil of Loulsi- aae gave $he varring view paints of theie sections. That there was little conflict sewe un minor potute was in- divated by their gpeeches. Harriman and Partv on Health Tour. Gulveston, Pex., Feb. 16.—B. H. Har. ytman and perty errived here today from the easi. 'They remained hut a Pow hours. are on the way to a1 Antonio r Mr. Harrbman's Doalth. iie Is said to be suffering #rom_rhewniatism and nervous troubie. ¥r, Horiman decleaed that he is not on an inspection tour nor is ‘e con- ribng himself over railroad deals right Aow. Arrangements have been - wmalle for an ertended stay o wan An- fonio. Wamien Working in the Hat Shop: Souih Norwalk, Feb. 16.—There were few new developmenis iu the hatting troubles here today. At the Crofut & Rnapp factory it reported a num- ®er of local young women had made ione for employment aiongside twenly-four YoumE wowen - Ted Sou Eeiidschls and who work at the factory yesterday. sbrikers are atill confident of vic 'y and the hoswes contluuc to expree; omnlon that they will wi out, wa, from New York via Cherbowra. g:‘l. Fep. 16; Moltke, from markets of the far east and of c man Murdi-ck contr: hods_of the manufacturers of the EXPLOSION IN ENGLISH MINE, 180 LIVES LOST.|m e east and of the west. declaring that Rapping Heard from Some of the En- | the castern men were behind the times | tambad ‘Ben. and must wake up. Newe: England, Feb, 16.—A ter- | PORTIONS OF HARTFORD rible disaster has occurred at West ffanley, & small mining town twelve N OARKHES TAST MAHT, miles distant, in which it is feared 180 | | o blaved Havoo With Electric Light There were two lives have been explosions at four o'clock this after- Wires. noon in the West Stanley colliery, S which employs 400 men. ~Nearly 20| Hartford, Conn, Feb. 16.—As a re- of the men were in the pit at the time | Suli of the severe ice storm here tod western and northern parts of the n darkness tonigit, the feed the and up to a late hour tonight none of them have come to the surface, al- though rappings have been heard, and supplying the electric lights it is supposed that these are from > two sectior of the broken The trollevy care some of the miners who escaped death from the explos: b © which Tey could between the breakin follgwed i Piosion and the fire which | J,Y0 o Fieh was almost constant. Almost immediately after the explo- | 11mbs from I ‘r-«-»f were broken sion flames burst through th And in some cases the trees themselves - borne to the sround by the load 11 fires were caused ¢ electric light wires, scorching the workers at the pith and blowing out the fencing and ap- paratus at the entrance to the mine by t The flames spread rapidly and it I 74 impossible for the rescuing party to| WIVES BEAT A BEEF TRUST. | descend Into the workings. Thousands ——— ! of anxious people gathered at the | Tows Butchars Come to Terms Under | mouth of the pit, but for hours the Threat to Boycott. ht fire burned furiously, At midnig wae stiil impossible to attempt a res Hartford City, Ind 16.—~The end cue and it will be many hours before | came suddenly Mc to “the trust the entrance is cleared. b butc: of this city An explosion fmvolving twelve lives n they ordered out their telephones occurred at the same colllery in 1882 announced that they would make weastle, England, Feb. 17.—At | no more house del 130 o'clock this morning it was offi- The wives of the clally known that only 136 men and | They had arranged tc boys were in the pit at the time of the | furnished by farmers disaster. Others had taken lamps, but | were to be signed today for deli did not descend into the min shaft hag not vet been cleared. The meeting, took | eits and ended by de- thenzelv Yes- | Each. best cuts. - - | an Mayor Elected at First City Election in Greater Pittsburg. Washington, Feb. 16.—By an amend ment to the naval appropriation bil adopted tonight by the senate, the siz of the two battleships authorized is | limited to 21,000 tons and their cost D e ] Ive of armor und armement g ] ¥ o m NPLE maity of g iy igrs { almost 20,000 Willium Magee, repub- s, | lican, « today elected mayor at the 2 | first ‘municipal _election in Greater Failed Marsh Bridge Co. Not Heavily | pittabirg. He defeated \}. H. Stev- | Indebted to Astna Indemnity Co. |enson. Civie lcague candi and Dr. New York, I'eb. 16.—Beckman Hunt, | Georse R. Herst. democrat. Only president of the Aetna Indemnity com | about 65,000 votes were cast out of a pany of Hartford, Conn., today denied | Tégistered vote of $6.000. that the Marsh Bridge company Des_Moines, which yesterday a petition in bankruptey at D was indsbted to the Ae of filed Moines, taithe ex - Officiaily Received by Panaman Presi- dent. tent of $164,000, ax was reporied fr Panania 16.—Federico A. Pe- Des Moines. Mr. Hont stated that the | 26t the new plenipotentiary and en- only debt outstanding against the| YOV extraordimary of Peru to this Marsh concern in favor of the Aetns | COUNITY. was officialiy received today gLy Maa &-hond s by President Obaldla. Very cordial speeches were exchanged, the ceremo- { ny ce in the presence of the ca other Panaman of- o0ld uncollected p s4id further that hi no' dealings wit conipany #irce May, 190 ficials. Senor Pezet formerly was con- sul gene at Pana Former German Chancellor Lodged in S NGRS i Fund for Aid of Injured Police Officers. Chilian Prison. Santiago, \Chil, Feb. 16—Beckert, the former chancellor of the German liga- tion here, who is oharged with having killed an employe of the legation and wet flve to the offices, which were de- stroyed about ten days ago, has been lodiged in the public prison in this city Beckert was arrested at Chillan, and the case is causing great discussion in the newspapers, as to whather Beckert will be brought to trial un- der the laws of Chili or Landed over to thie German authorities. Hartford, Conn., Feb. 16.—A delega- tion of chiefs of police departments of the seve-al cities of the state appear- ed before the commitiee on appropria- tions this aftermoon to urge that an appropriation of $2,500 be made to the police fund in aid of officers who are injurcd while g discharge of their duty. Before the meeting the delega- tion called upon Governor Lilley. Collision in Boston Subway. Foston, Feb. 16 en injured, thred s 1y, Dbetween two sle way near Adams square tonight. most seriovsly hurt are Mrs, Bii Baum of Somerville, Mrs, Rose Cl: burg of Boston and Miss Fannie Kee- ley of Charlestown. persons wer> a collision the sub- The beth in Passed Requiring Wirsless Equip- ment on Ocean-Going Vessels. Washington, Feb. 16.—Being still the logislative day of vesterday. the house of representatives today for the most part devoted iteelf to the considera- tion of bills under suspension of the rules. A number were passed, among them being those requiring the equip- ment of ocoan going vessels with wire- less apparatus and providing for the reorganization and enlistment of the naval academy band. Horse Thief Sentenced. Winsted, Conn., Feb, 16.—Harvey Wagner of Sharon was found guilty on two counts of horse stealing in tha crimigal superior court here today ana sentenced to not less than five years nor more then ten on the first count | bad passed thr EATTLESHIP SIZE LIMITED Acitiying oo | To 21,000 Tons land the Cost $4,500,000 telephone orders an 14 and two years on the second count, Thirty-second Ballot, No Choic: Springfield, T, Feb. 16—The 324 ballot for U. S, senator today resulted in ne choice, Earth Shocks in Bulgaria. London, Feb. 17.—A despatch to the Duily Mail from Sofia savs that earth shocks were feit throughout Bulgaria yemerday. In some places chimneys were thrown down. | HALF CARRIED, HALF ASSISTED INTO COURT, COJPER-SHARP TRIAL BEGINS Taking of Testimony in the Carmack Murder Case—A¥ter a Few Questions Mrs. Carmack Became Hysterical. ashville, Tenn., Feb. 16 —Filled with dramatic incidents and marked Ly scenes that bordered on the sensa- tional, the first day of the actual trial of the Cooper-Sharp case closed to- right. Whether Col, Duncan B. Coop- er, Robin J. Cooper, and John Sharp fled former Senator E. W. Carmack self-defense or as a result of a con- spiracy is the lssue. _Almost Carried to Witness tSand. The taking of testimony began to- day with every seat in the bir new court room occupied. Scarcely had the attorneys been rapped into order— Judge Hart has broken two perfectly good gavels in the work thus far— when Mrs. E. W. Carmack, the slain senator’s widow, was half carried, half assisted into the Toom. She was gown- ed in deepest mourning. She is pe- tite and slender. Her black veil fell nearly to her feet. Her knees gave way as she neared her seat and she was moaning as she was placed in the chair. Her little son, Ned, Jr. aged 10, stood by his mother, patting her shoul- der and trying to Keep back his tears. The state called Mrs, Carmack as its first witness. She was almost carried to the witness stand, a raised plat- form, by her kinsman, Frank Lander, who succeeded her husband as editor of The Tennesseeean. Became Hysterical and Was Excused. A few questions were asked her, but she became hysterical and was ex- cused, Gave Defendants a Look of Hatred. As Mrs. Carmack was leaving the stand, young New (Carmack turned squarely towards the defendants and fixed upon them a look of hatred. Mrs. Carmack was followed on the witness stand by Mrs. Eastman, who seized the revolver said to have been found near the dead editor's body and re-enacted the tragedy. Her cross-examination was severe but only strengthened the testimony. BELLEVUE HOSPITAL FIRE HOSE SLASHED WITH KNIFE. Temporarily Bereft of Protection from Flames—Two Persons Under Sus- picion| New York, Feb. 16.—Serious alarm was felt in Bellevue hospital, the larg- est of ‘the city’s institutions for the care or the sick - poor, when it was found that one hundred lengths of fire hose in the big building _had heen slashed with a knife. As a result of the vandalism the old wing of Bellevue, containmg naerly ohe thousand pa- tients, is temporarily bereft of speedy { protection from fire. This s the fourth time in two months that the same crime has been committed, and the motive is a mys- tery. An extra force of watchmen was at once organized, and these men, togeth- er with a number of detectives, are arding the building tonight. Central office men are trying to lo- cate the vandals. Two persons are un- der suspicion, an employe and a for- mer emplova of the hospital. BATTLESHIP FLEET EATHERED SEVERE GALE. Amateur Operators Bother Wireless Station—Fleet 1,200 Miles from Cape Henry. s _Boston. Feb. 16.—The wireless sta- tion at the Charlestown navy yard to- 1igit received a message from the bat- tleship fleet ing that the vessels hugh a severe gale and ng slow time. The ships ig at about eleven knots had been ma were proceed nour when the message was sent. e fleet was about 1,200 miles from Henry. evening the Cii riestown age in cipher. The message will siven to Commandant Swift tomo The operator experienced muc y in receiving the message on by amateur row difficul Michigan Physician Commits Suicide— Wife Sought to Prevent Him. Harbor Springs, Mich., Feb. 16 rge Beeman. 45 years old, end at his home here today hy swal- »wing carbolic acid in the presence of wife and young som. For several mirutes husband and wife fought des- per; ly—one trying to end his life and the other making every effort to prevent bim from <o doing. The poison spattered over Mrs. Beeman's face and arms, frightfully burning Finally Beeman succeeded in releasir cif from the grip of his wife and finished the vial. He then fell to the floor and died. on Bill in Senate. . 16.—The naval ap- propriation bill was under considera- tion in the genate throughout the day. An amendment was adopted which will have the effect, if it is accepted by the house, of restoring the marine corps on board all battleships and ar- mored cruisers in accordance with the practice of the navy prior to the pres- ident's ordor removing them'from the ships. Yaie-Harvard-Princeton Debate. w Haven, Feb. 16.—The following men were selected tonight to represent Yale in the triangular debate between Harvard, Princeton and Yale: S. E. K . 1910, New Canaan; J. F. T. O’Connor, Grard Forks, N. D. 1909, Law school; R. A. Patterson, Bristol, W. R. Plumb, Northfield, Minn., B. C. Weyman, Apohaqui. N. B. and H. DeF. Widger, Cortland, N. ., 1910, Berlin “Ripper” Keeps Busy. Berlin, Feb. 1€.—The crimiral whe is assaulting women in the various dis tricts of Berlin still continues opera. tions, five assaults being reported to- dny. The wonnds Inflicted, however, cre very slight In each instance. ricuseholders are organizing under the auspices of the police to keep a strict watch on every street, and residents are taking turns at the duty. oody-Block Marriag New York Feb. 16.—John Joseph Moody, president of the board of pub- lic- safety of Toledo, Ohio, and Miss Adelia. Block, who played Olga in the “Devil,” were married today In the Roman Catholie church of St. John the Bvangelist. Brand Whitlock, mayor of Toledo, and Mre. Whitlock and the bride’s mother were present, Senator's Widow ’(:onnaciic- | On Witness Stand |General Assembly LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION RESO- LUTION TAKEN FR?M TABLE THE PENSIONING OF TEACHERS Mr. Quintard of Norwalk Anxious to End Session by June First—Tells How It Can Be Done. v The senate was 0 by Lieut.-Gov- by Chaplain Hartford, -Feb. 16. lled to order at 11 crnor Weeks, Prayer Sexton. Teachers' Pension Bill. Senator Luther, the chairman of the committee on education, requested the use of the senate chamber for Wed- nesday afternoon, when the commit- tee will have a hearing on the bill relating to' the pensioning of teachers. He said that the hearing will be an important one, and it is expected that ex-Governor Utter of Rhode Island and Mr, Matthews of New York will speak. ~ On_ the ‘motion of Senator Heineman the request of Senator Lu- ther was granted. Changes of Reference. On the motion of Senator Fenn house bill No. 600, concerning conspir- acy, referred in the house to the com- mittee on the judiciary, was referred to_the gommittee on labor. Bills Nos. 633 an concerning blacklisting and boycotting. were also referred to the committee on labor, on Senator Fenn's motion, The house had previously referred to the com- mittee on the judiciary. Senator Bradford ~moved that the Dbill in reference to the East Lyme Power Co. be referred to the ¢ mit- tee on incorporations. Lieut.-Govern- or Weeks informed the senator that his motion was too late, as the bill had been sent to the house. Trustee of Schools for Boys. By Senator Holzer—For the ap- pointment of Zalmon Goodsell trustee of the—Connecticut Schools for Boys. senat{ appointments. Time of Meeting. Senator Blakeslee offered a resolu- tion that, hereafter, unless otherwise ordered, the sematc shall meet on Tuesdays at 12 o'clock and on Wed- nesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at .15, Senator Blakeslee said his pur- pose’in offering the resolution was to expedite business and to enable sena- tors to attend committee hearings so that people may be accommodated. Senator Holzer suggested that the time on Wednesday,s Thursdays and Fridays be fixed at 11.20, Senator Chase said the house had fixed the time ut 1115 and the senate should do the same. The resolution of Senator Blakeslee was passed. At 150 the genate adjourned to Wednesday at {1.15. | THE HOUSE. The house was called to. order by Speaker Banks at 12.30. Praver was offered by the Rev. Franklin Country- man, the house chaplain Employers’ Liability. Mr. Burnes of Greenwich presented a_resolution suthorizing the printing of 5000 copies of the report of the committee on_employers’ Hability act for general distribution. Mr. Burnes said there was a_general demand for these copies. The resolution was passed under suspension of the rules. A Lively Few Minutes. Mr. Quintard of Norwalk presented a resolution to the effect that all com- mittees should report on matters be fore them by Muy 1. He argued th, if this was done the assembly would be able to finish its business and ad- journ by the last of May or the first of June, He moved its passage un- der suspension of the rules. Mr. Burnes of Greenwich did not favor the resolution, saying that as the Gay for reception of new business was only last Thursday the several com- mittees had not been able to plan ahead at all. He wanted the resolu-- tion tabled. Mr. Ogden of Wilton, Mr. Clark of Bridgeport and Mr. Mack of Portland favored the resolution, The motion to table showed so mu: disagreement that a rising vote w. called for. It was lost, 96 to 8. a rising vote for passage under = of the rules, the motion ws , 101 to 84 and the resolution w referred to the joinf committee on rules Interstute Lagisiative Commission e resolution proposing the raising n interstate legislative commise introduced by Mr. Chandler of W tabled last the journal, Mr. Chan- sion, Rocky Hill, which Tuesday for printing in was taken from the table. dler offered two amendments, one pro viding for an appropriation of for the expenses ot the commissioners and the other providing for minorit representation upon the commission, and asked for th passage of the resc lution under suspension of the rules. Mr. Hall of Willington differeg! with him. He said a similar commis appointed in 1893, is still in existence and the matter oug all justice to be referred (o it or left in its hands. Contrary action would not be fair to the present commission Mr. Bishop of New Haven along similar lines and referred meeting of legislative commitiees called by Governor Hughes of Nei York to meet in that state within a #hort time, such committees inclnde the New England states and New Y and New Jersey. He said the state already has eommissions which are competent to deal witn the very ques- tlons which Mr. Chandler's resolution provides for and that there is no ne cessity for the credtion of the (‘han- dler commission. He said he did not wish to see this state put in a ridicu- icus position. (Amplause.) Mr, Tinger of Vernon said he was glad ‘to agree with the member from New Haven—which he dién't often 3 He saw no necessity for the appoint- ment of such a commission. It has got to- the point now where carfy every other man is a member of a commission and no more are needed. (Applause.) Mr. Higgins of Winchester favorea spoke o a the passage of the resolution. He said only @ paitry 8350 is involved. I+ is not the creation of @ commission bu: only a committee of the house. “God forbid there should be any more com- sions in this state” said Mr. Hig- 5. - v, Hayes of Waterbury said-the commission already In existence is composed of eminent and able men and the appointment of ‘anotber Is an in- novation and unnecessary. He was Tat in favor of the resciution. Mr. Dormitzer of Waoodbury at- tempted to offer an amendment, but was declared to be out of order. Mr, Chandler again spoke in favor of his resolution, claiming that the existing commission has done little or nothing. He said the members of the commission atiended the recent con- ference of governurs in Boston, and Condensed Telegrams Battalion Chief Michael C. Graham died of injurles sustained at a. fire in ‘Williamsburg. The Experimental Train of =ide door cars was put in operation in the New York subway Tuesday Two Cent Postage between the Unit- ed States and Newfoundland will go into effect on March 1. Gregori's Complaint to a French court that Mme. Steinheil was some- how to biame for President Faure's death was Qlsmissed. W. 8. Foltz, president of the First National bank of New Castle, Pa., was run down by a taxicab in New York and his leg crushed. : The Mayor of New York was inform- ed by engineers of a possible saving | in e city's coal bill of from $500,000 | to $600,000 annually. It Was Stated ag Nashville, Tenn., Patterson would un- at that Governa doubgedly be called as a witness the trial of the alleged slayers of W. Carmack. The Esca of a Negress from Jef ferson Market court prison in New York has become known. This is the £econd escape from that prison within a few weeks. Captain Henry J. Howes, who ran his 'ship, the Sea Witch, through the British blockade at Delagoa bay in 1890 with a cargo of flour for the Boers, died in Boston. i The Governments of Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick oppoee the fish- eries section of the International wa- terwarys treaty as being an invasion of theityrights. After a Discussion of the public ser- viee commission order granting the company’s application for permission to issue $30,000,600 bonds, it was said the Erie officials would ask for modifi- cations. Robert R. Jordan, a picture and an- | tique dealer. of New York. was shot down in his store. Maurice Tannenholz a jeweler who was shot down in Octo. ber last, witnessing the shooting from his place of business across the ave- n w The Public Service Commission, sec- ond district, ordered that its action granting 4 certificate of convenience and necessity and permission to b construction by the New York, West- chester and Roston raflway have full force and effect Death of Man Who ade First Safety Match. Philadelphia, Feb. 16.—Ephraim K. Smith, one of the twenty-ive men who incorporated the Diamond Match company, and who made in his factory in this city the first safety match pro- duced in the United States, died at his kome here today of pneamonia. He was 69 vears old. Wilbur Wright Instructs French Aer- onauts. Pau, Franee, Feb. 16.—Undeterred by bad weather, Wilbur Wright made two flights today with Captain Girard- ville and M: Tissandier, giving the French aeronauts advanced instruction in the manipulation® of the machine. Blizzard Ties Up Railroad Traffic. Ballston, N. Y. Feb. 16.—The bliz- zard which has prevailed here during the past twenty-four hours has almost tied up traffic on the railroads, Trains are behind time and In most instances are hauied by two locomotives. On the Adirondack branch of the Delaware and Hudson three trains r off the track at Hadley, North Creek - and Scuth Corinth. At the ‘atter placa {ha engineer and fireman were buried be- neath the tender, but escaped serious injury. lthough threa months mot one line, not one come frym that commiss that conference. Mr. denied that any discourtesy isting commission is inten commis#ion ie an innovation, gentleman from Woodbury c: Mr. Chandler, it is in lin actior. of Connecticut from ¢ It has been Connecticut's way ead and et other states wouow. " his measure is far-seeing aad hon have gone by vllable,” has oncern- to est and the labor In carrying out i prevision a thenkless task for an: body. said Mr. Chandler. He that he desired or would on the commission. (Ap The question was on the suspens of the rules. A ristng vote showed wvor and 79 agaivst tw vote is required the motion to suepend was lost On motion of Mr, Burncs the resoln tion took the regular course, being bled for calendar and printing. The house adiourned at 2.05 to meat at 11.15 on Wedn GENERAL ASSEMBLY NOTES. New London-Groton Ferrv Patitions Considered—Highway. Bri # ¢ Across the Thames at New London—Other Matters. (Speceial to The Bullet ‘eb. 16. There was ar 1T ing of the Windha representa on county mat- ters this aft oon. following the ad- rnment of the house, but as only Tour or five membe owed up at toom assigned for the purpe Ihecting was held, and anothe will be calle ers e s aft purpose of & matters for hear- | ing, and considered the pegtions con- | cerning the New London-Groton ferr, among other matters. There are three or four measures which relate to this, among them the general proposition to have the state take over ail the ferrie ver its waters. ns it has done in the cases of the toll bridges which remain- ed two years ago. Then there is a petition from Mayor Armstrong for the reduction of rates on the present ferry owned by the Chappells, and a patition from the se- lectmen of the town of Groton to be allowed to start an independent ferry line. There is also a_measure which will give the right to New London and Groton to maintain # highway bridge across the Thames river at New Lon don. The committee, of which M Bushnell pf Norwich is clerk. has not absolutely settled on the date of - the hearing on these matters. but expects ow to hold them durinz the second eek in March—or to begin them then. The week previous will probably be devoted to hearings on the various au- tomobile matters which have been in- troduced. Among the resolutions appointing judges which were hefore the fudigiary committee today were those of Harry E. Back for fjudge and James N. Tucker for deputy judge of the Kill- ingly town courtand William H. Heald judge and Michael D. O'Connell depu- ty judge of the Stafford Springs court. ‘They were considered at the executive gession of the committee and will donbtless he reported faverably within & short time. | ence with Mr. IMR. TAFT IN PRESIDENT'S OFFIC ‘Two Hours' Conference with Roosevelt Parti- cipated in by Board of Engineers, ISTHMIAN CANAL REPORT DISCUSSED President Roosevelt Said to which Gives a ral Situation—Mr. Knox Now Legally Eligiblé to Receive Appointment of Secretary of State. 3 Heartily Approve the Report Comprehensive View of the Washington, Feb. 16.—In the opinion of President-elect Taft, P. C. Knox ia now legaily eligible to receive the ap- polntment of secertary of state. That he will be the premier in the Taft cab- inet was again positively stated by Mr. Taft at the White House, the state- ment being mad fier two conferences between the president-elect and Mr. Knox. Mr. Taft went further, and gave it as his opinion that no court could en- tertain an action based on the consti y of Mr. Knox's coming ap- pointment, for the reason that the first question that would arise in such a proceeding would be whether Mr. Knox was a facto” official of the government. question, he main- Ie Th talned, would have to be answered in the affirmative, and there the proceed- ing would end. President and President-Elect Discuss Canal Report. It was 7 o'clock tonight when Mr. Taft emerged from the president’s fice, having ended a two hours’ con! Roosevelt, participat in by the board of engineers. In the outer office he was discussing the canal repors, which he was pleased to say was unanimous, and had stuted his position regarding Mr. Knox's appoint- ment to a gathering of newspaper cor- respondents when Mr. Roosevelt came out. He stood for a moment unobserv- ed, but with an expression of pleasur- able enfoyment on his face, as the questions were being hurled at the president-elect. “I would Just like to see you take a few kinks out of him,” he remarked to the correspondents, smiling, as he ad- vanced and took hold of the lgpel of the Taft coat. “This does me good.' Then, addressing Mr. Taft, the presi- dent inquires m 1 going to see you tomorrow, Will There were a few “questions” Mr. Taft admitted he would like to talk { over at the White House in the morn- ing, and an engagement was made. | Then the president slipped his arm | through that of the big Ohloan and led him down' the steps of the executive offices, and the two conversed for soms | minutées, after which Mr. Taft step- | ped into his automobile, and the presi- | dent started for his walk. General View of Canal Situatiod. Before leaving the White House Mr. | Taft explained thit the report of the | board of engineers was intended to | give & general comprehensive view of the canal situation. The members of the board are to make a supplemental | report later to Colonel Goethals, which will deal with a number of technical engineering questions, as the amount of cement to be used in various lock constructions, machinery, and such stated upon authority that Roosevelt heartily approved the . Mra. Taft will take an early New York tomorrow, and Mr. leave in the afternoon for" KEEP ONE-HALF THE NAVY ON THE PACIFIC COAST. Expression of Congress in Favor of Such Action. Washingtc Feb, - the United States navy snould be kept on the Pacitic coast at all times, in the opinion eof the senate. An amendment to the naval bill was agreed to tonight providing that in the discretion of the president one-half of the navy shall bs kept in Pacific waters, so far as prac- ticable. The president already has the authority to so _divide the fleet, but the amendment amounts to an expre:- sion of congress In favor of such ac- tion, As introduced originally the division of the navy was mandatory. Mr. Flint said he understood that the people of the Atlantic coast did not care for the fleet and the people on the Pacific did “Woull half of the fleet on the Pa- ¢ const keep the Japanese out of fornin?" asked Senator Nelson, think so,” replied Mr. Fl ng the adoption ¢f the pMvision, Mr Fulton declared that there are great interests on the Pacific which need protection and that there is more danger of attacks being made Ur on that coast than on the Atlantic seaboard, o At Mr. Hale's suggestion the pro- vision was amended %o as to leave the question of the division to the secre- tary of the navy. and later this was amended, at Mr. Bacon's suggestion, so as to give the discretion to the presi- dent. SELF-DESTRUCTION LEAGUE IN ST. PETERSBURG SOCIETY Strange Ciubs in Existsnce—The “Ti- V' ger and Hunter Club.” 17.—The Daily Mail's correspondent declares er- London, Feb. st. TPetersburg that neurasthenia is claiming an increasing number of victims in scctions of St. Petersburg society ber of people, tired of by various methods. of fashionable society journey to Finland and fling themselves into the romantic Imatra rapid; Strange clubs and societies are in existence. One of the is styled “Tiger Hunter.” Two members draw lots to detide who will be the tiger and who will be the hunter. A silver bell 2 hung around tiger's neck and ti hunter is given 2 loaded revolver Both enter darkened rooms and the spectators take refuge In safe cor- ner: The hunt begine. hunter's ey are bound; he lIs allowed six shot guided by [ d of the bell. If he falls to hit the tiger, the roies are reversed and the hunter becomes the tiger. This continues until blood flows. ‘Anoth soclety has “champa evenings.” where one among twenty bottl drugged with morphine Sometimes In a single night there are numerous secret suicides. for which plausible explanation, giv says the Mail's correspondent to the suspicion that the vietims be- long to the same league of struction | Red D Liner Broke Shaft Off Porto Rican Coast. Willemstad, Curacao, Feb. 16.—The steamship Zulia of the Red D line, which seiled from New York Feb. 4 for Curacao, La Guaira and Maracaibo, arrived here today one day behind sckedule, naving broken hes r when T Porto Rican The steamer will proceed to La Guaira, omitting Ma caibo, after which she will go to Pue to Cabello for repairs. Urged to Confer Roman Citizenship Upon President Roosevelt. Rome, Feb. 16.—The mayor afd city council are being urged to confer Ro- man citizenship upon President Roose- velt prior to Lis arrival a2 Naples as an appreciation of American generosity in connection with the earthquake. It is thought probabie that Mr. Roose- velt would then come to Rome to re- celve personally this exceptlonal hon- | Seesion of Congre: Washington, Feb. 16.—The date for calling the special session of con for revising the tariff will be fixed def- initely at a conference tomorrow by Senator Aldrich and Speaker Cannon. These leaders were request~d today by President-clect Taft to decide this question. Mr. Aldrich saw Mr. Can- non for a few moments tonight, and it was practically agreed that they wonld recorgmend that the extra session should begin not later than March 16, st | self-de- | THE INCOMING ARMADA, ' HAMPTON ROADS PROGRAMME Warship Procession Will Be Over Ten Miles in Length. | Washington, Feb. 16.—When the fleet enters Hampton Roads next Monday and is reviewed by Preeident Roose- velt it will form a procassion over ten miles in length, and the review by the president will oceu two and & \half hours. The president. affer re- celving Rear Admiral S, -’ admirals commanding t the fleet, and the the battleships on at 2 80 ships cpows of of the fleet, resentation of the officers | the four ships forming each division, | who will asserable on flagship. In this way he will all the men of the fleet Indirectly. For him to | vieit each vessel weuld occupy too much time, and r Admiral Sperry | devised this plan. There will be twen- | ty-six sels, 1ncludlnfi the auxiliary | Yankton. The different divistons'of the | fleet will steam eight hundred. yards apart and each of the vessely will be spaced four hundred yards apart. The flagship Connecticut will reach the ‘tall of the horseshoe, where the president’s yacht, the Mayflower, will oecupy sume position she did when the fi departed, at exactly 11 a. m. Theé long single column will pase the Mayflower and take up position in the roads. It will take two and a half hours for the entire fleet to pass. At 130 p. m. | the vessels will drop anchor efther in | & two or three column formation. The barges of the admirals of the fleet | will visit ench ship of their respective divisions and pick up the captains of the flect. They will then steam along- ide the Mayflower, reaching there at 1 m. Accompanied by the com- mander In chief, the president will leave the Mayflower at 2.30 p. m.. and | Proceed to the Connecticut, spending minutes there, and then go to the | | Louisiana, the flagship of the second | division, arriving at 3.05 p. m, e will visit the Georgia, fagship of the third division at 3.35 p. m., and the Wisconsin, of the fourth, division, at 405 p. m. The president will resch the Mayflower on return at 4.40 m. and that vessel | for Washington, will then steam ILLINOIS CENTRAL TRAIN WRECKED ON TRESTLE. | Four Passengers Were Killed and Thirty-Eight Injured. Murphysboro, Til, Feb. 16.—Four pas- engers were killed and 38 Injured to- ‘day/when an Illinols Central traim, | bound from St. Louis to New Orlean: was wrecked on a trestle by running | |into a broken rafl six miles east of | Murphyshoro. The dead: Mrs. Grace | Perry. " carbondale, TIl.; Sheriff Alden and Mrs. Alden, Uniop county, TiL; B. | Brinkley, Carbondale. | The injured include Rev. H. M. Me- Clellan of Murphysboro, and sixteen members of the Perry Haakins show troupe, slightly hurt, and Miss Helen Yellewe of the show troupe back injur- o8 weriously.” None of the injured wil | ale. | The train was running 56 miles an | hour as it entered on a trestle, where | the Jocomotive hit a broken rail. The Incomotive passed over the trestle safe- Iy, but the baggage car and the smok- {ing car went off the track and threw | the four remaining cars down an em- | bankment. WILL LEAD TAFT PARADE. | Philippine Constabulary Band Arrive at 8an Francisco. San Francisco, Feb. 16.—The Philip- | pine constabulary band. comprising | game eighty members, whic his sched- | uled to Jead the parade in Washing- ton at the inauguration of President Tart, arrived todAy on the army trans- port Buford. 1 - cawyer Attempted to Bribe Witness. New York, Feb, 16.—The state's case against Carl Fischer-Hangen, the law- ver, indicted for attempting {o bribe & witness during a recent trial, in which the lawyor was charged with extorti money from Joseph E. O'Brien, a Phil adelphia decorator, was presented the jury today. The prosecutor sai | that inthe extortion case the defend- ant lawyer paid Anthony Maocaluso, the principal witness against him, the ;::n ‘?r §500 to give testimony in his . Indian Appropriation Bill Passed. Washington, ¥eb. 16.—The Indian lnpropflllhn hill, ca sflz on of $11.571,000, was n-:" - 2 000, P i by the house, ¢ m-.g -