Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 20, 1909, Page 1

VOL. LI—NO. 42 PAST WEEK IN THE LEGISLATURE Petitions for New Street Railway Franchises - and the Extension of 0ld Ones CONSIDERATION OF By the Joint Committee on Three Rules for the Guidance of the General Assembly —Connecticut Company Have Their Usual Blanket Measures In—What the (Special to The Bulletin.) Hartford, Feb. 19.—In some ways the most_interesting development of the past week in the general assembly is the pronwlgation of a trio of rules for 4ts own guidance in the consideration of trolley measures this session by the Joint committee on raflroads. 1t would ibe a far more sensational matter were 4t not that there are very few trolley measures for the committee to handle this time. The hard times of the past year and the fact that money for speculations of this character is not yet very plenty have operated to re- ttrain promoters and deciding on the ! merits of a lot of five cent fare bills which have been introduced touching different sections of the state will oc- cupy more of the time of this commit- tee than will the usual trolley fran- chises matters. Extension of Time Wanted. At the same time there are petitions for new franchises for the exten- sion of old and Connecticut com: ny and the Comnecticut Rallway and Lighting company have in their usual hlanket measures asking extensions in various cities .zm extending charter 3 over territory not yet built up- Of the more prominent indepen- dent lines the Shore Line company wants an extension of time to com- plete the line already in process of construction and the Bast Haven and Morris Cove people are; here again Jooking for a charter for a competing line east from New Haven. Not 8o Drastic as It ht Appear. The first of these rules, requiring that all franchises and extensions be sranted in strict accordance with the general law of the state, as to the is- uance of stocks and bonds, is by no means as drastlc as it might at first appear or as the other two. This be- cause the present state law is very Jenient on these points and permits ths organization of trolley corporations by their paying $1,000 into their treasury end allows them to bond to one-haif the cost of construction of their plant. “Up to four years ago this was 75 per cent. There are plenty of opportuni- ties to water stock and bonds under the general law and it was only when excesstve watering was desired that recourse was had to legislation per- mitting special privileges in this line. This has been done only In excep- tlonal cases, at that, cases which have been thoroughly exploited during tho past two sessions of the general as- sembly, and have served as horrible examples, Renewal of Franchi The second regulation proposes that the general assembly shall not renew anchises beyond the first of No- mber, 1810, unless at lea 26 per cent. of thie construction snall Heve been completed—now, not then. The connnittee frankly announces that this is for the purp of excluding “dog in the manger” {ranchises and evidentl meant to hit a bullseye with it. What- ever the intention, it has starnted trou- ble, as will be very evident somewhat later in session. Thix will be plain when noted that one company is wlope is claimed to bave 700 miles of | ranchises unbuilt. TROLLEY MEASURES Railroads—Promulgation of Promulgated Rules Require. Not So Easy Now to Sneak Things Through the Legislature. The third rule calls for all the de- tails in the cases of blanket reneweals, s0 that there shall be no grouping un- der a single head all sorts of privil- eges and numerous oharters. It has been the case in former sessions that a number of charters have heen re- newed simply by name, where there had been mergers or purchases, and the committee proposes to have any such made very plain this time. This is an especlally good rule end ought to make for the benefit of everybody concernod. ‘The time has passed when it is easy to sneak things through the legislature, anyway, and there is no euch desire to do thfs on the part of the larger corporations as has some- times been_ attributed to them, what- ever may have beey the cast in the past. ‘While there is not emough trolley legislation before this _legislature to makes these rules anything like the seasation they would have been in 1905 or 1807, there is yet enough to make it possible for some considerable conten- tions to arise in the house and senate on the basis of them. This session will not be devoid of interest along the line of trolley fights, @hy more than it will be along many another line which has been more or less overlooked in the general lackadaisical atmosphere which has existed thus far in the session. Labor Legislation. The joint committee on labor is not this time made up of labor members— of whom, pure and simple, there are this session nome in either house, to { tell the truth—or of members who are labor sympathizers, but it is not to be allowed to handle the labor legislation, for all that. That is, the important la- bor_legislation. The employers' liabil- ity bill will be handled by the judiciary committee, and after a_difference of opinion between the two houses, during which Senator Fenn, chairman of the labor committee, stood up mantully for bis committee, {he measure which re- peals the conspiracy law goes to the judiclary. The senate first sent it to labor, but that was rectified in the house. This provides that any act which it is lawful for one person to o alone shall not be unlawful if par- ticipated in by two or more. It doesn’t need much thought to see how. compre- hensive this fs. It wipes out our con- spiracy statute. General Paring of Appropriations. The state is poor—though on that basis there is no general purpose to pass the substitute $7,000,000 bond is- sue of the state tax, either, and it jooks bad for the latter—and there is no thought on the part of the appro- priations committee to let that fact be overlooked when the appropriation asked for is something which can be done without. This was made plain in the case of the unfavorable report of the bill providing for the purchase of the Eldridge collection of civil war lel- ics. It ie understood that there will be a general paring of eppropriations wherever possible, though it is well known that Senator Blakeslee, the chairman of this committee, has no thought of belng niggardly in the mat- ter. PEACE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED. New York City to Be Scene of Inter- national Gathering March 24. New - York, Feb. 19.—One hundred and fifty persons, most of them wo- men, attended the first of a series of luncheons at the Mawnhattan hotel to- | day, given by the Peace society of New York, of which Andrew Carnegie president, Samuel T. Dutton, pro- fessor of school administration in' the Teachers’ college, presided. The speakers were Mrs. Edwin D. Mead of Bosten, Harold E. Gorst of England, and the Rev. Dr. Charles E. Jeferson, pastor of the Broadway Tab- ernacle ‘church. e society, which this winter has held more then one hundred meetings in_churches and clubs, will give a dinnier on February. 26, at_the Hotel in honor of United States Sen- or Elihu Root, at which Joseph | ate will preside. An international | e festival will be held at Carne- | e hall on Mareh 24 LABOR DECISION IN ALABAMA. Negro's Case Will Be Carried to United States Supreme Court. s & Montgomery, Ala., Feb, 19.—The case | of Alonzo Ealley, & negro, charged | with violation of the Alabama contract | Jabor law, was decided against him to- dny. The case will be taken to the preme court of the United States, | the ground that the effect of the | law Is to enslave men, by depriving them of liberty without due process of luw. COUNT BONI FILES APPEAL. / Seeks Reversal of Disposition of Chil- dren—Striving for Settlement. Parig, Feb, 19.—Count Boni de Cas- tellanc has appedled from the decis- fon of the French court, handed down December 30, that his three sons re- main in the custedy of their wmother, the present Princess de Sagan. It is said that the count hopes to compel the De Sagans to come to a private scttlement. The De Sagans are at present living Auietly here. They say they are “sav- ing money to pay De Castellane’s debts.” Over-Exertion in Schoolboy Fight / Caused Death. Watertown, Mass, Feb. 19.—Heart fatlure, caused by over-exertion in a schoolboy fight, and not a blow struck by a companion, caused the death of _ Frank Crossland, a 14 year old boy, last night, according to physiclans who performed an autopsy today John Scanlon, 13 years old, the other party to the altercation, was exonerated by the report of the physician Jail, 8tores and Dwelling Burned. $St. John, N. B, Feb. 19.—Word was . received here today that fire swept the i sectlon of Buctouche, on | numbered political ~crimes and will subject the people to a tyranny and oligarchy from w it may take siony Vprobably instantaneous. TENNESSEE’S GOVERNOR Declines to Approve Election Bill Sent to Him for Signature. Nashville, Tenn.,, Feb. 19.—“Such laws wil| nurture the mother of un- them years to escape.” This is the conclusion of three mes- sages which Governor Patterson to- day submitted to the general assembly in declining to approve the three elec- tion bills which have recently been sent him for signature. The senate today passed the legal- ized compulsory primary bill over the governor’s veto, by a vote of 18 to The other two bills vetoed by the governor deprive the governor of the right to appoint the state board of elections and provide for the elec- tion of a of three by the general assemb that this board shall turn appoint three election commis- for each county. The latter e empowered to appoint the officers of electi BIG BUSINESS IN SENATE. Army Bill and Pension Bill Others Passed. Among Washington, Feb. 19—Not during the present session of con; Was such a large amount of legislative business been done by the senate as was ac- complished today. The army bill. car- rying appropriations amounting to $102,636,050, and the pension bill with appropriations aggregating $160,869 000, of which $160.000.000 was for men- sloons, and $869,000,000 for fees, etc., were passed. Forty-five other bills, forty of which had previously been favorably acted upon by the house, were passed. The senate adjourned at 5.09 o'clock. $160,000,000 IN 35 MINUTES. Senate Passes Pension Bill for Above Amount Time Named. Cabled: Paragraphs. Pazis, Feb. 19.—Celeste Venard,Count- ess De Moreton De Chabrillan, the well known French author and actress, died in this city today at the age of 85. The countess was known in her younger days as Celeste Mogador. She was the author of a number of novels and plays, and had a fair reputation as an actress. Valparaiso, Feb. 19.—The Republic of Colombia, desirous of reorganizing its army, has engaged the services of two Chilian army officers to this end. The men left here today for Bogota. Nice, Feb. 19.—Rear Admiral Charles Stanhope Cotton, U. S. N,, retired, died here today. London, Feb. 19.—The international naval conference, which has been in sesgion here since last December, is ready for concluding work, and the powers represented, with the exception of America, have agreed upon a num- ber of articles and regulations as drawn up. America has renewed con- siderable action on some subjects, but the two most important questions, con- traband and blockade, are satisfactory to the United States. The agreement on contraband is comprised in three lists, absolute contraband, absolute non-centraband and conditional con- traband. = What is terined a proper military adjustment, having regard to both neutrals and belligerents, has been reached wtih regard to blockade. PRICE OF STEEL BARS CUT $4 TON. Carnegie Company Roported to Have Reduced Quotation to $1.20 Pgr 100 Pounds—Steel Tubes Are Down $10. New York, . 19.—~Conferences between the heads of the subsidiary companies of the United States Steel corporation were held this afternoon to discuss conditions in the trade. While no official statement has been siven out, it was current report that sweep- ing reductions in prices of steel, ex- cept steel rails, had been decided upon Dby the corporation, to be accompanied by a corresponding lowering of wages, and that to meet this situation the various independent steel companies were organizing for self protection, Tnese reports caused weakness in United States Steel common stock on the New York stock exchange today. It was reported today that the Car- negie Steel company has cut the price of steel bars to $1.20 per 100 pounds. This is said to be equivalent to a cut of $4 per ton. Later it was reported that the price of steel tubes has been cut from $10 to $12 per ton lower than the closing price of yesterday. TO BE ELECTROCUTED MARCH 22 Virginia Negro Who Assaulted and Murdered Farmer’s Daughter. Roanoke, Va., Feb. 19.—Aurelius Christian, the megro who yvesterday criminally assaulted and then murder- ed Miss Mary Dobbs, the pretty 14 year old daughter of a prominent Bote- tourt county farmer, was today sen- tenced to die in the electric chair In the state penitentiary on March 22. Christian was taken from Clifton Forge to Fincastie today and tried at a special sitting of the court by Circuit Judge Anderson, who accompanied the negro and officers o Fincastle. Christian was indicted by the grand jury, and Judge Anderson appointed three lawyers to defend him. At a conference between the lawyers and the prisoner,” Christlan made a confession, which he \later repeated in court to the judge. The court heard three witnesses who ektablished the time and place of the crime. No jury was summoned. ‘The judge accepted Christian’s con- fession and immediately imposed the death sentence. The negro sald he was hiding in the woods when Miss Dobbs passed on her way to a store. He selz- ed her, and after assaulting her cut her throat and stabbed her three times “to keep her from telling.” Christian showed no signs of fright. The sentence came within twenty-four hours after the crime was committed. PAPER AND PULP REPORT. Reduction of Duty on News Print Pa- per to $2 a Ton. Washington, Feb. 19.—A reduction in the duty on news print paper from $6 a ton to $2 & ton; the vlacing of ground wood, in the free list; and the establishment of a duty of one-twelfth cent per pound on mechanically ground wood pulp, are the recommendations of the select committee on pulp and pa- per investigation which made its re- port to the house today. The report states that it presents the unanimous report of the entire committee. The committee also recommends the bureau of plant industry make inves- tigations in the procurement and the breeding of annual and perennial plants which through breeding to that end can be profitably ueed for the com- mercial manufacture’ of paper. It also recommends that the forest service investigate the question of the production of ground wood and sul- phite fibve from other kinds of wood than those now used, On motion of Mr. Mann (IIL) the re- pcrt was referred to the committee on ways and means. WIRELESS 2300 MILES. Longest Distance by Which Message Was Ever Caught at Sea. New York, Feb. 19.—What is said to be the longest wireless message ever caught by a ship at sea was recetved on board the Mauretenia, which arriv- ed today from Queenstown. The mes- age came from the land station at Clifden, Ireland, 2,300 miles away, ac- cording to the Mauretania’s wireless operator, Philip Dovie, who picked up the message at midnight Wednesday. General Meanager Bottomley of the Marconi company , which told about Dovie's feat, said he had never heard of a steamer catching a mesaage far over 2,150 miles, and there was no of- ficial record of that. It ‘was quite possible while atmos- pheric conditions were just right, Mr. Bottomley said, but communication at a distance of 2,000 miles was about all expected of the wireless apparatus aboard ship. ‘Washington, February 19.—Thirty- five minutes was all the time required for the passing by the semate today of the bill carrying appropriations of $160,000,000 for the payment of pen- sions for the next fiscal year. Suicide of Despondent Fish Peddier, Southbury, Conn., Feb. 19.—Michael Laughlin, 71 years old, committed suicide at the home of Walter Hud- son of this place today. Laughlin, a fish peddler, had been despondent for some time, and today went into a ghed near the house, and plaeing the muz- zle of @ shotgun to his head, pulled the trigger with a string. One side of his head was blewn off, and death was He laaves a brother, John, Wving in Waterbury. Bank Paying Teller Commits Suicide. Little Rock, Feb. 19.—Willlam Pol- lock, paying tefler of the German Na- ‘Northumberiand Strait, last night, d stroying the Buctouche jall, two stores dwelling The total loss is esti- 8t about 50,006 tional bank of this elty for the it 18 years, committed suicide today by shooti is séd to ing. D‘:pmhng_' 3 mnuzd END OF A MISSPENT LIFE. Railroad Cashier, Short in His counts, Shéots Himself. St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 19.—Short sev- eral hundred doilars in his accounts, Holder Brayton, cashier in the offices of the Northern Pacific railroad land deparament, died todsy of pistol shot wounds Iinflicted by himself. Bray- ton’s father resides in New Bedford, Mass. _Three brothers live in Provi- dence, R. L A B Brayton left the “following. note: “This is the end of a misspent lite. Attach no blame to anyone. Ac- Temperance Crusade Received Setback Chicago, Feb. 19.—The crusade to close Chicago saloons on Sunday re- ceived a severe setback today when the supreme court at Springfiéld hand- ed down a decision holding that it has not the power to compel Mavor Busse to close the grog shops on the first day of the week. i ~Is a Knocker iNITIATED INTO FAMOUS CIN- CINNATI ORGANIZATION. FUN WITH THE. PRESIDENT-ELECT Hundred Prominent Business and Pro- fessional Men at Unique Entertain- ment—Ceremony in Total Darkness. Cincinnati, Feb, 19.—President-elect William H. Taft was tonight made a Knocker “at sight” His initiation furnished entertainment for one hun- dred prominent business and profes- sional men of the clty at the Knockers® annual dinner. ) Aim of the Knockers’ Club. Cincinnat! Knockers' oorganization is an auxillary of its business men’s club. Its particular business is to knock hard and effectively everything tending to hinder the material ad- vancement of the city and to originate and promote enterprises and under- takings for the city’s welfare. It is unique in that it has no known organ- ization and no one knows who are its members. It makes members of whom it pleases and dismisses them at will. William H. Taft | WAS JUST BEGINNING TO ENJOY HIS FREEDOM. CAUCHT ON SAVANNAH BOAT Coast Artilleryman John Denny, o Three Days' Leave of Absence, Skip- ped from South Carolina Post. New York, Feb. 19.—John Denny, a gunner of the One Hundred and Twen- ty-sevenih Coast artillery, stationed at Fort Fremont, South Carolina, would be seeing New York today, instead of the inside of the McDougal street po- lice station, if there had been no such thing as wireless telegraphy. He go: a three days’ leave of absence ‘uesday and that very afternoon he presented himself at the ticket of- fice of the Ocean Steamship company at Savannah with what lvoked to be an order from the post commandant for a first class passage tickct to New York. It was given to him and he sailed the next day at 3 o'clock on the steamship Kansas City. New York Officers Waited for Him. At 5.30 o’clock that afternoonm, when PROPORTIONAL EXPENSES IN BUSINESS When 1t comes to arranging the expenses of busines ddvertising figures large or small according to the estimate of its value to the concern by the owner or manager. Horace Greeley used to say that “a shrewd business man should pay out as mueh money for advertising as he did for ren and the way in which Wanamaker and other .merchant princes advertise in the papers and leading periodicals, leaves no doubt that some of these great business men pay out much more for advertising than their an- nual rentals amount to, although to the careful, conservative business man this seems itke a reckless thing to do. ‘This is a case where every man should make his own estimate of " expense, but those who consider the matter lightly do a small busi. ness, live in a friendly circle~of patrons or have a neighborhood sup- port, but mever really get to the heart of the business zone. Bar- gains and specialties are always business magnets when set before the people in the right coloring. the experiment. sive. twelve cents a week. Merchants who doubt this might try ‘The Bulletin rates are reasonable and its field respon- Subscribe for The Bulletin now, it is delivered at the deor for Following is a summary of the news and other matter printed during the past week: Bulletin Saturday, Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Monday, Tuesday, Feb. 16 Wednesday. Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Thursday, Fridav, Feb. 19 The annual dinners of the Knockers' club have become famous for their entertainment features. No Speech from President-elect. The president-elect was not allowed to make a speech, which wne inter- preted as a delicate compliment from his townsmen who were, in fact, say- ing farewell to him as a private cit- izen. As the guest of honor at the dinner it was his first escape from oratory for twenty years. The spa- cious rooms of the Business Men's club were respiendent in draperies of flags and decorations of ferns and flowers. Fun in the Dark. At each of the sixteen tables sat an appropriately costumed Knocker to represent one of the sixteen foreign nations, and during the evening a message to the president-to-be was made known from each. Emperor William’s wireless message was an- nounced to Mr. Taft as a kiss for each cheek and the hope that the sen. ate would not find it necessary to re- duce the presidential salary before the new president could get in. Miss Co- lumbia got one of the kisses from the enthusiastic German. An Irish cook, direct from the pal- ace of King Edward, was Bngland’s tribute, but the cook at once began to make terms. “Little Charlle” must not be boss of the White House and “Chag- lie P.” must not live with his brother, were assured her before she would re- main. Any one of his fifty-seven varieties of wives was offered Mr. Taft by the representatives of the suitan, but Un- cle Sam would have none of this, re- jecting the offer with the assertion that "one wife Is enough to keep a man Dobe With hands upon Mr. Taft's crani- um, Persia’s representative told the assembled knockers of the thoughts passing through his brain as follows: “He is just now congratulating him- sell that he was made a Mason at sight—and so is the goat.” “He is now trying to_discover some word to use instead of ‘de-e-lighted.’ " “He wonders whether a union cab- inet vculd let him write part of that message to congress.” * “He wonders whether if the Fillpinos had been cannibals he would have penetrated their interior.” ““He resolves in the tariff war to lead the charge up to the very Cannon's mouth.” Ceremony in Total Darkness. The ceremony of declaring the guest of honor a “Knocker on sight” was conducted in total darkness, with rumblings of thunder and flashes of lightning and concluded the festivities at the table. Vaudeville features fol- lowed until the hour was late. Mr. Taft will leave here tomorrow afternoon for Philadelphi. PLAINT OF OHIO FARMERS. Interurban Cars Have Complicated the Country Marriage Problem. Canton, 0. Feb. 19.—Farmers are having difficulty in_ getting wives, ac- cording to speakers at the meeting of the Stark County Horticultural soci- ety. Country girls. they say, leave the farm and go to the city, hoping to es- cape farm drudgery. ~Another factor operating against the farmer is Tep- resented by interurban cars, which transport the soclety girls to the city to mingle in soclety there. Three Years in House of Correction. ‘Boston, Feb. 19.—Frank J. of Detroit, Mich., after being convi of the larceny of $1,226 from K. Ruth, local passenger agent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, was sen- tenced by Judge Blshop late today to three years in she house of correction. It was charged that he obtained s amount by means of worthless ks in conneotion with real estate Teegraph Lecal o 70 80 76 66 82 Total - - - - 455 668 General 790 202 205 198 212 220 1827 1oty 999 392 399 372 374 414 2950 128 120 114 98 96 Jq12 Denny was just beginning to emjoy his freedom, there came a click, click, click, and the United Wireless opera- tor, D. B. I(ltgln. found M:\l‘fl taking a message from s?uu conveying the information that Denny should be turned over t the authorities on his arrival in.New York. That all. Denny was not ap- prehended on the boat, but the s officers eyed him with some ti - tion. For all they knew he might have been a murderer or something else as bad. At about dinner time there camne another message, this time direct from the wireless company’s of- ficet in New York, making the same request that had been received from &mwah. 3 ny apparently had an enjoyable trip. When he attempted to leave the ship, however, he was detained and later the vessel's officers turned him over to the police, wio took him to the ‘MoDougal street station. Ticket Order Was Forged. He will be hgnded over to the Unit- ed States authorities, by whom ‘he will be sent back to Savanneh as a deserter. He acknowledges that the ticket order was forged. PROMINENT CHICAGO LABOR LEADER INDICTED. President of Associated Building Trades Charged With Conspiracy and Extortion. Chicago, Feb. 19.—Martin B. Mad- den, president of the Associated Build- ing Trades of Chicago, and M. J. Boyle, business agent of the Electrical Warkers’ union, were indicted today by a Cook county grand jury. True bills containing at least two counts were returned in Judge Freeman's court. One count is gald to charge conspira- cy against certain contractors. Caplas- es were issued for the arrest of the men indicted and the bonds were fixed at_$5,000. Madden, who is known as “Skinny” Madden, has been a prominent fiwure in labor and industrial affairs in Chi- cago for -many years. Two separate indictments were found against each of the men. One charges extortion of $1,000 from H. P. Nelson of the Nelson Plano_company, for the alleged call- ing off of a strike agminst the ‘com- pany and the other charges the extor- tion from Joseph Klicka of $700 un- der similar circumstances. Many con- tractors, architects, owners of buil ings and labor officers were called be- forp ‘the grand jury. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE To Deal With Important Problem of ‘Conservation of Natural Resources. ‘Washington, Feb. 19.—So thorough- ly_impressed is President Roosevelt with the necessity of conservation of the natural resources of the world that he today directed Secretary of State Bacon, at the suggestion of the North American conservation conference, in session here, to extend & formal invi- tation to foreign powers to participate in an international conference to deal with this important problem to be held at The ue next September. All of the forty-five natlons repre- sented at The Hague ce conference wili be invited to participate. New Mexico and Arizona Statehood Bill Washington, Feb, 19.—The require- ment that congress instead of the pr .md .n-u” spprove ‘t‘h- constitution a was urged Senator Nelson today when the Nz Mexico and Arizone statehood bill wi taken up by the senate committee on territories. Alllwanalmccm- rhittee declared t the bill should have thorough ‘which makes it certain no action can he had at the present session of con- ‘| recent death of Grand Duke Fifty Villages Were Wiped Out, it ;:t.:guwx by e SR 8ix Hundred ils Wei 1) mmm‘ fim':'bumlnl ':m.w'.‘{ Holyoke, A Bill to Incorporate the Manitoba and Great Northern railroall was jn- troduced in the Manitoba legislature. That a Bill Will Be Introduced in the Cuban congress preventing the holding of property on the island by foreigners was announced, ) It Was Said in Washington that Francis B. Loomis was the choice of W. H. Taft and P. C. Knox for under secretary of state, House and Senate took action to re- move the remaining obstacle to the Knox portfalio by amending the cur- rent appropriabtion bill. ‘Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of corporations, transmitted to the president a report on the organization of the tobacco combination. Representative Hobson in a speech in the house asserted that five Jap- anese restaurant keepers in San Fran- clsco held liquor licenses which they did not pay for. Premier Asquith in the house of commons said he knew of no agree- ment between Germany and Great Britain regarding a decrease of naval armament expansion by the latter. The Publication of Cable Despatches between General Blanco and the Span- ish government at the time of the Spanish-American war showed that the government ordered the surrender of [Bantisgo over General Blanco's ead. Charles J. Glidden announced that the Aerial Navigation Co. of Massa- chusetts h; ased several parcels of ground in and near Boston for airship stations, which are sow being built. ‘The line will begin to run, commercial- Iy, on May 1. DETHRONE CZAR NICHOLAS. Aliged Conspiracy to Eliminate the Emperor Said to Have Been Disclos- ed—Sensational Story. St. Petersburg, Feb. 10.—A sensa- tional story of a reactionary piot to de- throne Emperor Nicholas and prociain a regency in Russia is being related in St. Petersburg in connection with the Alexandrovitch, the emperor's unele. According to a high judicial of- ficial of St. Petersburg, the affair was uncovered in connection with the rev- elations concerning the Azef and Lapu- kine cases. While investigating the re- lations between Azef and the reactio: ary organizations the prosecuting de- partment of the government found in- dications that the organization, dissat- isfled with the rresent moderate policy of the government, decided to substi- tute a stronr handed reactionary re- gime and had formed a plan to estab- lish ~a regemcy under Grand Duke Viadimir. How far th.'xlnd duke was cog- nizant of this eme is not set forth, but the official in question said that a search of documents In Viadimir's palace was about to be underiaken, when the grand duke suddenly died. This put an end to the project. IN NATIONAL HOUSE. Thres of the Great Supply M: Various Stages of Enactment. Washington, Feb. 19.—Three of the great supply measures of the govern- ment d through various stages of enactmént into law in the house of representatives today. The fortifica- tions bill was completed and went over to the senate; the sundry ecivil bill ‘was reported and the postoffice appro. priation bill was sent to conference. A variety of other subjects was ealt with. The report of the special committee on pulp and paper investi- gation was read; the river and harbor Lill was reported, and the report of the special printing investigation commit- tee was submitted. During the time that general de- bate lasted on the fortifications bill numerous speeches on miscellaneous topics were made. Mr. Peters (Massachusetts) pleaded for a children's bureau for the study of the problem of the welfare of the young, and Mr. Foster (Vermont) dis- cussed the question of order among memberg in the house, At 5.21 the house recessed untfl to- morrow at 11 a. m. COLORADO SNOW SLIDE SHOT. Thousands of Tons Moved from Moun- tain by Dynam Telluride, Col., Feb. 19.—Anticipat- ing the movement of the huge mass of snow which hag been hanging upon the mountain side, and which has threatened the lives of miners, the slide above the Pandora Jease was shot with dynamite yesterday, carrving thousands of tons of snow and rock with it. Several otier dangerous slides will be moved in a few daye. Crested Butte, Col, Feb. 15.—The snow blockade, which has lasted for thirteen days, was broken yesterday when the first railroad train arrived in town with provisions, mails, and coal. The mines which have been closed on account of the storm, are preparing to resume operations, LAUGHS AT ROGUES' GALLERY. Magistrate Walsh Says It Is a Joke— His Friend Is In It, Too. New York, Feb. 19.—“Their pletures are in Rogues' Gallery,” said a detec- tive today when he arraigned a pair of prisoners before Magistrate Walsh in_the Jefferson Market court. “The Rogues’ Gallery!” retorted Magistrate Walsh. “That Institution has become the laughing stock of New York. Not oply do thousands of cit- izens, but even the police, regard the Rogues’ Galley as a big joke. It megns nothing. It isn't what it was in the old_days. “There are thousands of pictures of citizens in the Rogues' Gallery wha never committed any crime, but who were arrested on suspicion. I have a friend, a very reputable business man, who was ‘mugged.’ Does that make him a thief or a criminal? The Rogues’ Gallery is something to laugh at.” CHINA'S NAVY DEPARTMENT. Estdblished by an Imperial Edict Un- der Prince Su. Pekin, Feb. 19.—An Imperial edict issued today brings into existence a naval department for China. Prince Su 1s the chief, and his associates are Duke Tsei Tse, a cousin of the late emperor; Tieh Liang, superintendent of customs, and Admiral . Prince Ching Is advisor to ths department. Steamship Arrivals. At Naples: Feb. 19, Europa, {rom New York; Neckar, from New York Sufficiently Large o Maintain for Balance, of Year a Secret Service Squad NEW YORK CITIZENS ARE SUBSCRIBERS Italian Detective Joseph Petrosino has been Placed at Head of thée New Service—Identity of the Secret Of- ficials Carefully Concealed — Names of the Men Known Only to Commissioner Bingham and Petrosino New York, Feb, 19.—It was made known at Police headquarters today that Commissioner kingham had ob- tained ‘rom citizens, whose names were n i disclosed, 4 fund sufficlently large to maintain for the remainder | of the year a secret service squad. | For a long time he had been desirous of establishing such a bureau, but the board of aldermen refused to a-pro priate the necded money. To Cover Black Hand Offences Only. Joseph Petrosino, the detective charge of the Italian squad of the d. tective bureau, has been placed at-t head of the new service. He is now in Italy, studying Black Hand met! ods. The secret service squad is in- tended to cover the Black Hand of- fences exclusively, Identity of Squad Unknown. The squad began work a week ago, however, without waiting for Petrosi- in no's return. It consists of fifteen men recruited outside the police depart- ment. All of them have been sworn in as special officers, Their identity is known only to General Bingham and the head of the squad. Not even other high officers of the department are to be permitted to know the men. The headquarters of the squad Is to be kept equally secret. Petrosino on Roving Commission. When he was asked about Petrosi- no's whereabouts, the commissioner at first denied that the detective was in Italy, but afterward he qualified this by saying that Petrosino had received a roving commission on some detee tive work, and that he, the commis- had not seen Petrosino “in a ‘He may be on the ocean, bound for Europe, for all I know,” added Gener- al Bingham. STEAMER JOHN H. STARIN IN DANGEROUS POSITION | Aground in Long Island Sound—Crew Saved With Difficulty. Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 20.—The passenger and frelght steamer John H. Starln, from New Haven for New York, went aground about 11.80 o'clock tonight on the flats outside the east- ern breakwater at the entrance tq Bridgepdrt harbor, and now lies in a dangeroug position with little prospect of assistance reaching her befo morning. A howling southeaster! gale bas kicked up such a heavy sea in Long Island sound that none of the tugboats now hovering in that vicin- ity, called out by the Starin’s signals of 'distress, can approach her with- out extreme danger of going aground alongside of her, and there is no life- saving station anywhere near here. It was not until two o'clock this morning that dories reached the side of the stranded steamer, and then on- Iy after a terrific struggle. There we no passengers on board, and it was with extreme difficulty that the crew were gutten into the small boats and to land. Captain Van Peit and the chief engineer of the Starin refused to 1eave the vessel and are still on board. ‘The stewardess, Mlss Alice Bouton. was taken to the Bridgeport hospital ag moon as the hoats reached shore. She is suffering from the shock of the exposure and coid water. None of the crew was infured. The Starin, unable to make progress in the heavy sea. had tried to seek shelter in the harbor here. She miss- ed the narrow entrance between the two breakwaters by an elghth of a mile and ran fast aground on the flats. She is now hard aground with waves breaking high over her. Strong doubt is felt whether the Starin can hold to- gether until the storm abates . GOEBEL CASE TO FRONT AGAIN. Caleb Powers Will Ask a Pardon for ex-Governor Taylor. Lexington, Ky., Feb. 19.—Caleo Pov: ers and Dr. Finley, both of Barbour- ville, have passed through here on the way to Frankfort, where they will ap- pear before Governor Willson today and ask that he consider the gramting of a pardon to ex-Gov. W. £. Taylor and Charles Finley, formerly Fentucky state officers, but mow exiles in In- diana, who were accused of complicity in the assassination of Senator Wel- liam A. Goebel. They will also ask a pardor for John Powers, charged with the same offense, whose residence is not known. Powers and Finley will base their plea on the fact that, although a de ocratic administration is In power Indiana, Kentucky prosecutors who arc democrats have taken no action tow- ard obtaining a requisition and, fur- ther, that they believe there is no chance of convicting either man in Kentucky. MINE WORKERS SURPRISED. Resignation of President T. D. Nich- olls of District No. 1. 19, Scranton, Pa., man Thomas D, N day ed as president District N United Mine Workers of America. office he had filled for eleven years. health is given as the reason. —Congre < an m Mr. Nicholls’ retirement s a sur- prise to most of the mine workers here. It is sald the resignation will have an important bearing on the fu- ture of the organization in this dis- triet, Cpngressman Nicholls, as presi- dent of/District No. 1, was a promi- nent factor in the two great coal strikes of 1900 and 1902, part in all the negotiati subsequent to thoge suspensions work. and took before and of PROMINENT DENVER MAN Spends Night in Chicago Municipal Lodging House Seeking Information. Chicago, Il 19.—Edwin A Brown of Denver, brother of the pree ident of the New York Central, has spent & might in the Chlcago munici- pal lodgidg house. Mr. Brown is one of the leaders of a movement in his home eity to establish modern munici- pal lodging houses. He made his periment here to gain Ingide know of what Chicago Jdoes for her poor. “My experience convinced me,” he said, “taat there is more humanit: sentiment in Chicago than we have Dbeen able to Inspire in Denver. T shall do some more amateur investigating tomorrow.” TRAGEDY AT NEWTON, MASS. John Bland Shot One Woman, Wound- od Another and Attempted Suicide. Newton, Mass., Feb. 19.—John Brown reet, Cambridge, shot and killed Miss Laura Bland and slightly wounded her sister, Miss Em- ra Bland, at the home of the young women In this city tonight. Brown then turned the weapon upon himself, inflicting wounds which will probably prove fatal. All are colored. The two injured were taken to the Newton hos- pital. The police have not vet deter- mined the cause of the shoeting. “OPEN"” MARKET IN IRON AND STEEL TRADE Created Late Friday—Action Taken by Leading Manufacturers. New York, Feb, 19.—An “open” mar- ket In the iron and steel trade that manufacturers believe will lead to & stimulation of the industry was cre- ated late today when former Judge El= bert H. Gary, chairman of the direcs torate of the United States Steel cor= poration, made an official announce- ment that the “Jeading manufacturers of jron and steel have determined to protect their customers, and, for the present, sell at such modified prices as may be necessary with respect of dif- ferent commodities in order to rel their fair share of the business.” The prices which may be determined upon will be given by the manufac- turers to thelr customers direct. The action of the leading manufac turers in effecting an open markat fo lowed a series of coaferences that hav Dbeen heid here for the last three by Judge Gary and the heads of various subsidlary companies of steel corporation, tokether with offict of other steel manufacturing com; nies. Judge Gary, in ths official statement, says that the smaller steel ufac- turing cencerns, for one cause or an other, particularly the tariff agitation, have become more or less excited and demoralized and have their products below those prices gen- erally maintained and this led to un- reasonable price cutting by certain manufacturers, who, though opposed to a change, fell the necessity of protect= ing their crstomers. PULITZER INDICTMENTS. Servige Not to Be Made for Several Days Yet. ‘Washington, Feb. 19.—Certified cop- ies the indictments found by the federal grand jury against Joseph Ful- itzer, proprietor, and certain editors of the New York World have been sent to New York by United States District | Attorney Baker. The papers, whigh included the bench warrants for the defendants, were transmitted to United States Commis- sloner Shields, before whom the pro- ceedings in the preliminary action will ve held. It has not been determined definitely when serfice will be made on the de- fendants, 'but the likelihood is that it will not be for sevéral days. In all probability District Attorney Baker himself, if his duties permit, will _appear before Commissioner Shields at the Now York hearing. The time of the hearing before Com=- missioner Shields will be fixed to sult the convenjence of all the parties con- cerned, but it will not be earlior than Tuesday of next week SUFFRAGETTES IN COURT. Ten of Them Sentenced to Varying Terms of Imprisonment, London, Feb. 19.—Sixteen of the suf- fragettes who were arrested vesterday during the disorders in Downing street came up for trial today in the Bow street police court, and ten were sen- tenced to terms of imprisonment, va= rylng from one mouth to six weeks, after having refused to give security for their good behavior for six months. Two of the prisoners did give the required sureties and the other four discharged for lack of evidence. Mrs. Despard, Joseph Clayton, edi- tor of The New Age, and the others arrested in the house of commons last night, came up in the Bow street po- lice court later in the day. Mrs. Des- pard and several of the other women ured an adjournment of their trial or a week in order to prepare a de- fense. Mr, Clayton was renmanded for a week. HAWAII STRIKES AT JAPANESE. Bills Prohibiting Their ing Territorial Waters Introduced. Honolulu, Feb. 19.—Two bills-direct= ¢d against Japanese fishing in Hawal- jan waters have been introduced in the territorial leglslature. One of the bills prohibits aliens from fishing in Hawalian waters. The oth- er imposes a heavy tax on fishing sam- pans of over thirty inches beam, The Japanese practically are the on. Iy orlentals engaged in the fishing bus- iness and the only ones using sam- pans. The only alien fishermen in Hawaii are Japanese. 'he bills ‘were introduced by Sen- ator Coelho, a republican, who is & native Hawalian. The general senti ment here is unfavorable to the meas- ures. AUSTRO-SERVIAN RUMORS. Reports of an Austrian Ultimatum te Servia Discredited London, Feb, 1 culation on the continent that Austria- Hungary has sent an ultimatum to Servia in the matter of the mobilisa- tion of her forces are discredited here. The foreign office and several of the embassies in London expressed aston- Ishment today at these rumors, it was declered that absolutel was known which could v