Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 1, 1909, Page 1

spor Wk, MOCK MARRIAGE CEREMONY Flutter of Excitement Added fo Festiyities! of Naval Circles at Fort Monroe JOKE IN WHICH MIDSHIPMEN FIGURED Affair Took Place at Chamberlin Hotel Parlors, Midship- man Young of the North Carolina and Miss Connell of Scranton, Acting as Supposed Principals—Joke Carried a Little Too Far—The Middy Involved Taken | to Task by Captain Marshall of the Cruiser Fort Monroe, Va., Feb. 25.—The bat- tleship Ohio salied today from New York, All the vessels of the third aquu&ron, the gray fighting host that met the returning [battleships one thousand miles at sea, will sail to- morrow for Guantanamo, whence they expect to be sent on a West Indian crufse. ' 2 Sailers Anxious to Reach Metropolis. The Ohio went out of the Virginia capes with black smoke curling from all three of her tall funnels, amd ex- pects to cast anchor in New York bay some time tomorrow afternoon. The officers and men alike are anxious to reach the metropolis, where general leave is to be granted. Ohio Winner of “Steaming Trophy.” The Ohio also sailed away, the proud winner of the “steaming trophy” for the voyage around the world. The arnouncement of the award was made from the flagship Connecticut, and was a fine tribute to the engine room staff of the winning ship. The rnla.l' of the contest, which was one of econ- omy in coal and water consmption for the entire trip, were laid down soon after the ships left Hampton Roads foyrteen months ago, Fire room ef- ficlency is one of the greatest bene- fits of the cruise and the announce- ypent of & special award to the ship showing the least consumption of coal and water during the voyage stimulat- ed the interest of the men below decks @5 the target practices at Magdalena end Manilea bays did the men who fAight the ships. The Ohio is one of the older ships of the fleet and her steaming record is thelrelora regarded as all the more no- table. TAFT WiLL BE SWORN IN ON CENTURY OLD BIBLE Which Belongs to Supreme Court of the United States. Washington, Feb. 28.-—William H. Taft will take the oath of office as president of the United States on the century old Bible which belongs to the supreme court of the United States and by It kept in s:cred custody. There is a touch of sentiment in thls declaion, which Mr. Taft ‘announced tonight, with the statement that if he had be- come a n er of the supreme court his oatn would have been taken on the £ame book. 4 v During the past few ddys there havs Lecn many offer vof Bibles to.the pros- pective president. He has not declined to receive the gifts, but his answer has been that it will be impossible for him to receive them 'for the purpose in- tended. It has been the custom of past ypresidents 1o use a new or an historic Rivle in taking their oath of office and ch has retained the book thereafter. r. Taft will make no claim on the le of his cholee ang it will go back io the archives of the court, for which there are many evidences of a reverend yespect and a lingering fondness by Mr. Rooseveit's successor. SERGEANT AT ARMS SEIZED SPEAKER’'S /MACE. And Started to Compel Representative Gaines to Come to Order. Weshington, Feb. 28.—A sharp clash between Representative Gaines of Ten- nesgee and Speaker Cannon occurred ir house of representatives Saturday, in the course of which each claimed he had heen insulted by the other. S0 persistent was Mr. Gaines in ad- dreesing the chair that the speaker directed the sergeant at arms “to ecom- pel him to be in Qrderi' Obeying the directions of thel speaker, the ser- @eant at arms, for the first time in Feveral years, took the mave from its stand and proceeded toward Mr. -Galnes, but the speaker called him hack upon heariug the Tenneszee member say he would be in order. STEADY PROGRESS IN WORK. Report of Carnenie Foundation for Ad- vanzement of Teaching. New York, ¥eb. 28.—The third an- nual! report of <¢he president and treasurer of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, made public here today, shows steady progress in the work of that institu- tion for the fiscal year ending Sept. 80, 1908. During the year 78 names were mdded to the retiring allowance roll at & total cost of $113,765. This includes pensions to 15 widows of professors. he geographical distributions of these allowances was general In institutions from Muine to California. The report of Treasurer Thomas M. Carnegle shows the present assets of the foundation to be $10,762,953. The total income for the fiscal year endl Sept, 30, 1908, was $730,305, and tota’ expenditures $287,072, leaving an ac- cumulation of §243,233. “Not Correctly Quoted,” Says Cardinal Gibbons. New Orleans, Feb. 28.—In a reply to @ telegram from the New Orleans gressive Union, asking if he had been correctly quoted in a newspaper as wayving that the business men of New Orleans were not enthusiastic over the bullding of the Panama canal, and be- lieved the money could be expended by the ernment for better y Cardinal Gibbons says: “Not correctly quoted.” Right Rev. George D. Giliespie Danger- ously il Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 28.—Right Rev. George D. Gillespie, bishop of the Ppiscopal dlocese of western Michigan, is erously ill at his home here ot pen debility. He is nearly 90 years old and has been bishop of.this diocese for 33 years. His condition tonight ‘was reported as slightly improved, but on account of his advanced age It is feared he cannot recover. Lovesick Girl Commits Sulcide. was el el gt g N er to asso- ”ws&nb«?#&fim she had anor Fink by drinkin Mock Marriage in Hotel Pariors. Naval circles here had a flutter of excitement today when they learned of & mock ge in the parlors of the Chamberlin hotel last night, in which Midshipman Robert S. Young, Jr., of the armored cruiser North Car- olina, and Miss et * Connell, daughter of A, J. Connell of Scran- ton, Pa., were supposed to be the prin. cipals. The entire ceremony was a joke among the young people, a large party of whom had been enjoying the regular Saturday evening dance at the hotel. Carried Joke Too Far by Calling up P the Newspapers. One of the midshipmen from the North Carqlina, who was a member of the pseudo wedding party, carried the joke a little too far by calling up 2 newspaper in Norfolk and Newport News and telling them seriousiy of the wedding. It is also said he wired the news to & paper in the young lady's home city. The young people were deaply chag- rined is morning to find a serious announcement of the supposed wed- ding, A “young Heutenant, who was in the party, was announced ¥y the midshipman who sent out, of the story of the wedding, as “Chaplain. Allen.” There is no such chaplain in the navy. Personal Retraction Made. Captain Marshall of the crulser North Carolina, when he heard of the affalr today, sent for the midshipmen | involved and directed the one who sent out the story to go at once to the newspaper offices to which he sent the news and make a personal retrac- tion. STUDENTS AND FACULTY THROWN INTO A FURORE. Mysterious Fires 'in Dormitories of Pennington, N. J., Seminary. Trenton, N. J., Feb. 28.—Mysterious fires in the dormitories of Penningtoh seminary have thrown the students and faculty of that institution into a furore. No one was allowed to leave the school today for the usual Sunday vacation pending an investigation otI the origin of the flames, which are he- { lieved to have been incendiary. The | Rev. Dr. Frank Moore, president of th« | seminary, said today that he believed that the fires were started by a pyro- | maniae. He does not believe that | jealousy of the young women in whose | rooms the flames were started was ths | motive. ) | The first fire occurred last Wednes- | day and caused a loss estimated at| $2,000. Many of the girl students lost valuable gowns. A similar fire broke | out on Thursday while the students were at dimmer. It was extinguished with a siight loss. Prosecutor Willlam J. Crosby of Mercer county was in- formed of the suspicious circumstances surrounding the fires and began an in- vestigation. A young woman living in a south New Jersey town is under sus- | picion. FLED STATZ TO BREAK QUORUM. Tennesses Senators Un:.r Surveillance in Kentucky. Hopkipsville, Ky., Teb. 28.—RBight democratic senaters who on Friday | broke the quorum in the Tennessee legislature and came to Keatucky have | abandoned any intention of returning to Nashville on Monday. They said| today that they would remain in Hop- kinsville until the general assembly adjourns. Assistant Sergeant at Arms Yeamans arrived today and is keeping | the senators under surveillance. | They assert that their sole object in breaking the gquorum is to prevent re- publican legislators from partieipating in the election of democratic primary | election commissioners. ' RHODE ISLAND AND NEW JERSEY Of the Battleship Fleet Anchored Off Tompkinsville; 8. 1. New York, Feb. 28.—New Yorkers got their first glimpse of a portion of the “round the world battleship fleet” today when the battleships Rhode Isi- and and New Jersey steamed majes- tically into port and anchored off Tompkinsville, S. 1, where they wi]l| stow powder, shot and shell prepara- tory to going to mavy yards for some minor tinkering and to have them- selves arrayed in the new service color of gray. After discharging ammuni- tion the Rhode Island will proceed to the Brooklyn navy yard and the New Jerzey will go to the Boston yard. No Statehood Legi Mexico and Arizona. ‘Washington, Feb. 28.—There will be no statehodd legislation for New Mex- ico and Arizona at the present session of congress. At a meeting of the com- mittee on territories,” Saturday, all impmbera, regardlesg of party, in a sen- satiohal scene, abandoned considera- tion of the house bill. Congress Saturday. ‘Washington, Feb. 28.—In the sen- ate Saturday the rivers and harbors bill was passed and eulogies were de- livered on recently deceased members of congress. In the house the senate bill provid- ing an opportunity for negro soldiers of the Twenty-fifth infantry to make themselves eligible for reinstatement was passed, as was the general defi- ciency bill. | rervous breakdown, and had to be re- Member of “Big Six” Commits Suicide New York, Feb, 28.—George W, Jackson, prominent in the labor coun- cils of the “Big Six” Typographical union, committed suicide late today by throwing himself in front of an incom- ing subway express at the Ninety- sixth street station. Jackson had be- eome despondent over his failing eye- slgh; and imagined that he was going blind. Nine Attempts at Sui: St. Louis, Feb. 28—The ninth at- tempt of Mrg, Klizaheth Lowery to end her Mfe wak'. suecessful - today. She drank carbolic acid because of- de- spondency. In the last three years she drank peisons six ti Cabled Parugrapus Filipino physiclans trained under the America received their degrees i from the Philippine medical school in |- this city Saturday. Forty Filipino wo- men, who are studying to become trained nurses attended the ceremony. M. de Reus has been appointed con- sul general of The Netherlands at Hong Kong, His last diplomatic duty was that of minister at Caracas, Ven- ezuela, and he was éxpelled from that country by President Castro becjuse of criticisms of the republic that jap- De;i-l‘:d over his name in a Dutch mag- azine, ‘Rome, Feb. 28.—The indisposition of the pope continues, but it did not prevent him from arising this morn- ing and working for several hours in his library. The attending physicians maintain that the suspeénsion of audi- cause of hoarseness and they e ct that his iness will be entirely re- covered in a few days. Kiev, Russia, Feb. 28.—A military court hae sentenced three men to death, twenty-one to penal servitude and ten to imprisonment for various terms, All of the men were mem- bers of the committee of public safety at Lubny and of the social revolu- tionary organization, among them be- ing Viadimir Shemett, member of the first duma from Poltava who was sent to the fortress. ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE CHINAMEN INTO NEW YORK. Prevented by Vigilflm of Cus¥oms ' Service Night Inspector. New York, Feb. 28.—An attempt to smuggle into the United States two Chinamen, both of whom had hidden on board the Hamburg American liner Prinz Sigismund, uptil that vessel, in ort from South American ports since ast Wednesday, had unloaded her car- £0, was frustrated teday by the vigi- iance of a night inspector of the Uni ed States customs service. This offi intercepted them and placed them u der arrest as they were being escorted from the steamer’s pier by an Italian storekeeper of the Prinz Siglsmund. ) The two Celestials were turned over to the immigration . authorities for de- portation, while the Italian was held as a federal prisoner. Today's attempt to smuggle Chinese Into the country is said to be the first at this port for several years. NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. Artist and lllustrator Henry Hutt Stricken on Street. New York, Feb. 28.—Henry Hutt, the artist and illustrator, was striken sud- denly today while on his way from his studlo, suffering, it js supposed, from moved in a semi-unconscious condition to the New York hospital. Mr. Hutt was much improved to- night, when it was said at the hospital that he would probably be in a condi- tion to be removed to his home in a day or so. Mr. Hutt, who is a gradu- ate of the’Art Institute of Chicago, achieved considerable fame a few years ago by creating in his iHustrations and dawings a certain type of American women which obtained a vogue second only to the original Gibson girl. EMPHATIC DENIAL. Miss Ethel Roosevelt Not Engaged to Marry William Phim? ‘Washington, Feb. 28.—An emphatic | denial ' of the report that the presi- dent’s youngest daughter, Miss Ethel, is engaged to marry Third Assistant Secretary of State William Philip-. | was given out from the White house tonight. Secretary Loeb authorized the statement that Miss Roosevelt is | not engaged to be married, and he| characterized as being without the | slightest foundation a story from Bos- | ton today to that effect. “The report of Miss Roosevelt's en-! gagement is a pure invention,” said Mr. Loeb, “There is absolutely no ;rlllth in it, and you can stamp it as alse.” AFTER A DAY’S STEADY WINNING italian Wanted to Quit the Roulette Wheel and Was Shot. East Liverpool, O., Feb, 28.—Because he wanted to guit playing the roulenc} wheel after winning steadily all day, | Theodore Raeffen, an Itallan laborer, | was shot today and killed. Pete Stiz- za of Chester, W. Va., was taken into custody, but escaped with two com- panions, who crossed the river by forc- ing a ferryman at the point of a =un to help them. Later one of the men was captured by the posse chasing him. Eight other Itallans were ar- rested as witnesses, but none will say who fired the, fatal shots. | Supposed Tramp Believed to Be a Mucs Wanted Murderer. Port Huron, Mich.,, Feb. 28.—In the arrest of a man about 36 years old, supposedly a tramp,who claims a home in London, Ontario, the local officers believe they have the man who is be- ing looked for as the slayer of Ethel Kinraide, aged 23 in Hamilton, Ont., last Thursday afternoon. The prison- er answers thé descriptions of the murderer sent out from Hamilton and officers from the Canadian city will arrange for his identification tomor- TOW. Body Found in Cabin of Sunken Steamer. Marseilles, Feb. 28.—The steamer in collision w the Ville d’Alger near this port vesterday was the Orleanais and the Nivernais, as first reported. The Ville d’Alger sank before leaving her dock here and divers were sent down today to examine the wreck. They found in the cabin the body of one of the passengers who had been ; wounded at the time of his collision and who was unable to make his es- cape. Admiral Sperry Invited to Waterbury. Waterbury, Conn. Feb. 28.—A, letter has been sent to Admiral Sperry by ‘Waterbury business men inviting him to come to this city to enjoy festivi- ties which his former townsmen are arranging for him. It is planned to have a monster street parade, & ban- quet and other-festivities. Common Pleas Court. On Sdturday the court of common eas was in session here, when Judge allor gave judgment for $409.73 In the case of Arthur P .Johnson, trustee, vs. Novogroski Brothers. The cases of Murtagh xs. Gaskill and wife, and Norwich Iron and Metal corporation vs. Gross & Co., were set- tled without trial. The court will come in at New Lon- Aon on March * for the trial of the case of Morgan vs. King. On Monday, March 8, motions wiil be heard in the court in New London. Y. M. C. A. Services. At the Y. M. C. A. boys' meeting Sunday afternoon General Secretary Frank H. Merrill interested the large number present with a pratical talk upon The Water Test, and at the men's meeting the speaker, Ebenezer Allen, had for his subject The Coming Ameri- can, which was treated in an and, inspiring m: | Was ences was brought about chiefly be- | i col\irted for several years, sitting on his NOVEL EXPERIENCE OF CONNEC- TICUT SALOON KEEPER. — COURT HELD IN BARROOM 4 bl i Proprietor and Seven Customers All Arrested by State Police—Proprietor Paid Fines of All Concerned. y e Seymour, Conn., ¥Feb, 28.—Caught selling lquor on Sunddy, arrested, tried { in his own barroom and fined was the rather novel] experience o»f Richard M: Cormick of this' place today. Follow- ing man; complagns that liquor was being sold on unday, Prosecuting Liquor Agent Bowen, accomrpanied hy State Policemen Jackson, Downing, Loucks.and O’Connor, entered without molestation the front door of Richard McCormick’s saloon on Third street here «today. Seven Customers in Front of Bar. Inside they found MoCormick back | of the bar and seven customers .in the | rocm. The men were placed under arrest, and on the arrival of Deputy Judge H. W. Hamilton of Naugatuck i were placed ‘on trial. The prisoners pleaded guilt-- to the charges preferred against them and were fined. McCor- mlck's fine and costs amounted to $61.58 and the seven frequenters were each given fines and costs amounting to $24.95. McCdrmick not oniy paid his own fine and costs but those of the seven frequenters as well. { Thirteen Thirsty Men Given a Lecture. The proceedings were conducted so quietly that no inkling of what was going on inside leaked out and wnite the trial was being hald thirteen thirsty men entered the saloon after drinks. They were detained and given a Jecture by the judge, who then allowed them to depart. WEALTHY ENGLISHMAN AND WIFE ARRESTED In Paris on chargo_of_fi! Treatment of Adopted Children. Paris, Feb, 28, —Intense interest has becn aroused in Paris by the arrest at Asnieres, a suburb, of an Englishman named Sargent and his wife, who is said to be an American, belonging to a wealthy family, on the charge of gross ill treatment of four children whom they adopted. The police state that the couple had been in the habit of inserting advertisements in English and Belgian newspapers offering to adopt children for a money considera- tion. The servants employed by Sar- gent and h:xs wife allege that the wom- an was gulity o cruelty. The English ”Tmé:lcsn colonies are particularly wrought up over the affair. It is stated that the last child adopted - by the couple was a blind baby of a maid servant born in Holy Trinity lodge, a well known institu- tion-in the Latin quarter. ¥ was hand- ed over to Mrs, Sargent by the dirgc- tress of the lodge after careful In- quiries into an advertisement which, appearing in an Englich paper, seethed to establish the good repute of the Sargenis. PASSENGERS ARE ALL SAFE. United Fruit Company’s Steamer Ashore on Coast of Nicaragua. New Orleans, Feb. 28.—Carrying for- ty-five passengers and a large cargo of freight, the United Fruit company's steamer Heredia has gone ashore at Cape Gracias Bend, fifteen miles from the mainland of Nicaragua, according to advices received by the Fruit com- pany’s officers in New Orleans. The message says that all passéngers are safe and as yet no transfer has been made. Owing to the fact that the ship has a double hull, only the outer huli was sicatvche !l and thue far she is said not to have taken any water. Divers and wrecking apparatus are be- ing rushed to the scene from Nicar- agua. The vessel sailed for New Or- leans Saturday morning from Central American ports. DETECTIVES KILL THIEF. Mortally Wound One Confederate and Capture Two Others. New Orleans, La., Feb. 28.—In a run- ning fight with detectives and Itallan thieves here, Rosarica Ferina, 25 years’, old, was instantly killed, while Vin- cenzo Ferina, 21 years old, was shot through the kidneys anl praolbably mor- tally wounded. Mezioni Bruno, 328 vears old, and William Mitchell, a ne- | gro, were captured unhurt. The detectives, watching a feed store just before daylight, saw the Italians enter the place. When the Itallans drove out a short time later with a wagon load of feed, the detectives call- ed to them to halt, but-the Italians burrowed under the feed and opened fira. WILL TAKE YALE CHAIR. Pastor Tweedy of Bridgeport Congre- gational Church to Resign Soon. Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 28.—Rev. Henry H. Tweedy, pastor of the South Congregational church, announced this morning at the close of his sermon he had decided to accept the offer of the poesition of the chair of practical theoi- ogy at the Yale divinity school, re- cently tendered. His formal resigna- tion of his pastorate has not yvet been tendered the church, but will be in a short time, Mr. Tweedy came to Rridgeport six years ago the first of January from Utica, N. Y., where he was serving his first pastorate. He is a native of Binghamton, N. Y., and & graduate of the Union theological seminary, WHILE SITTING ON HIS KNEE Widow Baxter's Throat Was Cut by Her Lover. Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 28.—~With Mrs. Anna Baxter, 3 widow whom he had lag in her hgme today, Willlam Gear- hart, a firemian, suddenly drew a razor and slashed her across the throat. She called for help and her son and dau~h- ter dragged her from Gearhart’s arms and notified the police. When officers arrived they found Gearhart lying on the floor, his throat cut, and a big knife in hig hand. The razor was ly- ing on the piano. Both victims' re- covery is doubtful. No cause what- ever is’assigned for the deed. Official Photographer _at Boston Rogues’ Gallery Commits Suicide. Boston, Feb. 2 Failing to effect a reconciliation with his wi from whom he had been street, Roxbury, for several years of- ficlal rogues’ gallery photographer of the Boston police de . com- cyanide m suicide by & e the diplomatic mnmmmmumafi Cuban Senate Referred to a committee the nomination of Carlos | g‘-_m.mvufiu-mumum Prl;f. Peroival %h & lecture at Harvard, foretold destruction of the world by the edlllsion of a “dack star” with the sun. According to a Special Cables des- patch from Sydney, the smuggling of Chinese into Australia continues, de- spite the watchfulness of the govern- ment, H . A\ National - Interdenominational | L hood of Protestant laymen was formed in Pittsburg, representing or- ganizations with a membership of one million. : President Roosevelt and Mr. Taft | have both urged congress to provide mall subsidies for American ships on | the Pacific, according to special des- | patch from Washington. By a Vote of 118 to 83, the house de- defeated anamendment to the sundry civil bill directing the attorney general to prosecute the Steel trust for its a;’vnorptlon of the Ténnessee Coal and | Ifon company. | It Was Announced that the mental | | condition of Captain Hutchins, who | | was relleved of command of the bat- | | tleship Kearsarge at Glbraltar, was | such that he would be examined by a | special medical board. | P ——— | | Austria and Turkey Signed a proto- | | col settling the question of compen- sation for the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the powers ac- | | cepted the offer of France as mediator | in the -Austria-Servian dispute. | A Special Constantinople anlteh" !says that the Persian central liberal | committee has received news ffom Tabriz of a great victory of the na- tionalists, the réactionaries losing 2,000 in killed, wounded and prisoners. WALKED SIXTY FEET WITH BRAINS OOZING OUT. Pittsbury Man, It Is Believed, At tempted Suicide. Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 28.—With his| trains oozing from a bullet hole in his ! temple and unconscious, according to | the doctors, Joseph Greenwald walked | from his office on_the secnod floor of the shoe store of Joseph Greenwald & | Co., todhy to the front door of the | store, leaving a track of blood all the way, and was ‘fumbling with the lock when he attracted the attention of a passerby and policemen burst the door in, He had walked fully sixty feet, including the stairway. On his desk was found a note, saying: “M. Lewis has robbed me and my fam‘iily of everything. Joseph Green- wald.” As the doors were ail locked and no jone was found in the building ,it is believed to have been a case of at- { tempted sulcide. Greenwald will not recover. 755 MILES IN 17 1-2 HOURS. pRaRIEIN. ) Fast Speed of Special Train Bearing a | Theatrical Company. i | Pittsburg, Pa. Feb. 2!.-—ltunnlu‘ l'ever the Boston and Albany, the New | York Central, the Lake Shore and'the { Pittsburg and Lake Erie ronds, a spe- | cial train bearing a theatrical company today made the distanee of 755 miles from Boston to Pittsburg in the record | smashing time of 17 1-2 Hours. Fifty- five minutes were clipped off the best previous time between Buffalo and| | Pittsburg,” the time being flve hours jand ten minutes. From .Youngstown, | | O, to Pittsburg, over the Pittsburg and Lake Erie, the 66 miles were cov- ered in 67 minutes, including starting time and two <low-ups en the . way. This is the best time ever made on this i division and is said to rank amol { world’s records for heavy train speed. The train consisted of flve heavily loaded baggage cars, five Pullman/ sleepers, a diner and an ordinary coach, Two engines nulled the speciai. Officlals who accompanied the train state that, eliminati: the time spent changing engines and threading their way through big rallroad yards, a speed approximating sixty miles an hour dfor the entire distance was main- tained. INAUGURATION WEEK. Gaily Decked Buildings, Newly Ereoted t Stands, Cl Streets. Washington, Feb. 28.—Inauguration week was ushered in today vl(h' Washington read with gaily decked buildings, newly erected stands and | clean swept streets for the reception of the thousands who will come here to witness the induction into office of President Taft next Thursday. The advance guard of the unattach- ed delegations began arriving today at | the union station, where a force of 125 special policemen, recruited from prac- tically every large city in the country, was on duty to prevent the ingress of pickpockets and other unde-lnblell known to them. ‘With the arrival tomorrow of the New England coast artillery of Massa. chusetts, eight hundred strong, the in- flux of the organizations which will participate in the inaugural e will begin. Other organizations ex- pected tomorrow are the Second di- vision of the Rhode Island naval bat- talion of Newport, the Now-and-Then club.of Salem, Mass,, and the Saratoga club of Saratoga, N. Y. BLIZZARD IN FRANCE. Snow Falling in Paris Almost Continu- ously for Forty-Eight Hours. Paris, Feb. 28.—Snow has beeu fall- | ing in Paris almost continuously for the past forty-eight hours and a bliz- { zard of unprecedented proportions pre- vails throughout the whole of France. Many deaths are reported from ex- posure. Several inches of snow has fallen in the department of Alpes- Moritimes and the conditions at Cannes and Antibes are exceedingly wintry. Other southern resorts also are suf- | fering from the worst cold snap in vears. There are no signs at-present of improved weather conditions. Violent Gales and Heavy Seas Reported New York, Feb, 28.—Incoming trans- Atlantic liners today reported violent gales and heavy seas during the voy- age. Among them were the Cunarder Lucania, the French liner Ia Touraine and the Anchor line s r nia. While each sustained some damage about the decks, due to boarding seas, nothing serious occurred, though the passengers had unpleasant hours. Chinaman Elpcted to Phi Beta Kappa. ien, China, was elected ta at Cornell this week. It is the time at Cornell a Chinaman was ever elected to this high honorary society, Thirty students were Co- | president. ALL THE MOUNTS MATCHED FOR- SIZE AND COLOR. IT WILL RIDE 76 STRONG In the President Taft ina Parade Thursday Mornii Same Service at the Garfield Inauguration. Cleveland, O. Feb. 28.—Troop A, known as the “Black Horse" troop, the cty’s’ rer’en ntative in the O'llg brauch of the Ohio National A serve as personal escort to dent Taft In his inaugural parade morning. Seventy-six strong it will ride with the carriage which contains the retiring president and the newly sworn president capitol White House, as it has done at every previous . inauguration of an Ohio born B Troop A was organized in s | Acted at Garfield Insuguration and Funeral. The troop acted as personal escert of President Garfield at his inauguration, and in the fall of the same year es- corted his body to Lakeview cemetery. At the time of the Spanish war Troop A became the nucleus of the First regiment, Ohio volunteer cavalry, and took the fleld. Uniform of Tenth Hussars. Men of prominence in the state and nation have been members of Troop A. The late John Hay, secretary of was a'member. All the mounts for the inaugural parade are black, matched for size and color. The troop wears a full dress uniform of special design, being simfar to the uniform of the | Tenth Hussars in the British service. TAFT'S PERSONAL BODYGUARD, FOUR CHICAGO DETECTIVES, Left That City Last Night for the Washington Inauguration. ’ Chicago, Feb. 28.—Four Chicago de- tectives, who will act as m'mn ‘bodyguard of President-alect m H. Taft during his inauguration, left & are Sergeants Joseph o Rohan, Arthur * MoCarthy Nk . Jl(nrvhy’.-'l’he squad was hto - ;; ‘ames rkham, secretary 3 Police Shippy, Markham, Berry and Rohan acted as Mr. Taft's bodyguard during his campmigr and also acted as guards at the ina of Presi- dents Roosevelt and MeKinley. NEGRO PRISONER BEGGED TO BE SAVED FROM mOB John Junken Taken to Des Moines Jail by Sheriff. Des Moines; Feb. 28.—John Junken, A negro, self-confessed slayed of Clara Rosen, ‘at’ Ottumwa, on February was. brought to M today Sheriff Griffin from Albia. was placed in the Des Moines jall for safe keeping, as I runs bi h = Ottumwa, the -ecn:‘:n‘n brutal mur- ders of women b, _within the last two years. y ‘de- clared . Junken planned te com~ mit the’ mvrder at Ottumwa while sty an inmate of the Fort Madison - tentiary lerv'lng a sentence for rob- oner, that he would trick”™ If givem a chance. He boasted his abllity to assault defenseless wo- men, . This information came in a let- ter from Albert Evans, a negro, who was a cell mate of Junkens at Fort Madison. ' Evans’ statement has some weight because Junken killed Miss Ro- sen a few after he had been Ifb- erated from s-lnn. Junken plans to stand trial, all that he "was chuck full of ‘dope.” He told the sheriff he had been chéwing cocaine and opi- um. 8Since his incarceration Jun! Las remainéd in his bunk, weeping. He says he at Miss Rosen for the sole purpose of robbing her. When a mob last week threatened to storm the Ottumwa jail to wreak ven~ geance on a negro who assaulted M: ohnson, Junken was secretly mfl to the Albia jall. The fear that he would be ly:l:trd nhmmuen that he be to have a con: stantly at his cell. After Evans’ let- ter telling of Junken's threats reached Ottumwa officers, Junken confessed. A grand jury will meet in Ottumwe on Wednesday. The Junken case will be submitted first and Immediately upon return of an indictment the trial will be called. Junken will be kept in the Des Monies jall until that time. He ig 27 years old and has served nu- merous terms in prison. Miss Clars Rosen’s body was found in en excava. tion with the skull crushéd with a stone, The case was to the officers and Junken was with- out any evidence to implicate him in the crime. COOK REFUSED TO LEAVE, | 8o Her Mistress Fired Blank Cartridgss in Her Face. New York, Febh. 28.—Exasperated te- night because of the obstinate refusal of her cook, whom she had just dis- charged, to vacate the premises, Touise Bader, a boarding house keep- er, fired a revolver in the face of her refractory servant. The fact that the weapon had been loaded only with blank cartridges was invoked as an extenuating circumstance by Miss Ba- der when placed under arrest on a charge of ‘r;lonlnu u:h-ult, but :'h falled of effect upon e - geant, who ordered the woman to « cell pending adjudication of the case in_the court. The cook, Mrs. George Henry, was removed to the eye and ear Infirmary, where several dozen powder grains were extracted from her features. TAXICAB CRASHED INTO TREE. Cartoonist Homer Davenpeort Injured Early This Morning. New York, March 1.—Hoi ' Daven- port, the cartoonist, was 1 early this morning as a result of & taxicab in which he was riding erashing into -lnr‘atmno‘rtbe“‘l‘!flln Central park. The taxicab U:n;, fis and Da- ort was cul glass and )vufxl:-lpe:.d out o: the vei‘:e):“ He was en by physicians park and l.::er was u?ltn to his hetel. Waterbury's New 8t. Mary’s R C. Hospital Dedicated. L ‘Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 28.—~The new St, Mary’s R. C. hospital which was erected tl ‘the ‘ of the late J. his | -the proportion of 17 13, the ‘M’: of