Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 12, 1909, Page 1

T VOL. LI—NO. 60. 'COAL MINER'S DEMANDS REFUSED| Cetit Operators Propose Renewal of Agreement for Another Three Year’s Term THE FIRST DAY'S CONFERENCE Decision while Not Unexpected was a Great Disappoint- ment to the Men—Another Conference will be Held This Afternoon—Free Discussion of the Various De- mands by Both Sides—Majority of Miners Opposed to a Strike—What the Men Demand. Philadelphia, March 11.—The anthra- cite coal operators’ committee met the fiard coal miners’ committee in the Reading Terminal building here today and flatly refused to gr any of the demands the men lald before them. At the same time they proposed to the mine woriers that the present agree- anent, which expires March 31, be re- newed for another term of three years. This decision, while not unexpected by the mine workers since they long ago learned that the operators were agalnst Making any concessions, was a great ¢isappointment to the men when they were officially informed of it. President Lewis Disappointed. ‘When the afternoon session of the conference adjourned, shortly after 6 o'clock this evening, Tho: Lewls, national president of the United Mine Workers of America,and his colleagues filed out of President Baer's office and went straight to their hotel wifh epirit thet was not as buoyant as that with whieh they entered the confer- ence room. Mr. Lewis declined to com- ment on the developments of the day, beyond stating that he and his com, sitteemen would meet to discuss the situation. The miners*will meet the operators azain at 2 o'clock tofmorrow efternoon. 8tatement Agreed Upon by Both Sides. For the Henefit of the public, the re- fusal of the operators to grant the de- mands of the men was contained in a statement agreed upon by both sides It follows: “A committee of seven representa- tives of anthracite mine workers and & commitiee of seven representatives ©of the anthracite operators held a joint meeting in the Reading Terminal bulld- ing this afternoon to discyss the mine orkers' demands. These Wemands are the same that were drafted in Scranton Rast October. “The uvperators deciined to accede to the demands. The chief reason offered for the rejection was that any in- erease in the cost of production would necessiiate an advance In the price ot ¢oal and that such an adva vas im- practicable. The operaters said that | wages in the anthracite mining Indus- try were aiready at a high level and wouid not be Increased. “The announcement of the operators’ | yosition was followed by a free dls- | cussion of the various demands, each ide stating its views fully in regard Sherats. The operators declared their wvnwillingness to reopen the eight hour | 63y question and other questions pas: wdupon by the anthraclte strike com- | mission of 18903, They also declared | themselves oppoeed to the mine work- ers yproposition for w one vear agree- ment. “They declined to recognize the YUnited Mine orkers of America, chiefly on the ground that it was con- trolled by bituminous workers. They #aid they met Mr. Lewis and his com- inittee as represontatives of the an- thracite mine Workers and not as offi- were of the unian. The operators called mpon the report of the strike commis- =fon to support their refusal to deal with the United Mine Workers. “At the end of the discussion the op- eraters made fhe dafinite proposition €0 remew the present agreement for a term of three years® Thres Years Age. The present agreement, made in mw York three yeass ng{o, when John tehell led tie miness in the negoti- ations, is identlcal with the award of the styfke o made in 1903 after str yeurs ago tiie mingw made pemerous de- mande, but wll were rejected, and they ceepted the renewal of the strike :un-mllm award, which §s the same proposal made by the operators today. Demands of the Miners, The demands of the mine workers, strike because they feel thet they are not strongly enough entrenched to car- ry on & campaign of the magnitude of that of 1900 and 1902. But there are several men of influence In the dele- n who say they would vote for a sirik if no concessions were made. The business interests of the anthra- cite regions, it is learned from reports received here ,are opposed to a pro- longed suspension of work with the consequent serious disturbance of bus- The business men of several of a three one year munities ins fay of ners. as proposed by the i Hope That Agreement Reached. situation does not look as there i% a hope the two partles ent without a Will Be ‘While the favorable as it mignt, among the men that will come to an a resort to any radica on. Before this is reached, however, it is not un- ifkely that Chairman Knapp of the interstate commerce commission and United to the be asked N of bureau will Commissfoner States labor assist in brin Two Sessions Held Yesterday. The anthracite operators have not ing to say regarding situation T i have a produc. state- dent Baer .30 publict tion fron ment id as hu. left I o'clock: “There Is nothing to say outside of what is col a the statement w on your imagination d the operators held being companies committee of the workers num- bers 5 o morning ses- about | sion w svoted to organization, the large esentation being reduced to & sub-commitiee of seven from each si¢ he sub-committees met at 2.30 p. m. and were behind closed doors from that time until after o'clock. PRESIDENT LEWIS ANGRY, SAYS STATEMENT IS ONE-SIDED. It is Believed That Today Will Ses End of Can4 rence. Phileelphiz, Mareh 11—President Lewis was very angry tonight when shown the statement that had been given out. He said the arrangemen the operators were that the se retary of each sub-committes was act as a press committee and prepare a statement for the public. Secretary G. W. Hartlein represented the miners on this committee and George F. Par- ker of New York acted for the oper- ators. 3 Mr. Lewis left the statament was he was shown a pressed great s should agree to stetement,” and declared that he want €d an explanation from Hartlein as to whether the statement given out is the one agreed to. Mr. Lewis added: “The staternent shown to me tonight es coming from the joint conference is not complete and is simply a state- ment giving the operators’ position Having agreed with all members of the the meeting before prepared. When tonight he ex- that Hartlein a one-sided e conference that the taries of the operators’ a the resenta- tives should act as a press committee, I do not 1 at liberty to give out a statement as to what iranspired today in the point conferemce, and in order not to violate confidence I shall r frain from glting out a statement until tomorrow night. Mr. Lewls added that would act as his own press committes hereafter he @rafted in Serauton last October and ratified by the national convention in Indianapolls in Jauuery, are as fol- o First—That an agreement shall be negotiated betwecn the representa- tives of the miners and the operators of the anthracite region and all dis- t:“" ariging and the contract shall djmnui as provided for in the said wgreement. Becond—We demand the complete wecognition of United Mine orkers of America a8 & party to nesotiations to 8 wage contract and that the Unfted Ine Workers of America whall be recognized in our right to pro- vide any wethod we may adont for the collectlon of revenue for the or- tion. - rd—That we demend an hour 4 with no reduction in wages. FourtB—That all coal shall be mined and paid for by the ton of 2,0 ounds. —That we demand a definite and more uniform scale of wages and prices for all classes of labor at ail eollieries in the anthracite region and that all employes paid $1.50 or less per day shall recelve a 10 per cent. edvance and all employes 2“" more than $1.50 and less than $2 per day shall receive a & per cent. advance. Bixth—That the system whereby a contract miner has more than one job #r employs mora than two laborers be abolished. Seventh—That the employeras be re quirgd to fsmue uniform pay state- menfs designating the name of the comphny, the name of the amploye, the colifery where employed, the amount of wages end the class of work performed, Bighth—THhat the eontract shall be made for a peried of one year. The Outoorme a Matter of Cenjecture While President Lewis las not an- h‘:?t he will do_it is belleved eight- nounesd that he prepared himself for the- outcome of tod: conference and that he will lan intentions to his fal- Jow committeemen and rehearse the nuners’ t sten before they again go into joint Louference tomorrow. Tho; who have followed affairs in the an- thracite region beleve that it will be wseless for the mimers to further insist upon anyr mnaterial ehange in the pres- ent agreement and that the miners’ tede will call a cenvention from tb“ digtricts to take np th‘ operat- ors’ reftisal and ooufht position. What the outcome will pe is a mat- ter of ¢onjeeture, . Mi Workers Opposed to Strike. _ So far as coyld be. learned from the comum!s It is beliaved touight that tomorrow will see the end »f the present confer- ence. The miners’ leader sald that he would not stand any protracted ses- siong and that he would ot waste time arru)ng questions. From the tenor of ' remarks it is hered that not mm 1 will result {rom the confer- ence, sHORT OF PROVISIONS, MINUS HER FORERIGGING. New London Three Masted Schooner Puts Into Newport Harbor. Newport, R. 1., March -Short_of provisions and water and minus her forerigging, the three masted schoo: er Mystic, owned by the Gilbert Tran: portation company of New London, Conn., put into Newport harbor late today alter a disastrous encounter with the glements during her run from Jack- sonvifle, Fla. The Mystic left Jack- sonvills with lumber for New Haven 31 days ago. Last week when off Bar- negat an easterly storm, accompaniec by snow aud iremendous seas, struck | the vesscl, and the foretopmast fiy f#ibboom, forestay sail, forerigging and fore and main afts went overboard. | During the gale the Mystic was blown 180 miles offshore. 11 g CUTHBERT RALLVING FROM CY'CLONE EFFECTS 286 Frame Buxldlngl and 22 Stores De- malished. Cuthbert, March 1 bankers and negro laborer: ‘business men and even c ing side by side, Cuthbert is rallying from the effects last Tuesday’'s | storm and struggling bravely to pro- vide shelter for the people whose homes w destroyed. By actual count 286 frame bulldings were blown dewn and 22 brick stores were demolished,/ The Confederate monument and nearly every tree in Central park are lying on the ground, while every large monument in Western cemetery was wrecked. . Killed Sweetheart and Himsalf. New York, March 11.—Samuel Hro- bach, 26 years old, of Shadyville, N. shot and kflled his gweetheart Miss Busan Pazallea, 22, at her home here tonight. Irobach then shot himseif through the head .and died instantly. ‘The refusal of the ;lrl to marry him, though Krobach —With merchants, nvicts worl | ters here, was arrested today by |uty U Madrid, March 11.—Madrid has been visited by &n epidemic of typhoid fever. Mo=e than 300 cages already have been removed to one hospital and (there have beea many deaths. Pau, France, March Wright ioday repeated his Le Mans feat, rising twice without the aid of a derrick. 0 men pushed the machine along the rail and it went into the air easily and without the slightest hitc Yekaterinoslav, Russia, March 11.—A sentence of penal servitude for twelve years has been imposed by a military court on a man named Rappoport for participation in the murder of General Zheltanosky, governor of Yekaterino- slav, three years ago. Naples, March 11L—The _ steamer Haileybury, which left New York Feb. 15, arrived here today with a big car- g0 of materials for houses for the carthquake sufferers. These will be sent by train to the Calabrian vil- lages. THE FIGHT AGAINST SPEAKER CANNON. | Insurgents Behind Closed Doors Dis- cuss Course to Pursue. Washington, March 11.—For more than three hours tonight the re-ubli- can “insurgents” discussed Dbehind closed doors the opposition they pro- pose to make next Monday when the Sixty-first congress convenes, to the adoption of the rules of the last house to _govern it. The leaders of the movement ex- pressed entire satisfaction with the size of the meeting claiming that at least ten more members would vote with them against the rules. It is known that much of the time at the meeting was devoted to a discussion of a compromise with the organization forces. B The suggestion was made “insurgents” enter into a cc with the regulars whereby a tee would be appointed at the begin- ning of the special session to revise the rules of the h Pending the report of the committee the rules of the last house would be enforced. The sentiment of the meeting was that the speaker should not have the ¥ such a compromise was hose at the meeting were Repre- tives Gardner and Lovering of husetts; Murdock and Madison, that the agreed_upon. Kansas; Hubbard, Jowa; Morse, Coop- er, Nelson, Kopp, Cary, Lenroot and Esch, Wisconsin; Miller Pnd Dayis, Minnesota; Kinkaid and }‘“'x braska; Gronna, Poindexter. Washington The statement at the meetings that telegram been re- ce.\ed Lindberg ika and y would Representa N Hay vote with the After the conference the “insurgents” declined to discuss the _conclusions ached at the meeting. It is known that the proposition to compromise did not meet with general approval A programme for the parliamentary pro cedure for Monday was agred upon,but t was not made public. ‘Chairman Gardner said afte® the conference: “The 'meeting voted unanimously to give the tariff bill the right of way and decided unon a programme embodying a definite plan for a thorough revision of the rn"wx This programme will not be made public until congress is or- ganized. HOPE AND CHEERFULNESS. An Optimistic Administration to an Optimistic Country, Says President Taft. Washington, Taft sald today optimistic administration mistie country, full of hope, ness and confidence. The t expressed this senti- ment w became a full-fledged member of Optimist club of Amer- ica, upon the invitation of its founder, William J. Robinson, of New York. Mr. Robinson, as optimist at large, named Mr. Taft a member of ithe club’s executive committee. Andvew Carne- gie ie president of the orgapization. The president declix with regret an invitatign given by Mr. Robinson to attend tfe club’s first annual ban- New York on A The st club has a membership of 250,000, m.'udinfg men prominent in every walk The club was launched in Novw 1907, at Salt Lake Cluy. be an to an opti- cheerful- a ANOTHER DAYTON CRIME. Decomposed Body of White Woman Found in Canal. Dayton, C., March 11 tery eonfronts the police covery today of the decomposed i of an unknown white woman in the canal below the Apple street bridge. In the opinion of the officers it must have lain in the water about a month. The woman apparently was 30 vears o0ld and well dressed. She was aitired in_black. Decomposition, it is feared, will prevent identification. ‘The place where the body was found is distan‘ from the nearest house prob- abay more than a thousand fect. The spot is approximately ejght hundred feet south of the Apple strect bridge. The body was found lying half out on the bank, face down. Both hands clenched and were near the , as if the woman had tried to protect herself. The police are yet unable to decide whether it is a case of murder or of su 3 HELD IN $4,000 BAIL For Soliciting Political Centributions from Federal Employes. Wilmington, Del,, March 11.—Charg- ed with sollciting political contribu- tions from federal employes, %. or about April, 1807, Ulyeses E, ®&lick, statistical sgeretary of the National e asdboi; and former man- the republican state headquar- Dep- £, Marshal Mitchell. He was held in $4,000 bail by U Comml: sioner Mahaffy for & prelimlnary hear- ing Thursday, March 18. The war- rant was sworn out by J. J. Doyle, sec- retary of the civil service commission. His arrest is the outcome of an in- vestigation conducted here by Dovle and other secret service agents. ager o Elected President of American Auto- mobile Association. Boston, March 11.—Lewis R. Speare of Boston was today eclected president of the American Automobile associ tion, to succeed Judge Willam H. Hotchkiss of Buffalo, recently appoint- msurrance commissioner 6T New York, who resigned. Mr. Speare was vice president of the assoclation. 8enate Sergeant at Arms in Hospital. timora, March 11.—Col..Daniel M. Randall, sergeant at arms of the United States senate for mang years, arrived here today from Washington and went to the Johns Hopkins hospl- tal, where he hecame a patient. He is ‘suffering h'nm l slight iliness. mm Arrivals. At Glasgow: March 10, Furnesia, from New York 11.—witbur | wer of appointing the committee if, paragrapis | Prigst's Affairs | Address of New York State Banking Ina Tangle FATHER ELBERT OF BALTIMORE MENTALLY UNBALANCED. CARDINAL GIBEONS PAYS DEBTS. Father Elbert Owes About $130,000 ‘Exclusive of Church Debt of $25,000 —Statement by the Cardinal. Baltimore, March 11.—Since the re- moval last week of the Rev, Casper P. Elbert from the pastorate of St. Catherine’s Catholic church there have been many reports as to the resaon. Investigation has developed the fact that Father Elbert owes about $130,- 000, exclusive of a church debt of $28,000. sionary Financial Schemes. A statement by Cardinal Gibbons, made througn his attorney, Edgar H. Gans, says that littie of this money, so far as can be ascertained, was used for church purposes. Some of it went to pay premiums on life and aceident in- surance, of which the priest had poli- cies amounting to nearly $70,000. The balance went into visionary finangial schemes by which he expected to real- ize large profits, orrowed from Baltimors Banks. Persons who have examined iather Elbert's affairs believe he is mentally unbalanced, ‘He is now in Mount Hope retreat. Cardinal Gibbons, though he may not be legally liable for the priest’s debts, has assumed the bur- ng them. banking circles show slbert Borrowed from at t five Baltimore banks, and suc- led in raising large sums from them on notes and other collateral. He also borrowed from individuals, sign- ing his notes as pastor of St. Cather- ine's. Difficulties Began in 1804. Father Elbert's difficuities began in 1904 when he started to raise money for the purpose of improving the con- dition of his parish and making addi- tions to the Sunday school and church. Successful in this, he spent the money in improvements and then began to branch out. His projects included in- terests in patents and the purchase of land on a large scale at Relay, Md., upon which he intended to erect fac- tories. Another project was the pur- chase of a copper mine, and the estab- lishment of a smelting factory. One scheme after another was taken up by him and he lost thousands of dollars. BANKERS GAINED EXPERIENCE AS RESULT CF RECENT PANIC New York, March 11—The experi- ence gained by bankers as a result of the recent panic was made the sub- jeet of an address Ly State Banking Supt, Ciark Williame at the banquet of the New York State Bankers' asso- cltation, held here tonight at the Mur- rvay Hill hotel, S0 beneficial had been the, new leg- islation growing out of the panic, Mr. Willlams said, that already six or eight states have adopted it. “We bore the closing of hanks with aggregate of $117,000,000 involved, said he, “without a penny of this ereat sum being lost to the depositors. We have now $500,000,000 more than we had then and we are returning to a condition of banking according to quality instead of quantity, We have finally been aroused to a realization that a bank deposit is a liability, not an asset.” MRS. LEO BAUMANN KlLLED‘ Wife of W'aIth New York Furniture Dealer Struck by Automobile. March 11—Mrs. Leo of & wealthy New York furniture dealer, was struck and killed tonight by an automobile owned by T. C. Bstee, a flonr merchant. Mr. and Mrs. Estee, with a party of friends,were in the at the time. Mrs. Bau- manr and her 4 vear old son were about to board o street car at a corner in the Bronx, when the automobile swnnz out of the darkness from a cross street and struck them. The boy was slightly bruised, but Mrs. Bau mann was thrown thirty feet and died a few minutes later. The s arrested. of her injurk W chanffeur TWO HOURS IN THE SADDLE. President Taft Enjoys Life After Hard Day’s Work. 11.—After a hard work at bis d President raft late today mounted his strong saddle Sterrett, and spent nearly two in the saddic, accompanted by his aide, Captain Archibald Butt. Rep- resentative Bourke Cockran met him on the speedway and jeined him in his ride for about half an hour. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Carr of Bos- ton were dinner guests at the White House tonight. Vi Fresident Sherman brief call during the evening. Washingtion, Mar made a Miss Ethel Barrymore, Actress, to B Married During Holy Week. Boston, March 11.—DMiss Ethel Bar. rymore, the actress, and Russell G Col of Bristol, R. L, whose engagement | was announced this week, will be mar- | ried in New York during Holy Weel (Auril 4-10), according to a statement made by the prospective bridegroom tonigh. Mr. Cotit said that Holy was the only time Miss Barrymore would not agpear on the stage this spring, and that it had been decided to have the ceremony performed then. Los Angeles Mayor Resigns. Tos Angeles, March 11.—Mayor A. C_ Harper resigned tonight. He declined to explain his action. The mayor is a candidete for re-election at a spe- cia] election called for Mareh 26, un- der the recall caluse of the city char- ter. He had been recalled from office by a petition signed by 10,000 voters Lecause of various allegations of mi econduct made against him. i Coughing Fit Proved Fatal. . went to bed at his | home at ¥ parently in good health, 9 awoke, coughing violently, rushed the nde as if seeking air, died before a doctor could rearh ho The medical examiner ed the cause angina pectoris. and six children survive, At he to and Arkansas House Kills Racing Bill. Little Rock, Ark., March 11.—The housc late today killed the Bouic ‘Whittington racing bill, which provid- ed for racing at —Levino | ¥ street tonight ap-| “ | live at the clab In Distres NAME OR WHEREABOUTS COULD | berger receivers for the NOT BE LEARNED. WIRELESS STATIONS PUZZLED By Fragmentary Signals Picked UPp| vears was one of the lessees and mari- | Convicted of Felonious Assault Upen ‘Last Night—Not Thought to Be the Hoax of an Amateur. Boston, March 1lL—Indefinite sig- nals, apparently from some steamer in distress, were picked up in fragment- ary form by naval wireless station: at Charletown and Newport tonight but on account of the many interryp tions not enough of the message could | be distinguished to indicate either the name of the vessel of her whereabouts. “In distress—notify life saving sta- tions west south east” is the way the message was read at Newport. At Charlestown it was thought nos- sible that the message came from the stranded st Massachusetts in | Vineyard S Not Believed to Be Aerial Hoax. The operators who heard the mes- sage agreed that the flashes from the receiver were medium to heavy, and seemed to be from a stronger sending chine than an amateur would be to possess, so that they felt quite certain that the inessage was net an zerial hoax. Vessel Drifting in Distress. Another wireless statton picked up fragments of a message about the same time, which were in effect that a v New Jersey coast. The among other unconnect- rece on that the message might have referred (o the schooner Ann J. or, which was reported early week as drifting without Virginia Goast. New Yor! sages from the station on the pler at Atlantic City brought ald today to the schooner Aun J. Trainor, which was reported late tonight coming up the New Jersey coast in tow of an ocean- going tug. The vessel iz almost dis- mantled and wreckage encumbers her deck, STEAMER HORATIO HALL ABANDONED TO WRECKERS. The Dimock to Be Patched and Towed in to Boston. Chatham, Mass., March 11.—The steamer Horatio H which was sunk to her hurricane deck in Poilock Slip Slue in the collision with the steamer H. I*. Dimock vesterday, was abandon- ed to the wreckers early today, and an- other fleet of professional sea physi- cians assembled about the stranded steamer Di k, on Nauset Beach, to patch her wounds and give her another chance for a useful life. abandoned by Captain Jeweil, his| iaate, piiet und two members of the erew ear todav, after all hands had remained on board the hoat for nearly 24 hours after her sinking. The tug John G. Chandler took them off in the early morning hours. 1. noon the lighthouse s ranged alongside the Hall for the pur- pose of marking the wreck with buoys. Captain Thompson was very confident today that, although the tide ebbs and flows through the great rents in_the bow of the Dimock. the holes will be patched, the veesel hauled in the deep water and eventually reach”dry dock in Boston. TAXATION EXEMPTION Of Certain Stocks Held by Educational and Religious Institutions. Conn., March 1L—The oday held a hearing upon the measure excapting from tax- ation certain stocks which are at pres- ent heid by educational and religious institutions. It had been Hartford, finande committee the intention of the state to have these institutions sell the stocks, go that the same could under private ownership and thus be taxed. The institutions, however, claim that the San Francisco fire and panic have caused the price of the stocks to dros so greatiy that a forced sale of them would do the institutions u great injustice. It has been the policy of the state In the past to allow them to be held until such time as they can be sold without any sarNfice, and the committec will probably report the mea 2 biy. NATURAL OYSTER GROUNDS. Hearing Before Shell Fisheries Com- mittee at Hartford. ford, Conn. March 1.—Two rning natural oyster grounds subject of hearings this aft- ernoon vy the legislative committee on chell fisherics at the capitol One of thase provides for exclusive jurisdic- tion and control by the state over all natural oyster. clam and mussel beds within certain designated lines, and further provides that_persons fishing thercon shall he licensed by the clerk of the shell be an inspector for such natural beds. and also provides penalties for viola- tions of the la The other provides a penalty for anv person placing buovs or other marters on such beds and; failing to remove them when duly re- uested. H. bills con were the RESUMES AS “OPEN SHOP.” Hat Factary at South Norwalk Reopens After Long Shutdown. South Norwalk, Conn., March 11.— The Wolthausen Hat company opened its plant today after a two months’ shutdown, due to the throwing out of the union labe!. The company intends to run an open shop. Sheriff Hawley, who had been look- ing over the situation at the reguest of the firm of Crofut & Knapp. which de- sires to have lts non-union employes protected. decided today that he could not act unless he was summoned by the city Two New York Boys Stranded in Nau- gatuck. Conn., March 11 m_their home: bul 8. Brookiya, [ed in Naugatuck todal, man named Webber, had promised them jot nt to this city and Supe olas Combellack of the Boys' club obtlained nmnlm ment for them in one of the factories. They will The name: \\'morlvur Glol Jay-McCoek Marriage License Issued. New York, March 11.-—A marri 1 sel was drifting In distress off the | single word | ived, and this led to the | masts off the | | March 11.—Wireless mes- The Hall was | come | the | fisheries, that there shail | Sadler Hambleton and company, Carlisle, Pa. Iln AI made an ascen- sion at ‘Thursday. It is intended durln' the manoeuvres to attempt the risky operation of de-~ scending on land. Alexander Nelson, who for twenty agers of the Rossin howy* at Toronto, Ont., one of the principal hotels of th- ;;l() lhll dead Wednesday night In the otel | An Effort to lnur. Legislation to protect young women immigrants into Carada from the alleged “white slav traffic has been started by the immi- gration chaplains at the landing plers t Halifax, N. 8, Capt. Albert Firm Dixon, zener: inspector of machinery of the navy f the Atlantic coast, died suddenly Thursday at the Hotel Bayard, New Ymk from apoplexy. He wae born *n Malne 59 years ago. The Navy Department has changed mo name of the monitor Arkansas to Ocark and that of ‘the monitor I\evad- to the Tonopah in order to ! permit the following out of {he custom "of giving the names of states to only battleships and armored cruisers. Unoffici. R New York Thursday that prices for tin_ plates, which! with wire produc and pteel rails, heve remained wun- changed since the new price policy for steel products was adopted, have been cut 25 to 30 cents a box. which is | equivalent to $5 and $6 a ton. The Resclution Calling for a Vote of the state upon an amendment to the | constitution in favor of the prohibitfor | of intozicating liquors passed the house a4t Des Moines, Ia., “'fidntldly by a vote of 68 yeas and 6 nays. Should the resolution pass the senate, it cannot | be submitted to a voie until 1911 Voie Their Hearty Approval and -opération in the pjovement to secure a change in the Inauguration date to the last Thursday In April, the gover- nors In a number of states have ac- cepted the invitation of the national committee on the proposed change to become members of that organization. Can Auguatuo D. Sanborn, a resi- dent of Franklin, N. H., and command er of the New Hampshire department, R.. died Wednesday night at his ner home at Alton Bay. Captain Sapborn was 65 years of age. At one time, le a resident of New Haven, he was commander of Admiral Foote post Fifty-two Indictments against pistol ing were returned by the grand jury of tha circuit court at Fairmont, W. Va, Wednesday, the result of a crusade made by Prosecutor Morris to break up such layle: *nes. in the min- ing region and thus end the numerous murders that have heen disgracing the seation for months NEW LONDO® QROTON FERRV Not Likely to Be Included in the Free Ferries of the State. (Special to The Bulletin.) Hartford, March 11.—While tiere is a disposition to act favorably on the proj csition to free all of the ferries i the state now maintained by the tow in the same manner as was done with the toll bridges two years ago, and to have the state take them over and maintain them, it is felt that the { financial i of the proposition is { likely to give trouble in view of the straitenad circumstances in which the state treasury finds itseif because of the methods of financiering whick have prevailed during the past two vears. is rot likely, however, that in any case the proposition will include the New London-Groton ferry. This iz run by a ~ompany which has considerable amount of and to take this over would be different proposition for the han taking over the ferries be- tween opnosite towns along the banks of the Connscticut river. Senator Latimer told the commitiee on roads, bridges and rivers something of this ar the hearing and it is being dwelt on with even more f during the dis- cussions of the matter in the lobbles !h( Farmers' association enn, who introduced the | lpal bill covering this subject, and the other members who are interestes in the project do mot make any point of the state taking over this ferry anl would be fully as well pleased if It were stricken out of the measure at this time, for it Is feli by some of them that it will act as a bar to favor- able action on the general matter. It was included originally only hezausce it was desired to take in all the ferries and make the scheme a general one. ARTHUR DINGWELL INJURED. Hartford Man Thrown From Carriage by Automobile—Machine Did Net Stop. March 11,—Two au- |lumohl!!! going on of Farmington avenue tounight, struck a carriage in ;i which Arthur Divgwell was riding. throwing him out and smashing the vehicle, Dingweil r Ve severe cuts on the head and ot bruises. The carriage was ca d several blocks by i the machines that struck the wagon ! There ig no clue as to the drivers the machines, as they did not stop to ascertain what damage had been done. GEORGE COHAN NOT ILL. Comedian llyl He Eats Four Pounds of -Beefsteak at Every Meal. Atiantic City, N. J, March 1le- George M. Cohan, the comiedian, said tonight that the reports of his seriou: iliness were “absolutely unfounded. He sald that he Is mgrely taking a rest after a long theatri’al straln. “1 am walking ten miles a day and eating four pounds of beefsteak at every meal” he declared when told of the rumors of his collapse. Cohan said he would go to Enrope next.month to remain the greater t of the sum- 1 mer. Hartford, Conn.. Labor Orpnnlnr 'Hch ! |m| His Jail Senterc | New liaven | F. McGee « tional organizer ion, today. began intimidation of local foundry dguring a strike, Gee had an_ informal recepiion before golng to g With time off for good behavior MecGee will be released next January. Generous Cuban Stork. Havana, March l}li—'l‘ho vglle flrll poor cigarmaker of Havana, the moth- er of fourteen children, gave birth to- The Bl laire Shoe | oNLY TEN MINUTES' DELIBERA- TION ON THIS CASE. JOSEPH M. JANER OF BROOKLYN Twelve Year Old Girl—Case Was Tried Without a Jury. Towson, Md., March 11.—Joseph M. Jauer of Brooklya was convicted today of felonlous assault upon <Catherine Lnemh.uyunn(u-.nuoot - Iyn, and was sentenced to -one years In the Maryland pcnlmtilrr this being the maximum possible under the particular count of indictment on which conviction was had. The Evidence. The case began yesterday hefore Judges Burke and Duncan and was tried without a jury. It was in dence that Janer, early in February, brought the child to Baltimore, .- sented her to be his daughter, and dur- ing two nights, dne spent In a dis- reputable house and the other in a boarding use, repeatedly subjected her to most brutal ill-treatment, The prosecution put witresses on the stand to show practically every movement made by Janer and the child after their arrival in Baliimore and physicians eave évidence confirmatory of the com- tention of Lhe state. Janer went on the * stand in his own defense taday and denied his guilt., The judges announced their finding after about ten minutes’ deliberation. Immediately Taken to Penitentiary. Janer's counsel made a motion for a new trial, but this was subsequently withdrawn. When sentence was pro- nounced Janer showed not the slight- est emotion. He was taken immedi~ ately to the penitentiary in Baltimore. Janer's wife jvas in court throughout the trial. HEARINGS BEFORE COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS Extension of Time for Extending Lines of Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co.—Vestibules on Street Cars. Hartford, Conn., March 1L—A lengthy hearing was held today by the cominittee on rallroads, at which one important matter was taken up. Re resentative Buckley of Weston pre- sented a substitute for another meas- ure asking for- an extension of time by the Connecticut Railway and Light - ing company for the extension of its lines until Nov. 1. 1910. “Provided, that if the raflroad com- missioners shall find that en Nov. 1. 1910, at least 25 per cent. of sald lines shall have been constructed, then the aforesald franchise rights shall remain in forceuntil the rising of the general essembly at the 1911 scssion thereef.” The measure providing for vestibules on street cars was favored by a num- ber of cmployer who dia not realise. that the law at present gives them the right to appeal to the railroad com- missioners to have such les placed on the cars. Several other matters also were heard by the committee. NEW FLYING MACHINE BASED ON NOVEL LINES Ohio Invention Tested Yesterday— Start from Ground Unassisted. Dayton, O., March 11.—The home of the Wright brothers produced another claimant to high honors in the field of aeronautics in the person of the in- ventor, W. J. Richardson, whose plans for a flying machine are based on nov- el lines. Mr. Richardson made a test of the invention teday In 5 fleld noerth of this city, starting from the ground without artificial aid and rising to height of over 300 feet and remaining in the air for thirty-eight minutes. The Richardson machine was under per- fect control at all thmes and his claim that he could have remained in the air for twenty-four hours was apparently well founded Inventor Richardson claims there exists no- further mechanical defects to perfect aviation, Representatives of the French government have been ne- gotiating with Mr. Richardson with relation to experimentation abroad WRECKING STEAMERS } DISABLED. Were Working on the Stranded Massa- chusetts in Vineyard Sound. Vineyard Haven, Mass., March 11. smart westerly gale which swept Vine. rd Sound today not only delayed the work of floating the stranded steamer Massachusetts of the New England Navigation company, but was respon- slble in A measure for accidents to twe of the wrecking fleet, the twin serew steamer Boston. also of the New Eng- jand company. and the steam lghter Tasco of the Scott Wr«ckln‘ company of New Tondon. When the Roston pushed ln to take of the cargo from the Massa.- o heavy weve 3 ck her and only Jammed her up against the of the Massachusests. but forced her onto a big rock, which tore a hole in her bottom forward. The Boston backed off with two compartments fill- ed with wate starboard pro. pelier omt of oo on. The Tasce. with a stmflar accldent, getting & o In her bottom. The lighter leaking. and sought refuge In on th eopposite sida of further affort king operatione as the gale con- was made on the Massa huse tinuad all dl May Not Reach Jury B fore Saturday. Nashville, Tenn., March 11.—The fourt!day of the arguments in the tria! of Col. Duncan Cooper, Rohin Cooper., and John D. Sharp, for the murder of former T'nited States Sen- ator BE. W. Carmack, closed tont with General Washington, of the fense, .in the middle of his argument, and tno more attorneys are to follow uL At this rate it is doubtful whetl- Coon-r Ci H the cage will go to the jury hefore | saturday $6,000 Annull Ahmony, Payable Quar- terly. Lo March 11.—The decree of divorce recently granted to Mrs. Lil- Ilfan H. Lemp from Willlam Y. Letmn, Jr., was modified by George L Hiteli- cook S0 as to male the $6,000 annua! alimony payable qlmrlrr'r during the life of Mre. Lemp or unti marries again. The aflmony was also madn a Jien on 1. March and August Smith, workmen of mers Harbor, 8. 1. were cense was issued here today !.o oter ewport, secretary of the American embassy at Toklo, lnl l Inv to_quadruplets, two hoys and two girls. President Gomez sent hie con- to tho mother, as a moth- the dlnct;-;n afl.Aam%*m : &a‘, daughter of Col. w‘_w the .w\