Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 20, 1909, Page 1

"{a . of Parrsboro, ” -4 !i: ~ VOL. LI.—NO. 67. Father of Boy Hopes Abductors Will at Once Open Negotiations for His Return. WOMAN IMPLICATED IN THE CASE Pennsylvania State Constabulary Assisting in the Search —Cap Found in the Buggy Deserted at Warren, Ohic, | | by the Abductors Did Not Belong to Young Whitla— Uncle of Missing Boy Believes He is in Cleveland. Sharon, Pa., March 13.~Frank Buhl, the ' milllonaire uncle of William Whitla, the eight year old son of At- torney James P. Whitla, of this city, ‘who was kidnapped yesterday morning while at school and was taken away ®y his abductor or abductors in a bug- &Y, left on the 7.30 o'clock train lonlshl for Cleveland. Suspécts Seen in Cleveland. 1t lias been reported from that city two. men and a boy answering the de- tion of the kidnappers "and their -pan havé been seen there, hence the supposition is that Mr. Buhl has received word which makes him be- 1isve his nephew is in Cleveland or that vicinity. The buggy in which the child ‘was_taken from thie place wae founa at_Warren, O., and as the Cleveland papers were among those specified in which the demand of the kidnappers for $10,000 ransom should be answered by a personal advertisement, all evi- Gence soems to indicate that develop- ments in the case will center about the lake city. Father Ready to Negotiate With Kid- nappers. Mr. Shilling, who is assoclated with Mr, Whitla in the search for the lat- rer's son, issued a statement tonight with a r from the bereaved fa- ther that the papers use it in full. The statement fo'lows: “Nothing new has developed during the day. Last night about 5 o'clock he rig in which the men carried the boy away was found in fron: of a ery stable in Warren, O. Where the party left the buggy is not known, as 7o one saw them in it at this point. Whe buggy contained a new cap vhich wpparently had not been worn. It was 10t the cap of young Whitla, as at firs Teported. While the police jn ths near and towns were promptly set to , vet Mr. Whitla s not pushing h be- matters vigorously, his great w. ing to get his boy back. He is hoping that the parties having the boy. in custody will 2t once open negotiations for his speedy return.” Woman in the Case, osides the two men it Is beliéved that 2 woman is implicated in.the case A squad of state constabulary reach here today to assist I the search for | the boy YOUNG WHITLA LOCATED. Cleveland Police Expect to Restore Him to Friends in Few Hours—Ho- tel Clerk Fun\ Definite Cllow. o Cleveland, March 19.—That Willia Whitla, kidnapped son of _Attorney James P. Whitla, of Sharon, Pa., would be restored to friends within a few hours was the prediction made by the Cleveland police late tonight after they had placed under arrest a man whom they said answered descriptions of tue kiénapper. TUpon an alleged statement made by this man, detectives hurriedly depart- ed in an_automobile for the eastern section of the city, where the boy is said to have been sequestered. Stopped at Hotel Euclid. A definite clew to the whereabouts of the lad was obtained here today when George Dougherty, clerk of the Hotel Euclig, recognized in the published photograph of Willle Whitla the fea- tures of a boy Who in company with a man appeared at the hotel last night. The man told the clerk he was await- ing the appearance of a friend with whom he expected to transact impor- tant business. Dougherty paid no im- mediate attention to the matter, but today informed the detectives of his suspicions. Every Detective on the Trail. Every detective in the city was placed _on the trail and late tonight Glerk Dougherty, accompanied by offi- cers,_ was whisked away. apparently to assist in the identification of the boy who came to the hotel last night. UNABLE TO FIND BOY At the Address Given—Millionaire Un- | cle Continues Search. Cleveland, O, March 19.—At 11 o'clock the officers returned and re- ported they had been unafle to find | the boy at the address given’ |, According to the police, the man who ed them with the information | Ball, porter.in a local res- | *Frank P, Buhl, the millionaire unele of Willie Whitia, arrived here tonight from Sharon, and immediately assum- ed charge of the hunt for his nephew. | Accompanied by a detective and Clerk Dougherty, they departed in an auto- i mobile in'a continnance of the search. CITY'S WATER TANKS BURST, TORRENT DF 2,000,000 GALLONS | Destroyed $226,000 Worth of Property seriously injured and a estimated tonight at $ «d when the two iron tanks on :Pros peet Bill holding the city's entire e lasped early today Thirty resid entirely demo! rushed down t Righ St Johw's Lutheran ch cently completed at o wae completely destroyed. The Sum- ner school, for colored pupils,was dam- aged. “The city was literally at the mercy of fire until agrangements were made to pump w. m~ directly into the mains. The cour con- awarded a temporar; tract today for. four to he completed within ten tanks have long been considered dan- gerous. It is siid that many suits will be filed. HAULED OFF THE ROCKS AT FISHER'S ISLAND. British Bark Ladysmith Put on Flats in New London Harbor. on shore on the south side of Fisher's Jsland, March .10, was haulted off to- night by tugs of the Scott Wrecking company and towed to this port and put on the flats just inside the harbor. The bark is not damaged to any great oxient and will be Immediately re- paired. ‘The Ladysmith was hound from St. John's for New York with a load of Jumber when she went-ashore, The bark Is owned by Hugh Gillespie Co. 8. RIFLE BULLETS IN THEIR HEADS Dead Bod Husband of Pennsylvan and Wife Found. O1l City, Pa., March 19.—The dehd dodies of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Briggs with holes from Winchester rifle bul- Jets in their braius, were found at their home, ten miles east of Tionesta, Forest county, today, The body of ‘Amog Walton, a neighbor, was found in the house with hig head almost blown off. It s believed that Walton killed Briggs and his wife and then committed suicide. Walton was fifty snd married. Mr. and Mrs, Briggs . | of supply of two million gallons col- | NGW YORK POLICE DISCOVER i BLACK HAND ARSENAL. Ten Kegs of Gunpowder and Bomb Material in a Cellar. New York, March 19.—The discovery ten kegs of gunpowder -and_ sor other suspicious matter in the cellar of | an"1talian junk shop In South Brook- | Iyn, today, let the police to believe that they had 'discovered the arsenal of a Black Hand band. Detectives went to | the junk shop in search of some stol- | en ‘automobile tires which had been disposed this neighborhood. Phe propri made strenuous objections to their going to the cellar with lighted rs. After a search, they reporte found the powder carefully con- cealed. They also came upon a collec- tion of scraps of iron pipe capped at one end, in the manner which' is fre- quently used for the manufacture of bombs. The proprietor was arrested and a police guard was placed at the junk shop. CUBAN REBELS DISARMED. Prisoners Were Expected to Arrive at Havana Late Last Night, Havana, March 19—The uprising in Santa Clara province that manifested itself by the defection of seven mem- bers of the rural guard, who -took to the woods with their arms and horses, as resulted jn_compiete failure. nent received a despatch from General Monteagudo at Remedios, saying that Sergednt Cortes, his two sons, and the four oth- er members of the fugitive party, had surrendered voluntariy to Senator Jose Espinosa at Pedro Rojas, a small place near Remedios Havana, March 19.—Genaral, Monte- agudo is expected fo arrive late to- night with the prisoners. The mem- bers of the rural guard among them will be committed to the Cabanas fort- ress to await {rial by courtmartial, while the remainder will be held for the action of the civil courts THE ANTHRACITE TROUBLES. National Executive Board of United Mine Workers Ordered to Convene. Indianapolis, March 19.—President Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America_has ordered the national ex- eeutive board to convene in Indian- apolis next Thursday, A convention of the anthracite miners is to be held in Scramton, Pa. on Tuesday, and it is expected that the executive board ‘were each 35 years old. Recently Wal- ton beat a son of Briggs, who made Information against him before the justice of the peace at Marlonville, rharging - assault and battery. The trial was to have taken place today. Ocean Mail Subsidy Bill Introduced. ‘Washington, March 19.—Representa- tive Humphrey of Washington intro- duced an océan mail subsidy bill today over which it is expected the ship sub- #idy fight of the Sixty-first congress avill be made. The bill grants to ves- .sels of the second class on routes to South America, Australasia, the Phil- lippines, China and Japan the same pay for carrying the mails as is now allowed to vessele of the first c) $150,000 Fire at Rocheste, Rochester, N, ¥., March 1 —Aboul $150,000 dun-ce vas done Tonight aajorning the Euat Side Savings ey genh street, ?'t, in_the heart of the retall sec- fon. The building was gutted, but * the damage 15 said¥to be wholly cov- m by insurance, Steamohip Arrivals. aples: March 19, Prinzessin 'rom New York, ‘. : March 14, tichael's: March 18, -Gall o Now Forie Koreg, from will discuss the anthracite troubles. Mr, Lewis sald tonight that he would attend the Scranton convention and be back in Indianapolls in time to meet with the executive board on ‘hursda. . Appointed Aspistant Secretary of the Treasury. ‘Washington, March 19.—The secre- tary of the treasury today announced the appointment of Charles Dyer Nor- ton of Chicago as assistant secretary of ihe treasury, to succeed Louis A. Coolidge, resigned. Charles Hilles of Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., has been appointed assistant secretary of the treasury to succeed Beekman Winthrop. Senate in Session Eight Minutes. ‘Washington, March 10.—The senate was in_session just eight minutes to- day, adjourning at 12.08 5. m. until Monday. The census bill was received from the house and referred. to_com- mittee, and George T. Oliver of Penn- sylvania was sworn in as senator. Mme. Modjeska’s Condition Ci Los Angeles, March 19.—The condi- tion_of Mme. Helena Modjeska is re- garded as critical tonight an ’)ltlln hope 1s held out for her recove heart trouble has grown worse, and this constitutes tho worst feature of * her condition. RANSOM READY FOR KIDNAPPERS| (oot Fussrupa { on conservation of natural —There is abso- lulely no Lruth in !.ho rt published in Borlin and elsewhers Tast night that Count Forgach, the Austro-Hungarian ml.nimr to Servia, been assassi- Blarritz, March 19.—Many American and English visitors at southern re- sorts having failed, owing to the strike he postmen, to receive their cus- (amm-y remittances, have becn reduced to wait. Those who|are able to borrow enough money to do 80 are léaving for the morth. King Bdward has not re- ceived a single letter or telegram since uesday. London, March 19.—By a vote of 157 to 122, ‘the house of commons to- passed the second reading of the 5iving everyhody, men aud womev, a vola. e only provision being that they shall pe 21 years of age and shail have resided three months in the con- stituency. As this bill was introduced by a private member, and as it has not received the “blessing” of the cabinet, there is no chance of its becoming law during the present session. NEW HAVEN ROAD'S FINANCIAL METHODS CRITICISED By One of the Anfl-Mtl‘gor Leaders of Massachusetts House, Boston, March 19.—Numerous crit- fcisms of the financial methods of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad by Representative Norman H. White of Brookline, one of the so- called anti-merger ' leaders of the house, and the replies to the criticims by President Charles S. Mellen of the New Haven company, were made pub- lic today by the railroad commission- ers, who were the medium of commu- nication in the matter. In reply to a question by Mr. White ag to what was done with the assets of the Providence Securities company; and as to what the remaining assets were after the New Haven company had taken the stock of the Providence company, Mr. Mellen replied that the Providence Se. curities company (id not sell its as- sets or its stock to the New Haven company, and furthérmore declined to disclose 'what assets the Providence company has. nov; on hand. Mr, Mellen denied that the Néw Ha- ven company owned or operated any steamships, but said that it leased certain vessels from a New York com- pany. In reply to another question Mr. Mellen stated that it had never been customary for the New Haven road to make any depreciation account for street railway equipment until the close of the fiscal year, which is June 30th. SENATE COMMITTEES. nal Concession Made to the Western Senators. Washington, March 19.—In complet- ing the senate committees, the commit- tee on committees today decided upon an additional concession to the western senators by enlarging the republican representation on the finance commit- tee by the appointment of Senator Mé- Cumber of North Dakota as a member of that body. The committee will con- sisc of nine republicans and five dem- ocratic senators. As the committee is now made up, five of the republican senators are from the west. Three of these are from states west of the Mis- -ourl river and two from the middle Three of the remaining four are v Fngland and one is from Pennsylvatiia. Senator Nixon of Nevada takes the ce on the interstate commerce com- mittee made vacant by the retirement of Mr. Foraker, and Senator Dixon be-, comes chalrman of the new committe resources. Senator Burton will succeed Senator Hopkins as a member of the commit- tee on commerce. RKenator Depew becomes chalrman of the committee on Pacific islands and Porto Rico. in place of Mr. Foraker. Senators Piles and Warner are given places on the judiciary committee. YALE DINNER AT THE WALDORF-ASTORIA. Presidents Taft and Hadley Guests of Honor—1,500 Graduates Present. Add New York, March 19.—With songs ot the football ficld and the boat race course, with a deafening cheer and a rousing chorus of “Here's to Good Old Yale, Drink Her Down,” President Taft' was greeted tonight as the first Yale president of the United States more than 1,500 graduates of the fam ous old New Haven university. The graduates came from all over the country. They ranged from silvery. haired old gentlemen whose degrees bear the date of ‘53, down to the youths who left their alma mater only last June, The dinner, one of the largest ever given in New York, was served at the Waldorf-Astoria. The immense ball- room was decorated with a lavish wealth of flowers. From the vaulted ceiling countless chains of pink rose blooms fell in graceful loops. The balcony guards and the side walls were twined with roses. The speakers' table at which President Taft sat with Pres- ident Hadley of Yale and other promi- nent graduates of the university, was canopled with artificial representations of the elms of old Yale. Back of the table was a huge drop curtain bearing a painting of the old brick row, which is now mostly 8 memary, only the cen- tral portion, Connecticut hall, being preserved. In front of the curtain and back of the speakers was a replica of the old Yale fence. The representation of the old barrier Wwas complete, down to the last details. Many of the ini- tials, including the “W. H. T.” of Mr. Taft and the “A. T. H." of President Hadley, were faithfully reproduced. Tables for the diners extended from the floor of the ballroom to the bal- conles usually set aside for spectotors, and excecd anything of the kind ever seen in this city. Large squads of po- licemen were thrown about the hotel. Inside, the corridors fairly swarmed with detectives, secret service men and special watchmen. President Taft reached the banquet hall just before 8 o'clock. The speak- ing began two hours later. An orchestra played Yale songs throughout the evening, and the sing- ing of the rollicking coliege ditties was lcd * v a glce club Of 32 graduates seat. ed af a center table. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CRUTTENDEN Found Dealer Selling Lemon Extract Which Contained Neo Lemon. Murdock_C, Dingwall, a New Ha- ven delicatessen dealer, arrested for selling adulterated extract, pleaded guilty in the police court there Fri- day and paid a fine of $15 with costs amounting to $39. His arrest discloses a crusade by the dairy commissioners to enforce the pure food laws in New Haven. Samples of various kinds were taken from all over the city on November 7, 1908, it is understood, and a low grade of stock found in many place: A sample of lemon extract taken from Dingwall's at that time by Deputy Commissioner Tyler Cruttenden was examined at the Connecticut agricul- tural statfon and showed to contain no 1emon extract and to contain wood al- cohol te the extent of 38.06 per cent. On Bnard Shlp SLAVONIA SAILS FOR NEW Yfli( NEXT TUESDAY. DISMISSAL FROM ONE OF GROUPS AT MOUNT LEBANON. MAFIA GIVES A DEMONSTRATION| FIRST CASE IN A CENTURY. Result of Investigation of Charges of Indiscretion With a Young Woman— ‘Elder Pick Disgraced. Pittsfield, Mass., March 19.—Elder Ernest Pick, the head of one of the groups of Shakers at Mount Lebanon, N. Y., six miles from here, has been dismissed and unfrocked as a result of an inves of charges of in- discretion with a young woman. First Instance in a Century. Tt is said to be the first instance in a century of the unfrocking of an elder Of Its Power in the City of Palermo— The City Full of Police Seeking the Assassins. Falermo, March 19.—Draped with the ars and stripes and covéred with flowers, the coffin containing the body of Jeseph Petrosino, head of the Ital- jan branch of the New York city de- tective service, was placed on board the Cunard line ateamer Slavonia this evening for conveyance to New York. Procession from Church te ‘Mr. Bishop, the American consul, the The Business Barometer Indicates Reviving Prosperity~ —_— y There are all kinds of signs of prosperity, and many ‘of them are dependable. One of the marke best made for thirty years. As an all-over sign this is as dependable as the increase in bank clearings, the improvement in real estate and building operations, or the increas- Ing imports. Printer's Ink confirms what The Bulletin has already affirmed: *That this year 1909 will be one of the biggest and best for advertisers ‘that " this ‘great and glorious country ever experl- ence The management of The Bulletin will on Saturday, April 3d, mllw its second “Farm Bditlon Issue” with a page of speclal interest to farmers and all men who intend to farm. It is going to be a year of great events and of good business, hence the advertisers and the subscribers are s .ing to increase. Busi- ness men should send for The Bulletin's card rates, and sub- scribers should send in their names. The Bulletin is delivered at the door daily for 12 cents a week. Following is a summary of the matter printed daily during the past week: Bulletin Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 7'lw'redny. Fridav, Total, General 874 162 156 206 ToLy 1239 405 352 375 426 482 3279 Tetegraph Local 120 245 120 123 82 114 60 109 76 130, 220 96 266 554 841 1884 Mar. 13 Mar. 15 Mar. 16 Mar. 17 Mar. 18 Mar. 19 clvil and military authorlties and all ses of the citizens of Palermo Soined in the pracession which started from the church in which the casket had lain for a time today and wended its way through tne streets of the city to the steamship dock. The Slavonia will sail March 23 and should arrive in New York carly in April, Demonstration of Mafia Power, The fact that Palermo is full of police who are seeking the whereabouts of Petrosino's slayers has caused the Mafla to give a demonstration of its power. Today a number of members of the band attacked a customs gu: in the center of the city and robbed him of his revolver and a purse con- taining §32, while at another polnt they set fire to a house, the owners of which had refused to reply to their letters demanding biackmail. of a Shaker community, though mem- bers have been dismissed occasionaily. + Unfrocked by Sister Allen. Elder Pick was unfrocked by Sister M. Katherine Allen, “bishop” of the central ministry of the Shakers, who has immediate spiritual oversight of the communities at Mount Lebanon and Watervliet, N. Y., Hanvock, Mass., and Enfield, Conn. EX-PRESIDENT CASTRO DOES NOT FEAR ARREST If He Should Attempt to Land in Ven- Dresden, March 19.—Former Presi- dent Castro of Venezuela evidently has not entirely given up hope.that he will be able to return home next month. Yesterday it was sald Castro would leave the steamer Guadelope, on which he will sail from Bordeaux March 26, at Port of Spain, Trinidad, there to await advices from his friends In Ven- ezuela as to the propriety of his mak- ing an attempt to enter the republic. In an interview today, acwever, Senor Castro sald that he would remain on bdard the Guadelope and that if ob- jection was made to his landing at La Guaira, he would proceed by steamer to Colon, where he would reside, as he | preferred that city to Trinidad. “Is there not danger of your being arrested whlle on the Guadeloupe at La Guaira—of your being forcibly tak- en ashore?” asked the npmlenlluve of the Auoclnled Press. “No. eplied Senor Castro, “the French fia: would protect me. I will g0 to Venezuela to meet any charge that may be brought against me and to defend myself, it there be accusers, without any care for what may happen to me. “Those who desire a change in the government of Venezuela brought it about by submitting/themselves to the leadership of one ‘of m;r lleutenants, General Gomez. 1 infer from this that the revolutionists were opposing a man, not a cause. The Mbenl restora. tion of the country In which I was en- saged continues, and it matters little if by making a victim of Castro union and fraternity in Venezuela are brought out.” - Senor Castro renounced any idea of seeking to bring about a revolution or even of encouraging his party in Ven- ezuela to do so. KEEPING CONVICTS IN THE COUNTY JAiws Warden of State Prison Too Crowded to Receive Them—Windham Coun- ty Quintette. State Attorney Hull has finished the taxation of costs in the cases of con victed criminals, sentenced to Weth- ersfield at the last termiof the superior court. Sheriff Brown may now pre- pare to take the prisoners to the state prison. Owing to the crowded condi- tion at the prison the warden has re- quested that the prisoners should not be brought there right away, so they are_being held in the jails, .Five convicts were taken to the state prison as. Wethersfield on Friday noon by Sheriff Stbley of Windham county. The men and their sentences are: Lewis, Blood, assault with intent to kill, one to five years; Albert Miner, breaking and entering, one to - two ars: William Oulllette, breaking and «mtvrmg, two to three years; Henry Totzin, burglary, one to two years, and Fred Weaver, breaking and en- tering, one to two years. OBITUARY. Henry C. Cottrell. The death of Henry C. Cottrell, pro. prictor of Hyde tavern, in_the town of Franklin, occurred there Friday morn ing about 2 o'clock. For saveral years he had suffered from Bright's disease, suffering with it acutely since the first of the year, and it was the cause of death. Mr. Cottrell was a native of this the son of Elias Cottrell and Mary Chapman, who formerly ‘resided in “Westerly, R, I. He was born Jan. 20, 1837. As a young man he helped h father carry the mail on the Poque- tanuck route and during the war he was in charge of the payroll of the o0l armory on Franklin street, where guns were turned out for the govern- MISS RUTH RUSSELL OOU‘J DLY THRASHED. vl Pupil Poured Water Wilkesbarre, Pa., March 19.—Prof. Clayton Kellar, principal of the high school at Laceyville, near here, was arrested today, charged with thrashing Miss Ruth Russell a 19 year old flrl pupil, at his school. The ch: The Commission Has Been Named that wul unmuu mdltlon- in Li- hief E Main, retir- of the United States navy, died in ‘Washington. Colonel James B. Hickey, Fourteenth cavulry, 18 to retire on March 28 at his own request. Seor of the Treasury MacVeagh [T ks 2t Ao R Ml ol of the w bill. Mrs. Cyrus of Albany, Pa., was found her children hanging in the garret their home. The Boys’ Dormitory, dining room and music hall of Abury college, Wil- more, Ky, were destroyed by fire. The British Ambassador, James Brye, and Mrs. Bryce arrived in Los Angeles from ubmmn. M. The Yellow Pine reparatipn before the Interstate co: ce com- mission were settled by agreement. 26 )elrl old, was nl- ‘I’»IIIO MI‘:;I, er's grave In lhs Cl‘loflc cemetery at lndhnlpol!l. Fire Broke Out In the laundry house of the Western Pennsylvania penten- tlary, partially destroying the bulld- cases Miss Martha Cameron, daughter of the former senator, was married to R&hnd Lindsay of ‘the: British foreign office, ‘Rev. William I.lllr\ the dldest min- ister in.the Ohio Methodist conference, died at his hom- at Columbis, aged 87 years. The House Adopted the Census Bill after defeating obstruction tactics of the democrats by a rule made for the oceasion. The Decisions of the Courtmartial in the case of Major Fremont andLieuts. Kinzie and Rich were submitted to the president. Idonado Florencio, a 19 year old St e te Valparaiso university, is dying trom & deep wound In his throat, self-Inflict Fourteen P'"m{c:‘nh Railroad Co. employes have been subpoenaed In connection with the Standard Oll re- bating cases. Robert Tanner, aged 45 years, and his little son and daughter were as- phyxiated by gas at their home, in Toronto, Canada. The Main Building of the Easton Foundry and Machine company at West Easton, Pa, was destroyed by fire, en- tailing a loss of $100,000. H. M. Tilford Was Elected a director of the Standard Oil company at New York succeeding his brother, W. H. Tilford, who died recently. The Factory Occupied jointly by the International Button company and the M. B. Shantz Button company, Roch- ester, N Y., was destroyed by five. The Government of the Netheriands will ask the parllament in the case of a birth of an heir to the throne to con- fide the regency to the queen mother. The Three Sided Treaty of Colombia, Panama and the United States, which entails Colombtan recognition of the independence of Panama, is meeting with much opposition. The Naval Scare in England is re- vived by rumors that the gavernment is considering the purchase of threa waranips of the Dreadnought tvpe. now being built in England for Brazil. RUSSIAN MILITARY INTERVENTION IN PERSIA. ANl Preparation Complete When Such _a Step is Necessary. St. Petersburg, March 19.—All prep- arations are complete for Russian mil- itary intervention in Persla should such a step be found necessary. The Third Rifie battalion arrived at Julfa, on the Persian frontier, today, coming from Tiflis. Four - hundred Cossacks hav Leen despatched from Baku to Astara, = small Casplan port on the Persian frontier. OBITUARY. Dr. Joseph Clifford Moore. Laconia, N. H, March 19.—The ca- reer of a once notable figure in New Hampshire finance closed at sunset to- night in_the passing of Dr. Joseph JURY “TIED AS T ly Affected—Jury Amuse Nashville, Tenn, March 19.—When the jury today returned a verdict of acquittal for John D. Sharp, charged With the murder of former United States Senator B. W. Carmack and de- clared it was “hopelessly tied as to- the No V.Nflet in Co.p.n Case. Nothing daunted by the expressive firmness of Foreman Burke's declara- tion of a disagreement as to the guiit of Col. Duncan B. Cooper and his son | Robin, jolntly charged wiih Sharp with | slaying” Carmack, Judge Hart sent the twelve men out for further delibera- tion and announced that he would not discharge them until he was convinced | that an agreement could not be reach Judge Hart expected a vercict today. Several times during the morning he consulted with one of the jury depu- ties and when he had concluded the day’s docket at noon he sent to the Jurors to ask It they had anything to report. The reply “Nothing” came back. Bvidently the judge had some informa- PRESIDENT TAFT AT YALE UNIVERSITY. Attended a Meeting of the Corporation —Returned to New York. New Haven, Conn,, March 19.—, fellow/of Yale corporation, President | Willlam H. Taft ‘came to his alma mater today, and for nearly three hours sat with the board to act upon univer- sity matters. When he left the meet- ing, and with President Hadley of the university started to leave Woodbridge | hall to %o to lunch, he found himself the objective of many hundreds of Yale | graduates, whose sharp cheer was fol- | lowed by the demand for a speecn. The | president made a brief, witty response, in which he told the studemts how dear t0 his heart washis Yale affiliation and | the honor of being a fellow was too great for him to voluntarily relinguish. The student body greeted the speec! with the the brek-ke-ke-kex, co-ax, co-ax, which woke up the \echoes of the mew campus. Then most of the student body ‘troooped In a long irreg- ular procession after President Taft and President Hadley as they went to | the Iatter's house for lunch. A mid- | afternoon train took both presidents to | New York, where they spoke at a great | Yale gathering this evening. President Tatt was heartily greeted on every hand today, although the demonstration was in ho sense a gen- aral ome, as he s & many time visjtor to this_city. New York, March 19.—President Taft arrived hera from New Haven at 5.36 p. m. The president was given a hearty greeting by a large crowd which had assembled at the station. He went directly to the-home of his broth- er, Henry W. Taft of West Forty- cighth street, whence he will go tothe Yale alumni’ dinner tonight. $200,000 FIRE AT JERSEY CITY. Lehigh Valley Freight Pier Destrayed With $100,000 Worth Merchandise. New York, March 19.—Fire which started late today at the land end of an 800 foot Lehigh Valley freight pler in Jersey City = destroyed the pier, storehouses and sheds, and nearly $100,000 worth of merchandise before it was flooded out by the combined forces of the Hoboken and Jersey City fire .departments and a large fleet of tugs and fireboats, which poured In water from the riverside. The total loss will reach $200,000. The fire, which was accompanied by an unusual volume of smoke, could be plainly seen from the New York sky- scrapers, and was vieible for miles in Jersey and along the shore of New York harbor. A number of Lehigh barges which Clifford Moore, who died of paralysis at his cottage in Lukeport, where since his downfall from a positien of power and influence he had lived the quist life of a country physician. In the height of his career Dr. Moore was known as the New Hampshire “Na- poleon of Finance,” and in addition Yo Sontrolling banks' and other corpoets tions was a factor in politics. The failure of the National Bank of the Commonwealth, Derryfield Savings bank and People’s Fire Insurance com- pany, all of Manchester, in 1893, fol- ‘lowing the flight of Charles F. Mor- rill, cashier of the national bank and treasurer of the other concerng, to the Argentine Republic, where ke died seven or eight years ago, ended the business life of Dr. Moore, who was president of all three. When his banks were closed the federal and state gov- ernments had him indictéd, but he never was convicted in connection with these failures. He was convicted later of overissuing stock of the Union Puh- lishing company and served a short time in prison. In 1884 Dartmouth col. iege conferred the honorary degree of master of arts on Dr. Moore. Anti-injunction Bill Defeated by Mas- made by Judson Russell, fith‘a’r':l the girl, and Kellar gave bail. The case ‘will come up at the April term of the cl'lmlna! court, the technical charge ing assault and battery. It de alleged that Mliss Russell in a spirit of playfulness poured some water on Professor Kellar's chalr and when he sat down there was a splash and he arose in considerable di ort. It is_further all that when he found out who was gullty he thrashed the girl who is almost as big as he is, untfl there were tlack and blue marks upon her bady. J ment. Later he was engaged in vari- ous pursuits, and fourteen years ago he bought Hyde tavern from <. Henry Smith and had conducted it since. Mr, Cotrell was twice maried, his first wife, to whom he was married ¥eb. 9, 1859, being Miss Agnes Dun- can Taylor of Savannah, Ga. They had ome child, Matilda Barclay, who married Capt. John Brown of the coast survey and died at Fort Meyers, Fla. in November, 1892. Mr. Cottrell's sec- ond wife, who was, Annie Elliott of New London, dled Oct. 29, 1894, For many years Mr. Cottrell lved at the corner of Cliff and Oak streets and was for years a contributing member of the Wauregan Hook and Ladder company, and often took part in their festivities. The deceased, possessed a sweet voice and was often heard at enter- tainments in his earlier days. After the war he was frequently heard in patriotic songs and always made a deep impression. He was an interest- ing talker and by his dry humor in- terested his rers for hours at a fime. He possessed many friends and was cordially welcomed on his visits to the city, although he had not been here as often of late years as when younger. He was named uur the fa. mous statesman, Henry Cl: two brothers New Haven Police Sergeant Reduced to Grade of Patrolman. New Haven, Conn., March 19.—Found guikty of gross neglect of duty. the ocal pollce board | tonight —reduced Serst, Alexander Gibson to_the grade of patroiman. Gibson has ey & saeabar of A DUIGT I ot twenty-three years. 10,000 Immigrants Arrived Yesterday. hcw York, March 19.—Seven ocean “which - arrived here today hmlxht to America --u‘ly 10,000 t-- m) ts, making the arrivals M nn day the largest in the port with perhaps a The year sachusetts Senate. Boston, March 19.—The anti-injunc- tion bill introduced in,the senate on petition of the American Federation of Labor was defeated today, when the senate refused to substitute the bill for the report of “leave to withdraw” pre- sented by the joint committees on ju- diciary and labor. The vote was 6 to 16 with 16 senators paired. Rumer of Shut wn of Tennessee Coal and ron Plant. New York, March 19.—It was report- ed here today that the Tennessee Coal and Iron -plant of the United States Steel corporation at Ensley, Al be closed next week for time, owing to stagnation in the fron|. and steel trade. Officials of the Unit- ed States Steel corporation refused to discuss the report. William J. Bryan 48 Years Old. Lincoln, Neb., Marc! nition of u.my punm hlrthdly wu- Yam J. est of honor at & E the Llneohm democrats persona Lincoln and alj over the state. dinner - together a company of five hm !m of Mr. Brv- and clubs or- were moored alongside when the blaze started, caught fire before they could be towed into midstream. Tugs finally succeeded in dragging them away and extinguishing the flames with = only slight damage. There was no loss of life, although 75 laborers who were at work loading a parge at the front of the pler nar- rowly escaped being cut off from shore by the flames, which spread over the entire structare within a few minutes. A hand-furnace, overturned by tin- ! smiths at work on the roof of the pler, caused the fire. TARIFF BILL READ IN HOUSE. Its Dreariness Dfove Many of the Members to Cover. ‘Washington, March 19.—For four and a nalf hours the bouse of representa- tives listened to the reading of the tariff bill, which was concluded. It was the only business transacted. Tt was perhaps the dreariest legislative session of any held by that body In recent years. Some of the members early in the reading took to the cloak rooms and the lobby back of the speak- er’s desk.gwhile others left the building for the day. Mr. Sims of Tennessee breath of life into the proceedings. He wanted the reading of the bill dis- pensed with as a farce, but objection Injected a was made. Then he asked unanimots | consent that the bill be put en its pas- sage, saying it was evident no oppor- tunity wouid be afforded to amend the measure in the house. To this sugges- tion, however, Mr. Mann of Illinois ob- ted. The house adjourned until Monday. W. F. DRAPER DIED IN PARIS. Eldest Son of Gen. W. F. Draper, For- Hopedale, Mass., March 19.— “ was received here today of the death ‘Paris yutem.y of Willlam Frank- Jr. ~ JOHN D. SHARP SHARP AGQUITTED. Gharged With t.he Murder of Former United i States Senator Carmack. | versity | sary of the University 0 THE COOPERS” Judge Hart Expected a Verdict Friday—Sends the Twelve Men Back for Further Deliberation—:harp Dismiss- ed by Judge Hart—Wife of the Acquitted Man Great- Themselves with Cards, tion, however, for he ordered the pris- oners brought into court and instructed the sheriff to “Carry In the fury.” “Sharp Not Guilty, Instead of. 8. J. Hyde, to_whom the charge was given, B, M. Burke, the first man chosen, carried the papers and acted as foreman. In response to the judge’s question as to whether a 'Ie“?c‘ bad been reached, Burke re- plle “Wo are tied up tight as to the Coflper but we find John D. Sharp not ullty.” Judge Hart quickly dismissed Sharp and ordered the jury to continue fta deliberations as to the guilt of inno- cence of ths Coopers. Mrs. Shal wife of the aocquitted man, seemed the most affected of all those Interested, and her groatest con. cern seemed to be whether Attorney General MoCarn “could do anything more to John." ‘The jurors put in the afternoon de- Uiberating but aftar supper at § p. m devoted the rest of the evening to amusing themselves with cards songs. CHANGE IN DATE OF YALE COMMENCEMENT WEEK Comes Now on Next to the Last Weds nesday of June—in Effect 1910, New Haven, Conn, March 10.—A change in the date of the Yale com- mencempont day was the most marked of the business transacted at the meet- ing of the Yale corporation here to- day, which was attended by President Taft, a member of the corporation. Commencement day, which is held on the last Wednesday of June, has besn changed to come on the next to_the last Wedneaday of that month. This change will go into effect with the graduation of the class of 1910. The week lost from the university year will be made up by shortening the Christ- mas vacation from three to two week: Prof. Hanns Oertel was chosen uni- delegate to the §00th anniver- of Leipsig in July, and Prof. Willston Walker dele~ gate (o the 350th anniversary of the University of Geneva. Among the promotions ‘announced were those of A. L. Corbin to the pre- fessorship of contracts in the law school, and Dayid S. Smith to be ay- sistant professor of the theory of musie in the music school. Tucker Brooke of the University of Virginia, -a_return- ed Rhodes scholar, was appointed an Instructor of F‘n‘flph in the college. WIREL“I n:ron‘ TS U. 8. TRANSPORT ASHORE Near Entrance to Puget Sound—May Be Cable Ship Burnside. Beilingham, Wash., March 1 Frag- ments of a wireless message were plck- ed up here this forenoon Indicaf that a United States transport gone aground near the entrance to Pu- get Sound, and that several lives were lost. No confirmation can be secured. ‘Washington, D. C., March 19.—@o far as be ascertained the only army vessel that may be in the vicinity of Puget Sound at this time is the cable hip Burnside, whose duty it is te eep (n repair the Alaskan cables. Her home station it at Seattle. She s In command of Captain W. H. Stamford of the Signal corps, while her salling master s A. H. Laffin, a clvillan. The Burnside is & vessel of 2,194 tons, and is equipped with wireless tel apparatus. Her total complement of officers and men numbers 84. ‘The crulsers Milwaukee and #. Lou. is are lhtloll’d at Bremerton. |NDIC M!NT'G DISMISSED Against Insurance Officials at Request of District Attorney Jerome n New York, March 19.—Distriot At- torney Jerome appeared gefore Justice Blanchard of the supreme court today with the request that the mdictments found against Frederick A. Burnham, former president of the Mutual Re- serve Life Insurance company, who died_suddenly some time ago; D. Eldridge, former vice president fl the company, and George Burnham, Jr., the company’s counsel, be dismiss- d. Justice Blanchard granted the ve- quest. Five indictments were flled by the gtand jury in 1908 against each of the three men, thgee for forgery in the third degree and two for grand lar- ceny. George Burnham, Jr. was tried on the grand lareeny indictments and convicted, and sentenced to state's prison for not less than two or more than three years. The verdict was re- versed by the appellate division. LYNCHING IN WEST VIMINIAA Man Who' Shot Polics Ghief of Whit- mer Hanged to Telegraph Pole. Elkins, W, Va. March 19.—Joseph Brown, who last evening shot and se- riously wounded Scott White, chief of police, at Whitmer, was taken from jafl by a crowd of men at 130 o'clock this morning and lynched. Last evening White, wko is a son of Mayor Washington White of Whitmer, / remonstrated with Brown for using offensive language. Brown drew a re- volver and shot White and then took to the mountains. A posse of eitizens captured and put him in jail, Early today the whole “town was aroused and Brown was quietly taken out of the jail and hanged upon a tel- egraph pole. White is expected to re- cover. Brown, it was alleged, had a reputation as a desperate character, e St s Schooner Ashore on Gardiner's lsland. New London, Conn., March 19.—The small schooner which went ashore at Tobacco Lot Point, Gardiner's Island, . is still ashore and has refused in the oldest son of Gen. 1 Taper, former ambasse , and a nephew pof Gov. ! ar. Mr. Draper had been 4 resident of Paris about ten years, having retired frem busiuess on ac- count of his healith. For the last ten months he had been ill in bed at his apartments, 19 Matignon avenue. The cavse of death was heart trouble. Wil- of n Draper, Jr.. was 43 years age. was_marri to Miss Marian Welch of Hope- wio. survives him. help” from a tug which went to her assistanew from here. The captain of the tyg did not ascertain the schoon- er's nhme, Body of Unknawn Man Fourd Floating. New Haven, Conn., March 19.T! body of an unkmown man about Pl St 5