Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 29, 1909, Page 1

FIRST VIOLENCE TO RAILROAD PROPERTY If the Railroad Company Insists on Its ngh { ~ to Hire Colored Firemen I Occurred Last Night to a Moving Freight, Causing the Race Question to Loom Up More Sharply—White Engineer Seriously Hurt by Stone Thrown—Po: sibil- ity of Speedy State or Federal.Intervention. Atlanta, Ga,, May 28.—The first vio- lence to railroad property in the Geor- gla railroad firemen’s strike occurred tenight to a moving freight at Lith- onia, Ga., and in consequence the race Guestion loomed more sl ly than ever over the situation, notwithstand- ing a day of much apparent progress toward settlemente Negro Fireman in Danger of Lynching A negro fireman was apparently the cause of the trouble, and he was rush- ed to Atlanta on an engine to save him from a threatening situation, The trouble started in the throwing of one or two stones and the boarding of the freight hy men who set the brakes and broke it into three gections. The ireight now blocks the main line and the progress of the mails. The rail- road officers declared tonight that the incident was the work of strike sym- 3 athizers, while a county official wired the governor's office that it was mere- 13 an aceident. Negro Fireman on Provision Train, ‘The engine left here late today for Lithonia to Lring a train load of per- ishable provisions from the siding at Lithonia into Atlanta. Assurances e been given for seyeral days that in the interest of local shippers whose valuable cars were tied up no demen- stration would be made against haul- ing these cars to Atlanta, When, how- ever, the engine reached Lithonia about dusk, it was seen to carry a ne- gro fireman, as did the mail trains v'hich passed Lithonia earlier in the day, exciting unfavorable comments. Engineer Hit by Stone. About two hundred people gathered at the station and just as the train was getting under heaiway it is said. & stone flew in the cab winow and hit Engineer Downing. Load Stalled on Track. Next, acéording to the officials, sev- eral men boarded the cars, set the Lrakes and cut off the air, causing the last car to wreak loose from the train. They also uncoupled the cngine, leav- | ing its load stalled. According to the railroad’s statements, no attempt was made by local authorities to interfere with the attack, The report telephoned to state offi- ctals here sald merely that there was no violence, that the'train had run a short distance out of Lithonia, where it was stalled, and the engine contin- ued to Atlanta. After the train had stopped, said the report, & small sized crowd swarmed upon the freight cars. Deputies to Protect Train' Crews. It is believed that the railroad au- thorities will attempt to clear the track at Lithonia for the mail trains early tomorrow, and that the deputies will be used to protect the train crews in clearing the track. State or Federal Interventiol ‘Today brought forth almost simul- taneously the possibilities of speedy state or federal interventlon believed by many persons of wide acquaint- ance with local conditions to be heavy 'with danger of race trouble. It is ad- mitted that either federal or state au- thorities can run the trains and pre- serve armed order, but if the railroad insists on its ri to hire negro fire~ men it is feared that ractal enmity and reprisals on negroes will be stirred up in regions remote from the the railroad tracks. & Ultimatum to General Manager. Atlanta, Ga., May 28.—An ultimatum which may stop the mails on the Geor- gl raiiroad, tomorroy was_delivered tonight by Assistant Chief Burgess of General Manager the engineers to Scott. y Engineer Downing was seriously in- juréd at Lithonia tonight, Burgess says, and he has forbidden engineers to take out trains until complete pro- tection is guaranteed. CALIFORNIA CUPID'S LITTLE GAME EMBARRASSED. German Government Steps in and Confuses Otto Schroeder. Los Angeles, May 28.—Germany has taken a hand in a pretty California romance, and now the chances are that oung clerk In one of the leading tels’ of Los Angeles and a pretty San Francisco girl must walt possibly three years before they can be mar- ried. Otto Schroeder and” Miss Taggart of San Francieco, a relative of Thom- as Taggart, the Indlana politican, are the principals concerned. Schroeder’s father is a rich copper manufacturer at Piau, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Ger- many, It Schroeder does not show by June 19 good and sufficient reafdns why he should not serve. under "the Gepman flag as a soldler, the government will cut him off from his share of his father's estate, which is large. He will leave Monday for San Frantlsco €0 call on the German consul and un- dergo a physical examination. If he can convince the surgeon that he is not qualified to become a soldier, he will be given a certificate to that a fect. If he is found sound he may have to choose between his share of his father's estate and the girl., EIGHTEENTH OQUTPOST - SURPRISED BY MOROS fwo Privatee Killed arid a 8érgeant Mortally Wounded. Manila, May 28—Two private sol- alers were killed and a sergeant was mortally wounded during & fight with Moro bandits on the Rouman river, May 22, according to advices received here today. The Moros surprised @n outpost of the Eighteenth infantry encamped near Keithley and poured @ volley into the soldiers hefore the Jutter could defend themselve The two privates were killed instantly by the first shots fired. Two celumns of infantry are in pursuit of the ban- dits. The detachment that was attacked had been ‘engaged in protecting friendly = natives, inducing them to cultivate the land, and had intro- duced ithe double sentry system as @ precautionary measure, as attacks were expected momentarily from the roving bands of marauders that in- fested the country. BOY KILLED BY LIGHTNING. L e Cleveland Moss, 19, Was Entering Rear Door of His Home. Cheshire, Conn,, May 28.—While en- tering the rear door of Ms home here today, Cleveland Moss, 19 years old, was struck by lightning and imstantly Kkilled. Previous to striking Moss the bolt struck the house, knocking off a chimney and boards from one side of the bullding. Several other members family who were in the house at the time were not injured. ‘When Moss' body was examined but two snfall burns were found, one on the neck and the other on an arm. He Jeaves his father and mosther and a brother and sister. Fishing Schooner Sunk, All Saved. Bt. Plerre, Miq., May 28.—News of the sinking of ‘the French fishing echooner Malouine of St. Malo on Quero bank was recelved hare today, when the crew, ali of whom were saved, arrived here on another fisher- wman. The Malouine, while at anchor, ;!dm out a gale, sprang aleak last uesday and went down. She regi tered 52 tons net and was bullt at Lunenburg, N, 8. in 1885. Her crew numtered 21. Knecked Senseless by Lightning. Bristol, ‘m “While work- ing in a gardén & thunderstorm -‘.a todmy Tony Lasky was struck by ning and rendered unconscious. ‘When l{e bolt struck Lasky he was knocked a distance of several feet, and besides being rendered unconacious, was badly burned about the legs and body. It is ewpected that he will re- Hands CONNECTICUT HOUSE IN SESSION TWO MINUTES. Neo Quorum—Members Feared ™ Acts Would Not Be Vai Hartford, May 28—The Tepresentatives was in minutes, tiffs forenoon. It opened at 11.30 and adjourned at 1132. Mr. Burnes of Greenwich had been desig- nated by Speaker Banks to act as speaker today, but was not present. About fifty members were in their seats when Clerk William, H. Blodgett called the house to order amid ap- plause and requested the nominations for speaker to be made. Mr. Scott of Plymouth and Mr, Peck of Stratford were named. Judge Peck withdrew and Mr. Scott was chosen. He, too, was applauded when he took hie plgce a the desk. Praydr was offered by the chaplain, the Rev. Franklin Countrym Mr. Parker of Hartford aeddressed the chair, saying that in view of the small attendance and the likelihood that_questions of validity might arise if any business was _attempted, he moved that the house adjourn to Tues- day at 11.15. The motion prevailed and the house was adjourned. ' Speaker Banks on Thursday - ad- journed the house to this forenoon, when lack of a quorum was disclosed. This action followed a motion to the same effect made by Mr. Knight of Salisbury. The matte} was taiked over by a Jarge number of members follow- ing Thursday’s adjournment and it wes then believed that the speaker had made a mistake and that he should have adjourned over until Tuesday, as a resolution was adopted four months ago specifying Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as sitting days, and that therefore Any business transacted on any other day would not be valid, This belief doubtless accounted for the small number present today, _ For a half hour or more this morn- ing prior to 11.30 the. question was again under discussion Lr a group of members and Clerk Blodgett. Mr. Blodgett contended that the error of the speaker was purely technical and that if there was a quorum on hand today the house would have e perfect right to do business, as it is a law unto itself so far as its rules are con- cerned. Mr. Parker of Hartford and others were of the same opinion, Mr. Parker declaring that a quorum would house session two bgve the power to rescind the former resolution and pass anoth which should Include Friday as a sitting day. But even In the absence of this, he telleved a “healing” pesolution could be lawfully passed vali@ating all business which might be transacted. But there was not a quorum. The rule (No. 2) under which Speak- er Banks adjourned the house Thurs- day is this: Tn the absence of a quorum the speaker may adjourn the house to the afternoon, or to the next sitting day. At all other times. during the session en adjournment shall be pronounced by the speaker on motion.” ‘The speak: however, failed to re- call the words “sitting day. The resolution which names Tuesday. ‘Wednesday and ursday as session Cays was introduced by Mr. Scott of Plymouth on Jan. 28 and is as follows: esolved, That hereafter and until otherwise specially ordered the house shall meet each week on Tuesday at 12.30 p. m, and on Wednesday and Thursay at 11.15 a. m. Clerk Blodgett contends that if the word “only” had been inserted after the word “Thursday” then the house could not sit on other days in the week other than those named in the resolu- tlon, except by, oflhu".l action on one of those days, but as ft is now there Is nothing to hinder sitting on any other day. For weeks now the house has been meeting at 1130 Tuesdays, al- though 12.30 is named in the resolu- tion. This has been'done by special mentfon of the hour when the house has adjournéd the Thurséay before. Steamship Arrivals. t London, May 28: Corinthian, from Moditreal; Minnesota, from Philadel phia. .« * At Madeira, May 23: Carpathia, from New York. At Trieste, May 28: Martha Wash- ington, from New York. At Genoa, May 125: Duca Degll Abruzs), trom New York: Manuel Cal- vo, from New York . AL t Copenhagen, May 25: v, from New Xerk 7 % e s of | May 28—A number and other high func- tionaries e late regime, who have been confined om the island of Prinki- pos, have been rted to other is- lands in the sea of Marmora. Paris, May 28.—In a series of fights keld here tonight, Jim Barry, the Chi- cago heavyweight, knocked out Tom Holan, an Englishman, in round, and a Frenchman, named Ho- gan, won from Dick Green, an Ameri- <an, In the third round. Green was knocked out, Tomsk, Siberia, May 28—Fire, which broke out on May 25. at Novo-Nichol- atesk, destroyed 800 houses in the city before it was extinguished. The home- lesy are being cared for in the schools and' other public buildings. Novo- Nicholaievsk is a eity of 30,000 inhab- ilants, 110 miles southwest of here. Hamburg, May 28.—A formal agree- ment, according to_ene of the Austri- ans taking part in the negotiations, bas been reached betweeh the oil pro- ducers of Galicia, and the Standard Oil company, with regard to the taking over of the stock of oil in Galicia. | The details, however, will not be defi- nitely decided on for several days to come. ANOTHER WEEK GONE, The Slow-Going Connacticut Legisla- ture—The Billard Company Resolu- ~tion—Friday Sessions—Adjolirnment in the Early Fall. (Special to The Bulletin.) Hartford, May 28;For three days the senate’ and four days the house have been in session this week, and not @ single thing accomplished; and here it is the first of June. To be sure, the session of Thursday amounted to noth- ing in the way of ti Gtion of busi- ness, but the house got nowhere on the other days and the sgnate has got to a point where few moasures are on its calendar, and it is-—well, not exactly waiting on the house, but undobutedly slowed down because of the delay in the lower body. Any talk of an effort on the part of the senate to get the heuse to hurry or any action lopking to bring the house up with a sharp the first |- NOTHING, ACCOMPLISHED. } turn is nonsense, Bowever. It is out of the question that this should be done, especially as there is no practical way of doing it. The house can dilly-dally as long as i wishes and the senate will merely have to grin and bear it. Governor Weeks is like- ly to send in a special message ere long, asking the house to try to ex- pedite matters a bit, for the chief ex- ecutive is getting weary of the way atle how much good that would do. The trouble is that the house is more thoroughly, unorganized than has ‘been the case In any session in re- cent years. There is no fhachine and ro real leadership. Since it has tast- ed blood by way of turning down the judiclary committee’s reports and feund it possible t- defeat the wishes of Leader Burnes, there seems to be a huge delight M running away with the recognized House leaders and do- ing about as the whim of the moment dictates. Take this Billard company resolu- tion, which the house debated for more than an hour on Wednesday, added a couplé of ‘amendments, to and finally made the order of the day for next Thursday during the pendency of an- other amendment, This matter is in- nocent enough. It is desired to incor- pcrate a company to hold the stock in the Boston & Maine road, now held by John L. Blllard, the controlling in- terest in this northerm New England railroad. Everybody knows that the rea] motive behind it all is to get the control of this road entirely out of the hands of Massachusetts and merge it eventually with the New Haven, which would be & profitable thing for all New England, for if there is a badly run road on earth today, it is the Boston & Maine. 1 know, for I've used it a lot. Everybody who stops to ponder over the situation, too, realizes that it is the purpose of Massachusetts to get centrol of the New Haven and have its cad ofiices moved to Boston, if pos- sible. There is, then, a tacit con- flict between Connecticut, which de- sires to keep what it has and get more, and Massachuset's, which desires to regain somethin it had and get more, mixed up in the matter. But the house, many of whose members are very fa- miliar with all this, simply runs away with the bill and starts amending it into a condition where the man who Grew ‘it wouldn’t recognize ity And al] the time the Billard company could incorporate under the general law and get everything it will get under this charter without. any of these restric- ticns! The reason it wishes a special char- ter is that it sounds Wetter to say so when its officlals go to bankers to tzlk finances and it is to do business in several states, It seems silly to haggle over this' matter, though cer- tainly the amendment limiting the amount of capital stock, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness to a specified sum is proper. The charter should not be left wide open so that a Harriman or a 26 Broadway could come in and build tremendous trust on the basis of it. The house is, however, ready to fol- low Bishop of New Haven, whom it has found sincere, and for the mo- ment he is the house léader. Chand- ler got on the unpopular side of this question, and Henry Hall hasn't taken sides on it. Right here I want to say one thing of moment, which is worthy of having a pin stuck in it. There i a much larger number of grafters Ir the house than has been the case ia some years and it is only by these fellows voting with the “insurgents” in the house that the independents win in these corporation matters. The grafters vots against the corporations s:mly as a holdup device. There is a little of this in_every legislature, but affairs are going, but it Is question- ! the present is the worst since that of 1901 and one of the Worst in many years for this sort of thing. Then, too, the house and its nomi- nal leadéTs are reaping the whirlwind from the wind sown by Speaker Banks in January when he made up the com- mittees. It ia the first house in his- tery to abgolutely turn down the Fri- day sessioh and refuse to sit more than three days a week, by a direct vote. Other houses have nullified the Friday session by not attending and caused it to be given up; this refused to have anything to do with Its independent spirit was shown right tere. No one can’ tell when it will end or what it will end fn. When the house meets next week there will be something like a hundred matters on its calendar starred for actlon. At the very outside, not over forty of these can be acted on without a fight—and every fight is likely to develop a pro- lcnged contention. You can see what it means, espectal Iy when I say that most of these mat- ters haven't’ yet been In the senate and will cause fights there, too, theugh that body is not as disputatious as Iast session. It means that final ad- journment before August 1 is out of the question and some mighty good judges are already saying September 1. 1 shall not be surprised if they are right. Tt means annual sessions; that's what it means. To leavs that subject, it is nof true’ 7 $ THROUGH PROMPT AND EFFI- CIENT WORK OF FOUR MEN. THE ALBANY- CAUGHT FIRE 3 At Corinto, Nicaragua, April 22—Re: port from Captain Benson Received at' Navy Department Yesterday. ‘Washington, May 28.—Through the prompt and efficient work of Louis Nolan, chief master at arms; R. A. Dill, chief carpenter's mate; William McConzell, plumber and fitter, and Afchibald ‘A. Irwin, gunner's mate, the United States cruiser Albany was saved from probable, destruction by fire at Corinto, Nicaragua, April 22, according to a report from Capt. Wil- liam §, Benson received here today, Good Work Recognized. The secretary of the navy has writ- ten a letter to Captain Benson direct- ing him to inform these men of the department’s appreciation of their good work In extinguishing the fire. Horse Dealer Missing. Fishkill Landing, N, Y., May 28.— Charles Fowler, & horse dealer, has been mysterlously missing for two weeks. At thai time he started for Pennsylvania to purchase horses, tak- ing with him more ghan $1,000 in cash. drafts ang checks. He has not since Dbeen heard from and his relatives and friends have engaged private detectives to search for him, 3 TWENTY YEARS ‘IS THE MAX - MUM PENALTY. - —_— CHAUFFEUR FOUND GUILTY William E. Darragh Ran Down and Killed the Son of a Kentucfly Law- yer in a New York Street. New-York, May 2§—William E. Dar- ragh, the chanffeur, who ran down and killed Ingvaard Trimble, the eleven- year-old son of a well known Ken- tucky lawyer, in this city an March 27 last, was tonight found guilty of man- slaughter in the first degree. The chauffeur as remanded to the Tombs for one week to await sentence. The maximum penalty for the erime is 20 years. Fled to Texas After the Accident. Darragh, who is twenty-one years old, has been on trial for several day: lis_killing of the Trimble boy at- tracted wide attention. After his ma- chine had knocked the boy down and crusbed him, Darragh put on extra speed and fled, deaving his victim to gie in the street. He lost his derby hat Guring his flight and by means of this Lis identity was established, He was traced to Texas where his arrest oc- curred. Darragh’s conviction is the first un- der the new amended section of the murder law. The jury In the case was out not quite two hours. Persistence Is Business At High Pressure Persistence In business is a prime qualification. for customers to drop In, but it drives them up. petition and represents the pushing spirit of trade. of persistence when the inquiry was made “When should a man ad- vertise?” and the printer replied: It does not wait It underlies all com- It was illustrative “All of the time!” This is the time to advertise. Keeping everlastirgly at it is the price of success. Pub- licity is good to check irregularities in government and to exploit the most attractive bargains for the attraction of the people, triendship that commands trgde, but advantage—the bargain chaser never dies. That is why it Will pay to advertise in The Bulletin with regularity, which means also at the rockbottom price. rate card if you would inform yourself of the rates. This is a good time to subscribe for The Bulletin. It is not Send 10} a Norwich Is booked for a big time and you want to know all about the details of -it. Following weel: Bulletin . May 22 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 Friday, May 28 Total, SUGAR AND TOBACCO SCHEDULES COMPLETED In the Senate—No Changes in Finance Committee Rate: Washingto, May 28.—Senator Ald- rich succeeded today in getting ac- tion by the senate on the remainder of the sugar schedule with the under- standing that the paragraph fixing a duty on raw and refined sugar should Dbe again placed before the senate if Senator Clay’s health should so im- prove as to permit of his taking ad- vantage of an opportunity at a later date to move an amendment cutting the figures in two. The tobacco schedule was also completed. No changes were made in the finance committee rates on either schedule. Senator Bradley made a long speech early in the day in advovacy of the removal of the internal revenue tax of six cents a pound on tobacco in | “the hand.” He asserted such action to be essential to the welfare of to- bacco growers throughout the country, and_traced the ralds of night ridets in Kentucky and Tenessce to what he declared to be the unjust course of the tobacco trust in dealing with the tubaceo producers. Just before the session closed Sena- tor McCumber spoke in behalf of a protective duty on agricuitural prod- ucts, prediciting a great fallin, oft in the American production of Wheai in the near futire. Evanville Street Car Mén Struck at Midnight. Evansville, Ind., May 29.—The union car men of the Bvansville city lines struck last midnight. The street car, company fears violence, and has ap- pealed for extra policemen, but Chief Brenneke refuses to send them. Telograph 90 105 127 118 107 96 - - - - 643 658 Government Agents_confiscated 30,- 000 feet of lumber at Bengal, Okla. The Bulletin is left at your door for 12 cents a week. @ summary of the matter printed during the past Local General ‘123 867 115 202 100 208 182 186 116 183 102 202 1848 Toty 1080 422 435 406 ~406 400 3149 AT LAST MOMENT SAVED FROM SING SING. Handcuffs Were on Frank Duffy and He Had Started for Train. o New York, May 28—Handcuffed to a number of other prisoners bound for Sing Sings where he was about to be- gin serving a term for procuring ille- #al registration, Frank Duffy, formerly assistant to a Tammany district cap- tain, was today sived at the last mo- ment from donning a convict suit at the upstate penal institution. The line Of prisoners was just starting from the Tombs prison here when a taxicab dushed up and th2 deputy warden was served witk a writ procured by Duffy's counsel from Justice Willard Bartiett lof the court of appeals authorizing a temporary stay of sentence. Duffy was returned to the Tombs and next week will apply for bail pending a hearing on his appeal to the court of appeals, ALMOST 29 KNOTS. Wonderful Speed of Invincible—Latest British Warship. Portsmouth, May 28.—The battle- skip cruiser Invincible has made a re- roarkable full speed run on_her way here from Queens Fer She aver aged over 28 knots an’ hour, and at| one time nearly attained the speed of 29 knots. A CLAN FEUD IN CHINA. Fighting for Three Years Over the Abduction of a Bride Amoy, China, May 28.—Fighting among the clans has been resumed in the Henwoh district, sixty-five miles ncrth of Amoy, and is interfering se- riously with local business. The trou- le began three years ago, because of 250th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of the Founding of Norwich, July 5th and 6th that the appropriations committee is going to turn down the anti-tubercu- losis movement, There will be au- thorized three homes to be built by the state in Hartford, New Haven and Fairfield counties, at a total cost of about $175,000. Apropos of this, what & tasteful and well judged and appro- priate thing it would be to name these homes after the three men who have shown so much interest in the project, the late Governor Lilley, ex-Governor, Woodruft, and Governor Weeks? Could anything be more suited to the situa- tion than that the memory of the dead governor,” so near whose heart lay this whole problem of fighting the great white plague, should be 8o per- petuated? Could spything be more fitting than that one shouid be named after Rollin S. Woodruff, who appoint- ed the present commission and is keenly interestsd in the whole sub- ject? And it is far morg than a mere courtesy to name one for the present governor, who is heart and soul in this splendid movement irom a deep personal interest and a wide knowl- edge of the needs of the state in this direction, 4 the abductlon of a bride, and it has continued intermittently ever since, . Upwards of 300 men have been killed 'in the encounters. Troops succeeded in restoring order last summer, but this improvement in the situation was only temporarily, FRENCH LABOR UNION SPLIT, General Federation Going to Pieces, as Result of Strike Fiasco. ~ {."‘“" May 28.—The prestigh of the meral Federation of Labor has gone to pieces since the collapse of the eneral strike. M. Neil, the secretary, a8 resigned, and the more powerful unions haye withdrawn with the in- /| tention of forming @ new confederation that shall be without the revolutionary characteristics of the old one. The General 'Association of Postmen has repudiated its- connection with the ‘workmen’s organizations. Baron Urin of the im- , arrived in Chl- \ & '?:.sez'r. N The' Preside , k..: E nomi Herbert mw ‘of the 'y to be a Senator Curtis introduged the inter- | state liquor lhlpme. “m Nll-:! the Anti- ulo_on league. Mistaking Her for a Burglar, George W. Thompon ot 1ndianapolis shot and Killed his wife. The Strike of the Sailors, stokers and stewards of the French merchant mic- rine is extending. Prof. Jeremiah W. Jenkins of Cornell is ‘mentioned as the probable selection as minister to_China. ~ Rear Admiral Uriah R. Harri sumed the duties of commandan the Philadelphia navy yard. " Thirteen Men Found Guilty of com- plicity in the revolutionary outbreak in Constantinople were hanged. N Soeaker Cannon and several members of the house left for a three day auto- mobile trip into Pennsylvania. Bishop Davis Sesd) of tne Prost- estant Episcopal diocese of Louisiana, reached New York from Europe. ‘Minister Wu Ting-fang made a/fare- well call upon Secretary Knox prepar- atory to going ¢o South Ameri®a. Gsorge Kosak, who lost botli legs in the Port Jervis yards of the Erie rafl- way, recovered a verdict of $25,000. The Cincinnati, the new steamer of the Hamburg-American line, sailed from Hamburg for New York on her maiden. voyage. The Furness Line Steamer Almeriana arrived at St. Johns, F., with her bow badly damaged from a collision with an iceberg. . Colonel Roosevelt so far in his hunt- ing expedition in East Africa has se- cured 86 specimens of game or 23 dif- ferent varleties. Governor Hughes vetoed the Hamn automobfle bill, the chief provisions of which were the abolition of specific speed limitations. “Three Thousand Scholars of interna- tlonal repute are in London to attend the seventh International congress of appliea chemistry. Thirty Lea Business Men and trade experts of Japan, their wives and familles, will reach Seattle from Yoko- hama September 2. Three Wool Storehouses connected withe the George A. Talbot & Sons mill at Norton, Mass were burned, causing a loss of $100,000. Lady Harcourt, widow of the late Sir Willlam Harcourt, who was chancellor of the exchequer in Great Britain, reached New York on the Majestic. John Kirby, Jr, of Dayton, ne elected president of the National Asso- clation of Manufacturers, says hewts the friend of law abiding workmen, Congresman J. ‘M. Cox forwarded to the entire diplomatic corps at Wash- ington invitations to be present at the ‘Wright brothers celebration on June 17 at Dayton. Philippe H. Rov, former speaker of the Quebec legislature and president of the Bank of St. John at Montreal, was convioted of falsi; bank's condition. The Decision of the Superior Court of Paris on Count Boni de Castellane's appeal of the case brought by him for the custody of his children is a partial victory for the count. ’ ing returns on the Commercial Organizations in the Mis- sissippi valley have launched a scheme | which calls for an assemblage of a whole fleet of battleships in the Mis- sissippi river next November. PHILA®ELPHIA CAR STRIKE ON AT FOUR THIS MORNING. Entire Police Force of City Orcered to Be Ready for Emergencies. 28.—At the close of the executive Philadelphia, a secret s of sion committee of the street carmen’s un- jon tonight it was reported (ne strike of motormen and conductors on all the {lines in the city, as well as the su- burban lines controlled by tie Phila- dgelphia Rapid Transit company, would be ordered to take effect at 4 o'clock { tomorrow morning. Members of the committee refused either to affirm or deny this report and stated that their position would be set forth in a state- ment_which would be given out at 3 o'clock tomorrow morning. Meetinas of street car workers are heing held in all sectthns of the city tonight, at i n which both unjon and non-union 1 have been invited to attend. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit com« pany's officlals sav they are, prepared to cope with a sirlke when it is de- clared an@ that if the union men leave their cars their places will be filled without V. | ‘The ent police force of the city has received orders from Director of Public Safety Clay to be prepared for emergency duty Recently the motormen and coaduc- tors were voluntarily given a raise of one cent.an hour, to become effective July 1st. Labc leaders, however, have been endeavoring to perfect their ‘rorgnn zation, taking advantage of the | popular feeling agains* the company used by the withdrawal of six rickets | for a quarter. The officials of the com- pany have refused to treat with the union Jeaders and a recognition of the union is the end’ sought to be gained by the proposed strike. The Strike is On. Philadelphia, May 29.—248 a. m.— At all the car barnam in the city the motormen and conductors when they turned in their cars early this morn- ing were notified that the strike was on. Young Man Attempted Suicide at 2 Hartford. Hartford, Conn, May 28 —Bugene Cagey, 35 years old, attempted to com- mit suicide tonight by turning on the gas in the room which he occupied. Casey, who has been despondent for several weeks, and who two weeks ago attempted to take his life by the same means, hired a room in the Com- captatn | Omaha, Neb, May 28.—Three small schoolboys yesterday brought about the arrest of three men believed to be the robbers who last Saturday held up the Overland Limited train on the Union Pacific railroad at the city lim- ts of Omaha, and a woman school | teacher today discovered the looted mail pouches seized at that robbery, To these three boys and to thelr teacher probably will go $15,000 re- ward offered by the Unlon Pacific rail- rcad if the prisoners prove to be the men wanted. Hidden Tools Found. The police made the arrests, but to the sharp eyes of schoolboys belong the credit of discovering the hidden tools of the robbers, thus bringing about the arrests of the suspects, and to “the deductive reasoning ‘of Mrs. Nora Freeman, a teacher, scores of detectives ascribe) the finding of the robbers' loot in the attic of the schoolhouse today. When schoolboys yesterday found hidden on the banks of the Missouri ver revolvers, lights and other mu- al used by robbers, they told their teacher, Mrs. Freeman. She advised the police, and detectives, after'a 30- hour vigil last night arrested the three | men now in custody, Registered Mail Sacks in Schoolhouse Attic, | Following the arrest near the school house, scores of detecpives today began tc sbarch for further evidence. While these sleuths were busy in vain, Mrs, Freeman noticed that “a ladder used for reaching the attic of the sch building had been displacel. She de cided that the attic had been used as a lar. Lanterns were procured and #he sent two men into the attic, where they found eight registered mail sacks, two rain coats, a long top coat, and a pair of overalls.. The police were then called, An examination showed that every $76,000,000 TO FOUR CHILDREN AND THEIR HEIRS. Will of Late Henry H. Rogers Admit- ted to Proba New York, May 25.—The will of the te Hehry H. Rogers, the Standard il millionaire, was admitted to pro- bate here today. According to its terms practically- the entire estate, valued, according to Walj stréet estimates, at between $50,000,000 and $75,000,000 will ultimateiy be divided among th four children and their heirs. Half of the equal shares into which the res iduary estate is divided will be given w the four when they reach the a of forty years, while the remaining half they may dispose of cnly by will, continuing, however, to enjoy the in- come until their death, The will is a_document of compara- tive brevity. No timate of the value oF the estate is given in it beyond the customary phrase, “more than 310, personal and more than $10,000 real. The widow and a large number of relatives are provided for through trust funds, the iriterest on which they will receive during their lifetime, the principal reverting to the estate upon their death. Mrs. Rogers’ annuity Is specified at $100,000. T others, only ten in number, will receive the inter- est on amounts ranging from $10,000 to_ $200,000 The only public bequest is one of $100,000 to the town of Fair. Haven, purposes to be used for school PORTO RICAN BILL IN HOUSE. Plea for a Territorial Government for the Porto Ricans. . Robbers of Overland Limited Train. - THREE SCHOOLBOYS AND THE TEACHER | three men {man and a woman, The Boys Found Hidden on Banks of the Missouri at Omaha all the Material Used by the Bandits and Told the Teacher Mrs. Freeman, who Notified Folice— , Rifled Letters Also Found—Three Men in Custody. the contents of valde removed, and the letters stuck back in the envelopes. Chain of Evidence Complete. Postoffice inspa:tors and railroad of ficers are convinced that in the arrests brought about by the pupils they have apprehended the train robbers. The chain of evidence already obtained is sald by the police to be almost com- plete. " Chiet Briggs regrets that fourth man escaped. There were but two officers to attempt four arrests and their work was made difficult as the four men kept scattered while ap- proaching the point where the revol vers and other tools were hidden. Prisoners Tell Conflicting Stories: The prisoners gave the names of Woods, Gordon and Torgensen, but these are probably fictitlous. They are Lelieved to have come from Denver, but tell conflicting storfes. Search of Torgensen's room m Om ha today disclosed a photogzaph of the under arrest and another aken at Denver. No opportunity has been had thus far to try ldentification of the priwoners through members of the train crew, ali being out of the oity. The police belleve that If they find Gordon's room they will be able to re= cover some of the valuables taken from the mail pouches. Postoffice Inspectors Pleased. Postoffice inspectors regard last night's arrest as the most impertant made in years and have congratulated Chief of Police Briggs of the South Omaha police on his work in the case, Two of the Prisoners Popitively Iden- tified. ~Omaha, May 28.—Fred Torgensten and W. D. Woods were tonight identi= fied by Engineer Mikel John and Fire. man Praw] as the men who crawled over the tender of their locomotive last Saturday night and forced them to stop the Union Pacific Overland Limited at the Omaha city limits and letter and package had been torn open, | robbed the malil car. DEPUTY U. 8. MARSHAL RESIGNED AT REQUEST His Office Had Been Investigated by Seoret Service Agente. Providence, R. I, May.28.—De nited States Marshal Cm“'\l‘{ Newhall resigned today, following an' investigation into the sonduct ‘ylh affice by & special secret service . agent, Mr. Newhali held the office for a number of years, In announcing Deputy Newhall's re. tirement, Daniel R. Ballou, United States marshal, late today jesued the following statement; “Upon officlal information which bas been submitted to the United States attorney general regarding ccmplaints made against M. Newhall, the department of ji © 18 Inclined to the view that he from the service. conclusion having been communicated to the deputy, he bas tendered his resign tion to United States Marshal Ballop and it has been accepted, to take ef- Yr%.hm» 1. e Investigation of Deputy New- Lall's conduct resulted from compiaints made against him by Louls Sundlin of this city, Danie MoGinn of Paw- tucket, and George R. MecAustin of Vermont. WHY TWO AMBASSADORS WERE RECALLED FROM TURKEY. They Were Playing a Double Rol With the Deposed Sultan, May 28.—The tantinopole he Tokal Anzie~ correspondent learns from persons in thi Washington, May ate on the bill amending the organic-act of Porto Rico was continu house today ed until Thursday noon. LATE GOV. LILLEY’S WILL. Hearing on the Estate Before Judge Byrne at Waterbury. Waterbury, May 28.—At the hearing on the estate of the late Gov. George L. Lilley before Judge M. J. Byrne in the probate court here today it W decided not to open the will for ublic record until counsel has filed motion for irterpretation. Mrs. Lilley, wife of the late governor, was appointed guardian over Theodore, a son, who is but 20 vears old. It was learned today that the signers of the will were Frank Provost, Harry A, Sawver and Charles H, Edwards. Mrs. George L. Lilley, John A. Lilley, brother of the lte wov- ernar, and Theodore Lilley, a son, were mercial hotel on Asylum street tonight and turned on the'gas. When found he was unconscious. and at St. Fran- cis’ hospital. where he was, taken, it is thought that he will die. Robbers With Shotguns From Bank. Benbow City, HL, May 28.—Robbers armed with shotguns held up the cash er of the People’s bank here this afterneen and escaped with more than $2,000. Get $3,000 Coast. &ppointed executors. Judge Byrne leaves tomorrow morning for a six weeks' tour of Europe. . Fat Envelopes for Homestead Steel Employe: Pittsburg, May 28. 'he more than 3,000 men employed in the Homstead steel works for the first time in eight- een months received well filled pay envelopes tocay, The payroll amount- ed to $200,000. Dubugué, la.; May 28.—Captain Kim- bel, a riverman, aged 76 years, today became the father of his twenty-third Pictou, N. S, May 28.—The Norwe- | child. His present wife, his fourth. I glan bark Tikoma of - Fredrickstad, |19 years old. They were married a bound from London for Pugwash, is|year ago. - . ashore at Toney river and will be a total loss. Captain Ostby ar® crew | Zinovi | sand Turkish p: high auth of the stans, rity rench 1 the R . was due Yildiz Pals Hamid had pal that the sudden recall assador, M. Con- ambassador, M. he discovery in ds that Abdul ‘onstans two thou- ds monthly, and M, and ‘l'h" cabinet, It was the expectation when the session | began tha¢ consideration of the m ure would be concluded, but the men bership gradually dwindled away un- (i COrkeh poun Uil there was no quorum. and as an | A@VST OFC FhouSanc. (The cabinet important amendment limiting the op- | con, CTRIRGRUREE SO lOTE Ot e eration of the proposed law to | governments, which ordered the recalls vear was pending, Majority ssddors, ) proved, the correspondent lusion, “that Tewfix Pasha, of the amb It is al says in Payne deemed it expedient to postpone final action on the bill until th could be a better attendance. The | i et I democrats sought®to frustrate him in | {0 HIZEE G - "M:m;l:":::l';udg; purpose, hut were unsuccessful Rl o, phed € St s The main speech today was by Mr. | EUE T [T EEEOATS Of Ch Borland_ of .\|'<Mnrv{ I\.-h"":l-'l“'"r t‘v e rohed P o yied it logialative Tights | 8T¢ agitating publicly the placing of { ana pleaded for a territorial govern. [POWer in mew hands? York, advocated the pas of the bill. At 2.10 p. m. the hou: adjourn- Test Cases for Alleged Violation of Sunday Laws Fail. New York, May 28.— ur test cases against proprictors of minor Coney Island shows who were arged with violating the Sunday. laws were dis- missed toddy by Magistrate Tighe, The real test Was in the case of Thomas Devers, proprietor of a Shaot~ irg gallery. The magistrate sustained the con- | tentfon of the defsndant's counsel that the use of the gallery on Sunday did not constitute a crime $50,000 FIRE IN BANQUET HALL. On Main Floor of the Hotel Knickars bocker—Tapestries Destroyed. New York, May 28.—A fire that de= etroyed tapestries and silk dnd velvet hangings said to be valued at $50,000, but of which the guests were in ignor= ance untll hours afterward, occurred in the banquet hall on the main floor of the Hotel Knickerbocker late today, The fire was subdued by the hotel fire ccrps_in half an hour and without the wld of regular apparatus, Electele light wires caused the fi prige s Kansas Becomes A 1y “Dry® Topeka, Kan, Mu Cinsas tos day Decome abwolutely “dry.”. the new prohibitory 18w golug Into effect e inidnight. Under it ternm no Hguor an be sold for any purpose gists or anybody else. by drug. ¢ The French Ministry appro mula of reciprocal Casablanca Incident, and the Germany France and