Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 3, 1909, Page 1

VOL. LI—NO. 131. MATTER OF RATES ELECTRIC LIGHTS, ~ Public Utilities Hearing Number Two. Before ~ Joint.Select Committee of Legislature IN THE LIMELIGHT Way of High Rates— Haven in Favor of Bill—John W. Alling o Soylwrn New England Telephone Co. Takes the Floor. AR 4 Hartford, June 2,—The electric light- ing and gas plants of the state and the Southern New En{}:fll Telephone company occupied the limelight at the hearing this afternoon before the com- mittee on the public utilities bill on the matter of rates for public utilities. The New Haven road, which was to the front yesterday, rather escaped the critieism of the friends of a.public service commission. Judge Fisk Opened Hearing. The hearing was opemed by Judge Fisk of Rockville, who went at length into the evils which exist in his town in_the way of high rates. \He was ked & number of questions by Attor- ney Morehouse, who represented the company. South Norwalk Electric Light Plant, Allusion was made to the South Nor- walk electric light plant, which is op- erated by the municipality and which is new selling electricity at five cents per kilowatt hour, whereas many of the cities of the state are paying from 13 to 15 cents per kilowatt hour. This, Mr. ‘Morehouse thought, to be due to the fact that the concern pays no taxes; that its success is entirely due tc the efforts of its superintendent, Albert E. Winchester, and he further contended that a.prope ramount was ot charged off for the deterioration of the property. The Rocl Company. Another speakey stated that the company at Rockvile buys its electric- ity at one cent per kilowatt hour and sells it to the consumers at fifteen cents. Mr. Morehouse was asked re- garding the price of four and a half | cents which was made to the Howland Dry Goods company of Bridgeport to prevent them from selling their service Yand stated that this price was sim- ply made to them for the purpose of |gBetting them to load themselves up with a lot of unremunerative contracts and that they had taken the bait and ewallowed it whole. Attorney Robbins’ Opinion of $4é Law Frank Butterworth of New Haven | epoke in favor of the bill and asked Attorney ‘Robbins of the New Haven yead if the public Service commission n New York is not doing good work. Judge Fisk :)f Rockville Tells of Evils in His Town in Frank Butterworth of- New Mr. Robbins thought that the commis- mission is doing more harm than it is , and he doubted that.the law would last five years, as each of the commissions costs the state aboit a million dollars and is working damage in an infinite variety of ways and that amon gother things it is standing in the way of reorganization of the en- tire traction system of New York city, as men. of capital do not find it a safe problem to take up when their work would be restricted by the commis- sion. Representative Bennett of Norwalk called attention to the fact that Mr. Shontg has made a practical offer of 50,000,000 to the city for the right to bulld & subway from the Battery to the Bronx, and that even five com- missions at a million_dollars apiece could be supported for twenty-five years at that rate. New Yorkers to Appear. Frank Butterworth stated that Chairman Wilcox of the New York state commission, and one of the othe: commissioners would appear before the committee to answer questions and tell somewhat of the workings of tlie commission in that state. The Southern New England Telephone Company. | At this point John W. Alling of the Southern New England Telephone Co. teok the floor and a speech of his was read for him by Vice President J. T. Moran of New Haven. Mr, Alling answered a number of questiong put to him by members of the committee and the friends of the bill. Ralph O. Wells asked him if he would prefer to have such a measure as the night rate bill considered by the legislature in its present frame of mind or whether he would prefer to have it considered by a commission. Mr. Alling was inclined to think that the legislature, even in its present frame of mind, would be preferable. | Adjourned Until Today. Senator Peck had a number of ques- tions which he wished to ask Mr. Rob- bins of the New Haven road in regard 10 rates charged on freight, but owing to the lateness of the hour the hear- ing was adjourned until tomorrow aft- ernoon, KEEP THE NEW HAVEN ROAD" IN CONNECTICUT. How to Defeat Massachusetts’ Purpose of Getting Control of Billard’s Shares. Hartford, June 2.—It seems not to be enerally understood that Maseachu- etts’ real pi o in desiring to get control again of the shares of Boston end Maine stock qow owned by .John 1. Billard of Meriden is to eventually cause the New York, New Haven and Hartford to move its general offices to Boston, and thus gain coutrol of the sgreat railroad corporation, born and fostered in Connecticut, and in which state takes such justifiable pride. |"The effort to incorporate the Billard | company under special charter to hold y | and own this Boston and Maine stock, which amounts to about 110,000 shares and is the controlling interest, is really | intended to fortify Connecticut against | this sort of thing. If this state desires to lose the New | Haven road, a step in that direction L avill be to Tefuse the Billard company P sncorporators their charter except un- | der conditions so restrictive that they | would not.find it to their advantage to l comply with them, as some of the ! members of the house of representa- tives In the state legislature seem de- , sfrous of doing. Massachusetts is now it preparing to charter a company to hold . these shares, but has no chance of ¥ metting the ehares back into that state to hold, if Connecticut sees the situa- tion with Buffioclent clearness to con- s | serce her own interests. “That there will eventually be a mer- | ger of the Boston and Maine with the New York, New Haven and Hartford eeems a logical conclusion, and if at the time the Boston and Maine should be controiled by a. Conneoticut com- ! paty located in this state, Connecticut wili hotd the key to the railroad situa- | flon ot New England and have the | head offices of the whole system in Haven. Otherwise the Connecti- cut citfes may readily become but way | etations between Boston and New j York, and the head offices of the New York, New Haven and Hartford, even, be transferred to Boston, as Boston | people are so anxious should be the case. PIERREPONT—CHAUNCEY. Wedding at Trinity Church, New York, Yesterday. New York, June 2—The wedding of Miss Natalie Elizabeth _Chauncey, daughter of Mr. and Mre. Elihu Chaun- cey, of this city, to Seth Low Pierre- pont, third secretary of the American embassy in Paris, took place at Trinity chumch today. Bishop Doane of Al- bany officiated, assisted by the Rev. Endicott Peabody of Groton, Mass., and the.rector of Trinity church, the Rev. William T. Maniiing. The bride is the 'granddaughter of the late Bish- op Horatio Potter, predecessor of the Jate Bishop Henry C. Potter. Mr. Pierrepont is a nephew of former ex- Mayor and former President ‘of Co- lumbia University Seth Low. Resignation of General Manager Miiler, Central New England Railway Co. New Haven, Conn., June 2.—Official amnouncement was made today of the resignation of L. 8. Miller as general manager of the Central New England Railway company. E. H, McHenry is appointed vice president in charge of the construction and engineering de- partments, with offices In New Haven, and 0. M. Laing, superintendent, will have jurisdiction over matters pertain- ing to the operating department. The % official circular an ing the changes bears the date of June 1, and the canges are effective on that date. Took Out License to Marry. Louisville, Ky, June 2.—A. A. Stut- son hnd Miss Amelia Grace Taft, both of Jacksonville, Jll, today took out a license to marry. The bridegrocm is a «deaf mute and the bride, a graduate of a Boston school of expression, is orig- inally from wa Hampsaire and clalms to be distantly related to President Taft. The coaple will reside in Michi- MAYOR M'CLELLAN SITTING AS MAGISTRATE. Investigation of Charges Against Po- lice Commissioner Bingham. I New 'York, June 2.—Sitting as a magistrate in private session, Mayor McClellan will begin a thorough in- vestigation tomorrow of charges made by Supreme Court Justice Gaynor against Potice Commissioner Bingham of this city. The case of George B. Duffy, a 19- year-old boy, who Justice Gaynor complains was repeatedly arrested by the police on baseless charges, will be first taken up, and later testimony in general regarding Commissioner Bing- hamis_conduct in office will be heard. In his lefter to the mayor, which was made public last might, Justice Gaynor in effect asks for Commission- er Bingham's removal. CANNON LANDS WITH FIST. Drove His Right Into Ribs of Clerk Who Taunted Him as Fighter. ‘Washi non, who spar: gton, June 2.—Speaker Can- 0 ed recently with “Phi adelphia Jack™ O'BMen at the latter’ training’ camp, demonstrated his pugi- listic ability again yesterday. “Uncle Joe” was sitting in his office in the capitol smoking & long black clgar when Alexander McDowelly clerk of the house, entered. “What's all this I hear about your prowess with the mitts?" said McDow- ell, tauntingly. “The only way ypu can fight is with a gavel” “Is that s0?” drawled the speaker, without removing his cigar. “Dye want a personal demonstration? Put up your dukes right now and L'll show you a trick or two.” , ‘McDowell laughingly raised his hands as “Uncle Joe” sprang to his eet. He advanced his right foot awk- vardly and thrust his right hand out before him. “Oh! come, come,” said the speaker. “Get in proper position. You don't know anything ebout the game. You look like an elderly lady trying to shoo chickens out of a garden patch. Put your left foot forward and guard with your left arm. That's better. Now, look out!” With the warning “Uncle Joe” made a few feints that had the effect of completely demoralizing McDowell. Sidestepping quickly, he feinted wick- edly with his left for the McDowell chin, and, as the clerk threw up both guards, drove a hard one into the offi- cial's ribs. “Ugh!” sai@d McDowell, and a look of pained surprise crept over his face. “It was a shame to do it” sald “Uncle Joe,” picking up his cigar and starting for the door. “Come back” challenged McDowell vociferously. “Come back and make it a finish fight. I dare you.” P “Aw, go and gat a reputation first,” was the speaker's retort, as he van- ished in a curling cloud of smoke. WEEKLY FLIGHT CONTESTS To Be Held on Saturdays at Morri Park—Plans Perfected. New York, June 2—At a meeting of the Aeronautic soclety of New York, held tonight, plans were perfected for holding weeily flight contests on Sat- urdays at Morris park in Westchester county, north of the city. A competi- tion lasting an entire week may be held in July, but arrangements are only tentative, A chief prize of $2,000 has been offered, however, and all manner of craft may be entéred from New York and elsewhere. G. A. R. Gain 1,051 New Members. Washington, June 27.—At a meeting today of the national board on or- ganization of the Daughters of the American Reyolution, the announce- ment was made that 1,051 new mem- bers have been admitted to the organ- ization since the -recent election of Mrs, Matthew T. Scott as president- general of the order. Nairobi, June 2.—Theodore Roose- velt, accompanied by his son, Kermit, today called upon F. J. Jackson, the acting governor of the protectorate, to bid him farewell. Mr. Jackson will leave here tomorrow for a tour of the Mumias district. X St. Petersburg, Jude 2—The Novoe Vremyoe todaj that Emperor William and ror \ Nicholas will meer in the waters of the Finnish gull on June 17. Emperor Willlam will arrive on board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern and join the Russian im- perial family. MOTORMEN AND. CONDUCTORS SEVERELY BEATEN, ——il POLICE CHARGED ANGRY MOB Several Officers Injured—Cars Set on Fire—Police Powerless to Control the Strike Sympathizers. London, June 2—The Meadowbrook (Long Island) polo team has entered for the Ranelagh open cup tournament which will begin Monday. This is the only open polo event of the United Kingdom, except that for the Hurling- hame cup. Nine teams are entered for the contest, 2 Philadelphia, June 2.—The attempt of the Philadelphia Rapid Transic com- pany tof operate its cars tonight with strike breakers imported from other cities resulted in the first serious riot- ing which has occurred since the strike of the street car men began on May 29. Angry Strike Sympathizers. In the Kensington district, Where there are many mills, the feeling ran high. Mobs of men, women and chil- dren pulied the motormen and condue- tors from their cars and t them se- verely. In many instances cars were set on fire and in other cases they were thrown acrss the tracks. The police were powerless to control the angry strike sympathizers. When they charged the mob it separated only to form again in the vicinity of another car. No Night Cars Run, The officials of the company an- nounced today that night cars would be run tonight for the first time since the begianing of the strike. When the rioting started after nightfall every oar that could be gotten in®o the barns of the company were taken off the - Friedrichshafen, June 2—The Zep- pelin_airship, affer having made its way by easy stages from Goeppingen, arrived here at 6 o'clock this morning, and descended successfully to the flodt- ing sed un the Lake of Constance. The damages sustained at the end of the prolonged fiight on Sunday and Mon- day will be repaired here. OR. BINKLEY FOUND DEAD IN A CHICAGO HOTEL Relatives Certain That He Was Mur- dered by a Robber. Chicago, June 2.~Dr. John T. Bink- ley ‘of Evansville, 82 years old, was found dead in & room at the Welling- ton hotel here today, and his son, Dr. John T. Binkley, Jr, and other rela- tives are certain he was murdered by a robber, while the police and the ho- tel authorities incline toward the' sui- cide theory.- Dr. Binkley was found sitting upright in a chair and he had been shot in the left side of the face, 2 Legislature HOUSE WORKS HARD WHILE SENATE TAKES DAY OFF. MOVING PICTURE BILL PASSES 7 Highway Bill Tabled—Friday Session Again Voted Down—$4,000 to Run Commissioner Macdonald's Auto, Hartford, June 2.—The house was called to order at 10.30 by Speaker Banks. Prayer by the chaplain, Committee Reports. Ranks—Uafavorable concerning in- vestments for savings banke. - Report accepted, bill rejected. Humane Institutions — Unfavorable concerning the establishméht of a state farm; unfavorable on changimg the name of the Norwich hospital for the insane; unfavorable concerning a build- ing for the treatment of acute cases at the Connecticut hospital for insane. Reports aciepted, bills rejected. Public Héalth and Satety—Favoraile concerning organization of sanitary districts at shore resorts, - Calendar. Railway Relocation, A bill was passed giving street rall- companies the right to relocate tracks on application to and permis- sion by local authorities. This bill amends section 3824 of the * general statutes as amended by chapter 219 of the public acts of 1907. Moving Picture Theaters. A blll relating to nickel theaters and the bullet taking an upward course. A revolver was found on the bed to the right of the dead man, with one cham- ber empty, Mrs. George Upchurch, his daughter, and her 22 vear old daugh- ter, had left Dr. Binkley in his room only an hour before he was found dead. The dead man's _relatives say his watch, purse and valise, were taken. Dr. Binkley was at orie time & well 250th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of the Founding of Norwich, July 5th and 6th known physician in this city. Dr. Binkley, Jr., is the founder of the Chi- cago hospital. streets. Several policemen were. in- jured during the rioting. One Hundred Persops Injured, Cars Wrecked and Burned. Philadelphia, June 2.—One policeman shot an dprobably fatally injured, near- ly & hundred persons bruised and bat- tered, either by policemen or strike sympathizers, and five cars wrecked and then burned is the result of an attempt on the part of the Philadel- phia Rapid Transit company to oper- ate their cars tonight - by imported strike breakers. To attempt to move a car meant a riot and it was. decided early in the vening to close all barns for the night. Trolleymgn Keep Away from Saloons. The saloons were allowed to remain open, but they were not patronized to great extent by the trolleymen, -y having been -cantioned. by their ieaders earlier in the day to remain away from places of.drink. Trouble Expected Today. The temper of the sympathizers of the strikers is becoming more danger- ous with the passing of each hour and there are fears for what tomorrow may bring forth. v Cumberland, Md., June 2.—About 60 machinists and helpers employed in the shops of the Baltimore & Ohio rail- BAIL REFUSED HER HUSBAND. Five Morphine Cauted Death of Mrs. Clem- inson of Chicago. Caicagg Jun forphine caused the death of Mrs. Cleminson, wife of Dr. Cleminson, according to a prelim- inary report made b¥ chemists who made an analysis of the viscera of the dead women. A formal report on the subject will not be made for a week The husband first told the police that his wife was killed by chloroform, ad- ministered probably by robbers, but he afterward denied that statement. Late today Dr. Cleminson was taken before Municipal Judge Bruggemeyer for a preliminary hearing and the case was continued until June 9. Ball was refused. PASTOR’S SON ARRESTED. B(ak. Into Private Car of Daniel G. Reid. New York, June 2—Charged with breaking into and robbing the private car of Daniel G. Reid, president of the board of directors of the Rock Island railroad, Charles S. Sparman, said to be the fourteen year old son of a Methodist minister at Dillon, S. C.[road struck late today. The night was arrested in _the Pennsylvania | force also went out and the shops are freight yards in Jersey City today.|reported as idle ‘tonight. Through the burglary Mr. Reid lost about $500 worth of silverware, four Winchester rifles, a shotgun, a Colt's Tévolver and other articles of less value. A part of the stolen stuff was recovered. PITTSFIELD LINES TIED UP. One Hundred and Twenty-five Conduc- tors and Motormen on Strike. Pittsfield, Mass, June 2.—All traf- fic on the lines of the Pittsfield Street Raiyway Co. was tied.up today, fol- lowing a strike of the 125 conductors and motormen. Late tonight, although a conference was in progress, the situation was still unadjusted. A demand of the men for an increase of one cent an hour and for a_ten-hour working day. led to the strike, which according to the company officials, came as a surprise to them In view of the fact that they had arranged to have a conference with the employes later in the week on the question, During the day the company announceq that it had start- ed plans for re-opening all its thirty miles of lines with new and experi- enced men tomorrow. The strike lead- ers issued a statement asserting that two attempts on their part to approach the officials of the company for a con fererice had been rebuffed.® Then May- or' Willlam H. MacInnis brought about a_conference between the offi- cials and the men. The conference be- gan at the offices in the car barns about 8§ o'clock, and was still in ses- sion at a late hour. D. F. Fitzgerald, a member of the gemeral executive board of the Amalgamated Assoclation of Electrical and Street Railway Em- ployes of America, came from New Haven, Conn., to take gharge of the strike. GENERAL STRIKE Of Machinists in All the B. & O. Repair June 2.—There seems ev- ery probability tonight that a general strike of the machinists in all the shops of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, twelve or fourteen.in all, will be urder- ed within the next twenty-four hours. The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern it is understood, will not be involved. What course would be taken by the blacksmiths and -boilermakers, whose interests are closely interwoven with: thoge of the machinists, was proble- matical, it was said. No decision had yet been reached. Lawson-Fuller Engagement Announced Boston, June 2—The announcement was made tonight of the engagement of Miss Marion Lawson, second daugh- ter of Thomas W. Lawson, the well known broker, to Jaues Fuller Lord of Chicago. Tae wedding has been set for June 30. Weston at Laramie, Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming, June 2.—Edward Payson Weston, who is walking to the Pacific coast, arrived tonight. Leav- ing Granite canyon this morning, he covered the 38 mile8 to Laramie in a trifle under twelve hours. Tin Plate Plant to Reopen. Cambridge, O., June 2—Closed eight- een months, the American Sheet and Tin Plate Co. wil] reopen its plant here June 25 and ploy 1,000 men. GOVERNOR WEEKS IS COMING TO CELEBRATION, Unable t3 Stay Over Tuesday to Attend PANAMA SCANDAL CASE. After a Government Wins a Point Sharp Controversy. Indianapolis, Ind., June 2.—After a sharp controversy, in which the court took a prominent part, over the merits of the “Panama scandal,” the govern- ment won a point today in its prose- cution of Charles L. Wiillams and Del- evan Smith, owners of the Indianapolis Y News, indicted by & grand jury in the the Big Ball. District of Columbix on the charge of 5 ing_intima- At the requset of Captain Tarbox o [ criminal libel in publishing intima. the Fifth company, Coas: _artillery, | tons that there was enormous “graft’ in the purchase of the Panama canal by the United States. This was the second day of the hear- ing Dbefore Judge Anderson in thé United States district court on the government’s application for an order removing the defendants to the Dis- trict of Columbia for trial. At the request of Federal Attorneys Stuart McNamara and Charles W. Miller, Judge Anderson continued the case untll October 11 to permit the prosecution to introduce as witnesses Frank H. Hitehcock, former chair- man of the republican national com- mittee; Norman E. Mack, ohairman of the democratic national —committee; George B. Cortelyou, certain members of the office staft of J. P. Morgan & Co., and certain officers of various de- partments of the government at Wash- ington. The defense protested against a con- tinuance, saying that the government should have been prepared by this time to submit all its evidence. The court at first seemed fo approve, but on a statement by the opposing coun- sel as to what it was expected to prove by the new witnesses, the court decid- ed to hear the further evidence. Steamship Arrivals. At Marseflles: May 30, .Madonna, from New York. - i At Bremen: June 1, Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse, from New York S Representative H. W. Tibbits called upon Governor Weeks at the capitol on Tuesday and inyited his excellency to be the guest of Captain Tarbox’s com- pany at the ball to be given on the night of July. 6th in the armory. The governor expressed great appreciation of the honor, but said that it would be absolutely necessary for him to leave Norwich on the afternoon of Tuesday The governor told Mr. Tibbits that he was looking forward to his visit here with much pleasure and said he would gladly render any assistance in his rower to maks the affair the great suc- cess he was sure it would be. Will Reduce Railroad Rates. There, has been received from the New-JHaven road officials assurances that the reduced rates defired on the raflroads between such pbints as New Hayen, Hartford, Worcester, Putnam and Providence ‘will be granted, thy rate to be #-fare ana a half for the 10ung trip. They will alsh provide for @ tdin at 10.15 each evening going north from this city. The sub-commit- tee of the transportation committee is much pleased as the result of their work and should result in-an inereased attendance at the celebration. Stratford—On Frilay evening Prof. Jenkins of the State Experiment Sta- tion at New Haven is to deliver an ad- dress in the public library. moving picture show houses, for the protection of the public, was passed as follows: Section 1. Every theater, nickelette, gchoolhouse, or. hall, excepting town halls, in which people commonly as- semble in larger numbers than 100, skall be provided with'one or more ex its,. each exit consisting of a_door so hung as to open outward, and in case any passageway from such theater, nickelette, schoolhouse, or hal! to such exit contains one or more dgors, each door shall be so hun~ as to open out- ward. Sec, 2. The owner or lessee of any such theater, nickelette, schoolhouse, or hall who uses or permits any such theater, nickelette, schoolhouse, or fail o be used as a place for the assembiy cf people when such theater, nickelette, schoolhouse, or hall does not conform to the provisions of this act shall be fined not more than $200, or confined in jail not more than six months, or both If the owner or lessee is a corporatior. the directors shall be deemed the own- ers or lessees within the meaning ot this act. If the owner or lessee is an eccleslastical society, or a school dis- trict, the trustees of such society, or the board having control of the prop- erty or of such schooihouse, shall be deemed the owner or lessee within the meaning of this act. Rockville Hospital. The house voted an appropriation of $1,250 yearly to the Rockville City hos pital, for the two years ending Sept. 1911, Highway Bill Tabled. On the calendar for action was hou bill* No, 753 concerning the improve- ment of public highways, which amends the present statute in several impor- tant respects. Mr. Leete of Enfield, house chairman of the committee on roads, bridges and rivers, explatned the J proposed amendments, saying that in view of the growth of the improved roads movement and the vast amount of work placed on the shoulders of the highway commissioner the amendmen to the bill are a1 absolute necessit; Mr. Leete spoke at some iength an Mr. Dunn of Windham raisei a point of order which the speaker decided was well taken. Befcre a vote was reached Mr. Tin- gier of Vennon moved that the bill be tabled, saying it is complicated and he did not understand it and thought there were many more who did not. T{le bill was tebled and ordered print- ed. Shore Line Trolley. “This is & happy solution of an old auarrel and everybody is satisfied,” were the words with which Mr. Ohandler of ~ Rocky Hill prefaced his remarks in explanation of a resolution amending the charter of the Shore Line Electric Railway company and extending the time for constriiction. He said the resolution gives the com- pany permission to build from Guil- ford to New Haven by a northern route and along shore to meet the Stony Creek trolley. The resolution was adopted without debate. It was the cause of a big rumpus in the gen- eral assmebly of 1907. There was no oposition by the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad this time. $4,000 to Run Commissioner’s Auto. An appropriation of $4,000 was voted for the maintenance and operation of the automobile used by Highway Cam- missioner James H. MacDonald, was no debate of the measure. Change of Reference. From humane institutions to appro- priations—Concerning a mew water main for fire protection at Con- necticut hospital for the imsane: mak- ing an appropriation for current ex- penses for the Norwich hospital for insane: making’ an appropriation for new buildings, apparatus, etc, for the Norwich hospital for insane; ‘concern- ing_additional protection in wase of fire at the Connecticut hospital for in- | sane; concerning a nurse’s home at the Connecticut hospital for insane. Judiclary to finance—Concerning as- sessors and their terms in office. Other Calendar Matters. Bills pass d--Concerning the city court of Norwsch; concerning the safe- ty of the public using street railways and providing for changes and altera- tions in tracks, etc.; extending the time for examination In relation to the practice of medicine, surgery and mid- wifery on certificate to January 1 1914: amending the charter of the city of Bridgeport; senate bill concerning pleadings in civil actions; raising com- pensation of deputy sheriffs attending court from 33 to $5 per day. Friday Session Voted Down. The house again voted down a res- olution to hold a session on Friday. SMUGGLED GOWNS Wild Rush of Women for Finery at New Custom House Sale “-:ldm Junki [negro, was &a ity at Centerville, lowa, Y nmz’ ol'tha murder of Clara Rosen, an Ottumwa choir singer,.and was im- mediately sentenced to be hanged on July 29, 1910, The House at Tallahassee Tuesday passed the Farriss child labor bill which makes it unlawful for children under 14 years of age to work in fac- tories, mines, etc, during the months in which schools are in session. UNMADE ROBES, LACES, WAISTS, GLOVES Strenuous Bidding by More than Six Hundred Women Fe- sulted in a Turbulent Aucfion—Piclqwgknb, Too, Added to the Excitement—Collector Loeb on Watch for the Smugglers—digh Prices were Obtained The Estimate of Appropriations for the interior department for the fiscal year 1911, as approved by Secretary Ballinger, show a net decrease of eight and one hal{ million dollars, as com- pared with the appropriations for the fiscal year 1910. Federal Judge Hunt at Portland, Oregon, Tuesday sentenced farmer United States District Attorney Hall to pay a fine- of $1,000 and to serve sixty days in jail for conspiracy to defrand the government in connection with the Butte Creek Lane Ly stock and Lumber compaiy land fraud cases. v York, June clinging for support to the tops of the sashes. Poor Arrangements- for S Arrangements for the auction were not especially good, since those packed at the far end of the long room could not make their bids heard. Inspg: tors did what they could in transmit- ting these bids to the auctioneer, but a8 a rule the article had been knocked down before the offer could reach him. High Prices the Rule: Prices for the various gowns, ace cording to experts present, were higl ‘Waists brought from § to $30, and gowns from 340 to $160, and you could have bought them for those prices, sald the experts, in any good New York store. ' Collector Losb Interested Spectator. Collector Loeb, who was present, was” anxious that none of the good: 2 ~—AMore than six Lundred women and a handful of men filled the civil service room in the custom house to the doors today, when the sale of dress goods forfeited to the government for violation of the customs laws was held by Willlam Henkel, United States marshal. Tempestuous Scene. Some four hundred items, including gowns, walsts, unmade robes, laces, and gloves, were to be auctioned, and the women, most of whom had In- spected the goods at yesterday's pub- lic view, put no curb upon their im- patience to obtain varlous articles that had . caught their fancy. The result was a turbulent’auction. Time after time the sale was haited while order was restored, and the marshal was constantly obliged to appeal for si- lence, or to command it, threatening to, clear the room of the noisy ones, who, The Question Whether a Bank can be compelled by the government to refund money paid it on forged pen- sion checks.was involved in the case of the Uniteq States against the Na- tional Exchange bank of Providencé, R. I, which' was @ecided by the su- preme court of the United States at Washington Tuesday favorably to the government. The Will of Mrs. Caroline E. John- son of 418 Fifth avenue, New York, disposing of an estate of $2,000,000, ‘which is being contested by a daugh- ter,* Mrs. Joseph W. Taylor, of New York, was allowed by Judge George in the Suffolk county "probate court at Boston Tuesday. It is understood the contestant will carry the case to the supreme court. b s b RS at times, it must ba said, comprised | should fall into the hands of the “Fin PHILADELPHIA HORSE SHOW. |almost the entire audience, supposed to be interested in the o Rboced At tempt to smuggle them, and his in Saddle Horse Competitions—La i Ottt ']"’di'"“' seeq | BPECtors and special treasury agents Saddle Horses—Harness Class Win- | (o0 b oy 07, 41 not proceed | watched the bidders in the hope of v P .8 e early afternoofi | getting clews which would enable them ners. Marshal Henkel would not yenture to F to run down the smugglers, For this say how many days the auction would reason the collector 15 pleased at the Philadelphla, June 2.—Durham, a|continue. Prices were satisfatcory to - chestnut gelding. exhibited by Rufus |him, and in ail ways cecert shay of B, e ouert: - WHD: Sedvll SR L. Pattersou .of New York city, won [expedition he pronounced the sale an | oF, their own use the honors in the saddle horse compe- | unqualified success. In point of at-| Should Have Hired Madison Squars. titions today at the Philadelphia horse | tendance, be said, it was the large Conditions grew worse as the day e ; in the history of the custom house. |wore on. The ventilation was bad, the ith such animals as " oods ha 0 get at and | Sonia, the chestnut mare which won| - Pickpockets There, Too. Bfest oo o peas ot e R the champlonships al Atlantic City | - When the auction was at its helght, 1 Shought it was ko o oe anps and Madison Square Garden shows, | Henkel learned that several pickpock- | ¢ninc"like this, T'd have hifed Madi- Irish Rose, exhibited by Edwin H.|ets had made their way into the room. | yon “Square garden,” . sald Marshal Weathorbee, and Lighttoot, exhibited | A8 some of the women carried well- | Syl ars Satoy filled purses, was apparent. the danger of robbery by Mrs. W.'S. Eliot of New York city, Henke] interrupted the Durham won the blue, Sonia took the Omaha Not Slow. red and Irish Rose the yellow. sale to announce that he was awa “Here is the belle of Avenue A Ridden by Miss Grace Anthony, a|Of the presence of pickpockets and | shouted the auctioneer, offering a tea 15-year-old girl, Durham aiso won the | Warned bidders to look to their valua- | gown of silk crepon and lace. It went courted I’Alglon cup for ladies’ saddle | Dles. to a_dealer from Omaha for $69. horses, defeating M Ann; exhibiteda| He sent inspectors to various parts | “The latest Paris fashions will reach by Miss E. H. Btdford of Green Farm, | 0f the room with instructions to keep | Omaha about * years abead of yes open and arrest any su: piclous person promptly. The crowd- ed condition of the room will be ap- preciated when it is stated that many women stood on the window schedule this yea tioneer. There will be four more sales, the next on Friday, and the goods for it sills,# will be on view tomorrow. remarked the auc- Conn., last year's winner, which was ridden by Mrs. John G. Gerken. Irish Rose, ridden by Mrs. Belle Beach Bain, won the red. Reginald Vanderbilt won again in the harness class with Lord Burleigh and Lord Brooks in the pair event, and with Dr. Selwork in the single harness event. His Tiger Lily, however, was defeated by R. P. MeGrann's entry, Gentleman John, in the hackney event. ENGAGED BY GREAT NORTHERN To Inspect and Report on the Road's OVERLAND LIMITED TRAIN ROBBERS BOUND OVER. Members of T Crew .and Postal Clerks Identify the Prisoners. | JAPANESE VICE ADMIRAL IN WASHINGTON. | Guest of Honor at Metropolitan Glub Dinner Last Night. Washington, June 2.—Surrounded by Omahe, Neb., June W. Woods, 2.—G. Fred Torgensen and James Gordon | the highest officlals of the government . Water Pay were bound over to the next grand by prominent officers of the navy and St. Paul, Minn, June 2.—President|Jury today to answer the charge of | by more than thirty of hls ninety-two £ e . e rruldent | foiaig ub. ‘and robbing the Overland | fellow graduates (b the clams of ‘&8 way announced today that John F.|Limited mail car on the Union Pacific|from the United States naval wead- Stevens. who resigned as first vice | railroad at the city limits of Omaha |emy, Vice Admiral HBaron . Sotokichi residenit of the New York, New Ha- | on the night of May W. H. | Uriu of Jupan was thé guest of honor Yen and Hartford railroad, would join | Munger of the Unit district | at a_dinner of sixty covers at the Met~ the Great Northern for & brief time. | court fixed ea 000, | ropolitan club tonight Mr. Hill ool Twenty-two witnesses were called | This occasion was one of the inost T“Mr, Stevens has been er te identify the prisoners and all were | pleasurable features of the baron's the Great Northern Railroad comp: fairly certain that the men In the | visit to the United States, it being the to Inspect and report. on th prisoner's dock were identical with |only opportunity he has had to meet ASLAP Dower W MORtRTh %0l ¥ those who committed the robbery. festal board all the members of for S i L g it small boys, who brought about I ass who came to Washington te fox’ constdbratiol arrest of the alleged robbers by ionor him with their presence e e bavause he 1 ‘the best | covering their tools and seporting to| The vieitors %ame from many pasts T e comtry to do the work. | the police through their teacher, tes- | of the Unitdd States, one of them be= ccause, 45 ha was leaving the | tified to seeing the men near Brown |ing from California B e oad. he was at Ibosty a¢ | Park school before and after the rob- Erexidant Tatt responded to the toust he right time. The work he has ahead | bery oceurred “The President o him will require about six weeks,| Members of the train ‘crew and a| Mr. Tatt was glad of the chanice to « eyt number of postal clerks also were able | do honor to the gallant Japanese safl- io WO) DB i iy weny e o iaaatity or and to testify by his presence and «the men under arrest. L St W be Peal” sl s waslerk participation n the festivities of the 000 =A vening I appreciation of the feelin, Wi oLy RABIES FROM SKUNK BITES. | %, \merican nation entertaing Criminal_ Irregularities Charged - Other Wild Animals. distinguished visitor of the nation which on more than one occasion had Detroit, June 2.—The $1,500,000 fai Washington, June 2.—An interest- h ure of the Detroit brokerage firm of | iy yhage of a discussion of rabies to- (o el a0 i Cameron, Currie & Co., last July, re- | I8 Pho ’ 3 L S sulted today in the indictment of | day at the annual conference of state | CALIFORNIA TROOPS Lounis H. Case, managing partner, Her- | and territoria] health officers, with the b bert B, Page, Robert L. Edwards, Ern- | United States ic health and ma- ORDERED TO STRIKE SCENE est Wractke and William H. Stritzskie, rine hospital service, was the fact that | |y ber Workmen Bresk Ints Light clerks, and William Rowley and Fred the disease is frequently from the bites of skunks, and Power Plant. erick T. Dolsen, telegmph operators, s employed by the defunct firm, on|other wild anim: ) charges of criminal irregularities. The subject was brought up by As-| Sacramento, Cal, June 2.—In re- Three indictments were returned, one | sistant Surgeon Kerr, who presented a | Sponse to a h«l\-‘ m vh(\m Colonel being against the seven men jointly |large chart showing the geographical | Bradbury at McCi Cal., announc~ and two against Case individually. distribution of rables in eac hof the | INg that the 600 striking lumber work- ——— e states. He spoke of the measures | men hndl ml'ulflenx r”‘mdfl‘;h"':\" and dopted in various localities to com- | power plant and forced the firemen b s gl el vt o < S " | and engineers o quit work, Governer From Sus Drs. Godfrey of Arizona and Brumby | Gillett ordered four companies of mfl- Lod” Rapalis Man:Foped Fiom; of Texas, described the danger from | it/ to proceed to the scene at once g ( the bites of skunks and other wild an- | today. Los Angeles, Cal. June 2—Charles | imals, and declared that wolf bites | The treops left Sacramento by epe Los Angeles, Cal, June 2. —Charles | yoquently convey —the infeetion of | clal train tonight to make the 360-mil picien of knowing something about| = ———————————— Colonel Bradbury's telegram said { GEN. MILES DENIES CHARGES Against Valor of Sixty-first New York ~During Siege of Petersburg. of L, Laura Regester in was freed from all in that direction today. the murder Providence, R. suspicion that McCloud was withont fire protecs tion and light, and that property worth two million dollars and the citizens and their homes were at the mercy of OBITUARY. the strikérs, who re apparently be- b Norwich, N, 2 neral | yond control of the leader: John H. Manning, Neison A. Mi annual re- PSR SN 2 7 union of the 61st Regimental assocla- tion, held here today, emphatically de- nied charges which he =aid had been recently brought by Major Larkin of the Fifth New Hampshire regiment against the valor of the 61st New York Pittsfield, Mass., June Manning, a resident of this city a member of the state highway com- mission, died tonight at"the Corey Hill hospital following an_operation. THE COTTON SCHEDULE Under Consideration All Day in Sen- ate—No Feature Passed On, . Mannin, one time as = & momber of thaSstate board of pharma| in the engagement at Reams' Station| Washington, Jime 2.—With the oy and prominent in the work of the | during the siege of Petersburg, fn Au- | adoption of a resolution today provid- ing for day and night sessions aggre- gating ten hours daily, beginning to- morrow, the senate heard a policy for limiting dilatory motions sugkested gust, 1864. The survivors of the agreed with him. During the > part of the civil war General Miles was & colonel of the Glst, but he had never state and national pharmaceutical as- sociations. He was born in Ellington, Conn., in 1846, and traced his lincage to the Mayflower. oL el before attended a seunion of his old | Which cuused an carnest protest by confrades in_Chenango county onator Bacon sud others. The Has Pawtiohat, Pustainiter - Déasl president, basing his action upon & Pawtusket, R. L, June 2.—Postmaster precedent which occurred in the last A. K. Goodwin of this city died today of paralysiss He had been mavor of the city three times and was prominent congress when the Aldrioh-Vreeland ourrency bill was under consideration, Steel Masts of Racing Yacht Constitu- | fle1 thut the abstnce of & quorum in republican pdlitics of the state. He tion to Be Utilized. uld not be called to the attention of served one term as president of the the senate If the senator occupying New England Postmasters’ association, New York, June 2.—The steel masts | the floor declined to yield for that Mr. Goodwin was born in South Ber-| of the one-time racing vacht Constitu- | purpose. wick, Me., in 1839. tion, which Thomas W. Lawson, the| Senator Bacon declared that this s AR Recognized as the Lost Archduke. Chicago, June 2—The Journal today published an affda¥it sworn to by Alois Jaeger, a masseur of Chicago, in which the latter states that in 1874-75 he was valet to Jobann Salvator, arch- owner, sought to have picked in 1901 as defender of the America’s cup, have been bought by New. York ciy and will be converted into a 175 foot lib- erty pole which will stand on the water front in Battery park, on the site of the small staff which patriotic New was one of the revolutionary rulings made when the currency bill was une< der consideration, and that under it there would be serious abuse of pars liamentary rules. He announced his intention of obtaining a full considera- tion of this question by the Introducs Yorkers set up a fow minutes after the | tion of a resolution to be considerad i "5 "',T,f,fl’;:f::q‘“tfi British wvacuated the city in Revoiu- | by the committee on rules, Johann ator of that city as the | tionary times. The masts wcre picke Serfitor Elkins spoke at length, ad- vocuting a duty on coal and petroles uim. The cotton schedule was consgrucs tively under consideration all day. but no feature of It Was passed on. up by park department officlals In a shipyard where they had lain since the dismantling of the Constitution an Francisco Evening Post Sold. lost arehduke. tios Portland, Ore., June al Retail Grocers' association met to- Salary Increased. An inorease in salary of $300 per year was voted to the state attorney of New London county. He has been setting, $3500, but after chis will re- celve $3,300. Adjourned to Thursday ... | day In convention with 250 delegates ! #ald, o undermine the retail stores. San Francisco, June 2.—The San Francisco Evening Post has bee bought, it was announced today, by the-owners of the Evening Globe. It is | Hester's New Orleans cotton #aid that the two plants will be merged | issued toduy shows the total and the combined” newlmcr. will ap- $ 1o be $32,785 bales, against Pear as the Globe and Post year. X% ) New Orleans Cotton Statsment. from 31 states. President C. J. Cra- New Orleans, June mer of the association assafled the proposed savings bank act, the pro- ‘posed parcels post law and the cata- logue. house, all of which- tended, he ke