Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 4, 1909, Page 1

FORFODTSORE Brifigs Ray of| REST SOON Move Made by Political Leaders Hope to the- Plodders. e | THE LARGEST AUDIENCE OF THE ~ THREE DAYS. - THE N . W' H, Sheppard, libel, originally wet g‘w May ben postponed to July 30. . Troitsk, Siberia, Junes3.—/A court has been conv . the colonel, lieutenant ot::r ‘oflt!'cera ,-;t the ?];'on e regiment, who are alleged n- volved in far-reaching financial irreg- ularities. = Peculations am a#eady have been — EXPORTS OF COTTONS TO CHINA | — ¥ Marked Increase Shown by Aaril Ex- port Statement—Normal Conditicns ITY OF RATES . PHILADELPHIA STRIKE ABOUT OVER. try | Mr. Robbins of New Haven Road Fin- ishes His Argument—Members of ~ New York Commission Heard. Indications are that the Trouble will Be Settled Today and the Men Return to Work This Afternoon—Mob of Nearly 4,000 Men Turned Back by Force of 500 Policemen—Disturbed Districts All Quiet at 10 P. M. o = Hartford, June 3.—The general su- sion of public service corpora- was taken up by the ittee on a public uti ion at its closing and the audience was the the three da; hearing this and they dispersed after hurling a few | stones through the windows. Lawlessness in Early Evening. At Broad street and Erie avenus, Thirteenth street end Allegheny ave- nue, and Allegheny avenue and Clear- field streets the demonstrations early in the evening were almost as serious as those in the Kensington district. Cars were wrecked, oconductors were beaten, were assaulted. Several were injured by the indiscriminate hurling of stones and clubs by the lawless element. No attempt was made to burn the cars, the mob being content with breaking the windows, tearing the curtains and smashing the seats. One Car Burned. ‘When 1t became known that there was a probability of an amicable set- tlement tomorrow, the fury of the mob abated, and at 10 o'clock the disturb- ed districts were quiet. trouble was reported from either West Philadelphia, June 3.—“The outlook for & settlement of the strike of ‘the motormen and conductors of the Rapid Transit company is very bright,” said C. O. Pratt, leader of the strikers, to- night. This declaration, together with statement by State Senator M ohol, that the strike would be set- tled within twenty-four hours, has brought a ray ef hope to the thou- sands of footsore Philadelphians who have been plodding to and from their aturday, May 29. ad Like Wildfire. The move made by the local political Jeaders early today to have the differ- ences between the company and its employes submitted to arbitration, act- ed as a panacea upon the boisterous strike sympathizers. The report that the strike would probably be settled within twenty-four hours spread like but not before the rioters in the Kensington district had started on their raid of' destruction. Mob of 4,000 Men Halted. Early in the evening a mob of near- 1y 2,000 persong formed on Kensington avenue and started for the main barn of the Transit company, at Eighth and Dauphin streets, for the pu they declared, of destroying the struc- ture. T heir number was augmented as the march proceeded, so that by the time the barn was reached there wers nearly 4,000 persons in the mob. The company had been warned of the approach of the mob, and when the crowd reached the barn it was met by The array of bluecoats “Mr. Robbins' Argument Finished. ZMr. Robbins of the New Haven road (8pecial to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, June 3.—Thé April ex- of the bureau of sta- lepartment of commerce znd labor shows clearly the marked in- crease of exports of cottons.to China and the return towards ncrmal condf- In the single month of April the quantity of cotton goods exported to China was 16,786,348 y: 7,287,119 in April of last vear, and, the ten months ending with April, 1668, the total export of cotton clcths China was - 100,116,737 £0,697,101 yards in the corresponding This total of 100 mil- lion yards of cottons sent to China In thq ten menths ending with April, 1309, is larger than any corresponding period prior to 1899, and has only.been, ex- ceeded on six occi 1£99, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1905 and 1606. China is, a8 a rule, the largest pur- <haser of American cottons, but in the vears 1807 and 1908 the exports of cot- ton cloths to that country fell +» a small fraction of those of the imme- diately. preceding cotton cloths to China averaged in the fiscal years 1905 and 1906 486 million yards per annum; in 1907 and 1908 they averaged but 68 millions per annum, or one-seventh as much as the aver- In the fiscal year 1906 the quantity of cotton cloths exported to China aggregated 498,521,402 yards: fiscal year 1908, only two years the quantity was 49,876.671, or much as in 190€. This large’ falling off in the exports of cotton cloths to our former largest customer, China, was due chiefly at least to the fact that the imports of that country in 1905 and 1906 were ab- normally large and far in excess of the actual consuming power of that mar- first allowed to finish his argu- t, begun yesterday, on the matter rates and he went into an of the way in which rages have been made, illustrating his ideas with examples such as the building of a railroad to bring ore to market and subsequent . development of coal mines along the route, the product of which could be handled profitably, a mere fraction of the rate given to the mine owner for whose benefit the He said that adjust- ment of rates was the shrewd, bu: ness-like ‘understanding of conditions. He praised the system in use on Am- erican roads, a system declared to be the wonder of the world. He declared Te was no such thing as uniformity of rates, for uniformity would set the country back a hundred years. ing he considered the most diffi- of all problems facing a business , and so delicately adjusted are that the most experienced freight manager on a road hesitates long be- fore he will touch a long established The direct effects of a change are hard to foresee; the indirect effect is beyond description. Mr. Robbins al- port statemen tistics of the motormen and rds. against daily toil since yvards, against road was built. period of 1308. wildfire tonight; Philadelphia or the southern section of the city, but at Darby, acrass the city line, a car was burned. The motorman had stopped his car at a railroad crossing. While await- ing the signal to cross the tracks, a crowd gathered and some one fired a shot from a revolver. and conductor fled and the mob then set fire to the car. Men May Return to Work Today. If the men counter proposition of the transit offi- cials they will propably return to work late tomorrow afternoon. The motorman 80 took up the gas and electric ing and argued that a public age of 1905-6. commission could handie rate Moreover, he said, tiat, the not fear that New Haven road did (Continued on Page kleven) 500 policemen. had & quieting effect on the rioters, just one-tenth as SCHEME OF BREWERS TO LIGHTEN THEIR TROUBLES TIMBER FIRES SWEEP ALL BEFCRE THEM. Serious Situation in Western Canada— Flames Fanned by Gale. Advocate the Issuing of Two Kinds of Winnipeg, Man., Atlantic City, N, J., June 3.—Proper | LOST WAGER OF $2,000 oeuvres were made public at Washing: ton. - Further ls of the Plan to permil trading in United States Steel common were made public in Paris. An Englishman Has Given $210,000, according to a report from London, to ofmfi?hnflhw' portrait of the Duchess n. ¥ Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt at New- port reported the loss of a valuable ¢iamond and sapphire bracelet and of- fered a reward for its return. Was Said at Washington that the Atlantic coast would be protected by a sqiadron of dirigible balloons if -ep-’| gress would take favorable action, The German Emperor, in a despatch to Count Zeppelin, highly praised his recent exploit. The dirigible returned safely to its sbed at Friedrichshafen. Ex-Judge Henry S. Dewey began his suit for $76,000,000 for libel against of ficials of the Good Government asso- ciation in the superior court in Bos- ton. ¥ Secretary of State Koenig of New York decided that the United Stales must pay $2 for its army automoblle on the ground that the fee is a license, not a tax. A Meeting Between Emperor William and Emperor Nicholas has been ar- ranged in Finnish waters, and Russian sovereign will afterward visit France and England. The Preliminary Draft of a Treaty tetween Veneztiela and Colombia was cigned at Caracas. cede territory on the Orinoco, and Negro rivers to Venezuela. Inirida Alfred Osgood of Springfield, empioy- ed as a grinder in the Covert Motor Venicle plant at Lockport, N. Y., which was burglarized Sunday, has confessed the crime. The $35,500 note, money or Gers and $50 of the $104 in cash which were stolen have been recovered. # The American Medico-Psychclogical society at Atlantic City elected the Presi- dent, William F. Drewry, Petersburg, Va vice vresident, Dr. C ps - W, Pilgrim, Poughkeepsie; sec Y oand wreasurer. Dr. €. G. Wagner, 3ingham- ton, N. Y. 250th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of the ‘ Founding-of Norwich, July 5th and 6th regulation of the liquor traffic and a strict enforcement of the laws gov- erning saloons were strongly recom- mended by speakers at.the final ses- sion, today of the annual convention e [United States Brewers’ BUT WON A BRIDE Chicago Man Courted Ohio Girl Just Twenty-four Hours. Gibsonburg. O] uepper of Chicago ended a twenty- four hours’ courtship today, when Miss Gertrude McCloskey of Woodville said fires are reported temight as sweeping all before them in several parts .of western Canada. Along the Prince Al kert branch of the Canadian Northern rallroad, Ir the Saskatchewan river district, ths fire extends a hundred rriles, and it is feared that many lives be lost in the wr span bridge was train went t nace of fire and the windows became =0 hot they could not be touched. A twenty mile gale is fannjng the fiames. prevail In the Gun Flint eoction of the Duluth extension, a rall- running out of Port Arthur tow- Bridges are burned, but hundreds of men are fighting the flames to prevent them from reaching the settlements, A GREAT REUNION OF THE BLUE AND GRAY To Be Held in Washington Under Sec- retary of War's Supervision. CLASHES IN THE SENATE, ALDRICH TAKEN TO TASK. Rhode Isiand Senator Accused of Offer- ' ing Affront to Germany. H. B. Scharmann of New York, a veteran member of the association, be- lieved that the only remedy for the present troubles of the brewers the issulng of two kinds of licenses, one for the sale wines and the other for the retailing of whiskies and other strong alcoholic drinks, Under such a license system, he sald, brewers could sell only to the retailer of beer and wines, and the brewers would not be blamed for the drunkenness where distilled liquors are sold. said the percentage rromeeer and Washington, June 3.—The senate not in an amicable state of mind to and as a consequence there were se eral clashes of temper. begun with a speech by Senator Sto vhich he asserted that At the same time Kuepper relin- quished all chances $2,000 wager if he walked six thou- sand miles within a year. was pofted by the Shamrock Athletic Chicago and the young man began 'his task May 23. provision that ramble he met The day was of beer and Forest fires of Missouri in the German officials had taken excep- tion to remarks recently made by S There was a if during his year's and wed a stranger $500 would be added to the purse. Tuesday night Kuepper stopped at the The wooing began yesterday. The couple will be married Sunday. but Kuepper will not complete relative to the wage stat ment supplied by the German govern- ment at the request of the American secretary of state. Mr, Aldrich had “impertinent” claimed had been made in that s ment to influence American tariff leg Stone undertook show that the epithet had heen appiled to the German governm Mr. Aldrich resented thi but he repeatedly said man manufacturers had undertaken to influence the course of the tariff bill and he charged that in so doing they had been guilty of intoxication wines is very | McCloskey home. UNIDENTIFIED MAN HANGING TO TREE LIMB Had Over a Thousand Dollars in His lation, snd Mr. BEQUESTS OF $3,000,000 Of the Sum Charities Receive Only About $200,000. New York, June 3. nn,, June 3.—Tele- grams from leaders of the Grand Army and Confedrate Veterans all over .the eountry are being received by the Minnepolis Journal in approval of a campaign for a great Teunion of thb blue and gray to be held next year in ‘Washington under the supervision of the secretary of war. Commander in Chiet H. M. Nevins . thinks the proposition come before the encamp- alt Lake City in August. Clement A. Evans, mander in chief of Confederate Vet- le I have no authority to officiaily, I can say personally that war passions are gone in the gouth.” PITTSFIELD STRIKE SETTLED. Street Car Men Back at Work—Com- Principal Demands. Minneapolis, Dover, N. J, June 3—An unidenti- fied man was found hanging from a limb of a tree on the outskirts of Dover late this afternoon. in his pocket. Seen since Monday, ‘his queer behavier was day morning he asked a ust enough carbolie acid @ nonchalent about refusing the re- Charities receive about $200,000 of the $8,000,000 estate of the late Mrs. Margaret J. P. Graves, wife of Robert Graves who, prior to her marriage to him was the widow of Henry B, Plant, the multi- of impertinence. During the course of his remark Aldrich intimated that Mr. Stone was acting as a representativ and this remagk aroused the anger of the Missourian. to speak his mird as an American sen- ator, he saild that the use of the ex- pression was colloquy consumed almost three Ultimately Mr. Aldrich Pald a high compliment to the German people aund their emperor and the in- cident closed for the day siatement by Mr. Storne that while Mr. Aldrich and Mr. Depe been involved in the controve not made a straightforward retraction. as he bad believed they should, they had so “sugar coated” the dose as to He had $1,193.72 en the sireets of Germany, noticed. Tue: druggist for steamship and hotel owner. was filed in the surrogate’s court here The largest donations it that the druggls \quest, suggested that the canal was not “Acid is better, they tell me” the man replied. 800 PASSENGER TRAINS ARE HELD UP Floods—Houses Away—Children Missing. June 3.—A de- spatch from Fernie tells floods in that town tonight. overflowed its banks in several pls The flood also burst owned by the Elk Lumber company. The Soo passenger trains were held here all day on account of the damage done to the bridge crossing the river at Elko. At Coal Creek the river over- flowed its banks and carried away Several children are the Roman' Catholic orphan St. Vincent’'s hospital, the society of the New York hospita] and the trus- tees of the New York fire department relief funds, each of which gets $25,- A bequest of $20,000 is made to .uke's hospital Mrs. Graves given large amounts, while ten other institutions are remembered sum of $10,000 each. To her husband, Robert Graves, Mrs. Graves jeaves a specific bequest of $1,000,000, her residence, horses, car- ges, automobiles, all personal prop- erty attached to the residence, in an equal share with two nephews who are named among the beneficiar- ies the residue of the estate after the payment of specified bequests. total amount of the bequests is about hours of time. in this city, w, who had also 1 d pany Grants Pittefield, Mass,, June 3.—The Pitts- fleld Street Raliway company and the striking dar men came to an agree- this morning after an all- erence, and it was announc- ed that the men would go bdback to work at 5 a. m. The company acceded to the two principal demands of the strikers—the one cent an h increase and a straight ten hour day, while the wstrikers withdrew three minor demands. The strike was {naugurated yester- day morning. FELL FROM MOVING CAR. Tobacece Millionaire William McAlpin Seriously Injured ‘in New York, relieve it of its bitter taste. Following the Aldrich-Stome episode, Senator Lafollette resumed h's speech in oppdsition to the cotton schedule, The atmosphere of the senate Ler was surcharged with electricity night when the tariff bill was taken ap at 8 o'clock in the first night's session since congress was convened were 54 senators present. Ppublican senator whko is in the eity, except Mr. Lafollette, was in hig seat and his absence was made the subject of crificism that involved the sincerity of his attitude on the tariff finally descended upon him by conservative republicans in charge of the bill and spivited de- ‘| fense from insurgents #nd democrat Finally the tense situation was smootn- €d over, but dn outbreak is threatened and is almost sure to occur when the booms of log several houses. AN e S GREAT SNOW BANK MELTS. Its Sudden Disappearance May Be Due to Volcanic Action. HON. HERBERT KNOX SMITH To Continue Prablbly in His Position in Commerce and Labor Department. (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, June 3.—Events of the last few days seem to indicate that Hon. Herbert Knox Smith of Hartford would be retained in his position as | commissioner of corporations in the department of commerce and labor. has been repeatedly stated that while his. work has been very satisfactory and he has done excellent work in fer- reting out valuable information regard- ing trusts during the last administra- tion, he &id not fit well into President Taft's ideas on theé subject of corpora- serious attacks Grand Junction, Col mense snow bank Iying on the slope of Mount Elliott, a 13,000-foot peak inm southwestern Colo- rado, has melted hours, and an is rising from the The cloud of steam is visible It is believed by those fa- miliar with the -mountain that the phenomenon is caused by a volcani® disturbance. A mine located near the basin and worked years ago was abandoned be- cause of the intense heat encountered The deep snow on the mountainside prevents ‘close in- New York, June $.—Willlam M. Mc- the tobacco millionaire, heriously injured today by falling from a moving Madison avenue car which he attempted fourth street. Mr, McAlpin was re- moved to Bellevue hospital, suffering from contusione of the head and body, and possibly a fracture of the skull ‘Wisconsin senator again gets the floor. The most important amendment adopt- to boiard at | column of steam ed was a reduction of the duty on com- mon gloves for women and from $1.75 to $1.25 per dozen. balance of the glove schedule, was a restoration of the Dingley tariff rates, which were considerably higher, was agreed to. The senate adjourned at 11 o'clock. New Yeork Observers of Last Night's Eclipse Disappointed. New York, June 8.—To the disap- pointment of many, the clouds so0 shielded the moon here tonight that little of it was visible in the early stages of the predicted eclipse. came & blotch of light on the eastern horizon, came and went, and finally At 9.11 the shadow was well defined, with the greatest radi- ance on the upper easterm ltmb. At 9.22 a reverse nimbus appeared and three minutes later came brilliant flash- ing lights from the rim of the mimbus. At least one-third of the in lower levels, tlon imvestigation. . George F. Raymond of Boston, who had been offered the position of assist- OLD ABOLITIONIST DEAD. Henry F. Montague Helped to Organ- ize a Party in Michigan in 1836. Kalamazoo, Mich., June 3.—Henry F. Montague, who was one of the organ- izers of an abolition party jn Michigan in 1046 at Ann Arbor, has'died at his home here at the age of 96 vears, Mr. Montague was one of the agents of the “Undergronnd many fugitive slaves were assisted in their flight to Canada. ant commissioner, has advised president that he cannot seé his way clear to accept willing 'to take the place if it was to be a stepping stone to the commis- but he has been told that WALL STREET INVESTIGATION. of the Committee. for some time, at least, there will be no vacancy in that office and he would not take a place which was subordinate ‘to Commissioner 8mith. New York, June 3.—Although the strictest secrecy is being .maintained as to the contents of the report of the investigating committee “appointed by Hughes to look method obtaining in the various New it was learned here report which isto he sky was il- o S R AR . Theodoli-Thaw Marriage in Rome. ‘The marriage of Miss Beatrice Thaw, daughter of Alexander w of Pittsburg, to M. Theodoli of 1taly took place today at the Thaw Later they departed for Naples. Barge Alice Floated. New Haven, barge Alice. one of the eight that sank off here in the gale a few weeks ago, was floated and towed into this harbor today. The others have all ben float- ed. = y Rome, ne 3. 2L tonight that turned over to the Tuesday will be conservative in char- acter and contains no suggestions of a radical nature. Memorial to Yale Men Who Fell in 47 YEARS IN INDIA. . Death of Rev. New Haven, Conn., June 3.—A call issued throi - has been Alumni Weekly for & meeti: uates guring commencement to consid- er plane for the erection of a memorial to Yale men, both Union and Confed- erate, who fell In the civil war. The call {s headed by President Taft, Yale ng of grad- Boston, June 3.—News of the death of Rev. Henry J. Bruce, at Punchgani, ached here today. ars Mr. Bruce had been one of the American board's mis- sionaries in India. He was T4 years old and a graduate of Amherst college. He is survived by a widow and several ’lec Her Life to Save Her Two Year June 8.—The India, on May 4, For forty-seven New York, June 3.—Carmella Lan- ia, twelve years old, gave her life today to save her two-year old sister, Concetta, from being run down by a The - two were crossin Terrific Cyclone in Georgia. Sylvania, Ga., June 3.—A half-dozen trolley car. the street when the baby. escapin; House Unable to Get a Quorum. Washington, June for three-quarters of an hour to obtain. a quorum and not meeting with suc- cess, the house today adjourned until Monday. from her sister's care, stepped almost directly in front of an oncoming car. Carmella just /haq time to push her sister into safety, but not eno et clear herself . The or more persons were injured in a ter- vific cyclone that passed over the lower part of Screven county at ¢ o'clock afte ":gm- el:‘?ml, upon em, injuries. i ukoffski Dead. ;—hArc hbishop .Af,hfilhwuél tersburg, June 3. e NEW RUBBER MANUFACTORY FOR NEW HARTFORD. Will Give Employment to 1,500 and 2,000 Hands. New that an option heen secured | of the Cotton Duck the manufacture of rubber goods, 2,000 hands. €. K. Oliver, president of the Con- solidated Cotton Duck company, with Baltimore, and Arthur E. Barney of this place, formerly in the offices in rubbef busin in Pittsbarg, are said in the new company. D FEET FELL A HUND INTO THE EAST RIVER. Two Structural Iron Workers Had Narrow Escape from Death. New York June 8.—Falling one hun- dred feet from a scaffold underneath a ¢pan of the new Manhattan bridge now in course of construction into tne East river, Jogeph N. Long and John Man- ning, two stroctural iron workers, had a remarkable escape from death h today. After rising to the surface t men, although considerably managed to keep afloat by their fellow They fall, will morrow. B. & O. STRIKE EXTENDING. be able to resume work to- Four Hundred and Sixty-eight Men at Baltimore Quit Work. Baltimore, the machinists and their helpers in the Baltimore & Ohio railroad shops, originating in the Mt. Claire shops, this eity, as a protest against the in- troduction of the piece work system in their department, has now extend- ed to eleven other shops of the sys- tem. At the railroad company's offices here tonight it was stated that in the railroad shops 468 men have quit work and that 218 remain. The strikers clalm 85 per cent. of the men have quit. At the B, & O. offices the statement was made that tomorrow that every vacant place will be filled. The mum- ber of men employed, a little over 2,000, is said to be about normal, bus- iness conditions considered. KENTUCKY NEGRO LYNCHED. Joh' Maxey, Who Shot Circus Man, Taken from Jail by Mob. . Frankfort, Ky. June 3.—John Maxey, a negro, who shot B. C. Bow- ers, a circus man, last night, was tak- en from jail here early today and Iynched. The jailer resisted the mob, but with little effort the door was broken down, the negro taken out and hanged te the St. Clair street bridge. The action of the mob created in- tense excitement among the law abid- ing citizens of the capital city, who were apprised of the hanging this morning. Bowers is in a critical con- dition. DOGS TRAILED MURDERER. Bloodhounds Three Times Led Police to Home of Perry McNeal. Hamilton, O., June 3.—A murder, followed by a spectacular arrest, oc- curred at Middletown early today. The body of an aged umbreila mender was found in a lot. The head had been crushed and the man robbed. He was known to have had $12 last night, ‘The Middletown police sent to Day- ton for bloodhounds. The dogs three times lad the police direct to the home of Perry McNeal, who was arrested. New York to Seattle Motor Cars Ar- X rive at Buffalo. Buffalo, N. Y., June 3.—The New York to Seattle motor cars arrived hefe shortly before 5 o'clock this aft- ernoon. perfect scores. unti] tomorro: be made at Toledo Colombia agrees to Between Hartford, Conn., June 3.—It is 7| understood here has n the factories and land Manufacturing company herg and it will be uged for g glv- ing employment to between 1,500 and stunned, until rescued were , where 1t was 1ll was fractured. Manning; althongh sho-ked by his iong June 3.—The. strike of Ali of them checked in with They will remain here The next stop will To Hard Labor IN HOUSE OF CORRECTION FOR TWO AND THREE YEARS. EX-0ITY OFFICIALS OF BOSTON ' Convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud the City, of Stealing $200, and for the I.nre'.ny of Money. Boston, June 3.—Leo F. McCullough. president of the Boston common coun- cil last year, was tonight sentenced to serve two years at hard labor in the house of correstion, Stole $200. Attorrey James T. Cassidy was ser.- tenced to serve one year at-hard labor in the same institution by Judge Scho- field in the superior court, hoth having been convicted of comspiracy to de- fraud the city of Boston ard of steuling $2C0 by making out a false order for a eet of law books. Former Alderman Convicted of Larceny Former Alderman Geérge H. Battis was sentenced to three years at hard laber in the house of correction for the larceny. of money in connection with the purchase of prizes for Fourth of July athletic contests held under the auspiees of the city in 1906 and 1907. BILLARD MEASURE‘Q . PASSES THE HOUSE. Attempt to Limit 7Corpor.tio 's Capital to $20,000,000 Defeated. Hartford, “June 3.—The Connectieut house of representatives adopted the resolution incorporating the company this aftezxnoon, and its action is of de in this X land, rticularly in Massachusetts, and among railroad interests in gen- eral the country over, as it is pretty generally believed that the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad is more intimately concerned than is the Boston apd Maine, for 110,000 shares of whose stock the Billard company is designed as a holding corporation. The resolution went through today after an hour’'s dlscussion of two or three amendments, one of which was coneidered in part & week ago, but was defeated this afternoon. As a whole the resolution is somewhat changed from the shape In which it was favorably reported by the com- mittee , on incorporations, but ite friends claim It has suffered no par- ticular damage. All amendments made to it were additions. The oon- test today was on an amendment which would limit the capital stock te $20,000,000, and this w; knocked out. Boston, June 3.—Governor Draper's solution of the rallroad controversy in this state by the formation of a hold- ing com v to take over the 114,000 shares of Boston and Maine stock held by John I. Billard of Merlden, Com., the company to be financed by any railroad company, but presumably by the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford railroad, was accepted today by the legislative committee on raliroads, with three dissenters. The bill, which provides for the for- mation of the Boston Rallroad Holding company, also provides that the In- corporators shall be three well known Massachusets business men, 'Walter C. presiden! of the Boston and Lawell railroad; Robert M. Burnett of Southboro, president of the Boston Commercial club, and Frederie C. Dumalne of Concord, treasurer of the Amoskeag mills of Manchester, N. H. When the bill is reported in the leg- islature tomorrow it is expected that three members of the comanittee— House Chairman R. M. Washburn of Worcester and Representatives J. W. Haiggis of Montague and M. J. Soully of Springfield—wlill record their dis- sent. Several of the house leaders have already announced their intention of opposing the passage of the bill. It was stated today that the bill hae the approval not only of the governor, but also of both the New Haven and Boston and Maine railroad officlale. DEATH OF MRS. STEPHEN F. FISK Vice Regent of the National Soclety of the D, A. R. Pawtuckety, R. I, June 3. —Mvys. ‘Stephen 1. Figk, vice regent of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and promi- nent throughout Rhode Istand, dled t1- day. According to the Fisk family vhy sician, Dr. James L. Wheaton, death was due to lack of nourishment. Mrs. Fick was 57 years of ege and was the wife of a prominent druggist of this city. She had been !n poor health for months, but was adle to attend the national convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution held in ‘Washington last April, when she was honored by an election to the vice regency. Mrs. Fisk was operated upon for an ir.ternal trouble March 24, but her con- dition was weak at the time, and since the operatien Lor digestive orgars had been so inactive that they could not perform their proper functions. The result was that she died from starva- tion, according to a statement issued tonight by Dr. Wheaton. American Lodge of Free Masons in Londen. London, June 8.—The American ledge of Free Masons for Amerioans in London, under the grand lodge of Erg- land, was consecrated In grand lodge today by Tord Ampthill, provinciai grand master. Sixty grand officers were present, as well as the deputy grand master of Pennsylvania, o Van Duser. Robert N. Crane was chosen as the first grand master and James MacDonald as senfor warden. The membersh includes 28 other Americans. Pregident Taft sent a con- gratulatory telegram, to which a reply in kind was made. Automobile Race from Denver to Mex« ico City. Mexico City, June $.—Fred Spooner, William Kropper and James M. How- ard, in the pathfinder for the “Flag to Flag"” automobile race from Denver to Mexico City, via El Paso, next Oecto- ber, rea~hed this city today. During the journey the pathfinder covered ex- actly 2,400 miles in the thirty horse rowor{utnmobllr. Death of H. W. Hoyt Co. President. Danbury, Conn., June 3.—Henn; ¥ Hoyt, 53 years old, president of the H. W. Hoyt company, daled at his home here today froml neurdlgia of the heart. Mr. Hoyt was actively en- gaged in the political and business in- terests of the town for many years. He Jeaves two sons and a daughter. Eclipse Dimmed by Heavy Clouds. Washington, June 3.—The observa- tions of tonight's total eclipse eof the moon which the United States nawvai obgervatory had planned were impossible by the heavy cl overcast the sky duriag the