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~Cabled .St. Petersburg, June 13.—The foreign o&e lins notifed the American em- bassy of its readiness to negotiate a revision of the treaty of 1832 between America and Russia, relating to cam-l “IAPANESE_PLOT N HAWA ~ To Wrest Control of Affairs in the Islands from the White Residents merce, navigation, etc. Paris, June 13.—The French Derby t Chantilly and was won by W. ‘Vanderbilt's Negopol in impressive style from Edmund Blanc's Union with Negopol's stable mpanion Oversight third. The stake as worth $40,600. W. K. Vanderbil's Seasick IL won the Prix de Dangue at two and one-half miles, stake $2,000. Fl ‘was run toda 4 HONOLULU REPORTS ARE UNFOUNDED —ia Rome, June 13.—The pope has sent to Mgr. Kennedy, rector of the Ameri- can college here, an apostolic letter re- garding the golden- jubilee of the col- lege that*is now being celebrated, He praises the record highly and expressed his extreme gratification at the “plen- tiful harvest of sound knowledge and wholesome discipline that the college vielde Says Baron Takahira, the Japanese Ambassader—Great Interest Manifested in Washington Official Circles ‘Over Friday’s Dispatches from Honolulu—No Lip- lomatic Correspondence Bearing on the Subject. Palaiseau, France, June 13—Willlam E. Corey, president of the United States Steel corporation, who was in- jured in an automobile accident near here on Thursday. was able to leave his room Saturday and take a_ short walk in the chateau grounds. M. Gi- dilléau, the manager of Mr. Corey’s from Honolulu telling of the discove: of papers indicating the prospective formation of a conspiracy among Jap- anese to wrest control of the govern- ment from the white residents. At the state department it was sald there had heen no correspondence bearing on the subject, and at the Japanese embassy | French estate, who was seriously in- the reported attitude of the Japanese | jured in the accident, has shown great in Hawaii was characterized as hjghly | improyement and his recovery is con- improbable. z sidered \yssured. The embassy officials are in constant communication with the Japanese con- sul at Honolulu, and the latter keeps the ambassador - at Washington in- formed of important affairs in the island. The consul general wrole sev- eral weeks ago regarding the declara- tion of a strike by the laborers in the field, but he expressed the opinion that the disagreements would be settled by compromise. Japs Largely in the Majority. Reports of government agents show that the Japanese residents are largely in the majority in Hawail. Ann_ Arbor, Mich, June 13.—Baron Kogoro Takahira, the Japanese am-' bassador, declared Saturday night that he knew nothing of the reported con- spiracy among the Japanese in Hawaii 10 wrest the ocontrol of affairs in the islands from the white residents. No Japanese Party in the Islands. “There is no Japanese party in the islands,” said the ambassador, “and there can be none, because the Japan- ese there have no political rights—no vote. The only trouble I know of in the islands fs a dispute as to wages— a strike, you call it in this country— which I hope will soon be settled. It is a strike of Japanese employes of the sugar planters, who have been getting $18 a montlr wages and ask a few dol- lars more.” Washington Greatly Interested. ‘Washington, June 12.—Much interest was manifested today in official and diplomatic circles over the despatches FIERCE 'ATTLE BETWEEN ALBANIANS AND TURKS. 10,000 Albanians and Twelve Turkish Battalions Were Engaged. London, June 13.—An Athens des- patch to a London news bureau says that advices from Uskup, European Turkey, report a_fierce engagement at Djakovitch, in Northern Albania, be- tween a force of 10,000 Albanians and twelve battalions of Turkish troops According to the despatch the Albani- ans were repulsed b¢ the deadly fire of the Turkish artillery.. The Turkish D o5, AUTOMOBILE WENT DOWN Shooter Who Had Been Reprimanded to his barracks at 7 a. m. s Captain, IRST SERGEANT AND ANOTHER CORPORAL. FORT DES MOINES TRAGEDY for Failing to Report at Headquar- ters Then Attempted Suicide. Des Moines, Ia., June 13.—Corporal Lisle Crabtree today probably fatally shot Capt. J. C. Raymond, command- ing caval seriously H. Washburn and _Corporal Such, who attempted to disarm him, and then shot himself, the bullet strik- ing a rib above the heart and crush- ing the bone. %fllcer of Troop B. Second U. S. Iby, at Fort Des Moines, shot and injured First Sergt. James Elijah Had Been Reprimanded. Crabtree had been reprimanded by Captain Raymond because of failure 250th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of the fi Founding of Norwich, July 5th and 6th to report when a leave of absence had expired, He had spent the night in cs Moines, and was to have returned Crabtree as summoned by Captain Raymond this afternoon and asked about his ‘TO ENFORCE NAVIGATION LAWS government is hurrylr;‘g twelve ?dd':r conduct. The corporal 1nl‘lst7ed that = tional battalions tothe. scene of the | he had leave of absence until 7 o'clock ALONG O NN G NPT, B P00y CMBANKMENT | tonight, Captain Raymond accepted The Occupants, Five Men, All Injured —Sunday Accident at Naugatuck. Plans Now Being Worked Out at % AR . Washington for Service This Summer. Brown Baccalaur mon by Presi dent Faunce. Providence, R. L, June 13—“The £ essential to a really successful experi- ence is that it shall be an active forth Jutting of energy. The mere spectators at the game of life furnish all the ‘croakers' and ‘knockers’ There ix 10thing more demoralizing than to sit forever in the bleachers and enticizc the strong men who have plunged the gam-=." This was the keynote of the ba lcureate sermor to the graduating class of Brown university by President W, H. P. Faunce. Fai Naugatuck, Conn., June 13.—An au- tomopile bearing the registry number C129D, ran down a twenty-five-foot emankment here early today and the driver, who gave his name as Wilbur Harding, ed a fractured left leg and several minor injuries. The other four occupants of the machine, said to be Hartford men, were thrown out. all rec slight lacerations about the face aff head. The machine which was entering the town on the Water- bury road, suddenly shot to the right at a bend in the roadway, crashing through a fence and down a twenty- five foot embankment, landing. against a tree. Harding was caught between the machine and a tree and the four men thrown out of the machine. Harding's left leg was badly frac- tured and he was bruised about the head and body. The four men were all cut about their heads and faces. They were attended by a local physician (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, June 13—The treasury department and the department of commerce and labor are trying to de- vise some scheme by which the navi- gation laws can be enforced along the Connecticut coast. The Connecticut members of congress have appealed to the denartments to have motor boats assigned to the principal ports of the state, both in connection with the col- Jection of customs and regulation of motor boats. but the departments have decided that the continuous use of such boats are unnecessary at this time and the money for them is not avail- able. The next best plan fs to have one boat of suitable size and capacity to serve all of the sound ports and sub- ports from Stonington to Bridgeport, witn headquarters, probably, at New Haven, This is the plan now being worked out by the two departments, dil W w e Among Sunday Pleasure Seckers. Boston, June 13.—Three~ fatalitics two by drowning and onme by fire, oc- curred among pleasure seekers in New England. In North Reading Albert G. Ham, one of a party of fishermen, met his_death by the burning of a little wi Tot ities in a and then removal to the Wate: ‘shelter under which he was sleepi e ‘;?:fl‘ln‘r’r:‘e:t Breat deal cheaper | hospital. The machine was ol Ot vears old. In Medford serarate boats. The departments aiso AT TR PRI James Brown, 19 years old, was drowned by the capsizing of his canoe. Another boating fatality happened in Providence late today when Mrs. Val- erie Petit, aged 26, met her death. Bride of Holland ;flmfll Returning to ‘believe that the service would be satis- factory. If this scheme is adopted, it wi probably be advisable to rent a boat for the present season, and the ex- perience gained will determine future ITALIAN WANTED IN NEW HAVEN of ARRESTED IN NEW YORK. Police Circular Described Prisoner as Resembling President Taft. H this explanation, demanded that he be transferred to another department of the army. This Captain Raymond refused to consider, i | telling the corporal he could not do that as long as he was not a good sol- ver and began firing. but later Crabtree er. Suddenly Began Shooting. Immediately Crabtree drew a revol- Scrgeant Wash- rn jumped to his feet and grappled ith the soldier, but sufféred a bullet ound in the hand and another in the w. Captain Raymond Shot in Spine. Capt. Raymond seized Crabtree's arm, and was about to disarm him, hen a bullet struck him in the neck, dging in tie spine. The captain dropped to the floor, paralyzed. Corporal Shot Himself. A bullet alsq struck Corporal Such the left arm. Crabtreedthen fired bullet into his own body. Capt. Raymond Is 38 Years Old. Captain Raymond is the son of Eris. Charles W. Raymond, retired, formerly the engineers in charge of rivers and harbors, stationed at New York. is brother is Maj. Robert Raymond, stationed at New York. Captain Raymond is 38 years old. He was commissioned from Pennsyl- action, There\have been many com-{ gL o T Boston. vania. laints of violations of the navigation 3 Fpoie Boston, Juns 13.—A cablegram re- faws along the Connecticut coast, and | Tesemblance' fo President Taft led to | Poston, June 13-4 cablegram re. FUNERALS. the departments realize that something the arrest here of Vincenzo Sabbatro, | v/l “Growninshield of Naples said out to be done to stop these violations, [ alias Glovann! Rossl an Itallan, Who I8 | na¢” he bride of Holland Bennett \ Daniel Kai T e o e poat can b e | charge of felonious assault. The New | Feturning to- Ler home in this city, Saturday morning .the funeral of 1aving failed to obtdin any further in- formation of the fate of her husband who was lost overboard from the steamer Berlin on Thursda: Haven chief of police in sending out circular letters for the man's appre- hension, called attention to_his like- ness to the president, and a New York detective recognized and arfested him last night. The police here say that the prisoner has served a sentence in the state for robbery. The circular from. Néw Haven, call- ing for his arrest, says, among other things: “When you get him his face will re- mind you of President Taft. He shot a man through the windpipe last Sep- tem, and, as he carries a gun, he will give you a tough scuffie.” termined, but it will have to be a pretty Jarge and speedy one to carry out thc plans of the departments. A definite agreement between the twn, departments will be made in the near future and arrangements made for the service this summer. TO ENTER ANNAPOLIS. Final Examinations for the Academy to Be Held June 15. (Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, June 13.—The final ex- Congress Saturday. Washingtot June 13.—In the senate the tariff bill jassed the second read- ing stage, the most important action being the retention of works of art on the free list. The house was not in session. FUNERAL OF DR. EDWARD EVERETT HALE w M ia Daniel Kane took place from the home of his mother, No. 440 Asylum street, at which relatives and friends attend- ed, several being from Holyoke and Ware. brothers, John H. The bedrers were his two and Francis J. , and two nephews, Francis J ane, Jr., and John H. Kanb 2d. There ere many handsome floral forms. At St. Patrick’s church Rev. Joseph Mc- Carthy read a mass of requiem, and iss Greeley rendered two solos. Bur- tl was in St. Mary's cemetery. Edward Dutton, Saturday afternoon Rev. E. 8. Wor- c d_the funeral of Ed- aminations for the naval academy at There was quite a scuffle, as predict- i i 3 cester conducte 0 the navy départment has issued orders _— ahll;rc:, Boston—Burial in Forest | Dire tor '(“:ixg:r.“n; Towers. covered_ the ills Cemetery. « . a me v - e Who s GRS e then. | CAR SLIDAT ‘SHARP, TURN, 54 ed were relatives from New London Boston, June 13.—Under the golden domes of the auditorium of the South Congregational church, where for so many years Edward Everett Hale broke the bread of life to his peopie. there gathered today the great Uni- tarian family of Boston to auietly pay a last reverend tribute to the earthiy form of the great leader of Unitarian- ism, the preacher. philosopher and friend of all mankind, while at the designated as principal by Representa- tive Sperry, will Le one of the contest- ants, and Ellsworth Davis of Hartford is the second one from Connecticut. Davis was named - fiest alternate by Representative Tilson. Mr. Tilson’s rincipal, Raymond A, Deming, of ortland, took the examination in April as one of the alternates on Mr. Sperry’s list, but failed to pass, and the department will not allow him to Lost Two Tires and Turned Turtle— th Four Persons Slightly Bruised. W Falrfield, Conn., June 13.—Four per- sons had 'a miraculous escape from serious injury at 6 o'clock this evening when a big automobile, skidding in turning a corner,, turned turtle and pinned them beneath it. All four were bruised and cut, but none of their A in and Meadyille, Pa. The bearers were ree brothers, Jesse B., Jahiel H. and Phiol A. Dutton of New London and am D, Reynolds of Meadville, Pa. Burial was in Yantic cemetery, where Rev seryic Mr. Worcester read a committal Mr. Dutton wds born in Middletown 7 years ago, the son of John L. and ugusta P. Beers Dutton. He was the regular army for 15 years, and hurts was more ‘than superficial, ea ho nds and ad- | lived in_this city for a number of ;ur%n‘;mdefr o‘&‘fi"m Seire st | o The car. owried by A. Kohler of New e e li‘:x:]efllr::r‘ve; every walk | years. For three vears he was almost g o . SIpeITYs Arst | Canaah, ge- | of life gathered at the Park Street | blind.and of late had been in the Back- alternate, passed his examinations in e gath at the port. the abrupt turn at Flint's Corner at a livel. »ate of speed. the car slip, ripped off hoth tires on the left side and toppled over upon the three men and one woman that were in it. There happened to be sev- eral cars passing at the time and their passengers gave quick assistance. The automobile was but little hurt in the running gear. Trinitarian church to listen to extend- ed eulogies pronounced by prominent clergymen of many creeds. Through- out the city from sunrise to sunset flags were floated at half-mast by or- der of the”city's chief executive. The body of Dr. Hale lay in state from 10 unti] 1 o'clock ingthe South Congregationa) church and®was view- ed by many thousands. The church was then closed to all except members of Dr. Hale’s family, former. parish- ioners, close friends and representa- tives of other Unitarian churches and varjous societies. The services began at % o'clock. The Rev. Bdward Cum- mings, pastor of the church, conduct- ed the simple services which opened with the singing of the Doxology and a_prayer bv Rey. C. G. Ames, D.D. of the Church of the Disciples. Rev. James DeNormandie, D.D., of Roxbu: read the Scriptures and prayer was offered by Rev. BEdward Cummings. Two hymns were sung by the gather- ing, the ordination hymn written by Samuel Longfellow for his classmate in Harvard on the occasion of Dr. Hale's ordination in Worcester; and “Brattlestreet.” Arthur Hale, eldest son of the de- ceased, gave the closing word, rising and saying: “In accordance with an old custom of my father, I wish to thank you for your attendance here and, through you, all the friends throughout the whole world.” The body was taken to the Forest Hills cemetery, where the burial serv- ices were strictly privat ROWBOAT OVERTURNED. William Barrett of Meriden Drowned at East Hampton. April and will go in if the principal does not pass. Gibson is also second alternate of Major Tilson's Jist. LOST OFF LAKE STEAMER. Pennsylvania Mine Owner Believed to Have Committed Suici Muskegon, Mich., June 13.—Blais Durbin, said to be a wealthy mine own- er of Patton, Pa., either jumped or fell overboard Friday night from thé Good- gich line steamer Indiana on the way from Chicago to Grand Haven, ‘When the Indiana was five miles out of Grand Haven early Saturday morn- ing Lookout Griffith found Mr. Durbin’s coat, hat and pocketbook lying on the deck. An immediate search of the hoat was made, but no trace of him could e found. Honor Man at Annapolis. (Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, June 13—Julian B. Bishop of New Haven stands third in the third class at Annapolis, according to the report issued vesterday by the navy department, with an average of 69.92. The maximum that could be obtained is 80, and the first one in the class has an average of 75.51. Bishop is the son of William H. Bishop, United |. States consul at Palermo, Sicily, WENT/DOWN WIiTH SUBMARINE. All Hope of Saving the Crew Abandoned —Vessel Cannot Be Raised. Sebastapol, Jine 13.—All hope i gone of saving ‘he lives of the crew of the Russian submarine Kambalov, which was sunk in collision with the Eattleship Rostislov during manoeuvres | Friday night, or of recovering _tiic wreck, owing to the great depth of water. Two divera had died in the at- tempts t> rescae. the men, on account cf the immense pressure. Others haye tried repeatedly and heroically to pas: chains around the wreck, but finally came to the surface *utterly exhausted laving accomplished nothing. All op- erntions have been abandoned. UNDER $200 BONDS To Answer Charge of Exceeding the Speed Limit. Hartford, June 13.—After a chase of several blocks by a policeman on a motor bicycle, D. F. Wheeler of Bridgeport was arrested here today for exceeding the speed limit with his automobile. He was placed under $200 ‘bonds for his appearance In court to- orrow morning. tol at in Chaplain Brennan IiI. (Special to The -Bulletin.) ‘Washington, June 13.—Rev. E. J. Brennan of New Haven, chaplain of the Tennessee, has been ordered for treatment to the naval hospital at Mare Island, California. It is not known in Washington just what his aflment fs, but he was recently found unfit for sea duty. g East Hampton, Conn., June 13.—Wil- liam Barreit, 35 years old, of Meriden, was drowned in Lake Pocopopaug last night by the overturning of a rowhoat Barrett in company with William Gib- son and William Pooley, both of Meri- den, were in the boat when in attempt- ing to throw out the anchor it upset. Pooley clung to the bottom of the hoat until “taken off. ~Gibson started to swim to the shore and was picked up by W. H. Winslow of Meriden, but Barrett sank and drowned. The body was recovered about twenty minutes after the accident. Barrett was em- f‘lcy;d at U;e factory of Ives, Upham & and and leaves two sisters and one brother, Shmakhesvan Tribesmen on Warpath. ‘St. Petersburg, June 13.—A despatch to the Nove Kremya from Astra says trat the Shakhesvan tribesmen are ravaging the Ardabil district in Azer- Laijan, the most northwesterly’ prov- ince of Persia. According to the Je- spatch, five thousand persons have been killed, and the leading inhab- tants have appealed to the Russian consul for protection. ‘Weston Waiting for New Shoes. Granger, Wyo., June 13.—Edward Payson Weston passed today at Mars- ton, the first town east of Granger, for & pair of new shoes, th Life Sentence for Stealing Chicken: Iy Syracuse, N. Y, Junme 13.—Charles Chaffee, convicted of stealing chickens, was Saturday sentenced to Auburn state prison for life, . The judge had no discretion, as Chaffee had been con- wvicted five times of burglary. Steamship Arrivi At Liverpool: (Caronla, from New York, 2 2 i d, from re| ar chi At St. M it i) ro is Liquor Cases Must Be Tried Like Oth- court the case aj Nally of Greeneville, Sund admitted at the na Cornell quarters’ at the oarsmen spent a quiet day. hospital for treatment. Death re- om a shock on June 11. He ved by three brothers and a sister. The latter is Mrs. William D, Reynolds of Meadville, Pa. He had many friends in this cit: NO MORE CONTINUANCES. ers in the City Court Hereafter. On Saturday morning ainst in the eity James Mc- charged with v liquor selling, was called. At- rney Shields asked to have the case continued, as he was not ready to go on, after the accused had pleaded not guilty. Judge Brown, objected to the con- tinuance and claimed that these cases should be tried at once like all other cases, as the man knows whether he has violated the law case would not suffer by an immediate trial. til June 19, but stated that hereafter no continuances will be granted in li- quor cases. or not and his He allowed the continuance un- Mr. McNally' secured bail. Charged with stealing a ring valued $10, Joseph Gamage was given 30 days in jail. ‘Walter Sardosky. who was arrested Fitchville by Constable Sweeney and spent the night here Friday, was taken to Fitchville Saturday and was fined $7 and costs on each of four counts, He was accused of stabbing man there Jast January, and skipped. New Battleship Michigan Aground on Trial Trip. Washington, June 13.—~While it was v department to- that the battleship Michigan went aground off Cape Cod during her trial trip last Friday, denial was made to e report that her propeller was bad- damaged and that it would be neces- sary for her to return to drydock for pairs before continuing the trials. Cornell Comes to Hudson. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 13.—The crews under Coach Courtney rived this morning at Oakes, opposite is city, and went into training at the Shaffer house. The n ks s Fhex will OmMOrrow mornj weather favorable, ¥ ~ Under Arres ROUNDED UP BY DEPUTIES STATE POLICE, FOR THE MURDER OF MRS. DIBBLE One of the Men Gave His Name as James Haron of New London—All Taken to Jail. Trumbull, Conn., June 13.—Several deputy sheriffs, accompanied by mem- bers of the state police, arrested to- day eleven men here in connection with the murder of Mrs. Sarah Dibble, who was choked to death Friday morning. ' Arrests Made in Two Groups Information was obtained that a number of suspicious characters were living in a secluded hut about half a mile from the Dibble house and Sher- iff Hawley detailed Deputies W. S. Plumb, J. Frank Olmstead and George A. Helster, Jr;, ko round up the gane. The arrests were made in two groups. Names of the Prisoners. The men arrested gave their names as follows: Edward Duffy, Bridgeport: A. E. Campbell, Michigan; Joseph Drabble, London, Eng.: Daniel Rone, Boston: Emil Nudz, New Haven; Ed ward Beker, Bridgeport: James Mc- Donald, Bridgeport; Bdward Kava- naugh, Waterbury; James Haron, New London; William Mulvey, Middletown, and George Luz, Bridgeport. In Bridgeport Jail. The men were taken before Justice George W. Tucker, who held special court, found them 'guilty of vagrancy and sentenced each of them to ten days in jail in Bridgeport. Prisoners Cl; Questioned. These men, after being taken to the Bridgeport_jail, were separately ques- tioned by Sheriff Hawley. They were very reticent and but little informa- tion was gained. The men, some of whom were well dressed, had been at their haunt for several days. visited by the officers it was found that they were equipped with cloth- ing ang food, the source of which they refused to reveal. They were exam- ined especially in . regard to their whereabouts on Friday, but what in- formation was secured was carefully withheld. ke George Scheafing, who was arrested in Bridgeport Saturday night on. sus- picion of being implicated in the crime, acknowledged to the police that he was in Trumbull on Friday, but gave an apparently straightforward account of his movements. The police are in- clined to believe his story, but he is still held, g Another Round-up Today. Another of the raids within a radius of several miles of the Dibble home will be made _tomorrow by deputy sheriffs and by State Policeman Frank Verelli, who has been assigned to the case by the state chief. Funeral of Mrs, Dibble. The funeral of Mrs. Dibble will take place tomorrow afternoon in the house in which she was killed. FAVORS EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS IN FALL. Action of Official Board of Methodist Church” Sunday Evening. Following the regular Sunday eve- ning service at the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, there was a meet- ing of the official board, at which sev. eral matters were discussed and act- ed upon. Among them the matter of holding a big revival here in the fall and se- curing a noted evangelist, was taken up, and the board voted in favor of it. Other churches are to act upon the matter. SALVATION ARMY CAPTAIN Arrésted on Sunday Evening Charged with Breach of the Peace and Re sisting an Offic. On_Sunday evening about 8 o'clock the Salvation Army started a service in Franklin square, and, aeting under orders, Policeman ~ Vetter _informed Captain Thorne that he could.not hold services there, the police commission- ers having decided ‘that it should not be done, as it caused a large crowd to gather in a_congested section. Cap- tain Thofne delayed after the police- man had given the opportunity to move along, and he was taken to po- lice station, beating the drum as he went up Bath street, and Maor Simon- sonj, who was with him. was playing the cornet, and many foilowed. Captain Thorne was booked, charged with breach of the peace and resist- ance, but allowed to go on his own recognizance unti] this morning. The army had a service on the square Sat- urday night, but the police supposed then they had been given permission, but found out different later. Last summer a young man was kill- ed on the square while one of the services was going on, after which the holding of the services there was for- bidden, OBITUARY. Joshua P. Clark. The death of Joshua P. Clark oc curred at his home in Salem about one o'clock Saturday morning after an illness of ten days. Mr. Clark was bornin Salem 59 years ago, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stiilman Clark, and has spent all his life there. He was a farmer and conducted the grist mill. He was a man of pleasing disposition and highly respected through the town as well as neighbor- ing towns. He was a devoted hus- band and father, and his death will be deeply regretted. Besides his wite, he is survived by one son, Charles_ and leaves a brother. Thomas Clark of Colchester, and a sister, Mrs. Nathaniel Clark of Salem. His parents died about a year ago. New Haven Road Electrification. New Haven, Conn., June 13.—It is siated in raiiroad circles here that when the electrification of the New Haven road is completed between here | and Stamford that the service will be used for freight traffic. It is the in- teution of the company to" give the system a thorough test in handling of freight before ‘it is used for pas- | acnger ervios, ’ It Is Announced that Julia Marlowe would essay the role of let next It Is Reported That E. H. Harriman Is suffering from grave organic trou- ble of the kidneys and heart. 4 The Village of Hillman, Me, was wiped out by a forest fire; the inhab- itants escaped on a special train. Suddenly Aftacked the Quarters at Davao, Where They were Stationed ," Tornadoes in Texas Were Reported to have killed ha!f a dozen and practically destroyed two town: Secretarv Dickinson Presented the diplomas to the 103 graduates of the Uniteq States military academy at ‘West Point. AMERICANS BESIEGED IN A CHURCH Whether They Had Fled for Refuge Together with Such of the Natives as Could be Trusted—V.utineers Bom-. barded the Church for Three Hours—Order Finally Restored by Thirty-Third Infantry. It Was Said at Provincetown, Mass., that the battleship Michigan had ex- celled all other vessels of her class in her preliminary test: An 8-Year-Old Schoolboy of Bay- onne, N. J., infatuated with his teach- er, attempted suicide by drinking hair A T A o Manila, June 13.—A portion of the second company of native constabulary stationed at Davao, in the Isiand of .Loyal Constabulary to the Rescue. The mutineers retired and evidently scted to uwait Jarkness until un- The Last Court of the Season was held at Buckingham; a number of ?&:f‘i":x“'a ;’::‘;;'l"‘:‘f!k‘,’;“_‘:—,’;",x',"'\flf:h”‘l’f- cover of which a safer and more Americans were presented to the king|j.. here th . l'"..;' fter | Successful attack could be m and queen by Mrs. Reid, s where they were quar after | the church In the meantime n wounding one of the native officers. | i, Masi, & towh o€ considerab eas: of Davao, A company of constabulary statiofed. there hurried to the relief of Davao. Their approach cuused the constabe ulary force withdraw during the night. Thirty native troopers escaped to the mountains with their arms and equipmeat Detachments Mutineers Took to Mountains. After a fight lasting two hours on the following day, in which one man | named Libbey was killed and four others were wounded, the mutineers took to the mountains on the approach of a company of the constabulary sta oned at Mazi, which hurried to the reliet of the beselged Americans and loyal natives. Suddenly Attacked Quarters. ‘Without any warning the mutineers suddenly attacked the. quarters and gained possession. Americans Besieged in Church. Governor Walker of the Davao proy- ince, of which the city of Davao is the hpital, immediately rallied the Amer- icans and such natives as could be trusted in a large churck: and prepara- tions for defense were hastily made during the night. Attack on the Church. At 5 o'clock of the afternoon of thes, events the mutineers began an attack on the chdrch. For three hours the Mayor McClellan Determined to fight the holding up by the public serv- ice commission of the South Shore Traction company’s franchise. south + Mrs, O. H. P. Belmont, arriving on the Mauretania, sald she was a suf- fragette and would give her time and money for the success of the cause. Congressman William Sulzer Left Guatemala City for the .United States after having obtained, it is reported, important concessions from President Cabrera. of Regulars Restors Order. eipt of the news of the mutiny also came word that detach= ments of the Thirty-third regiment have reached Davao and quickly suc- % ceeded In restoring order. Troops Pursue the Mutineers, Several columns of troops were fin= mediately despatched in pursuit of the mutineers. Cause of the Mutiny, It is believed here that the mutiny was purely local, resulting from diffi- culties over food supplies or the care of women members of the constabulary, It is thought to be With the Between the Leaves of a Bible Left to him by his aunt 35 years ago, and which had remained unopened, Steven Marsh of Fairfleld, J., found $4,867.30. _Soldiets of the French Foreign Le- gion, whose desertion caused the re- cent trouble with Germany at Casa- blafica, were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment, . confined to mem-~ Govérnors Hughes and Fort accom- | fight rag=d. A heavy fire was divected | bers of the one company at Davao and panied the New York and New Jer- | against the church and its de ders, | the fact that neighboring camps also but Goverfior Walker and his f plied with such vigor that they couraged all attacks to secure place. comgosed of natives hurried to the re- lief of the besieged troops and Ameri- cans at he place Is cited as proof of this. sey interstate bridge commission on a trip up the Hudson to inspect the site proposed for a new bridge, ais- | the Mark Vandeusen, 86 Years Old, ang killed his brother-in-law. Ggorge Baker, 87 years old, and then Milled himself, after he had been asked to leave Baker's home, near Honesdale, Pa. hot NEW PRESIDENT AT 7 THAMES NATIONAL BANK. Stephen B. Meech Retires and Willis A. Briscoe Named to Succeed Him— Resignation Because of 1ll Health, SALISBURY BLOCK IN MOOSUP TOTALLY DESTROYED. four Story Wooden Block Burned te the Ground—Believed to Have Been 8et Afire—Two Other Attempts, NOT REPRESENTING REID & HUGHES. yo— There was a Yegular meeting of the At 1 clock this morning fire was Woman Selling Laces Has No Author- | board of directors of the Thames diccovered in the Salisbury block, a if Firm's Name. tional bank Saturday noon, at four story wooden bullding In Moos- RISt was presented the resignation o | up. located In Main street, near the phen B. Meech as president and - | railroad station. An alarm was at once, A woman has been making house to ncuse calls in the city with laces which she says she has gotten out of the stom house and_which she claims be demonstrated at the - Boston re. The Reid & Hughes company y that the woman misrepresents th tor. His resignation was aceepted with | given, and the villagers turned out to sincere regret, ahd adopted a resolu- [ fpht the fire, water being pumged by tion expressing the same and the sev- | the Cranska mil. The firemen did ex- erance of their relation after twe ce'lent work, but it-was jmpossibie te years of service to the bank as cash- k the fire in the black and it was ier, vice . president, and president, | Jestroyed, the walls having fall wi P cts. She has not been employed by | Where he has been found a conserva- | en by lock. Adjoining property, the company and is not connected with | tive, prudent and judicious man of | including the post was threat- he store in any way. The woman's|business and an officer of unswerving |ened, but the work of the firemen sav= nanner of making sales mvas made | integrity and unfailing courte € these. The loss jx estimated at be- known when several women called at| As president, Willis A, Briscoe, who | tween § and $40,000, with a par= has been vice president, was appoint- ed, and as vice presidént Charles 1 | tial insu the It is helieved that the bullding was they Boston Store to match laces which purchased from her. The com- puny Is not responsible for her ap- | Hubbard was named. To fill the { set afire, two previous attempts ha pearance n the city, and she is not| cancy in the board of directors, Gros- | ing been made. athdrize§ to represent herself as its [ venor Ely was appointed, he hav In the block was the hardware aud agent. also just been elected as alderman ore of C. B. Salisbury, with & the city and agent, treasurer and g ral manager of the Ashland Cotton Co. of Jewett City. He is a promi- ent young business man. President Briscoe s stock valued at $10,000, on which there was, an Insurance of $5,500. There was also the grocery store of J. F. Cote, OR the second floor was the tenement oc- cupled by Mrs, Adams and three chil= ANOTHER TIME ROW. Yale Does Four Miles Again Saturday corporation —Oarsmen Rescued Upset Canoeists. | counsel of the city, where lie has re- | drenwho escaped in their night clothes, sided ' since 1881, and s ome of the |The third floor was occupled by the Just before sunset Saturday night, | prominent lawyers of the city. He has | club rooms of the Moosup Clvic club the Yale varsity crew was sent over | heen a director in the bank since 1898 | and the American-Franco club, whils the four-mile course on the Thames, | and gince 1907 has been vice presi- | the fourth was an a rowing down stream against a head | gent.” He is a native of Enfleld, In the hardware store a quantity wind in 22m. 26s. The time was not S0 fast as the trial of Thursday, when the crew reeled off four miles in 20m. 45 Stephen B. Meech, the retiring pres- ident, resigned because of iil health, He is a native of Norwich, having been born here February 10, 1838, the son of powder which exploded, was Injured. The Salisbury block, owned by E. B. Salisbury, Is valued at $10,000 and was but no one The freshmen eight paced the var-|of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Meech | insured djoining property was con= sity boat for the first two miles down | He served in the war as adjutant of | giderably damaged, there being the K the course, getting ten seconds start, | the Twenty-sixth regiment, and fol- | Hyde block on one slde with stors and finished nearly two boat lengths | Jowing the war returned to this city, | the postofficc also In the line of th : astern, practically beaten twelve sec- | where he has always been identified | fire and these it was thought weuld onds. with the banking interests. go at one time, £ During the afternoon the annual| ~ He suffered a serious illness in 1890, 4 custom of ducking a_coxswain and the assistant manager in the river was carr®d_out. The Yale oarsmen in the first, sec- ond and freshman four-oared bhoats took part'\Saturday evening in the res- cuing from the Thames river of a man and woman, who had been canoeing TWO WOMEN HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGES. Ancther Case Similar to Burns Case Found at New London. but_continued to carry on his duties unti] recently, and the relinquishment of them, it is hoped, will permit him to_recuperate. He entered the Shetucket bank fin 1856 as_clerk, and subsequently went to the Nbrwich National bank as teller and was successively appointed cash- e Vice was dealt a telling blow at New and whose craft had capsized near the | jer, vice president and president. Up- | London Saturday the for f which navy yard. They were Lieut. and| on liquidation of the Norwich National | was hardly equalled by the sending to Mrs. Cyrus Bengar of New London. bank, Mr. Meech went to the Thames | rrison of Addie Burns for from twelve The incident occurred near the navy | Nationai bank as cashier, and contin- [ to twen'y yéars. Rena Smith, alias vard, sabout the time that the erews ued in that capacity until 1894, when | Rena Thornton, was committed to jall were nearing that point on their eve- | he was appointed vice president. In | in default of 9 bonds to awalt trial for similar offenses with which Mrs, Burns was charged, and Nellie Stots being unabie to furnish $2,000 bonds, d to be an emissary of the Smith woman, was committed to jall to await ) trial on a charge of enticing a girl un- he age«of consent into a house of ning row. The otcupants of the canoe overturned their boat. The Yale shells were close at band, and at once the three coxswains, J. D, Cass 19098, of New York city. J. A. Copp 1911 of Chicago Heights, 1IIL. and William Bayne 3d, 1911. of South Orange, N January, 1897, upon the retirement of the. president, Edward Gibbs, Mr. Meech was appointed president and has continued as such until his resig- nation. NEW LONDON ODD FELLOWS. J.. dove from their boats to the aid e ignation, Four women were sent of the couple. Mrs. Fengar was as- | oo mittes from Local Lodges Invite|to jail for four months as a result of : 4 ges Invite o -0 hoat S 3 e raid Friday % i which had in the meantime put out | versary Parad ped. The women all appealed, but from the shore, and which took him — $ couldn’t furnifh the $200 bond raqiired o v otor boat com- | A committee representing Uncas and - to the river bank. A motor boat com £nd went to jail ing up took the woman aboard and to | Spetucket lodges of Odd Fellows of Btate Attorney Hull, who so vigor- s,l:nr&;l‘)“:n\‘;:l:'monwx'm:s‘h:::|l\ln ,’ig\)u- this city was in w London Friday | ously prose ;,nw the Buris case, lnun ter. "Atior a short tme, the canoeists | ight or the purpose of endeavorin | 1 & i W1 tesalielt In diecoving again embarked. and thanking their [ to create interest among the New | ;¢ New London poll lquarters. rescuers paddled away.™ T ondon members of the order to pa-|The stat ney was assistad by rade in the anniversary celebraion, Jely 5 and 6. Pequot lodge, which was | e Lieutenant Je ting At ers and A Quisted the Bulkeley Boys. b, About 10 Achdenty-Billkelk in degular session, was visited and oclock Friday nigh ise at 93 San:::;v":‘f number " of :lul:- E atter discussed. Definite action will | Bradley street In thére team and their followers gave vent to | be taken later. It is the desire of the | was found Viol yoars old, their feslings by tossing suit cases | Norwich Odd Fellows to have a rep-|on whose ac en may aronnd in the street in front resentation in the parade of evefy | have to fac long m, Capitol lunch on Franklin square. loige in Eastern Connecticut. = pernumerary Barney Keeran, who was |, In order to hustle along the work on Haile Club Tea. on duty on Policeman John Kane's|he Shannon bullding and get thel ,pirmoon tea at the tib beat, put'a stop t> the hilarity, but | ferce down, if-possible, before the cel- | o 0 IR T8, S0 O after he had walked across the streec | ebration, workmen were busy all day W, Sheridan pourin Miss Gt ‘ mi | €unday 'there, and it is expected the PR i oaia Somaining. about. “solnk out and | remainder of the first “fooor will ba| MArY Muisdy, Mise Susic Malady and geiting the policerran.” Barne completed today, if pleasant. Some-| oF VLU T BEOE 1. Mrs, tacK at onca to tell the fel'ow he “:'-:‘ more “than half of it has been | Yoyt e L WAk wa areet- o have to “go and get him" bu 3 ed upon her attendunce after a nume i Bulkeley boy was as quict 'as a lamb| The use of the Industrial buildirig pr eeks In whi she has been e % bt bas ben given by Alfred Neuber- | DeT Of ® fitntoe. ook sl they Il ‘entertain the llovs who the club, A card party Tuesday eves come here to take part versary. the anni- Rehearsing French Play. A rehearsal was conducted Sunday 2ficrnoon at Broadway theater fgr the amateur cast of the iranco-Am&rican club, which gives the four act French y, Le Maitre De Forges, this week. ning was ann ed ax the soclal fea~ ture of the week. * TWO STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS George E. Palmer and Frank Martin Decorated Grav White Cross council. No. 13, Knights of Columbus, ¢ ated the graves of Under the direction of F, A. Gareau Suffer Shocks on Saturday. 568 ‘alahtewh 0 od ‘membere MRS ? Baltic the local cast is promising a = d moi N o tic the P " About midnight Frank lay morning. Next Saturday morning Saturday, rtin, who conducts the Martin rding house in lower Broadway, us stricken with a paralytic shock. e recovered consclonsness on Sunda but was reported as seriously fl Sun éay evening, there being little or no improvement in his condition. George E. Palmer of No. 87 Lafay- ette street, who {s employed as a tool- maker at the Hopking & Allen Arms company, was stricken with paralveis fine production. Annual Confe there I Lo bie & requiem masa for them Patrick’s church graves of the deceased brothers Court Sachem. No. 94, Foresters, ) decorated on Sunday, ac- ording to the ammual custom of the order : R 7 be nce of Charities and Cerrections. Buffalo, June 13.—Delegates to the thirty-sixth annual conference of char- ities and correction vccupled the pul- pits in all the leading churches gf the city today. The conference sermon was preached at the Star theater by Rev. Dr. 8. Weiss, rabbi of the Free | com synagogue, New - York city. “A. J.[while on his way home Saturda: aft- WeKellway, aseistant secretary of the | ernoon, He was at once taken to his Nationa] Child Labor association, | Licine. where he is as comfortable as Now Haven Man Commits New Haven, June 13.—Ch Luldwin, 47 vears old, commt cide by drinking laudanum, was unmasri Bnermion S e rosp M e

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