Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 7, 1909, Page 1

NS SOBBED AS SHE TOLD OF SONAT MATTEWAN Jerome Puts Alienists Through Severe Grilling—Discre- tionary Powers of Judge Permits of Granting Absolute Freedom, Placing Frisoner on Parole, or Deciding That He has Not Established His Sanity. i White Plains, N. Y., Aug. 6.—Harrv K. Thaw's latest struggle for release from the Matteawan asylum for insane will end tomorrow. The submission of testimony in his habeas corpus pro- ceedings before Justice Mills closed this afternoon, and all that remains is_the final uments of the attorneys. Jus- tice Mills will file his decision with the county clerk on the morning of Thurs" day, Aug. 12 Discretionary Pewers of Judge. Several - possibilities confront Thaw. The court may grant his plea and may make him absolutely free. It may de- cide that he has not establisiied his sanity and refuse to interfere, in which case the state authorities will proba- bly send him straight back to Mattea- wan. But Justice Mills. has further discretionary powers. He may (feel that the young man’s mental-condition 45 still in doubt and for that reason delay a final order, meanwhile paroling Thaw in custody of some officer, or possibly on his own recognizance in the care of his family. Or he may de- clare Thaw insane, but, moved by his mother’s complaint regarding his sur- roundings at Matteawan, send him to another state hospital not peopled by erimin < Thaw left the court room this atrer- noon with jaunty step. The strain of the past four weeks, during which he hegubmitted personally to fourteen holiré of cross examination, was not apparent either in his face or his bear- ing. At mo time during the proceed- ings has he expressed anything but satisfaction with the results and con- fidence of the success of his case. This fternoon he was as hopeful as ever. ‘I am sure," he said, “tbat I shall be free. Dramatic Outburst by Mrs. Thaw. The evidence presented in behalf of Thaw closed today with a dramatic outburst by his mother, Mrs. Mary C. Thaw, who was the final witness. Her Jast words were a denunciation of Dis- trict Attorney Jerome. Earlier in u day she had read a list of names dis- tingutshed in New York society. They ‘were guests, she sald, at a dinner she ve in New York which Harry at- lended before his marriage. In con- eluding her testimony she referred to this list of names. “I brought in the names of those who attended that din- ner to my son,” she said, “because of the statements of Mr. Jerome regarding the company was accustomed to &keep. I do not have any special enmi- toward Mr. Jeroms, but he certain- not behaved in this matter in a gentlemanly way nor -in a_Christian ‘way. Mr. Jerome always talked about Harry's being a frequenter of the Ten- derloin ‘when he knows-as well as any- ons that my boy never went to the #enderloin. until he met a .certain per- won who dragged him down.” “That” sald Attorney Morschauser, “ends our case.” On the stand today Mrs. Thaw's tes- timony was frequently interrupted by sobbing as she described Harry's sur- roundings at Matteawan. “That place seemed to me like the westibule to the Infernal regions,” she said solemnly. Charles IN THAW Taking of Evidence Closed with Dramatic De- nunciation of Jerome by Mrs. Mary C. Thaw ~itness today was Roger O'Mara, formerly chief of police in Pittsburg, and emploved by the Thaws as a detective in Harry's case. He testified In corroboration of the stories about Stanford White. Jerome Aroused Ire of Alienist. The greater part of the day was de- voted to a_re-examination of Thaw's alienists. Jerome attacked these ex- perts with veery device of the skilled cross examiner. He roused the ire of Dr. B. D. Evans by asking if he was the object of the denunciation >f med- ical expert witnesses delivered yesiwrs day by Gov. Franklin Fort of New Jersey. Dr. Evans is‘supefintendent of the Néw Jersey state insane hospital at Morris Plains. The expert replied that he_declined to ‘go into personalities. or, 1. G, Harris of the Poughkeepsie te asylum also received a grilling. Both alienists stuck to their assertion that whatever Thaw’s mental conaition might have been when he shoi Stan- ford White, he was now sane. They left the stand unshaken. “You sat here yesterday afternoon,” said Jerome to Dr. Harris, “and heard this poor fellow (Thaw) drool along The principai n for twenty minutes on these stories about White. What did you think of his manner? Was it sane or normal?” The witness said that he noticed nothing more abnormal than a certain embarrassment. T think his attitude throughout the proceeding has been one Of embarrass- ment,” he asserted. Jerome will sum up first tomorrow morning and Mr. Morschauser wiil fol- low. Both say their closing speeches will be brief, and the case will be prob- ably in Justice Mills Hands by noon. DELMAS' $50,000 FEE. Denies Mrs, Thaw's Statement That He Threatened to Quit if Fee Wasn't Doubled. New York, Aug. 6.—Delphin M. Del- mas, who was Hary K. Thaw's chiet counsel in the first trial for the killing of Stanford White, tonight deniad that at any time during the Thaw trial he had demanded the doubling of his fee, with the alternative of quitting the case. Mrs. William Thaw _testified yesterday at White Plains that she was tolé by one of the lawyers, on the eve of the opening of the. first, trial, that Mr. Delmas would drop the dase tnless he was pald a larger fee, and accord- ingly, she said,"$50,000 was promised him instead of the $25,000 before agreed ‘upon. X “Mrs. Thaw's statement is most un- warrantable and unjust’ Mr. Delma: sald tonight, and in’ support of his po- sition he quoted a letter from Clifford W. Hartrldge, dated today, in which he said: “There is absolutely not the slightest foundation for Mrs. Thaw's statements. 1 made all the arrange- ments concerning what you were to be paid, with you and her, as far back as ervoirs and won er horses in the 1 ville, but not orfe secured Bogota, Aug. 6.—Miguel Antonio Ca- To, & l’nr_" of the ib- lic, and w as an author, died in this ecity yesterday. Na i :m\lnfln‘ has been declared in his onor. Berlin, Aug. 6.—The state depart- ment at Washington has notified the German foreign office of the termina- tion of the German-American tarift agreement within six months and ten days from y , the ten days be- ing_added in order to provide an in- terval for the signature of President Taft. Frankfort, Germany, Aug. 8.—The murder of & white woman by a China- man, somewhat similar to the murder of Elsie Sigel in New York last June, occurred in this city today. Tien Yon, a Chinese merchant of Berlin, actuat- ed by jealousy, shot Fildemar Wolf- gang, @ music hall singer and then turned his pistol on himself. Both died within a few minutes. Berlin, Aug. 6—The newly estab- lished diamond monoply of the impe- rial government in southwest Africa has caused to be published the sale prices of the first six importations of diamonds, which show{ an increase from 22 1-2 marks ($5.62) a carat, wholesale, to 29 marks ($1.23). The statement is made also that in addi- tion to the fact that the last lot were better stones, they sold at higher prices because the “sudden prosperity in America makes Americans willing to pay more. CLEVER WOMEN .FORGEHQ Three Arrested in Eastern Cities—Two Sail Nurses. in Chicago—Wanted to Be Chicago, Aug. 6.—Three women, said by ,the police to be unusually clever forgers, who are wanted in sev- eral eastern cities, were arrested at the Congress hotel last night. It is alleged they passed worthless checks on hotels and business houses in Washington, Philadelphia, Boston and Pittsburg. The extent of their oper: tions, it is ‘thought, will exceed $5,000. The trio came to the Congress Lotel last Sunday from Pittsburg. They registered under the names of Mrs. M. C. Edwards, Mrs. C. C. Olcott and Miss Croake. Mrs. Olcott asserts that she is a daughter of Mrs. Edwards. Miss Croake, who is about 25 years old, s registered at the hotel as “maid. She admitted that she and Mrs. Olcott were formerly employed as nurses in the Massachusetts state insane asylum at Taunton. OPPOSE’D TO INCOME TAX. Strong Effort Made in Georgia Senate Against Ratifying Amendment. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 6.—A strong ef- fort was made in the senate yesterday to have .the resolution ratifying the income tax amendment to the consti- tution of the United States made into a special order-for immediate consid- on; The, committee on rules, how- ever, refused to set it down as a spe- cial order and the senate voted against amending the report of the committee 0.as to_include it in the order of bus- iness. It became apparent that there is a strong sentiment in the senate against ratification of the amendment, this sentiment being supposedly on the ground that if there is to be any in- come tax, Georgia should get the ben- efit of it. This action of the senate probably means that the resolution October, 1906, when it was agreed that you should have $50,000. Harry K. Thaw was to pay $25,000 2nd she was | to pay you the balance. 1'still have her letter in regard to the subject.” NEW HAVEN YACHT WINS In Race for Astor Cup Under Auspices of New York Yacht Club. Newport, R. I, Aug. 6.—The schooner Eimina, owned by Frederick F. Brew- ster of New Maven, Conn. and the sloop Avenger, owned by A. Dewitt Coc of New York, were the win- mers in the races for the Astor cups sailed today under the auspices of the New York Yacht club. The Avenger had a lead of only 1 minute, 19 sec- onds, corrected time, over the Istalena, swhich in actual elapsed time was over 13 minutes in the lead of the Avenger at the finish. It was the speedy Aven- ger, then owned by R. W. Emmone, 2d., of Boston, which last year captured both the Astor and the Kings cup in the New York Yacht club's races. The course was a Block Istand one with the start off Brenton Reef light- ship, then to and around a buoy two miles southwest by west of Seaconnel Point, then to & buoy off Block Island and thence to the starting point, 38 knots in all. At the finish mark the Vigilant had been the leading boat, rounding at 11.2153. The Queen was next at 11.22.35, and the Eimina third at Iudfl. Corona next at 11.27.10, Muriel 11:30.30, Weetamoe 113032 and the Avenger 11.31.28, with the other hoats strung along behind. In a little better than a drift the yachts sailed the last balf of the sec- ond leg with the wind taking on a bit and heéading them off. It was a great race durj the last few miles of the & between the Elmina and the Vigilant, with the former round the second mark at 2.16.45, Vigilant follow- at 2.18.10. ith spinnakers aport the fleet raced Hiome in a slightly Increasing wind over half the leg. BLACK HANDER SENTENCED. One of Gang That Has Been Operating in New Haven County. New Hayen, Conn., Aug. §.—Char- acterizing him as the worst criminal he had ever been in contact with, Judge Willlams in the superior court today sentenced to state prison for a maxi- mum term of {wenty-seven years Vin- cenzo Sabatassae, leader of an alleged Black Hand gang, and at the same time Mv‘elemoncu were given to other members of the gang. Sabatassae and those with him were found guilty of conspiracy to rob in connection with the_assault and. robbery of an Italian in Wallingford. = Sabatassae was also found guilty of conspiracy to assault and of assault with intent to kill. With the disposal of the cases it Is believed that the gang which has been operat- ing throughout New Haven cointy for the few years a8 well as the head of the Black nd_machinery in the mtate has been done away with. ..&:3? Gear of Auto Failed to Work. Aug. §a—The CHICAGO PACKERS SUED. New York Butel Company Seeks to Recover $1,500,000 Damages. New York, Aug. 6.—Armour & com- pany, Swift ‘& company and Morris & company, the Chicago. packers, are named today as defendants in a com- plaint.filed under the provisions of the Sherman anti-trust act by the minori- ty stockholders of the New York Butchers' Dressed Meat company, who seek to recover $1,500,000 damages. The complaint is the latest move in a suit originally brought two years ago and is essentially a protest against the majority management of the company’s affairs, which, if is averred, has been dictated by the packers ever since 1907, when they bought a controlling interest and seated their own directors, The New York Butchers' Dressed Meat company was organized in 1902, at a time when the retail price of meats touched the highest mark ever known in New York city, fo strike out into new fields of supply and then pro- cure cheaper meats for the consumer Its purpose, the complaint recites, has been compietely -stultified by the big packing companies’ purchase of a con- trolling interest. il bl Akl STOCKHOLM STRIKE RELAXING. Dissension Apparent in Ranks of Strikers—Some Return to Work. Stockholm, Aug. 6.—The tense situ- ation arising from the general strike proclaimed a’ few days ago tonight seemed to_be relaxing. The gravedig- gers returnied to work this svening and dissension is apparent Th the ranks of the other strikers. The employers of somé of the largest plants in Stock- holm announce that their men will re- turn to work Monday. It is reported that the Central Fed- eration 'of Trades Unions has request- ed the government to mediate in the present crisis, but this is denied by the chairman of the federation. The national labor union published a statement in this evening's news- papers disapproving the strike of the electric light and gas workers, Liable to Punishment on Three Counts ‘Washington, Aug. 6.—Abram C. Eby, mayor of Burkeville, Va.,, who yester- day was nrrested and held in $10,000 bail in Philadelphia, charged with de- will be defeated. There is every indication that there has been, and is, lobbying against ratification of the amendment. The temper of the senate shows that there is a strong fight to be made against it. RIOT AT BALL GAME. Knoxville Police Compelied to Flash Revolvers to Subdue Crowd. Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 6.—An in- cipient riot during a double header today between the Knoxville and Co- lumbia teams of the South Atlantic league was quelled by the police aft- er revolvers had been flashed and clubs drawn. Columbia forfeited the first game in | the fifth inning with the score a tie, 2 to 2, because Umpire Van Syckle re- fused to allow the claim that a bats- man was interfering with the catch- er. A member of the visiting team and the umpire exchanged several blows. Manager Granville of the Co- Jumbia team ran upon the field but was met by a spectator and another fight was on. Most of the players took a hand, the bleachers overflowed and a general fight prevailed for several minutes. .~ Officer flashed guns and drew clubs and after considerable dif- ficulty succeeded in restoring order. Meriden Italian Sentenced for Carry- ing Concealed Weapon.s Meriden, Aug. 6.—Joseph Berretto, 27 years old, was sentenced to serve six “months ‘in jail this morning in the city court on the charge of having carried a concealed weapon. The weapon in question was a dagger. He was also, on the charge of theft, sen- tenced to 30 days in jail and a fine of $i. The arrest for theft was made last night. % / Bridgeport Italian Bound Over for Murder. Bridgeport, Aug. 6.—Luigi Fasciano, who is charged with having shot and killed Antonio Puzzato in this city on the night of July 5, was given a hear- ing in the city court this morning and bound over to the superior court on the charge of murder. The shooting, it is said, was the outgrowth of a quarrel over & game of cards. Operation Proved Fatal. ‘Warehouse Point, Conn., Au Joseph S. Palmer, 64 year: , . of Summit, N. J., died at his summer home here today from the effects of an operation performed six months ago. He was vice president of the First Na- tional bank of Summit and manager of Lk vising to defraud by means of the United States mails and attempting to extort money from the Pennsylvania Railroad compeny, is liable, according to the postal officials, to, punishment on three counts, on each’of which the penalty is eighteen months’ imprison- ment, or an aggregate of four and & half years. It was stated today at the postoffice department (hat Iby_prob- &bly Would' be: tiled In the United States court in the eastern district of Virgipia, which has jurisdiction in his cuse, “Rat” Saves Young Woman. Roanoke, Va., Auvg. 6.—A “ra her hair. saved.the. life of Bertha De- lina, a young woman who shot her- self in- the head ‘with an attempt at ,‘:‘,,‘?‘4".;4,',".;‘ 3 <, de of the.road. suicide Were last night. When the physician at the hoepital pulled the \rown out, | hair from the wound the builet came r s lout with the mass of false adornment. The woman will recover. %, the New York branch of the Ware- house Point Silk company. He leaves a widow and one son. 8windler Posed as F. W. Vanderbilt. Vienna, Aug. 6.—An_ Englishman posing as Frederick W. Vanderbilt of New York was expelled from Austria by the police today following alleged swindling operations inyolving . local filnanciers and an Austrian archduches: Begause of the soclal position of sev- eral of his vietims, the man, whose redl name Is said to be Lackerstern, ‘was net prosecuted. . Farmer Dies While Dancing. Suffleld, Conv.,, Aug 6.-~While show- ing a neighbor how they used to dance when he was a boy, E. H. Hull, 35 years old, ‘!fl?m.fll of heart dis- ease here today. ves a widow and three childrep - e g " SPANISH ARTILLERY SHELLED. " PLAIN OF NADES. 3 PATROL 50 SPARIARDS CAPTURED Many: Seldiers Qmémn- n,..u lishing Communication Between Mel- illa and Outposts. i 4 Madrid, Aug. 6.~Official despateches received today from Melilla say that the Moors In increased numbets. again attacked the advanced posts of the' Spaniards and that one soldier was wounded. Artillery shelled the plain’of |Nader ‘where horsemen were seen to be assembli ‘The reports also say that another convoy has been attacked by the Moors and that in the ensuing fighting two Spaniards ‘were wounded. A e Affairs at Melilla. Oran, Algeria, Aug. 6.—According to reliable information received here, the Riffs, who are opposing the Spaniard: 15 70 NEWSPY resent_intelligence and thrift. have the money to buy it, or Who iness patrons. street are by from fou five. all they seem to be in the news the business world. heretofore mentioned Subscribe now Following is a summary the past week: at Melilla, have cut off & Jarge part of | tunnel an opening for the fire fighters the Spanish water supply, and the town is threatened by a water famine and epidemic. Po n Precarious. Paris, Aug. 6.—A despatch to La Liberte from Melilla says the posi- tiorl of the Spanish is precarious. Ev. ery day the Moors cut the communi cations between Melilla and the out- posts and since July 29 the Spaniards have lost fifty men killed and 250 men wounded in re-establishing_their means of communication. The Moors captured a -patrol of fifty Spaniards on August 4. FOREIGN TRADE. New Agreements Must Follow Enact- ment of New Tariff Law. Washington, Aug. 6.—The full amount of time stipulated in trade agreements with foreign governments, which is six months in the case of Germany and Great Britain, and 12 months in_the case of Portugal, Spain and The-Netherlands, will be given by the state department in the abroga- tion of these agreements following the enactment of the new tariff law. These notices were today prepared for the signature of the secretary of state. They will be sent to diplomat- ic representatives of those govern- ments in_this country and will be ca- bled to the American diplomatic rep- resentatives and to the countries in- volved. The department is carefully consid- ering the trade relations between the United States and foreign countries to determine in which, if any, cases it will be necessary to apply the maxi- mum duties of 25 per cent. in addition to the rates stipulated in the law. Be- fore such action is taken in any case the utmost effort will be made on the part of this government to obtain a correction of any discriminations found to _exist ~against American products. Tt will be only as a last resort that the maximum rate will be applied.. It is not believed that any practice of a_South American coun- try will be classed as discriminatory against the United States, as trade re- lations with Latin-America have been generally on a most satisfactory basis. MR L LSS LAPSE OF MEMORY. Former Judge Found Working in But- ton Factory. Kenosha, Wis., Aug. 6.—Former 2udge Joserh E. Clarkson, who dis- appeared from his Kenosha home July 14, was found safe and well today at Sabula, Towa. Mr. Clarkson was work- ing in'a pearl button factory. 1t was only 4 few. miles from Sabula that Judge Clarkson was found 1% years ago_ after he disappeared from Omahu, where he then iived r der cir- lunistances similar to the present case. After returning to Omaha Judge Clark son could remember nothing of the weel’s absence during which he was walking about the: country. 5 It is said that on various occasions Mr. Clarkson has had lapses of mem- ory but only twice has he left home for any-length of time. Collected Money _Under False Pre- i tences, Hartford, Aug. 6.—A man about 22 years old, giving his name as Heary E. Snelder of Albany, N. Y., was arrest- ed here today, charged with securing money under’ false pretences. He claimed to represent the New Kngland district council -of the United Order of Carpenters and Joiners of America, and. collected money for the. offieial programme of the next convention of the order. ~Among those iwho have | contributéd was the C. of ven X PERS. AND ADVERTISING BATES The live business man knows that the best paper to advertise in is the paper which circulates in the homes and whose subscribers rep- eaple who know what they want and lines of information escape them, are good newspaper patrons and bus- The clean cut business advertisements of any news- paper are more profitable in any family than the gossip which is hardly worth redding. The cheapest advertising medium is the one which cir- culates business announcements in a §0od. field to the people at the least price per thousand. Some business men are so blind to their:own in- terest that they pay no attention to circulation. like The Bulletin with a circulation of nearly 8000, makes an equal to the same number of circulars, while the one with half that number of patrons equals only half the pile. Papers bought on the by onme or twa persons, those delivered in the homes All of these differences when the question of economy in:advertising Is up—for things are not aper world any more than they be in Send for a Bulletin rate card and that will tell you just what it costs to reach the people through its columns; and the considerations ill assure you that the rates are reasonable. The Bulletin is|delivered daily bf the matter printed in its columns in Bulietin Telegraph Locat Gensrai oty Saturday. July 31 106 140 838 1084 Monday. August 27 108 152 319 579 Tuesday. August 3 103 138 250 491 Wednesday August 4 109 169 223 501 Thursday. August 5 ~100 110 238 448 Friday, August ~ 6 96 114 212 422 i Total, - - - - 622 823 2080 3525 DRAGGED FROM BURNING BUILD- NG IN NEW YORK. deversl Fire Fightirs Mescued from _ Debris—Front of Building Wrecked— Street Car Lines Tied Up. _ New York, Aug. 6. —Twenty-t firemen were dragged out unconsci wo Ei::mm others received serious in- 1 in the course of u forty-minute _which destraged four thousand ‘men’s hats and did other damage in a shop at the corner of Four h ave- nue and Twenty-Third street near Madison square here tonight. Dozen Firemen Thrown Into the Street. An, explosion of illuminating gas which occurred seon after the fire was | vered, threw a dozen firemen un- conscious 'into the streeet. The ex- plasion so wrecked the front of the building that it became necessary to iring to keep up to date let no For instance, a paper adv. should be considered at the door for 12 cents a week. through a three-foot brick wall at the side of the store. Into this opening a dozen heavy streams of water were poured, quickly drenching out the blaze. ' After the fire was conguered several firemen working among the debris were overcome by escaping gas or hurt by falling timbers. Street Car Lines Tied ''a Street cars on several important lines wers tied up by the fire and wa- ter from the cellar of the burned shop seeped through the roof of the sub- way below and flooded the platforms of the Twenty-Third street station. TAFT LEAVES WASHINGTON. En Route to His Summer Home in Beverly, Mass. Washington, Aug. 6.—President Taft left Washington at 5.35 o'clock this afternoon for his summer home in Beverly,- Mass. He occupied the rivate car Olympia attached to the regular Federal ex press over the Pennsyivania and New York, New Haven and Hartford rail roads. New York, Aug. 6.—President Taft reached Jersey City late tonight on the Pennsylvania railroad. His spe- clal car, attached to the Colonial ex- press, was at once taken on board a ferryboat, and transferred to the tracks of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rallroad at Port Mor- ris. From Port Morris the president proceeded on his way to Beverly. 27,995,000 Lincoin Pennies Coined. Philadelphia, Aug. 6.—The order of the, treasury department at Washing- ton to discontinue until further notice the coinage of one-cent pieces was re- ceived today by the superintendent of the Philadelphia mint. Ten machines were busy turning out the pennies when the orders were recgived. The coinage of the new pennies was be- gun in June, and up to the time the order was received today, 27,995,000 of | the little coins, representing a value of $379.950, have been minted. About 14,000,000 of the coins have already been distributed throughout the coun- | try and the remainder will be shipped out as rapidly as the demands for the pleces develo) Missing Boy Found. Halifax, N. S, ‘Aug. 6—Earl Hines, six year old boy, who disappeared in the woods seven miles from Halifax o ‘Wednesday noon, wass found late to- day. For 38 hours hundredu(f sons search>d the wonds and today one thousand men consisting of civil- iatns, soldiérs amd police formed up in a'line and entered the forect five paces apart, After a search of two hours the boy was found lying on a cliff a short distaance from a lake. He was suffering from cuts and brulses but was not in a serious condition. Aeradrome Ready for Trial. fiMilitary Camp, Petewawa, Ont., Aug. 6.—The aerodrome known as Baddeck No. 1 is ready for preliminary trials tomorrow. General W. D. Otter and headquarters staff of the Ca adian militia will attend the flights of- ficially next week. K. W. Baldwin ana J. D. McCarthy, Canadian ayiators, will visit England on the conclusion of these trials and carry out wn aero- programm.: Chinese Threatened by Mob. Guadalljara, Mex. Aug. 6.—A mob tonight surrounded the Chinese quar- ter at Zapotlan near here, calling for | tonight < the murderer of of a sixteen year old | stock of the Morel ‘amendmen *oynm; for market to the federal constitu- tioa. - o s pa A Movement was Started in Chicago urging the appointment chlef of police of ex-Police Commissioner Bing- ham of New York. Emperor Nicholas left England; told '.la lord mayor and_corporation of his faith in the Russo-British entente and of his enjoyment during his stay in British waters,, Joseph H. Leute, American vice consul gencral at~Zurich, Switzerland, died in the arms of his bride, just as his steamer, the Marquette, was enter- ing Antwerp port. ‘ Russia and China are parleying over the question of river trade right on the Sungaria and Amoor; the question is affectel by certain clauses of the Portsmouth, N. H., Russo-Japanese peace treaty. A Fiendish Murder, committed. at Boylston, near Guysboro, N. S. has Just come to iight. 'Andrew Iseard, the 13-vear-old son of Joseph Issard, a negro of Boyiston, in the ab<ence of his parents, tied the 6-vear-old daugn - ter of Mrs. Annie Ash to a tree and beat her brains out. The Issards were at a picnic agd re.urning home: found the child dead. Young Issard was ar- rested. 8. G. MoLendoii, Chairman of the Georgia state railrond commission, who was removed by former Governor Hoks Sipith, stands suspended, the house having adopted ‘he resojution of <us- pension 129 (o 40. The semate had previously taken similar action. Mc- TLendon, it is %aid, will appeal to the courts in an effort to retain his posi- tion on the commission, The Forged Steel Wheel Company, 4 subsidiary of the Standard Car Wheel company, has completed plans and awarded contracts for a steel plant at Butler, Pa. The company has decided to supply its own raw material for mak- ing steel wheels, apd withdfaw from the open market in this respect, but will go into the open market for pig iron. The company will invest about $2,000,000 in this enterprise. RIES OF CONNECTICUT. Preliminary Report of Statistics of Industry for Year Ending December 31, 1908, Hartford, Aug. 7.—Preliminary re- port of the fisheries of Conneeticut for the year ending December 31, 1908: These statistics are confined to the fishing industry sand do not include wholesale fish dealers or camneries. The final report will contain an anal sis of the totals and will present sta- tistics for other phases of the. indus- ry. FIShe Value. Independent fisher- men, No. ‘Wage-earni ermen, No. Vessels, No. s Outfit (fuel . bait, provigions, etc.) .. Boats, Apparatus fish: of cap ture, total .. Dredges. tong Fyke and hoop No. . Gill nets, No. Gung, NO. ' liewivms Harpoons and spesrs Lines .. ... eel and 301 269 11 iob- 24,980 nets, No. . 20,480 Seines, No. . % 9,570 Shore and accessory property % Cash capital . Products, total Alewives, Ibs. Cod, Ibs. Elis, Ibs. Flatfish and orsy sy . Mackerel, ' ibs. Menhaden, Ibs. Scup, Ibs! Shad, Ibs. ......... | Spueteague or wenk i fish, Tbs. . 189,200 Swordfish, Ibs. 240,100 Lobsters, 1bs. 661,300 12,600 4,200 Clams, hard, bus... Clams, soft, bus. purposes, bus. .. 1,394,600 'Oysters, for seeding purposes, bus. .. Sperm and sea-ele- phant oil, gals. ‘Whalebone, Ibs. . Fur seal skins, N Miscellaneous ete .. 500 49,100 1,700 247 0. fish, STAMFORD BOY KIDNAPPED. Disappeared While His Mother was Dancing—May Have Been Taken by His Father. Stamford, Aug. 6.—Word was re- | ceived by 'the poiice today that tho young son_of William McGivney, ‘of this place, had been kidnapped in New York last night and was supposed to be here. Mrs. McGivney, according b the report, went (o a datice lust night with her- sister, taking the child with | her. While she was dancing the child disappeared. The McGivneys have not been living - together for some time, Mrs. McGivney ‘living In New York, | while her husband Fas mads his home | here, It is thougit the child has been | taken by the fatier. The police say they will not {do anvthing about it and recall that last spring when (he | child was living here with. the father, it was kidnapped by the mother. MANN WINS IN VIRGINIA. ' Beat Tucker in State Democratic Pri- maries for Gubernatorial Nomi tion. z Richmond, Va., Auz. 6.—Returns re- | ceived today indicate that Judge Wil- liam Hodges Mann, candidate for go: ernor in yesterday’s democratic_state primary, carried the state over H. St.| George Tucker by between 4,000 m:ul‘ 5,000 majority. H ‘The other nominees conceded ave Ellison for lieutenant governor; Wil-. liams, for attorney general and Koin- er for commissiorer of agrieulture, No Panama Bonds Till Next Session. ‘Washington, Aug. 6.—Nong of the Panama bonds authorized oy congress at the session just closed will be js- sued before congress meets again and has had an_cpportunity. to change the existing circulation tax. Announcement 1o this-effect was made in & siate- ment iasued by Secretary of the Tress- ury McVeagh late today. RUSHEDSHIP 4.30 Friday—New Law York and Boston, ‘Washington, Aug. 6.—All the ma- chinery of the treasury department was set to work today putting the new tariff law into effect, and answering in- quiries from importers all over the country, who were asking favors and interpretations of the law. A flood of inquiries poured into the department by telegraph and telephone today from all sources, and the entire customs division, under Assistant Secretary Reynolds, was kept hard at work. Hurried ‘$hipments. As an indication of the rush to avold the payment of duties under the new tariff, customs receipts for yesterday were '$1,600,000, compared *with $700,000 for the same day last year, while the receipts since July 1 have been 336,- 308,000, as against $24,800,000, or an in- crease of $11,500,000. Importers Seek Relief, Many importers continued to appeal to the department today for relief from the payment of new duties on thp ground that their shipments reached Port within a few hours after the close of business bt 4.30 p. m. yesterday, since when the new tariff law went into effect. All such requests are being denied by the department on the ground that, to meet them, would ne. cessitate a discrimination in that some custom houses would have been open yesterday, elther in fact or constru ively, when the remainder were closed. | Information received at the treasury Department Flooded with Inquiries . as to Interpretation MENTSTO AVOID NEW TARIFF Many Importers Appeal to Department for Relief from ‘ rayment of New Duties on Shipments Rece ed After Working Smoothly in New department today from New York city, Boston and Philadelphia lndlcu{yq that the naw. tariff law is working wjth un. expected smoothness. Generall; the beginning of the operation of a hew tarift law matters in the big custom houses are at “sixes and sevens” for a few days, but no confusion yet has manifested itself in the administration of the Payne iaw, it is said. By treas- ury officials this is accounted for by reason of the mew law having been constructed on the general lines of the Dingley act, although the figures dif- fter. In anticipation of the enactment of the new law general instructions were sent out by the treasury department two weeks ago_to collectors of customs at the various ports of the United States. The collectors were directed, pending the arrival in their offices of official coples of the new law, to col- lect the duties under the old'law, on estimates, but not to liquidate any entries untll they had the new law be- fore them. By the opening of business tomorrow morning the colleztors at practically all of the ports of the country will have received official coples of the Pyne act. They will begin, therefore,‘the liquidation of entries at that time: The ports on the Pacific coast wilknot re- ceive their coples for nearly a weelk, and it will be two weeks before th ports in the Hawaiian Islands get t! law in official form. Statement from Officials of Pressed Steel Car Company. 6.—The officials of Car company will ignore the demands of their 2300 em- ployes ‘who have been on a strike for several weeks, that the wage scale. in effect in 1907 be restored, that over- time in a certain ratio be paid for extra work and that an official of the plant be ' dismissed. This fact was made plain_today in a statement issued by James B. Rider, general manager of the company, who said that no de- mands made by a committee of the strikers would be considered, although careful attention would be given to alf complaints by Individuals, and that there would be no change in wages or rules, g 1Ye company has until noon Monday to answer the petition of the strikers presented vesterday, but no answer he- yond General Manager Ryder's state- ment will be made, according to & representative of the company. SAILORS CLUNG TO RIGGING. Difficult to Rescue Men From British Cape Town, Auz. 6—Five members of the crew of the British steamship Maori, which ran on the rocks Wed- nesday night off Slang Bay are s on board that vessel. Through the clonds of spray dashed up by the ter- rific seas breaking over the wreck, the forms of the men can be indistinctly seen clinging to the rigging. Their position is most perilous. Life boats there are attempting to rescue them. The wreck i8 close enough to the shore (or the men in the rigging to talk with those on land but it ap- poars that their rescue will be most difficult if not impossible, owing to the terrific seas running. Late tonight a line-was shot across the wrecked Maorl and food and brandy were sent oard. It is still hoped that the men can be saved by use of the breeches Steamship Maori. | MRS. SUTTON ON STAND. Controversy ~ Between Lawyers Brought Session to Abrupt Close. Annapolis, Aug. 6.—The appearance on the witness stand today of Mrs, James Ny Sutton, the mother of Lieus tenant Sutton of the marine corp whose death is being re-investigatec by the maval board of inquiry here, was the occasion of a heated contro- versy between the lawyers on all sides, which ended in a prolonged con- ference of the members of the board behind closed doors and brought the day proceedings to an abrupt end. Several witnesses had been disposed of during the day when Judge Advo- cate Leonard called Mrs. Sutton fo the stand. Before proceeding with. her examination, Major Leonard for identification and to be read in evidence several letters which he sald Mrs. ‘Suttoni had written, containing serious and delicate charges against the young officers of ihe marine corps who appeared as defendants. After arguments relative to admit- ting of the letters by counsel on both sides, Commander Hood, president of the board, ordered court closed and ent into conference with his asso- ciates on the board and the judge ad- vocate. " Upon returning from an adjoining room Commander Hood annunced that the letters would be read in closed court tomorrow to the interested pare ties and their cunsel. Following the completion of Lieu- tenant Utley'’s cross examination at the morning session, Surgeon T. C. Cook, who recently returned with Lieutenant Utley on the U. S. S, Nofthy Carolina, was a witness. H testified that he performed the autops; on Sutton’s body and declared from the nature of the bullet wound in the lieutenant’s head it would have been difficult for him to shoot himself holding the revolver in the ordinary manner. It was his bellef Sutton committed suicide. buoy. ANTUNG-MUKDEN RAILWAY. Japan to Proceed with Reconstruction Regardless of China’s Objections. Peking, Aug. 6.—The negotiations between China and Japan for the re- coustructjon by Japan of the Antung- Mukden raflway in accordance with the convention signed several years ago, Mave failed, owing to disputes between the contracting parties aris- ing from the Interpretation of clauses in the convention providing for the po- licing of the line, etc. Japan officially notified China today of her intention to proceed with the reconstruction of the line, regardless of China's objection. The entire railroad question, there- fore, will be transferred from Mukden to Pekin, and be made part of the whole Chiho-Japanese question con- cerning Manchuria, the negotiations for the recommencement of which were concluded July 27, TELEPHONES IN PEKIN. A New York Company Has Contract for Installing Complete System. New York, Aug. 6—The tinkle of 2,500 American _telephones installed by a New York company will be heard in the heart of Pekin, China. within a year. Word has been received here by cabie that the Chinese govern- ment has signed a contract.with a Jew. York company for the installa- tion of a complete telephone system in the capital city at a cost of $150.- 009. The plant will have an ultimate capacity of 20,000 lines, but only 2,500 will be set up at first. The company will employ .Chinese 8o far as possi- ble in its construction work and will arill goveriment employes in the de- tails of operatl Granted Chicago Street Car Employes. Chicago, Aug. 6.—Important wage concessions are to be granted to the treet car employes of Chicago, it is said tonight and this may avert the strike which the men yesterday au- Concessions thorized by an _almost unanimous vote. President Thomas E. Mitten of tne Chicago city rallway (the South Side svstem) it in reported tonighi, is ready to yleld in the Inrerest of peace. $5,000 Fire at Danbury. Danbury, Conn., Aug. 6.-—Fire late maged the * building and k & Husk Co. to girl whoge body was found in a heuse | the extent of $5,000. The fire, which recently abandoned by the Chine started from an unknown cause, gut- The~mob to run all -the| ted the top floor of the & -u.z ot Y g Fy e e First Day of New Tariff Law at New . York. New York. Aug. 6.—The first day's business under the new tariff law at the of New York was one of the lightest - on record. The total re- ceipts were only $350.000, as gcompar- E&VVA&. $1,125,000 for th‘ Pprevious S KITCHENER COMES FROM INDIA Succeeds Duks of Connaught as Com- mander in Chief of B h Forces. London, Aug. 6.—Lord Kitchener, commander of the British forces in India, has.been appointed to succeed the duke of Connaught as - inspector general of the Mediterranean forces, which post the duke recently resigned on the grounds of “the ineffective na- ture of the work and the useless ex- pense to the naiton involved therein. Lord Kitchener will take the rank of field marshal and also becomes & member of the committee of imperial defense. The inspector general has command of the garrisons at Malta and Gibraltar and all the British troops in Egypt, the Soudan and Cyp- rus. Lord Kitchener is the youngest field marshal in the history of Great Brit- ain. Lord Roberts was sixty years old . when he was raised to tne rank and Lord Wolseley sixty-two. Lord Kitchener was 59 years old in June. Bodies of Victims of Launch Wreck Recovered. Baitimore, Aug. 6.—With the recov- ery today of the bodies of three per- sons who were missing after the acei- dent to a pleasure party on the Pat- apsco yesterday afternoon when & power ‘boat carrying twenty persons capsized after striking a submerged pile, the number of deaths stands at five.. It fs belleved this complet the ligt of fatalities. The bodies re- covered today were those of Frank Pryor; aged 19 years, engineer of the launch; Willet Leech, aged 12 years, and Brantiey L. Amelang, aged ten years. New High School for Winchester. ‘Winsted, Aug. 6.—At a special town meeting here today it was voted to have the town committee provide for a suitable high school for the town of Winchester. This action was made necessary through barring of Catholics from the Gilbert school by provisions in_the will of its founder. the late William L. Gilbert. Tt is not probable that @ building will be built In the near future, but that rooms and np‘? teachers will be arranged for in ols, graduates e i of the grammar sche ing given Winsted high school of Tariff Aact. hington, Ang. 6.~ Printed cop- the new appearance today tarift act made thele the document rooms of the senate Thirty thousand coples of the measure were ordered before congres adjourn yesterday. These will be distribuf by members of congress, each having about 160 copies and member about 75. The bill covers pazek offered