Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 8, 1909, Page 1

Cook and Peary Will Both Be States Before First of October SHIP MAY REACH NORTH SYDNEY TODAY Commander Peary is Bringing a Valuable Collection for the Museum of Natural History in inew York—Den" mark Royalty Continues to Pay Homage to Dr. Cook There is Honor Enough for Both Explorers. Robert E. Peary, having “nailed Stars and Stripes to the pole” April 6, 1909, as told in his series of messages flashed by wireless yester- day from the coast of Labrador. is figuratively lost to the world tonight, homeward - bound on his ship, the the on Roosevelt. Dr. Cook Still at Copenhagen. At Coj hagen, Denmark, royalty continues to pay homage to Dr. Fred- erick A. Cook, the Brooklyn explorer, who announced six days ago in a man- ner not unsimilar o Commander Peary's that he had tunfurled the flag of his country at-the pole on April 21, 1905. n Neither saw indications of the oth- er's achievement; both will ‘be in the United States before the close of the present ‘menth. e Commander Peary on Way South. Commander Peary, according to best reckoning, was In the vicinity of the Strait of Belle Isle, between New- foundland and the province of Que- bec, tonight. But it is uncertain at what port he will touch first to am- plify the meagre news of yesterday. Inadequate telegraphic facllities on the Labrador coast and the northwest coast of Newfoundland miay move him to decide to proceed on southward to North Sydney, Cape Breton, before he gives to the world details of his triumphs in the far north, Peary had intended stopping at Cha- teau Bay, Labrador, possibly tonight, but the telegraph station there was abandoned some time ago and the Roosevelt must push her nose farther south before the world obtains more news. As she comes down the New- foundland coast, Red bay, and, fur- ther south, St.. Gegrge bay .are at hand, but whether Peary will avail himself of these points or continue to North Sydney, where he will have ev- ery facility at hand .js a matter of conjecture tonight. TIt' is 450 miles from Chatean Bay to North Sydney and the time of his arrival can only be guessed. But the Roosevelt may reach there laté tomorrow. Mré. Peary Ready to Depart for North 2 Sydney. With her husband's plans uncertain and with no specific message to meet him, Mrs. Peary is waiting at her home at Eagle Island, Maine, in readiness to depart for North Sydn Herbert T. Bridgman. secretary of the Peary Arctie club, left New York for North Svdney fonight. In addi- tion to greetings from the Peary Arc- tic club, Mr. Bridgman carries this message’ from the Explorers’ club, of which Commander Peary and Dr. Cook hoth members: 2 ‘The Fxplore elub sends vou heartiest congratulations upon your trigmphant attainment: of the long- sought goal—the North pole’” Anthony Flala, who commanded one of the Ziegler expeditions to the pole, fs & member of the board of direc- tors sending the message. No Further Details of the Conquest. Several additional ~messages, filed yesterday at Indian Harbor, were re- celved by assoclates of Commander Peary today, but none of them gave any further details of his conguest. Through Mr. Bridgman he rotified all geographical societies of the world of his discovery and in addliton sent a personal despatch to the National Ge- ographical soclety at Washington, eaying, “Have won at last. The pole is ours.” Valuable Collection for New York Mu- | seum. Tn a message to Director Bumpus of the American Musetim of Natural History in New York, he announced that he is bringing home a valuable collection for the imatitution. Thou- sands of congratvlatory messages have been sent in return to the explorer, two from the most notable of which are from Lieutenant Shackleton, the English Antarctdc explorer. ‘and Ma- jor Leonard Darwin, president of the Royal Geographical soclety. Hundreds of Messages to Peary. The National- Geographical gociety called a meeting directlv after receiv- ing Peary’s message todav and quick- 1y telegraphed a reply of hearty prals The #aw York Zoological so- clsty sent its echo of the world-wide praise through its president in this eity, while hundreds of Jess important messages winged their way northward 9 meet the returning traveler. Cook Hears That Peary Claims Pri- orlty. In Copenhagen tonight, Dr. Cook was shown a statement credited to Peary, that he (Peary) was the first to_discover the. pole. Declining to enter into a controver- »y, the Brooklyn physiclan briefly dis- missed the subject. “HAVE WON OUT AT LAST, 5 THE POLE IS OURS."” Oommander Peary Sends Message to the National Geographic Society at Wishington — Dual Discovery Strengthens the Claims of Each Ex- plorer. Washington, _Sept. out at last. The pole is curs” w the message received by, the National Geographic society from. C: tod: @ report 10 the society #hich contributed to the Peary ex- peditian. It was dated ‘at Indian Har- bor via Cape Bay, Monday. The board of managers of the society met during the afternoon and through President W. L. Moore and Beécretary O. P. Austin telegraphed the following re- 1y Edommander Robert E. Peary, Chateau Bay, Labrador: “In mnswer to your telegraphic re- port to this soclety, that yo reached the Nerth pole, the Geographic soclety through the. action’ of Its board of ers today extends to you Its heartjgst congratulations on your great achfevement® 5 Then the board yoted ing any ‘further ‘pending for- mal inspection cordy. The ‘board, be- latory tmes- submitted to and passed upon by com- petent authorities.” ‘What promises to be the most bril- liant banquet in the annals of the Geographic society will be held next winter, it is proposed, with two North pole discoverers—Cook and Peary— and the British explorer who pene- trated fgrthest south, Lieutenant Shackleton, as the star figures. Dr. O. H. Tittman, the head of the United States coast and geodetic so- clety, already is on his way to Eng- land ‘bearing the informal invitation of the society to Cook and Shackleton. Peary’s exploit was not known when he sailed. Honor Enough for Both. Acting ~ Superintendent Perkins of the coast and geodetic,survey, who is also a_member of the Geographic So- ciety, declared today. that to his mind the dual discovery of the North pole strengthens the claim of each explor- er. “Commander Peary went equipped with all modern _instruments with whicli to record his observations and demonstrate the truth of Lis discov- ery,” said Mr. Perkins. “The ques- tion now resolves itself into onme of priority and Commander Peary and Dr. Cook doubtless will fight that out between themselves. There is -honor enough for both. Navy Department Discussed P Trip. Peary's achievement was the princi- pal topic of discussion in the navy department today and many little in- cidents of a personal nature which oc- curred while Peary was stationed here, were recalled. “If 1 don’t find the pole, the boy will” said Commander Peaary to his associates in the naval office of yards and docks in this city on the morning following the birth of his son in the spring of 1903. Mr. Peary’s whole interest seemed to center in his Arc- tic plans. “Theugh unobtrusive nor- mally, at mention of the pole, one of his former colleagues todas became very noisy and ageressive.’ Peary, however, was never tiresome in discussing the polar work, his zest commandine interest and attention. EN ROUTE TO MEET PEARY. Herbert L. Bridgman Bound for Cape Breton, Passed Through This City. ry's New ' York. Sept. T7.—Herbert L. Bridgman, secretary of the Peary Arctic club, left New York at eight o'clock tonight by ‘the New York, New Haven & Hartford raflroad’s Bar arhor. Sydney, Cape Bre- Peary, prob- H: cXpress. ). ton, where he will join ably on Friday. GOLD MEDAL PRESENTED DR. COOK AT COPENHAGEN. Explorer Lectures Before Royal Fam- ily on His" Trip to the Pole. Copenhagen, Sept. 7.—One of the most_remarkable results of Comman- der Peary’s rivalry with Dr. Cook for the discovery of the pole is that Dr. Cook’s profits from the enterprise are likely to be largely increased. He received today offers for his books and lectures at twice the figures previ- ously tendered. One American of the highest standing cabled terms almost startling and, it is believed, far be- yond any sum hitherto paid for such work. Dr:. Cook is likely to accept the offer. Dr. Cook's Book to Give All Details. The controversy is beginning to rage warmer here. Commander Peary's statement s unanimously accepted as true, but there is a very large fol- lowing faithful to Dr. Cook. His lec- ture before the Geographical society tonight, however, added little to the information he had already given out with reference to his expedition, and he repeated the declaration of his in- tention to withhold detafls until the publication of Kis book. Presented with Gold Medal of Den- mark Georgraphical Society. The king and queen, Prince and Princess George of Greece and many of the members of the royal family, to- gether with a large gathering of the most prominent people in Copenhagen, this evening witnessed the presenta- tion to Dr. Cook of a gold medal by the crown.prince and listened to the explorer’s lecture afterwards. Standing in front of an immense map of the Arctic regions, which was surmount- ed by the stars and stripes, Dr. Cook outlined his progress to the North pole. In introducing the explorer, the crown prince said that his reception in Greenland and at Copenhagen show- ed the way the Danes appreciated his wonderful exploit. begged the honor of presenting him society. Dr. Cook told his story coolly and without hesitation, but most of his statements had been given out before. to AIMS HE WAS FIRST. PEARY CLAIMS H Al Uncertainty Whether He Has Heard of Dr. Cook’s Return and Story. London, Sept. 7.—The Reuter Tele- gram commany publishes a_despatch in which it is Peary claims that he was the first man to reach the North pole. This claim has given a new impetus to the Polar controversy, and the aft- ernoon_papers display the despatch from St. Johns prominently, under eadlines ‘that plainly intimate a re- vival of the doubts of Dr. Cook’s re- ported success. These doubts had al most disappeared _when' Pearv came upon the scene on the coast of Labra- dor, and the commander’s categorical statement of today has given another dramatic turn to the matter. BELIEVES BOTH WENT TO POLE. Prof. Dyche Says There Is No Reason to Doubt Cook or Peary. rence, Kaun., Sept. 7.—Prof. Lewis TLindsay Dyche of Kansas uni- versity, a friend of both Dr. Cook and Commander Pear, ho' has veled in- the Arctic reglons With each of them, says there is no reason to doubt the claim of either man that he had found the pole, Professor Dyehe was with Dr. Cook in 1894 and enjoys a _acquaintance with the ) hich they. Tar "up the Greeniand in the United The prince then | the medal of the Geographical | mand of Rear Admiral” Uriel Sebree for a eruise of the Orient on Sunday morning was in wireless communica- tion with this point last night. The fleet should arrive here at daylight on Friday. 3 - ) Stuttgart. Germany, Sept. 7.—The imperial _autumn manoeuvres of the German army begin today with the re- view by Emperor William and the em- g{eu of the Wurtemberg army corps. is majesty has come down into south- ern Germany for the purpose of direct- ing the comprehentive field operations. Manoeuvres on such a large scale have not taken place In Germany cince 1899. _St. Petersburg, Sept. 7.—Emperor Nicholas and members of the imperial family Jeave. St. Petersburg tonight for the Crimea. It is hoped that the trip will ‘have a beneficial effect in the health of the empress. No special anx- iety is expressed here over the long railroad journey. Unusual precautions have been tak:n, such as the patroll- ing of the entire line by troops. NEW LONDON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. Ninety-second Anniversary Opens Here &his Morning at First Bap- tist Church. The New London Baptist association assembles this mornin gin the First Baptist church for its ninety-second anntversary. The association is com- posed of twenty-five churches situat- ed in the towns in New London coun- ty lying to the west of the Thames and Shetucket rivers, extending from New London on the south to Lebanon on the north. The programme for the two days’ session has already been printed in The Bulletin, The morning sessfon be- gins at 10 o'clock. at which time Rev. P. C. Wright will preach the annual sermon. Two prominent speakers from abroad will be present today, Mrs. N. N. Bishop, district secretary of the Woman's Baptist Home Mission- ary society of New England, and Rev. E. H. Spalding, D.D., secretary for New England of the American Bap- tist Publication soclety, both of whom will address the association in the afternoon. The day's session will close with a young people’s raily at 7.30 p. m., at which time Rey. C. R. McNally of New London will deliver an ad- dress. FIFTY-SEVEN CASES IN CIVIL SUPERIOR COURT Returned for the September Term— Three Late Ones. There are 57, cases, the same num- ber which made Heinz famous, re- turned to the civil term of the su- perior court for September. This is an unusually large number and all but three which came in within a day or two have been referred to. The last to_arrive are the followin, Melvina Monville of Norwlch sues Levi Monville, Jr., of parts unknown for a divorce on the grounds of de- sertion. They were married October }:.061895, and he deserted her April 15, John K. Djckson. administrator of the estate of Paul MacCormack, takes an appeal from the Lebanon probate court's action in: allowing the claim of Dr. Edward E. Tull of New York city, whose bill was $5 also from the action allowing a claim of $200 by York, for medical NO CLUE FOUND TO DESERTED BABY'S PARENTS Being Cared for by Mrs. JLuph Lan- dolt at Town Expense—Another Woman Wants to Adopt Child. Dr. William B. Prichard of New ervices. The police are working on the case of the deserted baby who was left at No. 114 Cedar street, Monday night, but so far no clue has been obtained as to its parents or who left it where it was found. ‘The little fellow was taken from the hospital to the home of Mrs. Joseph Landolt on Jail Hill, Tuesday, where the selectmen ar- ranged for its care. On Tuesday evening a woman called on Captain Linton and inquired about the baby boy and said she would like to adopt the little feilow. She will probably consult with the selectmen. PABMS I A 0 s A S L e sive explorations. A year later Pro- fessor Dyche was sent by the Ameri- can Museum of Natural History in New York to make a collection of wild game and to meet Peary's party, which was returning from a northern’ trip. The mere fact that Peary found no trace of Dr. Cook’s expedition does not tend gto discredit either of the men, accor§ing to Professor Dyche, who says the ice drift of a mile a day would account for that. OWNERSHIP OF POLAR LAND. British Premier to Be Asked Whether It Does Not Belong to Canada. London, Sept. 7.—The question of the ownership of the land of the north pole is to come up in the house of comm.us. Sir George Parker has giv- en notice of his Intention of asking Premier Asquith whether this territory is not considered as belonging to Can- ada, and if Dr. Cook has planted the American flag there. whether or not this act gives the United States any right of possession over the region. COMMENT ON EXPLORERS. Evident That Cook and Peary Were in Close Proximity. Valparaiso, Chili, Sept. 7—The newsrapers of Chili unite i praising Dr. Cook and Commander Peary for their successful Arctic _explorations, Some of the papers prophesy that an American will be the first to reach the South pole. Hamburg, Sept. 7.—Dr. Friedrichsen, general secretary of the Hamburg Ge- ographical society, said today that the report from Commander Peaiy also deserved absolute credence, and that it was evident that he and Dr. Cook were in close proximity in the polar regions. When Dr. Cook’s discovery was reported Dr. Friedrichsen express- ed the opinion that Peary shortly would be heard from as having reached the pole. ~ Both Peary and Cook should be credited with having achleved the purpose of their expe- ditions. . Dr. Brennecke of the German gbser- vatory, has accepted Commander Peary's announcement. He said the reagon why Peary had found no trace of Cook at the pole probably was that the masses of ice, constanily in mo- tion, had carried away the tlag and metal box which Cook leff there. Dr. Brennecke believes Peary's success to be due to the fact e also started o‘rl{h in the season and that the weather*condiitons u”m!. be fa- LETTERS RECEIVED STIR UP SE- CRET SERVICE MEN. WHEN TAFT VISITS CHICAGO Extra Precautions Will Be Taken to Prevent the Possibil —Safety Measures Begin. Chicago, Sept. 7.—Two letters threat- ening the life of President Taft, when be visits in Chicago, have stirred up Captain Porter of the secret service, and the police of the city. Captain Por- ‘ter was inclined to belittle the threats, but he began making preparations im- mediatelyto prevent the possibility of an attack on the president. CADET PERMITTED HAZING. Reasons for John H. Booker's missal from West Point. West Point, Ga., Sept. 7.—Cadet John H. Booker, Jr.. of this city had nothing whatever to do with the haz- ing of Cadet Rolando Sutton, but_was dismigsed from the West Point Mili- tary academy for permitting, without interference, ‘cadéts of the third class to require cadets of the fourth class to get down on all fours and run a race as horses and then auction them off. This in the information just received here in a letter from Secretary Dick- inson to Representative C. Adam- son. The secretary stated that it was likely that congress at its next session would call for and publish the report of the board of inquiry. Booker was a member of the first: class. TURKEY SEEKING A LOAN. Wants to Sell $22500,000 Four Per Cents. Washington, Sept. 7.—The Qttoman embassy in Washington today an- nounced officially that, on the author- ity of Article 36 of sthe financial law for the current fiscal year, the Otto- man ministry of finance has decided to- contract a loan of 5,000,000 Turkish pounds (approximately $22,500,000), the rate of interest being 4 per cent. and the rate of amortization 1 per cent. ROQUE TOURNAMENT. Captain Wahly Now in Lead with Rudd Second. In the roque tourney at the Nor- wich roque club grounds, good prog- ress has been made in the last day or two, with a number of games run off, so that Capt. H, Wahly looms up as a likely winwr, with Tracy Rudd right after him, both having lost but one game. One. of the longest games of the match was decided Mondaay, an eight- hour affalr, which Tarrant finally won from Stockwell. The folalwing is the standing. ‘Won. Lost. H. Wahly 9 X 3 & e 4 . Chase o 4 C. Browning . .4 2 A. W. Dickey . SR 2 F. Symington TR 3 Wi ok 4 R. . § 0 E. R ! H. .0 2 P. Smith .. W 4 L. Stockwell S0 6 FINALS IN DOUBLES REACHED. Tennis Tourney Is Progressing with Finals in Singles Nearly at Hand. By the playing off of the tennis match between Lester and Lyman vs. Dan Brown and Browning on Tues- day on the courts at the Norwich roque club grounds, the finals in the doubles were reached, bringing Olcott and Mitchell in the finals against Les- ter and Lyman. The latter pair de- feated Dan Brown and Browning in one of the longest drawn out battles of the tournament, requiring four sets, in which as many games were played as is needed usually for a five-set match. Lester and Lyman took the first, a deuice set, 75, and were then pushed to another deuce set, 12—10, before they could again down Brown and Browning. The next set was in fa- vor of the latter two, 6—2, but Ly- man and Lester again got their game to working and took the match by another set, 6—1. One match in the consolation tour- nament has been played, Clark beat- ing Frisbie, §—3. 6—2. » Tn the singles in the regular tour- nament, the finals cam he reached as soon as Foss and Cary play off their match. Allyn Brown meets the win- mer of this for the prize. In a consolation tourney Chase beat. Frisbie 6—3, 6—2, and Olcott beat Ly- man 6—4, 6— SKIRT WORKERS STRIKE. Seven Employes of Local Concern Quit When Raise Is Not Granted. There is a_strtke on at the plant of the New England Skirt Manufac- turing company, in the Kenyon build- ing on Main street. The seven men who work on the “machines gave up work Tuesday after they had sent one of their number, Joe Bernstein, as their representative to interview the pro- prietors, Samuel Hact and Lazarus Louis, with a request that their wages be advanced. The demand was made on Sunday. and Monday was a holiday, but when the men appeared for work Tuesday they learned that the pro- prietors were not disposed to grant their demand. The men accordingly quit work. According to the employes they have work in only the fall and spring on ladies’ skirts and jackets, and they claim that they can only average ahout $5 a_week for the entire year. This they want raised. PICKPOCKET ARRESTED. Samuel Gottlip, a Soldier, Arrested on New Wharf—Missed on Grab for Watch, On Tuesday afternoon the first trou- ble which might be expeeted during the fair was reported when the police were informed of & pickpocket operat- ing tu Main street, where a crowd was assembled watching & man asleep in a windew. - A woman- a handkerchief in which was $1.50 snatched from her heud, and a man.. both from out of towh, caught -Samuel it s claimed, as he was$ snatching his watch in time to recover the timepiece, OWNER OF LONDON TIMES IN AN INTERVIEW AT WINNIPEG. GREAT Strifa Gan Only Bel Averted by Great Britain Making Complete Prepara- n—The Year 1912 Mentioned. BRITAIN AND CERMANY _Winnipeg, Man.,, Sept. 7.—Lord Northcliffe, owner of the London Times, in an interview here today, predicted war between Germany and Greaat Britain. He said that in the Krupp gun works alone. one hundred thousand men were working night and g:y u||d on Sundays preparing for war. e sal “I would make the suggestion, with all respect to the Canadian investing their monev and labor in constructing railroads _and building grain elevators, that thev keep an eye fairs and begin to fig- ure out why it is‘all the ship building yards in Germany are busy construct- ing rapid cruisers and first class bat- tleships and why it is Krupp's works have increased their hands to over 100,000 men, nearly the population of Winnipez.” Speaksr Mentioned Year 1912. His conviction is that war can only be averted by most complete and thor- ough preparaiton on the side of Great Britain. Lord Northeliffe stated that some Canadians have Utopian views and think war is a crime. “The Germans do not think so.” he continued. “They have a magnificent army and the second navy in the world and,they ask what these things are or. “They are a thrifty people. They do not throw money away. Thex made an immense sum of money out of their last great war. : “They will fight or threaten again when -they think it will pay. Many people say Great Britain in the near future and some have mentioned the year 1912.” SWEPT BY TIDAL WAVE. Inhabitants of Mexican Town Driven to the Hills. Monterey, Sept. 7.—Soto La Marina and the surrounding country, in which are many American ofl men, have been swept by a tidal wave, and the in- habitants have taken refuge in the hills, according to a despatch to Gen- eral Trevino, commanding the military zone, The message came from the al calde of the town of Presas Aldama. The loss of life is not stated. The general manager of the National Railway sent the steamship Panuco to carrv relief supplies. Soto La Marina, situated on the gulf coast of the state of Tamaulipas, late- Iy attracted a great deal of attention an account of oil discoveries there. f e e e CLOSE CALL FOR STRATHCONA. Canadian Statesman Thrown from His But Not Seriously Injured. Winnipeg, Man.. . —Lord Strathcona narrowly. escaped serions injury in an accident. near Vernon, B. €., Saturday evening. He drove out from Vernon to visit Lord Aberdeen's fruit farm. On a steep hill near Long Lake, about three miles from town, the tean became nnmai ageable and bolted down the road toward the lake. At the ! foot of the hill there is a sharp turn of the road. The carriage was over- turnei -and the occupants thrown to the ground. Bx-Mayor Megaw of Vernon had his leg broken. Lord Strathcona’s right arm was bruised and he carries it in a sling. P HEAVY RAINFALL IN KANSAS. Traffic Tied Up in Topeka—People Wade to Business Places. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 7.—The heaviest rainfall for twelve hot\s ever recorded here fell last night and this morning, the total precipitation being more than eight inches. A light fall continued today. Street car trafic was tied up, and many people waded to their places of business. The rain extended farther west, Wichita reporting a fall of 1.58 inches. SURGEONS RUSHED TO_RESCUE Found Express Train Derailed and One Victim with Sprained Foot. St. Joseph, Mo.. Sept. 7.—The Bur- lington'’s St. Paul _express, south- bound, ran intp a washqfit four miles south ‘of St. Joseph this morning. Sev- en coaches were derailed and five of them fell into the ravine. A wreck- ing train, carrying surgeons, was sent from here before it was known that onl- one person was hurt, an unknown man, whose foot was sprained. = Cleveland, Sept. 7.—Incomplete re turns indicate that Tom L. Johnson, three times mayor of Cleveland. was renominaetd for that position on the democratio ticket at the primary elec- tion held here today. Married 25 Years. Many of their friends among The Bulletin readers will be pleased to know that Rev. and Mrs. W. C. New- ell celebrated their silver wedding an- niversary on September 3 at their home in White Creek, N. Y. They re- ceived over $100 in silver from their many parishioners and much valuable sliverware from their many friends far and near. Rev. Mr. Newell was pas I tor of the Uncasville M. E. chureh in 1892, 1893 and 1864, and is now a mem- ber of Troy conference. Rev. and Mrs. Newell and daughter are now on their vacation and will spend part of it in Connecticut. Right Hand of Fellowship. The following persons were given the right hand of fellowship by the pastor and deacons of the Mt. Calvary Baptist church Sunday evening at the communion service: Mrs. Laura Jack- son, Mt. Pleasant street, by letter from the Concord Baptist church, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mrs. Matilda Virginla Anderson, Laurel Hill, received on her Christian experience from the Tabernacle Bap- tist church, Savannah, Ga. and Nich- olas Jacksom, Thames. street, of Mt. 31!\'e Baptist church, Henrletta county, e y Larrabee Family Reunion. ‘The Larrabee family had their an- nual reunfon and now that they will fight | Albert Gleaves, U. 8. the discovery of the shallowest Water in the northern Pacific ocean. - Appointments Were Made by the state department under its reorganiza- Lo of the division of Far Kastern rs. W, L. Felter said that Alfred Moseley believed the American educa- tional system Included too many wom- ‘en teachers. Thomas E. Maguire, who married pArohbishop Farley's niece a week ago Monday, died after an operation for appendicitis. Two Hundred Persons in Union square heard Minute Men discuss ways “to save the city from the trac- | tion barons.” Eleven Thousand Spanish Soldi were ordered to Moroeco to reinfo: General Marina and others ar2 expect- ed to follow. Two Men Were Drowned at Hamp- ton Roads the launch they occupied having fouled the propeller of the sup- ply boat Panther. Friends of Controller Metz made preparations to meet him down New York bay on the, Sirius and’ advance his boom for mayor. Diss Debar Appeared in -Vaudeville and said_the spirits of Jay Gould and “Jim” Fisk had helped E. H. man to make his money. T. J. Hingins and A. H. Murray were named as the principal candi- dates for the presidency of ahe Bronx, to be deoided by the borough alder- men. Harrl- The International Air Navigation Exposition at Frankfort, Germany, of- fered $20,000 in avietion prizes to be competed for the week beginning Oc- tober 3. The Committee of One Hundred re- newed its attack on Jéseph A. Flan- nery by reviewing his connection with the Queensboro bridge condemnation proceedings. \ The Strike at McKee's Rocks was ended practically by ths announce- ment of the manager of the Presesd Steal Car company that t rem-.. of the men would be granted, w the exception of an increase in wages, which is impossible at this time. PRESIDENT TAFT DECLINES .. TO UMPIRE BALL GAME. Too Much for Such a s That. Boston, Sept. 7.—President Taft had another one of his famous Yale days today. He beeame plain “Bill Taft again to many of his old classmates and college companions, but was still “Mr. President” to the younger set of graduates who surrounded him dur- ing the Yale field day celebration at the Brookline Country club. The president motored in from Bev- erly this morning, leaving the summer capital promptly at 9 o'clock. He re- turned by the same.route at 630 oclack this evening. During the day he played in a golf foursome with three old friends and _schocimates, was the guest-of. honor at a2 outdoor luncheon on the estate of Sherman L. Whipple, adjoining the couhiry club, got mixed up in » veri- table Blue football rush during the after luncheon reception, and sat through the first inning of a baseball game played by former stars of Yale's best teams. - Scme of the players in the baseba'l -ame in addition to the Rev. Mr. Car- Values His Job ter, were Allen Hubbard. who caught the famous Yale pitcher, “Jumping Jack” Jones: Samuel F. El- der and Walter Badger. Mr. Hubbard | caught today. President Taft was urged to umpire the contest. “Come on, Bill” pleaded the Rev. C. Bushnell, who was acting as a of master of ceremonics. No, sir,” replied the president, “I value my life too much for such a job as that.” The baseball game was_interrupted after the first jnning so that a group photograph might be taken with the president in the center. While the big crowd was being~ poscd there was much good natured chaffing. Mr. El- der, who had just previously made a thrilling slide for life at second base when the ball was bounding merrily somewhere out in right fieid, had on an old shirt, and looked untidy but happy. “Sam Elder,” said the president, “you don’t look respectable.” ‘I _don't knmow, Mr. President, but after looking over this bunch I think |1 size up pretty well with the rest of them,” retorted Mr. Elder. amid a rencwed outbrust of laughier. John Havs Hammond came in from Bever!y with the president this morn- ing and participated in the Yale day games. FIND LONG NATTJ}::ERIDGE 274 Feet Span Discoversd by Utah Archaeclogical Society. New York City, Sept. 6.—Spanning 274 feet and aver 300 feet high, a nat- ural bridge, said to be the largest known, has been discovered by m of the Utah Archaeological soc | which has returned from an expedition along the Colorado river in northern Arizona and southern Uiah The bridre is lo ed “four miles north of the Arizona line in the state of Utah, six miles east of the Colorado river. On its top were found imt ded several fossils of remarkable size, indicating the presence in earlier times of glant animal life. Manufacturers Consolidate. Bristol, Conn., Sept. 7.—Announce- ment was made tonight by Secretary Dewitt Page of the New Departure Manufacturing _company that that company and the Bristol Engineering corporation would consolidate on Oc- tober 1. next, with a capital stock $1,500.000. The New Departure pany will absorh the other and w give ‘the Engiveering corporation stockholders seven per cent. preferred stock, share for share. Conaecticut Co. Conductor New Haven, Conn.., Sept. 7.—Hugh J. McCafferty, a conductor employed by the Conneeticut company 'oh ita lines in New Haven, was found guilty in the city court today of substituting free pass tickets for cash fares, and was fined $5 and costs on each of nine counts. Steamship Arrivals. At Yanles: Sept. 6, America, from New k. % 7 At London’ Sept. 8, Zeeland, from New York via Dover. At Queenstown: Sept. 7, Campania, trom New York for Liverpool, and pro- Sept. Laucastrian, One was tlut‘ihe Financier lapse—The Patient Is Extremely Weak—A fter night Report Is to the Not in So Critical a Conditi Arden, N. Y, Sept. 8, —After a night of uncertainty it was detrmined short- ly after mudnight tonight that E. H. Harriman is not in such a critical con- dition as earlier regorts indicated. A party of newspaper men succeeded in reaching the Harriman house and in talking with Dr. Lyle, who sald em- phatically that there was no cause for alarm and that Mr. Harriman had had no change for the worse. A glimpse of the inside of the Har- riman home seemed to bear out Dr. Lyle's ‘statement that the financier's condition was not critical. Miss.Car- rol Harriman and the physician were sitting on a sofa, laughing over a pho- tograph, and Mrs. Harriman could be seen in an adfoining rpom. All three were in evening dress, and there was no_sign of any ‘other physiclans about, Dr. Lyle =aid that no further in- formation concerning Mr. Harriman would be given out until tomorrow, when a statement would be issued from the Uni n Pacinc offices in New York. This is the first time that any newspaper men have actually reached the Harriman home, as it is impossi- ble.to pass the guards on the moun- tain side. No light could be seen in the win- dows of the bedroom supposed to be Alr. Harriman’s, and nothing whatever could be found to indicate that a crisis in his home was at hand. ALARMING REPORTS LAST NIGHT One to the Effect that the Financier Had Suddenly Di Sept. 7.—"Mr, Harri- tonight is most seri- statem late tonjght of one of Mr. Harriman's closest per- Authoritative Statement by One of ; : Man’s Closest Personal Friends ALARMING RUMORS IN CIRCULATION 2 Vot the. Had Died in nSnddonv Effect that Mr. Harriman sonal friends, who was summoned the financier's home today. This friend, though declining to allow the’ use of dis uame, dictated an authorl- tative statement regarding the sicia’ man’s condition Dr. Lyle Admits Danger. A “Dr, Lyle admits that Mr. Harriman is dangerousiy i1," he said. “We be~ lieve that the man's pluck and # tack of acute indigestion, such as Mr. Harriman has suffered, often proves fatal, even to a person in strong phy- sical condition. In the case of o man as weak as Mr. Harriman it is dificuls to avold grave consequences. 3 “Mr, Harriman is extremely weak, Since Monday he has shown consid- erable improvement, it is true, but he is now in such a state as to require constant nursing and absolute rest.” Rumors of Alarming Nature. Rumors of thg most alarming nature were circulated throughout the early. part of the night, both here and at Turners, the telegraph station on the other side of Tower Hill. Shortly aft~ er 10 o'clock there came a rumor that the financier had died in a sudden col - Ispse. Where this rumor came from,’ no one could say, but with the difi- culty of obtaining communication with the Harriman home it was given wide circulation, and had sped on the wings of the wind from the Atlantle to the Pacific before a terse denial over the telephone from Dr Lyle set' it at rest. But Dr. le declined to 3dd even a word to his denfal, and hs refosal to give out any information r garding his patient's condition gave further grounds for speculation—a s vation that was readlly seized upon by alarmists. “BLACK HAND"” ON A TRAIN. Italian Killed in His Berth and His Companion Escape: St. Paul, Minn, Sept. 7.—The body of an Italian, supposed to be Angelino Cenediti, residing at No. 379 Rosabel street, St. Paul, was taken from a Great Northern train here when it ar- rived from the west this morning. The man had been shot in the back while Iying in his berth in the tra and the police suspect a “Black Hand assassination. Cenediti and a ‘companion boarded the train at Saco, Mont. Shortly after they had entered their berths, the con- duetor heard that one of the men was seriousty i1l He discovered that Cen- editi had-been siot. He wanted to put the wounded man off at Devil's Lake, N, D., but Cenediti’s companion insist- ed he should be taken to St. Paul, the destination on thelr tickets. When the train arrived here Cenediti was dead. The companion of the dead man dis- appeared at the station. CONNEC CUT—STATEV FAIR. Ten Thousand Persons Passed the Gates on Tuesday. Hartford, Conn. Sept. 7.—Vfsitors to Charter Oak park today, where in connection with the Connecticut state fair the Grand Circuit races are being held; enjoyed excellent conditions for touring the immense arena devoted to the agricultural college as the crush of the opening day, when it is estima €d some 65,000 persons were in atten ance, was not experienced. It is esti- mated that between 8,000 and 10,000 persons passed through the turnstiles today. The farmer and his family was in_evidence everywhere and the big tents given over to poultry, swins, cat- tle and other livestock exhibits were filled all day by expert groups. While the weather conditions seemed to have taken on the Arctic contagion, still it was not uncomfortable. HENRY SMITH DISAPPEARS. Was Wanted in Connection With the Murder of His Brother. Haddam, Conn.. Sept. 7.—Efforts are being made by the authorties to I cate. Henry Smith, brother of Wi liam Smith, whose body with a deep ash in the head and weighted with a 5 pound stone was found in the Con- necticut river yesterday. About noon today Dr. Georse N. Lawson called at the home of Henry Smith and prescrib- ed for him, It was stated_this even- 1ng, as Smith was sald to be suffering from malarla. A few hours later Me ieal Examiner Chillingworth, accom- panied by a deputy sheriff, went to the Smith home, under orders from the corner. When the physician and the officer arrived at the Smith home they found, according to their report that Smith. had diappeared. - Arrested for Diverting Private In- lormation from W. U. Wire. Philadelphia, Sept. 7.—John P. Alt- berger, superirtendent of the Philade phia district of the Western Union Telagraph company, was arrested here this afternoon and held in 00 bail on the carge of diverting private in- formatior from the Western Union company’s wires. AEROPLANE FELL TO GROUND. French Aviator Lefebyre Died from His Injurie Juvisky-Sur-Orge, France, Sept. 7.— E. Fefabyre, the French aviator, while practicing over the aviation field her» this afternoon sustained mortal injur= ies when his aeroplane crashed to the ground, Ald was rendered him, but he died soon afterward. Dr. Louls Scaab for Mayor of Cin- cinnati Cineinnati, Sope. 7.—Dr. Louls Scaab won the republican nomination for masor of in the frimary election Lo- ay without - opposition. Early re- urns show that John W. Peck. & law ver, i leading for the mayoralty nom- inatien ou - the democratic ticket &gutust former State Senator Alfred M. . . the ritone. died here today, fHe was born in 1847 and made his debut ~the apera in 1878 40 “Willlain Tell.” in the Conserva- EVA TANGUAY KEPT HER RING. Balked at Giving It as Bail to Free Taxicab Chauffewr. New York, Sept. 6.—Eva Tanguay, the actress, figured in a taxicab arrest at 100th street and Broadway, last night. Miss Tapguay and a friend were speeding down Broadway in a taxicab, driven by Daniel Levy, on the way to the Grand Central = station, where Miss Tanguay's friend was te take a_train. As the cab passed 100th street, Bi- cycle Policeman Kupprian of the West 100th street station house rode from the west curb and ordered Levy 1o stop. The policeman arrested the chauffeur for speeding. Under escort of the policeman the taxicaab went to the station house with Miss Tanguay and her friend stili passengers. \ At the station house Miss Tangudy offered to go bail for Levy. She was wearing & fine diamond ring. - The lieutenant on duty suggested that she offer this i security. ‘I_need my chauffeur,” said Miss Tanguay, “but oh! you ring!" She kept it and the chauffeur was locked up. CONSUMPTIVES MAY NOT DRINK. District of Columbia Law Forbide Their Freqeunting Saloons. Washimgton, Sept, 7.—Because John Smith, a vietim of tuberculosis, fr quented saloons here, he is today serv ing a thirty days' term in the work= house. Poilcemen yesterday testifiel that Smith was in the habit of visiting two barrooms; that he was sober; cre- ated no disturbances, and stayed onl a few minutes there. Judge Kimball; however, declared the man was gulity, under a mew law, and imposed & sen~ tence of $100 bond or thirty days in the workhouse. A NEGLECTE DPRISON. Albany Pens Cells. Albany, N. Y. Sept. 7.—That con= gestion in the men's department of the Albany county penitnetiary is unres- sonably excessive; that some proper system of ventilation of the cells I8 urgently needed; that vermin is found in the cells, and that many of the immates are Kept In enforced idleness, was ported to the state prison com. mission today by 8, ulck, com. missioner, and George Laughlin, secretary, a committee of the commis- fon which inspected the Institution on August 24. Complaint was made to Governor Hughes relative to the unsanitary con ditions in the institution and the idle- ness of the inmates, and the committes reports that “the whole institution seems to have fallen into a rut of lst less routine, and needs to have en= ergy, initiative and enthusiasm in into its management.” » The prison chapel, a large room ney. to the roof in the peak of the adminii- tration building, the committee repogis, is well lighted and in good condition, but is a dangerous firetrap with in= sufficient and precipitous provision for egress. On the day the institution was Intolerable Conditions itentiary—Vermin inspected the committee found 250 idle metimes men, and this number 50 reaches as high as 400. ENCAMPMENT OF VETERANS, Union League to Hold Annual Mesting in Washington. ’ ‘Washington, Sept. 7.—Two thousand veterans aré here to take part in the twenty-fourth annual encamj of :he Ulnlonrxrulnraflleglan. m ncoming train is Ingi) more, | Wednesday there will ben: the credentials committee in the morn=- ing, followed by the opening session of the national encampment. ternoon the officers and d be recelved by the Istrict the chamber of ercy TN, before J Cepting “hush with the ¥ b | In the 3