Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 6, 1909, Page 1

BEQUESTS OF OVER $25.000, Made to Religious, Educational and Charitable Institutions J. 8. KENNEDY WILL FILED FOR PROBATE The Gift is the Largest Single Contribution of Its Kind Ever Made in . ny Country—Beneficiaries, ixty in All, are Located North, South, East and West in’ this Country, and One £ broad. New York, Nov. 5. Kennedy, one of Americ rich men, who died of whooping cough in his residence last Sunday, left be- quests of more than $25,000,000 to re- ligious, charitable and educational in- stitutions in his will, filed for pro- bate here today. The gift is the larg- est single contribution of its kind ever made, and the beneficiaries include educational and church institutions, north, south, east and west, .in this country. and one abroad, sixty in all. Presbyterian Church Institutions Get Nearly Half. half of the $25,000,000 goes to institutions connected with the Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Kennedy had been'an active member for many years. Other large benefi- ciaries include the American Bible so- ciety, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York public library, the New York United Charities, Columbia university and Robert college, Con- stantinople. $35,000,000 to Wife, Relatives, Fi and Employes. Aside from these gifts, Mr. Kennedy left approximately $35,000,000 to his wife, his relatives and a great number of friends and employes. Widow's Share $16,000,000. The widow's share will be about $16,000,000. All of the testator's em- ployes receive gifts of from $300 to 32,000 each. The Largest Bequ “The charitable, religious and educa- tional instituMons, which receive the largest bequests, are to share the res- idue of the estate left after definite gifts of approximately $12,000,000 have been paid out. Their shares are esti- v counsel for the executors as Nearly ends Presbyterian Board of Forelgn Mis- Presby terian Board Pres- 3 siong, $2,250,000; of Home Missions, $2,250,000: byterian Church ‘Extension fund, 500,000; Presbyterian hospital, York, $2.250,000: Robert college, stantipole, ' $1.500.000; Prebyte Board of Aid_for Colleges. $750,000; Metropolitan Museum of Art, $3,250,- 000; New York Public library, $2.250, 900 Columbia univeraity. $3250,000 United Cha w York. 31,5 000; M'mvfizmety‘ $750,000; Charity Organization soclety, New York, $750.000. : Smaller Gifts by Specific Beq The smaller bequests, made spe- «cific bequest, are as follows: Yale uni- versity, $100,000. Ambherst _college, $100,0005 Williams college, $100,000; Dartmouth_college, $100,000; Bowdoin it « $100,000; Hamilton college, 3100, university of Glasgow, Scot land (“where from my infancy I r sided until I came to this country”), $100,000; Tuskegee Normal and Indus- trial Institute, $100,000; Hampton Nor- mal School and Agricultural institute, $100,000; Hampton Normal School and Agricultural institute, $100,000; La fayette college, Easton; Pa, $50,000 Oberlin e, Oberlin, Ohlo, $50,000; Wellesley _college, $50,000; Barnard college, $50,000; Teachers' college (C: lumbia university), $50.000; Elmira College for Women, Elmira, N. Y. 3$50,000; Northfield seminary, North- field, Mass., $50,000; Mount Fermon School for Boys, Gill, Mass., $30,00 Anatalic_college, Marsovan, Turke: $50,000; Syrian Protestant college, Bei- | rut, a, $25,000; American school at Smyrne, Turkey, mow under care of, Rev. Alexander MacLachlan, $20,00 Lake Forest university, Lake Forest, Tll, $25,000; Centre college, Danville, Ky., $25,000: Berea college, sso.% Cooper TUnion, New York, $20,000 National Academy of Design, New York, $20,000; Presbyterian Board of | Relief for Disabled Ministers, $30,000; Presbyterian Home for Ministers at Perth Amboy, N. J. $10,000; Presby- terlan Home for Aged Women, New York, u',’t'u; mfler’l:gnfioug.b?t Missjons for Freedmen, $10,000; o House of Constantinople. $10,000; New York Bible. , $10,000; Young Men's Christian Association of New York, $10,000; Young Women's C. ris- tian Assoclation of New York, $10,000: New York Infirmary for Women and Children, $25,00 Harbor Medical FRENCH LINER LA SAVOIE BROKE A PROPELLER BLADE. Will Delay Her Arrival in New York Possibly Until Sunday. New York, Nov. 5.—News of the dis- ablement of the French liner La Sa- voie hy the breaking of a propeller blade as recelved here today by wire- less fiom Cape Race, The injury in ng way imperils the passengers and arrival of will “only delay the the steamer a day. The news was spatmh froc Captain Tourette of La Sayoie to the agents of teh line. Tho repairs necded will have to be made in the company's yards at Havre. officials of the ~company that the vessel would leave port next Thursday on her return joirney with- out_passengers The liner is one of the most recent additions to the fleet of the Campagnic Generale Trans-Atlantique and should have made port ht. ‘The injury reported will in all prob- ability delay her arrival until tomor- row night, and possibly until Sun- Ty, ¥ Gl A Named as Governor General of Philip- X pines. ‘Washington, Nov, 5—W. Cameron Forbes, viee governor general of the Philippines, has been named by Pres- 1dent 50!'. as governor general to su th nt governor genes n “lh- whose vesignation has n el 10 take effect November at (e expiration of his leave of ab- Ce. g an Official World Map. 0, Nov, I—Taw’!rulhrs lis and i Rubel of cul survey, tomaorrow ‘the” Unlted A0 turther the to be uni- The 16. ap ofcial er The | announced | and Surgical hospital, Bar Harbor, $5.- 000: St. Andrew’s society of the state of New York, $20,000. 3 Gifts of $10,000 Each, The suin of $10,000 is given to each of_the following: Manhattan Eye and Ear hospital, New York; New York Orthopaedic dis- pensary; Home for Incurables, Ford- ham, New York; New York Society for the Relief of-the Ruptured and Crip- pled; New York Charity Organization society; New York Association for Im- proving the Conditidn of the Poor; New York Children’s Aid society; New York State Charities Aid association; Alumni - Association of Nurses, Pres- byterian hospital, New York. Preface to the Will. The long list of gifts is prefaced in the will by this brief paragraph: “Having been greatly prospered in | the business which I carried_on for | more than thirty years in this, my adopted country, and being desirous of leaving some expression of my sympa-~ thy with its religious, chariable, be- nevolent and educational institutions, T make these gifts.” The Executors. The executors of the will are: Emma B. Kennedy, Willlam Stuart Tod, Rob- ert Eliot Tod, and Robert W. DeFor- est. Mrs, Kefnedy is his widow. Wil- liam S. Tod -and Robert E. Tod are nephews, and Mr. DeForest is a life- long friend of Mr. Kennedy. Ji Mrs. Kennedy's Share. Mrs. Kennedy, besides receiving the million dollar New York residence, the summer home at Bar Harbor, Me., and the banker's valuable library and art collections, also inherits under the terma of the will $1,000,000 in cash and a $12,000,000 share in the residuary es- | tate, To Relatives and Friends. | To relatives, bequests of from $10,- 000 to $230,000 each are made, while a share of the residuary estate valued at _about $12,750,000, s to be divided among them. Among the friends and employes who are to be remembered, Stephen Baker, for many years Mr. Kennedy's private secretary, receives $50,000, and - the. wife of the Rev. A. F. Schauffier gets $100,000. Lived Unostentatiously, Gave Quietly.. Mr. Kennedy, whose ‘death on Sun- daf™ had only comparatively brief comment by the press, was one of the | philanthropists whose gifts, though | measured in millions, were made with | as little publicity as possible. As he gave quietly, so he lived, unostenta- tously, Besides being ay banker, he was one of the countdy’s chief builders of railroads, a patron of art and edu- cation, and, in his own unobtrusive way, one of New York’s foremost ad- vocates of salentifically organized charity. His name obtained a fleet- ing public mention a short time ago when the publication of lists showing the principal shareholders of American railways, showed him the owner of $107/000,000 of , Northern Pacific and 7,000,000 of Great Northern. Many of Hs Benefactions Never Made Public. | Many of lis great benefactions prob- ably never were made public. but he figured in recent years as the giver of the $800,000 home for the United Char- ities of this city, of $1,000,000 to the Presbyterian hospital, of $250,000 to, the School of Philanthropy, and. of 18500.000 to Columbia university, and of | $400,000 to a nurses’ home for the Presbyterian hospital. | Few Had Little Idea as to His Real Wealth. | Many| even among the well inform- | ed, had Yittle ides as to the real wealth of the retired banker. Early this vear, an interviewer was sent to the bank- er’s house on his birthday to ask if he |had any million-dollar gifts to an- nounce in honor of his anniversary. “No, sir” exclaimed Mr. Kennedy, | with true Scotch sobriety, “I'm giving | no money away today. It pretty Iy cleaned me out when. I g fund to the hospital last October.” On Wall street, Mr. Kennedy had the reputation of keeping the largest cash balance in his bank accounts of any New York financier, | | [ HISTORICAL LIVINGSTON MANOR DESTROYED BY FIRE ington Took the al Oath. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Nov. old and historical Livingston manor, owned by John Henry Livingston. which was the home of Chancellor Livingston, situated near Tivoli, on the hanks of the Hudson, wes de- stroyed by fire. tonight. Livingston manor was famous because it was i this house, which was erected in 175 that Chancellor Livingston adminis- tered the presidential oath to George Washington in 1789, The dstate was known as ‘Idele” and had just been remogeled. Tts architecture ‘has been copied by famous architects from all parts of the country. The fire was caused by burning leaves and the loss is $35,000. PISTOL BATTLE IN NEW YORK’S CHINATOWN. Last Night's Difficulty May Develop Into a Tong War. 6.—Lee Gonk, 24 years old, is dying in a hospital with a bullet hole through his lungs. and Hung Chung. 35 years old, had his left hip shattered in a pistol battle in Chinatown tonight which may develop into a Tong war, Charles Lung and Lung Fung, both of the Soc f the our Brothers, are held as’ 5 Both the wounded are members 8f the On Leong Tong, which figured i for- mer murderous battles filli “the THip Sing Tong. N Krocked Dovn by Auto—Ng Bénes Broken. My T New Britain, Conn., Nov. 5~sWhile on his way home touight, Henry Sher- man of 411 South Main stret, was struck by an automobile driven by R. Hilis, driver for Charles M. Gloyv- er, and knocked downs He was tak- en fo the hospital, where it was found that s hunes ware broken. but that lnt«nfl Awfiqw _His ~—The New York, Nov. s 00p Coust Paragra Liverpool, Nov.:5.—Fire.broke out this evening in the cotton in the hold of the American line steamer Merion, but it was extinguished after several bales of the staple had been destroyed and the cargo of grain had been con- siderably damaged by water. The Merion left Philadelphia Oct. 24 and arrived here yesterday. San Juan, P. R, Nov, 5.—Col. 'G. R. Colton, who will e inaugurated gov- ernor of Porto Rico tomorrow in suc- cession to Regis H. Post, arrived here todny. He was met at the pier by & large crowd of Porto Ricans and Act ing Governor Ward with a committee of prominent business men and public officials went aboard the steamer and gave him a hearty welcome. After a brief_reception his escort, headed by the Porto Rico regiment band, was formed and Colonel Colton was driven to the palace. The inauguration of the new governor tomorrow will take place in the municipal theater. THREE MEN INJURED ON BATTLESHIP NORTH DAKOTA. . Accident in Boiler Room on Four Hours’ Endurance Run. Portsmouth, N. H., Nov. 5.—As the new battleship North Dakota was com- pleting her four hour endurance run at a 21-knot gait off the New England coast today, with the battleship speed championship of America almost in her grasp, a boller room accident robbed her of the laurels and sent her scur. rying into this port tosland four in- jured nfen. The big battleship never- theless exceeded her contract require- ments of 21 knots an hour, making 21.71 in the first two hours, 21.64 in the third hour and 21 Kknots flat as she hurried in on the fourth hour to this port. The injured men are William H. Grange, water tender; John Souden, coal passer; A. Peterson, fireman, and Peter McConuell, fireman. Souden was badly scalded and when landed this af- ternoon was suffering intensely, SOLD UNDER FORECLOSURE. Electric Railway Lines Acquired by New Haven Road Interests. it New Y 5. —Twenty-one and one-half miles of electric rajlway line in Westchester county was acquired by interests representing the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rafl- road company today. The property was that of the White Plains and Mamaroneck Railroad company, sold under foreclosure, and was purchased | for $325,000. The line extends from { Tarrytown to Mamaroneck, with a spur | southward from White Plains to Scarsdale. The property was sold in three_sections, of which two went to the New Haven Interests. The third section was bought by the Third ave- nue railroad bondholders’ committee for $110,000. - REVOLUTION SEEN IN DREAM: Dreamer Will Be Tried for High Trea- son by Servian Government. Vienna, Nov. 5.—Despatches received here today from Belgrade, Servia, say that Bishop Nikador of Nish, Seryia, is to be tried for high treason for an. un fortunate dream In which he saw a revolation in Belgrade, the deposition || of King Peter and the proclaiming as king of the former Crown Prince George. The bishon told of his vision to some friends.and finally It reached the ears of the government. At a ses- sion of the cabinet at which King Peter, presided the dream was consid- ered and construed as a part of & pro- paganda in favor of the ex-prince. It bowt Reguoeni NO ONE CAN TELL THE ORIGIN OF THE REPORT. STORY THAT HE WAS KILLED In Africa Has No.Foundation in Fact ing—Brother-in-Law’s Statement. - New York, Nov. 5—Another one of those absurd rumors which bob up almost every time. a prominent man gets out of direct touch with the world went skipping over ‘the country today. concerning . former. _President Roose- velt. Story Caused Some Uneasiness. This will-o'-the-wisp had it that Mr, Roosevelt had been killed in Africa, and because of the dangers of African hunting, fresh.in the public mind, ow- ing to Mr. Roosevelt’s magazine arti- cles, there was some uneasiness until Douglas Robinson, Mr. Roosevelt's brother-in-law, said emphatically that he took. no stock in such reports. Brother-in-Law’s View. Mr. Robinson branded the first vague reports of the day Bs false and when informed - tonight- that later rumors from the shadowland of newspaperdom had- it that he (Mr. Robinson) had Just as “the proof of the puddi who thereby have benefited. W hii who know the value of Bulletin space ever print no one is ever asked to contribute of their knowledge or experience as advertisers, many do,'and it is knowledgements of success. Mr. agent of Westerly, who has been at intervals the past year writes: sold every piece of property | have advertised in your paper and am more than satisfied with resuits.” his ability to put up an attractive and carries conviction that a real is open. The Bulletin advertis rate Following is a summary of the, matter printed in The Bulletin during the past six days: Bulletin Telegraph Loea! Genern! Taty Soturday. Oct, 30 76 140 653 869 Hond Novs 1 60 128 182 . 370 Tuescdy —Nov. 2~ 86 120 167 373 Wednesday. Nov. 3 68 100 166 334 Thursday. Nov. 4 72 108 194 374 Frida, Nov. 5 85 116 222 423 O 447 712 1584 2743 was decided to prosecute the dreamer. SANDBAGGERS STILL AT/LARGE. Robbed Express Company Ca: $14,000 in Cash. Niagara Falls, Ont., Nov. 5—The two robbers who yesterday struck down! Cashier Dobson of the Canadian Ex- press company and escaped with $14, 000 in cash are still at large. In- spector Mains and his men last night and today covered the frontier from lake to lake and rounded up eight suspects. All the prisoners were able to establish alibis and were released. The robbers evidently planned their es— cape with as much care as they plan- ned every other move in the daring robbery and are now believed to be across the border in the United States. Offer of Gift of $40,000 High School | Building Accepted. South Kingston, R. I, Nov. 5.—An offer from the heirs of the estate of thé late Rowland Hazard to erect a high school building in Peacedale at a cost of $40.000 as a gift to the town was accepted by the, taxpavers in a town meeting today. The donors, who desire the building to be a memorial to ier of ! | | caught_fire, but the blaze was extin- their ancestor, Mr. Haszard, who was widely known as a public spirited cit- izen, are Miss Carolina Hazard, presi- dent of Wellesley college; Frederick ' R. Hazard, Syracuse, N. Y. land G. Hazard and Mrs. of Peacedale. Switch Tampered With—Fast Pasesn- ger Train Derailed. Cleveland, O., Nov. 5.—Fast east- bound passenger train No. 2 on the New York, Chicago and St. Louis rail- road was derailed at Willoughby, 20 miles from here. tonight. The engi- neer was badly hurt and many of the passengers sustained minor injurles. No fatalities are reported. The switch had been tampered with. The train guished by the Willoughby fire depart- ment. Scaffolding Gave Way, Painter Fell 25 Feet. Danbury, Conn.. Nov. the ziving way of a scaffolding on which he was working, Capt. John W. Landegon, a painter, was thrown to the ground, 25 feet below. receiving a broken arm. several broken ribs and possible internal injuries. Captain Landdgon is 65 years old and gained much prominence as-a scout in the Sivil war. 5.—Following Statistical Expert Weber Resigns. ‘Washington, Nov. 5—G. A. Weber, statistical expert of the bureau of .la- bor, department of commorce and 1 bor, has resigned, to take effect No 13." Mr. Weber, who has been in the government service twenty-seven years, will become secretary of the Octavia Hill association of Philadel- phia and will be one of the chief fig- ures in prosecuting the housing reform moyement in that city. Now. aris, N heir attention hay ing been ructed by several small explosions, police tonight raided an apartmeniOf two Russian refugees, Athom. they caught, redhanded making mmm“.“‘h- ‘men. A umeln into cus- & & quangty o osives was iy & quan@ity of exp Steamship Arrival At Rotterdam, N Ryndam, trom New York. At Naples, Nov. New York. Argentina, from —London Colonial Office Hears Noth- MORE THAN SKTISFIED WITH BESILTS a good advertising medium is in. the results and the testimony of those ~ Faints in Court STRAIN 'OF QUESTIONING TOO MUCH FOR PRISONER. IN STATE OF UTTER COLLAPSE A . ’ Climax Came Just After a Savage At- tack Upon Her Veracity by the Judge—Merciless Examination. ., Nov. 5.—After having with- stood for nearly three days a merciless by the presiding judge of the court of assizes, where she is be- ing tried on a charge of murdering her husband and her stepmother, the iron nerves of Mme. Marguerite Steinheil gave way late today and she was led from the witness stand and out of the court room in a state of utter collapse. Several times before the climax came Testoratives were administered when it seemed as though Mme. Steinheil was about to faint, and each time she had recovered quickly and replied to the interrogations of the presiding judge, ‘M. De Valles. Led Through Labyrinth of Questions. When today's Session of the tourt began M. De Valles was fearful lest the strain which Mme. Steinheil had been undergoing for two days was proving too much for her, but his so- licitude for her-evoked from her the ing is in the eating,” so the proof of e a very small per cent, of those their views, and always a pleasure to recelve ac- Wm. A. Wilcox, the real estate using Bulletin advertising space “I am pleased to say that | have . Praise is due to Mr. Wildox for adv.—ome that attracts attention opportunity for a buylng invesiment card is to ba had on application. been advised by cable of Mr. Roose- velt's death, he authorized another vig- orous denial. If anything had happes ed to his illustrious brother-in-law, Mr. Robingon was sure he would hear of it immediately, and accordingly he placed no credence in the reports of toddy. ' Magazine editors and other as- sociates of Mr. Roosevelt in New York took this same view. London Colonial Office Not Advised. It was pointed out also that the colo- nial office in London would be prompt- 1y advised of any mishap to Mr. Roose- velt, and since nothing had been heard there this was an additional indication that the rumor was merely a news sprite from the field of the sixth sense. According to latest cable despatches Mr. Roosevelt is hunting on the Guas Ingishu plateay and will return to Londiana in about five weeks. WARRINER SHORTAGE 1S ABOUT $100,000. Big Four Railroad May Not Press Case Against Treasurer. Cincinnati, Nov. 5.—Whether the railroad intends to press. its case in the courts against C. L. Warriner, depos- €d ‘lecal trezsurer of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis (Big Four) railroad, was sald tonight to rest largely with President W. C. Brown of the New York Central lines. Ex- perts who have been checking up War- riner’s accounts under the direction of General Counsel Hackney of the New York Central, it is said, completed their task today. The resuli will be tele- graphed to President Brown in New York. Warriner’s friends are hopeful that a settlement will be effected to satisfy all partles concerned. Reports that the shortage had grown to probably $150,000 were not confirm- ed ‘toady, and it is generally beMeved that the amcunt owing from Warriner to the vrailroad company is about $100,000, half of which has been paid by a bonding company, while $25.000 supposed to be covered tnrned over by Warriner. SPORTS . Joseph H. Choate’s -Daughter Seriously 1l in New York Hotel. Stockbridge, Mass., Nov. 5.—Joseph H. Choat: formerly ambassador to Great Bri n, who has been staying at his country seat here, left for New York on a special train tonight, hav- ing received word that his only daugh- ter, Miss Mabel, was seriously il Miss Choate is at the Hotel Leonori, corner of Madison avenue and Sixty- third street. Mr. Choate received a telegram announcing his daughter's illness about 7.30 p. m., and an hour later he had chartered a ecial train and, accompanied by Mrs. {'hoate, was on the way to New York. He ex: pected to reach that city .about mid- night. Newspaper Associate of Horace Gree- ley Dead. Ttica, N. Y, Nov. 5.—Dewitt C. Finch, an . associate of Florace Gree- ley on the New York Tribune in 1860, later purchasing the: Lewis Count® Democrat, which he édited and pub- lisehd for mauy yeats, died tonight at his hcme in Lowville, aged 82 years, Three Locometives Demolished. Oil Qity, Ps., Nov. §.—Three men were serlously injured here today in a wreck «of a Pennsylvania company double header frelght train and a Lake Shore local frieght train on the latter The three locomotives’ 64, sixteen cars were unhesitating statement that she was not_at all fatigued. M. De Valles thereupon led" her through a labyrinth of ayestlons surrounding the case with his ‘wonted relentlessness and Mme. Steinheil, with her ever ready wit, answered them quickly and to the point, or when they seemed unduly compromising, pleaded for justice and not vindictiveness. Declared Her Fi nds Had Forsaken Her. Once she made a plea direct to the jury to. believe her innocent, declaring hat in the hour of her adversity ers while friends who had partaken of her hospitality had utterly forsaken her. Again, when pressed closely by Judge De Valles as to'why she de- clared certain jewels had been stolen at the time of the murder when in reality she had concealed them, Mme. Steinheil, her eyes burning brightly and moistureless behind the pallor that the dark, dank_walls of Saint Nazaire prison have ‘Imprinted upon her cheek, cried out that it was to save her daughter from the knowledge that her mother had & lover. Took Recourse in Anything Frenzy. As to her accusations against Burd lingham, an American newspaper man, and others whom she charged with complicity in the crime, Mme. Stein- beil said that in her frenzy she had taken recourse in anything that seem- ed to promise clearing herself of the charge. Led Fainting from the Room. It was just after a savage attack had been made upon her veracity by the judge that the climax came. Mme. Steinheil's attorney protested, but the judge retorted hotly that the accused woman had lied throughout—that her | story was a tissue of lles. A short re- cess was taken, but when Mme. Stein- heil returned fo the stand again she was unnerved by the ordeal and was | led. fainting from the room. Several policemen were late i the afternoon concerning what they saw at Mme. Steinheil's hous after the murder, and shortly after- wards court adjourned for the day. BARRILL DECLARED HE { WAS AT MT. M'KINLEY TOP. Walter Stiles of Idaho Makes Affidav in Support of Cook’s Claims. Lewiston, Ida., Nov. 5.—Walter Stiles, who has made numerous prospecting trips to Alaska, made an aMdavit to- | night in support of Dr. Cook's asser- i tions that he ascended Mount McKin- {tey. Stiles affirmed that e with several | companions who were on a prospecthi trip to Alaska in the summer of,1908 was at Tyonek when Dr. Cook's party returned from the attempt to ascend the mountain, q Stiles says he talked repeatedly with Dr. Cook and his guide, Barrill, both of ‘whom described, the ascent in d tail. Barrill and Stiles were on friend- Iy ‘terms and Barrill repeatedly de- clared that the summit was reached and described how he had waved the Stars and Stripes on (he peuk. Bids for Connesticut ‘Reformatory Site Waterbury, Conn., Noy. ohn P. Elton, secreiary of the state reforma- tory commission, said t that wlhile bids had been received for the proposed ~ site, the com- ntormation coneerning. them. 1o sait inf o ". e that the commission had noi a—l:e & date for_consideration of in Her examined | The Nica Revolutionists e, oslafenist in Milwaukc. . Orville Wright declar prince of Germany a daring aeronaut. A Big Reception was glven to Mrs. Emmélie . Bankharst b e sultpa- gettes of Washington. During the Last Two Weeks of Oc- tober there were 66 cases of bubonic plague in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The White Star struck bottom in entering barbor, but floated and proceeded. the, crown pard” and & Commander Peary sent a telegram thanking the National Geographic so- clety for recognizing his polar achieve- ments, Attorney General Straus closed the argument fu the Maryland-West Vir- ginia boundary line case before the supreme court. Mrs. Chagin, the Suffragette who at- tacked a polling place at a bye elec- tion at Bermondsby, Eng, was com- mitted for trial. Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture is opposed to the wheat growing methods of large syndicates in the northwest. William H. Low and Mary Loulse Fairchild, divereed wife of William Frederick MacMonnier, the sculptor, were married in Paris. s All Revenue Cutters on the Pacific coast have heen assigned to mew sta- tions since their return from the Ber- ing sea and Arctic ocean. A Sensation Was Created in the trial of Mme. Staihell in Paris by the read- ing of a letter signed “Jean Lefevre, in which the writer confessed partici- pation in the murders. That the Farmer Will Profit by the deper inland waterways was the sub- ject of an address Congressman J. Hampton @oore before the Farmers’ National Congress at Raleigh, N. C. King Edward Received J. R. Carter of Baftimore, retiring secretary of the Tnited States embassy, in London, in farewell audience. Mr. Carter goes as United States minister to Rouma- nla, Servia and Bulgaria. Commemorating the Romantic At- tempt of Francis Kinloch Huger to rescue the Marquis De Lafayette from the fortress of Olmutz. a memorial me- dallion, the work of R. Tait McKensie M. D, was presented yesterday to the University of Pennsylvania. Huger, who was 4 native of South Carolina, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in the year 1797. A Conference Wlfih Hel in New York city between Attorney General Wickersham, Wade H. Ellis, the as- sistant to the attormey general, the United States district attorney and other officials. * “Phe subjéct is not khown. M. Ellis, who left Washing- ton’last night for New York, has spe. cial charge of all suits and other mat- ters arising under the federal anti- trust and interstate commerce laws. BROWN HISTORY CLASS FELL DOWN ON TEST Of Giving Full Name of President of the United States, Rhode Island Gov- ernor and Other State Officers. Providence, R. L, Nuv. o.-None of the 24 members of Professor Wilfred H. Munroe’s history class at Broan university, composed of seniors and Jjuniors, was able to give correctly the full name of the president of the United States, a justice of the sypreme court of the Unifed States, the govern- or of Rhode Island, a justice of the su- | preme court of Rhode Island and the | mayor of Providence, when the ques- tions were proposed as a test today. Professor Munroe desired to make an experiment based on the receul at- tempt to secure a constitutional amend - ment in Maryland requiring from vot- ers abilitv to answer corréctly ques- tions sinailar to thewe. Eighteen of the 24 members of the class gave correctly the president's {ull name, and two knew only his last name. No one succeeded in giving the full name of a justice of the Unit- ed States supreme courl. Seventeen had a name partly correct. Seven could not even give the last name of a Justice. PRESENT FROM CZAR HELD UP. Gold Cigarette Case b_é-n-im Hamlet of Revenue Cutter Thetis. Washington, Nov. 54A hox from tie Russian embassy, -sald to e\ml.x a handsome gold cigarette case whic the czar wishes to present to Capt. O. C. Hamlet of the revenue cutter The- tis, has been received by the state d partment, which has notified the tren: ury of the fact. ‘The case is in recognition of ser- vices rendered by Captain Hamlet in 1904-05 for the protection of the coast of East Siberia against depredatio of seal poachers. Under the laws thi gift will be retained at the state de- partment pending congressional u- thority for its acceptance by Caplain Hamlet, who is now at the barge of- fice in New Yo eity. | | AGROUND OF! Passengers of Steamship City of Au- gusta Taken OFf. Savannah G Nowv. ger steamship ity York to Savannah, 5. —The pagssn- of Augnets, Now is 1 A off Ty 1 ot thought she is In { a dangerous positis | The passengers have been taken off I by a tug and a revenune cutter and ars being brought to Savannah, Gy Earnescliffe Mills Bankruptcy Progesd- | ings. | _Providence. R. I, Nov. 5—The lEar.’wliflo mills wil! be ron to a 1im- Hed extent in o1 that they mav not | ! depreciate In value. according to a statenent made today by Receiver 8, G. Crofi of Camden. N. J. : A hearing on the petition of the' creditors {or bankruptcy proceedings | will be heard in the United States cir- cuft court next Wednesday, If the mills are declared bankrut it is stat- €d that a meeting of. the creditors will | follow and provisions will be made for dividing the claims and appointing a trustee. 4 i nce” by Yale Dramatic Club. = - New Haven Coun., Nov. 5--During the coming midwinter season the Yaie | Dramatic club will gresent “London { Assurence,” one of Dion Boucicault's comedies. Members of the ciub are nnkimg-every effort to make the reviv ai OF this comedy a success, . Noroton,—Ajenze Hoadley of Milford | “London Assura The Cries of an Infant “roused 1§ M— ight - persons asleep ‘nnl tenm’ent ablaze Elgh One a procession of automobiles and escort- & ACCIDENT AT FIRING OF SALUTE Miles an Hour in Machine Savannah Automobile Course n Lost an Arm and Another an Eye—Premature £l A 2 Explosion as Charge was Being Rammed Home— Rammer Shot Zcross . eck of Revenue Cutter on which President was Standing—Meets Senator Tillman Charleston, N. 3 5. —Arriving here at dusk this evening, President Taft had one of the most picturesque, receptions of his trip. At the head of ed by an imposing array of military organizations, he passed through the principal business streets of the city, under arches of brilllant electric lights. - Banquet at Charleston Hotel. Tonight the president was the guest of honor at a banquet tendered him by the city of Charleston at the Charleston hotel. It was arranged with especial regard to the president’s com- fort, and the only set speeches were the introduction of the president by Mayor Rhett and the response by Mr. | Taft. In Augusta, Ga., Tonight. The president will leave tomorrow morning at § o'clock for Columbia, and will reach Augusta, Ga. tomorrow night for a stay of two days. | Senator Tillman at Banquet. | Governor Ansel, Senators Tillman and Smith arrived in Charleston this afternoon to assist In the welc were among the guests of hon: banquet tonight. This is the first presidential reception in which Sena- tor Tillman has participated in years. Until Mr. Taft was inaugurated Mr, Tillman had not even been u the White House for a long tim Busy and Exciting Day in Savannah. | after at President Taft had a busy da Savannah before leaving there at p. m. for this city. During a sail down the river to Fort Screven in the morn- ing he witnessed an accident in which it was thought at first two men had been killed. As matters turned out,) one man, a negro, lost his arm and another an eye. Two men were firin a salute to the president from a small cannon drawn up at the waterfront. A premature explosion occurred as the megro was ramming home a charge, nd in the cloud of smoke which fol- wed the report of t cannon the president. saw_a man flying through the ajr. The man fell into the river, The rammer which he had .held shot across the bow of the revenue cutter Yamacraw, on the deck of which the was standing. Mr. Taft ¢ ion to the accident at onee. The man, struggling in the water, was rescued, however, and when the presi= dent landed and made inquiries as (o the result of the accident he was m lleved to find there had been no los ’ of life. The river trip ended, the president | participated in a parade through the streets and parks of Savannah, Most Sensational Ride the President Ever Had. He then went for a fast spin_over the automobile course over which the grand prize race of 400 miles was run fall. In many ways it was the most sensational ride the president has ever had. The average speed for the 25 miles was 40 miles an hour, and on the speed of the held up to 48 miles to his train from car wa Returning | luncheon at the Thunderbolt casino, the president made a short dash at the rate of 62 miles an hour DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME AND CORONERS NOT AFRAID Not Vacate Their Quarters e Criminal Courts Building. —Mayor McClel- New York, N lan issued a proclamation today as- signing” sittings In various buiidings to the magistrates and to the courts | of general und special sessions, which have all vacated the crumbling crimi- | nal courts building which has been condemped a unsafe. District Attor- ney Jerome and his assistants. on the contrary, and the coroners moved back into their old quarters. his talk about the building being in danger of falling down is all rot,” said Mr. Je- rome. Fngineers are inspecting the founda- tions, but it has not yet been dete mined whether the building must be rebuflt or can be repaired | THERE WILL BE NO STRIKE. Differsnces Between New Haven Road | and Clerks Satisfactorily Settled. New Haven, Conn., Nov. -1t was officially announced by the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad to- night that the difference between the | railroad and the freight and yard | clerks of the system had been settled satisfactorily. This announcement fol- lowed conferences held yesetrday and today between the national officers and ofticials of the road which were pre- ceded by a vote of the union clerks to strike if their demands were not grant- ed. Among the demands of the clerks was a_minimum wage scale of $2 per day. The terms of the scttiment were not made public by the road. | It is erstood that while | minor concessions were given by the company, e was no Increase in pay granted. ALLOTMENTS OF REWARD Offered by State of Penncylvania in Whitla Abduction Case. Harrisburg, Pa., Nov, 5.—In an offi- cial statement issued from the execu- tive department tonight, Attorney General Todd makes these allotments of the reward of $15.000 offered by the state for the aporehension and convietion of the party or parties who abdueted Willlam Whitla: Patrick O'Rellly, Cleveland, $5,000; Willlam H. Huntley, _Cleveland, 000; T. C. Cochrap, Mercer, Pa. Q. A. Gor- don, Mercer, $500: Martin Crain, Sharon, $100; pension fund, Cleveland police department, $6900. Total $15, 000, Increase in Shortages of Freight Cars Reporte t Chieago, Nov. 5.—The fortnightly | statement of the American R:A“\\'H\} association on the car situation issued today, rays “There has been an increase of 56 | per cent. in the shortages reported which now total 16 cars. Of this number, 23, box and 8743 are gondola cars. surplus._ however, shows a decreasc of only 5081 cars. | leaving 30,896 of which about ene-half | are hox cars, This surplus is prin cipally in the porthwest. while the | more severe shortages are in the east, the middie west and the southeast.” | Secretary of American Branch of Egypt Exploration Fund. Boston, Nov 5.—Mrs. Ma Buckman of this city, for many | a student and enthusiastic work | Egyptology, became sccretary today | of the American branch of the Egvpt exploration fund. Mrs. Buckman filled | the office for a short time several years ago and liin relinquished it to take up | lepturinz in colleges and before vari- ous learned societies. She was persuad- ed a month ago to resume her post. | . Sailed to Join the Atlantic Fleet. New 'York, Nov. 5~—The United | States torpedo boats Werden, which is the flagship of the torpedo boat flo tilla, and the Porter. left the Brook- | Iyn mav; ¥ d to bound for | Charleston, 8. . where they will join the Atlsutic fleet. - They had been sl the navy yard since they 100K part in the Hudson-Fulton celebration. House at Auction. New York, Nov. The house in | which Walt Whitmau, “the good gr poet,” was born, on May 21, 1818, is o be sold at auction tomarrow by t ent owner. Tt stands on West Hills, L. L. & substantial two-story and a structure, nearly smothered jn. 0 with many of the Walt Whitma, | Towerman James E. TOWERMAN DITCHED TRAIN TO PREVENT COLLISION. Mail Coach and Contents Burned—Na One Injured. Mason City, la,, Nov. 5.—To prevent a collision between passenger trains on the Towa Central and Great Western rallroads at Manley Junction today, Dinburg derafled Towa Central train No. 6, southlipund, sending it into the ditch. The mail coach was burned with ail the mail and a large amount of money. No one was hurt The clerks had a narrow escape from cremation in their car. It Is alleged that the engineer of the Towa Central train had disregarded signals. NECESSARY 3 PER CENT. VOTE . NOT POLLED BY.MINOR PARTIES. Prohibitien Massachusetts Socialist, and Socialist Labor Returns. Boston, Nov, 5.—Practicaly complete returns were re today for the candidates for governor of the three minor parties in Tuesday's election, and the results show that none of these polled the necessary 3 per cent. of the total vote e them official standing next vear. Returns from all the cities and out a 1 towns give: White, socialist, 10,070; Nicholls, prohibition, 5.412; Ruther, socialist Ia= bor, 2,083 Refused to Accept Gunn ecause It Is Tainte Property Laporte, Ind,, Nov, 5.—8ince the com- promise agreement of a Connectieut fire insurance company to pay §,000 on the home of Mrs, Belle Gunness, arch-murderess, it is learned that the Norweglan children's home of Chicago had refused to accept the Gunness property left by Mrs. Gunness' will on the ground that it is tainted. After the fire that destroyed the house on April 28, 1908, the bodies,of ten per= sons whom Mrs. Gunness murdered for their money were found buried in the back yard To .Commemorate Washington Cross= ing the Delaware. Trenton, N. J., v 5.—Governor Fort appointed a commission foday consisting of 38 meay. widely. know throughout” the state..to further the project of establishing & national park, at Washington’s croshipg 1n commem- oration of the crossing of the Delaware river at that place Ly George Wash- ington. The commissfon Includes U. 8. Senator Frank O, Briggs,:Repre- sentative Ira W. Wood, Rt. Rev. Bish- op James A, McFaul and others. $37,785.166 Postoffice Revenue fou Quarter Ending vune 30 Washington, Nov ~Postmaster al Hitcheock signed a warraut today in favor of the treasurer of the United States placing to the credit of the United States for the services of the postofce department the sum of 785,166 of the revenue collected by postmasters during the quarter ended June 30 last House, Barn and Two Horses Burned. Derby, Conn., Nov A house and arn owned by James M. Brinley wers otully destroyed by fire tonight. The bulldings were on the outskirts of the. town and the fire, which started from an overheated stove, had ained such headway when the fire department ar- rived that it was impossible to save them. Two horses were burned and the total loks will amount to $2,000 with no insurance. . Railroad at Public Auction. Menominee, Mich., N Wisconsin & Michigan raiiroad will be sold at pubile auction on December 9 at_the Menominee court house to sat- fy a tax claim of $14.379 due the state of Michigan.” The sale was pors sonally filed today in this ety by At= | torney J. E. Bird and Nathan T. Simp« son, deputy. auditor general. Pension Examiner Coleman Dead. shington, Na Phillp W. Coles man princgal exaniner snd sedst of the boa oW of th chiet rd of At 14 Do Tu s city M begun his work with the bures: 1877, He was' 68 years old and « ow | tive of Ontario, C ' ‘Post Surgeon for New mmwp fy Hartford, Conn,, Nov. 5 tant. general has announced Over ;