Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 24, 1909, Page 1

Charged with Shooting Her Employer, and who ; Disappeared Last Saturday 'DISCOVERED HIDDEN UNDER A BED - In Room which Her Employer Used Solely During His Life—Aroused Suspicions of an Undertaker Put Of- ficers on the Right Trail—Girl Under Severe Ques- tioning at Police Station, which was Still in Progress at Midnight—Inquiry a Laborious One. ‘Waltham, Mass., Nov. 23—Miss Hat- tie LeBlanc, the 17 year old domestic whom .Clarence F. Glover, her em- ployer, charged with sheoting him, before he dled, Saturday night, was found tonight in the Glover home. The funeral of the dead man had taken place there during the after- noon. Taken to the police station, the girl was questioned amnd then formally placed under arrest. Supposed She Had Committed Suicide Since the shooting in Glover’s laun- dry, Saturday night, and his death- bed statement in a hospital, to which he had crawled after being wounded, in which he charged Miss LeBlanc with his death, the police had searched extensively for her. It had been thought she might have drowned her- self, but this was proved not true. All manner of theories were set forth as to the murder,. bringing in nearly every concelvable possibility in which shooting formed a part. Suspicious Attitude of the Widow. The attitude of Mrs. Glover, in re- fusi! to visit her husband when he ‘was dying, in disclaiming relationship with the LeBlanc girl, although the latter's sisters claimed they were cous- ins, and in refusing to submit to a police interview, had caused the au- thorities to seek an explanation from her. A search of the house, in which Miss LeBlanc was found, resuited to- night. Undertaker Gave Police a Tip. The suspicions of an undertaker, aroused by something he had seen or heard in the house while laying out Glover’s body, and communicated to the police, the authorities to search the Glover house for the girl. Mrs. Glover was not consulted. Finding ef Missing Domestio. It was in a room on the first floor of the house, entirely apart from the G ’ flat which the Glovers occupied on the second floor, that the girl was found. Mr. Glover had used this room solely during his life. The other rooms on this floor are occupied by a minister and his family. Lying prostrate and close to the wall, the girl was found under the only bed in the room. 8he Speaks but Little English. ‘SHe shrank away as the police at- tempted ‘to reach for her, but when they seized her dress she came from under the bed. Questions could not intelligibly be asked or answered, as she spoke but little English. With- out informing Mrs. Glover, in a room above, of their discovery, the officers hurried the girl to the police station. Then a watch was set around the house. Closeted with Police. At the station, beginning shortly after nine o'clock, the girl was put through an exhaustive questioning. An interpreter was necessary, making the inquiry a laborious one. Those pres- ent included Mayor Edward A. Walk- er, who had employed a sister of Miss LeBlanc; his stenographer, the inter- preter and several police officials. They were still closeted at midnight. Girl Claims to Have Been Assaulted. Waltham, Mass.,, Nov. 24.—Miss Le Blanc collapsed in the police station early this morning under the stress of weakness and-interrogations by the of- ficers. The police say that the 17 year old girl claimed that Glover assaulted her In his laundry last Saturday night and then drew a revolver, threatening her life, following which she ran from the building. She sald that as she was leaving by a window in the rear she heard 6ne shot. Then she made her way to the Glover home, went to Glover's room and hid herself under his bed. No other person had any knowl- pd’gde of her presence in the house, she said. CLEVELAND’S SANTA CLAUS ASSOCIATION DISBANDS. Stockings of the Little Children of the Poor Will Hang Empty. Cleveland, O., Nov. 23.—There will be fow toys in’ the stockings of the little children of the poor in Cleveland this Chiristmas. Announcesment was made today that the Santa Claus association had aisbanded. This organization was formed to give dolls and drums and other presents to the tots whose parents were unable to provide the gifts. Last Christmas hundreds of #iny fir trees and thou- eands of doll babies and scores of pairs of skates and the like were given to tihe children. The city department of <harities sunrrlntmdedy the distribution and the association provided the hun- dred or more necessary Santa Clauses and the toys. At a meeting of the board of direc- tors of the association today it was decided to disband. Secretary Vining of the city department of charities an- nounced that inasmuch as practically the entire administration would got out of office with Mayor Tom L. Johnson, the officials could scarcely spare the time to take charge of Christmas in the slums. JUDGE GETS TWO PIECES OF HUMAN FLESH IN A LETTER. Weriter Says They Came from Smallpox Patient—Hopes Judge Will Catch Dise: Colorado Springs, Col.,, Nov. 23.—Jus- tice of the Peace A. P. Toombs yester- day recelved two pleces of human flesh through the mails. Accompanying them was a note explaining that they had been taken from a smallpox patient, the writer expressing the wish that :’he judge might catch the disease and fe. Judge Toombs has reported the mat- ter to the federal authorities for in- vestigation. He is unaware of the ex- istence of any enemy unless it be some one upon whom he had inflicted pun- |t0 protect the interests of the east. ishment in his official capacity. SLEVELAND ARCHITECT ~ MISSING IN NEW YORK. Al Efforts to Locate Curtiss Walton Have Thus Far Proved Unavailing. New York, Nov. 23.—All efforts to Jocate Curtiss Walton, the Young archi- €ect, of Cleveland, who was last seen fn this city on Nov. 15, have so far been unavailing. Members of the firm of McKim, Mead & White, with whom he is asso- clated in the erection of a house for David Hanna, son of the late Senator Mark Hanna, In Cleveland, sald today that they had been unable to get any trace of the young man. It is sup- posed he came to New York to confer with the firm. FLOW OF LAVA THREATENS TOWN OF SANTIAGO Scientists Make Observations of the Newly Opened Craters of Teneriffe. Teneriffe, Nov. 23.—Several foreign scientiste today climbed the mountain of Las Flores and’ made observations of the mewly opened craters. The volcano continues to shoot out incan- descent masses to a great height, af- fording a megnificent spectacle at night. The shower of stones and sand and the flow of lava are so dense as to threaten the complete destruction f the valley of Santiago. The lava fiow. however, is slow. It is now within a_half-mile of Santiago, but is not expected to. reach the town for #ix or seven days. | No Tidings of Missing Cuban Steamer A Hererra, ; Havana, Nov. 23.—No tidings have reached here of the missing steamer M H a of the Herrera lime, ich left Mavana October 3( for t de Cuba, where her passen, were landed. The Maria Herrera then B Cargo ot cattler She has ot since a A ce ¢ and grave fears are en- reported { for her safety. verdte oa the reiurh Voregs, . dage . MRS. AUGUSTA STETSCN REMAINS LOYAL Despite Her Excommunication from the Scientist Church. New York, Nov; 23.—Although ex- communicated by the mother church in Boston and dropped from the First Church of Christ, Scientist, this city, at her own réquest, Mrs. Augusta E. Stetson, the first reader, who was de- posed because of “mental malpractice,” is still loyal to the faith and to Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy. At least she says 80 in a letter to the board of trustees of the mother church made public in New York tonight. The let- ter says, among other things: “I have received your favor of the 18th inst, advising me that my name has been dropped from the roll of membership of the mother church. I note with due appreciation the hope expressed in the concluding words ‘th-t your future course of action may show your desire to again become eligible for membership in this church.’ “I assure you that I shall not neglect any opportunity to draw nearer to God and to follow my leader, Mary Baker Eday. Meanwhile I wish for each member of the board of directors a continued increase of fidelity and fruit- ful service to our beloved leader, and to the cause of Christian Science, of which she is the discoverer, founder and perpetual head.” NEW FREIGHT RATES, Plans for a Central Bureau to Protect Eastern Interests. New York, Nov. 23.—Delegations from ten chambers of commerce and boards of trade of eastern citles met here today at the invitation of the Merchants’ association of this city to consider the new freight rates pro- posed by railroads of the northwest— known as the Spokane and allied rate cases. A committee was appointed to investigate and to report on a plan for the creation of a central traffic bureau Organizations represented at teday’'s conference included the New York state chamber of commerce, the cham- bers of commerce of Philadelphia, Bos— ton, New Haven, Conn., Richmond, Va* and boards of trade of Providence, R. ;‘. Worcester, Mass., and Westerly, R. Pleaded Guilty to Violations of the Pure Food Law. San Francisco, Nov. 23—Three wholesale concerns today pleaded guil- ty in the United States circuit court to violations of the pure food law. One company confessed to having shipped liquor, labelled “apricot brandy,” in the manufacture of which no apricots had been used. A second count charg- ed the company with having shipped peaches as peach brandy. Another firm admitted having shipped “olive oil” which contalned 45 per cent. cot- tonseed oil. The third concern sent impure syrup. Kept Her Promise and Appeared in Court. New York, Nov. 23.—Mae C. Wood kept her promise and appeared in court here today. She was in the west last week when her case was called, but sent word that she would appear to answer the charges of forgery and perjury against her in connection with the.evidence submitted some time ago in her suit against ex-Senator Thomas C. Platt, to whém she claimed to have been married. She appeared today with her attorney and her case was put on the calendar for November 30. Steamship Arrivals. At Bremen: . Nov. 23, Grosser Kur- furst, from New York. At Liverpool: Nov. 23, -Arabic, from New York; Lusitania, frem New York. At Genoa: Nov. 22, Verona, from Philadelphia and New York; Cretic, from New York. At Patras: Nov. 19, Laura, from New York. 36 $2,000 Fire at Ridgefield. Rlidgefield, Conn., Nov. 23.—A barn owned by George L. Abbott, together with its contents, was destroyed by, fire tonight. Thauueoltbtmh' lunknown and the loss $2,000. * reslaent of Chicags, ' i Army Gunn, at Fort Hancock, N. Y-.mnrmh:l?;mub.ulomn. St. Petersburg, Nov. 23.—Alexander Nemolo! has been appointed bish- Han' Giocese. the. sppointment to be- e men = come effective u his assumption of the monastic ory Berlin, Nov. 23—Martin Kaufman, who is voluntarily returning to - the United States to reply to charges made by the Cotton Goods Convert- ers company in New York, sailed on the steamer Kronprinzessin Cecilie to- day from Bremen in company with Detective Hill. Paris, Nov. 238.—The more liberal section of the French episcopate, head- ed by Archbishop Turinaz of Nancy, are beginning to question the wisdom of the militant section, who favor the formation of a 1 e of Catholic vot- ers in the elections. The liber- als are advoca! a broader union which shall include with the Catholics other conservative force: BAPTIST MISSIONAR YSAW ATROCITIES IN THE CONGO. Baskets Full of Right Hands of Vice tims Brought In. New York, Nov. 23—*“There is no possible doubt that Ki Leopold is responsible for the terrible conditions in the Congo. His own commission corroborated the stories of atrocities. The Congo now is all under Leopold, for although divided up and appor- tioned among different companies, Leo- pold retains more than 50 per cent. of the stock of each. Onme of these is an American y.” Dr. William H. Leslie, accompanied by hig wife and 2 year old son, made this statement today on_returning to this country after spending seventetn years in the Congo as a representative of the American Baptist Missionary soclety. For the last four years he had been stationed In Portuguese Con- —_— WHO WITH HER FATHER TOOK xfgeu:uled at a ducfit .P.orl‘nt PC‘l:l'l’:". AN EASTERN TRAIN. M Long Range Shooting Record: % E‘lt ml'dc by.:out m?l!ery 4 Internal Reven Officers captured three moooanm“nd a still in Ripley county, Mo. Mrs. Julia Anna Gaugh, aged cougin of Lincoln's wlts? died at sas City, Mo. Raced About Chicage for Hours in Search of Seven Year Old Katherine A. Good—$400,000 Involved. 94, Kan- Baron George de Reuter, son of founder of the Reuter’s Telegram Chicago, Nov. 23.—Deputy sheriffs in | died in London. automobiles raced about Chicago today in search of a seven year old girl Count Tolstoi has sent a messagd heiress and her father, into whose cus- | the world appeali to all to refuse to tody the child was given today by a |serve as soldiers. circuit court judge. Their efforts were Teodoro Dizzo was electrocued at futile, however, and the fleeing father and daughter.are thought to be on|Auburn prison for murder of 7 year the father's home in the |old Theresa Procopio. their way to east. e Taken Away from Guardian. n‘l‘:n St. Lou}iu l;:l.rdwlnv. dIoo and Th = el company has been declared a com~ ‘.m;:" W:Iellioll l«;r' 'héllt’:m‘;": Z‘ | bination in restraint of trade. Guo,gd. daughter of Henry F. Gdod, of the Co., to Mr. Roosevelt is Reported to have killed four elephants and to be hav- Iflng a bully time in British East Af- ica. 'k Haven, Pa. The mother of the girl, who was divorced from her hus- bard. was killed in an automobile ac- cident near Buffalo, N. Y., in Septem- ber, and the child’s grandmother, Mrs, John R. Hoxle, of this city, was made guardian of the girl's estate, which is Vl;lrlfid at about $400,000. 0_sooner had. the girl been given into her father’s care today than the grandmother secured a writ enjoining Good from taking Katherine out of Tllinois. "Deputy sheriffs were whisked in automobiles from one hotel and railroad station to another, but were finally compelled to admit defeat. Mrs. Hoxie avers that she was legal- ly appointed guardian of the girl by the probate court and that the father has no legal right to the child. The Crop_Pest Commission of Lou- islana reports that the bollweevil makes its winter quarters in Spanish moss. The Doctors at the Washington asy- lum hospital are greatly puzzled over the case of a young man who has lost his memory. President Barry of the United States Steel corporation denies that the com- pany seeks to purchase the Pittsburg Coa} company. Secretary Nagel revoked the suspen- sion of Assistant Superintendent Per- kins and John J. Gilbert of the coast and gegdetic survey. £0. “When a district proves refractory,” he continued, “bands of native soldiers are sent to punish it. These soldiers are cannibals and they slay and spare no one. “As proof that they have done their work and not wasted their bullets, they bring back the right hands of their victime. Sometimes they come in with huge baskets full of hands. The bod- ies of their victims are cooked and eaten,” BANKER MORSE WINS MOVE FOR A NEW TRIAL Petition of Counsel Littleton Granted in Decision Handed Down. The Heavy Rains which did so much damage in the canal one, which abated several days ago, have begun again with renewed intensity. New York, Nov. 23.—Charles W. Morse, who is a federal prisoner in the Tombs awaiting the outcome of a legal fight which is being made to keep him from serving a fifteen years’ sen- | tence in the penitentiary for violation of the national banking laws, will have cause for thanksgiving Thursday in that he won today a prelimina for a new trial. The Senate Committee on Irrigation will recommend to congress a bond is- sue of $30.000,000 with which to carry on the work in the west. COLLECTOR LOEB GOES HOME o FOR THANKSGIVING. Names Mentioned in Connection With New York Port Surveyorship. The Monetary Commission adjourned for an indifinite period after appoint- ing a sub-committee to supervise the The ]peftltlt]x\; of Martin W. Littelton, | pntlication of its documents. ‘Washington, Nov. 23.—Collector Loeb | 0unsel for Morse, seeking an amend- - o N, Bt At K hathite today, atter | Tient to the mandate of the United Board of Ordnance and fortifi- concluding his conference with Presi- | States court of appeals, which affirmed | ... ., zives credit to the late Dr. dent Taft and Secretary of the Treas- | MOTS€'s conviction by the United [ Sumuel P, Langley for the recent ad- States circuit court was granted in a decision handed down late this after- noon and gives Morse the right to ap- ply to the lower court for a new trial. In conceding the amendment to its mandate, however, the court of ap- peals notes that the decision is not to be taken as indicative that the cir- cuit coufi must entertain.a motion for a ne wthal: The simple right to ap- vancement in mechanical flight. Retiring United States Treasurer Charles H. Treat recommended in his report higher salaries for clerks grown gray in the government service. Collector Loeb of New York had a conference with Secretary MacVeagh ury MacVeagh and other officials here regarding the customs conditions at his post. Mr. Loeb took luncheon with Secretary MacVeagh and had an op- portunity to discuss the matter in de- tail with him. The names of Richard Parr, chief of the weighers’ division of the New ¥ork customs house, and of George W. Al- dridge of Rochester, N. Y., have been 'ply therefor is granted.’ and Attorney General Wickersham re- mentioned in conneétion with the sur- | P’ ’ radi the “sleeper t 4 st veyorship of the port of New Yark, Mr. Littleton’s efforts to obtain a 5:"'“‘;;.‘ . "sjeep runk” customs new trial have been based on charges of {rregularities in the conduct of the jury which found Morse guilty. It is alleged that certain of the jurymen were under the influence of liquor and that the entire jury was in charge of improper guardians, six of whom were former secret service men from Wash- ington. WEDDING UNITES TWO BIG AMERICAN FORTUNES. Chapman-Van _Vllkunburgh Marriage in a New York Hotel. which will be vacated by Genera] Clarkson- on Jan.. Ist, but it can be stated authoritatively that neither one of these men are to be appointed as the plans are at present. The choice of a successor to General Clarkson will rest mainly with United States Senator Root. FRENCH AVIATOR PAULHAN COMING TO AMERICA Will Participate in Exhibition Flights at Los Angeles. Parls, Nov, 23.-—Ni fations have practically been ncluded whereby M. Paulhan, the nch aviator, wiil go to America to participate in the exhibition flights during aviation week at Los Angeles. Later he will give exhibitions at the Mardl Gras at New -Orleans and at other places in_the south. M. Paulhan will take with him three meroplanes and three mechanicians, who are also pilots. He will receive $20,000 a month. Dorothy Levett, an English woman, who yesterday at Chalons made a fiight' at an altitude of 300 feet in Hubert Latham’s machine, also will go to the United States. IN MANILA THIS MORNING Forbes Took Oath as Governor General of the Philippines. A Meeting Was Held in the Ameri- can embassy at St. Petersburg of the Americans interested in the formation of a Russian-American chamber of commerce. I the House of Lords the lord chan- cellor made a statement practically de- claring that hereafter no liberal gov- ernment would assume office unless assured that the king would protect it against obstruction in the house of lords. ALSOP CASE IN A FAIR WAY OF SETTLEMENT. Claim Against Chili Involving Over . @ Million Dollars. ‘Washington, Nov. 23.—The Alsop casg, involving a claim againt Chill of mege than one million dollars, which ha= heen before the state department for the last 35 years, seems to be in a fair way of settlement by The Hague court of arbitration. The state department today received a long cablegram from Santiago which is believed to have contained the text of the protocol the government of Chili is willing to sign, referring the case to The Hague. The phraseology of the document is receiving very careful scrutiny, but nothing has de- veloped indicating whether it will be acceptable to the United States gov- ernment. FIVE MILES OF PANAMA CANAL OPENED TO NAVIGATION New York, Nov. 23, —A quiet wed- ding at the Hotel St. Regis today unit- ed two American fortunes estimated at $10,000,000 and $20,000,000. respective- ly. The bride is Mrs. William Hayes Chapman, whom numerous noblemen sought in vain to wed, and the bride- groom is Philip Van Valkenburgh of this city, a descéndant of an old Dutch family, whose personal fortune is esti- mated at $20,000,000. The new Mrs. Van Valkenburgh is the widow of a Brooklyn dry goods merchant. Mrs. Van Valkenburgh is well known in London and Paris, and only recent- ly returned to the ecountry from aboad. At the time it was reported that she was betrothed to General Spiridovitch of the Russian army. FIRE IN HOTEL NEAR CHICAGO GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Audience L.ft’ _the Theater—Panic Averted by Attaches. Chicago, Nov. 23.—Fire in a hotel adjacent to the Grand Opera house tonight cansed the audience to leave the theater during the play. A panic was averted only by attaches of the house preventing a policeman who ran into the fover shouting “Fire” -getting into the auditorium. The fire proved to be inconsequential and the performance was resumed. All but thirty ticket holders returned to the theater. OBITUARY. Solon Chase. Turner, Me.. Nov. 23.—Solon Chase, a celebrated figure in the days of the greenback agitation, thirty years ago, died of heart failure at his home at Chase's Mills late today, aged 87 years. During the height of the Greenback campaign Chase stumped the country as far as the middle west, driving a pair of steers hitched to a hayrack, from the rear end of which he delivered his speeches. He was a former member of the Maine legisla- ture and was an unsuccessful Green- back candidate for congress, and the publisher of Chase’'s Chronicle, a Greenback organ. Mr. Manila, Nov. 24.—In the marble hall of the Ayuntamiento, once used for conference by the Spanish authorities and now the chamber of the popular assembly, at 10.30 o’clock this morn- ing, W. Cameron Forbes of Massa- chusetts took the oath of office as governor general of the Philippines and delivered his inaugural address. He is the fifth and youngest governor general since the United States in- stituted civil government here, Watchmen H to Protect Ludlow Mills from Violence by Strikers? Ludlow, Mass,, Nov. 23.—One hun- dred men hired by the Ludlow Man- ufacturing associates in Boston and other cities as watchmen to aid in the protection of their mills from pos- sible violence by strikers, arrived here in a special car today. ‘The car was | run directly into the mill yard and the men were able to go to quarters provided for them without going out- side the mill stockade. Remarkable Speed of New British Dreadnought. Plymouth, England, Nov. 23.—The new British Dreadnought Vanguard completed an eight-hour trial tonight, during which she attained the remark- able speed of 224 knots an hour, a full knot in excess of the admiralty’s stipulation. Taft-Snowden Engagement Announced New York, Nov. 23.—Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Taft tonight announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Louise W. Taft, to George H. Snow- den of Seattle, Wash. Miss Taft is a niece of the president. Mr. Snowden was graduated from Yale in 1907 and is now engaged in the lumber busi- ness in Seattlee The wedding will take place in this ecity during the Christmas holidays. President Taft will attend. y Anarchist Bomb Thrown in Rio Janeiro Rio Janeiro, Nov. 23.—An anarchist threw a bomb into a German shop in the principal quarter of Sao Paulo to- night. The explosion set fire to the building and the flames spread rap- idly, threatening to destroy the entire quarter. It is reported that several persons were killed. Transport with Marines for Nicaragua Will Utilize This Part. ‘Washington, Nov. 23.—Five miles of the Panama canal have been opened to navigation, from the point in the bay of Panama to the wharves at Bal- boa. Steamships plying between San Francisco and Panama and the west coast ports of South America and Pan- ama are using this part of the canal daily. Should the U. S. S. Buffalo go to Panama to take marines for Nicar- agua, this part of the canal would be utilized. The channel is only thirty feet deep at mean tide. Once Office Boy for Daniel Webster Dies in Chicago. Chicago, Nov, ~—Charles P. Hey- wood, once office boy for Daniel Web- ster, and later appointee of Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, died yesterday. He was born in Grafton, Mass., in 1833. In 1856 he settled in Hannibal, Mo., where he was engaged In r#ilroad work. President Lincoln appointed;him assessor at Yannibal. For twenty-five years he served as deputy revenue col- lector and afterward as collector. At his cessation of Services to the gov- ernment he received a check for one cent. Mr, Heywood had been a resi- Adent of Chicago for sixteen years. Hudson-Fulton Gold Medal by President Taft. ‘Washington, Nov. 23.—In the pres- ence of his entire cabinet today, Pres- ident Taft received from the officers aof the Hudson-Fulton celebration coremission a magnificent gold medal struck by the commission in commem- oraion of the celebration recently held in New York city. The medal is one of eight which are to be presented to the governments which sent warships to participate in the celebration. New Science Hall Cornerstone Laid. ‘Washington, Nov. 23.—Within the Howard university grounds today there | was laid the cornerstone for the new science hall, which is being erected at a cost of $90,000, the amount appropri- ated by ccngress, The occasion was significant in that this will be the first institution intended for the advanced training in physics, chemistry and biol- ogy ever erected in connection with a | college for colored zople. Warriner Alone in His Embezzlement Cincinnati, 0., Nov. 23.—In the first formal statement issued, Charles L. ‘Warriner, former treasurer of the Big Four railroad, who is under indict- ment on a charge of embezziement, denied today that anyv other person employed by the railroad is connected with his shortage, Tremendous Seas .Reported. St. Thomas, D. W. I, Nov. 23.—Se- vere weal has prevailed here and very hedvy rainfalls last week flooded the various towns and villages on the Reoeived 12-Inch Telescops on San Francisco Peak for Study of Mars. Flagstaff, Ariz., Nov. 23.—In order that a more clearer atmosphere here may be assured for_the study of Mars, Dr. Lowell of the Lowell observatory is installing a twelve-inch telescope on San Franciseo peak at an altitude of 13,000 feet. Prof. V. M. Slipper task of erect- Receiver for Burley Tobacco Society. Winchester, Ky., Nov. 23.—Judge J. M. Benton announced today that he will appoint a receiver for the Burley Tobacco society. His decision says the Burley society had no right to use money -of -0ne' poei-4o emptait another. o O e ————— et st rre i | Mail from the Nourmahal REACHED NEW YORK YESTERDAY BY STEAMSHIP. : ASTOR YACHT PUZZLE SOL! Word from Owner of Missing Craft— Was in San Juan Harbor Just @ Week Age. ‘ New York, Nov. 28—The yacht puzzle is solved. Mail from Col. John Jacob Astor and his ty reached New York today on the Insu- lar line steamship Harry Luckenbach, which sailed from San Ju P. R, on November 17. To 8ail for Some Cuban Port. On that date an officer from the Astor yacht Nourmahal came aboard the Luckenbach with the malil just before the latter sailed for New York. This officer told Captain Dalton of the Luckenbach that the Nourmahal was to sail next for some Cuban port., At that time, according to Captain ‘Dal- ton, the Nourmahal was safely at an- chor and showed no signs of damage. Nineteen Days’ Search Ended. The positive assurance that = the Nourmahal was safe at San Juan on November 17—just a week ago, prac- tically ends a 19 days’ search and dis- sipates the anxiety which was renew- ed yesterday by failure of the wireless operator at San Juan to say that the yacht was there in his message to Key West. Astor Will Cable When Communica- . tion ls Re-established, New York, Nov. 23.—Willlam A. Dobbyn, secretary of the Astor estate, received tonight one of the letters from Colonel Astor brought in by the steamer Harry Luckenbach today. “It was a short letter, dated the 14th, and concerned only business matters,” sald Mr. Dobbyn. “It made no mention whatever of the Nourmahal having had any trouble in the storm and it is apparent that at the time Colonel Astor wrote he had no idea of the anxiety felt here on his account. He stated he would cable me when com- munication was re-established.” DIARY KEPT BY ENTOMBED MINER TELLS WEIRD STORY. Two Days’ st:u“lo for Life Until Black Damp Ended the Tale. Cherry, Ill, Nov. 23.—A diary was found today im the clothing of Samuel D. Howard, 21 years old, whose body. was found In a pocket of the mine vesterday. The diary was begun on Nov. 13, the day the fire started, and covers a period of two days, descrid- ing the struggle for life until black damp ended the weird tale, written with a pencil on loose leaves of an ac- count book. The diary follows: “Alive at 1020 o'¢lock yet, By Sam D. Howard. Brother Alfred is with me.yet. A good many dead mules and men. T tried to save some, but came almost losing myself. If I am dead give my diamond ring to Mamie Robl son. The ring is comi at the pos offic Henry can have the ring 1 have in my good clothes. The only thing T regret is that my brother (Alfred, 16 years old) could help my mother out after T am dead and gone. “Tried my best to get him out, but could not. I eaw Jim Davidson and Steve Timke lying along the road and could not stand it any longer. “It is five minutes past 11 o'clock and the air is fine, but sometimes it Is so bad it almost puts a fellow's light out. It is something fierce to see men and mules lying down all over like that. To keep from thinking I thought I would write these few lines. There s rock falling all over. We have our buckets full of water, sump water, and we drink it and bathe our heads with it. “Ten to 12 o'clock, 7 after 1, 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, and poor air and bdlack damp. “4.15 o'clock, change of place. Num- ber of men tried to get out and could not get back. 7.50 o'clock tired, hun- gry and sleepy, but could stand quite a bit of this if I could get out of this hole. “7.50 o'clock in the morning. This is Sunday. There is no air. We fan- ned ourselves with the Mds of our buckets, 25 after 9, and black damp coming both ways. “25 after 10. We gave up all hope. We have done all we could. The fan had better start above soon. We are still alive. The only hope is the fan. I think I don't have strength to write pretty soon. “15 after 12 p. m., Sunday. If they can't give us air, we will make fans ourselves. We take our turn at the fan. We have three of them ng. “256 to 8, and the black mp is coming in on us. Only for the fans we would be dead. “11 to 4 p. m. Dying for the want of air. We have six fans moving. One fan after another, 15 feet apart. “26 after 10 p. m., Sunday. We all had to come back. We can't move front or backwards. We can stand it with our fans until Mondlr morning. Am still alive. We are cold, hungry, weak, sick, and everything else. Al- fred Howard is still alive. “9.15 a. m., Monday, still breathing. Something better turn up of we will soon be gone. “11.15 a. m., still alive at this time, ““16 to 1 p. m., Monday. The lives are going out. I think this is our last. We are getting weak, Alfred Howard as well as all of us.” The men evidently were all kijlea by black damp late Monday afternoen. Cherry, TIIl, Nov. 23.—Fire in the second gallery of the St. Paul mine resulted today in heavy cavings of earth, blocking rescue work to the east, In this section will be the best chance of finding survivons. The passage is 80 badly blocked that it will be impos- sible for several days to make an en- trance. Meanwhile, men now alive may starve. The news erad gloom throughout the village today, reMeved only by improvement "in prospects of exploring the 500 foot, or bottom shaft. TENEMENT HOUSE FIRE. Five Perscns Burned to Death In Brooklyn This Morning, New York, Nov. 24.— Five persons were burned to death in a tenement house fire in Brooklyn early this morn- ing. The building, located at Herkimer street and Havens place, was occupied by eleven Itallan families. Beside the dead, eight Itallans were seriously burned and were taken to nearby hos- pltals. $7,000 Worth Smuggled Opium Seized El Paso, Texas, Nev. 28.—Customs seized four hundred cans at 37,000, ithin officers ud:: opium valued laat month more tian $50 month more A led _opiam as bean El San Antonio and