Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 9, 1909, Page 1

TOWNRALL 0F ZEH According to Dr. Velasquez, Nicaraguan Exile, Reached New York who Has BATTLE o DECISIVE Zelaya Making Every Effort Takes the Field Against Mail from Nicaragua Opened by Zelaya’s Spies. ‘Washingten, Dec. 8.—Senor Castrillo, e representative of the revolutionists ere, received a cable despatch under today’s date from Bluefields and signed “Estrada,” stating that all indications ‘were that a decisive battle between Ze- 's forces and the revolutionists ‘woulf be fought trmorrow at Rama. President Zelaya, recognizidg the growing sentiment in Nicraragua fav- orable to the revolutionists and to the part the United States is playing in the contest, has recently been ng every possible effort to incite the peo- ple to anti-American demonstrations. This information was recelved at the etate department today from official sources, together with the statement that Zelaya’s efforts in that direction bad been utterly futile, and that noth- ing but fear o{ him prevents a pro- American demonstration. No confirmation has, up to this time, been received by government officials here of the report of an important bat- tle having been fought between the Ze- laya and the revolutionary forces. Zelaya's Old Enemy Takes the Field. New Orleans, Dec. 8.—Ex-President Cardenas of Nicaragua, who was over- thrown by Zelaya in 1891, has taken the field against his old enemy and is heading an expedition from Costa Rica into Nicaragua, according to advices recefved here by the sympathizers of the revolutionary movement in the lat- ter country. It is said that Cardenas is at the head of about 500 well armed men and Managua is his objective int. It i asserted that he has bound K!omnl! and his followers to support the candidacy of General Estrada. Mexico’s Good Offices. A despatch to the Picayune from Mexico City says: “Awthoritative Information has been g:un,d here that Mexico will exert good offices looking toward an mmicable seitlement of the Central American tmbroglio. Charles l:-. formerly governor of Cuba, will -m)oimpd & special envoy by the States g meet Senor Enrique now on his way to Washington Mexico City. The United States #ée to it that Nicaragua carries the rules and regulations that may d.ddd upon by the special en~ Zotaya's Strict Censorship. fng h uu:h:{flu:. o e B the 00 are Irept in ig- happening through- the have not learned of the oft of diplomatic relations be- tween Uni States and Nicar- Pertea to boan ally 0f Zataye, has o1 an ally ya, has' tel- mhed to the Honduran minister at Aor, inuulfllg‘llmn events 1in Nijcaragua, after having waited ten £0 numerous mesages sea Dy the insurgents. General Vas- oz, C of the government aul at the battle near Rama, was ocourtmaartialed because of the de-' Reat suffered by the government troops. HATTIE LE BLANC OF WALTHAM HELD WITHOUT BAIL. On Charge of Murdering Her Em- ployer, Clarence F. Glover, ‘Wakham, Mass, Dec. 8.—Hattle Le Mlame, the sixteen year old French i from Agichat, N. 8, was sent !ux to the Middlesex county jail in Tast Cambrl today, after Judge Enos R Tuck bad held her without ball for the juery term of the Mid- dlesex grand jury, the charge ot wmurdering her rer, Clarence F. Glover. The In the case was American Demonstrations—Ex-President of Nicaragua ASSURED EXPECTED TODAY to Incite the People to Anti His Old Enemy Zelaya—All This battle is said to have been a des- perate one, A government column which entered the fight with 150 sol- glell“il left all but four of them on the eld. One of the arrivals here who is not a native of Nicaragua states that the government officials at Nicaragua pub- licly assert that Mexico will support Nicaragua in any controversy in which it may become involved with the Unit- ed States. All Passengers Searched. No foreign newspapers are allowed to enter Nicaragua at points in control of the government. All passengers on landing there are searched, and not al- lowed to bring arms or anything which Zelaya's officers belleve might be used to help the Insurgent cause. The sit- uztion in the interior is reported as desperate for every one, including Ze- laya’'s soldiers. X 10,000 Refugees to Support Estrada. New York, Dec. 8—Dr. M. E. Velas- quez, a Nicaraguan exile who arrived here today from Panama, had a string of grievanecs against President Ze- laya, extending over a period of nine years and includng six imprisonments. He reports that no mail from Nicarag- ua can reach the colony of exiles at Panama unopened by Zelaya's spies and censors. Ten thousand refugees in Costa Rica are organizing to sup- port Estrada, he says, and the down- fall of Zelaya he believes is assured. NICARAGUAN LEGATION RENT BILLS UNPAID. A “For Rent” Sign Ornaments the Prem s at Washington, ‘Washington, Dee. 8.—The Nicarag- uan legation here is no more, Big vans have carried off the furniture and the other appurtenances of the house in O street where, President Zelaya's presentatives once were domiciled. A 'or Rent” sign ornaments the front lawn. It is the gossip in Central Am- erican circles that the Zelayan gov- erment has not sent the monthly checks to its legation, an oversight that is said to pe sorely felt by the legation force. Senor Rodriguez, the special emis- sary of Zelaya, through whom Secre- tary Knox's sharp note was conveyed to the Nicaraguan government, is still in Washington. Tt is sald by a former attache of the legation that the furni- ture had been stored until the present situation cleared. It was indignantly denied that the legation had been driv- en from its quarters because of the failure of the Nicaraguan -govern- ment to meét the monthly rent bills. ‘Word was received here tonight in Central American circles that the re- ports of a Zelayan victory over the insurgent army near Rama was with- out the slightest foundation in fact. It was declared that there had been no fighting In the last few days, “It is the lull before the storm,” said a Central American diplomat. “In few days we will hear of a battle, and it will be a decisive one, provided the Estrada forces are victorlous, If they are not, they will fall back to fight again.” J. P. MORGAN CO. NOT IN CONTROL Of the New York Life Insurance Com- pany—Emphatic Denial. New York, Dec. 8.—J. P. Morgan & company’s recently acquired control of the Hquitable Life Assurance society has no bearing whatever on the New York Life Insurance company, says Darwin P. Kingsley, president of the latter company, in a statement issued today. “Since Messrs. P. Morgan & com- pany secured a controlling interest in presented at juvenjle session of e it {court, and, 2 in all juvenile ¢ases, the hearing was secret. ‘The young girl was evidently - and seemed happy. The esses questioned by Assist- ant Didtrict Attorney Charles J. Weir were Dr. Prederick L. McDenald, a Physician, who heard 'Glover's dying ‘accusation a the Le Blanc girl ;i‘m!;u lwmmh T,'.“"‘:’u’," ., & mfi efficer, who hear e same statement, and Thomas H. Con- nors, a lather, te whom when he found Glover Iying on the hospital steps, the dyllw stated that Hattie Le Blanc had him. Mra. Glover, the widow of the vio- tim, was summoned by the defense as & witness. Objection to Attorney Na- A. Tufts' line of questioning be- g syrtained by the court, practically #he only information gleaned from the witness was that she and the prisoner &d been on the most friendly terms for a long time. 'MANAGEMENT CRITICISED. Repert of Insurance Superintendent on "American Credit Indemnity Co. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 8.—The manage- ment of the American Credit Indemnity company of New York is criticised in @ report made public tedzy by Superin- tandent of Imsurance Hotchkiss, as a jotnt examination of the company by e state insurance departments of New York and Massachusetts. The company, which was organized under the laws of New York, had its head- a ers at St. Louis. liance with the conditions im- posed, ich include a change of man- agement,” says the Teport, “seem to warrant the conclusion that the com: pany may safely continue in busi- ness.” A careful inquiry into the methods of business of all other companies writ- fng. credit jnsurance will be made as weon us possible. Elected President of Guarantee Trust Co. of New York. ! Mew: York, Dec. 3.—Alexander J. was elected president of the 3 “Trust company, of which . the Morgan interests recently bought | eantrel, at a mesting of the nesw board iof directors tcl?r. Mr. Hemphill had \been vice presidemt of the cempany {ilnce 1905. The presidency had been yraeant since the retirement about a 3 6 of John W. Castles, 'hu'l,l‘lb- the stock of the Equitable Life Assur- ance socfety,” says Mr. Kingsley, “the statement has been widely circulated that Messrs, Morgan & compeny also control in some way the New York Life Insurance company. 1 wish to deny thils statement in the most em- phatic manner. The New York Life Insurance company has no capital stock ana is controlled only by its trustees and officers. It has no alli- ance, directly or indirectly, with any other corporation or firm. BILLION DOLLAR MERGER. Legislative Inquiry Into Telegraph and Telephone Systems of New York State. York, Dex —Theodore N. Valil, president of the American Tele- phone and Telegraph company, the Bell interests, and Robert C. Clowry, presi- dent of the Western Union Telegraph company, have been subpoenaed to ap- pear before the legislative inquiry in- to the telegraph and telephone system of this state, ‘now going on in New York. Mr, Vafl will testify toraorrow; Colonel Clowry will be called later. ‘This will be the first Investigation into the recent billion dollar merger whercby the Bell interests obtained control of the Western Union by the purchase of Gould stock. BIG FOUR ROAD TELEGRAPHERS To the Number of 1,000 May Strike Within 24 Hours. New Cincinnati, 0., Dec. 8.—The telegra- phers of the Big Four railroad and the officials of the company are in a dead- lock. The men may strike befors to- morrow morning. General Manager J. F. Van Winkle says the company cannot accede to the demand that all branches of the tele- graph service be classified under the telegraphe agreement and schedule. It is declared that if no concession is made by the company the 1,000 teleg- raphers of the Blg Four may be order- ed out on strike within twenty-four hours. Harvard Dental 8chool Building Dedi- oated. Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8.—The dedi- catory ceremonjes of the new building of the Harvard school were held this afternoon in theater. Steameship Arrivals. At Copenhxn: Dec. 8, United w York. States, frem At , Prine Fried- Tank. Cabled Paragraphs Nairobl, British East Africa, Dec. 8. ~XKermit Roosevelt arrived bere today. ‘He is going to Mombasa on a hunt for sable and other antelope. He has ust secured Colonel two t has not arrived here from Njoro, but is expected soon. Hamburg, Dec. 8.—Search for the bodies of the persons killed when two 8as tanks at the “Kleine’s Grasbrook” on the Elbe water front exploded yes- terday, continued today. _Nineteen lives are known to have been lost, while “fourteen other workmen are missing. i London, Dec. 8—Private advices re- ceived here today from Brussels state that King Leopold of Belgium is in a grave physical condition. He is said to have suffered a paralytic stroke last Friday, and a second stroke on Mon- day. ‘These were followed by pulmon- ary trouble. 5 AGREE TO GIVE “LEPER” A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. Plan of Washington Authorities to Make Early a Free Man, ‘Washington, Dec. 8.—John R. Barly, twice imprisoned and quarantined here as a “leper,” will leave Washington tomorrow a_ free man to go to the Rockefeller Institute for Medieal Re- search in New York, where he will be examined by Dr. Simon Flexner. Dr. Flexner's decision as to wheth- er Early has leprosy will be accepted as final by the Washington health de- partment. If Dr. Flexner finds Barl free from the disease, the health of- ficlals here have agreed to give Early a clean bill of health, which will per- mit the man to come to Washington without being thrown into quarantine. In return for his freedom, Early's attorney tonight announced that Early will drop his idea of damage actions against the health officials here for false imprisonment, which have been threatened since he was arrested sev- eral days ago. Early's case will be called in police court tomorrow, and the charges against him will be dismissed. His freedom will be absolute and he will leave the city for New York on the first train. DANCED CONTINUOUSLY. FOR FOURTEEN HOURS. Contest Stopped by Authorities— Dancers in Pitiable Condi 'on-' Butts, Mont., Dec. 8.—After dancing continuously for fourteen hours and forty-one minutes without nourish- ment, three of the fifty-three couples which started last night In a “Mara- thon” waltz contest to see which pair could waltz the longest, were stopped today by Mayor Charles H. Nevin on advice of city and county physicians, . Bix of the women contestants at the end of several hours were taken to a4 hospital, one suffering from a ruptured blood vessel and another of muscular paralysis. Several other female con- festants were exhausted physically and all but three pairs had ceased waltzing before officers interfered. These women presented a fearful sight during the last hours of the dancing, with eyes bloodshot and bod- fes swaying. Their male companions were barely able to keep their feet. Nearly five hundred spectators crowd- :‘:l dv.he hall" where contest was $5,000 FIRE AT MERIDEN. United Braid Manufacturing Co. Plant —Defective Flue Responsible. Meriden, Conn., Dec. 8—The United Brald Manufacturing company’s plant on North George street was damaged about $5,000 by fire tonight. Just be- fore 11 o’'clock the attic of the three- story wooden building was discovered enveloped in flames, but the firemen managed to hoid the fire in the top part of the structure. One hundred and fifly braiding ma- chines are badly damaged by water and twenty hands are thrown out of employment for a few weeks. It Is be- Heved that a defective flue is responsi- ble for the blaze. Loss to machinery is $4,000 and to building $1,000, partly insured. e owners of the plant are Hoskar Frank and Harry Adlman. RELEASED ON $10,000 BONDS, Alleged New Haven Embezzler Finally Secures B: New Haven, Conn., Dec. 8.—Robert D. Muir, former treasurer of the Peo- ple's Bank and Trust company, who has been confined in the county jail since Monday night, charged with em- bezzling $35,000 of the bank's funds, was released on $10,000 bonds tonight. The bonds were furnished by ex-Sher- iff Peter McNerney, Thomas Sulllvan, a hotel proprietor, and James Fergu- son, a liveryman. On being released from jafl Muir went directly to his home on Orange street. Oversers Approve Plan for Segregation of Harvard Freshmen. Boston, Dec. 8.—The plans of Presi- dent A, Lawrence Lowell of Harvard university for the segregation of the freshmen and the establishment of freshman dormieories, as outlined in his inaugural address, were approved today by the board of overseers of the university. His 1ideas relative to changes in the elective system were also discussed, and the president was given authority to carry them out. The changes In the elective system, it was stated, do not mean the aboli- tion of the system built up by Presi- dent Eliot, but are rather in the nature of modification. Members of New England Order of Owls Sued for Damages. Hartford, Dec. 8.—Bight of the for- mer officers of Nest 166, Order of Owls, who seceded from that order and formed Hartford lodge, No. 1, New England Order of Owls, were served with papers in a suit for $2,500 dam- ages late today. The papers in the suit, which was brought by national officials of the Order of Owls, of South Bend, Ind., and the remaining mem- bers of Nest 166, asks for the return of $1,200 of the funds of the nest and paraphernalia valued at $800. The return of the original charter is also asked for, Costs Amounting to $42,060 Assessed Against Standard Oil Co. St. Louis, Deo. 8.—Costs amounting to $42,060 were assessed against the Standard Oil company in the United States circuit court today as a result of the recent prosecution by the gov- ernment. This does not include $40, 000 which the Standard paid some time ago. The oil company was re- lieved of paying $15,526, the costs of the records furnished to the govern- ment’s attorneys. Final Resting Place for the Half Moon and the Clermont. New York, Dec. 8.—A final resting place for the Clermont and the Half Moon, of the Hudson-Fulton celebra- tion, has been chosen at Spuyten Duy- il, in the waters of the Hudson, near the north end of Manhattan Island. It is prosposed to build a basin with :fflhlnln-“ = X 'POLICE HAVE NOTHING BUT BRUTE FACTS IN THE CASE. BURIAL OF OCEY SNEAD Unabated Efforts to Discover Manner of Her Death—Order Issued for Ar- rest of Her Mother, Mrs. Marti New York, Dec. 8.—The body Ocey Snead was buried today, but an uncompromising Inquiry into the manner of her death gees on unabated at East Orange, N. J.,, where Virginia Wardlaw, her spinster aunt, is held a prisoner pending an investigation by the grand jury, No Explanation Yet Found. “Sentiment aside,” said the chief of police today, “there remains the brute facts in case, and n in explanation of them has been of ‘We have a girl found dead in twelve inches of water in a bath tub, on the one hand, and on the other the woman Who last saw her alive but failed to report her death until twenty-four hours after it must have been discov- ered. Aunt and niece lived in the same house; it is incredible that the bath room could have remained un- visited for that length of time or that in their closely related life ome of the two could have been absent so long from the house without arousing the anxiety of the other. “These two basic facts alone are |, sufficient in themselves to warrant their presentation to the grand jury, even if there were no tangle of in- surance to unravel, no diagnosis of malnytrition and hypnosis by a repu- table physician, no duplication of wills and no attempted purchase of chloro- form to ‘kill cats.’” 3 Order Issued for Arrest of Mrs. Mar- tin. Mayor Caldwell of East Orange is- sued an order this afternoon that Mrs. Caroline Martin, mother of Mrs. Ocey Snead, be arrested if found in New Jersey. “A technical charge of va- grancy could be preferred against her,” he said, “and she could be held until this case has been thoroughly aired.” Most Persecuted Family in the World. Mrs. Martin, however, has shown no desire to visit New Jersey. She did not appear at the funeral.of her daughter today and the only repres- tative of the family at the grave Mrs. Mary Snead, mother of Fletcher Snead, the missing husband. Heavily veiled, and sbaken by convulsive sobs, there seemed no doubt of her grief. “We are the most persecuted fam- ily in the world,” she said, after the funeral. “Ocey was a sweet, retiring girl. Her mother loved her dearly, but as a school teacher she was accus- tomed to exact authority. There is no other foundation for these stori of hynotic eompulsion. “As far as insurance is concerned, the agents got hold of us and began begging us to take out policies.” Mrs. Snead would not say whether her son Fletcher is alive or dead. Franklin Fort, Jr. her sister's coun- sel.had advised silence, she said. Mr. Fort admits, on his part, however, that the reticence and intense pride of the family have hampered him in matters concerning which he desires fuller knowledge. Both Mrs. Mary Snead, he said, and her mother, Mrs. Martha Wardlaw, would be conveyed into seclusion tonight. Solution of Case Rests on Suicide Nots Found. “The whole solution of the case,” he continued, “now centers in the sui- cide note found beside the bath tub. Friends of the family have provided plenty of money for the expenses of the trial and we shall retain experts to prove the note genuine.” Flat Refu: Given to Request for Wage Increase. Boston, Dee. 8.—A request for an in- crease in wages and a reduction in working hours for freight handlers met with a flat refusal at a conference to- day between representatives of the Knights of Labor, Freight Handlers’ union and General Manager Frank Barr and other officials of the Boston and Maine raflroad. ‘The freight handlers asked for $2.25 per day and nine hours’ work. Their present wage fs $2 a day and they work ten hours. General Manager Barr said that the matter was talked over In a friendly spirit and that there was no threat of a strike. Blood Poisoning from Lacerated Scalp Wound. ‘Waterbury, Conn., Dec. 8.—With his head roughly bandaged, Willlam Brown of Hartford, a former street depart- ment employe, asked for lodging at police headquarters tonight. Sergeant J. J. Bergin examined his head and called in a doctor, who found that blood poisoning had begun in a lacer— ated scalp wound seven inches long. He received it when he fell in Danbury Sunday, he said, and had had no medi- cal attention. Conferences at Washington With Cen. sus Supervisors. Washington, Dec. 8.—For the pur- pose of impressing upon the 330 cen- sus supervisors President Taft's desire for a non-political, accurate and eco- nomical census, Director Durand has arranged for a series of conferences with them. The first, for the super- visors in the eastern states, including Virginia and North Carolina, will be held in this city next Friday and Sat- urday. President Taft and Secretary Nagel probably will address them. Moosup "Man Commits Suicide Woonsocket Hotel. Moosup, Conn., Dec., 8.—Frank D. Cluett, who committed suicide in a Woonsocket hotel Tuesday, was an employe of the Aldrich Manufactur- ing company of this place, and left here the 6th, saying that he was go- ing to visit his children in Woonsock- et. Cluett was 60 years old and has said that he was a widower. Fined $500 for Smuggling Butter Into This Country. Utica, N. Y., Pec. 8.—In the United States district court here today Judge N. Y., who pleaded guilty to having shipped to Boston and Plattsburg, N. Y., parties butter made in Canada and smuggled into this country, Reduction in Freight Rate Ordered. ‘Washington, Dec. 8.—After an inve: tigation extending over a year, the in- terstate commerce commision an- mounced in an opindon handed down | today that the rates charged by the Dricic, bulldimg etk a0 parier Bck ‘bui an ‘bri from central i‘l-n uuc’l:m.n terri- tory te the :Lm seaboard, Liitaasanak e [Cook's Dala Sale In Copenhagen TAKEN TO UNIVERSITY GUARDED BY DETECTIVES. ' Where They Will Be Closely Watched Until "the Examining Committee is Ready to Look Them Over. Copenhagen, Dec. 8.—Dr. Frederick A. Cook’s records of North polar ob- servations reached here today on board the steamship United States. Extraordinary precautions were taken to make sure that the long-awaited data were delivered safely to the uni- Yersity authorities. As soon as the United States was tied n&n her pier, an iron box, containing Dr. Cook’s re- port, and the diaries in which his orig- inal entries were made, was brought ashore. The hox was closely followed by Walter Lonsdale, Dr, Cook’s sesre- Papers Closely Guarded. Upon the pier, Lonsdale and two detectives put the iron box into a moa- tor car, and, jumping in themselves, ‘were driven hastily to the university of Copenhagen, Their car was follow- by a second automobile. At the university the papers were formaily turned over to the authorities there and placed in a strong room, where they will be guarded closely until the committee appointed to examine them is ready to begin its labors. The examination will be made prob- ably at Copenhagen observatory. None but the duly chosen commission, rep- resenting the university of Copenha- gen, will be permitted to be present. Mr. Egan, the United States minister. was to have attended the committee meetings as a private individual, but will not be able to do so, because of the delay in the arrival of the ree- ords. He leaves tomorrow for the United States. Signs of Revival of Controversy. The coming of Dr. Cook’s papers is accompanied with signs of a revival of the Cook-Peary controversy. The Politiken asserts this morning that the supporters of Commander Peary are trying to enlist the services of Greenland explorers in organizing an anti-Cook press campaign, Another Charge Against Dr. Cook. New York, Dec. 9.—The Times prints this morning sworn affidavits signed by August W. Loose, a pilot and navi- gator, and George H. Dunkle, an insur- ance broker, that Dr. Cook promised them $4,000 for their ald in preparing the polar records of his journey, which are now in the hands of the University of Copenhagen. The Times also repro- duces what purports to be the fac- silie of a pencilled memorandum direct- ing the preparation of observations all the way from Svartevaag to the pole. freely acknowledge that their motive in making these afdavits is the alleged fallure to pay them the fuil sum said to have been promised. NEW YORK CITY NOT SO BAD AS PAINTED. Address by Mayor-Elect Gaynor at Dinner of Southern Seoiety. New York, Dec, 8.—Secretary of War Dickinson and William J. Gaynor, mayor-elect of Greater New York, were the principal speakers tomight at the annual dinner of the Southern so- clety of New York at the Waldorf- Astorta- The secretary of war spoke of the north, the south and the natfon, but Judge Gaynor confined himself al- meost solely to municipal issues. Six hundred goutherners were present. Judge Gaynor in this, his first public address since his election, said in part: “The long line of officials and bosses who made themselves mfllionaires out of the government of this city, some of whom live abroad and impudently visit us occasionally now that the stat- ute of limitations has outlawed their villainies, is a standing disgrace to the moral tone of the comimunity.” Hastening to the defense of the city's name, Judge Gaynor continued: “This city has been most grossly slandered for several years in respect of its morality, financial credit or otherwise. Let us put a stop to that. Mere scolds and sensationalists are not to be suffered to give this city a bad or vile name throughout the world. I am prepared to say from travel and other means of information that New York is the most orderly, decent and moral large city in the world” ‘William G. McAdoo presided and the guests included, among others, United States Senator Gore of Oklahoma, J. P. Morgan, Elbert H. Gary, Gov. R. A. Patterson of Tennessee, Lee McClung, United States treasurer, Thomas Nel- son Page, Thomas F. Ryan and others. GERMANS SAW A COMET, T0O. Cable Lowell Observatory, Confirming Princeton Student’'s Observation. Flagstaff, Ariz., Dec. 8.—The Lowell observatory last night received the fol- lowing cables from Kiel, Germany: “The comet Daniel was observed on December 6, thirteen hours thirty-nine minutes, Greenwioh mean time, in right ascension six hours sixteen min- utes thirty seconds, north declination thirty-three degrees and fifty minutes. The comet is visible with a small tel- escope. 1t is in’the constellation Au- riga.” This confirms the account given by Zaecheus Daniel, the graduate student of Princeton, who first sighted the comet. Taft School Student Breals Through Thin lce. ‘Watertown, Conun.,, Dec. 8.—Henry Crocker, son of H. J. Crocker, a promi- nent resident of San Francisco, went through the ice on a pond on the out- skirts of the tewn this afternoon and bay, sank court action in was rescued with difficulty by his classmates of the Taft school. Crocker was the first skater to get a similar ducking here last year also. He is a second year student. Congress Holiday Adjournment. ‘Washington, Dec. s Christmas falls on Saturday this year, it is likely that the tow houses of congress will adjourn the middle of that week until Monday, January 3d. Speaker Cannon has not yet given the matter any con- sideration, as far as the house is con- cerned, but the indications are the ad- journment will be about Wednesday or Thursday of Christmas week. Dec. Pettrzyk told the lice tonight that he and Karl Wb;‘wfl attacked and murdered Hattie Zinda, a 14 old gir], in & wacant house skirts of this eity Neow. 12. Both men travie told ow they beat Yi ‘being from the b:tmwm of Buzzards agaln. For the Third Time in Three Years Daniel, Princeton 08, has dis- covered a new comet. The Police of Cleveland Charge that 13-year-old Margaret Wyand was used to pass counterfeit notes. Count de Castellane Instituted a new Paris_in connection with the education of his children, Charles Schaffer of New York, after cutting his wrists and trying to hang ‘hlmuub. i in a bath ul drowned himsel Grand Duke Nicholaievitch, second cousin of the czar, has been appoint- gdr:o full charge of affairs in Fin- A Special Train Bearing Samuel Newhouse from Chicago to New York made the run in 17 hours and 46 min- utes. Prince Frederick von Wittgerstein of Germany has renounced his prince- ly rank, having married a woman of the middle class. The British House of Lords dis- missed the appeal of the executors of the estate of W. L. Winans, who died in England, against a levy of death duties, H. C. Pierce, the oil magnate, left an Austin, Texas, courtroom a free man, after being upon the rack for more than a week during his trial on ;ho charges of false swearing and per- ury. GO-BETWEEN EXPELLED FROM ISTHMUS OF PANAMA. W. G. Spiller Takes the Matter to the Panama Supreme Court. Panama, Dec. 8.—The supreme court of Panama has summoned to appear before it the secretary of foreign af- to answer charges made by W. G. Spiller of illegal expulsion from the isthmus. Spiller was engaged for a time in transporting canal laborers to other countries. These men were brought to the zone by the isthmian canal commission at considerable ex- pense and trouble and later were in- duced by contractors to go to various parts of South America. Spiller acted, it is charged, as the principal go-be- tween. Lieutenant Colonel Goethals, chief engineer of the canal, who fore- saw that this would seriously affect the construction of the canal, request- €d the Panaman government to deport Spiller, his request being based upon the provisions of the canmal treaty. President Obaldia issued an executive decree declaring that enticing canal la- borers frem the country was a mis- demeanor punishable by expulsion from the country. ‘The first transgressor to come under this order was Spiller. He, however, took the matter to the supreme court, whieh will now call upon the secretary of foreign affairs to show the legality of the government’s action. REPORTED BY WIRELESS. Steamer on Fire in Lake Erie Last Night. Detroit, Dec. 8.—A steamer was re- orted to be on fire tonight in Lake ie, about five miles off Southeast shoal. The burning vessel is believed to be the 1,700-ton Anchor line freight steamer Clarion of Buffalo, which left Detroit at noon today for Erie, Pa., though she has not yet been posi- tively identified. The Clarion carried a crew of 18 or 20 men. So far as known there were no passengers aboard. The report of the fire was contained in a wireless message from the steam- er H. P. Pope. TOO COLD FOR STRIKERS. Absolute Quiet Prevails About Tin Plate Co. Plant. Bridgeport, Ohio, Dec. 8.—Two hun- dred militiamen shivered in the ex- treme could tonight watching the de- parture of their regimental comrades for their Ohio homes. These 200 sol- diers are all that remain of the three regiments called out for strike guard duty at the Aetna Standard plant of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Co. here Baturday. Absolute quiet resigns about the mills. Even the strikers and their sympathizers failed to appear around the plant this evening on account of the cold. SUFFERED FOUR YEARS With Surgeon’s 8ponge Sewed Up in Her Body. ‘Milwaukee, Dec. 8.—After suffering four years with a surgeon’s sponge sewed up in her body, Mrs, John H. Fertig of this city died today. Four years ago Mrs. Fertig was op- erated upon for a tumor. The physi- clans forgst to remove a sponge from the wound. Another operation per- formed, in an effort to find the sponge, failed. One year later portions of the sponge worked out through Mr, Fer- tig’s side. A third operation found the sponge hardened and imbedded in the woman's abdomen. This operation proved fatal. Plea for Utilization of Water Power Facilities. Philadéiphia, Dec. 8.—A plea for the preservation and constructive utiliza- tion of the water power facilities nf; the country at large was the feature of the papers read at the opening ses- sion of the annual convention of the Ame: 1_Engi- san Institute of Chem neers here today. Kdward R. Taylor of Penn Yan, N. presented a resolu- tien, which the 'members whole co-operate with other engin ing bodies to preserve and improve the water now lying idle in teh lakes, hills and rivers of tch land. H $9,000 Incendiary Fire at East Hart- . ford. East Hartford, Conn., Dec. 8.—A dwelling house, a parn and two tobac- co sheds, on what is known as the John Kennedy place and now owned by Albert Fricke, were destroyed by fire tonight. The fire broke out sim- ultaneously in all the bulldings and Is supposed te have been of incendiary ‘Winchester, Va., c. 8.—When his wife, a bride of three months, charged him with stealing her trousseau and selling it, Charles Crowell, a farmer, shot the weman dead today and then turned a shotgun on himself and a chr;'v through his heart. kiflcd his wife immediately, and his death too..was. instans : Sleuths Shadow Dying Man HIS CONDITION REPORTED AS STILL CRITICAL. For Alleged Misappropriation of Funds of Phenix Fire Insurance Company of Brooklyn—Others Implicated. New York, Dec. 8.—George Preston Sheldon, deposed president of the Phenix (Fire) Insurance company of Brooklyn, lying at death’s door at his ero:nwi 5 Cc;:n. ‘l‘?mfit. 'Y‘. indiocted y the grand jury ow today, charged with larceny in m.“:m de- gree for the alleged misappropriation of funds of the company of which he was the head for twenty-two years, Accused of Stealing $45,000. As Sheldon was not arrested, and probably will not be umless his heaith radically improves, the text of the In- dictment was not made public, but an official of the district attorney's office is authority for the statement that the amount which Sheldon is aceused of stealing 1s $45,000. Speculated in Stocks. According to this official, it was tes- tifiled before the grand jury that Shel- don used the funds or credit of the insurance company in stock market transactions through a New Yerk brokerage firm and pocketed the prof- its. Employes of a local national bank and of the brokerage firm In question were before the grand jury on Tuesday about this alleged transaction, which, it is 2aid, was picked out from a mass of others because of the ease with which its steps could be traced. The grand jury will now investigate the connection of others with the alleged speculation with the funds of the com- pany. Only charges against Sheldon have been examined as yet, although the report of the insurance department implicated others. Detectives Watch Greenwich House. In the meantime detectives will be sent to Greenwich to inquire inte the condition of the accused man’s health. If they are satisfied that he is toe il for tria! no attempt at extradition will be made, bt he will be kept under close surveillance. His condition to- night, as reported from Greenwich, was critic Alleged Profits of Speculation. Four exhibits of interest which have figured in the grand jury investigation 80 far are three drafts for $10,000 eacl and one Pf $15,000, alleged profits speculation which Sheldon is accused of having carricd on. Bach of the drafts is made the subject of a ceunt in the indictment. Sheldon is 64 years old and is wide- ly known in Insurance circles. He was taken ill with ptomaine polsoning six weeks ago, before he was deposed as president of the insurance eompany, RED CROSS STAMPS NO GOOD AS POSTAGE, Thousands of Letters Bearing Thie Stamp Sent to Dead Letter Office. ‘Washington, Dec. 8.—Thousands of letters bearing the Red Cross stampe are being sent to the dead letter office or held at postoffices for postage. Not- withstanding the plain instructions is. sued in conmection with the sale of the Red Cross stamps, great numbers of letters are belng mailed bearing these stamps in lieu of regular postage. Red Cross stamps are not postage stamps, and letters or otlier majlable matter bearing the stamps alone must be treated as unpaid matter. The ad- dressee is notified to remit postage and if it be not received the letter or other matter is sent to the dead letter office. The very general use of the Red Cross stamps by residents of the dis- trict is noted. Prominent among thos who so decorate their Christmas ma! is the president. All the White House mail carries the Red Cross stamps. REPUBLICAN PARTY MARCHING TOWARDS LOWER TARIFFS. Interesting Statement by Secretary ef the Treasury MacVeagh. Boston, Dec, 8.—That the republican party has changed front and is now marching toward lower tariffs,in which movement the Payne tariff bill is but an Incident, was the interesting state- ment made by Secretary of the Treas- ury Franklin MacVeagh at the annual banquet of the Maseachusetts Bankers’ association tonight. SUGAR FRAUDS NOTHING NEW. Former Weigher Knew of Cheating More Than Ten Years Ago. New York, Dec. 8.—Underweighing sugar and cheating the government out of duty is not a new art, according to testimony introduced today as the gov- ernment continued its prosecution of six former employes of the American Sugar Refining company. James Con- lon, a former customs weigher, testified that although he apprised his superi- ors of the existence of fraud more than ten years ago, nothing was done to pnuish the guilty persons until after the death of H. O. Havemeyer. Thomas Kehoe, one of the defend- ants, was implicated by Conlon's testi- mony when the latter swore that twice he saw Khoe manipulating the scales by & special appliance, He seized the instrument, so he testified, but in the first instance returned it after Keh had pleaded with him. Later, he testi- fled, he reported the matter, dbut with no results Expelled from Membership in National Trotting Association. New York, Dec. 8.—Miss Elste Pal- mer of Pimlico, Md., was expelled fromg membership in the National Trotting association at a meeting of the asso- clation's board of review here today. The charge against her was that she saarted her pacer, George Bertin, out of his class and under the name of Aristocrat at the state fair at Ttmon- fum, Md, last fall. Well Known Whol Boston, Dec, §.—Thomas Motley, for many years well known in the who! sale dry goods trade of the count died today at his home in this eity. He was formerl member of the firm of Joy, Lincoln & Motley, and of Cat in & com: y of New York and ton. Mr. Motley was born in Bedford in 1547. New Haven Child Killed by Trolley Car. New Haven, Dec. 8.—In ecrossing State street late today, Marion Walsh, 5 years old, was struck and instantly killed by a trolley car. The ran back .of one car’ directly in ot another. The body was the home of her parents, at New