Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 13, 1909, Page 1

Made Sunday, from Washington, Upon the| Three New England Navy Yards WILL SAIL ON THE Ty s Men are Ordered to Report at League I " in Heavy Marching Order— | ransport Dixie Arrived at Colon, Sunday Morning, with 700 Marines—Cars were in Waiting to Tranport the Vien to Panama. Colon, Dec. 12.—The United States port Dixle, with 700 -marines rd, which sailed from Philadelphia December 6, arrived here at 6 o'clock this morning. The Dixle proceeded to dock 11, Cristobal, where cars were in yaiting to transfer the men, provi fons and ammunition to Panama. HURRY CALL FOR MARINES. Drafts Made Suriday Upon the New England Navy Yards. Boston, Dee. -12i=—A hurry call for marines to_proceed with the cruiser Prairle on her intérrupted trip from Philadelphia to Colon was made from ‘Washington upon the three New Eng- land navy yards. It yielded but 96 men, drafts of 25 men from Charles- town, 39 from Portsmouth and 32 from N‘ewporx, R. I, all_that were avalla- ble. The men have orders to report at the League Island navy yard, Philadel- phia, in heavy marching order, and will leave tomorrow evening. It is understood the Prairie will sail late Tuesday or early Wednesday. PRESIDENT ZELAYA WORKING TO BRING ABOUT INTERVENTION Chooses This Form of Rather Than Defeat by Estrada. Panama, Dec. 4—It is the opinion ©of Panamans that President Zelaya of Nicfragua is riding to fall, that he is deliberately working to bring about intervention by the United States, having chosen this form of humiliation 4n preference te the greater one of suffering defeat the hands of Estrada and the revolutionists. Zelaya Worth $20,000,000. For fhe past sixteen years, during which Zelaya has been in power, ac- cording to the statements of men now on the isthmus, who are conversant with' affairs in that republic, Nicara- £ua has been ryled by a group of eight daring, clever and conscienceless men, who have looked upon the country as their own personal property. This group has grown ' enormously rich by & systematized pillage of the revenues of the state and of individuals. It is/ estimated that Zelaya is worth about §20,000,000 gold, most of which he has tnvested in Brussels and London. Chief Cause of Present Revolu 1t is said to be well established that the chief cause of the present revolu- tion was the failure of Zelaya to dis- tribute among his seven associates a Joan of $5.000,000 obtained recently in Hurope. The seven were given a share of the money, but not on the basis of epportionment which had _governed these distributions in the past. They remonstrated at this, but all to no pu . Zelaya refused to pay off on the old basis and even threatened that if they did not submit gracefully he would turn against them the system which they had jointly organized. This system was simple but effective. Methods of Zelaya's Agents. Its modus operandi was about as follows: Whenever in any region of the eountry a citizen was found in lawful possession of a piece of property of any considerable value, an agent of the group was sent to him to ask the price for which he would sell jt. When the price was made known the agent would offer to buy it for about one- tenth of its value. This offer being refused the agent was then at liberty :o outline his proposed retaliation, say- ng: “It you do not sell we will denounce you as a conspirator. We will spread Tumors about your activity in behalf of the revolutionary faction, which we are careful always to have stirring about somewhere in the country. We il produce witnesses who will swear to having been employed by you as go-betweens in your negotiations with ‘the rebels. We will try you with our judges, in our court, before our jury, and sentence you to be shot as a RY CALL, MARINES FOR COLON PRAIRIE - TUESDAY llnn\'i Navy Yard, traitor and your property confiscated. Wil you be shot or will you sell Sometimes the men were shot and the country at large imagined that these men were real traitors and con- spirators and applauded the verdict and their execution. ‘When the originators of this system found themselves threatened ~ they promptly surrendered—all save one. "This_one turnéd revolutionist, with the result that an army of several thou- sand_men was soon in the field and Bluefields and the entire eastern coast of Nicaragua was conquered. That is the view of the situation as taken on the isthmus,’ where, to be sure, there are many Nicaraguans, nat- urally very strongly opposed to the presént administration in thelr coun- tr: Statément Contradicted by Deserte: The_statement issued by Zelaya to the effect that the revolutionists had employed the two Americans to mine the San Juan river and that they were captured after they had exploded one mine near the transport Diamante is given no credence here. This version is contradicted by a deserted from the Zelayan forces, who confirmed the previous reports that each of the Americans was captured while recon- noitering some hills near the river. CABLEGRAM FROM ESTRADA. Head of the Revolutionary Movement Confident of Victory. ‘Washington, Dec. 12.—Senor Castril- lo, the representative of the Nicara- guan insurrectionists in this city, re- celved this cablegram today from Gen-— eral Estrada, head of the revolutionary movement: “Rama, via Bluefields, Dec. 12. “Castrillo, Washington: 'We occupy our impregnable posi- tion in Rama town with an army more numerous and more decided than ever. Enemy is two days’ march from Rama. From there he asks us for a_parley. ‘We are disposed not to concede any- titing and sure of our victory. That is the true situation and believe me that ‘the plan from the beginning has been to capture the enemy at Rama. wa are ,fl‘sp‘rt d not tlo ;s.ke resolute action without approval of department of state,"to whom you must c‘u’mmunl} cate this, 'When the battle Is expected we will advise you. (Signed) “BESTRADA.” REIGN OF TERROR IN MANAGUA. More Than Five Hundred Persons in Chains in Prison. Zelay: Bluefields, Nicaragua, Dec. 12.—It is learned from an authoritative source that a reign of terror is being main- tained in Managua and that not less than 500 persons identified with polit- ical affairs are in chains in the prison. A Catholic society has been orderci to cease sending food to the prison- ers, and these are in a fair way to starve to death, for they are allowed only two cents a day for food. Cor- poral punishment is meted out daily to various alleged offenders. Zelaya, in order to create an impres- sion that the sentiment of the people of Managua is hostile towards America and Americans, recently ordered Ame. lio Estrada, & prominent liberai and brother of ‘the revolutionist chief, to organize a demonstration against that country and people, but this he refused to do, and Zelaya had him arraigned on a fictitious charge. It is understood that Dr. Julian Irl- as, the minister generai, who ‘has many adherents at Leon and Chinan- dega, has been making attempts to start an uprising in his favor as Ze- laya’s successor, but whether with Ze- laya's consent 'Is mot known. It is reported also that Irias’ home has been surrounded by soldiers. Further authoritative despatches re- ceived here state thatyfive hundred of Zelaya's ‘forces have been entrenched to prevent the American marines from passing over the bridge into Corinto, DEATH OF REV. P. C. DUNIGAN. A Talented Young Priest Passes Away at Watertown. ‘Watertown, Dee. 12.—The Rev. Peter Dunigan died Saturday forenoon at o'clock at the home of his sister in ‘Watertown. Fdther Dunigan had been %{r’"&""“ last May. He was born in ‘atertown Sept. 14, 1868, He was ed- icated In the public schools of his na- tive town. He made his studies for the priesthood in Niagara university #nd at St. John's seminary, Brighton, Mass. He was ordained to the priest- hood in St. Joseph's cathedral, Hart- ford, Dec. 22, 1895, by the late Bishop Tierney. Since his ordination Iather Dunigan had acted as assistant pastor in the following parishes: Southington: “»"fi:”l Bridgeport; S c. 9 ch, Wa- tertown, next Tuesday at 10 o'clock. Father Dunigan was a talented young priest and his early death will be re- ::M by the many péople to whom spiritually administered in the par- dghes in which he officiated. His par- ents are dead. He is survived by a mister. | bers. Suffered Rel Yestrday and the End Believed to Be Near. Brussels, Dec. 12.—King Leopold, Who has been seriously il for the past fortnight, but who was believed to be ‘flvducenl. suffered & .sudden re- today and his condition is con- d very grave. An official bulle- o his condition says: “The - rheumatic pains have disappeared, but the' king is -uulguinz from a disquiet- lon. abdomen. Dec. 12~The king had a during the early part of the fiis phy: will hold a con- on at seven o'clock in the morn- § ,do:'lda upon the advisability of {_operation. e s Dec. +12,—King Leopol jon Yemained unchanged at mid- hbishop . of GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY ACTS. Appoints Committes to Investigate Story of Lose and Dunkle. ‘Washington, Dec. 12.—The National Geographic society has decided to in- vestigate the statements of Captain August W. Loose and George Dunkle that they furnished falsified observa- tions and data to Dr, Frederick A. Co?k to prove that he reached the north e, Prof. J. H. Gore, Rear Admiral Pills- bury and Dr. C. W. Hayes of the Geo- Iogical Survey, went to New York yes- terday to begin the work. They expect to report to the society here on Mon- day. Prof. Willls L. Moore, president of the society, decided on this course Friday after a conference with mrem- In addition to this investigation, the society is also attempting to investi- file ll)r. Cook’s claims as set forth by imself. FRENCH LINER TWO DAYS LATE “Cabled Paragraphs. . Havana, Dec. 12.—The American ‘baseball the Alemendars defeated by a score of 4 to 1 today. Naples, Dec. 12.—Nine workmen ‘were suffcoated while working in a compressed air compartment in the harbor here today. Three others were rescued. * London, Dec. 12.—Laurence Irving and Mrs. Irving, who is known on the stage as Mabel Hackney, sailed for the United States Saturday to present in m'wuky Briuex’s play, “The Incu- Constantinople, Dec. 12.—Twenty-six Moslems were executed at Aanda yes- terday and today in eonnection with the April massacres. Great crowds witnessed the executions, and the rel- atives of the condemned, together with thousands of others, joined in the manifestations of grief. Member of First Wisconsin Legislature d. Janesyille, Wis, Dec. 12.—Willlam H. Tripp, age 88 years, member of the first Wisconsin legisiature, and a delegate. to the national republican convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln for president in 1860, died at his home today. Two Schoolteachers Drowned While Skating. Oak Harbor, Ohio ~Dec. 12—Nelson Davis, 19, and Mary Mylander, 21, both school teachers, were downed t?day while skating on the Portage river. Committed Suicide on Railroad Train. Harrisburg, Dec. 12.—John Miller, superintendent of Mallen National bank building of Pittsburg, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor on the main line express west on the Pennsylvania railroad, near Down- ingtown, today. Miller had been to At- lantic City for his health, and it is sup- posed he became despondent over fail- ing to recover. Nose Torn Off bv Pet Fox Terrier. New York, De¢. 12.—Mrs. Emily Beckers tried to rout her pet fox ter- rier, Gyp, from her bed tonight and the dog’ fastened its teeth in her nose. Relatives tried to beat and pull instead of choke the dog off. When he finally came away it was with the tip of his mistress’ nose in his teeth. Asphyxiated by Gas Stove Fumes. Topeka, Kan., Dec. 12.—John Rich- ards, his wife and son, Thomas Rich- ards, were asphyxiated by fumes from a gas stove in their home tonight. The three bodies were found by the wife of the younger Richards. @ COUNTY POMONA GRANGE WILL MEET HERE. Morning and Afternoon Sessions to Be Held in Pythian Hall With J. H. Hale as Speaker. From 150 to 200 members of the 12 granges in the county are expected here on Thursday for the regular meet- ing of the New London County Po- mona Grange, which is. to be held in the morning and afternoon In Pythian hall. With-the worthy master, Everett P. Barnes, presiding, the morning ses- &1n will open st 10:'slock for general business. For the afternoon opens at 2 o'clock, an inviting pro- gramme has been arranged by the lec- turer, G. Warrén Davis, the general topic being “Apples.” Hon. J. H. Hale of Glastonbury, who speaks to the sesslon, which board of trade the night before, Is to | liver his address on Fruit Growing 'or Connecticut, also before the grange meeting. The following is the pro- gramme for the afternoon: Solo, Asleep in the Deep, Mrs, Fred W. Burton of Ledyard Grange; address, Hon. J. H. Hale; recitation, Mrs. ' Grace H. Wheeler, Stonington grange; reading, “Leper” Early In Freight Car TRAVELED THAT WAY FROM 'WASHINGTON, TO NEW YORK. PRIVATE CAR EXPENSE $89 Veteran of Cuba and Philippines Wait- ing to Be Examined at Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research, New York, Dec. 12—John R. Early, who arrived from Washington in a special freight car yesterday morning, is now in the city, waiting to be exam- ined by Dr. Simon Flexner, head of the Rockeieller -Institute of Medical Re- search. The health authorities of the District of Columbia say that he 1s a leper. Other physicians, who have had experience in dealing 'with sufferers from leprosy, say that he is not. Freight Car All by Himself at Cost . of $89, Dr. Woodward was so anxious to get Farly safely started for New York that he. -~ ith Dr, Fowler, escorted him to the railroad yard in his automobile, and kept him warm on the way with his own laprobes. Fearless as to his own safety, he took off his glove and shook hands’ with “the leper,” while wishing him a speedy and unintrerrupted trip to_foreign parts. Early was then shown to the private car, which he did not want, but which cose him $89, and made himself as much at home as he could till he reach- ed the hospitable-shores of the Hudson river. Landed in the Metropolis. Haying left the land of suspicion, he quietly boarded a Pennsylvania. ferry- boat, took a street car uptown and called on Dr. L. Duncan Bulkley, who has dome much to assist him in his fight for freedom. He is now. some- where in the city, waiting for the ex- { amination by Dr. Flexner, which the Washington authorities are willing to consider as their last appeal. Before letting Early pay his freight to New York, Dr. Woodward wired Dr. Bulkely, asking him f he would be satisfled to have the alleged leper ex- | amined by Dr. Flexner. =An affirmative | answer was immediately sent, and the | veteran of Cuban and Philippine fights | started. Netw York Authorities Say the Disease | is Not Contagious. | Early, who was quarantined near th8 capital for several months, was allowed his liberty on the eve of the Fourth of July, and came to New York, where he recaived a clean bill of heaith after a most searching examination. He then ALREADY FOR A MERRY BUSY WEEK MAKE THE DAYS COUNT! Shop early today, and get the Christmas worry off your mind. Splendid stocks of holiday goods and amfle supplies of articles for personal and home use fill the stores of your local merchants. Luct2n O. Allen,worthy master of MyS- | went to Virginia, where he worked as a tic Grange; address, Culture to Date | fapm Jaborer until the beginning of the of Prize Winning Apples, Everett E.| onth On receiving a notice from the Brown, Wolf Den Grange, Putnam; ex- | pension bureau he went to Washingtoa hibition, display and demonstration, The Right Way to Pack Apples,Charles 8. Peckham, secretary of Norwich Grange; address, Frederic W. Car resident of the board of trade; sol 'he King of the Deep Am I Mrs. Burton; adjournment. HELD FOR SUPERIOR COURT UNDER $1,500 BONDS. Hill and Babson Had a Hearing' in Chambers—One ~ Expects to Get Bonds Today. In private session on Saturday morn- ing Judge Brown heard the cases against Lee Hill and Gerald Babson, the former charged with ravishing a 16 _year old girl and the latter with being an accessory. The crime took place at the home of a West Side girl whose parents were away, and the testimony was gotten with ‘some difficulty. The young men did not testify and their attorney at the gonclusion asked for their acquit- tal. [ Judge Brown found probable cause and held them for the superior court under $1,600 bonds, which they did not secure, and spent Sunday at police station. It is understood that Hill will probably get bonds today- The continued case against Charles Pontes was continued until Dec. 18 to allow his attorney to show that his family troubles are running smoothly. There was talk about having some record made of the marriage of C. De- pena and the Providence girl, Gertrude Gonsolves, here, and the judgé took the matter under advisement. SPIRITUAL ACADEMY CONCERT. Pleasing Programme Enjoyed by Large Numbe There was a large attendance Sun- day evening at the Spiritual academy on Park street at the special musical service arranged by Organist Charles ‘W. Dowsett, whose weil selected pro- gramme of vocal and instrumental Reached New York With Her Engines Working Misfit Fashion, New York, Dec. 13—The twin screw liner La Lorraine steamed up the har- bor to her pier this morning with her starboard engine working triple expan- sion and her port-engine working com- pound. She made nearly her whole passage in this misfit fashion. A week ago tonight, in the height of the gale, the intermediate cylinder of the port engine went out of commission with a terrifying spasm. 5 The Lorraine was two days late, ow- ing to her accldent Man in Apoplectic Fit Torn by Bull. Terrier. New York, Dec. 12.—When Mrs.’ Emma Scheurman returned to her flat in Harlem today, she found her pet bull terrier, Buster, _covered with z«fid n;fl rouched wmm under_a e, assing an ing room, he was homfl:fn find her brother, Carl Limperi, a clerk, 45 years old, stretched out dead on the r, the face horribly mutilated by dog’s teet. It is believed that Limperi, who was subject to a <y, fell uncon- and by Pet numbers was finely given by those participating. Especially enjoyed for its rendering was the solo by Mrs. Charles S. Twist, who gave by re- quest Mr. Dowsett's arrangement of Nearer to Thee. Two numbers by Miss Florence Wolcott were brilliant- Iy given in her puge toned soprano, and Miss Ruth Beetham’s solo, Face to Face, was greatly enjoyed. The violin solo, Golterman’s difficult Nocturne, was' rendered with artistic expression and fluency by Mrs. Dowsett, whose obligatos for the soloists were an add- ed enjoyment to the evening's pro- gramme. The .following were the selections: . Twist; Nocturne, _violin (Golter- mafn), Mrs. Charles W. Dowsett; Face to Face (Johnson), Miss Ruth Beeth- am; The Spirit-Light (Dowsett), Miss Florence Wolcott; Andante Religioso, violin (Guilmant), Mrs. Dowsett: of- fertory, trio, Miss Hadie Blackstone, plano, Mrs. Dowsett, violin, Mr. Dow- sett, organ; There is a Land (Crewnin- shield), Miss Wolcott, violin obligato, Mrs. Dowsett, piano, Miss Blackstone, organ, Mr. Dowsett. The pastor, Rev. A. P. Blinn, pre- ‘::IM briefly upon the sub- ' Spiritualism at the close of the o % to draw the money which he was enti- | tled to. Dr. Woodward promptly pounc- | ed on him and locked him up. [ g Although he has ben told by several doctors that Early was not a leper, the nhis original conclusion on the matter was a correct one, and hos refused to admit that he might have made a mis- take. \ The New York health authoritles do not_cgmsider it necessary for lepers to be isolated, for they say the disease is not contagious, but while in Washing- tin he was forced to live apart. GOV. HRHES’ FATHER ILL. This Will Prevent the Governor Deliv- ering Dodge Lecture at Yale. New Haven, Conn, Dec, 12.—That Governor Hughes of New York, ow- ing to the illness of his father, will not deliver the concluding lecture in the Dodge course at Yale university Mon- day and Tuesday, was made known by the university authorities tonight on the receipt of a message from the gov- ernor tto the effect that he would be unable to come to New Haven. Gov- ernor Hughes was to have been with President Taft a guest of the chamber of commerce Tuesday evening. At the request of Governor Hughes no change will be made in the arrangements for the reception to be given by President Hadley at the art school Monday even- ing. 4,000,000 CHRISMAS TREES Furnished This Year by Oregon, Mich- igan and Maine. Boston, Mass., Dec. 12.—The Yuletide call to the woods and forests and its “exactions of 4,000,000 young spruces, firs and balsams to gladden the hearts and brighten the eyes of the children of the country with the traditional Christmas tree, has been felt for the past three weeks in the wooded sec- tions of Maine, Michigan and Oregon, the great centers of the Christmas tree cutting industry and shippers are now busy rushing the natural product to market. The total cut of trees yields the owners of lands about $160,000, while the “consumers” pay about $2,000.000, shippers and dealers reaping a great share of the profits. Sneak Thief Got Gold Watch and $70 in Mone South Manchester, Conn., Dec. 12.— Securing entrance to the home of Miss Annie Stuckavich, on Keeney court to- @day, on the plea that he wished to bor~ row a needle and thread, & strange Nearer to Thee (Dowsett), Mrs. Charles | man ransacked the house, secured $70 and a gold watch and made his es- cape. The authorities are searching for him. Storebreakers at Bristol. Bristol, Conn.;*Dec. 12.—The store of the Bristol Hardware company was broken into early today and between $5 and $6 in money taken from the cash drawer, which was broken open. A gmm%u rs and knives which, had been piled up to take away were left on a counten Entrance was | Washington authority has insisted that | lonel Reosevelt Arrived at Nairobi, 9 18 A | Brition Hase Aerien Instantly Killg =" = . / ” Three Men Tar afire near Philadelphia were SUNDAY MORNING ACCIDENT AT GRADE CROSSING. - DANBURY MAN AND WOMAN Edward Madden and Mrs. Randolph i Wagner Were Driving Across New Haven Road Tracks in Danbury. Danbury, Conn, Dec. 12.—While driving across the tracks of the High- land division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad at Mill Plain early this morning, a team was struck by an engine and the occu- pants, Edward Madden and Mrs. Ran- dolph Wagner, both of this place, were instantly killed. The carriage was smashed to kindling wood but the horse escaped with a few cuts, View of Trains Cut Off. The crossing where the accident happened is about fifty feet east of the rallroad station and the view of trains approaching from the west, the direction from which the engine that struck the team was coming, is cut off by both the station and freight house, The engine which struck the team was running backwards and the first that the crew knew of the accident was when part of the wagon landed on top of the tender of the engine. The engine was brought to a gtop and the erew went back to the &rossing, where about four hundred feet from where the engine struck the team they found the body of a man badly man- gled and unrecognizable. Fifty feet from the eroseing the body of a wo- man was found, also mangled beyond recognition. Identification of Victims. ‘Word was sent to this place and Medical Examiner E. A. Stratton went to the scene of the accident and or- dered the removal of the bodies to this place, though at that time he could not identify either o fthe bod- fes. The first clue to.the identity of the victims of the accident was given by thg finding of a horse by the po- lice, running loose on Main street near the center of the city, with most of its harness gone and cuts on its legs and body. The horse was taken to a local livery stable, where it was recognized as one that had been let to Madden Saturday evenin; den’s friends were then not an identification followed. Police Had Been Notified that Wag- ner’s Wife W sing. Mrs. Wagner's body was identified by her husband, who had notified po- lice headquarters that his wife was missing and that he could find no trace of her. Portions of her clothing were shown Wagner, which he sald were worn by his wife. How Mrs. Wagner happened to be driving with Madden at Mill Plain is not’definitely known, though it is understood that she went to Brewsters by train Sat- urday afternoon and was probably met there by Madden, who was bringing her home. Madden Was Unmarried. Madden was 36 years old, a hatter by trade, and a member of the fire department, attached to Hose company No. 2. Mrs, Wagner was 38 years old and leaves besides her husband, who runs a cigar store and barber shop, three children. led and HORSE AND WAGON IN NORTH MAIN STREET STOLEN. Belonged to William Mish and Was d Just Beyond the Marguersi It was reported to Captain Linton Sunday evening by William Mish of the Falls that his team, which was tied to a pole in front of the first house in North Main street beyond the Mar- guerite building, had been stolen. It was taken about 10 o'clock, he having been at the house a half hour, but the team was there fifteen minutes before he came out, as he looked out at that time to see that it was there. ‘The horse -is chestnut colored, weigh- ing 1100, slightly lame in a forward foot, and is attached to a two-seated surrey_ with two lamps. Mr. Mish stated that he and a friend had stopped there to call on a friend and it was while they were in the house that the team was taken. Mr. Mish started out to look for the team, ‘but his friend told hira: “It isn't neces- sary for us to look for the team; tell the police and let them do it Captain Linton informed the men, but nothing was learned of the team Sunday night. Team Found This Morning. After 2 o'clock this morning Police- men Casey and Bray found the team in Greeneville near Second street, John Kosinsky driving it. He was arrested 1(1:1;:1 sald he was bound for Jewett Y. ) BOY WILL BE SENT « TO HIS HOME. Herman Baker Gets Out of Jail Today and is Anxious to See Ogdensburg. After having served out his fine and costs in the county jail here, Herman Baker, the 16 _year old boy who was arrested by Constable Stanton near Maplewood upon complaint of Salem authorities, as 'had stolen some money there, will be released this morning. Constable Stanton has tak- en an interést in the lad, who told him that he ran away from Ogdens: burg, N. Y., with several other boys who deserted him at New London. He finally. N&r way ‘:o Salem, where mitted ‘for ‘burned to death, set re- Tuesday, December 21, has been the beginning of the holding of cess of congress. The City Authorities of Spokane, Wash., have sel P Wash. have seized an issue of the n Smoke from a Fire at the Mouth of the shaft suffocated three coal miners near Johnstone, Fa, James F. Curtis of Boston, the new assistant secretary of the treasury, en- :Trod on the discharge of his new du- es. A Tavernkeeper at Marseill France, shot his mother and cut the throats of his .wife and their three children. Orders Were lIssued to All Branches of the war d®partment forbidding offi- cials {p make contracts with the Stan- dard Oil Co. Captain superintendent of the naval lemy, told the house committee that hazing is a thing of the past at Annapolis. In his Annual Report, General Bell, chief of staff, recommends provision for the raising of an army of volun- teers in the event of war Knud Rasmussen, the Danish ex- plorer, says nothing has been produced or proved up to the present that could sake his confidence in Dr. Cook. The British Admiralty is experi- menting with a torpedo which picks up sound’and tracks it down, and has been named “the torpedo with a brin.” H. H. Bennett, expert of the bureau of soils, reports that from an agri- cultural’ standpoint Panama is pos- sessed of possibilities as yet practical- 1y undeveloped, A Wright Aeroplane Lost Its Balance while passing over Johannisthal field, near Berlin, Germany, and Captain Engelhardt, 'the pilot, was rendered unconsuious by the fall. The Pope Rec i of Newark, N. J., who presented him an album, containing pictures of the houses of the Sisters of Charity in the gnlted States founded by Mother Se- . | After Being on Trial Four Days, James H. Loughran of Hazleton, Pa. sued by Miss Mamie Cunius of White Haven for breach of promise, was or- gnred by the grand jury to pay OPENING OF THE SEASON, FIVE SKATERS DROWNED. Ventured.on Thin lce Sunday—Four o the Victims Were Boys. Philadelphia, Dec. 12.—Five deaths marked the opening of the ice skating season today in this state and New Jersey. Four of the victims were boys who had ventured on thin ice, and the fifth a father, who was drowned in four feet of water after rescuing his 12 year old son from a similar fate. Charles Rell, 32 years old, of Camden, 4 was skafing with his son at Forest Lake park. The boy broke through the thin ice and his father went to his res- cue. After lifting the boy to firm fce the man fell back into the wafer and [vas drowned before assistance reached m. The other victims were: William W. Ease, 14 years, and Robert Glunt, 16 years, drowned in the Susquehanna river at Williamsport, Pa.; Stanley Shenk, 16, and Harry Hoefel, 13 years, drowred at Lancaster, Pa FELL FROM EXPRESS TRAIN. Michael Hurley Seriously Injured on Bridgeport Viaduct. Bridgeport, Conn., Deec. 12.—Michael Hurley of Westfleld, Mass., feil from the Washington Express as it rounded the curve on the viaduct in this city at 10 o'clock this morning and sustained injuries from which it is expected he cannot recover. As no ome saw it, the cause of the accident is a myster resident near the viaduct saw the on the ground and summoned assisf ance. The mar is now ai the Bridge- port hospital suffering from numerous bruises and concussion of the brain. Mr. Hurfey stated that he was passing from one coach to another, but has no r- recollection of how the accident occ Ted. The gates on both cars were clo: ed, and officials aver that he must have jumped over them. SWITCHMEN'S STRIKE. Little Change the Freight Moving St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 12.—There w. little change today in the switchmen strike situation, The railroads say Ziey are moving freight satisfatcorily and are steadily improving the service, while the strikers dispute thig asser- tion. The executive council of the Minne- sota State Federation of Labor adopt- ed resolutions today favoring arbitra- tion of the strike and asking Govern- or Eberhardt’s assistance in procuring arbitration. Suspected of Stealing Copper Wire. Danbury, Conn., Dec. 12.—Suspected of knowing something about the re- cent extensive thefts of copper wire from the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, Edward Cummings, a lineman, of Riversdale, N. Y. and W. S. Taylor of Bridgeport were ar- rested here today by the police and locked up on charges of vagrancy. The arrests followed an attempt by the two men to sell a large quantity of cup- per wire to & local junk dealer. Situation— factorily. War Veteran Run Down by Auto. ‘Wallingford, Conn., Dec. 12.—Cal vin Greene, 66, a veteran of the civ war, was run into by an automobile owned by Frederick Backes, here to- lay, and received a brokem arm, a broken collarbone and two fractured ribs. He was taken to the New Haven hospital, where it is said his injuries will not. prove fatal. Senator Raines Holding His Own. Cananddigua, N. Y. Dec. 12.—State Senator hn Raines, who has been critically i1l for several days, was hold- WORGESTER i i 1o «|Remarkable Assertion by Well-to-Do Citi and Officer of Manufacturing Company MAN Worcester, Mass., Dec. markable assertion of the ity of human aviation is the annagncement here t lace E. Tillinghast, a w zen and vice president of a Worcester manufacturing company, who claimed to have secretly built and tested an aeroplane capable of carrying three passengers and in which he says he has flown from his station near Wor cester to New York, thence to Boston d back, a distance, of 300 miles, a speed of 120 miles an hour being maintained at various times, Circled Statue of Liberty at 4,000 Feet. The test was made on Sept, § night, according to Mr. Tillinghast, who says he circled the statue of Lib- erty at an. elevation of 4,000 feet and was seen on the return trip by a o guard on Long Island, when fl the fact being recorded in the new papers at the time. When nes Island, Mr. Tillinghast d machine scaled in mi minutes at a height of 4,000 feet whjle two mechanios who were with him re- paired a motor cylinder. Public Demonstration Later. Mr. Tillinghast says the chine eight of 18 a_monoplane, weighing 1 pounds, with a spread of eet, and equipped with a 120 horse power gasoline engine 'THREE HUNDRED MILE NIGHT FLIGH? In Monoplane of His Own Construction, and Merely . v"' Test Trip at that—From Worcester to New Y X Thence to Boston and Back, at Speed of 120 Miles an Hour—Fublic Lemonstration Later. o of special construction. He refuses g tell where the machine is at tion. A FLLS BIG STOR 4 ¥ 3 but says he will bring it to Worcestes in February tor a public demonstra« FIRE ISLAND SURF MAN A HEARD BUZZING HIGH IN AIR Companions Say He Mistook Flock of Geeso for Aeroplane. New York, Dec. 12—~William Leach, one of the surf men of the Fire Is- land life -saving station, belleves he heard an aeropiane pass high above him while he was doing patrol dut at 7.1 o'clock tonight. First, he h a buzzing high in the air, and what= ever made it, he says, passed direci over his head, but at a helght beye his ability to estimate. The noise he heard resembled the rattle and hum of a high speed motor, running wide open, All_efforts to convince Leach 4 he may have mistaken a flock of A% for an_aeroplane only makes him /s he has heard too many geese pass overhead at night to con= fuse the sound of their flight with the to be pointing for the New Jersey shore. mits that, owing to thick weather, hig eyes could not confirm his ears. Leach ad- e — STABBED TO DEATH AT A SUNDAY CHRISTENING. Bloody Fight at Torrington in Which Seven Men Participated. Torrington, Conn., Dec. 12.—As t result of a fight at a christening the home of Michel ‘Markle on Park place late today, George Kropa is dead from a stab womnd in the heart and six of the participants of the fight are under arrest. The men under ar are Bronistaw Drynink, Stanislaw fockewics, Michel Kisla, Mike Ufeka, a_brother of the murdered man, Michel Markle and- John Bulak, Kropa's brother-in-law. According to the story of one of the prisoners, the trquble started early in the day, when Kropa asked Mockewicz for $5.which he claimed was due him. The request for the money led to & v which was followed by all seven men a posed to have taken part, th police belleve that efther Dryh Mockewicz did the stabbing, as they were the only ones who ran after Kro- pa was stabbed. They were found by the officers lying in bed at their home on Washington avenue, pretending to be asleep, and fought when arrested. The knife with which the killing was done has not been found Coroner Richard T. Higgins of Win- sted was notified and will hoid an in- quest tomorrow morning. Kropa was 29 years old and had been married but eight months GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH BURNED AT NEW BRITAIN Defective Electri g Believed to Be Cause of Fire. New Britain, Conn., Dec. 12.—Short- ly after the close of vespers in Holy Trinity Greek Catholic church today, the building was discovered to be o fire and despite the efforts of the fir department.burned to the ground with a loss of $15.000, mostly covered by insurance.. During the course of the fire several of the adjoining buildings caught fire, and it was with much dif- ficulty that the fire was kept from spreading. When the tower on the building fell a quantity of hose and some of the fire apparatus was buried under the debris. Firemen working in front of the church narrowly il | ing his own tonight, according to a statement issued by the attending phy- siclans. . Shot by Mysterious Masked Man. Philadelphia, Dec. 12.—John McGow- an, who was shot by a mysterious mlkt‘? mllnalhe ggnhem section of s city, early Saturday morning, di today in a hospital. o 3 Navigation an_Hudsan About Closed. N. Y., Dec. 12.—Hudson riv- ere predict the close of navi- p n tomorro - -m; caped being hit by the falling timbers. The edifice was the property of The- odore Dujak, who purchased the build- ing when it was sold under foreclos- ure proceedings brought by the hold- ers of a mortgage. The foreclosure was brought about by a split in the congre- gation which resulted in a fight in the church In which members of the two warring factions suffered knife wounds and were later fined heavily in the su- perfor court. The present pastor if the Rev. John Hraber. The fire is supposed to have been caused by defective electric wiring. APPROPRIATION LEGISL—ATION BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS Programme Arranged to Furnish Bus- iness for Congress I'his Week. Washington, Dec. 12.—Appropriat tegislation will be undertaken by gress before the adjournment f holidhys. There has been a ge supposition that all measures of any character would be postponed until after the first of January. Chalrman Tawney of the committee on appropri- ations has upset this scheme by de- claring that an appropriation bill can be prepared and pa mas adjournm ily t. Mr. Tawney has found a ready sec ond in Chairman Payne of the ways and means committee, the tw have arranged a programme which will insure the passage of. the District of Columbla appropriation bill and pos- sibly the army bill before the exodus for the holidays. “They must earn their turkey before they eat it a Mr. Tawney, when reminded of anxiety of some of the both houses to get away next day. the members of tur- BOMB FOR AN EDITOR. Explosion Damages Office of a St. Louis Weekly Publication. St. Louls, Dec. 12.—The explosion of what is supposed to have been a dy- namite bomb, Saturday nikht, damaged the Granite building. at Fourth and Market streets. The police believe that an attempt was made to wreck the office of a weekly publication hich been criticising damage fs slight. So far as known no oné was injured, THE NEW DANIEL COMET ONLY 56,000,000 MILES AWAY Has a Diameter Three Times as Large as This Earth. Princeton, N. J.,, Dec. 12—Fifty-sin million miles from the earth, 146,000, 000 miles from the sun and more tham three times as large as the earth in diameter—these are- the facts which have been determined by Zaccheus Danfel, '08, a graduate student . of Princeton university, about thé mew comet which he discovered om the evening of December 6 last, while perched on the roof of the Princeton. observatory, sweepipg the heavens. a® He has done on every clear night, ‘Win- ;l\'r mml s|;‘mmrr_ for" ylonr;‘l, w‘k.h his ve and three-quarter-inch telescope, Mr. Daniel holds the Thaw Zfellow= ship in astronomy, the annual income of a gift of $10,000 by Mrs. William Thaw of Pittsburg. The comet discovered by him last week is his third. $650,000 FIRE AT RACINE, Plant of Racine Manufacturing Coy and Other Property. Dec. 12—The plant of the Racine Manufacturing com= pany, manufacturers of automobile tops ‘and piano stools, the Dania bro< therhood ‘hall, the Mitchell w works and several residences were troved by fire early today, entafling $650.000 damages, or which all but $50,000 s borne by the Racme Man- ufacturing company. The latter conw cern carried $250,000 insurance. The origin of the fire is not known. The fire started in the mill room of the Racine, Wis,, Racine Manufacturing company's plant, which occupied a city block. The flames spread to the Danis brotherhood hall and destroyed that structure, and then the Mitchell wag= on works, and Peter Zinnin's two-story brick block, The fire was checked after the de- struction of a saleon, a boarding house and several residences, and the dam- age of a dozen other residences. Tha firemen were hampered by frozen hy- drants. The Racine Manufacturing company employed 1,200 men who will be thrown out of employment until the plant is rebullt. Peculiar Accident to a Chicage & Northwestern Passenger Train. Chicago, Dec. 12—Two immigrants were killed and three men and seve eral women were Injured in a pecullag aceldent to a northbound il Northwestern_passenger tr eity toflay. The tracks were clevated recently and as the train passed a rafl was torn_loose. It ripped through the smoking car, decapitating one Immi- grant and aiso killing another sitting nearby. The engincer and firemmm were thrown againct the bofler and’ injured. ‘An immigrant woman end another man were hurt by the rail. Two Very Important Recommendations by Secretary Nagle. Washington. of Secretary l of commerce labor, made publia tonight, contains two very important recommiendations. The first is that the bureau of corporations be develop~ ed and expanded into an agency to per- form for the whole country what It has been doing in specific instan Another Important recommendations made by Secretary Nagel in his report is that there be broader and more ef« ficlent laws to stamp out the white slave traf Death of Rev. Dr. John Leavitt. Annapolis, Dec. ~Rev. Dr. Johnm McDowell Leavitt, former president of St. John's college of this city, and ef Lehigh university, distinguished as & minister, educator and writer, died to= day of age. He was 85 years old. McDowell In Precarious Condition from Fall. Bridgeport, Conn, Dec. 12.—] Godo, a guest at a jollification in ‘West End here tonight, fell down stairs as he was about to and is now in St. Vincent's hos suffering froms & laceration ‘of the scalp. Reports from the hospital late tonight are that the man is in a precarious condition and may not recove Cry of Fire Caused Panic in Theater! # Cleveland, Dec. 12,—~A cry of started when a woman fell down from the mm of the c ater here ouse, crowded h Mrs. e emed cross the lower harbor A