Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 29, 1909, Page 1

VOL. LL—NO.. 310. GRAFT A PRO DUCT OF OUR TIMES| Cabea Wasteful Use of Money whicii Attends the Con- struction of Every Public Venture THIS RAKE-OFF A MATTER OF COURSE A Public Structure Puilt Honestly Would Fe a Freak— Graft an Element to be Reckoned with in Computing the Cost of a Public Structure—Opinion of New York Supreme Court Justice Howard. Troy, N. Y. Dec. 28—"The age of patriotism has yielded to the age of commerclalism. Uppermost in the hu- man mind today is not the stars and stripes, but the dollar mark.” Such was the declaration of Su- preme Court Justice Wesley O. How- ard in an opinion today, fixing the compensation of a commission ap- polnted by him to appraise damages to property resulting from the con- struction of the Ashokan reservoir in Ulster county to farnish a water sup- ply for New York city. Judge Howard reduced the compen- sation of the commissioners from $3,650 each to $2,200, and then touched upon. the subject of graf! All Things Possible if T Frightful Leak Could Be Stopped. “It is greatly to be regretted” he | said, “that no public enterprise ‘can be projected and consummated with- out this appalling loss, called ‘graft.’ Graft is not necessarily an illegal ex- penditure of monéy; but it is that un- necessary wasteful use which charac- terizes the construction of every pub- lic venture, At least forty per cent. of all the money appropriated for pub- lic use is lost in graft. All things could be possible if this frightful leak could be stopped—roads, canals, libra- ries, asylums and hospitals—all these could be built out of graft could it only be saved. The People Are Responsible. “I do not believe that any particular individual or class of individuals is responsible. Graft is a product of our times and institutions. It is the peo- ple who are responsible; for they seem to have lost, or to believe that they have lost, their title to integrity. They expect graft, and even spoil and booty, to deplete their resources when- ever any great undertaking is ventured f by them; and they look with complac- ency and toleration and indifference at the ravages upon their proverty. “Graft is as much of an element to be reckoned with in computing the cost of a public structure, as is cement or lumber. Add 40 Per Cent. for Graft in Figur- ing the Cost. “It has come to be a matter of course—this rakeoff—a loss recognized by all who make estimates of cost in such cases. Figure out what a private corporation, like a railroad, can con- struct a public undertaking for, then add forty per cent. for graft and you have the cost of the enterprise. A public_structure built honestly would { be a freak” Justicel Howard declares that the “whole project of the condemnation of land in the Ashokan valley is cha acterized by waste, disorder and con- fusion. There is no system and no plan for doing anytliing. Nobody seems to be in charge of the matter and the result is an endless muddie and mix- ey TALK OF WARRANT FOR ARREST OF WILLIAM R. HEARST Attorney Culliver Declares the Charge Would Be Election Fraud. New York, Dec. 28.—Louis A. Culli- ver, attorney for Francis Dolan, who is charged with. having aided in the ullespd Tammany theft of the inde- pendence league machinery in the September primaries, said in court to- day that he would apply for a war- rant for the arrest of William Ran- dolph Hestst within the next 24 ours. - Culliver declared that the charge would be elegtion fraud, in that Hearst failed to- the mangdatory injunc- tion of the Jaw which speci- chosen at primaries must be summoned to the convention to which are clected, even though the convention does nothing more than to sine die. It 1s m ‘Hearst called no con- vention of his delégates in this county last fall and it was therefore within the authority of the delegates them- selves to convene and nominate. This did under Tammany dictation, ‘h precipitated the legal contro- W PRISONER MADE HYBRID FRUIT. Movement on Foot to Pardon “Sinbad the Sailor” in Minnesota. 8t. Paul, Dec. 28.—A Christmas din- ner, given by Warden Wolfer at the Minnesotg state prison at Stillwater, has started a movement to get a par- don for “Sinbad the Sailor,” a life prisoner, on the basis of his “service 1o the state of Minnesota in general sclentific knowledge. A party of the warden's among whom was a member of the state pardon board, commented on an immense fruit, resembling a lemon, ‘but welghing three pounds, and meas- uring eighteen and one-half inches in major eircumference, resting on a sideboard. Interested by the warden's story, the guests pressed Mr. Wolfer to bring forward the fruit's creator. “The fruit before you is a lemo the prisoner sald, “and may be grown in Minnesota or any other portion of the world where like conditions pre- vail. It is a graft of the tropical lem- guests, on the grape fruit. The grape ‘s gualities have been gradually «l The Minnesota lemon is fit- all the uses of the tropical fruft. It can be made into pies and Jemonade, some of each of which will | be. ed here today ot the first cuttings for my in- t experiments some years ago olumbus, O. The fruit you see here came of years of work developing #ize and quality. The trees bloom twice a year, early {n the summer and late in the fall, Al the fruit on my trees of this variety grow almost as Jarge as this, and are of equally good flayor and firmness.” TAMMANY ALDERMEN MUTINY. Decline to Elect a Successor to De- posed Borough President Ahearn. New York, Dec. 28.—Tammany al- dermen mutinled for the third time to- day and declined to clect a successor to John F. Ahearn. who was removed from his office of president of the bor- ongh of Manhattan by Governor Hughes, 5 As heretofore, Mayor McClellan had called a special meeting for the pur- pose of electing a successor, but no action was taken. Mayor McClellan ‘sald tonight that 1f the aldermen failed to elect tomor- row, to which time the meeting was adjourned, they will he liable for mis- demeanor’ for wiltully neglecting a uty. THE CAPUA GIVEN UP FOR LOST German Freighter with Crew of 23 Not Heard from Since Dec. 3. Hamburg, Des . 28.—The German freight steamship Capua, with her crew of twenty-three, has been given up for lost. The vessel belonged to the Sloman line, and sailed from this port for Genoa on December 1. She was last sighted two days later. ‘The Capua was bullt at Glasgow in 1889, and registered 1,282 tons net. Steamers Harvard and Yale Not to - Be Sold. oY Boston, Dee. 28.—A denial that the steamers Harvard and Yale of the - Metropolitan Steamship company are to be sold o a Pacific coast company Wi llluel:':&dl by J. W. McKinnon s Mr. non s i INCREASE OF $41,800,502 IN CUSTOMS RECEIPTS In 1909 Over 1908—Collector Loeb’s An- nual Report. New York, Dec. 28.—An dncrease of $41,800,502 in customs receipts in 1909 over 1908 is shown in Collector Loeb’s annual report, issued today. The total duties collected at the por{ of New York for 1909 amount to $2 20,897, Gold imports for the year show a decrease of approximately $8,000,000. They were $19,291,152, compared with Exports of do- were in $27,367,241 in 1908, mestic gold, on the other hand, $138,030,644 in 1909 and $96,086,303 1908, ris of fo were $3,861,741 and the previous year. Total mports of merchandise in 1909 were $886,002,775, compared with $650,- 201,792 in 1905. Domestic merchandise exported amounted to $612,898,647, a decrease of about $12,000,000 from the figures in 1908. {3 Exports of foreign merchandise were almost equal for the two years, in 1909 the total being $12,280,671 and in 1908 $11,973,904. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN TO BE DEMOLISHED. Unprofitable Investment—To Be Re- placed by Modern Office Building. New York, Dec. 28.—Madison Square Garden, designed by the late Stan- ford White, and erected at a cost of $3,000,000, has been sold to a real estate syndicate and will be torn down and replaced by a modern office build- ing, according to a report in realty cir- cles today. The property has been on the market for some time at $3,000,000. Demolition of the Madison Square Garden would mean a serious loss to the sport loving public, In it are held | each year great indoor athletic meets, bicycle races, wrestling matches, the national horse show, the dog and poul- try show, not to mention big political meetings, the circus and the like. As an investment the garden has not wroved profitable. SEARCH FOR DR. COOK. Report That He Left Ontario for De- troit Ye day. Detroit, Dec. 28.—A diligent search paper men has failed to locate Cook in this city. When the re- t reached here today that the ex- plorer had taken a train from London might be on his way to Mount Clemens to take the baths, or to Jackson, Mich., where he has relatives, but he cannot be found in either of these cities to- might. NOT BUYER OF FRIAR LANDS. Denial of Recent Report of Purchases for Sugar Trust. Boston, Dec. 28.—A report that the American Sugar Refining company has purchased property in the Philippines was denled today by Washington B. Thomas, its president, in a statement issued from the company’s offices here. The ecompany has no investments in the Philippines, he said, and has no intention of making an Ohio River Traffic Abandoned Owing to lce Packs. Pittsburg, Dec. 28—With the ice piled high against the plers of bridges spanning the Ohio river here und at points below Pittsburg, river traffic has been entirely abandoned and riv- ermen are preparing to cope with one of the worst packs ever experienced in the Jocal harbor. An estimated ten million bushels of coal have been di- verted from river transportation to southern points and cars are heing re- quested by coal operators, who realize that it may be weeks before the pack- et owners can again take up the work lé!'msendmg the coal fleets down the 0. Nominated for De Armond Vacancy. Butler, Mo, Dec. 28—Philip S. E. Griffith of Greenfield was nominated by acclamation here today by repub- licans of the Sixth Missour! district, as a candidate to succeed the late Representative ‘David A, De Armond. On December 23 the democrats nom- inated C. C. Dickinson. Vetoed by Mayor MeClellan. New York, Dec. 28 —Mayor McClel- lan today vetoed the proposed expendi- ture for city improvements of $6,399,000 as passed upon by the board of alder- men, h,nld!:s that such money should b by the Gaynor adminis- (Ontario) to Detroit it was thought he | Caracas, Dec. 28.—All traffic on the Caracas-La Guayra railroad has been | suspended because ~ of landslides | caused by the recent-heavy rains, Paris, Dec, 28.—The chamber of dep- uties today. voted - authorization to the Paris municipality to contrect for a loan of 900,000,000 francs ($180,000,— 000) for an elaborate scheme of im- provements. Yasnaya, Poland, Russid, Dec. 28.— A diagnosis by his physicians develops that Count Leo Tolstoi, the Russian novelist is suffering from bronchitis and inflammation of the liver. The high fever of yesterday was followed today by a lower temperature. Caracas, Dec. 28.—The Venezuelan government has terminated the diplo- matic mission of Dr. Carlos Grisanti to France because France insists upon the arbitration of the claims of French citizens expelled from Carupano by Castor. Venezuela bases its action on | the treaty of 1885. Paris, Dec. 28.—Robert Bacon, who succeeds Henry White as American | ambassador to France, arrived here | this evening. He was accompanied by Mrs. Bacon and his son and daugh- ter. He will present his letters of | credence to President Fallleres at the Elysee palace Fridav. AGED PREACHER > AND HIS WIFE POISONED. Stomachs of Both to Be Sent to State Chemist for Analysis. Washington, Ind,, Dee. 28.—That Wil- liam Ritter, an aged preacher, and his wife were poisoned is the theory ad- vanced tonight by the coroner at the close of today’s investigation of the death of the pair. When the bodies were found yesterday at the Ritter home it was believed that both had been murdered by a robber or that the husband first had killed his wife and then committed suicide by taking polson. The coroner will send the stomachs of both hushand and wife to the state chemist for analysis. Charles Enoff, who lives near the Ritter home, said that last Friday night he hcard Mrs Ritter screaming, but gave no atten- tion to her cries, as he knew she was subject to attacks of hysteria. ROCK ISLAND INQUIRY OPENS. What Caused Monday's Sensational Rise in the Stock. New York, Dee. 28.-At the Rock Island stock investigation todey it was reported after the examination of the witnesses before the comupittee that a brokerage house which frequently has executed important speculative orders for members of the so-called Rock Isl- and syndicate ordered each of fifteen brokers just before the exchange open- ed Monday to buy two thousand shares “at market.” ‘When the stock began to leap the brokers rushed in to buy and other brokers, short of the stock, to cover. This caused the sensational perform- ance of the stoc Increase in Pay of New York Women School Teashers Recommended. New York, Dec. 28.—The law of sup- | ply and demand should regulate the pay of women school teachers, accord- ing to the report of a special commis- sion filed with Mayor McClellan today concerning the much agitated question of equal pay for women teachers in New York city schools. The commis- sion fails specifically to recommend an increase, but suggests that the pay of all women above the sixth grade might ‘be raised. To increase the salaries of all women teachers would cost the city an additional $11,000,000 a year. Planning Great Demonstration in Hon- or of Peary. New York, Dec, 28.—It was announc- ed tonight that friends and admirers of Commander Robert E. Peary are ar- ranging for a great demonstration here in his honor. It will be held at the | Metropolitan Opera house on the even- | ing of February 8. Governor Hughes will preside. Commander Peary- will De one of the principal speakers, and it is planned to group upon the stage | with him as many as possible of the | members of the expedition. Major Alfred Dreyfus in Fist Fight. Paris,” Dec. 28.—~Major Alfred Drey- fus, who is now atached to the staff of General Dalstein, military governor | of Paris, and M. Boerner, a royalist, | met in the street today and indulged in a violent altercation, culminating in | an exchange of blows. No injury was done on either side, arfd the police did not deem it necesary to interfere. Two Gunners Frozen to Death, Wildwood, N. J., Dec. 28.—The two gunners who were found frozen to death near here yesterday were identi- | sied today as Lewis C. Krautter of Philadelphia, an instructor in botany in the University of Pennsylvania, and Ernest J. McFarlane, son of Prof, John M. McFarlane of the University of Pennsylvania. Entire Turkish Cabinet Resigns. Constantinople, Dec. 28.—The whole Turkish cabinet resigned this evening, following the resignation of Hilmi Pa- cha, the grand vizier, who withdrew from the ministry earlier in the day. 1t is reported that serious conflicts have occurred at Bagdad, but this is not confirmea officiaily. Founder of Radcliffe College Dead, Atlantic City, N. J., Dec. 28.—Ar- thur Gilman, author, of Cambridge, Mass., died here today. He was 72 years old. He was the founder of the Harvard annex, now known as Rad- cliffe college, and was the author of numerous historical works. Toledo Police Capture Murderer. Toledo, O., Dec. 28.—Joseph Mackely, age 33, who killed 18-year-old Caroline Hunt and shot her parents, Stephen Hunt and wife, last night, was cap- tured tonight by police at an obscure hotel near the business section, where he occupied a room. Midshipman Bragg Dismissed. Washington, Dec. 23.—Midshipman R. W. Bragg of the First district of Maine was today ordered to be dis- missed from the naval academy for ex- cess of demerits. He was appointed to the academy in 1906. Record Price for Hogs. Kansas City, Mo., Dee. 28—Hogs Dbrought the unusual price of $5.60 on the Kansas City market today. This is the highest mark attained here since 1882. Receipts were heavy. Packers did not explain the high price. Death of Maj. Gen. John A. Wiley. Franklin, Pa., Dec. 28.—Maj. ten. John A. Wiley, probably the best known military figure in Pennsylvania, dled here tonight of nephritis, aged 66 years. 3 New London—Rev. James Q. Polan of the Missionary band stationed at Milford preached at St. Mary’s Star of Christmas o UNDER SKILFUL CROSS EXAMI- NATION OF WIFE'S LAWYER. FORGETFUL OF DETAILS Brokaw Gives His Definition of a Drinking Man—Prominent Persons Offer to Appear As Witnesses. New York, Dec. 28.—W. Gould Bro- kaw had a bad day of it on_the stand at Mineola, L. L, today. Previously he had testified of his attitude of fair- ness toward his wife, who is suing for separation with alimony of $60,000 a year: but today, under skilful cross examination by her lawyer, he was forced to admit that he had accused her in a letter to his mother-in-law of loving another man, of drinking too much port wine and of smoking ciga- rettes. He also admitted that his sec- retary, Byford, assisted him in break- ing down the door of his wife's bed- room. Courtroom Crowded. Brokaw was in an irritiable mood, and forgetful of details, The pretty plaintiff, however, was in as light a humor as her husband's was dark. most buried in white furs, she sat within a few feet of the witness and smiled often. The courtroom was crowded. Prominent People Offer to Apnear for Mrs. Brokaw, * In addition to the several interest- ing developments in Brokaw's tes nfony, it became known today that Mrs. Frank J. Gould, Lieut.-Gov. and Mrs. Horace White of Syracuse, and other friends of Mrs, Brokaw, had offered to appear as witnesses in her sufficiently strong and declined the of- fer. said they are willing to testify in or- der to give their version of the affair. Definition of a Drinking Man. Toward the conclusjon of the after- noon session Brokaw gave his defini- tion of a drinking man. He had tes- tified before that he does not drink. “Can you recall any time when you were in what has been called the ‘trivially exhilarated state’?” Mr. Brokaw's lawyer. “T cannot,” replied the witness. fles as a drinking man?” he was ask- ed. “Well,” sai@ Brokaw, “I would not call anyone a ‘drinking man’, who a day” Trying to Get at Brokaw’s Income. still on the stand questioner. " Mr, Baldwin attempted:to-. get- at’ some facts concerning Brokaw’'s in- come, which the defendant has at- tempted to show is not so large as re- ported. 4 Do you own a yacht?" he was ask- ed. “No, I don't,” replied Brokaw. ‘How much is the yacht you do not own worth?” was another question. “About $100,000,” came the answer. The witness could not recall if he ever discussed a plan to avold paying alimony. He admitted_that since the proceedings began he nad transferred the Great Neck, L. L, property to oth- ers. “If_you drew a check now, would you go to get it cashed?” “I would go where the money was,” replied Brokaw. “That's what we are trying to find out; where is the money?" “There isn't any just now,” replied where | the witness, stubbornly. The hearing will go on tomorrow. HANGED HIMSELF IN CAR. Body Dangled from Rafter All Way from Chicago to New York. New York, Dec. 28.—Dangling from a rafter of an Illinois Central freight car, in which it had apparently trav- eled all the way from Chicago, the body of a middle-aged man was found in the Baltimore & Ohio yards on the West Side this afternoon. Five pairs of trousers and three coats were dis- covered on the victim, while papers in his pockets showed that he was Ko- v Sandor, an Austrian, forty years old. There were $17 in cash in his pockets. The man had evidently hanged himself in Chicago. Switchmen's Strike Awaits Action of H. B. Perham. St. Panl, Minn., Dtc. 28.—So far as can be learned tonight. the switch- men’s strike in the northwest is await- ing the action of H. B. Perham, who is on his way to Washington to try to procure federal intervention in the controversy between the railroads and the switchmen. On the outcome of Mr. Perham’s mission, as chairman of the railway ‘branch of the American Federation of Labor, will depend the future action of the allied hodies rela- tive to a possible general strike of railroad employes affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. Coroner’s Finding in Seymour Trolley Accident. New Haven, Dec. 28.—Coroner Mix tonight made public his finding in the trolley accident at Seymour Sunday, in which the conductor and motorman of the car were killed when that ve- hicle jumped the track and plunged down a bank into the ice of the Naug- atuck river. The coromer finds no criminal _responsibility, but recom- mends that & guard rail be placed along the tracks where the accident occurred, as he says under similar conditions a similar accident might happen. Old State Arsenal and Armory Build- ing Sold for $15,000. Hartford, Conn, Dec. 28—The old state arsenal and armory building was sold today to Abram D, Goldbers and H. 1 Slark for $15,000. It is un- derstood that the greater part of the structure will ‘be removed and apart- ment houses erected on the site. Explosion of Dynamite, Four Men Killed. Mineral Point, Wis., Dec. 28.—Four men were killed by an explosion of dynamite in_the powder room at the Ollie Bell mine here today. The men placed the dynamité too close to a stove and the heat caused the explos- Opera Ballet Dencers. Paris, Dec. 28.—A brief strike of the dancers in the opera ballet was ended today by the promise of the directors to meet the majority of the claims set up by the women, who say that they only recelve from $20 to $25 a month In Irritable Mood| BUNDLES OF SHINGLES CAME| ed in lm)‘zl.-m~nn collision near rort ‘These friends -vere nearly all| only six feet or so of her ma: members of a ‘houss party to which | ple. Brokaw had strong obiected and it is | a second wreck, is about three miles to takes less than seven or eight drinks | creased today. Collision at Sea INTO BOSTON HARBOR. THEORY OF SEAFARING MEN ( Five-Masted Schooner Davis Palmer Possibly in Collision with Another Sunken Schooner” Located by Tug. Boston, Dec. 28.—The discovery to- day of the wreck of the big flve-mast- ed schooner Davis Palmer, which sank ith twelve men Sunday morning near ils Back buoy at the entrance of Broad sound, was followed by the re- { port of another wreck miles distant in the outer harbor. Capt. Kemp May Have Been Mistaken This second victim of the great storm which swept New England Saturday night and Sunday was seen by Captain Kemp of the tug Arlel, who asserts that he saw three masts of a largs schooner profecting above the water, about one and a half miles northeast of the gas buoy on the Graves. I'wo of the masts were surmounted by gilt balls and had their booms and gafis 11 attached. The Palmer's masts also pore gilt balls. Although Capwn Kemp locates the vessel three miles east of the wreck of the Palmer, some marine authorities think that he may have been mistaken in-his heéarmgs and that he saw the Palmer’s masts. Wreck of the Palmer Located. Seafaring men who believe that the tugboat- captain is not in error about his bearings are discusaing the possi- Sility of a collision between ths Palm er and the unknown schooner. The findinf of many bundles of shingles and of three yawls in the harbor soon behalf, but counsel,for Mrs. Brokaw | after the storm abated, they regard us said he considered his client’s case | supporting the th of & collision. The Palmer lies In decp water, with visi The unknown vessel, if there is the northeast in the same channel. Probably the last person to see the Palmer before she sank was Captain Sockamp of the barge Hoptaconsg, which docked at Lynn today from Hoboken. He reported lu?mm‘ the Palmer a mile and a f oft Cape Cod late Christmas afternoon. At that general ‘asked | time the Palmer’s crew was on_ deck, singing and celebrating the holiday in true sea fashion, all unknowing of the “When do you think a man quali- | tragic fate that awaited them within a few hours at the entrance to their home port. Other Disasters. Yesterday's roll of wrecks was in- The schooner Ada K. Damon, the sole support of her aged master, Capt. A. K. Brewster of York, At the night session Brokaw was| Me., went ashore at Castle Hill beach, parrying with his | near Ipswich. She will probably be a’ total loss. Her crew managed to reach shore safely. . ‘The schooner Maud 8., owned by A. Curtis of Surry, Me., sprang a leak while in winter quarters and sank at East Surry in three fathoms. Burial of Frederic Remington, Artist, at Canton, N. Y. Canton, N. Y., Dec. 28.—The body of Frederic Remington, painter, sculptor and writer, was laid to rest in the family plot in the village cemetery here today. Funeral services had pre- viously been held at Ridgefield, Conn., where he died. The funeral train ar- rived here at 9.50 o'clock this morning and the body was conveved to the church, where it lay in state until 2 o'clock this afternoon. The floral tributes were magnificent. They came from everywhere, from as- sociations of arts and letters, from western admirers and from the New York association of Rough Riders. Wants Divorce, Claims Negro Blood. »w York, Dee. 26.—A claim that his wif: has negro blood is the basis of a suit for annulment of marriage brought by W. S. Horton, a prosperous con- tracting plumber here. He won a pre- liminary move today when Justice Seabury of the supreme court appoint- ed a commission to take testimony from the woman's relatives in Connec- ticut. Gladys L. De Val of Bridgeport and Mrs. Burstella Burkes of Danbury, aunts of Mrs. Horton, are among those to be examined. ife Has Mrs. Carrie Nation Appeals from $100 Fi ‘Washington, Deec. Carrie Nation has appealed from the fine of $100 which recently was assessed her for smashing the bar at the Union station in this city some weeks ago, by the police court, to the district court of appeals. The principal ques- tion raised by her attorney Is that the prosecution should have been made in the name of the United States instead of the District of Columbia. Four-Inch Gun for Each Naval Milit Armory. ‘Washington, Dec. 28.—With a view to procuring a higher degree of profi- ciency among the naval militia of the various states, Acting Secretary of the Navy Winthrop today directed that a four-inch gun, equipped with Morris tubes, be sent to each of the naval militia armeyies throughout the coun- try for training purposes. Armories in twenty-three states are affected by this step. Actor Andrew Mack’s Wife Gets Abso~ lute Divorce. Alice V. McAlvoon today obtained an Interloc tory decree of absolute divorce from William A. McAloon, who Is known on the stage as Andrew Mack. The decree granted to the wife the custody of their only son, Francis A. McAloon. “Little Tim” Sullivan Left No Will. New York, Dec, 28.—“Little Tim" Sullivan, alderman and itical lead- er, who died recently, left an estate valued at approximately $500,000, ac- cording to the estimates of his friend: but continued search has falled to r¢ veal any will. During his ill health several months ago “Little Tim” start- ed to make a will, but never signed it. Diamond Shoals Lightship Replaced. Beaufort, N. , Dec. 28.—The Dia- mond Shoals lightship, which was blo‘;'nmt:n miles off her station o rage tonight. The gale that took off the lightship raged as high as nine- ty miles an hour. > The Cause of the Aurora Borealis. Boston, Dec. 28.—Neon, a newly dis- a B Dr W L. Dudies: department of cl of it university of Nashville, Tenn. before Floods Caused an Immense Amount of d:'uu.e in the various cities in Five Men Were Killed and two injur- One Man Was Killed and a score in- Jured when a car jumped the track near Detroit, Mich. Captain R. T. Mulligan succeeded Captain N. R. Usher as u.nlnun to the bureau of navigation. Cuno H. Rudolph, a former Balti- morean, is slated to succeed West as District commissioner. President Taft commutted the life sentence of Thomas Westmoreland, murderer, to 25.years. 8ome of the Delegates to the Zionist congress in Hamburg criticised the leaders of the movement. William Jennings Bryan was enter- tained in Havana b United States Minister Edwin V. llym‘ln.n. Pope Pius Received in private audi- ence Father John G. Hagen, the direc- tor of the vatican observatory. The Employes of the Philadelphia di- vision of the Pennsylvania railroad have a plan to increase the old age pensions. The Libel Suit of Francis J. Heney of San Francisco against W. H. Crocker, the millionaire, was filed in New York. Dr. Sarah R. A. Dolley, aged 81 years, the second woman to take a medical degree from an American college, dled at Rochester, N. Y. Captain Bigelow, His Wife and Child and crew of the schooner Eugene Bo- nia, who were rescued at sea by the liner Vadreland, arrived in New York. Ralph O. ites, a well known civil war veteran, who lectured extensively in the schools of the country on his experiences in Andersonville prison, died at Santa Cruz, Cal. Orville Snyder, who killed Arthur Green near Junction Bar. Ore., in a row on Dec. 24, and later surrendered, was taken from Deputy Sherift J. H. Casady by five masked men and shot to death. PRESIDENT BEGINS WORK ON HIS SPECIAL MESSAGE. Decides to Adhere to His Original In- ‘Washington, Dec. 28.—President Taft discussed with members of his cabinet today the final details of the special message he will send to congress next week dealing with proposed amend- ments to the interstate commerce and Sherman anti-trust laws, and then be- gan work on the important document y. At one time it was thought that the president might in this, the first of his series of special messages to congress, deal only with the Interstate commerce act, Jeaving his proposed -discussion of the anti-trust law to some future date. He has decided, however, that as the two subjects are so closely related he will adhere to his original intention of meking his recommendations for changes In the two acts in one com- municatfon to the senate and house. In this message he will submit his recommendations for the issue of fed- eral licenses to corporations. The pro- posed license will be a voluntary one 10 be taken advantage of by such co porations as desire to place themselv under federal jurisdiction or left alone, as the directors of the corporations see fit. RURAL POPULATION PLAYING OUT. Present High Prices for Farm Prod- ucts Have Come to Stay. ‘Washington, Dec. 28.—The present high prices for farm products have come to stay; the rural population is playing out; the present census, if it classes the unincorporated villazes as towns, will show between 60 and 65 per cent. of population living in towns. declared Representative Champ Clark of Missouri, the minority leader, in the house, today. “At the present rate. in twenty years, the United States will cease to be an_ exporting nation for ltagrh:ulmrn! products except as to cot- on. “One of the principal causes of the high prices of farm products is the world thovement of people toward the towns and cities. while a few people in towns and cities have gardens and raise chickens and occasionally pizs. practically the entire town and cit ponulation are non-producers of any thing to eat, but are consumers only NATIVES OF CONNECTICUT SENT TO PRISON IN FRANCE Four Years for Drugging and Robbing a Woman of $1,000, Paris, Dec. 28.—Two Americans, a man named Clark and a music hall singer, known as Mlle. Valller, who claims to have been born in Connec- ticut, were today sentenced each to four’ years' imprisonment for having drugged and robbed one Mme. Leblanc of $1,000. + CLAIM OF $50,000,000 INVOLVED. Argument Bristling With Ante-Ballum And Civil War History Heard. New York, De n argument Dristling with ante-bellum history and later incidents of the Civil war in V ginla and West Virginia, involving a claim of $50,000,000 on behaif of ginia against the latter stat heard today befor field as special ma United States supre The case is to determine th of the apportionm debt of Virgin West Virginia A spe report on the case will ultimately be filed frthe United Siates supreme court hy the master i equity. King's Civil TELAYA SAYS HEISSTILLPRESIDEN Though He May Never Come a Cordoba, Mexico, Dec. 28.—Jose San- tos Zelaya declared tonight that he is still president of Nicaragua, though he may never go back to that country to enjoy the privileges of the office. Ma- driz, he asserteds is only a provisional president, end that he (Zelaya) has not relinquished the executive office. Denies That He is a Prisoner. Cordoba, Mexico, Dee, 28.—Josa San- tos Zelaya, formerly president of Nie- aragua, today denfed that he was a prisoner in the hands of the Mexican officers in any sense of the word. He was asked whether, in glving him a refuge, the Mexican government ac- cepted’ responsibility for his person and in doing so looked on him as a prison- er. He sad emphatically that such was not the esase and that he was free to go where he chose. HUNGRY ZELAVW SOLDIERS Fed by Marines from Cruisers Des Moines and Tacoma. Washington, Dec. 28.—A telegram from Consul Moffat at Bluefields, dat- ed Sunday, says that under the direct supervision of Commanders Shipley and Niblack, men detailed from the Des Moines and the Tacoma began on Christmas morning to ration 1,500 hun- gry Zelayan soldiers brought there ad prisners.” Pending the arrival of the Prairie from Colon with provisions, surplus supplies from the ships are be- ing landed. Estrada’s officials are ren- dering all possible assistance and are furnishing blankets, clothing and shoes as rapldly as possible. Three hundred prisoners are being temporarily provid- ed for by Estrada at Rama, and 200 more are being carde for by relatives and friends in Bluefields. ESTRADA WILL NOT ACCEPT MADRIZ'S TERMS OF PEACE. Leader of Revolutionists Refuses to Recognize Title of Madriz to the Presidency—What Madriz Would Ac- cept. Washington, Dec. 25.—General Bstra- to Enjoy His Privileges DENIES THAT HE IS A PRISONER v 80 Back 1o Nicaraguikl In Any Sense of the Word and that He'is Free to Go and e Vay Choose—Details from U. S. Cruisers Feeding Hungry Zelayan Soldiers—Madriz’s Terms of Peace Refused by Gen. Estrada. da, the revolutionary leader In Nicar« uuna will not accept the terms pro= posed by the new president, Madriz, as a basls for peace. A telegram Bluefields received late last night states that on the 22d instant Madriz propos~ ed, In a telegram to Estrada, uspen- sion of hostilities, pending the arrival of a committee which he was se to Estrada, to discuss an amicable equitable ~settiement of the presens . strife. Madriz begged the revolution= ary leader not to obstruct his efforts for peace. General Estrada in his reply ex) ed his willingness to meet the commissioners, but sald that the revo= lutionary party would not the action of the leglslative assembly in placing power in the hands of Ma- driz. He denied emphatically the as- sembly’s right to deal with the election of president, and said that he saw im Madriz the ‘usurper of the rights of the Nicaraguan people. The terms upon which Madriz is will« ing to make peace, it is believed, are shown in a letter which purports to have been signed by him and ai to a friend. In it he expressed hig de~ sire for peace without further blood« shed, and stated that whatever m! happen, compatible with his e and with the public interests, he was willing to accept. He says further that the revolutionists should recognise his government and that after such recog- nition both armies should be disban all arms and ammunition being over to him. He states that he would recognize the debts and contracts of the revolutionists and that within six months he would prepare for holding an election, guaranteeing free 'm He adds that he would turn over power as he has to the person elected president, and that he would accept any, other proper conditions. It is not doubted here that ‘MBJ predi« him to known astuteness will from accepting terms of peace, cated upon the prior surrender of his army, arms and am his enemy. Therefore it is not that the conference between and the Madriz commissioners will re« sult in any particular change ia the present status. NEW METHOD OF RELIEF BY AMERICAN RED CROSS. Destitute in ‘Washington, Dec. 28—The American Red Cross has taken the initiative in a new method of furnishing relief to the destitute in great disasters. If the plan is followed it will be used first for the rellef of those left helpless by the re- THE MUSIC TEACHERS" NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. .. Thirty-First Annual Convention af Chicago—200 Delegates i people ary function of the American musician i% to_clvilize the people.” This declaration by President A. W. Harris of Northwestern university was cent great disaster in the Cherry mine in_Tlinols, Ernest P. Bicknell, tional di- rector of the American Rq Cross, said today that the plan involved contribu- tions to a permanent fund by _the Red Cross and the National Mine Workers' | assoclation and by appropriation of the legislature of Tilinol The plan is to consolidate the funds of the Red Cross, the state of Illinois and the Mine Workers and place them in the hands of a board representing the three bodles. Under the direction of this board eaeh family in Cherry will be visited and its condition as to its ability to support itself fully looked into. The amount of the allotment to each family will depend upon this in- vestigation. MARRIED | Odd Ceremony in Courtyard of Belle- vue Hospital. A TAXICAB. New York, Dec. 28.—C. H. Smith, a convalescent patient at Bellevue h pital, and Mrs. L. R. Rotzell were mar- ried in a taxicab in the courtyard of the hospital today while witnesses and the offictating clergyman were all crowded in and about the vehicle. Bridesmaids alone were missing. The 0dd ceremony was made neces- sary when Smith collapsed in the cab after a trip to the city hall for a mar- riage license. Despite his weakened condition, it was decided to perform the ceremony with the bride and groom seuted in the venicle. The honeymoow trip consisted of a journey from the hospital to his residence, with his wife acting as nurse. Important Declaration by Interstate Commerce Commission. ‘Washington, Dec. 28.—Long contin- ued maintenance of a lower rate ralses no presumption of law that a newl established rate is unreasomable, ac cording to a decision announced today by the interstate commerce commis- sion. The commission made this im- portant declaration in connection with its decision in the éase of the dealer brokers and manufacturers of cotton seed ofl at Memphis, Tenn., against raflroads transporting their product, the proposed increase in the rate being resisted by the shippers. Dispute Between New Haven Road s Co, Settled, New Haven, Dec. BB—At the ¢ of the New York, New Haven & Ha ford Railroad Co, < stated ) the dlspute hetween the New Hav company and the Adams Express com- pany, operating on the 1nes of the for- | wer, has been adjusted to the satisfae- tion’ of both part details of the séttlement are given out. The dix pute origmated some nine months azn over a claim of the New Haven com- pany dating back for several years and involving a division of rates, Brussels, Dec. 28.—The socialists in the chamber of deputies today opposed the civil list of the king, which amounts_to 3,300,000 francs ($660,000) and reaffirmed their allegiance to a re- public. The appropriations, however, were adopted by a vote of 100 to 29. Killed by Iron Weight Falling on Him. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 28.—John|an Doogan was killed today Efforts to End Vermont's Lockout. Boston, Dec. 28.—Vormont's granite lockout, affecting 4,500 workers, was brought into chusetts today when & joint committee made up of one mam from each of the six local unions affected visited the internation- al union headquarters at Quincy in vor to arrive at some agree- Granite the keynote of the thirty-first annual convention of the Music Teachers’ Na~ tional assoclation, which met today. Two hundred delegates from all parts of the country were present when Dr. Harrls gave the address of welcome. It is a regrettable fact that musia plays such a little part in the educa- . tion of the people,” sald President - ris, “and it is a shame that graduates know so little eof sublimer works of music. » young man who goes into the world without having some idea appreciation of music is poorly equip- ped for his life work, for he is forever barred from the uplifting qualities ta hfilderlved from great musical compo= sition: ‘Education is too cold, and it would be materially improved by the addi- tion of musical studies in conmection with our college courses.” ‘Waldo 8. Pratt of Hartford, Conn., ;dele on “The Management of Church Music.” One Thousand “Dead” Newport District. Newport, R. 1. Dec. 28 (by messen~ Newport has now been thres days without wire communication with the outside world, as a result of the Christmas night storm. More than one housand of the 2,200 telephones in the ystem comprising Newport, James- town, Middletown and Portsmouth, are and normal conditions eannot be resumed, it is believed. for at least a fortnight. Tt is estimated by tele= phone company officials that the dame age to their system will reach $100,= 000. The telegraph service is serl crippled. The train service, too, I8 delayed, owing to the failure of the telegraph operating system. v Porto Rican Reception to Secretary ef War Dickinson. San Juan, P. R.. Dec. 28.—Governor Colton's reception last evening in hon= or of the Amcrican secretary of war, Jacob M. Dickinson, and Brl Gen. Clarence R. Edwards, chief of the bureau of insular affairs, was unsur- passed even by that given to President Roosevelt in 1906, Delegations from all the towns in the island and from all branches of soclety, mill~ tary and political, hones in Con has bheen ser here for several days with bronchitis, re: quiring slinost constant attention the part of the atténdine vhysiclans Mr. it is stated, has suffered for years from bronchidl trouble, but has never before bad an attack so severe as the present one. Found Guilty of Betting on Bassball Game. A San Francisco, De¢c. 28.—The first ' conviction under the Walker-Otis'antia (i betting law, passed last winter, was obtained today when Charles Scl 8 was found guilty in the superior ¢