Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 30, 1909, Page 1

'NIGARAGUAN CONGRESS IN SESSID Minister General Asks for Power to Exact War Contributions in His Own Way INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE APPOINTED To Examine the Accounts of the Z:=layan Administration —Zelaya Permitted to Retain Title of President so that He Might Enjoy Immunity that the Office Provides —Military Zctivity at Managua Continues. Managua, Dec. 20.—The Niearaguan congress met in ex(rd.ammary. session today and appointed a commission to consider the message of Minister Gen- eral Baca, who has asked the govern- ment to grant him power to exact war contributions after the manner and in the amount dictated by his discretion. President Madriz Issues Decre issued President Madriz toda de- cree appointing an inve mittee of five which is cl the responsibility of examining the ac- counts of the Zelayan administration. ‘r'he finange minister is made the chair- man of the committee, whose duties include the working out of a new sys— tem of finance, the revision of the vari- ous concessions of the government and the determination of the legality of the recent act of the president in revoking the grants of alcphol, tobacco and other monopoHes. Honduras and Costa Rica Recognize Madriz. The governments of Honduras and Costa Rica today made formal ac- knowledgement of the presidency of Madriz, expressed confidence in the stability of his administration and re- mewed the protestations of friendship for the republic of Nicaragua. Zelaya Still Head of the Government. Zelaya, who since his arrival in Mex- 1co has announced himself as still head of the Nicaraguan government, is tech- nically correct. He surrendered his office for the remainder of his ter but was permitted to retain the title of president in order that he might enjoy the immunity that the office pro- vides. = When this arrangement was made Zelaya had in mind rumors that the United States government would hold him individually responsible for the deaths of the Americans—Groce and Cannon. Notonjous Zelayist Hooted in Congress. There was a lively debate in con- ress before the commission to con- ider the message of Minister General Baca was appointed. Deputy Luciano jomez, a notorfous Zelayaist,was hoot- >d during the course of a speech in which he opposed the authorization of further war taxes. Deputy Matus, re- | plying, declared tiat on the occasions of the two previous furced loans cer- tain Intimates of Zelaya had not been agsessed and he suggested that they ehould now be made to pay their proper share of the expenses of the war. This covert reference _to the earlier speaker was met with ghouts of approval and encouraged one of the members to cry: “Gomez djd not pay.'| ‘We can soak him now for a million.” Army Promotions. Congress today promoted Generals fToledo, Castillo and Carlos Allegria to | the rank of generals of division. ZELAYA BEFORE HE LEFT DISTRIBUTED 10,000 RIFLES | Ameng His Followsrs—American Vice 's Telegrams Unsatisfactory ‘Washington, Dec. 20.—Owing to the fact that the state department has had much difficulty in obtaining from Vice Caldera, at Managua, import- ant details of recent happenings in and bout the Nicaraguan capital, it has decided by the department to send | Consul Olivares,now on leave in Wash- immediately to Managua to cl of the consulate there, As it ordinarily takes three weeks to make the trip, the department has con- cluded to have Mr. Olivares go by rail from here to Salina Cruz, Mexico. There he will board an American war- ship, wihch will receive orders to take | him at once to Corinto, which is only & short distance by rail from Managua. The department is inclined to at- tribute Mr. Caldera’s short and there- fore unsatisfactory telegrams to the fact that he is over-economical in | spending money for cablegrams, the | toll dot Wwhich is twenty-five cents a word. Zelaya, Before Leaving, Followers. A despatch was received from Man- agua today to the effect that it was currently reported there that before he | lett 8, Zelaya, the deposed pres- | ident, alstributed 10,000 rifles among | his followers. Military activity at| Managua and on the west coast, it is | sald, continues. Another telegram says taat Madriz has issued an order cre- ating a tribunal to investigate the al- ma frauds of the Zelaya administra- Armed His Admiral Kimball’s Visit to Madriz. { Commenting today upon the fact| that Admiral Kimball visited Madriz at Managua In full uniform, and ac- companied by an aide, Assistant Sec- retary Wij sald ‘that the visit, which to have been informal, was entirely without the knowledge of he s department and could not have any significafee whatever. Stortes 10 the effect that this visit might be | regarded as a preliminary st p to the recognition of Madriz as president of Nicaragua are declared to be cntirely without foundation. 1 ESTRADA DOUBTS MADRIZ. Former Declines to Suspend Hostili ties—On to Managua. & ‘Washington, Dec, 20.—Doubting the sincerity of Pregident Madriz, who has made representations to the.revo- lutionary army in Nicaragua with the establishment of peace as the osten- sible object in view, General Estrada has declined to suspend hostilities and 18 determined to push his army on- 'AAM toward Mnnnfinn, 4 despatch, from Estrada, ma‘fifdem, December 29, received ght by Dr. Castrillo, representa- here of the provisional govern- t In Nicaragua, idicated the a- ¢ of the revolutionists toward the ! ade by the new president. it is as alg:vd iz has a: me to suspend but our military operations . be suspended because we know driz is making conscriptions of { U. S. MARINES INVITED TO LAND On an Island in Corinto Harbor for Purpose of Exercise. Managaua, Nicaragua, Dec. * 29.— Minister Generel Baca Rear Admiral | in Corinto harbor, where the men will where the sanitary arrangements will meet requirements. laya's son-ip-law, whe was arrested misappropriation of ‘public funds, has made inquiries as to the terms on which his son would be liberated. The authorities have replied that it would be necessary to furnish cash bail to the amount of $1,000,000 gold. ZELAYA IN MEXICO CITY. Greeted by Central Americans and Mexicans—“Down with the Yankees!’ Mexico City, Dec. 29—Jose Santos Zel, self-styled “titular president of Nicaragua,” arrived in this city to- day. No Mexican officials met him. He was, however, greeted wby 200 Central Americans and Mexicans, who welcomed the deposed executive with cries_of “Long live Zelaya!” “Long live Mexico!” and “Down with the Yankees!” AMERICAN MARINES KILLED IN BATTLE IN NICARAGUA. Desposed President Zelaya Made This Asse n in Mexico City. Mexico City, Dec. 29.—“Mr. Knox is {not my judge. I am answerable only to my government for my actions,” said Jose Santos Zelaya, formerly president of Nicaragua, after his arrival today from Salina Cruz. Asked tonight what attitude he would assume should Sec- retary Knox seek to have him extra- dited from Mexico, Zelaya refused to discuss the probability of such a situa- tion, but intimated that Secretary Knox would not have the right to re- quest his presence in the United | States. . “I have 16 foeling against the Am- erican people at large, nor the govern- ment,” he said. “Secretary Knox has been ' systematically misinformed and public opinion in the United States has been prejudiced against me, but the real facts must become known in time, and it is to time that I trust for my vindication. “My relations with the preceding Amerfcan government were exceedingly friendly. The present situation con- tains many unfortunate conditions both for our people in Central America and the Americans. Secretary Ropt had the complete confidence of Central America, and his policies were drawing the people closer togetehr, politically and commercially. I am afraid that the attitude of Secretary Knox is un- doing all that work throughout Latin- America.” Zelaya made the assertion that Am- erican marines engaged in several re- cent battles in Nicaragua and that twenty of them were killed. SIGNED NO ORDER FOR EXECUTION OF AMERICANS No Torture ‘Inflicted on Cannon and Groce, Declares Zelaya. Mexico City, Dec. 29.—Former Pres- ident Zelaya of Nicaragua said tonight that he never signed an order for the execution of Cannon and Groce, but that it was true he refused to inter- fere with the sentence of the court martial. He said: “These men were contracted for in Guatemala to assist the revolution- ists. Cannon had only recently been set at liberty in Honduras upon his promise made before the secretary of the American legation in Tegucigapa and the Américan consul to leave Cen- tral America forever. - Both officers acted as his sponsors. The men were engaged at the time of their capture in charting the country and laying mines in the rivers for the destruc- tion of the troopships of the govern- ment. They also acted as‘spies, They were tried by courtmartial according to law and found guilty. I approved the findings absolutely in the inter- ests of military discipline, “The stories of torture are ahsurd. THe men were not even held incom- municado, as s customary, butewere allowed to use telephone and telegraph lines to _communicate with their friends. 1 have in my possession statements from both men in which they not only admitted ~their guilt completely, but asked for pardons and offered to 'take commissions with the government forces.” Ithaca, N. Y., Dec. 29.—“What is the use of relaining the study of German and French and other modern foreign languages? What are the grounds for maintaining them? ~ If you exclude college and university teachers, prob- ably not one in five hundred who have ledrned the languages will ever use them or could if they were called up- on to do o.” President Jacob Gould Schurman of Cornell university suggested this rad- ical change in college eurriculum in speaking hefore the convention of the Modern Tanguage association of Am- erica here today. War Department Denies Story About Col. James Gordon. Washington, Dec. 29—Specific denial is made at the war department, after a careful cxamination of the récords, of the published story that a reward of $10.000 was offered for the capture of Col. James Gordon, appointed by the governor of Mississippi to succeed the late Senator MeLaurin, for alleged Cabled N " Sinti Kimball to land the | United States armines on an island « Faulkner some weeks ago went on a The father of Joaquin Passos, Ze- | and is now in prison on a charge of | | this morning the mercury was 2 de- Cuba, Dee, 29—William Bryan sailed from here today for Ja- 9.—The chamber of ted the new tariff Paris, Dec. deputies today [he vote was 365 Eill as a whole, to 142, Madrid, Dec. 20.—The body of Wal- ter Shirlaw, the ‘who died of pneumonia on Sunday, was buried in the English cemetery here today, Rotterdam, Dec. 29.—Beginning on January 8, Boston will be a port of call for the Holland-America line of steamships, sailing fortnightly in connection with the prosent Philadel~ phia service. ABSCONDS WITH FUN OF LEGATION AT PEKIN. Frederick Faulkner of Kentucky Re- ported to Have Embezzied Legation Money. i Washington, Dee. 29.—Frederick Faulkner of Kentucky, who until re- cently was connected in a clerical ca- pacity with the United States legation in Pekin, China, is reported to have absconded with legation funds. The has invited | amount of money taken is not stated. The published reports therefore that hunting trip, and that as nothing had Ve g a ' been heard from him since, fears were have an opportunity to exercise an iegm/m“d B e aoe, Sdi e | e . are not given credence here. TO THE NORTH POLE IN AIRSHIP | German Professor Hopes Some Day to Make the Trip from Berlin. New York, Dec. 29.—Prof, Heinrich Hergesell, who hopes some day to sail from Berlin to the North pole in an airship, was an arriving passenger to- day by the steamship Prinz Joachim, from Jamaica and the West Indies. Professor Hergesell, who has been a companion of Count Zeppelin aloft, has been studying air currents above the Caribbean by special commission of the German emperor. One of his cap- tive balloons recorded a temperature at 18,000 feet of 81 degrees Fahren- heit below zero. He will remain here for two weeks before sailing for Ger- many to report to the kaiser. COLDEST WEATHER OF WINTER. Mississippi River Frozen Over for First Time in Four Years. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 20+—The Missis- sippi river is frozen over at the out- skirts of St. Louis for the first time in four years. Two below zero is reported by the government observatory tonight. Mercury Rapidly Falling in New York. New York, Dec. 29.—Tonight was the coldest night of the winter in New York. At § o'clock the thermometer began to fall and in three hours it had dropped from 23 degrees above zero to 15 degrees above. At midnight it registered 11 degrees and was still fall- Eleven Degrees Below. Scranton, Pa., Dec. 30.—At 1 o'clock grees below zero in this city, 11 below at Gouldsboro and 8 degrees below at Pocono Summit. This is the coldest weather of the season. President’ ‘Washington, Dec. 29.—Without wait- ing for the Ballinger-Pinchot investi- gation, Mr. Taft will soon begin the preparation of his promised speeial message on conservation and he has received assurance from both houses of congress that while some trouble may be expected in the lower branch, the legislation which the executive will suggest will be made into law Defore the spring adjuornment, The president is represented as tak- ing the position that there is nothing in the Ballinger-Pinchot dispute that has a bearing on_ his own legislative programme, and he will proceed re- gardless of it. at Grade Crogsing. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 20 —Hurrying to the bedside of a patient, Miss Emma Holdstrum, 22 years old, a trained nurse, and a_companion were instantly killed at a grade crossing near Depew tonight. The two were so heavily cov- ered with wraps that they did not hear the rapidly approaching passenger train on the New York Central. The engine smashed the cutter to splinters and instantly killed both occupants. Coal Barge Sinks, Captain and Crew Lost. Newport News, Va., Dec. 29.—Carry- in~ down to a watery grave Capt. Joe ‘Wyman and a crew of five men, the coastwise coal barge John A. Briggs, which broke away from the whaleback during the blizzard of ~last Sunday, sank some time Sunday night off the coast of New Jersey. American Fishing Schooner Forfeited to the British Crown. Vancouver, B, C.. Dec. 29.—The Am- erican fishing schooner Charles I Woodbury, seized April 18 in the Scott Isle group by the government steamer Kestrel, after a lively chase and many shots, was forfeited to the crown in the admiralty court today for fishing within the three-mile limit. Notbing about the chase or the shots was said in court toda Serious Charge Against High School Principal. Bordentown, N. J., Dec. 29.—Walter Penhollow, formerly of Penn Yan, N. Y. principal of the Bordentown high school, was indicted by the grand jury today, charged with attempted criminal assault on Hattie Aaronson, a sixteen vear old pupil. He has a wife and two childre Tammany Hall al | Reorganized. New York, Dec. 29.—The general committee of Tammany hall quietly re-organized tonight for the year 1910, J. Sergeant Cram was re-elected as chairman of the genera] committee for the coming year. American Locomotive Co. Strike Ends Richmond, Va., Dee. 29.—The strike at the Richmond branch of the Amer- fcan Locomotive company, which has been on several weeks and has in- volved about one hundred and fifty ‘boiler and tank makers, ended today, Committee s vy Trained Nurse and Companion Killed | steamer Thurmond off Point Pleasant | '8‘ Mél NAUT, OF TENNESSEE. " T0 BE BOOSTED BY CAS The Balloon, Minus a Basket, Holds Just Gas Enough to Lift a Man Off His Feet and Keep Him Moving. New York, Dec. 29.—With the aid of +a large balloon minus a basket and designed to assist him in climbing, | Col. H. P. Shirley of Nashviile, Tenn., | an_experienced aeronaut, is planning to scale Mount McKinley. His plan is the outcome of recent discussion ! of Dr. Cook’s much mooted claim that he attained Mount McKinley’s sum- mit. | Attached to Balloon by Harness and ! Belt. The balloon, which is twenty feet in diameter, and holds just enough gas to lift a man off his feeti is in N York ready for shipment. Shirley | says he will attach himself to the | balloon by a harness and belt. This | will leave him free to climb and yet | give him the buoyant aid of the gas- | filled bag. A special equipment will | keep the jballoon from striking rocks in ascent. WIFE OF MAYOR-ELECT GAYNOR FAVORS WOMAN SUFFRAGE. Every Self-Supporting Wom- an Should Have a Vote. New York, Dec, 29.—The wife of the next mayor of New York came out positively today in favor of woman suffrage. “T believe,” said Mrs, Gaynor, as she clasped hands with Mrs. O. H. P. Bel- mont, “that every woman who pays taxes should have the franchise, and every self-supporting woman and ev- Believi sent her.’ Mrs. Gaynor’s confession of faith gains emphasis from the fact that her husband, though often questioned in the late municipal campaign, always waived a_ positive opinion, and there is jubilation among the loyal tonight at the thought that the new convert may be able to influence the coming administration in their favor. OHIO RIVER SITUATION SERIOUS No 8uch Severs Weather Canditions in December Since 1875. Pittsburg, Dec. 20.—With zero weath- er scheduled before morning, the ice pack at the incéptjon of the Ohio river at the point an® down river assumed a serious aspect tomght. Since 1875 riv- ermen say there Las mever been such severe weather conditions at this time of the year, and damage to waterfront property and shipping. interests along the Ohio will total close to half a mil- lion dollars before a thaw sets in, ac- cording to those in a position to speak authoritatively. Navigation along the river anywhere between Pittsburg and Cincinnati has been abandoned for the past four day Pittsburg and Wheeling harbors con- tain packets and coal fleets valued at over $2,000,000 and extra precautions are being take nto safegnard these craft against damage. DEMANDS TO EASTERN ROADS Will Be Presented Next Monday for Wage Increase. | New York, Dec. 20.—The Brother- hood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railvay Conductors will present their demands to thirty-two railroads east of the Midgissippi on { next Monday, On Janualy 20 the | general committee of the trainmen and conductors will endeavor by con- ferences with the officials of the roads to have the proposed wage increases granted and other grievances allayed. | "In a statement issued tonight, rep- resentatives of the brotherhood and of the order say: “If a compromise is offered by any of the companies, no settlement will be made unless au- thorized by the grand officers.” FATAL BLOOD POISONING. Death of Dr. Alfred H. Hoadley of Northampton, Mass. Northampton, Mass, Dec. 20.—A small cut accidentally inflicted on his thumb on Dec. 19 resulted in the death from blood poisoning this afternoon of Dr. Alfred H, Hoadley, one of the best known physicians in’ this city Dr. Hoadley.had just dressed a wound for a patient at ‘the Clark home for the deaf when he accidentally pricked his thumb with a scissors he had used. Blood poisoning set in and after se eral days of intense suffering Dr. Hoadley succumbed today. He was 54 years old and is survived by a wife and two children, ] President Taft Now Receives ers in Bunches. ‘Washington, Dec. 29—President Taft put into operation t6day a new plan of receiving congressional callers, It was practically a reversion to the Roosevelt method of admitting a large number of senators, representatives and other callers into his private office at the same time. President Taft has endeavored to give each caller an in- dividual audience. He has found, however, that this plan has sadly dis- arranged his engagement list and oft- en some senator or representative has had to wait an hour or more for his turn. is Call- French Submarine Performs Remark- able Life Saving Feat. Toulon, Dec. 29.—The submarine Cigogne performed a remarkable life jsaving feat during a recent storm. The boat was practicing diving in the open sea when the commander saw a large fishing boat sdddenly overwhelmed and sink. The submarine immediately dived right under the fishing ecraft, of which the masthead alone was above » PLANS OF COL. SHIRLEY, AERO- ery woman who has no ma nto repre- In Novel Balloon| the water. The valves were operated quickly and the Oigogne rose to the surface, lifting the boat and holding following the news of the settlement at the Schenectady plant. $3,000 Fire at Meridem Meriden, Conn., Dec. 29.—A fire that started in_the machine room of the Foster & Merriam C factory early participation ™The conspiracy to kill President Lincoln, * Denies That He is to ‘Succeed Presi- dent $honts, tF00Ds from the interior and is fo- tlnin division between the east- 14, weatern sections _of . the ro- | that this procedure can sl i moro bloodshed and the ntion h _our futly ‘V\'ashlnlg‘mn. De¢. 2-—C. H. Atkert, vice president and general manager of the Southern ra|lwny.e$nled tonigh that he is to suiceed T. P. Shonts president. of the Interborough Rapid Transit company. 0 mal sala B Nelart. A this evening did about $3,000 damage, mostly to the stock. The automatic sprinklers did more damage than the iI;lre. A lighted gas jet started the laze, Two Trainmen Kille Chicago, Dee. 29.—Two trainmen were killed today when a snow plow ran into the caboose of a freight train on the Chi and it above the water long enough to take off the crew. New Orleans Woman Burned to Death New Orleans, Dec. 29.—With her clothes ablaze, Mrs. Robert Little, 22 years old, ran screaming madly for aid for a block, through Melpomen Street, today before she fell dead. All her clothing was burned from her body. Her garments caught fire while she was standing in front of an open grate, Pittsburg Coal Co. Dividend. Pittsburg, Dec, 20.—The directors of the Pittsburg Coal company declared a &“&‘“‘”’ &:xvidud of 1 1-4 per cent. ay_on the a stock, Jan. 25 to | “ Bodies of Brav; IN 8IX FATHOMS AND MORE BE- LOW THE SURFACE. Worked for Hours About the Wreck of the Five-Masted Schooner Davis Palmer, Sunk Last Sunday. Boston, Dec. 20.—Six fathoms and more below the surface of the waters of Broad Sound chanpel a professional @iver sought in vain for many hours today for traces of the bodies of Capt. Leroy K. McKown and his eleven men who went down with their ship, the five-masted schooner Davis Palmer, Sunday’s disastrous storm. cks Tangled With Wreckage. The diver was unable to secure en- trance to the body of the sunken schooner, so tangled was the wreckage about the decks. No bodies were found lashed in the rigging. Whether the men were swept from the decks by the violence of the storm or whether they were imprisoned below remains g‘t‘)r the diver to divulge in his search, which will be continued tomorrow. The Anchor Had Dragged. The schooner was found in deep water, thirty-eight feet below low wa- ter mark. A taut port anchor chain showed the useless attempt which had been made to hold the vessel against the storm. The anchor had dragged _:nd i:'t:l:e 'm{::o“ of the strain t)]la ow schooner was v wrenched apart. o The services of the diver were se- cured today Mrs. McKown, the widow of the captain of the Davis Palmer, and by representatives of the owners of the schooner. NEW ORGANIZATION, THE “CITY DEMOCRACY,” To Restore a Truly Democratic Char- acter to City of New York. New York, Dec. 29.—The political character of Greater New York was further complicated tonight by the in. troduction of the “City Democracy, as it is named by its sponsors. Wil- liam Hepburn Russell, who has been in and out of Tammany Hall, was nom- inated for temporary chairman by E. J. O'Reilly, secretary to Willlam R. Hearst, and Dr. John W. Cox, assistant treasurer of the democratic national committee, was named as temporary treasurer. 7 The report of the committee on plan and constitution, which was unani- mously accepted, says that “the pur- pose of this organization shall be to re- store a truly democratic character to the democratic party organization in the city of New York.” In substance the plan proposes to do away with the present acendancy of the district lead- er, but precisely who is the active force behind this doctrine does not yet ap- pear. Condensed Teiegrams The New ind Maril shows w‘u‘u'hol mrl';r‘ m and assets of 33,35 . Census Officials are finding difficulty census enumerators in and western cities. " The Census Bureau's Report Shows that New York has a larger indebted- ness than any other large city. It Has Been Decided to Investigate the Ballinger-Pinchot eon(roveny'by & Joint congressional committee in open session. in 801 . A Farewell Banquet Was Given in Nashville to Judge Lurton, who leaves on y to take the oath of office as Justice of the supreme court. Seven Children Were Burned to death in a fire at the home of Steve Bronosky, DuBois, Pll The fire was caused by an overheafed stove, Dr. Charles W. Stiles Delivered an ad on the hookworm problem ‘before the American Society for the Advancement of Science, in Boston. The French Chamber of Deputi voted authority to the Paris muni pality to contract a loan of $180,00! 000 for an elaborate scheme of im- provements. Was Discovered Among Cotton In the hold of the White Star liner Celtic when the ship was four days out from New York, and was still burning when she arrived at Liver- pool Monday. x The Venezuelan Government has terminated the diplomatic mission of Dr. Grisanti to France because France insists upon the arbitration of claims of the French citizens expelled from Campano by Castro. General Woodford, president of the Hudson-Fulton celebration _commis- sion, presented to Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, an official gold medal in apprectation of the co-operation of the Netherlands government in the cele- bration. That Adjacent Property Owners have rights which should be consid- ered when the question of the location of a tuberculosis sanitarium is sented, is pointed ‘out in an_ opinion yesterday by Attorney General €'Mal- ley of New York, in reply to an in- quire by the state commissioner cf health. Public Service Commissioner Martia | 8. Decker of New York, president of the National Association of Railway Commissioners, has appointed W. C Seymour of Ridgefield, Conn., railroad commissioner of Connecticut, a dele- gate from that association to attend the national conference on uniform state legislation which has been called by the National Civic Federation to meet in Washington on January 17, 18 and 19. HOW TO POP THE QUESTION NEEDN'T BE TESTIMONY. Judge Checks Inquiring Counsel, Say- ing, “Court Has Been There Him- self.” Chicago, Dec. 20.—The exact wording of a marriage proposal is too sacred to be placed on the records of a court, according to Municipal Judge Good- INSANE ASYLUM SCANDAL. Little Heap of Dried Human Bones Found in Garret—Sensational Affi- davit Before Public Prosecutor. Newark, N. J, Dec. 19.—A little heap of dried bones—evidently those of a woman—found more than a month ago in the attic of the Essex county insane asylum, have proved the most refractory inmate the superin- tendent has ever been called on to handle. They cannot be kept quiet. First there was an investigation by the grand jury, followed by a denial of all responsibility by Dr. Dill, the superintendent, followed by a recom- mendation by the grand jury that the superintendent be dismissed, which was not acted upom, followed today by a sensational afdavit before the’ public prosecutor by a woman who at one time had a daughter in the asy- now's decision in a prospectfve moth- er-In-law’s suit to recover the value of betrothal presents. John W. Beers is a wealthy factory owner of Marine City, Mich. TS, Bridget Beers is his mother. Mrs. Mary Rose Burns is an atrac- teacher in Marien City in Chicago. She was eng: her a diamond ring bracelet which his mother be- longed to her. The engagement was broken. “What did you say to Mrs. Burns! when you proposed ked his coun- | sel. The court fldgeted a moment while Beers was reflecting. “Never mind _what claimed Judge Goodnow. “The court has been there himself, and kuows what a man is likely to say under the circumstances.” Thus a precedent was set. he said!” ex- lum and made frequent visits there. In her affidavit Mrs. Francisca Hinckel swears that five years ago she saw one of the inmates, Mrs. Catherine Linauer, beaten over the head with a chair by three asylum nurses until she lay helpless in a pool of blood. Mrs. Hinckel believes the skeleton is Mrs. Lindauer’s. The superintendent retorts that “the whole thing is ridiculous.” The wo- man is wholly unreliable. She became abusive on several occasions when she entered the old asylum and had to be forbidden the premisets.” SIGNS OF GROWING ANARCHY. Gen. Edward Bragg’s Views of Recent Strikes in This Country. Fond du Lac, Wis., Dec. 20—That re- cent strikes are signs of growing an- archy and that civil war in this coun- try will follow them unless present soclal conditions are changed. is the opinion of Gen. Edward S. Brags, commander of the OIld Iron brigade. “The government has not done Its share in suppressing strikes ‘which have arisen ~ all over the United States” said the general. “These outbreaks are nothing more | than signs of anarchy, which are | sounding warnings which must be heeded, If present-social corditions continue, civil strife is inevitable. At times I think it is not far away but | again it appears to be a long dis- | tance from us. The French revolution | should serve as an example to the United State: Deliberately Set Fire to Her Own Clothing. Boston, Dec. 29.—After attempting twice to burn herself to death today Mrs. Nathanie] Price, a Newton ne- gress, finally succeeded. Following an animated discussion with Albert Smith, a boarder, who had threatened to leave her, M Price applied a match to her clothing twice, but each time the flames were extinguished hy Smith. When she set fire to herself the third time she was so seriously burned that death ensued. Mrs. Newman, Magazine Sixty Days in Jail. San Francisco, Dec, 20.—Mrs. Eliz- abeth Murray Newman, a magazine writer, charged with defrauding an automobile driver, was convicted to- day in the police court, and sentenced to sixty days in jail. Many persons saying they have been victimized by Mrs. Newman have asked for war- rants for her. Two Logging Train Employes Killed. Travers City, Mich, Dee. 29.—Two men_ weré kilied -n:nm& °bmm in- Jured re today wi rakes on a heavily loaded Pere Marquette log- g train, which been divided to PROFESSOR MOORE SCENTS STORMY WINTER. her Bureau Chief Predicts More Blizzards Like That of Christmas. New York, Dec. 29.—Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the government weath- er bureau, in a talk before members of the Aero club, made the unofficial prediction that the coming winter will bring several storms similar to that of the last few days. Nature, he said, had | the habit of repeating herself, and it might be expected that other storms moving from the southwest to the northeast would come along at fre- quent intrevals. POLLUTED DRINKING WATER. BUT ONE FAINT TECHNICAL SHADOW NO NEW TRIAL FOR BANKER MORSE Counsel Littleton's Motion Denied by Juige . Hough in United States Circuit Court Now Stands Between Morse and His Fifteen Years Sens tence—Former Ic> King May Start the New Year Be« hind Bars in Atlanta Penitentiary—“No Frisoner May Claim to be Entitled to a Jury of Teetotallers, New York, Dec. 20.—Only a technl- cal legal shadow now stands between Charles W. Morse, banker and one- time “ice king” and the fifteen-year sentence in the federal prison at At- lanta. Judge Hough in the United States circuit court today denied his motion for a new trial, but close up- on the heels of the decision, Martin W, Littleton, his counsel, announced that one more effort would be made. Tomorrow he will move In the cireuit court for a writ of error on Judge Hough's decision of today. If this is denied, Morse will begin the new year serving his sentence for violation of the national banking laws, the}su- preme court of the United States hav- ing previously refused to interfere in the case, Charge That Some of the Drank. Mr. Littleton's recent application for a new trial for Morse was made on the ground that the jury was improp- erly guarded and that some of the jurors drank to excess during the trial. With respect to this charge, the court holds that the fact that the jurymen were in the custody of se- cret service men instead of regular deputy marshals was well known to both counsel and jurors when the trial began., The court also notes that more than a year had elapsed since Morse was convicted and sen- tenced and that the judgment had been affirmed by the United States circuit court of appeals and a writ of certi- orari had been denled by the United States supreme court. “So far as the records of these af- fidavits show,” says Judge Hough's memorandum, “there was nothing con- cealed or furtive about the appoint- ment of these men and it has not been urged that merely because they were not regularly on the marshal's staff_they were ineligible for selec- tion.” As to the drinking charges, Judge Hough says: “Legislation must ad- vance a good deal before a prisoner Jurors may claim to be entitied to a jury of teetotallers, in New York, at events.” Judge Hough points out that it by direction of the court that Jurors be permitted to lead their “use ual lves.” 2 Only 20 Bottles of Liguor. And that the aMdavits submitted by Morse’s counsel showed merely during the entire trial ml{ t bottles of liquor and some indivi rinks were consumed by the jury. “And it is not pretended that anyons wasg at all intoxicated,” adds the All rties agreed, the me: contipues, that no liquor was to the jury after the case had been glven to them. “The same juror who has deposed for the defendant as to “the Afllfl 3 habits of the jui says the au%-‘ by the defendant alleged to have himself so sodden with drink as to be incapable of ‘clear, cool and undis« turbed judgment.’ No Eyidence That Jury Were Hostile or Biased. As to the charges that the jurors were permitted to read newspapers with “hostile” accounts of the trial, Judge Hough say: “This case was very dull; it took a long time to hibit necessary preliminary facts, newspaper accounts were in and incorrect, but there is mo dence that they were hostile or fia as even probably to effect the m of men quite able to perceive their fn- . completeness and Incorrectness. U less all reading of daily journals by furors is ualawful this point requires no further consideraf - Mrs., Morse, who has remained cons stantly loyal to her husband through= | out his fight for freedom, is W upset by the turn of affairs today. he must ““o'l’n:‘l‘ unum:e,l.'.nl is she will pr ly om| y south, m'-. utdalan“:nmmlon for write of error on Judge Hough's decls« ion, however, acts as & stay of execution. SUDDEN ENDING OF o2 BROKAW EVIDENCE. Testimony in Se| Sooner Than Expected. New York. Dec. 20.—The sensational and long-drawn-out Brokaw separation suit came to a close today, so far as the taking of testimony is concerned. Adjournment was taken to Saturday, when the case will be finally submitted to Justice Purnam for his decision, af- ter W, Gould Brokaw's attorneys ha presentad a statement of their clien financial position. The closing of the proceedings today took everybody by surprise. It came soon after Mr. Brokaw's cross exam- ination had been concluded and Mrs. Mary Brokaw had been recalled. The attractive plaintiff, wearing a pretty light brown walking suit, set oft by white fox furs and a brown turban, was well fortified with denials of charges made by her husband. She emphatically denfed that Mr. Brokaw had ever told her about a threat made by her father, Mr. Blair, at Atlantic City, to kill the millionaire. -Her flashed as she repudiated charge after charge. She declared that she had never smoked cigarettes her hus- band's presence before their marriage, as Mr. Brokaw had testified. And she denjed ever telling her mald that she expected soon to set up a house of her own and wanted the maid to work for her. Before Mrs, Brékaw was called Messrs. McIntyre and Bushe, for Mr. Brokaw, told the court that their client had made statements on the witness stand regarding his financial condition that were found to be incorrect. As & matter of fact, the lawyers declared, Mr. Brokaw at the present moment did not know what his actual financial position was. They asked for two days in_which to prepare a statement. The court granted them until Satur- day, when a session of court will be heft Hattie LeBlanc Charged wi Over 5,000 Cases Typhoid Fever in City | of Montreal. | ). 4 Montreal, Dec. 20.—A_canvass of the | private practitioners in Montreal shows | that there are over four thousand cases | of typhold fever here in addition to| the eicht hundred cases in the public | Sospitals. The denths ar ging | two a day.” Appeal has be e to the provincial health author to pro- vide additiona! hospital facilities. Au- | thorities assert that the scourge is due to polluted drinking water. LINCOLN'S LAW OFFICE BURNED Old War Museum in Danville Dtstroy- | ed—Shells Exploded. ' Danville, Til.. De The old war museum, where President Lineoln had his office when he was riding the cir- cuit as an attorney, burned today. The museum contained many relics. amon them a number of shells. These ploded. Big Four Telegraphors Present Ultim tum to Manager. Cincinnati, Dec. 29.-The ing controversy b phers of the itig Y officlals of the system 1eached a today on the presentation of an ulti- matum to General Manarer Van Win- kle by Fourth Vice President Dermody of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers. The answer of the railroad will be given tomorrow. A referendum vote recently authorized a strike. cipal contention is said to be a d mand that telephone operators be in- cluded In the ranks of telegraphers. | Overwork Temporarily Unbalanced His | Mind. Philadelphia, Dec. 29.—The condition of Bernard H. Rall, second vice presi- dent of the Philadelphia and Reading | railway, who was taken to the Penn- sy hospital for the insane yes- terday, is such that it is hoped that he will goon be able to leave the institution said that overwork temporarily his mind. When he de- | perior court here, today. | One-Time Millionaire Died at County of C. F. Glover. Cambridge. Mass.," Dec. LeRlanc of Waltham charged with the murder of her em- ployer, Clarenc: Glover, in his laundry, on November 20 'last, by Judge Luce of the Waltham district court, in the report of his inquest, held on November 27. and filed in the su- Carl Zerrahn, Eminent Music Conduc- tor, D Milton, Mass., Dee. 29.—Carl Zer- rahn one of the most noted musical conductors in this country, and for more than for Handel and Haydn society of Bo died today at the home of his s this town, after a month’s illness, in John Cloughen Named as Ahearp's Successor. New York, Dec. 29.—The board of aldermen today elected John Cloughen, commissioner of public works. to fili out the unexpired term of Jobn F. Ahearn, as president of the borough of Manhattan, who was ousted by Governor Hughes, Poor Farm. Pueblo, Col., Dec ~Gilbert Noble, once the richest man In Pueblo, with a fortune of $1,000,000, died today at the county poor farm. He was lavish with his money and at the time of his death had only an interest in a mine which was tied up in lifigation. icago, Dee. ‘W. F. Bostick, the divinity student whose feet were froz- en last Saturday night when he walk- ed from his home in Aurora to York- ville, to fill a Christmas church en- gagement, will lose oonly a few toes, Physlclans said last night that Mr. Bostick would have lost both d he not been a trained athlete, Steamship Arrivals. T BANKER'S Wi HELD IN $2,000 BAIL, Remarkable Tangle of Domestic Trews bles in the v Family. New York, Dec. 39.—A remarkable ] tangle of domestic troubles was reveals | | ed in New York today with the arrest | and erraignment in court of Mrs. Jane Humes Parker, wife of John Alley Par- ker, a w.umn::t ’hlwnh:r‘:lnd broker, charged wi m! ana - e in lr‘l and the WALL STRE! jury. Mrs. Parker was held bail, which Wlld filrldl hearing was adjourned. l‘rl.' Edith li:ler Ellis, the come« plainant against Mrs, Parker, alleges that an attempt to extort money from her by libellous charges the basis of a plot for a domestic drame i which the rs and Ellises and a dozen nuuLd.?n have been involved, The allegel 1 and perjury was com. mitted in afdavits made by M, Parker to support a motion for counsel fees in defending the for divorce recently brought by husband. Parker in the divorce papers el . his wife with statutory offenses a dashing Austrian while Mrs. was ostensibly n;l':- musie in Vienna last year. imme-~ flled & mnmm“ naming diatel: e m.d:.lc “00 the divorce As a side issue cane, Mrs. Ellis' husband, Samuel D. m who lives in Philadelphia, has Parker for $200,000, charging alienation of Mrs. Parker's affections. Mrs, Par- ker, acoording 1o her counsel, is con- templating a sutt against Mre. Ellls £ the same amount and on siml grounds. The Parkers were married in Chate tanooga, Tenn., in 1892. AIRSHIP TO ATTACK VESSEL OFF LOS ANGELES HARBOR, Demonstration of Night Attack During January Aviatien Trials. Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 20.-The ime portance of an airship in time 'm may be demonstrated by a night of dirigibles on a vessel off the har« bor of Los Angeles during the aviatios trials in January, Plans for the tests mitted for the approva tion committee. Aeronauts have volunteered to make the attack and the revenue eutter Pero ry is sald to be avallable as the of of the bomb hurling, Tt is the inten~ tion to send the dirigibles out to sem for a concerted attack on the Perry, which will undertake to evade the aire craft by the use of searchlights. MORE BEER CONSUMED. Increase in Beer Receipts—Indicas tion of Prosperity. ‘Washington, Dec, 20.—That the bees brewers of the country are recovert from the slump In the consumption that beverage which characterized the fizcal vear ended June 30, 1909, whem the internal revenue receipts fell off d & half milifon dollarsy by the November troasu &fving sy rees. During November the taxesm on beer inc or Novem« ber, 1908, W that just many more barMis were taken m: the brewerles for ultimate un.a the first five months of the nx fiscal year the increase In beer tam receipts over the corresponding perie od of the fiscal year 1908 amounted th $777,658, the sum months of the current year showing an increase. while and October there was & falling off. Internal revenue bureau of- ficials say an increase in consumption of beer is an indication of prosperity, HUGHES GRANTS EXTRADITION, e Y Teanster of Mrs. Martin and Mrm Snead to New Jersey Authorized.