Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 22, 1910, Page 1

), 21.—A movement to mbat the high prices of meat by ab- etinence therefrom spread rapidly to- and began to assume a national Coineidently nouncements from Milwaukee veland that the price of meat had Milwaukee two retail vutchers quoted porterhouse and sir- 1 teak at ten cents a pound and ther meats in proportion, The whole- price of beef fell off 15 cents a hundred pounds in Cleveland. Hotelmen’s Association to Take Act At Denver, Samuel Dutton, of the Western Hotelmen's Pro- e association, announced that a | opesal to cut dewn the consumption | neat would be brought before his organization at a meeting in Clucngo’ Rapid Growth of the Fast from _Baltimore, ty, Omaha, Memphis, of the rapid | meat for thirty days, beginning next Despatches th of the meat fast credited with being the | pow has 30.- | ertginator of the schem while Kansas City 0 Spmes = " Packers Won't Discuss Effects. leading packing | and Chicazo | the effect ef the | on their business. Not Entirely a Union Movement. s word comes that find faver even edo and Minne- is uniikely it is said, fear that | Boveott would s not entirely ved by @ re- pledge had been signed b: sen, who agree to =t davs, although labor ns have not as yet taken any offi- | of the crusade. 15"NO JOKE TN OHIO, MARKET HELP CUT DOWN men and wo neat for thirt Butchers Retire from ness—100,000 c1q#rom an mch room f\f a big man- the Cleve- nd boycott against meat eafing has rrru\n 1o huge proportions, now pledged selves to abstain from meat eating for thirty days ke up the que: tion. A committee cost of meats will open its session rv minor city in O XNew Philadelphia and Bellefontaine being added to the number today. In_ Canton, 1 meat dealer, declares that the repre- sentatives of four great packing houses have served notice that if the price is cut in Ohlo as a result of the agita- the packers will No similar threat is reported n Cleveland. inception of the lamb gnd pork have dropped & but_further reduction i fact that farmers have their shipments Beef declined 15 cents wholesale yes- terday and lamb ten cents today. Ten thousend householders are re- ported to have signed petitions against egx eating until the price has dropped from 48 cents a retail to 25 dtchers have been compelled n their working force frofa one-third to one-half and several have now retired from business. GOVERNMENT TO PROSECUTE SO-CALLED “BEEF TRUST.” ! Proceedings Next Week—Thy Washington. "~ so-calied, is ®y the natiopal government. justice evidently existence: is a leading factor the present high prices of to be prosecuted fresh meats. The contemplated action of the de- E investigation ‘been conducted by its spe- ts for some months. proceedings will be begun before the t Chicago. probably next week, and may contemplate both civil and criminal action. The firms mentioned in connection with the matter inciude Swift & Co., Morris & Co., and Armour & Co., ail of whom, it is said, are interested in National Packin~ company. three first named concerns are com- 3 ed to control the Nation- al corporation Lor their common bene- grand jJury Upon learning the decision of the @epartment of justice to take action t the so-called Beef trust, head of the legal Sent of Armour & Co. Packing concerns affected, riedly for Chicago. Mr. Urion had been in Washington mere than a week watching the de- in the government's pro- posed action. and it is understood he had some talks with the attorney gen- eral and the department of justice. one of the velopments PRESENT HIGH COST OF LIVING. THE REMEDY POINTED OUT. in Social Co-operation, Says Prof. Simen Nelson Patten. Philadelphia, Jan. 21.—That the con- stantly smong Americans is partly responsible for the present high cost of living and that in secial co-operation lies Temedr, is the Nelson Patten, o€ Fimance and “The mjec! is one of many ramifi- said Professor Patten, ‘the reasons for exigting conditions are has_got itself into _the complication, But not far enough o know what it fs going to do, or 1o e upon a means inion_of Prof. the Wharton School nomics of the Uni- of adjusting MTEHHIIUSE TEN GENTS A POUND. Sirloin Steak Quoted at Same Price and Other Cuts in Proportion RAPID» GROWTH OF THE MEAT FAST Movement to Combat High Prices Begins to Assume a National Character — Clubs Forming Everywhere, whose Members Pledge to Obstain from Eating Meat —One in Kansas City Has 80,000 Members. modities make the high prices. They are but taking advantage of natural conditions, and reaping the profit that could be disseminated among the con- sumers if they could bring themselves as to act as a unit. Prosperity wrought great changes in the manner of living in America, and shrewd busi- ness men have taken advantage of these changes. Their combinations to handle products in large quantities has not'resulted in evil entirely to the peo- ple, aithough some classes have Reen less benefited than others. FIRM FOOTHOLD AT PITTSBURG. Petitions Spread Broadcast Pledging Abstinence from Meat. Pittsburg, Pa. Jan. 21.—The meat boycott by \consumers_that is spread- ing over the country has a firm foot- hold here. Today petitions were spread | broadcast . pledging _abstinence from Tuesday. Hi of householders are sizning and the city trades coun- cil, which has 92,000 members, is awaiting the word from leaders before putting into effect resolutions adopted last night the members to join the boyeott. all towns in west- ern Pénnsylvania, eastern Ohio and West Virginia come reports of like ac- tion. Tonight butchers who have stalls in the Central Market house here were of one opinion in welcoming a rigid boy- cott, in_the that it will, force downward the of meat on the | hoot. IN NEW YORK CITY. Retail Dealers Say Sales Have Fallen Off Fifty Per Cent. New York, Jan. 21—Wholesale meat dealers wera inclined to ridicule the movement. Repre: of Swift & Co., Morris & Co.,-and the Cudahy company declined to be qm&- but took the attitude of laughing the Whole matter off Retail dealers, on the gon trary, said that, so ‘as they ar lre concerned, the \mcoet on. Thelr sales have faflen K per cent, In the wl AT OTHER POINTS.' New Haven Unions Asked 6 Co-op- erate New Haven, Jan. 21.—While secre- taries of various rabor unions have re- celved letters asking co-operation in a boyestt on meat, members of the local unfons refuse to state what ac- tion is contemplated on the grounds that anything they might say would make them amenable to the provisions of the boycott law. Despite their un- willingness to talk, it is understood that favorable action will be taken on the letters received. Rhode lsland Demand Falls Off. Providence, R. I, Jan. 21.—While there has thus far been no concerted movement in Rhode Island looking to- ward a boycott of meat, dealers state that the demand has fallen off tem- porarily. Karsas City to Join the Ranks. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 21.—] sas City packers refuse to discuss ef- fect on prices which may follow the meat boycott. Indications are that many thousands in Kansas City will soon join the ranks of the temporary abstainers from meat, but the boycott has not yet affected the prices of meat here. Memphis Signs Pledge. Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 31.—A pledge to abstain from meat in an effort to reduce prices was siened today by more than 200 Memphis union men and other citizens. Atlanta to Call Mass Meeting. Atlanta,"Ga., Jan. 21—Joining with labor organizations all over the coun- try in a fight against prevailing high prices of meat, local labor leaders held a conference.today to decide on calling a mass meeting of all' labor unions. ‘William Van Houten, president of the Atlanta Federation of Labor, and Je- Tome Jones, editor of the Journal of TLabor, urged the circulation of pledges to abstain from:meat for one month. Springfield, Mass., Falls in Line. Springfield, Mass., Janh. 21—Spring- field today fell in line with other cit- ies throughout the country in a “meat strike” as a_protest against the high prices of beef products, The emploves of a large manufacturing company have agreed to abstain from meat for a period of 30 days from January 25. A similar movement is under discus sfon at other shops. The Central La- bor union also has considered the question of inauguratine a general movement among its affliated organ- ization membershi THE REVOLT IN URUGUAY. Newspapers Print Reports of Uprisings in Several Province: Buenos Ayres, Jan. 21.—Pessimism prevails here regarding the situation brought about by the revolt in Uru- guay. The newspapers publish reports of uprisings in several of the prov- inces of Uruguay in accordance with revolutionary plans, which are said to be on a vast scale. The censorship in teh republic coutinues rigorously to be enforced, and therefore it i3 impossible to get details of the outbreak. It is understood, however, that the inhab- itants of Uruguay are greatly alarmed over the situation, and that President Williman has announced his determin- ation to inflict exemplary punishments on all persons found suilty of com- plicity fn the insurrectionary move- ment. Death of Col. John L. Gardiner. New York, Jan., 21—Col. John L. Gardiner, lawyer, soldier and a direct descendant of Lord Lion Gardiner, died today -at his home on Gardiner's Island, which has been in uninterrupt- ed possession of the family since 1639. He was 69 years old: 9,755 Bales of Cotton Ginned. Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 21.—The report of the National Ginners'. association, issued today, savs that complete re- turns indicate there have been ginned up to January 16, 1910, 9,755,000 bales 4f iam Cabled Paragraphs, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Jan. 21 —It is reported here that war mate- rials furnished to General Toledo by former President Zelaya of Nicarag- ua-are now being sent into Honduras, ere preparations, according to the Teport, are under way for a revolu- tio movement against Guatema- Berlin, Jan. 21.—American shoe man- ufacturers are making extraordinary shipments -4 orders from their Ger- man agents, placed In anticipation of the enforcement of Germany’'s general tariff against American importations on and after February 7. A repre- sentative of one of the larger com- panies selling American shoes says that the tariff increase will average 50 cents on every pair. SERIOUS FLOODS IN FRANCE. LYONS FACTORIES SUBMERGED. Paris Subway Flooded—Fear That Boulevard St. Germain Will Collapse. Paris, Jan. 21—Immense damage is being done by the floods in eastern and central France. In this city the newly constructed subway has been flooded, and in several places its foundation ‘thas been washed out. It is feared that the Boulevard St. Germain, beneath which the flooded subway extends, will give way. In some sections of the Tatin Quarter Street railway traffic was suspended today. The Seine has risen 16 feet, sweep- ing away the merchandise updh e quays. avigation upon the river has ceased. Repom from points along thelr banks tell of much destruction wrousht by the rivers Rhone, Seine, Ardeche, and Gard. At many points the people have sought refuge in the hills. The freshet in the Rhone is submerging the valley for mile: Lyons, Jan. 21..—The floods have caused great destruction along the riv- er front. Factories have been sub- merged and boats carried away. There is much suffering along the Rhone. Auxerre, France, Jan. 21.—Owing to the flood of the River Yonne, hundreds of persons are without shelter today. The government is forwarding beds and other relief supplies. NEW COMET A BRILLIANT ONE, EASILY VISIBLE TO NAKED EYE. Reports from Observatories of South- ern France and Alge Paris, Jan. 21.—The comet discov- ered recently from Johannesburg, was yisible for several minutes last night from the observatories of southern France and Algeria. It appeared with dazzling brilliancy. ‘Wilhelmshaven, Prussia, Jan. 21.— The new comet was visible last night to_the naked eye from here, Berlin, Jan. 21.—Dr. Archenhold. di Tector of the Treptow observatory states that the newly discovered com- et may be seen from here this eve- ning. Leon Campbell, at the Harvard ob- servatory, found the comet seon after sunset on' Wednesday evening, and de- termined its approximate position as in right ascension 20 hours and 30 minutes and declination minus 16.4 de- grees. Another- observation was made last evening, The comet is in the con- stellation Capricornus and is described as easily visible to the naked eve. It is traveling away from the sun. COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY Issues an Order of Interest to National Bank Examiners. ‘Washington, Jan. 31.—Comptroller of the Currnecy Murray is determined to stop the practice by some national bank examiners of asking the assist- ance of clerks employed by banks which are under examination. Therefore he has issued an order ad- vising all examiners that under no circumstances should such clerks be employed to assist in counting cash, listin and verifying loans end dis- counts, verifying certificates of depos- it, or cashiers’ checks, or taking trial balances of the individual ledger. The listing and overdrafts and data of any kind furnished by officers or employes of banks under examination must al- ways be checked by the examiner or his assistant, with the original records of the bank from which such data is taken. HOCKING COAL INQUIRY BEGUN. Exchange's Special Committee in Ses- sion—Proceedings Secret. New York, Jan. 21.—George W. Ely, secretary of the New York stock ex- change, said this afternoon that no statement would be made today rela- tive to the investigation of the Hock- ing Coal pool’s operations or the con- duct of the brokers who failed as a result of them. The special investigating committes appointed by the exchange held a long session, but no information was vouch- safed as to who were the witnesses or what they told. # On the committee, it was learned, were F. L. Eames and Ernest Goles- beck, who form the exchange's regular committee on insolvencies. NEW HAT FACTORY BURNED. 150 Employes of Silver Brothers at Danbury Idle. Danbury, Conn., Jan. 21.—Only con— crete pillars and walls are standing to mark the site of Silver Brothers’ hat factory, which was burned today. The loss is'$75,000, with partial insurance. Nearly 150 employes are made idle. The factory was a new one and in- gluded both frarhe and concrete build- ngs. Arthur Zimmerman Has Seven Wives Living. New . York, Jan. 21.—Arthur Zim- merman, who is said by his latest wife to have six others living, was brought to the Raymond street <ail in Brook- Iyn today from Hamilton, Ont., where he had long fought extraditi Two women will appear against him here. They are Mrs. Amelia Grohman, who says Zimmerman marr@i her on De- cember 18, 1904, and Mrs. Louisa Hahn, whom he married ofi April 2 1909, ' Zimmerman represented himsglf as heir to the title and estates 'of Baron von Lichtenstein, an uncle in Germany. Congress, House Only in Sessi ‘Washington, Jan. 21.—Bills to relieve William Boldenweck, assistant treas- urer of the United States, at Chicago, from responsibility fir the loss of $173,000 stolen from his office and to pay registers of land offices back fees collected by them were passed by the house. The day was largely devoted to a @iecussion of various private claim measures. The house adjourned untll Monday. The senate was not in session. Re-elected President for Third Term. Boston, Jan. 21—William J. Bowen of New York was re-elected for a third term as president of the Bricldayers' and Masons’ International union of the United States and Canada at today’s session of the convention of the organ= isation, held im Ford dall bank examiners Theasurer Hall’s ‘Waterbury, Conn. sitting in a saloon playing cards to— night Tony Caropone was assaulted by Rocco Rinaldi made his escape and at midnight had not been apprehended. When Rinaldi entered the maloon he boasted of wan: ing a fight and after talking with the ‘Darkeeper walked over to the table where Caropone and three other men Suddenly he whipped an axe from his pocket and plunged jt into The axe stuck and man again were seated. Caropone’s head. after pulling it out the plunged it into his victim's head and then, throwing it on to the floor, made his escape. Caropone was Tushed to a hospital, where it was found that the head had been cut from ear to ear. It is expected that he will Trainmen. tion of hours, the present rate. it is possible be made. Waterbury Church. ed Jan. son W. ' Aldrich, day. Samh!md EXAMINERS DI.GOVER APPARENT DISCREPANCY. TREASURER HALL MISSING Southbridge, Mass., - posits of $2,368,789 were tied up today when the Southbridge Savings bank was closed by order of Judge Loring of the supreme court, who issled an injunction following the discovery by of an apparent dis crepancy between the deposit ledger _and the statement of deposits as sub~ THE AGE OF DAILY PAPERS This is the age of the daily paper. To keep in close touch with the thoughts and movements of the times one must have a daily paper, and this constitutes one of the bargains of the age. In every ®0od newspaper there is suitable reading for nearly all, and much in- formation, the groundwork of knowledge, can be obtained from them The dally paper is mot a substitute for courses it keeps Today there is no sub- as in no other way. of reading for edification or for entertainments, pace of progress in every department of life. Jject that it does not throw some light upon, and it blazes the way for more reading and more complete knowledge. Most_every daily paper is encyclopedic in the variety of its sub- jects, definitions and descriptive articles, practical hints and susgestions in all departments of home Hfe. always a paying investment if intelligently regarded and handled. the time to subscribe for The Bulletin. your door for 12 cents a week. Now Deposits of $2,368,799 Tied Up Until Further Notice—Mr. H. Boarding Springfield Car. I Last Seen Jan, 21— Fifteen lsn Met Bank Glosed Death in Tunnel = S5 PREMA) URE EXPLOSION Fishkill Landing, New York, Jan. —Fifteen men, three of them cans, were killed today by a ‘ture erp]“h‘b: I:f"nl'tro-lwrtflnrem . O IO Part ot iae|. The Government Suit for the disso- great aqueduct which will carry waa- | ution of the merger of the Union bac R Prouiy Shis AphasEn dam. e Cate. | cific ana Southern Pacific railroads kills to New York city Five were terribly mutilated, but were so mear and also a compendary of 1t will Following is @ summary of the news printed during week: “ Bulletin Saturday, Jan. Ionday, Jan. Tuesday, Jan. Wednesday, Jan. Thursday, ' Jan. Friday. Jan. Total, mitted by John A. Hall, the bank. = The e bank from until further notice. Treasuber’s WhereSbouts Unknown. whereabouts were unknown tonight. He has been absent since yesterday afternoon, was scen boarding a car bound for Springfield: Is Also Town Treasurer. Mr, Hall has been treasurer of both the bank and of the loan ofiice of Southbridge for about fifteen years. As town treasurer he is under $40,000 bonds. He was born in Soutbbridge forty-one years ago and has always lived here, The Bank’s Last Report. The last report of the bank showed assets of $2,578,428 and liahilities of the same amount. 15 7 18 19 20 21 treasurer of injunction restrains transacting bu.xneu when he ASSAULTED WITH AXE WHILE PLAYING CARDS: Waterbury Italian’s Head Cut from Ear to Ear. Jan. with_an axe. 21.—While CONFERENCES BETWEEN OFFICIALS AND COMMITTEE. New Haven Road to Refuse Demands | for Wage Increase. New Haven, Conn., conferences wére held here today be- tween General Manager Higgins of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad and the sub-committees of the grievance committees of the Brother- hoods of Rallway Conductors and The demands made by the committee covered a very wide range, including regulation of solute increase in wages and diminu- of “which the last was the most important factor in the re- sulting increase of wages. The demands all taken together and averaged would show a total increase amounting to nearly 20 per cent. upon These demands will be refused by the company and nego- tiations will follow, at the en1 some concessions may Down. Jan. 21.—Two schedules, ab- in Steeple Waterbury, Jan. 21.—During the heavy gale ‘which accompanied storm the cross on top of the steeple of the Sacred Heart church was to- night blown from its place. The storm caused the Naugatuck river to rise more than nine feet here and almost tied up the trolley service. night one bridge was endangered by an ice jam. Crossing Atlantic With Broken Rudder New York, Jan. 21. steamer Martello, from Hull for New York, is making the best of her way with ‘a broken rudder. 13 in litatude 49.57, 2.28, by the Hamburg-Ameris President Lincoln, which arrived here today, and declinéd assistance. “The Wilson line She_was sight- ontitude :n liner Senator Aldrich in Florida. Miami, Fla, Jan. 21.—Senator Nel- accompanied by his wife and two daughters, arrived to- The senator is suffering from bronchitis, but he made preparations to go fishing soon after his arrival. He declined to discuss positics. ‘Steamship Arrivals. At Libau: Jan. 17, Russia, from New York via Rotterdam a terrMfic roar, Rinald! TWO RUNAWAY SLEPT IN A SEWER PIPE.| London, Jan. 21.—From returns re ceived up to a late hour tonight, the standing of the various parties in the at thing at home. here by trolley. in a sewer pipe. MR. LLOYD RESIGNS. As Member of Bal g Committee. Jan. 21.—The right of Representative Lloyd of Missouri tender his resignation as a member of Ballinger-Pinchot committee was announced today in the | house in a ruling made by Speaker | Admiral Cowle: Cannon, and Mr. vacancy upon ‘Washington, st which that Negro Killed Mi Down by Posse. New Orleans, from Jackson, Miss., says that Sheriff | 0f congrese. Hubbard of Simpsor county, Miss., and | brother-in-law of former _President a citizen named Magee were shoi and | Roosevelt and a native of Connecticut, Killea by a mesro whom they were at- | With an excellent naval record. tempting to arrest near Magee today. When the news -of the killing of the | Prominent Washington Negro Resi two men spread, s posse was formed Dead. and the negro was run down an - i ‘Washington, Jan. 21.—John F. Cook, is said, while resisting arrest. |, prominent negro resident who had Blame Placed on Middlemen. Salt Lake City, Blame for the increased cost of living | conventions three times, died here to- is placed on middlemen by an investi- | day from paralysis, aged 76 years. He. gating committee appointed at a citi- | was a native of Washington and was zens’ mass meeting on January 15. was ascertained that farmers realized | and at Oberlin. 36".;?2611 a ‘I_'Hollhfl ‘:?r p?ltl«‘tgc' ‘which re at 70 cents, an cents & Pognd for. chickiine wwhich S@ialled’ at 8till Finding Nests of Gypsy Muth At mid- Generat 741 197 166 202 192 234 1732 the mouth of the tunnel were rescued alive. bodies wero removed and mprovised morgue near the disaster, while the injured wers| MAKING READY FOR BATTLE. rushed to a hospital camp maintained by the contractors. been ‘ascertained tonight, ‘believed that one of the workmen, carrying a torch, tripped and fell, n;flnfi a f:xse ‘l;ld s}e‘ttln: off a series insurgen of nitro-glycerine charges which had| 'The government is also sending a been placed preparatory to an exodus ° B < F Somn o ey corps of physicians from Granadi to The squad of twenty men who were | o watiie. involved in the accident, having drill- For the first time in sixteen years o the poles and placed the explosive. | a conservative party has been organ- s Seonpie e e $hie fififi:’:l"}:v ! hmli in Masaya and Rivas. Its polit, & ical creed is complete liberty for al rear, and flve, all of whom were for- = 4 cigners, in the lead. As the five near- | smadiasey’ or the rrsidenayocates the ed the mouth of the tunnel there was ague of Adam Cardenas, the former the countryside was | president, who is now Iiving at Punta shaken for a quarter of a mile around | Arenas, Costal Rica. and the five foreigners were hurled T R senseless to the ground near the ope: Inside death was instantaneous teen—those who_ were BOYS Robbed by a Companion of All Their Money—Arrested in Yonkers. Yonkers, N. e lins and John Griffin of Woburn, Mass,, | , Gains: the first 15 and the second 14 years were arrested here penniless to- night. They were begging on “The boys told the police that they | . 1M ran away from home on Wednesday with William Kerns, 18 years old, also o hwoburn, and $150 belonging to the | ;v Monmouthshire, and William. Ab- g]h“md“lae:n !ged ZlBowvry and were sappo to find it as tame as any— e e o2 an-| jority of 8965, lins says, he gave the $120 remaining from the original $150 to Ke; was to have bought tickets to for all three. Kerns disappeared in the Grand Cen- | ter, after a conference with several ‘With | western governors who were in Wash- what small change they had left Col- | ington this week attending the govern- lins and Griffin then made their way | ors’ conference, has prepared a blll au- They slept last night | thorizing the 1. Jan, tral station and did not return. Lioyd resigned. committee was| Washington, Jan. 21.—After four made and it will probably be fllled | years' service as chief of the bureau ot | when the house assembles next Mon- | cquipment, R 21. eri- rema- | der the Erdman act. The other fift a b mass O Foek | out by the boys' absence numbered ‘bemeain literally hammered by the [ 1.000. e explosion into a bleeding mass of heads, limbs-and torsos. The [ Its headquarters in Glasgow. aced in an | doWn order offects 3,000 hands. e scene of spent o who ger-Pinchot In-|day. In effect Mr. Cart investigating Condensed Teiegrams The Interstate Commerce commission dicied oeat the freight rates on as- Million Dollar river and harbor bill is to be reported to enable army engineers to carry on Important A BLEEDING MASS OF HEADS, | Projects. LIMBS AND TORSOS. :Tonng Honors Were Accorded at ral services over the body of the late Senator Nabuco, the Brazillan ambassador. Thomas G. Cook of Baltimore was married in New York to Miss Grace Bigelow ~Tracey, granddaughter of Of Nitro-Glycerine in Tunnel Which is | Judge Bigelow. to Carry Water from Ashoken Dam| Congressman Herbert Parsons an- to New York City. ‘| nounced that he had resigned as chair- man of the republican county commit- tee of New Yorl The Switchmen of the Various rail- Toads. entering Chicago and the com- panies have agreed to arbitration un- in will not be dropped. Colonel Robert Rae, who was asso- clated with Abraham Lincoln in sev- eral lawsuits, died on Wednesday, aged 50 years, in Chicago. The Representative of an American company is in Jamaica trying to effect the purchase of 2,600,000 banana trees for planting in Mexico. Sensational Charges Against the state ‘hospital fer the insane of South Caro. lina were made in a report of an in- vestigating commission. Westinghouse, president of the Welunxhoul. Electric and Manu- factuing company, was granted six months’ leave of absence. rought by the Public_School association of Rheims, France, against the bishops who warn- ed Catholic priests that the teaching in the public schools jeopardized the religious belief of their children came to trial. NOTICES POSTED AT - ALL 8IX OF-ITS FACTORIES. 3,000 Hands Affected. Pawtucket. R. L, Jan. 21.—Because of a strike of the doffers and backboy at mills Nos. 4 and 5 of J. & P. Coats, limited, otherwise known as the cotton thread ' combine, last Wednesday, the corporation today posted notices at all six of its factories announcing that they will be shut down next Monday for an indefinite period. The strike law went into effect January 1. For- The shuf ganized. The_cause of the explosion had not | ga, Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, Jan Government troops are being hur- ried to Greytown to reinforce the army 18- | there “against possible attack oy the is | ag Acovapa in preparation for the expect- ENGLISH ELECTIONS. Unionists Gained Ten Seats Yester- day, the Liberals None. general elactions in progress follo Unionists 134: liberals 159; labor- 21.—John Col- | ites 32; nationalists 58. Unionists §1; liderals 10; laborites 1. From the returns announced of to- the | ay’s voting, the unionists gained ten seats and the liberals none. today’s polling, Resinald Mc- Kenna, first lord of the admiralty, was was returned victorious over E. G. M Carmichael, unionist, for Abergaven Taham, laborite, was re-elected for Rhondda Valley by the enormous ma- New Bill Concerning Development of Water Powers. ‘Washington, Jan. 21.—Senator Car- uance of patents to states for public lands chiefly valuable for the development of water power. He announced today that he would present the bill to congress on Mon- s measure would turn over to the states the whole question of developing water powers. It would relieve the government of the | 0] of lands and streams chicfly viunahle for the development of power. Retires as Bureau of A Equipment Chief. Admiral William_S. Cowles, retired, surrendered that office | today nt served as school trustee, coilector of taxes, alderman, register of the city Utah, Jan. 21.—|and delegate %o republican national the grand jury in the branch of the supreme court | systematic campaign will be waged m a5 investigation intd the | agwinst the nests and the allezed milk trust. search below Wallingford afleirs of the 1t | educated at Central college, New York, New Haven, Conn, Jan. 2 though interrupted by the snow mp- resentatives of the Connecticut Agri- To Investigate Alleged Milk Trust. | cuitural Experiment Station here have New York, Jan. 21—District Attor. | contined to fiad nests of the gupay | juries received foduy ney Whitman announced tonight that | moth In the regions south of Wal ford. Following the present thaw, a |35 years. who lived in the iing- all its most terribie forms bl the lives of at least a score leaped from the teari down a steep plu through the ice- riace of Spanish Others were crushed to death in_grind- ing timbers. Most terrible of all, mafmed and injured caught in the wreckage of one of the cars were burned to death. stories told by broueht to Sudbury Canadian railronds. Indefinite Shutdown of Thread Mills— was due to dissitisfaction with the wages received since the new 56 hour merly the mills were operated 60 hours weekly, and under the new schedulo wages are lower. From a small strike that they | Of boys the trouble extended until to- day the strikers and operatives forced The J. & P. Coats corporation has Government Troops Being Hurried to Greytown—Conservative Party Or- \ Norton and Bell acc candidacy of the presidency of Nicar- entire problem of regulating the use ! ; It will be occupied by Chief ' issippi Sheriff—Run | Clerk’ F. C. Wrenn during the short | time expected to - elapse before: the | Jan. 21—A special | €quipment hureau is abolished by act | Admiral Cowles is a | TWO SCORE PERSONS LOST THEIR LIVES Exact Number of Dead and Injured Not Yet Established —1Ir: North Bay, Ont, Jan. 21.—Di ted out nd per- haps two score people this afternoon, when four cars of a Canadian Pacific passenger train oo branch river. Some were drown The exact number of dead and in- Jured are still unknown here Jute o night, for telegraphic communication has not yet been established with the scene of the wreck, but according/io jured pamsengers it was one of the the history of worst_catastr p] Due to Broken Rail. The ttain wrecked was known as No. 7, en route from Montreal to Sault Ste. Marie and Minneapolis. An official statement giv out here says that it probably was due to a broken rail Went Down Embankment Into River. The engine, baggage express, mull and one second class car remained on the rails, while one second class, one PHICE TWO CENTS FOUR PASSENGER CARS IN RIVER One of the Worst Catastrophes in the History of Canadian Railroads was En Route from Montreal to Sault Ste Marie and Minneapolis—Maimed and Injured Caught in the Wreckage were Burned to Death. a dlning car went dow the the tracks cut Bl which ix None in One Car an hour and 1 ar down the hil Physicians and Diver a special tralx —_— W\THOMAS TAGGART ACCIDENTALLY SHOT While Hunting—May Lose Sight of One Eye. Natchez, Miss., Jan Thoman Taggart, democratic nat 1 commit- teeman for Indiana, was accidentally shot today while hunting with his pri- vate secretary, Harry Norton, ne Fayette, Jefferson county. Iorty birdshot struck Mr. Taggart in the face, right shoulder and chest. He- side# other Inju it is feared thut the sight of one eye will be destroved. A" dospateh received tonight says that Mr. Norton fired when a bbvy of birds was flushed, the churge siriking Taggart, who was in the heavy under- brush. Mr. Taggart tonight Is hurrying to Indianapolis in & special train. Sur- geons gwho dressed the injuries say they sare not necessarily dangerous thought extremely . painful, Mr. TaggarCs secretary, W. H. Nor. ton, and J. E, Bell, an attorney of Indianapolis, were In’ the hunting par- ty. The wounde man was hurried t Fayette, where his injuries were su perficiaily dressed and later to Natch- ez_for surgical attentio) mpanied him fo Indianapolis tonight MISSING NEWPORT HEIR LOCATED IN MAINE. Will at Once Take Steps to Secure the Property. Augusta, Me, Jan. 21—Wilson 8. Sherman, who has been sought s the heir to the estate of his father, the late Gon. West Sherman, of Newport, R. 1. and Washington, D. C., was informed of that fact today and will at once make efforts to_come into possession of the property. He has been a resident of Augusta for the past two months and is employed as a correspondence clerk in & publishing house Mr. Sherman said that his father. who ‘was a retired army officer, dled suddenly of pneumonia In New York thirty vears ago. He said he hag not ited Newport for over twenty-five years. NO DEAD LETTER ORDER. New York Police Captains Must Promptly Make Roports. New York, Jan. 21.—Acting instigation of Mayor Gaynor, stoner Baker of the police d has {ssued a rigorous arde tains, directing them to report fm diately to headquarters all complaints by citizens of clubbing or brutality. "This order,” says the commissioner “must not become @ dead letigr, but must be rigidly enforced. Any lieu- tenant or captain derelict In this re- gard will not be fined, but will proba~ bly be dismissed.” Mayor Gaynor and the commissioner will hold a_conference next week on the advisability of abolishing the so- called “third degree. Graham Succeeds Llovd on Ballinger | Investigating Committ Washington,. Jan. 21.—Represent tive James M. Graham of Tllinols was chosen tonight in place of Represent ative Lloyd of Missour as the second democratic representative on the joint congresslonal committee which (s fo investigate the interior department and_the forestry service. Ollie James of Kentucky Is the ofher dem already chosen. Graham's was made at a caucus of the cratic members of the house held to- | night. Ask for Investigation of U. 8. Steel Co. Operations. ‘Washington, Jan. 21—The petitic of the American Federation of La asking for an investigation of the erations of the Inited Stutes 8 corporation has been referred to Pr dent Taft to the department of Justic The charges in the petition wer eral in character. Pending furth tlon, Attorney General Wic m has addressed u letter to President G pers awking for positive inform on which the allegations are based. fon Talked of Successor to Herbert Parsons. New York, Jan, 21.—Lloyd C. Gris- com. formerly ambassador to Italy, is belng talked of in political circles an & succesxor to Herbert Parsons, Who resigned vesterday as president of the republivan county commitiee Boston Man Fatally 8 Boston, Mass., Jan %/ aged West End, dled at the relief hospital tonight Tour m > Danlel ¥, ot | Four Italians are under arrest as sus- picious persons. ANNUAL REPORT BANK COMMISS Doposita,ia the the market largest in the history bank paid 4 1-2 $9,826,660.14 The only change stock of the crease of $60,000 Trust compan amount of de ber of depositors wa BLACK HAND CONSPIRACY MORE TESTIMONY BY VICTI Payment of Money in Compliance Threatening Letters the fourteen compliance and the acoount of one in postal inspector's son, testified that them to the of these stamyp of the indictment ag cross-examjnati NEW HAVEN ATTORNE of Howard C. who was shot ewport entered PROVIDENCE HIGHWAYMA® Is Said to Be a Deserter German Army. from the Germa cording to Information re listed fn Saxony t Lorens with der of Miss Laura finger prints of productions of ed girl's neck Landslide Near Naugatuck Naugatuck, Conn blockoed traffic nt Taft Suffering from » Celdy President Tary Washington in suffering cold which be contracted w week