Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 30, 1910, Page 1

ot k. - VOL. LU.—NO. 75 CONGERVINDIGATED ALLDS RESIGNS Latter Branded as a Bribe Taker by His Own Action FORESTALLS ACTION OF NEW YORK SENA! Only Explanation for Resignation was Political Expedi- ency—Not Likely that Conger will Resign—Scope of Investigation to be Extended. Albany, N. Y., March 29.—Jotham P, Allds went to his home in Norwich to- night a private citizen, branded as a bribe taker by his former colleagues in the senate and by his own act no longer a member of that body. Sen- ator Conger, ‘W on January 28, filed the charges Allds which re- sulted in the n that enaed o Toaay, staved here t4 ALw. The senate today upheld Congre's charges when forty of its 49 members voted that they had been sustained by the evidence adduced. It is believed that Conger came to the senate today prepared to resign as soon as he re- ceived this vindication. He did not resign, however, and developments made it likely that he will not do so. The cause of this is a resolution in- troduced by Senator Cobb, the ma- jority leader, providing for the ap- pomtment of a committee to present to the semate charges against Conger “growing out of his connection with legislation and the use of funds to in- fluence the members of the legislature or other persons with reference there- to.” Even Congers enmeies admit he is a fighter and the belief is that he will oppose this attempt to deprive him of office as vigorously and with as free an expenditure of money as he at- tacked Allds. The Cobp resolution was referred to the judiciary committee. It is expeci- ed that the committee will report it to the senate unless the leaders conclude that its adoption would plunge the senate into another investigation and cause further delay to legislation. Although forty senators voted against Allds today, by no means this number can be counied on to stand by Conger in a personal conflict now that GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE. Two More Paper Companies Fined $2,000 Each. New York, March 29.—Pleading guilty in the United States circuit court this afternoon to an indictment charging conspiracy in _restraint of trade. the United Boxboard and Paper company of New York and the Stony- brook Paper company, of Haver] Mass., were each fined $3,000. These companies wers two of the hundred or” mere which formed th: boxboard manufacturers eombinatio: against which a blanket indictment wag found in December last. Ailto- gether $50,000 in fines has been: col- lected by the government without. go= ing to trial. Only three companie remain to be heard from. They are the. Chemical Paper fdn.nga.n{‘ of Hulwkog' Mass.; the Reynolds-Boyle company Newark, N. J, and George W. Downs company, also of Newark. YOUTHFUL LOCHINVAR.. Armed With Two Revolvers, Prepared to Fight for Girl—Headed for Death Valiey. San Diego, Cal, March 29.—Armed with two revolvers and determined to fight for the girl of his choice against any odds, Thomas Foreman, 17 years old. son of a wealthy merchant, last night for the second time eloped with Gertrude Seifert, vears old. They headed for Death Vailey in an automo- stayed by snow at bile. Progress wa Des Conas, twenty-five miles east of San Diego. Tt is reported that a fight occurred at that place, the youthful Lochinvar standing off pureuers. All wires to Des Conas are down. FORESAW QUEENSBORO BRIDGE. Dr. Rainey Lived to See Completion of Project That Ruined Him Financially. New York, March 29.—After years of obscurity, the death today of Dr. Thomas Rainey recalled to New York- ens the tragic story of the man who, twenty-eight years ago, dreamed of what is now one of New York’s recent achievements—the great Queensboro bridge. He was 85 vears old. 4 To the project of building & b across the East river and Blackwell's Dr. Rainey gave the best years of his life and devoted his fortune of about $600,000, only to meet failure. He organized a company ‘and some preliminary work was done, but capital was scarce and subsequently the city took up its own plan for the structure. After the completion of the bridge last year Dr. Rainey walked alone over the structure, feeble and ‘bitter-as he gazed at the realization of his plans . by the work of others. Claimants to Swope Estate Form Alli- ance. Kansas City, Mo., March 29.—That Blmer C. Swope, the Martinsburg, W. Va., claimant to the estate of Colonel . Thomas H. Swope, has formed an alli- ance with Dr. B. C. Hvde and Mrs. Hyde, so far as their mutual interests are concerned, was made more appar- ent today, en the West Virginian filed & warranty deed in the probate ocourt here giving to the Kansas City Trust company a consideration not named all his interest in the Swope estate. Ohio State Printer Certified to False Voucher. Columbus, O., March 29.—Mark Sla- ter, supervisor of public printing of Ohio from 1901 to 1906, today was found guilty of certifying as correct a false voucher for $5,501. On two other counts of the same indictment he was acquitted. He is liable to a pemiten- tiary sentence of from one to ten years. There are- still twelve indict- ments against him growing out of al- jeged padded and falsified bilis. Sla— ter’s total alleged thefts from the state amounted to nearly $40,000. — e o $100,000 Worth of Lumber Burned. Birm (Ala., March 29.—The retail luml yards of the Wood Nor- ris Lumber company were totally de- stroyed by fire tohight. The yard cov- ered an entire block and the loss is estimated at $100,000. with $38,000 in- Oid ‘Resident of Hartford Dead. Hartford, Conn, March 29.—Charles C. Tudor, one of the oldest residents of | this eity, died at. his home here today a short iliness from leart asth- Me was 76 years old and leaves & g the division supenintendent. Over crease of six per cent. in the wages of Pennsylvan NORWICH, CONN., R E—" Vienna, March 29,—The emperor has telegraphed to the Hungarian govern- ment his condolences in the catastro- phe at Oekoerito. Monte Carlo, March 29.—The Muse- um of phy, which was founded by the Prince of Monaco and ©occupies an imposing position on the cliff, was dedicated this afternoon with much ceremony in the presence of the diplomaitic representatives of the Eu- ropean countries. The museum is unique and of great scientific value. It contains an extensive collection of botanical and animal life of the sea,s Photographs and charts and elaborate geographical data. ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNERAL OF JUSTICE BREWER Service at Residence in Washington— Burial at Leavenworth, Kan.—Pres- ident’s Note of Condolence. the Allds charges are disposed of. At| Washington, s the same time if the Cobb resolution | o the Iate Justias mrevar or the oay reaches the ‘senate it probably will | preme court of the United States will precipitate a lively fight. be taken to his old home in Leaven- General Graft Investigation. worth, l:xe.:n:;., :“; burial. It was the There seems to be no longer auy -expressed wis| e jurist to be doubt that the present legislature will | Duried sthere. and finally. it was decid- conduct a general graft investigation. | 9, tORE] nt to carry out his desire. With the Allds case out of the way, the | A = funeral service will be held question of a thorough search into tha |8t the Brewer residence here Thurs- dark alleys of past legislative histors | 98y afternoon. Members of the su- lies eunavoidably before the republi- :n"dm;tflmr( will act as pall bearers, can leaders and it must be disposed of | {7 er the Ol NS, includ- before the ture can really practically court, do&m to m:‘mmmm work of ng x““"'d- Wwill start on the journey to new laws, It is probable that tb:’ln- Arrangethents for a funeral vestigation will be conducted a | service” Saturday at a joint“:onlmiaaion of senators and as- | eavenworth are being made and af*- semblymen who will be empoweréd to | °F the ceremony the body will be laid take testimony wherever they see fil fo rest in the family reservation in a and have full power to make witnesses i testify. The ggope of the investiga- uchlet J Fuller wijl head the tion probably will enable the probers :tte:f members of rt who wull to go as far into the past as they wish. :- d the funera lin orth. It Resignation Une: od. probable that only one memjer of xpect the court will remain in Washington. ‘The resignation of Allds was unex- | It will be his duty to open court on pected today, and it upset the plans | Monday when it must convene under of many senators. While Allds’ attor- | an order issued at the time of ad- ney, Lewis E. Carr, explained that his | journment for the Easter recess. In client had taken this action beenusg the absence of the legal quorum of he found that “political expediency” | six, he will adjourn until the next day. had made his cause hopeless, there s | The funeral pafty will returm from no doubt that the vote would not have | Kansas Monday afternoon. been so overwhelmingly hostile had President Taft today sent the fol- Allds stayed in the fight. His resigna- | lowing letter to Chief Justice Fuller: 1y his case. All “I beg to acknowledge the receip: ive dome after | of that could 4 X your letter announcing the death of sustainin charge nst him, | Mr. Justice Brewer, and to condole would e been to put him out; aad | with the members of the court upon such a punishment his own act fores- | the loss of so able, learned, genh{,and stalled. While bribery is & crime. the | respected an -associate. May ask statute of nalxlmnneizg:ioxo‘l:l:d ):ne;::: Eom goe th‘e «:er:ia.us gonnected with any erimi Ppros e funel n er that may pay felt inclined to bring such proceedings. | the tribute to Mr.. Justice Brewers memory which a friendship and pro- found respect covering many years re- quire?” The following letter of condolence was sent by the president to 'Mra Br_elwer: ¥ D *| “I write to convey to vou the sin- cally Forbidden to Make Arrests. celr:s‘;lymplthy of Mrs. T._f%v.nd my- = sel your great sorrow. ‘our hus- Now. York Magdh - iniam ri. band was one of the great jurists and Gaynor, mayorhOf e N 1o 5: | judges of this country and in your save out tonight his promised e v loneliness I ‘earnestly hope that the e 9ty | thought of the great service which he clty on Sunday and at has rendered to his country may offer o omq'ic:;otg:ecp oexni:‘s" meh = S son:rt consolation in the sad hours that tortion’ n whi aw: you.” ::tfi;ggc as “far worse than Suaday Mflbonz‘wot:tnndo;enc; and re- ' spect were by the Yale alum- Sin_e he assumed office the mayor association hin, combatted the poiice | o 8550 e e custom. of aliowing plain clothes men | Trow o, NVIDE Deen a member of the law vloh&blu’ condemn- ——— offering 8:@'“ STRIKE NOT LIKELY o T e i “ON_BOSTON AND MAINE: :Aln. forth wm:l t:.l“ e he £ ‘his sugges- £ SRR tions. They are embodied in a letter | Hurried Call Issued by Union Officials to Wiliam H. Baker, commissioner of for Meeting of Joint Adjustment police, in which the mayor not only | Committee. outlines tj’;‘e" planlof wcdotl: .c:u:! de- ] scribes ] extortion to W] lquor ston, Na W H deaters have voluntarily submitted. In | oriorin® ohore 1 1o Immediate Banser places the entire responsfbil-|,", strike among the 5000 organized conductors and trainmen employed on the Boston and Maine railroad, union officials today issued hurried calls for a2 meeting of the joint adjustment com- mittee in this city Thursday to take final steps regarding the demands for ‘wages. The men are asking for a ten per cent. increase, based on a ten hour day. The demands have heen before the railroad since Jan. 5, but negotia- tlons were broken off on Jan. 20, when a flat refusal to concede the points in dispute was returned to the employes’ adjustment eommittee. ‘With the settlement on the New Ha- TO MAKE NEW YORK “DRY” CITY ON SUNDAY.’ Mayor Gaynor Says Police Are Practi- partment attorney’s office. The police are practieally for- ‘bidden to make arrests. TO RESIST CONSERVATION BILLS Opposition Developed During Speech by Senator ‘Chamberiain. ‘Washington, March 29.—A speech in the senate today by Senator Chamber- lain of Oregon in support of the land withdrawal bill, the firet of the presi- dent's conservation measures, served to elicit from other senators a number of - | ven road effected, the Boston and R s e oton “ehot e | Maine men declare their demands must conservation bills would be vigorously | réceive immediate consideration by the resisted when their consideration is | Management of that road. reac ‘The debate aroused by Mr. Chamber- lain’s ?ech served to bring all of the membefs of the conservation sub-com- mittee to their feet, and their utter- ances were confl of the previ- ous statement that Messrs. Smoot, Dixon and ChAt!}?berhin w?u‘ldm:;: found supporting the conservation d . | fort to maintain public interest in the - S P pee cause of the striking car men, plans ing . " were made today for a monster street The Jlscussion was brousht 2ut 7| parade next Saturday of the wives and ry children of the striking motormen and O e ool | conductors. Labor leaders are stili busying themselves with efforts to gain additional financial and morat support to the cause. Separate conferences were held by ¥ 3 the leaders of each side of the contro- Was With Peary on Final Dash for | versy today, but when they closed, North Pole. both sides denied that any question of settlement had been considered an< Portland, Me., March 29.—One of the | said they were preparing for a pro- most distinguished of doms died today | longed struggle. on Flag Island, in Caseo bay, near LABOR LEADERS BUSY AT PHILADELPHIA. Working to Get Financial Aid Striking Car Men. Philadelphia, March 29.—Ian an ef- for Teport of commission, which report Mr. berlain commended in high terms. DISTINGUISHED DOG DEAD. Commander Robert E. Peary’s summer OBITUARY. home on Eagile Island. The canine was e ithe last survivor of the deep chested, Gen., Thomas L. Rosser. powerful muscled =and courageous brutes that Peary selected as the best of all the hardy breed of the frozen north to take him and Matt Henson on the final successful dash to ]the pole. Even more distinction also falls to the | the field by Lincoln, but he resigned lot of the half wild creature, for he | ana ‘entered the service of the Gone was_with Peary when the explorer |rejeracy at Montgomery as first lieu- reached “furthest north,” three years|tenant. When tmlz surrender came he ago. refused to capitulate and cutting his So attached@ @id the commander be- way through the union lines, took the come to the faithful ihn.ttfirbed remnan}tla of ;x;l- b:ogxmaaa:i to ynchburg and there disbande em. home to sport with other Bekimo do®s | Ho was '53",“ o At that were survivors of previous trips.|postmaster of Charlottesville at the ‘The animal had been placed on exhibi- | time of his death. tion at the dog shows at Boston and s Wrigh Portland. The unnatural conditions of amuel L. Wright. his new life undermined the animal’s Youngstown, Ohio, March 29.—Sam- vigorous strength and caused its|uel L. Wright, president of the Ohio death. and Pennsylvanta Baseball league, died P tonight after se‘ve‘;al weeks;l mn?“‘l%? - = ‘was ma! ol e team here in Missing Captain of Artillery Reports to | ang lsomen Youngstown won the Superiors. b p:nnxant and w;g elected whfint of San Francisco, March 29.—Following | tbe league last January. ght was a request to the police to find Capt. | 45 vears old and was formerly a press Daniel W. Hand, of the United States | telegrapher. field artillery, quartermaster of the 5 army tra Thomas, a report was | No Change for Worse in Condition of erroneously circulated that he Senator Daniel. been arrested last night. Hand’s s Whereabouts had been unknown to his | D3¥tona, Fla, March 29.—Dr. Chow- friends for several days and they,|DiDn8. the attending physician, stated feari s o mishap, sought police aid, | tonight that the condition of United g to his superiors today. | States Senator Danlel is not as sat- “ | isfactory as it was two days ago, there having been a complete cessation of Six Per Cent. Wage Increase for 100,000 | improvement during the past 48 Men. hours. otk P MarcER—An in Baliroom Death Roll of 300. every employe on tae ia Budapest, XMarch 29.—According railroad system whose salary does not | an official report received from exceed $300 a month will become ef- fective on the first of the month. This | ministry of the intgrior today, the cement was made here tonight | dead in the ballroom fire at Oekoerite ‘nunrber- 200; while 70 others were in- jured, many of them fatally, L Charlottesville, Va., March 29.—Gen- eral Thomas Lafayette Rosser, 73, died tonight. He was taken ill ten days ago. He was a member of the class at West Point when ordered into - to the 100.000 men are affected. WEDNESDAY, _ vice governor of the district by the |port, Al'um:'u‘ ;‘o.o. Terrific Storm In the West DENVER CUT OFF FROM COM- MUNICATION WITH EAST. RAIN, SNOW, SLEET, HICH WINDS Miles of Poles Carried Down and Wires Tangled Mass—Trains Stalled in Snowdrifts. March 20.—A terrific rain, leet storm, accompanied by raging throughout east- ern Colorado and western states to- night. It has cut off Denver from wire communication with the east and has caused much to transportation. According to meagre reports received by telegraph ecompanies, trains travers- ing that territory are stalled in snow-— drifts and rotary plows have been called into service to relieve the block- ade, Snow Followed by Sleet. The storm appears to have developed on the eastern slope of the Rockies. The heavy snow was followed by sleet. Telegraph companies tonight report that there is not a wire into Denver from the east, the last one, which was routed by way of St. Paul, Helena and Lake, having failed tonight. In many places miles of poles have bfien carried down and wires le tangled ih a mass whick it is said cannot be cleared away for several days. ‘Wire communication with the Pacific coast also has suffered materially from the storm, and what few wires are working are over circuitous and un- usual routes. Wind of Hurricane Violence. ‘Winds of almost hurricane violence, accompanied by heavy rain and snow, today nearly cut off Denver from the rest of the world. Over the entire region west of Kansas City to the Pacific coast and from Santa Fe, N. M., to Central Wyoming, the storm raged, harassing telegraph communication and seriously delaying traffic. Miles of telegraph poles are reported down. By noon every wire east of Denver was silent. Around Julesburg, Colo., many telegraph poles were blown down in a row while the storm. also took down the wires on the south central routes through Pueblo and Kansas, Eoth telegraph and telephone com- panies put gangs of repair men at work but it probably will be many hours be- fore communication is again normal. IRONICAL REFERENCES TO ROOSEVELT Caustic Editorial in London Standard ~—Colonel Still in Caire. London, March 30.—The Standard this morning devotes a long editorial to ironical references to Colonel Roose- velt’s progress. 2 Alluding to a recent rumor that the ex-president had received an offer of the post of adviser-general to the Chi- nese empire, the Standard says he is obviously the man for the position. It remarks that the ordinary traveler requires months of study and observa- tion before venturing an opinion oa foreign nations. With a “man of geni- us,” it is otherwise, A few weeks, spent mainly on the cars and steam- ers and at the hotels, gualifies him to pronounce judgments for the instruc- tion of the listening nations. “We look forward with keen antici- pation,” the editorial concludes, “ta Mr. Roosevelt's discovery of the British isles and his candid remarks on our shortcomings. We might return tne compliment hy sending, say Mr. As- quith, to lecture the citizens of the United States on their national defects and imperfections.” Cairo, March 29.—Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt dined quietly at their hotel and enjoyed the first night of rest and privacy since their arrival here. Ker- mit and Miss Ethel attended a dance. Chicago, RICHMOND POSTOFFICE ROBBERS CAPTURED At Grand Central Station, New York— $30,000 Stamps Recovered. New York, March 29.—Two men, ocharged with being implicated in the robbery of the postoffice at Richmond, Va., recently were arrested by postof- fice inspectors in the Grand Central station tonight. With their arrest trunks containing $30,000 worth of stamps were seized. Both men offered stubborn resistance and were not over- powered until they were knockel sense- less. A third man escaped. They were traced to New York by means of three trunks shipped from Richmond, with the seizure of which $30,000 worth of the $85,000 lot of stamps obtained in the robbery were recovered. The rob- bery occurred Saturday night. The prisoners gave t names of Frank Chester, 54 years old, of St. Paul, Minn., and Frederick Cunningham, 34 years old. Cunningham maintains that he is a banker and that his home is in London, England. NICARAGUAN NEWS. Rumored That Zelaya is Coming to New Orleans With $15000 for the Insurgents. New Orleans, March 29.—Efforts to procure what would amount to inter- vention in Nicaragua by the United States, the refusal of the United Fruit company to.transport General Gor- don’s revolutionary reinforcements and the announcement that former Presi- dent Manuel Bomilla of Honduras would not come to New Orleans form- ed the principal developments today in the activities of the two Nicaraguan factions in New Orleans. It had been announced that Bonilla, the man who was deposed as president of Honduras by Zelaya, was coming to New Orleans with $15,000 for the in- surgents. Bonilla was last heard from at Belise. Whgn the steamer Agnella arrived from Belise today Bonilla was not on board. Carlos ' Chamorro’s statement that unspeakable barbarities were practiced by the Madriz “government brought forth a denial from General Francisco Altschul. DEATH OF ALEXANDER AGASSIZ Occurred at Sea—Eminent Naturalist Was Citizen of Newport. Cambridge, Mass., March 29.—Alex- ander Agassiz, the eminent naturalist and president of the Calumet and Hecla Mining company, died yesterday on the steamer Adriatic, Southampton for New York. The news came in a wireless message from Maximillian Agassiz, his son, to Major Henry m, of Lee, Higginson & com- pany. O L p R Ao L exander _a citizen o W - 'Nawpnrt Rn;ttn' "; et e room. @ owned . estate on G-uaul-:.ul. which he ‘t.ho a Condensed Telegrams A Daughter Was Born to Crown Princess Gustave Adolph of Sweden. The Report of the Death of King Ini‘:aeuk of Abyssinia is officially de- The Twenty-third Cong;.“ of the Institute of International law was be- gun in Paris, Dean Sumner Held a Special Easter service on the stage of a vaudeville theatre in Chicago, Sewall F. Caneb, & Princeton student ran away from college and went to Europe as a stowaway. Dr. F. A. Cook Could not be found on board the steamer Abengarez when it arrived at New Orleans, Brigadier General Hawkins, governor of the National Soldiers’ home, died suddenly at Glen Springs, N. Y. Mount Etna Showed Danger signs again and natives carried out their holy images and household goods. President Taft Sent a Special meas- age to congress urging an appropria- tion of $250,000 for the tariff board. | A Kosher Meat Famine is imminent in St. Louls because 42 shops have closed on account of a price-cutting war. Admiral_Dillingham Returned from Hampton Roads, where he investigated g?d-mon- aboard the scout cruiser em. Mrs. Helen M. Mitchell died In Brooklyn from her thumb being pierced by the thorn in a pineapple she was paring. The Town of Gray, Ind., annexed three adjoining towns with an gate pepulation of 70,000 without get- ting their consent. W. J. Rice, Ci r of the Imperial bank at Olive Hill, Ky., is under arrest and the bank has been placed in tho hands of receivers, Colonel Roosevelt Delivered an_ ad- dress before the students of the Uni- versity of Egypt and also visited the Girls’ Mission school. hi Whether the Soldiers Discharged for shooting up Brownsville, Tex., are to be allowed to re-enlist may depend upon a big, black dog.™ There Has Been Another vigorous eruption of Mount Etna, which has set the stream of lava in meotion through the Fra Diavola district, Prince Charles of Monte Carlo has acceded to the demand for a parlia- ment and municipal council to be elect- ed by universal suffrage, The Republicans of the House will hold a caucus next week to arrange a programme for putting through the pending administration measures. The Senate Committee on Judiciary decided to make a favorable report upon the mnominations of judges for the new Customs Court of Appeals. The Interstate Commerce sion reduced the lake and rail rates on flour from Minneapolis, Minn., to New York city, from 23 cents per 100 pounds to 211-2 cents. . Col. Levi Candee Weir, who was president of the Adams Express com- pany from 1894 until 1909, died at the Hotel Plaza, New York, from a com- plication of diseases, BUCKLEY A STUBBORN WITNESS. York Life Gives in Insurance President of N Damaging Testimony Case. A New York, March 29.—William H. Buckley, for years the handy man at Albany of the fire insurance companies, stepped down from the witness stan today with a sigh of relief. Superin- tendent Hotchkiss of the state ineur- arce department after four days of grilling announced that he was through with him as witness. The superin- tendent’s next step will be an attempt to bring about his disbarment as a lawyer on the strength of the testi- mony adduced at the hearing. Just before the session adjourned Mr. Hotchkiss demanded that the wit- ness tell him how much he got from the insurance companies. Buckley was gilent as usual. “The records show,” said Mr. Hotch- kill, answering the question himself, “that you received about $100,000 from the insurance companies in the years you represented them.” During the day, Darwin P. Xings- ley, president of the New York Life Insurance company, appearing as a witness, swore that Buckley asked him to pay him $3,000 in 1906 with which to buy at $500 each, the votes of six members of the-state senate. It was also shown that as late as September 1, 1909, the New York board of fire underwriters raised $500 to be speut in connectlon with legielation at Al- r. Kingsley’s appearance as a wit- pess gave the first direct life insur- ance tinge to the inquiry. There had been vague evidences of Buckley’'s ac- tivity in this line previously but Mr. Kingsley’s statements were straight from the shoulder. HUG MAY PROVE FATAL. Woman Repelled Man and Was Drag- ged Down Flight of Stairs. Utica, N. ¥., March 39.—Mrs. Estma Pec is in a local hospital with a broken neck as the result of an attempt to hug her. She was working near the top of a steep flight of stairs in her home today when Stanley Czepect, 23 years of age, a boarder, threw his arms about her. She pushed him from her and he fell, dragging the woman with him down the entire flight. He was badly bruised and cared for by the po- lice. The woman is the mother of sev- eral children, In a statement to the coroner she refused to hold the young man to account for the accident. Her life is despaired of. New England Postmasters to Meet in Boston April 13. Washington, March 29.—The . semi: annual meeting of the association of New England postmasters will be held in Boston April 13. Postmaster Gen- eral Hitchecock will assign one or two officials of the department to represent him there. Fall in Vat of Boiling Grease Proved Fatal. 'w Haven, March 29—Andrew Ger- bule, a mason, who fell into a vat of boiling grease at the plant of Sper- ry & Barnes Monday afternoon, died at a local hospital tonight. He was 24 years old and unmarried, Further Conferences of B. & O. Men. Baltimore, March 29.—There were further conferences today between the officials the Baltimore & Ohio road and representatives of the engineers, relative to 'mmil conditions and wages, and they will be resumed to- ‘morrow. K CAB STRUCHK BURG DIV DRIVER MISSJUDGED Charles A. Bryer and the Cab & the Victims—Mrs. Bryer Seriou Injured—Marriage Postponed. Waverly, Mass., March 20.—Charies A. Bryer of Center Harbor, N, H., and BErnest M. Harlow, a cab driver, were killed, and Mr. Bryer's wife, Katherine, seriously Injured tonmight when a cab in which the- were on their way to a wedding was struck by e train on the Fitchburg division of the Boston and Maine railroad at the Waverly Center crossing. The wedding, whioh wes that of Mrs. Bryers sister, :g’- Flett, daughter of George C. Fl firet we- lectman of the town, was abruptly postponed as soon as news of the aoci- dent reached the church. Mrs. Bryer's injuries may xv‘ v tal. She was to the t rewi- dence, a short distance from the scene of the accident. She ls 21 years old and was married only a year ago. Her husband’s age was 28 years. Attempted to Cross Ahead of Train. Mr. and Mrs. Bryer had ed Harlow to drive them from the Flett residence to the First Congregational church, where the wedding was to have been held. The driver attempted to get over the crossing ahead of the train end midjud; the distance. Mr. Bryer was mangled under the wheels of the train, while his wife was thrown to one side of the track, suffering se- vere injuries. The body of Harlow was found on the cowcatcher of the engine when the train stopped. COAL MINERS OFFER NO COMPROMISE As Far as Wages Are Concerned— Present Scale Expires Thursday. Cincinnati, March 29.—Only immedi- ate increases in wages will prevent nu - merous and widespread strikes in the bituminous coal mines of the country, according to aetion taken by the sps- cial committee of the United Mine Workers of North America, late today, following final disagreement and dis- solution of the. joint conference of the central competitive field, The term proposed by the miners for the continuatfon of work after ths expiration of the present axreement on midnight, Thursday will admit of no compromise as far as wages are con- cerned. On most other questions, however there is room for 3!.-.". and the general trend opinton among men and employers tonight was that ne long su n of work will ru_alt, in a few fields. e ng aspect over- shadows ths nnsylvania and Tllinoly flelds, In Pennsylvania there ean ne no new contract ‘short of a settiement of the controversy over the new ex- plosive laws of that state, and In II- nols the old problem of payment for the services of shot fires, looms a= 2 possible barrier to pedpeful settle- ment. Pittsburg, March 29.—The industrial interests here e: ct a coal strike and in anticipation of trouble it ‘was learn.- ed tonight ‘they have stored enough coal to withstand at least a menth's shutdown of the mines. The operators were not pleassd with the news from Cincinnati today. ‘There are about 50,000 men at work in the soft-coal mines of this districe. FUNERAL OF RUTH WHEELER. Wolter Still Denies He Ki the Girl or Knew Her. New York, March 29.—The body of Ruth Wheeler, the 15 year old stenog rapher who-was murdered in the reom of Albert Wolter last Thursday, was quietly buried today, while the youth accused of the crime continued to re- sist the efforts of detectives to obtain a confesgion. Only immediate mem bers of the family were present at the girl's funeral. / Standing on his assertion that h will perhaps “tell everything on Wed- nesday,” Wolter remaine in his oefl, still denying that he killed the gir or that he knew her. The district attor- ney’'s office says, however, that evi- dence sufficient to convict already has been obtained and that the trial wilt be rushed, beginning perhaps as early as Monday next. The présent plan is to lay the case before the grand jury tomorrow without the formality of a coroner’s inquest. Evidence that may fix a motive for the erime was revealed today in the findinge of Prof. Johm H. n Columbia university. He re there were indications that the g had been mistreated before being killed. The accused youth’ ents employ- ed counsel for him t y and he was instructed to maintain silence. His former companion, Katie Miller, is s8iX held at the house of detention as & ma- terial witness and it is through her that the police yet hope to Influence the prisoner to confess. ‘The murder aroused the city awthor- ities to action along a nmew line today when a resolution was offered befors the board of aldermen calling on the legislature to pase a law for the super- vision of employment agencies an far as minors are concerned. It is through such an agewcy that Ruth Wheeler learned of Wolter's ad- dress. DISASTROUS WOD_DS FIRE. 1,200 Acres of Woodland Burned Over Ne Bristol. Bristol, Conn.,, March 29.—A woods fire, one of the most disa in the history of the town, broke on the mountain back of the town today and tomight had burned over 1,200 acres of woodland. Fire Warden Rowe and a force of fifty men are fighting the flames and are having a hard time in keeping them from destroying the bungalows and summer homes on the top of the mountain. How the fire started 48 not known and the loss can- not be estimated at this time. The fire was gotten under contrel late tonight at the Bristol ned, but the part toward Terryville was still burn- ing. The loss has not been estimated. Negroes Acquitted at Charleston W, Va. Charles, W. Va., March 29.—Walter and Henry Johnson, negroes, who with Charles Lewis, also colored, wers charged with entering the home of Al- fred Rockhold, near Gassaway, last November, binding Rockhold a saulting his wife, were acquitted to day at Sutton, W. Va, ‘When the Johnsons were arrested Glasscock sent two eom of mil- itia to Gassaway to save t! from lynchers. Lewis was death while trying to escape,