Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 15, 1910, Page 1

OVER 30 EARTHQUAKES IN 24 People in the Cities Abandoning Their Homes for Hillside Places of Safety VAST DAMAGE IN Eut No Report of Loss of Life So Far—Vibrations of the Earth Still Continue—Government Orders Suspension of General Eusiness Until Safety is Assured—Panic Reigns i hroughout the Country. San Jose, Costa Rica, April 14.—A | thirty shocks, ten of these occurring of earthanakes, varying in in- [ between 12 o'clock last night and 3 has visited Costa Rica durins | o'clock this morning. Property in San t twenty-four hours, doing vast | Jose ®00. , P more than this, for the vibrations of Poul-hon Panic Stricken. the earth have not yet ceased. So far, there has been no report of General Business Suspended. §oss of life, but the people in the cit- =s are panie stricken and are aband- | Today the government ordered a ing their homes for the hillsides. suspension of general business untii In all there have been more than ' safety is assured. WILL OF PROFESSOR AGASSIZ GRADE CROSSING FILED FOR PROBATE Harvard University Well Remembered | Auto by Late Scientist. e pa ®amage, the extent of which can only | thousand dollars has been destroyed, bow be eszmted at more than $1,000,- | but it is feared that it will total far ger Train—Simsbury Woman Killed. | HOURS COSTA RICA to the value of several hundred ACCIDENT AT MERIDEN Struck by New Haven Passen- Newport, April 14 —Harvard Meriden, Conn., April 14—One wo- university generously remembered | man was killed, another seriously i § The Wi of the late ramond scien-] Jwres, and s man. Drobeby . fatells tist, Alexander Agassiz, which was | hurt, Bled for probate here today, To the | train when a_ southbound passenger on the New York, New Haven president and fellows of thgt institu- | & Hartford railroad struck an auto. tion, for the general uses of the mu- | mobile” this morning at the North Col- seum of comparative zoolegy, is be- | ony street grade crossing. gueathed $100,080 and for the publi- | The woman killed was Mrs. Edward pation of Professor Agassiz’s scien- | Murdock of Simsbury; and the in. tific expeditions an equal sum. Twelve | jured, thousand dollars, which is left to two | bury, Joseph T. Curtis, also of Sims- who is in a critical condltion servants of Professsr Agassiz, to give |at the hospital, and Mrs. John S. San- them a lifegincome. is to revert to | derson, whose injurles are serious, but Fiarvard at fpe deaths of these serv- | not thought to be fatal. nts and theit wives. Many valuable | At this crossing, the view of the clentific s and instruments also | railroad is obscured by a building. ®re given to fhie university. The occupants in the automobile did The Ameri¢an Academy of Arts anfi not hear the approaching train and Bciences recdives $50,000 and the Na- had almost cleared the tracks when tional Aeadeiny of Sciences $50,000. | the locomotive struck the car, hurling The sum of $25,000 is left to the city | it a distance of thirty feet to the curb f Newport for the support of the |in North Colony street. Mi Mur- oles laboratory and for use in main- | dock, who occupied the rear seat, was ¢zining manual training in the schools. | thrown a distance of fifteen feet or o his secretary, Elizabeth C. Clark of | more Cambridze, is given $25000 outright, | ions, over the heads of her compan- and struck head first ‘on the @nd a life income of $5,000 yearly. curbstone, fracturing her skull. After numerous bequests to rela- | Curtis and Mrs. Sanderson jvere tives and family s the residue | thrown from the forward seat, and ©f the estate is divided into three | Curtis became unconscious. Mrs. San- derson was dazed by the fall, but aft- er a few minutes. despite her injuries, crawled on hands and knees a dis- l.onil Agassiz. At their death it is to | tance of about a hundred yards to the Eo (-. their heirs. and should the fam- | nearest house for a i 7= b ‘The any time become extinct, the three had been on their way ‘o aiaie is fo revert to Harvard univer- visic Mys. Sandersop's mother. in this gity. His sons are named as execu- | city, a fors aad trostees.. . ... S e CONGRESS THURSDAY. 0 THE ABRUZZI ~ CALLS ON ROOSEVELT. Bugar Trust Frauds—Sale of F Departure_from Venice for Austria— Lands—The Railroad Bill. . Trip in Gondolas. Washington, April 14.—The presi- | “Venice, 3’" 14—Colonel and Ker- Bent was requested today to send to | mit Roosev t spent twelve hours here tongress any facts in his possession | today, leaving about 2.30 o'clock this svhich might make inadvisable any |afternoon for Vienna. During their trvestization of the Sugar trust frauds | prier visit they enjoyed a trip in gon- ©nless inggis judgment such action Bz e el T W e s TR s G e esis of the public service. POTitE" OF interest. A speech by Mr. Rainey of Ilinois, |" mpe Duke of the Abruzzi, whe is dealing with the Sugar trust, and |now in command of the naval arsenal, charging that Attorney General Wick- | oot 3" o the ex-president and spent ersham and Henry W. Taft, brother of | nearly an hour with him. the president, bad certain legal con- | ““Grand Duke Terdinand of Austria pections with the trust, attracted con- | hapoened today to be at the same ho- siderable attention. tel as Colonel Roosevelt, but they Mr. Olmstead of Penmsylvania an- | gig not meet. While the colonel was mounced that the secretary of war had | junching privately in his room up- sent to the committee on expenditures | geai M PTG s ve B na e mor- the treasury department informa- | o B0 SR CTR GO tess s.;- oncerning the sale of friar lands | pho Chietek, but who was recentl Philippines. which he 1aid be- | P35 40 the rank of princess; Junched house. This information was |in the public dining room with twe . to a resolution introduced | aiges Martin of Colorado, who as- . means of illegal sales | bEMAND RESIGNATION ugar lands had come possession of the Sugar trilst. Representative Mann concluded his OF SENATOR BILBO. & speech on the railroad bill. | Overwhelming Vote of the M ppi Afr. Adamsom of Georgia, senior minority members of the committee State Senat ©- interstate and foreign commerce, | jaokeon, Miss April 14.—The reso- Stiekog e Eeture: lution seeking the expulsion of Sena- devoting two hours to the |, Theodore Bilbo was rejected in the 4 bill, the senate laid aside that | gors o tonight, 28 to 15. until Monday. The Jacksbn, Miss., April 14—In open @ment adopted was one prohibit- | seggion | tonight the state senate by fug the interstate commerce commis- | verwhelm vote demanded the res- sion from exercising jurisdiction ocer | ST R O O O O e resident tes which are entirely by water. Pro Tem Hebron then resigned and The senate passed the Warren bill, | wags followed from the chamber by sev— authorizing the government to diSPose | eral other senators, also supporters of surplus irrigation -watef. Vardaman. 5 branches will hold sessions to- | ~Senator Bilbo then began an address in his own defense, AMERICANS AND CARDINALATE. Denial That the Pope H u. Rome, Ap: S, Steel Co. Increases Wages. P New York, April 14—Substantial 3 Stricken | jpcreases in wages by the subsidiary Names from List of Candidates. |companies of the United States Steel corporation will soon be announced to —The report that the | become effective May 1, it was afficial- a pope had eliminated the names of Am- |ly stated here today. The propos erican candidates from the list of can- | increase will apply to a large ma- didates for the cardinalate, has been | jority of the corporation’s 225,000 em- found. upon investigation, to be er- |ployes and in round figures will in- romeous. It was authoritatively denied | crease the pay rolls of the Steel cor- today. and the Idea that such a step | poration by approximately $9,000,000 bad been taken because Theodore | annually. = Roosevelt did not visit the pope was characterized as ridiculous. Is Harvard’s_Strength. it possible that Harvard really Twenty Years’ Imprisonment for Wife | pelieves that by inteliectual prowess Murder. she may offget #ome of her long string ew York, April 14—August Otto, | Of athletic defeats? Her students have alias Peterson, who beat his wife to |Vanquished in debate both Yale and death on February 2 with a lamp- Princeton. With Yale the score now lighter and buried the body finder the | stands fourteen victories for Harvard fipor of their basement aparent in a |to two for Yale. We trust no one is house of which he was janitor, was |So foolish at Cambridge as to believe gonvicted of murder in the second de- | that this really offsets in any way gree today and sentenced to twenty | the long list of football defeats. Forty years’ imprisonment. Otto was ar- |thousand persons who traveled to Sol- Jestea 1n Mobile, whither he fied aft. | diers field last fall remember, to Har- er concealing the body. He confessed vtrds shame, how well the Elis that he killed his wife in a jealous ”“ ;lvn:dhher on her own grounds. rage after finding her entertaiming another man. Elected Chairman C., H. & D, Board of Dirsctors. New York, April 14 —Announcement ‘made here today that Daniel Wil- the Baltimore & beelll' elected chair- becoming Bnner was elected a direc- tor to represent the note holders, vice M. S. Redmond, deceased. wundred, we venture to as- the debate; but if there Cabled Paragraphs Morgan, the American financier, ar- rived here toda: Stettin, Prussia, April 14.—Torpedo boat No. 122 was run down by the small cruiser Muenchen during the German naval manoeuvres last night. Two engineers of the torpedo boat were killed and several others of her crew wounded. She was towed into Swinemunde in a sinking condition by two other torpedo boats. Manila, April 14—Agents for the Dillinghams of Honolulu have pur- chased 20,000 acres in Laguna prov- ince, where it is proposed to establish a sugar plantation and erect a large grinding mill. The property includes the Calamba friar estate, and has rail and water connections with Manila. The price paid for the land averaged $20 an acre. FAIR WILL BE HELD LABOR DAY WEEK. Decision Reached by Board of Diree- tors of the New London County Ag- ricultural Society—Other Business. President A. D. Lathrop presided at the meeting of the board of directors of the New London County Agricul- tural society on Thursday morning in the city court room, when the execu-— tive board was elected as Tollows: James E. . Brown, George H. Morgan, I W. Stark, J. F. Mason, George Pen- dleton, J. B. C.” W. Hill and Theodo!o Yerringt '\lpeflnmdenz of the grounds John Manwaring 'was re-elected. George A. Sydleman was made super- intendent of the exhibition building. starting Judge judges for the races. It was decided to have Elisha Waterman as chief marshal of the the different townl, and the executive committee will arrange for a resting flm-tar ‘women. was decided that the fair would be held Labor day week, the dates be- l.nd Palmer; class 2, horses, Charles eChe-ney. Elmer R. Plerson; class 3. sheep, G. A. Sydle- man; poultry, W. O. Rogers; class cake, bread and Boncy, ‘William A. Gl!- lup, Edward Cook; class 4, No. 23, fruit, George A. Sydieman: class 5, carriages and harness, L. L. Chapman, George A. Sydleman; farming imple- ments, farming, etc., Gecerge S. Byles; class 6, domestic manufacture and fan. x:vlt, Mrs. George A. Sydleman and James Walker. COLONIAL CONCERT AND TEA Given at A. M. E. Zion Church by Christian Endeavor Society. A _colonial concert and tea. com- was given at A, M. E. Zion church on Thursday evening under the auspices of the Christ; ‘Hndeavor society, and was a big success, filling the church with the seen there at an enter- mnm.nt in a long time. The factory proceeds were for thé benefit of the pastor’s salary. The officers of the society are Mrs. L. Benson, pres- ident; Rev. Dr. W. H. Eley, pastor: Miss Bsther Eley, secretary. Refreshments followed the pro- gramme, which was as follows, all the principals appearing under assumed names: Instrumental prelude, Miss Melinda Pelham, Prof. John Smith; opening chorus, The Fight Is On, colonial coms pany; invocation, pastor; introductory recitation, Colonial Times; Miss Mi- randa_Joslyn; solo and chorus, End ‘This War, Miss Isabella Whipple and company; recitation, Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight. Miss Jerusha Simpson; solo, Rosebul, Princess Theodelinda: duef, The Villain in the Play, Miss Joslyn and@ Uncle Remus; recitation, When I Was Young, Miss Judith Steb- bins; solo and chorus. Cousin Jede- diah, Miss Hannah Sampson Jones and company: quartette, Friendshir, Love and Song, Prof. Jedediah Tomp- kins and companv: recitation, Jonas Pettibone, Misa Sally Thorndike;: solo, I Want to Get Up in Your Lap, Miss Ruth Ketcham; chorus, I'm Rolling, Professor Tompkins and company; recitation, ~ Uncle Jackson's Sermon, Miss Judith Stebbins; finale, Anvil chorus with tambourines, company; short address, pastor. HAILE CLUB ELECTION. Miss Mary Kane Re—elected President —State Delegates Named. ‘Thureday night in their club rooms on Mein street the Haile club had a regufar business meeting attended by about 300 of the members. The an- nual election of officers was the par- ess for the evening and e re-electfon of Miss Mary Kane for her second term as' president. For several weeks two tick- ets have been posted at the club, as named by the nominating committee, but Miss Kane's popularity forced a re-election upon her. ‘The following were the other officers elected: Vice president, i Miss Bliza- Miss Mary Sheridan; assistant Miss Jean Jackson. The usual committees were also named. Three delegates were eclected to the state convention in Waterbury on May 19th as follows: Miss Susan I. Gallup, Miss Mary Sher— idan and Miss Mary Connell. A special programme for the Sunday afternoon tea was announced to con- sist of vocal and instrumental music and recitations. A housewives’ fair for the second weck in May was also an— nounced, and notices have been sent out t> all associate members request- ing contributions of aprons. The business meeting concluded with a talk by Mrs. Lapman, in which she spoke in an inspiring way of the club, its purposes and possibilities. GONE TO CANADA. Congressman Higgins Called There by the lliness of His Father. On Thursday Congressman E. W. Higgins left for Branford, Ont., be- ing called there by the serious illness of his father, W. C. Higgins, formerly | of this city. Congressman Higgins and family arrived here this week for 'm short stay and he had planned to {attend the state G. A. R. encampment ' immediate cause for alarm. lat New London today. On Thursday levening a telegram received from Canada stated that following a con- sultation Mr. Higgins' condition ap- peared better and that there was mno H'.rtf-nl Extends Call to Pastor. . Conn., April 14—At Park Congregational ue extended to Rev. C. J. Carter of Lex ington, -Mass., to become pmstor. WITH TH!II -OVIU!NT. BRAVED FEMALE SUFFRACISTS And Had the Courage to Confess His Opinion—Speech to Delegates of the |- National Convention. ‘Washington, April 14.—The president of the United suu- the m—n chief executive of the mt.lnn ever to greet & convention of braved the danger tnmfln of fac army of women who want the 1o, had the courage to confess his opinion, and was_ hissed. One of the in Suffrage to President Taft was welcoming te ashington the delegates to the con- vention of the Natiopal Am: ‘Woman’s Suffrage association. He ha frankly told them that he was not .‘lvng-,-h‘r in sympathy with the lzfi— ge A s s 'fix‘d ot subscribe fully to tts iples. He nld he thought one of mmm suffrage for women was women @s a whole were not in- ure-tml in it, and that the power of the ballot as far as woman was con- cerned would be controlled by the “less desirable class.” No Feeble Demonstration of Protsst.] ‘When these words fell from the pras— ident's lips the walls of the convenrion hall echoed a chorus of feminine hisses. It was no feeble demonstration of pro- test. The combined hisses sounded as if a valve on a steam engine onad en. The President’s Retort. stood unmoved (n he hissing ‘but 2 moment—and then smilingly an- swered the unfavorable greeting with this retort: “Now, my dear ladies, you must show. yourselves capable of suffrage by ex- ercising that degree of restraint which is mecessary in flle eenduct of govern- ment affairs by not The women who had hissed were ro- buked. The president's reply appir- enfly took instant effect. Therc were more hisses while the president con- tInued Tis speech. ANNUAL BANQUET OF WEST SIDE PINOCHLE CLUB Held at the Waursgan Houss, Con- cluding With Whist—Two Prize Winners. The tenth annual banquet of the Test smnhncnm club was u‘fl.h:ld at use on Th eve- nmt ‘which <the twelve members were in attendance. President S. H. Boeves presided and st his Tight was the affebie secretary, @, The gt the original lub ltlll remain. They are Jmpll O'Nefl, E. G. Rawson, S. H. Reeves, Charles G. Cobb, and R. Benton leble “The following excel- lent banquet was served at 7.30 in the dining room: Blue Points on Half Shell Horseradish Puree of Split Pea aux Croutons Celery Radishes Baked Halibut, au Gratin Duechess Vermont Butter ‘Creamed French Peas Banana ' Fritters, Sherry Wine Sauce Punch a la Royal Demi-tasse Cigars Following the banquet, whist was enjoyed for a couple of hours, the re- suit being that Charles Peckham and Alexander Jordan, with scores of 13 each, won the prizes a stickpin and fountain pen, respectively. The affair was a decided success, having been arranged by the club officers. IMPROVEMENTS AT THE LOCAL GAS PLANT Two, New Benches Have Been Put In—Poje Line to Taftville up but Wires Are Not Strung. At_the local gas plant, Superintend- ent Bogue has been having a number of improvements made, having just completed the installation of two new benches in the gas house. A set of three had been running for vears and two were out of condition and have been replaced. The third of that set is still working all right, and will be continued until it gives out, when it will be replaced, the material with which to do the work being on hand. The poles have all been erected for the electric line to Taftville and the placing of the cross arms is now un- der way. No. 6 insulated wire will be strung as soon as the arms are ready for it. s The electric plant is receiving cur- rent steadily mow from the Uncas Power company, and has since the ninth of January, there being enough water to keep~the power plant in op- eration. TENDER LEFT THE RAILS. Switching Engine Out of .Commission at Lilmer ng All Thursday Aft- ‘ernoon. About noon on Thursday a Central Vermont switcher went upon the sid- ing at the Ulmer tannery after a car. For some reason, the switch, which was thought to ‘be set wrong, was thrown to make it right, but it proved to have been correctly set at first. The result was that when the switch- er backed down, the tender went off line was n locked. ‘The en- gine was repl-lced and the switch opened soon after six o'clock. Fell Overboard. A well known young man, while at- tempting to ‘board a launch at Rose place. on Wednesday evening fell over- to get rid of some of the water had his coat and outside shirt torn on the switch stand nearby the wharf, so that he was in a pitiful shape as the re- sult of his initial dip. - Balloon Accident * AERONAUT TERRIBLY INJURED Became Entangled in Guide Rope as Dirigible Was Leaving the Ground— Foll from Great Height. B.rll& April 14.—An aeronaut nam- ‘became entangled in the mlda rope of the military dirigible balloon M. 4 as it was leaving the ground today, and was carried high above the field, where he cln:n% for a moment and then fell. He was fright- fully and probably fatally injured. Accident on Tegel Field. The accident happened on Tegel field, and was wjme-ued by three hundred members of the Prussian parliament, who had been 1nvltsd by (.ha minister ©of war to see the airship manocuvre. MEETING OF NEW HAVEN BOARD FIRE COMMISSIONERS. pr/ s P20 - Fund for Relief of Families of Dead Firemen Grows Rapidly. New Haven, Conn., April 14.—Search was_still being made tonight in the mmfi&amfiwn&!uflmt) which was burned yesterday, and Which six firemen lost their lives. Up to tor our bodies have been found, and there is but smail hopes of locating the two missing. Tonight the board of fire commissieners met and voted to make a searching investiga- tion for the purpose of ascertaifing whether or not the death of the men ‘was due to negligence or incompetence e part of any member of the de- and to ascertain the condi- tion of-the apparatus of the depart- ment. Coroner Mix has but two more wit- nesses to examine before closing his investigation, and it is understood that in his finding he will be able to tell the cause of the fire. Funds for the relief of the families of the dead firemen are growing rapid- 1y and other steps toward their relief are being taken. COMMITTEE OF NINETEEN _ VOTE TO SETTLE STRIKE. P R‘w:’;h&y: : fi?:l new dean Mail Has Been Despatohed T Liv- erpool to €0 Seattie inwn;l‘ it The Cit; is- PR .D.v. y. of Ebcn-hurg. Pa, wzuw;d amounting o 1195 900. William 8. Kenyon of lowa assumed office as assistant to the attorney gen- eral, swoceeding Wade H. Bllis. the Clark aveuue Frloud Cleveland, O., draws a salary of $15 a month. John A. Ponun, secretary of thé Merchant Marine league of the United States, was a star witness at the ship subsidy investigation. ted an Amendment to the railroad bill permitting the in clusion of complaints in suits before the proposed court of commerc Eleven Italians Were Killed by o premature explosion dynami in the quarry of the Nuazareth Portland Cement company at Baston, Pa. The Personai Estate of the late Thomas F. Walsh, the minin king, is valued at $3,600,000, according to a petition filed by his executor in court. A Bill Providing for a Statue of Gen. Nathaniel Green of Revolationary e on the Guilford battlefield in North Carolina was passed by the senate. The Action of Quebec in deciding to prohibit the exportation of pulp wood into the United States was received with surprise and regret at the state department. Harry L. Morris, coung society man of Cleveland, O., was indicted on a charge of blackmall, being accused of sending threatening leticrs v M Dan O, Caswell, a wealthy widow. The Sugar Trust wae the subject of a conference at the White House be- tween President Taft, Collector Loeb, Attorney Stinson, Secretary MacVeagh and Attorney General Wickersham. No Standardization System for the apple crop of the United States, which fluctuates annually from 6,000,000 to 68,000,000 barrels, will be provided dur- ing the present session of congress. INTENSE EXCITEMENT IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. Hisses and Cries of “Traitor,” “Dyna- mitard,” and Similar Names. London, April 14—Amid scenes of Guarante of $2 a Day to Philadelphia Strest Car Men. Philadelphia, April 14—The commit- n rs from Philadelphia Rapid Transit com- M met tonight and voted in favor of accepting a lfid‘menl offered by been made pubilc, but 3t Js include many. of the features sal made through Mayor Reyburn on March 20, when the com- pany to take back all the strik- ers and to guarantee them $2 a day until regular runs for them. The vases of the 174 men whose dischar; precipitated the strike on Feb. 19 will be submitted to arbi- tration. ROBBERS BLAST OUT $10,000. Fire at Cashier of Spring City, Henn., Bank, as He Came Running. Spring City, Tenn., April 14—Rob- bers biew open the vault of the First National ‘bank of this place early to- day, and escaped with more than $1 000. Bloodhounds have been placed thet trall. One of the robbers shot a. but missed S. E. Paul, assistant cash- ier of the gank, as Paul ran to the in- stitution shiortly after the explosion. Shortly after one o'clock this morn- ing one of the robbers emtered the station of the Cincinnati Southern road here, covered the operator with his. revolv and cautioned him to be quiet. Tmmediately afterwards a series of explosions wrecked the en- tire front of the bank bullding. The robbers remained in the building about twenty minutes, gathering their plun- der, and escaped fust as residents of the town began arriving. GAS Exvosunss NEXT. Promise of Inquiry New York Lighting Companies. New York, Aprfl 14. -’I‘here wWas ev- ery indication today that the next step in” the great uncovering process, next big explosion in investigation, will | be in gas. Former members of the @ssembly have more than hinted that the gas lobhy, the -u legislation, the gas franchises, and the gas corruption vere all of fully 4s startime & charac: ter as those of the insurance, traction or bridge building interests. The ac- tvity of the gas lobby was very strong, and it seems hardly to be doubted that its varied manifestations will be next put under theexamining microscope Dnd that the bacteriological Nfe which constituted it will be shown in Its true form. HEAVY FROST IN DELAWARE. Conditions of Fruit !udt Such as to Suffer Little Damage. ‘Wilmington, Del.. April 14.—The en- tire state of Delaware was visited by a | heavy frost last night, with thin ice in some sections, where the thermometers as low as 30 degrees. In lower Sussex county ‘strawberries suf— fered greatly: also other berries and peach and apple trees. From the remainder of the state, however, reports are to the effect that the fruit ditions are encountered. BABY’'S TIMELY CRY FOR WATER. House Was Afire—Fami Got Out of REQUISITION FOR HOFFSTOT. Gov. Stuart Asks Gov. Hughes for Man ittsburg. intense excitement hardly paralieled since the Gladstonian home rule de- bates the house of commons tonight by majorities of 103 recorded its approval of Premier Asquith's Tesolution dealing with the veto pewer of the house of lords and heard the premier's declar: tion of policy for carrying them into statutory. effect. speaker, having adjourped the hflulfl, an uproarious scene ensued. There were hisses and cheers ana cries of “Dynamitard,” “Trai and simi- lar names. White Mr. Redmond, t Irish leader, appesired to be triyng ir reach a conservative memoper who ha. used an offensive expressfon, nothing serious. occurred, but the demonstri- tions were Tenewed in the lobbies, where the members, especially the n tionalists, Mngered In cxcited discus- sion until the lights were extinguished. = ol Arctic and Antarctic Curios for Ya Peabody Museum, Mew Haven, Conn., April 14.—Among at Yele are numerous articles used by the Eskimos, collectetl by Harry Whit- ney cn his recent polar trip. Sir Ern- est if. Shackelton, the Antarctic ex- plorer has volunteered to give the m seum a case of specimens of Antarctic minerals. y, r Uebate at Middletown, Conn., April 14.—The anpual junior debate at Wesleyan uni- versity ‘was won tonight by Constan- tine M. Panunzio of Italy. A second Frank and W. R. prize gvas divided betwee; Broadhead of Philadelp) Montgomery of Stamfor + Publicly Hersewhip- pril 14—Mayor publicly horsewhipped editor of the Florence itorially attacking the v in nection with the gubernatoriil campaign. The New Sloan Laboratory Building. New Havenj Conn., April 14, —Tenta- plans fof the new Sloan labora- tory, to be erected on the Hillhouse estate, the latter having been puschms- ed by money given by Mrs. Russell Sage_ call for o building L shaped 200 feet jong and 60 fect wide, two stories in height, with a high basement. The building will be for the use of both Sheffield and Academic students., Work of construction will probably begin this spring, and it will be ready for ocupancy a year from next autumn. Two Years for Bucket Shop Promoter New York, April 14.—Edward Alte- mus of Jersey City, recently found guilty under the state laws of run- ning a bucket shop, was sentenced to- day in the court of common pleas to two years' imprisonment. There is al- so0_outstanding against him a federal indictment which charzes the same offense. His counsel obtained a writ of error which acts as a stay of the sentence imposed today Ten Tramps Killed in Freight Wreck. Spokane, Wash., April 14.—Teu per- ing of a Northern Pacific freight train west -of Spokane. Several of the in- jured and all of the dead were tramps, about twenty of whom boarded the train at Pasco. Three bodies have been recovared and seven injured per- £ons are in u hospital. On_ Thursday &erlloon Chemical Co. No. 3 was called to put out a brush fire in the rear of the Atademy buildings. Wednesday evening a lamp explod ed in the home of W. in Franklin street, but was quickiy put out without much damage. Campania, April 10, Regina d'I(alia, New Yeri; 11Lh, Luisiana, Lrom. New York; 13th, Carpathia, from York. At Marsellles: — April $25,000 to Yale General hmd, New Haven Conn., April 14 it wis today that Alfred G. Van of pepulation is greater in any other continent. ! the_recent giffs Lo Peabody Museum | Falling Walls Gaugh; 9 Firemen ALL CRABHED INTO SMOKING DEBRIS BELOW. SALEM STORAGE WAREHOUSE Occupied by the Underwriters’ Salvage Company—S8even of the Men Were Seriously Injured, Two Escaped. Sdlem, Mass., April 14,—Weakenod by a fire that had Just swept over themy the walls of a building used as a stor- age warehouse by the Umderwriters’ Salvage company, late today suddenly bulged outward, sending the second floor. on which’ were Aine . firemen, {rashing into the smoling debris be- low. Two of the fire fighte: naged 1o scramble (o safety, Gniurt save ve dor silght burns, but the remaini each received more or lags serious m- Juries. One, S, John Reed, was pinned benenth the tangled rafters, Good Work by Rescue: Axes wielded by frantic rescuers had to be.used to rescue him. Several of his ribs were broken and a lex was injured, but hic will recover. George Wright, whose chest was orushed amnd head badly curt, is the only one of all the injured about whose condition se- rious fears are felt. Others injured in arles Arnold, left wrm brok- en, ert K. Woodbury, several The bunam was owned by the Boston and Maine railroad. CONNECTICUT SUNDAY LAW, CASE OF MIDDLETOWN MAN Charged With Selling lce Cream and Soda on the Sabbath. Middletown, Conn., April 14.—The Jury in the case of James Bravakis, charged with breaking the Sunday laws by selling ice cream and soda on the Sabbath, came in late today, and said they could not reach an agree- ment, Earlier in the day the jury re- ported that it could not reac an agreement, and was excused for lunch, after which they again went into con- ference. It is understood that five ballots were taken and that the vote each time stood nine for conviction and three for acquittal. Judge W. F. Williams in his charge to the jury said that the selling of ice cream and soda water was not neces- sarily within the meaning of the Con- necticut Sunday law. The accused s a local fruit and candy dealer. TEN SACKS OF MAIL « FELL OVERBOARD From Ferryboat While Crossing from Jamestown to' Newport. Newport, R. I, April 14.—A baggage truck containing ten sacks of mall from New York and Boston for this eity fell off the ferry steamer Narra- gansett while crossing from James- town to Newport today. Most of the bags floated from the truck and were picked up by a lifeboat from the steamer and a naval launch, but twe pouches were not recovered. W. K. VANDERBILT NOT HURT. Untrue Report of Automobile Accident Current in Paris, is current here that W, K. Vanderbilt é Paris, April 14.—A persistent rumor | has been injured In an automobile ac- cident. Servants at the Vanderbilt Paris residence say, however, that they know nothing of such an accident. Some of the reports have it that the aceldent occurred at Maisons-Laftte, or Polssy. Paris, April 14.—The rumors that W K. Vanderbilt had met with an acol- t, which were current here tonight, proved u $100,000 for Yale Mission Library Building, New Haven, Conp., April 14— Through the sottlement of the estate of the late Mrs, George Day of this city, Yale university has come Into the possession of $100,000 Tor the erection and endowment of a mission Hbrary building. The fund for the library was originally started by the bequest of Mrs. Day’s husband, the late Professor George Day. Bishop- Reyburn Engagement. Bridgeport, April 14. e engage- ment of Miss Natala Washburn Bish op of this city to John Randolph Rey buFn of St. Louis was announced to day. Miss Bishop is the grand-daugh- ter of the late Hon. Willlam D, Bish- op, president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford, rallroad, and the late Hon, E. B. Washburn, secre- tary of staté under President Grant and afterwards ambassador to France Mr. Reyburn is the son of the late Judge Reyburn of St. Louls Reception at Home of Judge Wheeler. Bridgeport, Conn,, April 14.—Chief Justice Hall and ~Associate Judges Roraback and Robinson were guests of honor tonight at- a reception at the heme of Judge George Wheeler here this_evening. Attorney General Hol- comb and judges and lawyers from ev- ery county in the state to the number of 260 were present. Nomination of Cardinals Postponed. Paris, April 14—A despatch recelv- ed here from Rome shys that it is stated In ecclesiastical circies that the nomination of cardinals,which was ex- to take place in May or June, been postponed umtil the end of the year. great western just west of e m—un ppi and are now in the full tide of development, bave a separate bank or trust company for every 500 families. Every little vil- lage has its bank, often with only $20,- 000 of capital. The st cover the régien in which a great realty boom has set in with square miles laid out in lots and the prices of farms steadily lfilnf the farm motrtgage is a m. crop. C‘nwd farther in these western than in the acates sast of_the mlw there has also been s.great-banking cxpansion in the states west of the Alleghentes and south of the lakes. Over all the arka east of Plttsburg d south of the Potomnc, ast year a xreat expansion in bank loans Alul increase in the number of banks. Many are perfectly safe, but no suck bank udlnc a rmny boom ean us( uuuo- W condMtions in X e 4 lons -- ‘was then. lt. ¢