Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 22, 1910, Page 1

WB LAST Ni6 Woke W Yesterday Hornmg in Full ;PowessionotAll His Faculties U"NGONSGIOUS FBDH 3 OCLOCK P. M. Patient Failed to Kc:pon‘ to Restoratives—Sank Into State of Coma and Remained so Until Death Came Painlessly at 6. 30 in the Evening—Mr. Clemens Died mNfldyunthSfidofAnyManofGnd. Redding, Conn., April 21.—Samuel fanghorne <Clemens, “Mark Twain,” died painlessly at his home here at 6.30 o'clock tonight of angina pectoris. He lapsed into foma at 3 o'clock this mfternoon -and never recovered. con- eciousness. It was the end of a man worn out by grief and agony of body. Recognized His Daughter Clara. Yesterday was. a.baa day for the little knot of anxious watchers at the pedside. For hours the grey aquiline features lay moulded in the inertia of death, while the puise sank lower -an ijower, but late @t night- Mark Twaii passed from stupor into the first nat- wural sleep he had known since he re- turpned from Bermuda, and this morn- ing he woke refreshed, even faintly cheerful and in full possession of all his faculties. He recognized his daughter Clara, Mrs. Ossip Gabrile- witch, spoke 2 word or two and, feel- ing himself unequal to conversation, wrote out, in pencil: “Give me my ®lasses.” They were his last words. Laying them aside, he sank first into reverie and later into final uncon- sciousness. There’ was no thought at the time, however, that the end was so near. At 5 o'clock Dr. Robert Halsey, who had n contjmiously in attendance, said: “Mr. Clemens is not so strong at this hour as he was at the corre— sponding hour yesterday, but he has wonderful vitality and he may rally wgain.” P Albert Bigelow Paine, Mark Twain’s biographer and literary executor, said to a caller who desired to inguire for Mr. Clemens: “I do not think you will have to call often.” - Nevertheless, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Loomis, who had come up from New York to give thelr jove in person, left Stormfleld, Mr. Clemens’ house, without seeing him, and heard of his death just as they were taking the train to New York again. At the Deathbed. Mrs. T.oomis was. Mr. Clemens’ fa- wvorite niece, and Mr. is wvice president of the Lackawanna tallroad. Bimd] Jarvis Langdon, & nephew, whe ran up for the day, left even. earlier and wholly uninformed. At the deathbed were only Mrs. Gabril o‘w‘kc‘n, Clmuu, ther husband, Dr. uintard, Albert m‘g- biograph: d is ;1 ln.e kexumt:. Yy an is eTaTy T, end the two trained nurses, ¥ tives—digitalis, stryohnine and ‘sam- phor— tient | re ed 1o istered, but Oxyzen was iried yestérday .,fl!o physicians_ e that it Was of mno value, because the valvular action of the heart wes not disordered. was-only an extreme and increasing debifity, accompanied by labored res- piration. . Althiough angina pectoris is charac- terized by severe pain deep de- pression of spirits, Twain did not die in anguish. Sedatives soothed tis pain, but in his moments of con- sciousn ‘the mentai msion per— =isted. “Two Days of Life Are as Good to Me as Four.” On the way up from Bermuda he =aid to Mr., Paine, who had heen his constant companion in illness: “This is a bad job; we'll never pull through with it On shore once more and !onging for the senerity of the New England air, he took courage and said to those who noted ‘his enfeeblement in sorrow: “Give me a breath of Redding air oncé more and this will pass.” But it did not pass, and, tired of body and weary of spirit, the old ‘warrior against and snobbery said faintly to nurses: “Why do you fight to keep mé alive? Two days of life are as good to me as four.” An Inveterate Smoker for Over Fifty Years. Mark Twain wds for more than fifty years an inveterate smoker and ¢the first conjecture of the layman will be that he weakened his heart by over- indulgence in tobacco, but Dr. Halsey said tonight that he was unable to predicate that the angina pectoris from which the -humorist died was in- any way a seqguel of nicotine poisoning. Yet it s true that after his illness began the doctors cut down Mark Twain’s daily allowance of cigars and countless pipes cigars a day. No deprivation caused him more dis- comfort. He tried to smoke on.. the steamer while returning from Ber- muda and only gave it up because he was too feeble to draw on his pipe. Even on his , when he had passes-the point of speech and it was no longer certain that his ideas were lucid, he would wave an imaginary cigar and, smiling, expel empty air Zrom under his ‘heavy moustache stained with smoke. Why His Redding Home Was Called “Stormfield.” - Where Mark Twain chose to spend his declining years. was the first. out- post of Method in New England, and it was among the hills- of Redding that General Israsl Putnam of Revolu- tionary fame Tnustered ' ‘his' sparse ranks. Putnam wk now encloses the memory of his cam Mark Twain M heud of it at’the dinner given him on his 70th birthday, 4 at .$150,000, 3 Harr!et N. Brown. for the little maids he adored, racier, for masculine ears. of artistic d. The death of his from which he never recovered. was then that the stabbing pains in ‘with the heart began. Mark Twain died as nearly as it can be said of any man of a broken heart. ruder speech It is a legend thiit he was vastly proud famous mop of white hair and \sed to spend the pains of a court lady in getting it t0 just the proper stage isarray. Died of a Broken Heart. Last summer the walks began to falter; last fall they ceased for good. of H. H. Rogers, a close n’l-!d. was a severe blow. The death \iauxh'ter Jean, who was seized of epilepsy last fall attack whtle m her bath, was an added blo; His Last Bit of Literary Work. ‘The last bit of. literary work he did was a chapter of his unfinished auto- biography describing his daughter Jean’s death. He sought diversion in Bermuda, where he was the guest of the American vice consul, William H. Allen, whose young daughter, Helen, acted as his secretary for what letters he cared to dictate. Burial at Elmira, N. Y. The burial will be in the family plot at Elmira, N. Y., where lie already his wife, his two darghters, Susan and Jean, and his infant son, Langhorne. No date has yet been set, as the fam- ily is still undecided whether or mnot there shall be a public funeral first in New York city: Died Well Off, Though Not Rich. Mr. Paine said tonight that Mark Twain had put his affairs in order and that- he died well off, though by no means a rich man. He leaves consid- erable .unfinished mannscripts in all stages of completion, many of them begun years ago, and put aside as un- patisfactory. Mrs. Gabrilowitch will aid Mr. Paine in the ‘final decision as fo what use shall be made of these. *. . EXPRESSIONS OF REGRET Very Great Loss to American Letters. New Haven, April*¥I.—William 1 on Phelps, professor of English liter: ature, at Yale university, when told wf‘ th! death of Mark Twain, said: The death of Mark Twain is a_very at loss to Amerfcan letters. I re- rd him as forengost repre Wagzp present ‘day. g‘iom Sawyer and Huckleberry n tWo masterpieces, will live 3 mmy pm‘ as_fllustratwe of a cdr- of American life. T knew mrk Twain personally and had the highest admiration for his personal character.” lmpo-ubh to Exaggerate the Loss to < the Country. ‘ambridge, Mass, April 21.—Col ! ‘Wentworth Higginson. who is &e last of Boston's famous co- of lterary lights of nearly half n cerntnry ago, was deeply affected by thgdnavu of Mr. Clemens’ death. He said: . “f¢ 1s impossible to exaggerate the loss to the country. It is something unique in itself.” Highly Esteemed and Much Beloved. Boston, April 21.—When Mrs. Julia ‘Ward Howe, Boston, venerable woman of letters, in her 91st year, had been told of Mark Twain’s death this eve- ning, she penned the following expres- sion for the Associated Press: “The news of Mark Twain’s death will be sad to many people. He was personally highly esteemed and much beloved; a man of letters with a very genuine gift of humor and of serious thought as well.” British Sympathy. London, April 22.—The British public followed the reports of Mark Twain’s last fllness with deepest sympathy, and the news of his dsmh will be felt as a national loss. All of the London news- ‘papers publish long sketches of this career, with portraits and reminis- cences, especially recalling ‘his visit to Engiland, in 1907, when Au- gustine Birrell, chief secretary for Ire- Iand, p;eflfl'mg at the Pilgrims’ dinner, pa.ld an eloquent tribute to, Mark Twain as 2 man Englishmen delighted to honor. «President Taft's Tribute. ‘Washington, April 21.—President Taft, when informed of the death of Mr. Clemens,- wrote this statement: “Mark Twain gave pleasure—real, intellectual enjoyment—to mlllh:vns, afid his works will continue to give such pleasures to millions yet to come. He never wrote a line that a father could not read to a daughter. His humor was- American, but he was nearly as much appreciated by Eng- lishmen and people of other countries as by his own countrymen. He has made an epduring part of American literature.” melll “Royal Rooter” Charged with Larceny. Boston, April 21.—Michael J. Re- gan, known in baseball circles as the “royal rooter,” was arrested in Provi- dence tonight for the Boston police, who want him on the charge of lar- ceny of thirteen bonds valued at $1,000 each, & part of the estate of the late 1 Miss Brown died in ‘1907, possessed of property valued all of which, excepting a dollar for each of her sisters, was left to Regan. . The probate’' court disallowed the will and Regan was charged with fraudulently securing $62,000. 0!. Bromley Foundation Lecture at Yale University. New Haven, Conn., April 21.—“Some Present Day Problems for the Press,” were discussed by Major J. C. Hemp- hill, - editor of the Richmond Times- h, in his lecture under the < n at Yale university tax, the labor ; j question, temperance reform, woman's suffrage,. the tariff and “‘muckraking” were the topics presented. the | of a mining company. was found b\xrn«r ed to a crisp today in the ruins of a’ fr-m) e-hin. Chlflenden was to ‘have trial of a minar and last {* > ed Arara and landed at Sydney. April 2L~'.l'he crew steam- ing dred, arrived here today on the way to their homes. Santiago, Chill, April 21.—Au Bdwards, minister of a today that all rumors t n:?mman official arran S it of the dh‘pllte Tacna and Arica nmm minister insisted tht Chili’s attitude remained as before a plebiscite for the provinces was flm Tours, ance, April 21.—The wife of De Gatigny, who jointly with her hus- band is charged with misrepresentation in the sn!e of paintings to Mrs. Charles H. Paine, appeared before the examin- ing magistrate today. She said she was the daughter of a Boston journal- ist. She declared that she always be- liaved her husband was a count and that the paintings sold were genuine. ROOSEVELT IN PARIS, ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME The Temps-8ays His European Tour Is Unparalleled in History. Paris, April 2 No reigning sover- eign ever received a more enthusias- tic welcome to Paris than did Theo- dore Roosevelt, the former pnsid-nt of the United States, 'today. He reach- ed here at half past seven o’clock this morning. and was greeted by the rep- resentatives of the president of the republican and cabinet, American Am- bassador Bacon, M. Jusserand, the French ambassador at Washington, and a great concourse of people, which the cordon of troops surrounding the rallway station had difficulty in hold- ing in check. After luncheon at the American em- bassy, Colonel Roosevelt called upon President Fallieres and Foreign Min- ister Pichon, who immediately after- wards paid return visits to the em- bassy. Part of the gftsrnoan was de- voted to prlvl.te evening Mr. ovation at tho 'J.‘ha'!‘e:ly tonight tone of thrdnfi.rs “No democratic the paper, “ever ’oplulv:.gg. !We are ma] of kings : Roosevelt is no longer the man, therefore, Whlch is be ‘honored. -.fic l:a;e ant ropean P‘O';‘!’ the office, Tt h‘hln character, whlch appefl to El- = £ An’on;.mng Statemant. by - Assistant Soormry of the Treasury. w::lflnnnn ‘April 21.—The astonish- ing statement wag made by Charles D. Norton, anhflm _Becretary of the treasury, before the house committee on expenditures in the treasury depart- ment today, that there ' law by which a subordinate in any of the various sub-treasuries of the Unlt— ed States can be punished ormakmg away with' publio mnd& ~A.anan may loot the treasury as much as he likes, or.can get away with, and no law ex- ists by which he can e punished, said Mr. Norton. If two.or more emploves engage in an embezzlement they may be punished for conspiracy, but that is 'l‘he further information was elicited that the bonding system of treasurers and assistant treusurers of the United States and their various subordinates is obsolete and inadequate. Subordinates in the treasury depart- ment, handling millions in money dai- ly, were required to furmish no bond except that in some cases assistant treasurers required bonds regardiess of the law in the case. NEGRO BISHOP GAINES CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT Said to‘ ‘HIV. Diverted to His Own Use $150 Church Funds. Camden, N. J., April 21.—Bishop ‘Wesley J. Gaines, a negro, of Atlanta, Ga., who is holding the annual New Jfim’e{z i(:mgl?:uee of the A. M. E. chur n clty was arrested today on a charge of embezzlement. It s alleged he diverted to his own use $150 that should have been applied to ‘the superannuated ministers’ fund. The warrant was issued in Jersey City and was obtained b§ Rev. J. H. Mor- gan of Bordentown, J.. formerly sec- retary of the conference. Bishop Gaines was held in $1,000 bail for a hearing before Justice of the Peace Miler m Jersey City. He de- clares the is the work of en- emies. The bishop savs he is allowed $500 a year for \xpenses and that he used the $150 for legitimate needs with the approval of the financial secretary. Naval Apprentice Charged With Dia- mond Theft. April 31—(M!‘ed diamonds valued at . Y., jew- Leslie Tooley, 20 years d, a nerwiy enlisted maval apprentice, was w&!u the mvn.l training Detectives Single- ton ot fiha ‘Watertown police. Waiving n, the prisoner left.for W-- extraditio: tertown tonight. Congressman’s Life Does Not Appeal - to Him. ‘Washington, April 21.—“F’d prefer to' be in hell with my back broken rather than be a congressman,” declared President W. F. Schilling of the Min- nesota. Dairymen’s association,’ before the house committee on agriculture to- day. The committee was hearing rep- resentatives of the butter interests op- posed to the proposed oleomargarine Failed to Reach a Verdict in Pittsburg Grafter’s Case. Pitt!hn‘{,‘m !L—m denhem o Mled Jeen made with Peru looki ’!{7 he | Albert ettlemen e NISH HIM. | Defendant Squirmed ‘Noi'voualy as He le te Tuhmon,—Ammy Scott Outhm Dd.nu to Jury. —_— New York, April 21.—The trial of ‘Wolter, with its morbid_ac- counts o( the slaying of little- Ruth ‘Wheeler <hoking and burning in the fireplace ot ‘Wolter’s room, moved ex- pedmnluly today. rested its case late ' mo: sick with m.ht. had testified to see- ing Wolter at night stealthily at work on, the telltale fireplace. Wolter Will Take Stand in His Own Defense. Wallace Scott, Wolter's then outlined the defense in an ad- dress to the jury which lasted only ten minutes. Wolter will take the stand in his own defense. According to Scott, he will call a_seco that the after Ruth Wolter left the houle early Friday and did not return. . Miss Mueller Describes the Fireplace. Incident. ‘Wolter squirmed nervously seat as he heard Katie Mueller tell of voice, w! car questiol by Prosecutor Moss, said: “I worked all of March 24. got home Wolter was down on his knees paiting the fireplace. lie had painted the hearth and was painting the ironsframe and, the apron—the shield over the grate. The paint 1 fresh.” The .girl told of the call of Pearl Wrteeler, whe was seeking her missing :ii;te;& and of her jealousy, and con- -“Late that night T heard a noise. It was the fireplace cover falling down— the fireplace was im the other. room, but I could tell what it was by the sound. T looked and Wolter was get- ting up out of bed. He went and fixed it, but I did not see what did. ‘T went back to -leop “the fire- place _fell again anad ®ot up and looked. Wolter was down on his knees at the fireplace, working. I went to the bathroém, amd when I came back he was still at the fireplace. He was there three or four minutes, I State Closed Its Case. '{hmw%.‘nenflh:ot:taw minor L nesses, placing of mflm exhibits before the jury for u:eh- ine ,m and the state olo-ed case, NORWALK MYSTERY; ' “MRS. HARTLETT ton:. Mymrioufly " Disappeared from H.r -Home Two Days Age. Norwalk, Conn., April 21.—Mrs, Hel- en Hartlett, wife of George D. Hart- lett, proprietor of a’ poultry farm in West Norwalk, is mysteriously miss- ing from her home, nothing having | been seen or heard of her since yes- terday. Such was the information | given to the South Norwalk police last | evening, an appeal having been sent | ’lot assistance in finding the missing | attorney, in his ‘When L ‘worman. Mr. Hartlett informed Captain Pen- | nington that his wife had been afflict- wita nervous - trouble of late and lon several oceasions had acted queer- . Mrs. Hartlett is described as being ! 36 years of age, weighing 200 pounds. She is attractive looking and of florid ‘eomplexlon ‘When last seen she was dressed in black, wore a black hat, trimmed with black feathers and cov- ered by a white silk veil. YALE FOREIGN MISSION TO CONTINUED. uildings Were Wreck- Although Th ed by Changsha Riders, New Haven, Con'n April 21.—BEven though their buildings have been de- stroyed by the Changsha rioters, the Yale foreign mission collegiate insti- tutions will almost certainly be con- tinued. Previous to the rioting plans had been made for the transfer of the Yale ‘work™ to another part of the city, and with the lives of all the teachers saved and a fund coming in from the riot insurance, the re-estab- lishment of the Yale mission work will ;mt ‘be & matter of dl&ulty or of great oss. CONGRESS THURSDAY. Would Take from the Speaker the Power to Choose All Committees. ‘Washington, April 21.—Representa- tive Fowler of New Jersey introduced a resolution in the house today design- ed to fake away Trom the speaker the power to. choose all committees. For a I time evervbody thought the recent in- surrection -against Mr. Cannon was to be ren . and the excitement con- ! tinued until Mr. ' Fowler announced that he did not ln(end to press the resolution until May 2. Tt was sent to_the new committes on rules. Representative Russell of Texas, the | only democrat thus far to announce his ! intention to vote for the pending rail- otmit. bill, made a long speech in favor The senate dhcn-eq Senator Lod& 'll resonution to appropriate $65,000 add tional to extend the senate inquiry into the cost of living, but no action was taken upon it. The debate was chiefly political. The traffic agreement provision of the railroad bill was under dicussion in _the senate nearly all day. The house held a night session to afford opfirtunity for speeches on the - : l ’ ! | Ceol. William H. Bixby wi chief of .ndne.rl m‘t%° ¥y h"l‘:‘:‘f The President, Vice President and a tabl: gathering of officlals witnessed a moving pleture exhibition of “The Last Great Indian Council.” .olmfio!)hfhn His Wife Preferred another, n Kinosh of New York shot hiinself so that Mrs.” Kinosh would be free to marry again, The Aposties’ Creed and the Divinity of Christ have been eliminated from the confessfon of faith of the Center Congregational church of New Haven, The Illinois Suprems Cou yut-r- day declared the law prohibiting the employment of women in factorles and stores over ten hours a day constitu- tional. —- - The Receiving Reserveirs Standard@ Ofl onunpln)’a - pi from the Bakersfield, Cal., caught fire yesterday and heavy los of the ial Board of the African Episcopal church received a report showing that nearly $200,000 was raised for ¢he work of the c¢hurch in the fiscal year just ended. Senator Smith of Seuth Carelina stated in the senaute, referring to the indictment of cotton latorm in New York, that Attorney General Wickersham has been made the victim of a plot. Secretary of State Knox stated that his plan for the establishment of an international court of arbitral justice at The Hague is meeting with favor and that ultimate disarmament of the world is practicable. No information Concerning the Re- port . that Governor Hughes has been offered.a place upon the supreme court bench of the United States by Preai- dent Taft to succeed the late Justice Brewer could be obtained from the governor or from the executive cham- ber Thursday, as the governor decMned to comment upon the matter in any way. FACTIONAL STRIFE CROPS OUT IN D. A, R. CONGRESS Over Amendments to Society’s Congti- tution—Vice Presidents Elected. Waflun‘ton, April 2 3 marked today’'s session Continental congress of the Natlonal Society of the Dau‘ht.m of the Amer— ican Revolutio: When amendments. to the societ; 40 the discipl fMcer ‘bers, and the guestion of the rights ol state auxiliaries were congress, the delegates elr respective “party” camps thembelves eryneshed in.a parliamen- Ty lement, . " Mon; ‘Sanith, vice president general, ol’ A and after a motion defeating one the amendmemnts had been passed Miss Mary Desha of Kemtucky claimed the 2 question of personal pri ilege. She charged she had been un- able to secure recognition, whereas in violation of the usual parliamentary procedure another membeér had been permitted to speak twice on the ques- tion at: issue. “Because I have d'fferent opinions—" e began, but her voice was drowned by cries of “Out of order!” and she was not allowed to continue. The amendments were introduced at the last congress of the soclety and were brought up for aciion tedeay. One to lodge in the congress the power to discipline offe menibers and chup- ters of the society was overwhelming- ly defeated. Another providing for the election of state regents and vice regents at meetings held in their respective states and territories, instead of by the dele- gates to the congress after they have reached Washington, as is now the custom, also was defeated. The delegates ‘were received by President Taft this afternoon, who greeteed practically the entire congres: in the east room of the White Houme. A brilliant reception to the Daughters was given tonight by the president gen- eral of the society, Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. The election today resuited in the choice of nine vice presidents general, leaving one vacancy to be to- morrow. Among those .elected was Mrs. J. T. Sterling, Connecticut. PROMINENT MAINE DOCTOR COMMITTED SUICIDE Was About to Be Arrested for Crimi- nal Malpractice. Kennebunk, Me., April 21.—Sitting in his office when officers entered with a warrant for his arrest, charging him with performing an illegal operation. Dr. J. R. Haley, a leading physician of York county, pulled a revoiver frem his desk and killed hi; ton! Following a complaint to County Attorney Haobbs, an inquest was held at South Berwick durimg the day upon the death of Mrs. Cora B. Johnson, who was 37 old, mar- ried and left three children, and at the conclusion of the inquest a warrant was sworn out against Dr. Haley. He was fifty-one years old and owned one of the finesz residences in town. H. H. Rogers’ Estate Valued at $36,- 000,000. New York., Apri] 21.—Instead of the fortune of $100,000,000 popularly sc- credited to H. H. Rogers, the former vice president of the dard Oil company, is an estate valued by kis executors at less than $36,000,000, on which a preliminary inheritance -tax has been paid, according to the New York World, . By making this pay- ment the executore are entitled to a discount of five per cent. railroad lund.y Baseball Unconatitutional. Columbus, Ohio, April 21.—Governor Harmon. vetoed thé Anderson Sunday baseball bill today on the ground that ional. The bill pro- vided: that villages -and ocities shall have the right to vote on the guestion of baseball on S © The 'governor favored the bill, but thought lt uncon- -fltution.l International Brotherhood Railway Clerks Elects Officers. New Orleans, La., April 2L.—The In- ternational Brotherhood of Rallway Clerks ‘today elected J. J. .‘r':rn of president, and sel he place of meeting in 1912, Other officers included J. J. Foreston of New Haven, Conn, a viee pres- ident. Guilty of Mudor in Fiest Degree. New- York, Aj ~—Thomas Barnes, | alias “Bangor !1" ‘who was on'trial pefore Jus Dike in Brookiyn for the ‘killing of offender, in ast, ‘him in the hallway of M- home ia | Brooklyn, was found -ullu of mi v in the.first ? Barnes re- ceived the iet lnilllmbs ’ presented to aligned in fouhd 'bama, was in the thl& : | onel ! today | q warantine, enforced by ohn T;;!M-d a reformed | Trollaymen ON NEW HAVEN DIVISION SAID TO FAVOR STRIKE. VOTE AGAINST 26 CENTS Want 27 Cents an Hour That They Asked For—Worcester and Spring- field Decline Offer Made. —_— New Haven, Conn, Apri 2ls—Al- though the result of the vote of the, trolleymen on the New Haven division of the Connecticut company was not announced tonight, it is understood to z overwhelming! { against ‘accepting e wage soale of 26 cents- an hour recently offered by the company. The men are also swid to faver a strilke if they are not granted the scale of 27 cents an hour that they asked for. Worcester and Springfield Decline Of- for. Worcester, Mass.,, April 21—The mo- tormen and conductors of the Worces- ter Oonsolidated, the Springfield and Suburban lines of both cities, through their representatives late tod‘y in conference with the officials of the roads, declined the offer made them in the way of a + wage | lucru-e CONNECTICUT PIANO DEALERS’ ASSOCIATION. Elected at Fourth Annual Meeting idgeport, Bridgepart, Con: April 21.—The fol- lowing officers 'were elected at the fourth annual meeting of the Connec- ticut Piano Dealery’ association, held here, this afternoon, an automobile ride about the city following the meeting, while .in the evening a fine banquet was served at the Algonquin club to the fifty members who were presemt from all parts of the state: President, Alfred Fox, Bridgeport; vice president, E. B. Wonder, Hart- ford ucntl.rv Frederick M. Robin- Y'}l. B W. Hart of Brld..port P, R. Cnmminfi:l WI F. W. Guion of N yman hwm of Illd ‘dietown, J, T. om of H-rldon, @ Andrew of Willimantic and E. L. Wat- kins ot Hartford M speakery at thve h‘.n uet includ. .d Edward 8. Paysor f 3 president of the National luocll.uou C. R. Putnam, aleo of Boston, the sec- retary of th. National association, and Meayor E, T. Buckingham. “FREDDIE” GEBHARDT DYING IN NEW YORK. l;‘.k‘”n Following Attack of Pneumol York, April 21.—Frederick Gobb-rdl.. well xnown in the social and club life of New Yerk, - Baltimore, Wldnnzu. and - other cm- of ?g w to bée dying to- ght his ‘apztments. Mrs. Geb- hardt, who is in Washington, has been summoned and will reach hers in the ‘morning. Mr, Gebhardt has been ill for six months. A general breakdown, it is said, followed a spell of pnepymonia. “PFreddie” Gebhardt, as he was then known, attracted much attention and talk a score of years ago by his ed attentions to Mrs. Lily Langtrv, the English actre Officers Gln.‘ral ARMED GUARDS HUNTING FOR ESCAPED CONVICTS. Four R.onptuu and Placed in Seli- tary Confinement. Leavenworth, Kam., April 21.—Two of six convicts who escaped from the federal penitentiary at Fort Leaven- worth today by seizing a switch en- gine and threatening the prison guards with dummy revolvers made of waod, are sought tonlght by forty armed guards and scores of citizens. Four of the convicts were recaptured after & few hours of liberty, In solitary confinement tonight are the four who failed to elude the sear started when the roaring blast of the prison whistle anunounced that there had been & Jml delivery. THE SWOPE POISONING CASE. g Doou~ Rigid Investigation of Mis mentary Evidenc Kansas City,- Mo,, April 21.—Rigo ous investigation of the disappearan of some of the state’'s documentary evi- dence in the trial of Dr. B, C. Hyde for the alleged murder by poisom of Col- Thomas H. Swoj ge was ordered by Prosecutor Conkling. Devel- | opments, the most important of which was the statement Ruby. B, Garret: the man who lost the papers, that h. did not drep them at the spot wher they are said to have been found by & negress who turned them over to the defense, moved the prosecutors to re- newed action. Miss Pearl Keller, a nurse who at- tended Colonel Swope when he died, -n the only witness at the trial to- day. The most important feature of her testimony was that Margaret Swepe's symptoms on the morning Dw, Hdye is said to have poisoned her were similar to those of Colonel Swope just before he died. ’ AUSTRALIAN BEEF 1S CHEAP. Can Be Sold at Six Cents Pound Be- low Domaestic Product. ‘Washington, April 21.—8eénator John- ston of Alabama._ informed the senate today that the importation of Austra- lian beef had been begun in. New York to meet trust prices on fresh meats. He said it had been found that the for- eign meat could be sold at six cents & pound less than the domestic profit, The statement was made in a speech in opwasitior. to the Lo resolution, appropriating $65,000 for the extension’ of the “cost of living” inquiry so as to sather retuil fi‘uNu WRIGHT YO FLY FOR $50,000. Large Fee for Amon'can Aeroplanist te Take Part in Budnp..t M London, April 2 wpecial despatch rocdvad here today from Budapest, Hungary, says that the committee of the aviation mfin(ln; which Is m !u opened af (he TTungarian capital Ji 5. has engaged Orville Wright: at a: fl. of $50,000 to participate In the meet, Vt, April 21 Montpelier, police