Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 30, 1910, Page 1

Positive Prooi Obtained by mfi'iet White Slave Traffic NONE OF THE 6IRLS IS OVER 18 Two are Polish Jews and Two Amonenn, ‘A of ..ew York City—Sensational Developments b At—The Girls were Furchased by Special Agents the District Attorney and are Now in Secret Re! in Care of His Officers. X uge, where they will be held until thelr testimony is required. _ Procurers Under $10,000 B: The prisoners'in the case are Harry mm,‘z‘,?. with a am‘g“:f-d - Belle More, a negress given as 348 West Forty-first street, and Alex Anderson, a negro of a Broadway cafe. Lewinson was held in police court today under sm.flg bail, although a request was make the bond $25,000. “The others were xpesm after court hours and will be ed tomorrow. How the Purchases Were Made. In a statement regarding the case, Distriet Attorney- Whitman eai puchasems of gitie. Friend: eeiag of ndly - fidential relations were established with some of the most influential pro- curess and dealers. By these means first hand information was nwna in the and in .:tfl"lo c:.:et‘: the cg. rupt relations existing veen traders and certain police officials. Trading during the present winter was New York, April 29.—Although the Rockefell:r grand jury which was ap- pointed to inquire into the white slave | traffic in this city ‘has made no formal report in result of its lnvwflonl. District Attorney Whit has obtain- ed positive proof s It is po-mle to buy girls for immoral puropses in New York. Tonight four young girls who were purchased by special agents of the district attorney are in care of his officers. Mr. Whitman announced, end three persons a of violating the law against procurin{’ are under ar- rest. How the District Attorney Secured Postive Proof. Bdann Two women, one a:graduate college and the other of Radcliffe, and a man formerly connected with the Zovernment service were employed as the agents in the case. In negotiating for the purchase of the girls it was ex- plainted tlher re; L lvea as procuring houp in_Seatle, Wash., and Juneau, Alaska. By familiarizing_themselves ith the Tenderloin of _Seattle they were able to win the confidence of the underworld here and to make their purchases. On the evidence more arrests are by Mr. Whitman and othier ecnsational - opments are hipted at. Names of Girls Kept Secret. have sold them all the girls they want- ed at $5 or $10 ‘nlee? h:lmuldxngt > th rls it by the | risk selling one now for o spechln-}n":«“md - ‘h‘“om w “secret. | not care to say at this time just ‘wihat Two are Polish Jews and fll'fil‘! prlceiwa.sug:;ld for the !::real:‘l;l& but‘ re “régiden: of it was a s antial sum case.’ bk - Mr. Whitman said_he will scrutinize carefully any bail offered for the pris- d: “We are going to get ehwarted only her leg while the deal was evening the. girls were taken to 1he district attorney’s office, when the prisoners were brought there, and lat- er they were removed to.a ;ec:vt ref- ‘The Rockefeller grand jury yester- tfay reported to Judge O'Sullivan and will report again on Monday, when its detalls of the trafic will be revealed. DECISION AGAINST THAW, MARRIAGE OF RUTH BRYAN, MUST STAY IN MATTEAWAN TAKES PLACE NEXT TUESDAY WMrs. Mary C. Thaw Had Applied for | W. H. Leavitt, a Formei Husband, Transfer to Another Asylum. Threatens to Cres Create Trouble. York, April 28 _Harry XK. | Lincoln, Neb, A.pru 29.—~Willilam J. who - killed " ‘Stanford White, | Bryan d iscuss th must remain’ in the Mflln in- sane asyium. of the supreme _< rded down a decision taday which ecats the effort of Mrs. -Mary c. Thaw to bave her son transferred %o another asylum. Mrs. Thaw applied some time ago. to Justice Tompkins of the supreme court for the appointment of a referee. ts take testimony bearing on Thaw's pos- sible transfer. Justice Tompkins ap- inted such a referee, but the super- intendent of the Mattéawan asylum objected. Attorney General -O'Malley wvent to the appellate divisi asking that the lpmxntmmt of the referee be set aside. The justices unanimously upheld his position and dismissed the proceedings. The ' court holds in ef- fect that Matisawan - is the proper place for Thaw under the eircum- stances. AUSTRIAN ARMY OFFICER ¥ CONFESSES POISON PLOT New Thaw, evening. J’wcmnvme I, Aprfl 29.—Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt, who is the guest of M. F. Dunlap here, said today that she would not reply to or comment vn the statement of her former husband in which he announced his intention of :igflmnfin‘ to regain the children of Cdmb“.v O., April 29.—W. H. Leavitt, formerly son-in-law of Will- uun J. Bryan, tonight sent Mr. Bryan Qollfrnm in reference to the ap- prn-chng marriage of Mrs. Leavitt, saying: “Have no intention of stop- ping wedding; wish Ruth much hap- piness; but I mean to take possession of my children.” TROLLEYMEN TO PRESENT CASE DIRECTLY TO MR. MELLEN. Reached at a Meeting Last Night. Springfield, Mass., April 29.—The de- mand for an increase in wages by the 4,200 trolleymen employed on the street Sent Prussic Acid Capsules to Ten Brether Officers. Vienna. April 29.—The mystery of the origin of the ‘wholesale poisoning plot. directed against recently pro. of -the Austrian arm: as been red by the confession of Lieut. Adoif Hofrichter. he lieutenant was arrested on No- vember 27, charged with poisoning, and today he admitted that he had t capsules containing prussic acid to ten members of the general staff, with the object of poisoning them. The eapsules were accompanied with a circular recommending their use for i health. Captain Mader, one of the officers addressed, took the prepara- tion and died almost instantly. ter's wife is suspected of y in the conspiracy, and is undergoing ‘an examination by magis trates. POSSIBLE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Aa-Result of Mayor Gayner's Address at the A. P. Banquet. New York, A —Mayor Gaynor and William Ran Hearst both is- Decision pany is to be referred di President Charles S. Mellen of the York, New Haven and H: Toad, of which the New-England, com- pany is a trolley holding subsidy. The decision was reached at a meeting here tonight of representatives of the trolleymen’s unions of ' Springfleld, z‘mr u}:lnd other; points. m‘A cnm‘—l e temistocoermt New Haven azg‘ icials in New Ha. ven on Tu Sand the trofleymen expect to present their case personally to President Mellen. TWO MISSIONARIES EATEN BY CANNIBALS Fate of Rev. Horatio Hopkins and His described as exceptionally light on ':; z R B e 20 1204 quiet un:i: 'I%n"preltflclwr‘wl& lm s 962 1234 Unitarian church. The u.e:ndm "”’25 > 244 539 B the roiatng e ot April 26 114 215 439 tend the Founders’ day exercises at ‘P’” 27 124 117 177 418 = Thursday. April 28 113 122 236 471 ill practically be s senewel ot the || -Friday. April 29 119. 166 - 214 499 The same ciube 15 Pitiabae est Ma SRR iaEm I O That cceaston Bescotsay el 723 829 2048 3600 Springfield | geliberated almost 26 hours, ,schooner Stanley on March 28, when sued statements tonight on th‘ issue of veracity raised last-night at the joint banquet of the K=sorissés Frene and the Newepaper P ciation, when the mayor Hearst was a forger and i plementary statements were issued by Comptreller Prendergast, ex-Compérel- jer Mets and the. district attorney’ e, following '8 lr‘:mek- that theremw-- e ibility of Htgal proceedings axv:-l;‘esult of the mwu addrese last ni; -Assistant. Seattle, Wash., April 29.—Details of the eating by cannibals on February 5 of Rev. Horatio Hopkins and his as- sigtant, Rev. Hector Laurie McPher- son, missionaries . of the Presbyterian church, on Savage island, were brought here tpday ‘The cannibals captured and carried the missionaries.to the crater of the extinct volcano Van Iue, in the cen- ter of the island. There for two days and nights they held a corroboree. ‘While most of the cannibals were fraephx' the captive natives escaped. heir going was hastened by the sight of two of the cannmibal chiefs donning, the missionaries’ clothes. The clersymen had already been eaten. half a dozen- cities tonight are searching for Migs Lilian Neuman of | Bribery Scandal Involving the Illinois Appleton, 19 v old, and Miss Syl- ' Legislature. o Grimes of Coluimbus, 17 yeare ©°ld. | Chicago April 29.—Investigation of a =nd the persons who are said to bribery scandal involving the Chicago holding them capiives. ‘The girls, 'whfl and Western Indiana railroad, the Iili- are members of good Families, were |nois legislature of two years ago, the from Mil city council of Chicago and sums of. money that may run_ anywhere be- tween $60,000 and treble that amount was ordered by State's Attorney Wy man today. “he staie’s altorney or- dered the empinelling of a special frand jurg 19 conduct the investign TWO GIRLS HELD CAPTIVE. . Police of Wi sin Cities Hunting for Misses Neuman and Grimes. Appleton, Wis., April 29.—The police of —Veteran of the thirty years' cam- st the Indians on the Gen. Nathan A. mn\gm He was 85 od Drevets of onel and_ calonel [n the Civil war in: IS89 was ad o _seneral by con HIS SONDUCT IN CUN- HAM COAL CASES. WIS CAITICS, Many of Glavis’ State- as Delibsrate and ‘Wilful ¢ Hopes to End Today. BRies. s o TR [ e S 2t the declaration ‘"‘of‘”.i.::::r.m'% Attholigh | Complaining of I‘v.b X 'lmsh Hu Right Ankle. pril -29.—Indignan iy s Iy L OT ey w A. Ballinger, sec- interior, bitterly attacked witness before the Pinchot investigating com mw many = ents of his prin- assent houses until read. May 26. Paris, April ZQ.—h‘mh! ‘Briand to- day appealed to to discount dfl.ngaroul and ouncing ‘s My day manifestation mani n ln the Bois de Boulogne were, Wt and a menace to the public appeal. the pmnfi uwu mu, dangerous characters e on the Bois de Boulo‘n ‘the streets of Paris, they 'fll by force. PRESIDENT TAFT ON TRIP TO THE MIDDLE WEST Visit Will Extend to St. Louis—Re- turns May 6. Washington, April 29.—President Taft left Washington at 7 o’clock to- night for Buffalo, which is te be his first step on'a seven-day trip into the middle west. ¥rom Buffalo the t will sn to Pittsbu t. Louis and THAT FOLLOWS | n m done there is no familiar face that is ‘ to a tmveu-r er at a distant point than the ”m- “of the i hotmie ptstr tisfying in its general infor- mation Lle&cr“xn ,1 m ‘no uu; bbtlmlcm €0 write. It r intervals, and in & ties in tomum: wu;‘1 e"mt;' and pres e al rs. ere no ol m“bmevtlt‘flendlnrynuclncltl’lll.h‘ollll } ‘pleases you, and if it does not you can throw wn-ndfa-reuno offence. It always comes along with the same calm face but nsverre I t brings new pictures of home Mfe. new a’ little The Bul- of the is but one complaint, and it failed “to arriy which could not be prevented. _mewsy and helpful at home or abroad, and the time to subscribe. It will be left at your door " th B s tiier e B ions in the country. At Bm president ‘will lunch of tha news printed during the past week: with the Bmu«mb and will i ‘Secretary C. P. Taft are said to have $100 on the result. Chicago. won. The sécretary of state is hoping for 2 chauge of lnck ‘tiis year. : said, he is ‘willing to o chamoe il The president’s ‘bmflur. will h- on h; ort Chi- Answers Indictments One by One. . Led on by his’attorney, Mr. Vertrees, t.lle cabinet officer answered one by one le indictments of those who would des him. He referred with appar- ent to Theodore Roosevelt's oft- expressed high estimate of him, partic- ularly the former president’s statement when he was commissioner of the land office that he had “secured a $26,000 man for $5,000.” Connection With Cunningham Coal Cases. He defended his conduct in connec- tion with the Cunningham coal cases and said emphatically that he would take the same action today as he did when at the head of the land office if he had the same record before him. After leaving the land office, Mr. Ballifiger said, his only connection with the Cunningham cases was in ‘bringing east from Seattle an afidavit by Ciar- ence Cunningham and presenting it to Secretary Garfield. For this service he said he received $200 or $250, wh(ch he regarded as traveling expense; said that when he became secretary ot the interior he refused to pass upen the claims in any way. Will Testify Again Today. Aftorney Vertrees still has to ex- amine Mr. Ballingar ou the subject of water power sites before turning him over to Mr. Brandeis, counsel for Glavis, and Mr. Pepper, attorney for Pinchot, for cross examination. The secgetary’s -testimony today dealt al- most exclusively with the Glavis charges; tomorrow it will embrace his attitude toward conservation and the beginning of his controversy with For- ester Pinchot. The defense hop” m conclude by noon tomorrow. If hope_is realized Mr. Brandels wil] huv- Mr, Ballinger.in hand all afternoon. NAME TATTOOED ON HER LEG. REFINED APPEARING WOMAN Dies of Morphine and Aloohel Poisen- ing in Bellevue. New York, April the leg of a young woman who died of ‘morphine and aicohol poisoning in Bellevue hospital today was the name “Margaret E. . 14 Gragett ave- nue, Dorchester, Mass.” She was re fined in appearance and about 22 years old. Early this she staggered o a woman in 'way and said " stretch early- Monday ‘morning, finishing his trip noon. Passed Poughkeepsie Last Night. ‘Weston passed through this dty nt &40 odacx tonight, escorted by Chi of Police and Sergeant Shoed’ and followed by several hundred peo- tbvNellonhou:eh.m Em dn rsqwnne to hearty G mu-wymdnma attired in club, ‘\l'lll lunc:’“'!fi the Men’s league, w- the farm- ers’ union in the seum, will try to get a glimpse of both the National and American league baseball games in the afterncon and will be a guest of the Traffic club at dinner. Mr. Taft will make no stops on the run back from St. Louls to Washing-| ang ton. ARCHITECT HUSTON GONVW OF Falsely Certifying to for Desks Harrisburg, Pa., A Architect Joseph M. victed today of certifying to a for the state capi almost four weeks: Falls he complained of severe’ pains ih his right ankle as the result of the accident mear Castleton. He teighs but 135 pounds, having lost twenty pounds since he left New York city on his walk to San Francisco. Presented With Cop§s. of - Metropolis Programme. Chief of Police jury. “The verdict was reached late today when the 27th ballot was en. The verdict was accompanied with a rec~ ommendation for mercy “on account of his (Huston’s) lrteprnmlm‘hle rep- utation prior to this charge. A motion for arrest of judgment, or suspension of sentence, so that rea- ns might be presented for a new trial, was made at once and granted. Huston was not in court when the Jury handed its verdict to the judge. o, havine taveica 348 leaving Los Angeles on HIGHER BOSTON-NEW YORK FARE IN EFFECT SUNDAY. A New -Haven ‘Road’s' - Rate Increased From $4.65 to $4.75, A New Haven, April ance, with the notice filed with - the lme;nan commerce commission, the FROZEN STIFF IN THE RIGGING. Captain and Two Mates ' Died Wreck of Alaskan Schooner. in increase of = 10 cents, from $4:65 to $4.75. in the A\'xr York-Boston pa: senger rate of fWe New York, New Haven & Hartford = railroad will g0 into operation next Sunday. The rate will affect through nassengers. between the cities to the number of 300008 vear, counting both ‘ways, and if tho old passenger traffic is maintained, will give an increase of $73,000 passenger traffic receipts. Moot that the new rates ‘ the system will ba filed" with the interstate commerce commiission © soon. Technically, only rates covering interstate business must be ‘filed, bit the company will also file the local and intergtate rates. Seattle, Wash., April 29.—A cable despatch from Seward, Alaska, gives details of the loss of the codfishing the vessel went on the rocks of Sanak island. When a rescue party reached the wreck, it found the bodies 'of Cap- tain Koehler and Mates Bauer and Williams frozen stiff in the rigsing. The cook had been swept overboagd and drowned. Five of the crew had jumped over- board, the day after the scooner went on the reef, and been picked up by do- ries that put out from shore. 29.—Tattooed on 2 't t COOL DAYLIGHT THEFT IN BANK = ia o e Man With Stolen $1,200 Asked Presi- dent About Rates of. Interest, Syracuse, N. Y. April 29.—A sneak thief robbed the First National bank 6f ‘this city today of $1,200. While the president of the bank, Charles W. Snow, was in another department, a man without hat or coat, appearing Do a Clerk Trom some nelghbOTItE ofs fice, entered the president’s room and grabbed packages of $5 bills aggregat- ing $1,200. Meeting the president at his door, the thief asked what rate of interest the bank paid on deposits and upon Teceiving an answer left the bank. " Death of Mrs. O. S. Baketel. New York, April 29.—Announcement was l_de here today of the death to- Conn., of Mrs, O. S. [ Bakeut, wife of the Rev. O. S. Bake- tel, special I FOR_ A CONSULSHIP. A S e Ridgefield Man a Candidate for Ex- aminnfion in June. (Special ‘to Tho Bul ‘Washington, Rockwell of maumu ington,’ and " this morning went with Repregentative Hill to.the White house for an interview with President Taft. Mr. Rockwell has been trying for some time to get permission to take the examination for a consulship, and at the earnest solicitation of Mr. Hill, the president today designated Mr. Rock- well as one of the candidates for the next consular examination, which will probably bé held next Jume. If ‘Mr. Rockweil passes the necessary exam- ination, his chances for an appoinut- ment are excellent, but no.one can telljust where he will be sent. Mr. Rockwell | was Zexecutive seere- tary to the late Gov. George E. Louns- and has .also represented his town in” the Conneeticut legialature. ears he has been promi- nant in politics in the tin.) rge L. is in Wash- 1 secretary of the board of Sunday schools of the Methodist Epis- copal church, with offices in this c’ty Death was due to nephritis. Mrs. Baketel was born in Kent, O., in 1849, but had lived in New Englmd since 1877. The family home is at Man- chester; N. H. Besides her husband, three sons, Dr. H. Sheridan Baketsi, of New York, Dr. Roy V. Baketel of Methuen. Mass, and Leon Baktel of the Spokane, Wash., vive her, Chronicle, sur- ANOTHER COTTON FAILURE. Steel, Miller & Co. of Corinth, Miss., With Branches, Go Into Bankruptcy. Aprll 29.—Closely | Soft Coal Miners to Ro!um to Work. Pittsburg, April 29.—The controver- | sy between the 40,000 union miners and | operators of the Piitsburs soft coal gistrict, which resulled in s month’s suspension of mining, was set- iled late tomight. The minecs will re- turn 1o work Monda: Jail Bond Fixed at $2,000. San Rafael, Cal, April 29.—Henry P. annery, president of the board of police commissioners of San Franci- co. ‘was indicted today Dy the grand ’u:yhn a ch:'rn o phnd reens Bench. warrants were issued and the ail bohd. was fixcd At 32,000, Columbus, Miss., ; following the faidure of Knight, Ya.n—l cey & Co. of Decatur, Ala., Steel, Mil- ler & Co., a spot cotton fitm, with headquarters at Corinth, Miss, and branches at Columbus and other towns throughout eastern Mississippi, went in ankrupicy i Missing Student’s Body Found in Rari- - tan Canal N. J; - April 29.—Badly by the action of the water since last Sunday morning. the body of Lindep C. L. va, the missing student ot the Princeton Theole Swope Juror's Wife Dying. Kansas City, came 'mnflneflt trial - when at noon today, William Beebe, a juror. was cailed to the bed- side of his dying wife. Reports from the hospital were that she probably would live but a few hours. took a recess. The court | to New London direct and transported | under way by which steamers will go J|aiterence of ten hours from Liver | Btlll thun Took e '%Ww 200,000 Bales it st nationalist, @ied, at] for 40 e wis " Rallroad com deiecli‘ %‘:; Pa., aged 83 yeaflmn . ) WITHOUT 80 MUCH AS 8HOWING A TREMOR. John 1. Kluu{e who VALUED AT 815,000,000 M Luck and La of E rience | No Great Exci At [ h omd Wh?:‘e = x” oae o Great xcitement tonded the rial race with Louls Pl‘ul.h-n from | Extraordinarily Large Transactions in the New Yerk Cotten Market, 30 —Two hundred London to Manchester. New Yo:] April thousand of cotton were swal- lowed by the bull clique on the New ork cotton exchange on this, the first y of May “notices,” without so much a tremor. Cotton Easily Absorbed. Fifteen million dollars, it 1s esttmat - 1, ed-want from bull pockets in the course e et 2 s Sl | Goien S Sl % S u rom Mre. Ire i exoite - Bugher, sentenced to four years | ment. bR o e in the lodenl penitentiary at Leaven- Largest Transactions Yet Recorded. worth, Kan. Tl o 'mu‘t Itho‘tnd o;“fi- day's the ers—Patt A Kansas Woman Has Written ul “nflv‘n—wfl:n apparen: Hr.n?r: letter to Governor Stubbs of that state | strongly entrenched than ever. Trans- Trousors, “claiming that” siirts DRd e Tere Bsmess oSl aran ; ] evios S Smining | thet previous -y'-':u-mou in the history o Somparisans of the Respctive’ oo |FIRST TEST VOTE nstruction of merican Brit. e ish battleships made by Rear ON’'THE RAILROAD ®iLL Resulted in a Victory for the Adminie- Bowls United States navy, ret;red. and which showed ol tration Members. that were less, was dicussed in the Brm‘, Wuhin.'oo. Mrll 2'.—'!\10 Arst tead the Tailrond bl was had ix of commons. ‘wenate u‘uy and u-nlud in a vie- administration Miss Constance Satterley, da. of the late Bishop Satterley of Wash- ington, was married to Frederick W. Rhinelander of New York. Attorney General Wickersham re- tained the services of Henry S. Rob~ bins of Chicago as ial counsel in connection with the prosecution of the shops. houle NEW LONDON AN IMMEDIATE POHT OF l"" Passage of Bill Recommended by’ Sec- retary of Trnoury (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, April 29.—Senator Brandegee was today notified by the treasury department that the secro- tary of the treasury will recommend to congress the passage of the bill to make New London an immediate port of entry. This means that all merchandise from abroad can be sent was defeated by a vote of 29 5 Eleven repubfcans, most of them “Iin eighteen demoerats voted for the Cummins provision. AN of the votes against it were cast by republicans, among them Senators Dutkeley at Brandeges of Conmectis cut. The Cummine provision was offered as a substitute for an amendment in- troduced by Senator Crawford which was favored by the senators support- ing the administration bill. The “in- surgents” and democrats contended that the purpose of the Orawford pre- vision was to take the raliroads ouwd from under the law, It would permit ments to be made with the approval of the commission, but would not require that each rate, fare and oharge be sub- mitted to the commission in advance of its going into effect. Jn . the house the rafiromd bl under consideration, also. Numerous lendments _were ~offered, most of ich were voted down. BLACK HAND OUTRAGE ON -BROOKLYN WOMAN In Order to Gat Revenge on Cru Clergyman. New York, April 29. ng: cause of the activities of the Rev, D Charles Allen, pastor of the Beecher Memorial church of Brooklyn, In !!lmplll{houl low dance halls, mem- bers of the Black Hand last night en- deavored to carry out a threat made to the minister that they would injure from there to its destination. probable that the bill will now pass congress, as heretofore it has been op- posed by the department. The department change was brought about by the visit of Senator Brande- gee and a committee from the New London board of trade a few days agu. It was explained to the secretary at that time that negotiations are now It s direct from Liverpool to New London, carrying passengers. and freight, pro- vided this bill is passed. There is & wan to New ILondon and from Liverpool | to New Yeork, in favor of the Conmec- ticut -port, and New peopls claim that Jf a new services estab- lished as’ expected it will - a great boom for New London. WILLIAM J. HEINRICHS, SIGHTLESS TENOR SOLOIST, Makes Air Line Flight of 32 Miles in Balloon Massachusetts. Eennington, Vt., April 29.—The first blind man in the world probably to undergo such an experience, iMiam J. Heinrichs, the sigtless tenor soloist in a Boston church, made an air line | tVo women of his Rongregation if he ’ ® ! dia not stop his crusade, flight of 32 miles in the balloon Massa O D etior Jcmea. chusetts today, ascending at Pittsfield Mass,, and landing here two hours lat- er. Charles J. Glidden of Boston was the pilot, and Frank P. Sibley, a Bos- fon newspaper man, was also in the car. At intervals during the trip the unseeing air sailor recorded his sen- sations, making notes by means of the Braille system. “Pleasant and exhila- rating,” is the way he describes his experience. “Such a trip,” he added, “obliterates time, space and motion for the time being It is wonderful.” Forty-five hundred feet was, the high- est elevation attained. At one drop of 3,600 feet was made in who Tiyes next door to the minister, and she was set upon and choked an a liquid thrown in her eyes. The phys- iclans say she will not lose her eye- sIght. o missive, signed “B H." had warned the g¥l's mother that her life was in danger. TRIAL OF HEINZE. Motion Made to Dismiss the Over- certification Count. New York, April ' 29.—Officers amd directors of ‘the Mercantile National warned F. Augustus Feinse In 1907 of the danger of impalring the institution’s reserve by heavy loans io him while he was president, so wit- testified today at his trial on es of misapplication of funds overcertification of ohecks. Miles dence of this swift descent.’ New Haven Road Telegraphers Voting e Question. New Haven, Conn., 29.—Fol- g a refusal on the part of Man- | t Higgine of the New York, New |reserve was $1,000, Hayen and Hartford railroad today to | required by law. grant an increase of wages asked for At the adjournment of court, Judge by the telegraphens of the road, a poll | Hough told the counsel that on on the question of striking”is being | day morning he would hear argume; taken tonight. According to the na- | on the motion of the defenss to d! Ithe over-certifications count, if dismissed will serfously weaken the government's case, and the oonsent of the court to hear arguments in the motion was a blow to Mr. Wise, VATICAN FRIE.T’! DEATH Pifferi, Who Nld “Served Under Thres Popes, Died in the Arms of Pius X. fused, and a = demand for an advance of a little less than tem per cent. was refused today Yale Team Lost to Harvard in Annual Triangular Freshman Debate. New Haven, April 2. —In the an- nual triangular freshman debate be- tween Yale, Harv and Princeton, the Yale team I here tomight to Harvard. Harvard had the negative of the question: ‘Resolved, That the United States should adopt a system of ship subsgidies other than the pr ent mafl subsidies for the encourage- ment of ouwr merchant marin An interesting feature of the debate was on the Harvard team Jr. who but four- teen years old and appeared on the stage in short trovsers, Berle fs aaid to be the vounszest debater that ever represented Harvard. Turks Fail to Disledge Albanians. Conmnnoplo 1l 29.—The Turk- forces have yet succeeded in the Al:lnhnl who hold a fortified vosition in the Ka- Pass. Shefket Pasha, com- manding the Turkish (roops. 10st two hundred men k¥ed or wounded In the battle of Tuesddy and then waiting for reinforcements he opened pour- parlers with a view Lo g the roh. “lx surrende Rome, April 20.—A typioal figure of the Vafican passed today with the death of Mgr. Guglielmo Pifferi, whe has been the sacrista or parish priest of the apostolic palace since the time of Pius IX. The aged ecclesiastic died in the arms of the pope, who had gone to the bedside this morning upon learning that the end was near. The monsignor had served for fifty years under three popes. The post of sacrista has existed for six centuries and is always conferred upon an Augustinian Schoolgirl Fell Fifty F it to Theater Orchestra Pit. New York, April 29.—Loulse Laoffier, a high school girl of 14, ipped na she was descending the steep aisle in the gumy of the Lincoln Square theater tonight, pitohed again the miling and fell he g to the orchestra pit, fif- ty fest below. Her mikull was fractur- ed and she was injured internally so serlously that death will result ehan Annusl Report New York Distriot At- torney’s Office. York, April 29—The annual of the dlsirict aitorney’s office for 18909 made public.todey, shows that during Uie lant ten years hot one wo man has been convicted of murder in the first degree in New York coun Duting the same period 92 me) convicted. Edeh Muses Sold for $750,000. New Xork, April 29 —1he Eden Mu- ee, one of the best-known museums of figures in the world, passed the ownership of the David Dows es- tate today. in whose hands it has heen for more than a ,-uuuon 10 an own- or whose name withheld. Walther was the price flvbu out, but & nn ret tq be in the nei, i Washington Fireman Badly Hurt Washinglon, April 29.—While fialjt ing an_obstinale fre in a grocery st st 245 o'clock this morning. Lieit Thomas Stanton of the tment was njured, of sixiv feet from building. Moran Knocks Out McCarthy. San_Francisco, April 29—Owen Mo- ran_of England knocked out Tommy McCarthy of San Francisco in the six- teanth. round of & twenty round hout tonight. MeCart) was knocked un- wonecions and eleven minutes after the blow the ans were not able to the