Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 18, 1910, Page 1

VOL. LIL.—NO. 169 OHIO MEN SEE THE PRESIDENT Four Political Leaders Hope to Have a Final Word with Mr. Taft Today. PLANKS IN STATE PLATFORMS The Fresident Again Makes Known the Position He Takes with R:gard to Republican Platforms and Candidates—He Should Not be Called Upon to Write the Farty Declarations for Different Commonweslths dent let it be known, would he express an opinion as to candidates. He hopes that the best possible man will be chosen to head the ticket in his home state. Ohio Leaders at Beverly. Judge Reynold Kinkade of Toledo Boverly, Mass., July —President 7t today stated with more emphasis than he has heretofore employed the <ition which be is taking with re- a'r‘) to republican state platforms and ates. The president does not he should ba called upon to nk rite the party declarations in the | I . = 3 pent an hour or more with the presi- & o e O otces s | den today. Like all other Ohio lead- Lo s it e | ers who have come to Beverly recently, dent. it was intimated, has a pret- big job on his hands when he un- ertakes to fulfill all the pledges in national platform and to bring congress around to the same way of thinkine. As to planks in the state platforms dorsing the administration, the pres feels that unless they can 1 upon what he has said and taking office nothing he sk Judge Kinkade “just happened” to be in Boston and “ran out te pay his Te- spects.” Senator Burton is coming tomorrow, H. Ellis, chairman of the Ohio execu- tive committee, is within a few min- utes’ ride. They all expect to have a final word with Mr. Taft tomorrow, The president today consented to done since ; ; E : - J make three speeches in Maine during could add in a personal way Would |y "ien gays' cruise in the northern elp matters out. e Will Express No Opinion as to Candi- Other Callers. dates. Senator Lodga of Massachusetts lunched with the president today. The Massachusetts situation was briefly discussed and both the president and the senator seemed pleased with the prospects. Archbishop O'Connell of Boston paid a call of respect and eat with the president on the piazza for half an hour. o conferences of the past | have served to bring out 1o president’s attitude. He has been rmed of the general tenor of the platform to be adopted at the Colum- bus convention the latter part of this month_but he did not go into the de- tails of different planks. TUnder no circumstances, the presi- TROLLEY CAR STRUCK STATIONARY ENGINE. Eight Persons Injured at Worcester— Car Bound for Lake Quinsigamond. ENGLISH AVIATION MEETING PRIZES AWARDED. Leon Morane Takes First for Speed, | Altitude and General Merit. Worcester, Mass., Julx 17.—Bight | persons were injured, two of them se. riously, today when a trolley car | bound for Lake Quinsigamond left the | rails and struck a stationary engine on Foster sfreet, knocking thie engine and a large derrick over into a hole where a half dozen laborers were at work. Of the injured persons, two werza passengers on the car, Mrs. Gertrude Visceto 22, of 57 Oxford street, and Mrs. James Grant, 23, of 44 North Ashiand street, Worcester. Mrs. Vis- ceto was the most serfously injurad. Both had babies with them, but the Ht- tie ones escaped injury. Six Italians were at work @ the hole all of them were struck heayily by a steel guy rope. Guiseppe Tremoni of 26 Lyons street, one.of the number, was thrown against a etone abutment and is believed to have sustained intermal injuries. | REORGANIZATION OF THE U. S. MARINE CORPS. Radical Changes May Be Made—Spirit of Insubordination. Bournemouth, Enaland, July Leon Morane, the French aviator, been officially awarded the first pi a: the meeting just ended for = altitude, sea flight and zeneral merit. J. Armstreng Drexel, son of Anthony | Drexel, comes next as -the ‘highest | prize winner, while Graham White, the | English aviator, takes third place. Morane reached an altitude of 4,100 of 18 house feet and covered the distan miles around the Needles ligl and return in 25 minutes. The condition of Alan Boyle, son of the Earl of Glasgow, whq was injured terday while makin: flight here, g5 considered alarming {aday by the ending physicians. Hoyle's mono- plame feil from a considerable height and the aviator was picked up uncon - scious. He suffered from concussion of the brain, which has not yielded to treatment. PRESIDENT TAFT THANKS ., THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN For the Cordial Welcome Extended Vi ng Secretary of War Dickinsbn. ; } Mass., July 17.—President| Washington, July 17.—That the ma- sent a message of thanke |rine corps faces certain reorganiza- | tion, as the result of the promounce- | ment by a court of inquiry that a Beverly, Taft toda 1o the emperor of Japan for the cordial me extended 1o Secretary of War ickinson. Mr. Taft, as secretary of | Spirit of insubordination reigns war. enjoved Japan's hospitality and | throughout the servica, seems to be the mads many warm friends among the | prevailing opinion of naval officers on Japanese officials. The message in fully duty at the department. The serious follows: condition of the service was held to be 1910. due primarily to too long terms of ser- vice by officers without changes of as- signment. The question of reorganiza- tion probably will be considered this week. Radical changes mav be made. “Beverly, Mass., July he Emperor of Japan, Toki ‘T wish to express to your majesty my deep appreciation of the generous and courteous hospitality extended to Secretary Dickinson and his party | The reformation of the entire system during their visit to Japan. The ex- | of assignment would not surprise those pression of cordial welcome evoked | who have been following th> course of events. The object of this reform would be to give the staff assignments in Washington a limited tenure of of- fice. In the past they have besn prac- tically permanent. strengthens the bond of friendship be- tween the two countries. (Signed) “WILLIAM H. TAFT.” FOUND IN ROCK 225 FEET BELOW SURFACE. DROPPED FROM ROLLS OF Skelston of Prehistoric Reptile Ten CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH. Feet Length. : = Sixteen Practitioners Who Supported St. Charles, Mich., July 17.—Work- Mrs. Augusta Stetson. n in mine No. 2 of the Robert Gage Mininz company have found what is | supposed to he the skeleton of a pre- | historic reptile similar to a water lizard. The bones were found imbed- in the rock 225 faet below the rface, and appear to be those of a ian about ten feet in length. LYNCHING OF “DRY” DETECTIVE. Young Man Arrested Charged Fasten- ing Rope Around Etherington’s Neck. Boston, July 17.—Sixteen of the practitioners who were idantified with and supported Mrs. Augusta Stetson in her controversy with the First Christian Science church in New York city have been dropped from member- ship by the board of directors of tha mother church in Boston, according to a statement made_by Archibald Me- Lellan, one of the Bodton directors. Director McLellan said today that the sixteen members have been noti- fied that they had besn dropped from the rolls of the church, but that he was not able to give their names. can only say they were the prac- titioners who were most prominent in their support of Mrs, Stetson,” de- clared Mr. McLellan des a —Charged in a warrant for first degree murder with fastening the rope around the neck of Btherington, the “dry” detecti Newark three days ago, illiam Wurster, Jr., aged 19, employ- ed in a Zanesvilie pool room, was ar- sted on Main street tonight and held without bail for Newark officers. To reporters the bov said e was in the mob, adding that he had “besn drink- ing.” SPEAKER CANNON IMPROVED. Overcome by Heat Saturday While De- vering a Chautauqua Address. Hundreds of Pilgrims at the Annual Novena of St. Ann. New York, July 17.—The annual novena of St. Ann. a nine days’ exhibi- tion of a_relic of the saint brought here in 1592 from the church of St Marie De Beaupre, in Canada. bezan here today at the Roman Catholic church of St. John Baptiste. Hun- dreds of pilgrims. many of them slck or crippled, others bearing sick chil- dren, came from all parts of the coun- ry. The shrine of St. Ann is flanked on ecither side by cases of crutches cast aside by those who walked after touching the relic. Winfield, Kas., July 17.—Notwith- standing he was overcome by the heat while delivering a Chautauqua address here yesterday, Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of the house of representa- tives, aserts he is feeling as vigorous as ever and against tha advice of his friends he is determined to begin to- morrow a series of political speeches in the Fourth Kansas congressional district. However, he qualifies his announce- engagements by saying that he will not attempt to fill all the dates if he suffers from the heat during his speech at Emporia tomorrow. Brodie L. Duke Gives Hi: a Handsome Busin Building. Durham, N. C. July 17.—Brodie L. Duke, millionaire tobacco magnate, has given, it is said, to his bride of a few Young Bride This Promises to Be a Quiet Week at Sagamore Hill. Oyster Bay, July 17.—This week is 40 be a quict one at Sagamore Hill Few visitors and no political confer- | Weeks, a handsome business building, ences are expected. Colonel Roosevell | oW nearing completion, in the busi- hopes to put in most of ~the time | Ness center of the city. For the first writing speeches for his western trip. | time since his marrisge in Camden, The only interruption which is now on | J.. about six wesks ago. Mr. Duke and his bride visited their home town, ar- riving here today. Plans in connection with his new building,* it is said~ bLrought him here. his visils to his ed- New York on Tuesday ihe programme itorial office and ) iday. $1500 Fire at Terryvill Terryville, Conn., July 17.—Fire of upknown origin today destroyed a frame building near the east portal of the railroad tunnel here with a loss of $1.500. Th> building contained an electric plant and offices of the con- Excursion Train Wrecked by Mob. Chicago, July 17.—T. E. Mulvehill and Patrick Haley were possibly fatal- 1y shot and several other men were seriously injured and a ten coach ex- cursion traln was wercked by -a mob tru:lora constructing the tunnel. The | during a riot at Columbia park, on the loss ’ uemunu haz not been esti- tS-ml Fe , west of here late Senator Dick is still here, and Wade | it ment that he will keep his speaking; Cabled Paragraph& Yoknhamfl. July 17.—The Plcl.flc Mail liner Mongolia, from Hong Kong for San Francisco, which went aground Wednesday off Shimoda, on the island of Hondo, has not yet been floated. Solingen, Rhenish Prussia, July 17.— The father of Oscar Erbsloeh, who was killed on July 13, when the benzine tank of the dll’lglble ‘balloon Erbslo>h died from apoplexy today at son’s funeral. The apoplectic stroke was brought on by shock fol- lowing the aviator's tragic death. Paris, July 17.—A general strike has ‘been decided upon by the central com- mittee of the National Railroaders’ union. After a meeting tonight at which this decision was taken, the strike committee was instructed to rush arrangements and give the signal for a general walkout as soon as pos- sible. It was announced that the rail- road companies have refused to con- sider further negotiations. The mem- bers of the union, who demand an crease in wages, and other ameliora- tions, had already voted in princival to’strike, pending the result of nego- tiations with the companies. COMMON PLEAS COURT ADJOURNS WITHOUT DATE. Suit of Suppar vs. Authier Fixed Up— Several Decisions Handed Down. The court of comvmon pleas came In here on Saturday for the trial of the case of Johanna Suppar vs. Edward Authier of Montville. He admitted be- ing the father of the plaintiff’s child, born last February, and agreed to pay $25 and $1.25 a week for 120 weeks for its care. He was thereupon given his freedom. e has been in jail for some time waiting fof his trial. The court was then adjourned without date. Several decisions were handed down by Judge Waller as follows: In_the case of Joseph Connor & Sons vs. R. W. Fielding and wife of Pres- ton,judgment is rendered for the plain- tiff against Mr. Fielding for $484.72 and costs, it being held that Mrs. Fielding is not responsible. Judgment for $10 and costs is given in the case of H. S. Goodale vs. George S. Gadbois and others. Judgment of $1 was iven in the case of John MecCarroll of Montville vs. Lucinda Daniels of Waterford, and judgment of $42.50 in the case of Joh McCarroll vs. W. F. Parker of Essex. Judgment for $13.49 was given in the suit of G. E. Pitcher. v A. L. Stod- dard_a_suit for work _surveying, in which the bill was $12.10. Judge Waller granted judgment of foreclosure in the case of Jacob Gordon vs. Leon Weiner for the sum of $115, the time for redemption being fived as the third Monday in August. NINETY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY. Nathan S. Gilbert Observed It in His Usual Manner—Received Congratu- lations by his Employes. Ninety-five years ago Saturday Na- than S. Gilbert, the senior member- of the firm of N. S, Gilbert & Sons. was born in Hebron, this state, and the anniversary was the cause of many congratulations and felicitations being showered upon the oldest business man in Norwich. The celebration of the'l anmiversary was informal, Mr. Gilbert ‘being at place of business, as is his daily custom. Evary day sees him at the factory' of the firm in Willow strect and. there the employes all took occasion to extend their congratula- tions and best wishes. He is enjoying gqod health and each day finds him carrying out the usual routine of busi- nass activity and directing the work at the factory. He has been a resident of Norwich since 1831, so has seen many changes in the town, in the building up of which he has taken such a prominent part. OBITUARY. Dr. Henry L. Hammond. Dr. Hepry L. Hammond of Dayville, who was well . known in. this city, passed away Sunday morning at Strat. ford, Texas. News of his death, which was not unexpected, was received here Sunday morning. For a number of months he had been in California on account of his health, but recently his wife had decided to try to get him home. Dr. Hammond wae about 68 years old, was a graduate of Brown unive sity, afterwards studying medicine and serving in the Union army as a sur- geon during the civil war. After the war he pursued his practice of medi- cine. Dr. Hammond leaves no children, but is survived by his second wife, who is a sister of Montgomery Ward of Chi- cago. His first wife, who died a num- ber of vears ago, was a sister of the late Caivin G. Rawson. Launch Party. Philip Sheridan of the West Side bad a large party as guests on Sun- for a launch trip to Ocean Beach and Riverside Grove. The day was pass=1 pleasantly with the sail and in sports on land. Among these was a 100 yard dash in which the contestants finished in the following order: Miss Mary Riordan, Miss Nellie Sheridan. Miss Nellie Slattery and Miss Beck- ley. The refreshments wer> a feature of the outing, and at these the young men of the party beat all records. Left About $20,000. The will of Suillivan N. Ellis of New T.ondon, whose death occurred a fort- night ago. bequeaths all his possessions to his wife. The estate will inventory, it is believed. about $20,000. which is almost entirely in real estate and the business conducted for years by Mr, Ellis on Golden street. Pastor Coming from England. Rev. George H. Murphy of Sullivan, Ind., conducted the service at the Gales Ferry Methodist Episcopal church on Sunday morning. Rayv. Wilson Har- rison of England, who will have charge of the parish for the remainder of the conference year, sailed Satura: Caledonia for America and mence his duties the last of the month. Albany Pastor Preaches. Rev. H. O. Hiscox, D. D., of the Cal- vary Baptist church, Albany, N. Y., supplied the pulpit on Sunday at boti services at the Central Baptist church. He is the son of a former pastor of the church, Rev. E. T. Hiccox, who com- pleted his ministry there in 1852. Rev. Dr. Hiscox is at Narragansett Pier for his vacation of a month. Baltic Sunday School. On Saturday two cars filled with members of the Baltic Methodist Kpis- copal Sunday schaal went through here for Ocean Beach. They spent the day there and had a happy time, It was @ basket picnic. Many enjoyed the bath- ing and the return early evening. Trouble Averted. On the Franklin street beat Sunday evening some exciting times were threatened when a white man became abusive in a group of colored people near Wiliow street. The .rrlv-! of Policeman Divito stopped thz threat- ened Hostilities | month and Rist was released on fur- was made n the | Scamny uf Spot Gotton RESULT OF THE SO-CALLED JULY > “SQUEEZE.” SOUTH PRACTICALLY DRAINED Heavy Shipments by Boat and Special Trains Have Been Made for a Week or More Past. New Orleans, July 17.—As a result of the scarcity of spot cotton which the so-called July ‘“squeeze” has brought about in New York, the zouth is being drained of practically all available cotton. Heavy Shipments. Coastwise shipments from Savannah, New Orleans, Mobile and Galveston have been heavy for a week or more. and with the advances in July options to 1653 in New York futures market vesterday, the highest price recorded since the Sully campaign in 1903, tel- egraphic orders began to pour into Memphis - New Orleans, Houston and other spot centers, calling for the =hip- ment on special trains of all cotton which could be bought. Special Trains New York Bound. Local spot houses have made ar- rangements for special trains over the Illinois Central and the New York Central roads to carry a part of this cotton to New York. One of these Cials, carrying 3,000 bales, lefc New Orleans this morning and another, also bearing a large shipment. went from here tonight. The railroads are under contract to put the cotton in New York within 96 hours, and the trains will be operated on fruit express sche- dules. The Southern Pacific steamers Co- mus and Antilles carged heavy ship- ments of cotton to New York last week andé the Momus will carry a large car- o this week Houston, Memphis and other important markets also report heavy shipments. Big Profits for Southern Shippers. With middling cotton selling at 5 1-16 cents a pound in New Orleans; 5 cents in Memphis and 15 3-¢ in Houston, the southern shippers will make profits averaging about $4 a bale. ESCAPING GAS IN« A LODGING HOUSE Caused the Death of Twe Persons, Man and Woman. Faston, Pa. July 17.—Gas escaping from a patent cock caused the deatn of two persons in a lodging house Here last night, thelr bedies being found early today in their respective rooms when the ador of the gas was datected. The victims_were Benjamin Hughes, 25 years old, Elizabeth, N.-J., and Mre. Renaldo Kirkendall, 50 vears, Bavonne, N. J. . The man and woman metsfor the first time Saturday at the h of the | woman's daughter. There was 4 fam- ily gathéring at the house and in thz evening some of the party went to the lodging house for the night. Sheppard Breaks Myers’ Record. New York, July 17.—Melvin M. Shep- pard, the crack middle distance man of the Irish-American A. U. broke a world’s record which had_stood for thirty years when he ran 1,000 vards at Celtic park today. He made the distance in 2.12 clipping three- fifths of a second from the mark estab- lished many yvears ago- by Lon Myers. Sheppard took the lead from a fieid of thirteen after a hundred yards and won by five vards INSANE PATIENT Made Break to Get Away but Was Caught When He Collapsed. A young-man patient from the Nor- wich State hospital, who was allowed to come to this city on Sunday after- noon in charge of Neil Crowley. made a break to get away about 4 o'clock. He started from Main street near the Boston store, ran up Broadway and down to Chetsnut street in front of the fire station. Here he rushed up to Henry Taft and inquired the way to the police station. The runaway start- ed to go up by the side of the Ma sonic temple, but collapsed and ga up when he saw Crowley coming after him. He made no further trou- ble. Charged With Embezziement. Benjamin E. Rist of Pawcatuck was presented before the town court of Stonington Friday on a charge of em- ezzlement. As agent for William D. “ritcherson he was charged with ap- provriating money received from the sale of some of Critcherson’s property, the amount stipulatad in the count be- ing $3.15. Rist was arrested on June 30 by Deputy Sheriff William H. Casey and a preliminary hearing on the case was held before Deputy Judge L. D. Fairbrother, bonds for 375 having been furnished at the time. The case was continued Friday afternoon for one nishing bonds to the amount of $200. Germans at Richards’ Grove There were many from this city in atiendance at the picnic of the Ger- man families and their friends at Richards’ grove on Sunday. The Ger- man societies from Norwich, Taftville, Mystic and Stonington participated and enjoved an old fashioned German pic- nic under the ausnices of Herwegh lodge, No. 12, 0. D. H. S., of New Lon- don. __Thera was a concert, singing. danc- ing and games of al! kinds for (ne chil- dren: athletic contestz for men and boys. The women indulged in the old German game called striking or danc- ing for the rooster. A good clam chowder dinner and German dainties were served. Service at Y. M. C. A. Camp. At the Y. M. €. A: camp at Bushy Point on Sunday afterncon a joint ser- vica was held with the bovs from the camp of the West End Presbyterian church of New York. The New York | party came over to the camp of the Norwich boys in_a motor boat with Frank H. Merrill in charze of the par- ty, Assistant Secretary George F de was in charge of the je ser- nt Collected 700 Fares. Especially heavy travel on the trol- ley road was reported on Sunday. Ono conductor vn the trip from Wiliimantic to New London atated that he had col- | lecled 700 farzs, which averaged be- | tween, 66 an T at each of the ninel collections. This meant practically a capacity load for his car all the way through. Ward Street Fir For a fire in the chimney of the house in Ward street owned by Joseph Fr ig, Chemical company 2 was on Saturday omlni and soon out grith little ‘or no »llelectives Disappointed BUT THEY STILL HAVE HOPES OF SUCCESS. NO TRACE OF DR. CRIPPEN Three Incoming Steamships at New York Searched on Saturday Sunday for Suspected Wife Murderer | and New York, July 17.—Three inbound steamships from British ports were searched for Dr. Harvey Hawley Crip- pen today—tha Cedric, from Liverpool and Queenstown: the Columbia, from Glasgow, and the Cleveland, from Ham- burg, Southampton and Cherbourg— but on none of them was there a trace of the man for whom the police of the world are looking. Detectives Still Three detectives, aided by Mme. Ginett and her sister, Mrs, Hyde, both friends of Belle Eimore, the doctor's missing wife, supposed to hava been murdered, scrutinized every passenger. Although’they were disappointed once more, they still have hopes of inter- cepting th> doctor. LONDON POLICE HAVE NO NEWS. | Thousands Visit mains We-z F. Hepeful. Hous. London, Ju idence of Dr. the cellar or w of a woman was visited TLondoners, the center crowds of t digging op have been re ing some f1 Physicians’ Autops Friends of ) | | 2 coron uest, will Prove to be that of the missing singer. The nature of t of the physi cians who tion | of the body ! but it is announce nvine ed from an e H woman's heart that id rot suffer | from disease of that organ. Whether it will be possible to prove the identity cannot be told until the evidence is | placed before the board of investgation. English Detectives Sent to Various Places. Apparently the police have made lit tle progress in the case, and if they have discovered any new facts they are keeping these to themselv: Mean- while Engiish detectives been fent to various place: in the hope that they may find Dr. Crippen, who so far has managed to cover up his move- ments completely. During the latter part of the week there has been a remarkable scries of murders in London, Slough, Newcastle and Cromer, and in every case the murderer has escaped. A New Light on the Subject. According to the published statement of her married sister,Ethel Leneve, who is believed to hav been Dr. Crippen’s companion when he disappeared from his home, during a hurried visit to her on July 9 professed the greatest anx- iety over the possibility that she was not C pen’s legal wife, After the announcement of the death of Belle Elmore, Dr. Crippen introduc- ed the Leneve woman as his wife, al- though there has heen no proof forth- coming so far that a marriage took place. The staetment by the sister, which throws a new light on the sub- ject, says that Crippen informed Ethel Leneve that he had just discovered that Belle Elmore was still living, and that he proposed to go to America to clear up the matter. of the deac ACCUSED HIS WIFE OF BESTOWING A “JUDAS” KISS Husband Then Hanged Himself in Po- lice Station Cell. ‘Washington, 17.—Accusing_his | ment has come to an amicable und f | national | D ;'HORBE THIEF'S REVOLVER wife of bestowing upon him a “Judas kiss,” and of instigating his arrest as a fugitive from justice, William Ly- ons hanged himself with his belt in his cell at a police station here to- day. His alleged offence was hand- book making, He was taken into cu tody vesterday on an old charge. L. ons, who was fifty vears oid, and his wife were arrested here ahout a year ago, accused of making handbooks on the races, The case against Mrs. ons was nolle prossed. After being re- leased on bond Lyvons left the city be- fore the matter came to trial. Noth- ing was heard of him until yesterd: when he was arrested. His body ‘\BS found today, hanging from his cell door. He left a note addressed to his wife, accusing her of betraying his presence in the city. “I know this trouble has been insti- gated by vou” the note read. “This is what vou meant by telling me that you were going to see the clerk of the court, not to get the cases settled, but to get me in trouble. It was a Judas kiss you gave me. T know you have done this to get rid of me and to hide the life you are living. Well. I have lost everything, even my wife. May God forbid you as T have tried to do tonight i00d- night.” Rigdon’s Motive for Shooting Mrs. Deufex Not Known. Chicago, July 17.—Mrs. Emma Deu- fex, who was shot by Charles W. Rig- don in the office of John C. Fetzer last Friday_is still in a critical condition -in a hospital. Until she recovers suffi- ciently to be able to account for the shooting the nolice have little hope of learning Rigdon’s motive, Miss Mary Wilson, a young woman who was With Mrs. Deufex at the time of the shooting and who is detained at a po- lice station. still denies any knowledge of the motive. Lightning Struck Pullman Co. Freight Car Shop m., Jul lightning Pullman. storm toda. 17—~During a struck the freight car shops of the Pullman com- pany. causing a fire that resulted in damage of 1 than $100,000. Drowned in Connecticut ver. Hartford, Conn. uly Viadic Schunidi, s uld, was drowned the Connecticut river here today hild fell from the bauk of the it Riverside park. The body was wered - |1arge damage done Scheneetady, 7 thy M. Warner, 17 years old, X York city, was drowned in the FEriz canal, about six miles east or this city, while bathing teday i 2 Condensed Tele, . ams John B. Miller, an Embazzler, was ced to 20 years in a federal pris- ‘The Foreign Commerce of the Unit- ed States for the fiscal year cnding June 30 was $3,250,000,000. Grand Jury of Chicago will begin its investigaiion of the so-called Beef trust today Arthur Darmstaedtler of Detroit nas killed by being thrown but of an au- tomobile racing with an electric car. The British Tramp Steamers Rex ulus and Karema were badly dams 1 in a collision in a fog off Nantucket. Dr. D. K. Pearsons of Chicage, i has given away $6,000,000, is about to sell his home in an effort to die pan. less. The Interstate Commerce Comm sion has announced that advances in freight rates on cattle and dressed heef had not been suspended. Thirty-two Russian Hebrew immi- grants, who arrived at - Galvest must return because they are liab! to become public charges. Secretary of War nson 1nd his oarty arrived at Yokohama and jro- seeded thence to Tokio. where they were entertained by Count Kormun. Earl Grey Sa the of Britain. from London to (anada, where he will temporarily resume the duties of his office as governor fen- eral. on Emprass The Lackawanna Railroad munaze- its engineers. grant g evaze | standing with them an increase which will | 13 per cent. Col. James M. Guffey, the democs committeeman. and ofl coal millionaire of Pittsburg, has gone into the hands of a receiver, It alleged that the Colonel owes $6,74 600, United Stat of New Yok, 0 The Hearing Befol Commissioner Shield: in the effort of the government remove Louis A. and Angelo Ceila and Samuel W. Adler to Washingion, for trial on their indictment for in keeping a bucketshop, conspiracy the commissioner reserv- closed, g his decision. UNDER DEPUTV SHERIFF’B EAR Compelled the Officer to Back Down- stairs Out of the Hou Y., July 17.—AN Binghamton, but let me put right, T'll go with you, on my coat first,” willingly acquiésced Ransom Church at the home of his parents, in Oxford, when Deputy Sher- it Fred Hovey arrested him yesterday on the charge of stealing a horde and buggy in Geneva, Ohio. The deputy granted his request, and as Church's hand appeared through the sleeve of the coat he was puiting on it contain- ea a revolver, the muzzle of which pro— truded under the officer’s ear. Church compelled the deputy,with hands above his head. to back downstairs and out of the house. Church then Tarried from the house by another door and escaped. A posse with a bloodhound was chasing him toward Smithvilie ac- cording to late reposts today. CARBOLIC SATURATED TOWEL JAMMED DOWN HER THROAT. Unknown Woman Found Unconscious in Albany Boarding House. ;. N. Y., July 17.—With a towel saturated with carbolic acid jammed half way down her throat, an unknown woman was found tonight in a semi- conscious condition In a room of an Albany boarding house, Near her was a bottle containing the poison and bearing the name of a Philadelphis druggist. The woman, who is about vears of age, was removed to a hos- pital in a serious condition. This after- noon she engaged the room where she was found, saying she expected to %o to work tomorrow in an Albany shirt factory. CROPS To the Extent of Hundreds of Thou- sands of Dollars, CLOUDBURST DAMAGES Cincinnati, Jul; —Torrential rains visited a large section of southern Ohio, northern Kentucky and south- western Indiana today, adding to"tho by 'yesterd as reported thers today, but many So far cloudburst. was no loss of life persons were injured. At Silas Bap- tist church, near Paris, Ky., a bolt of lightning struck the church and a dv were seriously stu: en ned. The damage to crops in the three states within a radius of sixty miles of Cincinnati will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars, it is estimate.l, worshippers THEATER PAVMAITER MISSING. Drew $1,000 from Bank Last Friday and Disappeared. Vew York, July 17.—The police were asked tonight to search for Arthur J. Bullwinkle, paymaster at the New theater, who has not been seen since Friday, when he drew $1.070 from the bank, paid $170 to employes and dis- appeared. The management has the utmost confidence in his integrity and fears that he may have met with foul play. Bullwinkle ix an Englishman, 24 years old and had been employed in the theater a year Hartford Moulders’ Strike Partly Brok- en. Hartford, Conn.. July 17.—The strike among the moulders, which has been in progress here for the past week was partly broken today when the men em- ployed at the foundry of Patrick Lar- agy voted to return to work and the men emploved at other plants decided not to strike. The nature of the set- tlement made was not antounced, hut is understood to he in the nature of a compromise. A Forewell Reception Tendered City Ed- itor of Meriden Morning Record. Meriden, Conn,, July 17 —John E. C, Vincent, for the past fourteen years City edifor of the Morning Record, was tendered u farewell reception at a lo- cal cafe st night by & number of newspi . Vin- wection with the cliuding eikh- the paper. een years Young Man Instantly Killed by Twen- tieth Century Express, oversville, N. An un known young man, aged about 18, whe is believed 1o have hailed from Pitts- field, Mass, was struck and instantly killed by the New York - Cantral's Twentieth Century express at -Fonda tonight, He with two other compan- ions was onde;rarinx to Jump aboard a westbound freight e it & I'Ianmng to Cope App eonference members of their committees and G eral Manager Myers of the Pennsyl nia Raflraod company will result in a clearer understanding of their demands by the railroad company and the ne- cessity was expressed today by A. son, Conductors, and ‘W. the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Ten Hour Standard May Go Into Effect ganization was reticent and ref add anything to the statement already made public regarding the con- trover that ask for could be put into effect by rifice. TWGEITS With a Walkout PIIFARATIONB MADE TO HOUSE NEW MEN. PEIIlVI.VAIIIA OFFICIALS r Hopeful That Today's Confer- ence May Avert the Threatenes Strike on the Pennsylvania Railread Philadelphia, July 17.—Hope that the tomorrow between the for a strike will be avolded B. Garret- president of the Orfler of Railway Glee, the head of While the head of the conductors’ ed to he has Mr. Lee expressed his belier the ten hour standard the men the mpany without its making any sac Many of the delegates from the various local unions left the city last night and conferred with the member ship;of their organizations today, @il will be at the conference tomorrow but morning in the office of the general maanger. Both Sides Firm. ‘While there. is & feeling that peace may be arranged at this conference, both sides declars that they will not recede from the positions they have al- ready. taken. The labor leaders will continue to hold out for the ten hour day, .and the rafiroad officials, while willing to grant this, are unwilling te increass the expenses of their road “The question of overtime may be the subject of a compromise, it i said. Another Conference Today. Since the latest conference between the leaders of the men on the lin eawt with General Manager Myers, the men on the lines west hive reached = better understanding with General Manager Peck in Pittsburg, where an- other conference s to be held temor- row at about the same time the meet- ing here is in progress. The good feel- ing in'the west may have its, influence on the meeting heve. Preparing for & Walkout. The, Penneylvania's officlals Yave no nuamrk to give: out todey. The oM- ers of the company appear hepefol that tomorrow’s conference may end i an underetanding that will m«t un threatened ® but they ere m:lc their tons u, P ‘mb - ing of-tnem to take the plices of strikers are una put into efféct, and o other employes of the company are eing prepared to take the plase of those wiho hieed the call in the event of the strike order imsuing. The lom of police prowection wieng ail the lines of the company I also Wbeing carefully worked out. MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS CLASHED AT CELEBRATION Chicago, July 17. Polish Turners, the wo nd-flfi of Al- lianee and the P m Ml ance, rival semt-mill org#nization: clashed today at a eelobration of e B00th anniversary of the e of Grunwald, Company I of the Miinols national guard, pa n the elebration, was need arate the men and prevent a crows aym- pathizers of both factions pastelpating in a general riot. At the celebration todsy the Neson - als had completed theit mamoeuvres. after which they declined to move fram the parade grounds. The Falsons, en tering for their drill, ordered the back, but the latter held the ot heads were breken in the mixup, but when the militia war drawn up before the crowd they fell back and quist was restared. Three Drownings in Rochester Sun- day. Rochester, N. Y., July 17.—Thses drownings Gecurrad in this city todss Michael Mirkie, a middie aged faem hand, was drowned in the Keie oan while swimming; David Sellman, » youth, was drowned in the Genese: river while canceing. and Frank Burh- hardt, a bay, fell Mto the Krie canal and was 4 OOUN;!IFEI;ER ARRESTED. Is Member of the Gang Ones Led by Lupo the Wolf. Pittsburg, July 17.—Tony Gallueel, alieged 10 be & member of the coun terfeiting gang once headed by Lupe the Wolf, {s under arrest here, and will be given & hearing _befors Unft States Commissioner ¥I. T, Lynd tomorrow. Gallucel was arrested w Wilmerding by secret service ag upon the cenfession of Pedro Sadt Vicco, who is in Safl at Pana; LI, Bantovioco asserts Gadlucci gave him 0 in counterfeit money while they were in Bellaire, . Lupo the Wa serving a thirty-year sentence in the federal prison at Athni, Steps to Put Into Effect Law for Par- oling of U. 8. Prisoner Washingto 17.—Preliminary steps have been taken at the deper ment of justice to put into effect the for parolin, thus estal [ adopted by probably one-half ‘The law has the warm ap of Attorney General Wicker- Tt probably will be two ar . three months before any paroling of federal prisoners win lace. The firat step will be the estabWshment of ru for the procedure of ti ole at each penitentiary. Thess bosrds Are to be subject to the mpproval of the attorney gene Bicycle Rider Smothered to Death Pile of Sand. Schenectady, N. Y. July 17.—Otto Brewer, 21 years uld, fell Trom his bi cycle early this morniug and was reu ?rr.( semii-unconacious by the blow 16 staggered a few feet wad well fmoe dowlward in a plle of sand, where b wak Tound two hours later sarothoered (o dratl. Visitor Committed Suicids Waterbury, Conn., July 17.—James Goltan, coloied: ‘ned 1h of Bhedeld Manx, committed sulel n.a by 'drinking earbole acid. iavl a visit, following & in