Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 23, 1910, Page 1

- VOL. LI_NO. 174 CAUSE OF FORT MONROE DISASTER Gun Started to Rise to Firing Position Before Breech Lock Was Closed SAFETY DEVICE FAILED TO OPERATE Never Before in History of the Army Failed—Test of its Failure Demonstrated by Gener-|Schiechter. al Crozier, Chief of Ordnance, Shortly After Accident | halt points. Happened—Funeral of ¢ even Victims. Washington, July 22.—To the failure of a safety mechanism to operate when a sudden and powerful pull was given - the artilleryman in attaching the lanyard is now laid the responsibility for the accident which cost the lives of eleven men at Fortress Monroe, Va. during battle practice yesterday. Never before in the history of the ar- my had the devicg failed to work. The PO bility of its occurrence was dem- onstrated, however, shortly after the accident, by a test made of all the zuns which participated in the prac- Tice. The fring mechanism is somewhat celicate,” said General Crozier in dis- sing the accident, “Dbcause of the of sufficient space for the utiliza- of larger and more robust parts, was_supposed to be sufficient tand all reasonable usage. The of loading and firing are th extreme rapidity in the v effort to make a good e record. and it is a necessary con- juence that the motions are made n sreat force and violence. n this case it appears that the tarted to rise to the firing posi- n before the breech block was push- home preparatory to rotating and ing it and before the lanvard was hooked, so that the man whose duty it as to hook on the lanyard had to do while the gun was in motion. “Testimony is to the effect that he had some difficulty in hooking, making several passes in his attempt to do So, nd that he finally succeeded in get- s it hooked just as the gun was passing out of his reach, when the ex- plosion immediately took place. It is presumed that he inadvertently clung to the lanyard and gave the sudden pull which, in the case of the neigh- \ boring gun with which it was tried later, proved to be sufficient to defeat FHad this Mechanism | Frank J. Marshall, the American cham- London, July 22.—in a six-round boxing bout for amateurs held here tonight. Mr. Adler, a Lendon stock- broker, won from Ivan Kahn of Los Angeles, Cal. 21.—The crop report for Germany, which shows conditions up to July 15, has just been made publie. It shows a slight depreciation since June 15, ‘but winter wheat is still considerably better than the av- erage conditions during the past ten years. t Berlin, ~July *2.—In ths fifth round masters’ chess progress here, Hamburg, Jul of the international tournament, now in with still and a ’ drew his game today The latter player urnament by on2 pion, leads the toi Kingston, Jamaica, July 22.—The Hamburg-American _line steamship Schwarzburg was refloated from her stranded positon off Port Royal last night, after her cargo of iron rails had been jettisoned. Apparently the vessel is undamaged. She is bound the safety object of the mechanism.” | for the island of Curacao. FUNERAL OF SEVEN . OF THURSDAY’S VICTIMS Impressive Military Services—Choir of Fifty Voices Sang Selections. Newport, News, Va.,, July 22.—Im- pressive military services were con- ducted over the bodies of seven of the eleven victims of yesterday’s catastro- phe at Battery De Bussy on Fortress Monroe campus this afternoon. Capt. J. H. Scott, post chaplain, conducted the services, ‘which were attended by 1,500 artillerymen and hundreds of citizens: Col. Clarence P. Townsley. comman- dant of the fort, rode at the head of his command directly behind the cais- sons and hearses in the funeral pro- cession. Brigadier General Arthur Murray. chief of artillery, and Mrs. Murray were present. The post band led the funeral pro- cession and a choir of fifty voices sang selections during the services, during which the bodies rested upon an im- provised altar covered with American flags and surrounded by beautiful flowers. The bodies of Sergt. Harry G. Hess and Corp. Charles C. Atkins were re- moved from the fort to their homes in Phoebus, Va., less than a mile from the fort, today, and will be buried to- morrow. Services will be conducted at the fort tomorrow over the bodies of Corp. Albert Bradford and Private Alfred W. Smith and they will be buried in the national cemetery near the fort. PRESIDENT TAFT'S STAY AT BAR HARBOR CLOSED. to Seal Harbor, Eleven Miles Dis- tant, Thence to Ellsworth. Bar Harbor, Me., July 22.—President Taft brought his stay in Bar Harbor io a close this afternoon. He landed here on Wednesday from the yacht Mayflower. He left today as a member 2 merry coaching party, behind four magnificent - horses, headed for-Seal Harbor, eleven miles away. The Mayflower picked up her an- chors at noon and steamed arcufid to Seal Harbor 10 meet the president. The yacht later went to Northeast Harbor and anchored there for the night with the presidential party on board. To- morrow morning she will steam across enchman’s Bay to the Mount Desert where Mr. Taft will take a spe- 1 train to Bangor. After visitug hat city for two hours and making a speech, he will proceed by _special train_to Eilsworth, the home of Sena- tor Eugens Hale, to be the latters guest until Sunday afternoon. Mr. Taft will also make a little speech at Bilsworth. The president left everybody in Bar Harbor happy. After being lavishly entertained by the summer colony, he met the townspeople today on the vil- lage green and made a little speech to them. He spoke of tha value of vaca- tions and won a lot of applause by declaring that two weeks no longer sufficed as the period of summer rest and that sixty days seemed the proper | time in which to recuparate from the nerve-exhausting work of the winter. The president congratulated the peo- ple of Bar Harbor upen living in such a delightful climate. He said the sum- wer air was like “champagns in a rohibition state” and that the severe inters tended to build up a surdy and never-surrendering race. s soon as the president had finished address hs again mounted the lofty coach, which was tooled by _Philip Livingston of New York, and with an- other flourish of trumpets was away for Seal Harbor. Arriving there he and h party were entertained at luncheon by Mrs. Mark Hanna. To- night the party was entertained at Juncheon by Mrs. Charlemagne Tower at her place two miles from the har- bor. Mr. Taft i Go T adhering strictly to his determination to keep away from poli- tics on_ this trip. There was not a Eusgestion of poiitics in his speech to- ay. R. M. THOMPSON SURRENDERS. He Was Abroad Last Month When In- dicted in Cotton Pool Case. New York, July 22—Col. Robert M. Thompson. who was abroad on June 17 when the federal grand jury indicted him, together with James A. Patten end five others. for conspiracy in straint of interstate trade in connection with the operation of an alleged cotton pool. and who returned to this country yesterday, surrendered today to United Etates Commissioner Shizlds. He is supposed to be a silent partner in the brokerage firm of S. H. P. Pell & company of No. 43 Exchange place. Colonel Thompson furnished a bail bond for $5.000 and was released. Charles A Kittle, also named_in the indictment, is a member of Pell & eompany, and S. H. P. Pell is Colonel Thompson's son-in-iaw GRAVE MUTINY IN MADRID. Broke Out in the Prison and Lasted for Three Hours, Madrid. July 22.—A grave mutiny broke out in the prison here today. The fighting lasted for three hours and was oniv ended by the calling of troops. The soldiers intimidated the mutineers by firing in the €arl Dunbar Bishop to Plead Guilty. Fairfield, Cal, July 2 the cases of Joseph C. Brown and Carl Dunbar Bishop, arrested for the rob- béry of the China and Japan fast mail train in April st Goody-ar, were called today it was announced that the pris- oners would plead guilty and that both had confessed . they committed — the crime. Ban on High School Fraterniti Geneva, N. Y.. July 22—The local board of education has placed a ban on high school fraternities. The new rule requires students to resizn from hg?:;r before returning to school GRAND TRUNK AND C. V. ROADS STRIKE. Better Conditions Appear to Exist— Freights Start from Different Points. 22 Boston, July 22.—Better conditions appeared to_exist throughout the ter- ritory served by the Grand Trunk and Central Vermont railroads in New England tonight than at any time since the strike of the trainmen was inaug- urated. - Passenger trains were run more naarly on schedule throughout the day and several freight trains were started out from different points. At nearly every station the strike breakers, who are manning a majority of the trains, both passenger and freight, found a group of sympathizers who shouted and jeered at jihem, but nothing more serious developed. Officials of the railroads maintain that they have plenty of men to fill the positions left vacant by the striking conductors and brakemen, while the strikers contend that the roads are seriously handicapped and that condi- tions due to freight congestion are growing worse instead of better. TEXTILE MILLS GLOSING DOWN. MANY IN NEW ENGLAND. Large Factories to Close for a Week or More—Others in August. Boston, July 2 Many of tha textile mills in New England will be shut down for a week or more between to- day and Aug. 21. "The Cocheco cotton wills and print works of Dover, N. H., will be closed tomorrow until Aug. 1. The Cocheco plant will also be stopped from Aug. 26 until Sept. 6. It employs 2,200 operatives. The Pepperel: cotton mills of Bidde- ford, Me., and those of the York cor poration of Saco will be closed from July 30 until Aug. 8, and probably a week in September. The two corpora- tions employ about 5,000 persons. Some of the Lowell mills will be idle from Aug. 20 to Sept. 6. The silk mills of William Skinner & Sons at Holyoke, which shut down for a week early in July, will close tomor- Tow until Aug. 1. In Rochester, N. H., the Gonic wool- en mills will be shut down tomorrow for thrée weeks. Some of the Fall Riv- er cotton mills will bz idle next week. HELD FOR TRIAL AT BOSTON. Marshall in Philadelphia Jail in Default of $10,000 Bail. Philadeiphia, July 22—When ar- raigned for a second hearing here to- day, John R. Marshall, who is charged h conspiracy to defraud the - tional City bank of Cambridge, Mass., waived all technicalities and he was held in $10.000 bail for trial at Boston. In default of bail h> was sent to pris- on. He probably will ~be taken to Massachusetts on Monday. Marshall declares that he is innocent and that he wanted to go to Boston as soon as possible for trial. He is said to be well connected in Boston and he believes that he will have little diffi- culty in obtaining bondsmen there. Children Ate Opium Pills Found on a City Dumc Webster, Mass. July 22.—Opium pills found on a putlic dump and eaten for candy made nine children seriously il! today and may cause the .death of two of them. The two believed to be fatal- ly ill are Victor Pepka, aged 6 vears, and Frank Mrowkowski. aged 12. Physicians say thot these two must have taken at least twelve grains of the poison, while the others took con- siderably less. All of tha victims are being treated at their homes in the Polish section. Governor Deneen Refused to Commute Sentence. Springfield. ‘11, July 22 —Governor Denzen, upon the recommendation of ihe hoard of pardons, at 1.15 o'clock thik Mmorning refused to commute t(he sén- tence of Robert Martin, sentenced to be hanged this hiorning for the murder of #loya Tarris at Kast St. Louis. Steamship Arrivals. At Plymouth, July 22: President Grant, from Neéw York. _At Naples, July. 19: Argentina, from New York. At Marseilles, from New York. July 20: Massilia, At Rotterdam, July ' 22: Potsdam, R i il Rk from New York. X 2 Hamburg, Jul. —It was reported here today that thieves on board tha Hamburg - American line steamer Amerika had robbed Eva Stradford of New Jersey of jewelry valued at $40,- 000. ‘The police authorities of Ham- burg believe that the thieves belonz to an international band of crooks said to be operating or trans-Atlantic liners. One of the directors of the Hambur American line today said that he knew nothing of it. RAILWAYS SUED FOR $2,500,000 FOR FOREST FIRE DAMAGE. Actions Against N and Delawai and Hudson. Albany, July 22.—James S. Whipple, state forest, fish and game commis. sioned. has begun actions against the New York Central and Delaware and Hudson Railroad companies to recover $2,503,200 in penalties and $151,000 in actual damages, growing out of the forest fires in 1908 on state lands in the Adirondacks. It is alleged that the fires were due to negligence in the operation of locomotives. The state is seeking to recover from the Delaware and Hudson company $1.400,200 in penalties at the rate of $10 a tree destroyed by the fires be- tween Saranac lake and Lake Placid in the vicinity of Haystack mountain anad Mackenzie pond. The actual dam- ages sued for in this case amount to $94,000. Four actions have been begun against the New York Central. Two are for damages in Township 5, Herki— mer county, near Beaver Creek, the penalties amounting to $570.000 and the actual damages to $30,000. The other two are for damages in Frank- lin country, near Turtle and. Hoel ponds, the penalties amounting, to $523.000 ana thea ctual damage to $27,000. 32 FAMILIES FLED FROM FIRE. Blocked by Smoke on Balcony, Fugi- tives Grossed to Next Roof. New York, July 22.—An overturned pan of grease set fire to the bakery of David Miller in the basemant of a Six- story double tenement at No. 234 East One Hundred and Twenty-first sireet early this morring. Thirty-two fami- lies fled to the front fire escapes. By the time the vanguard had de- scended to the first landing flame and smoke were pouring out of the win- dows of the bakery, and no one would venture to lower the ladder to the side- walk. John J. Duncan and Thomas Smith, who live a fzw doors away, shouted to those on the balcony to re- treat to the rcof and cross to an ad- joining” building. Their advice was heeded and within ten minutes every- body was out of the way. The fire Gamaged the bakery to the extent of about $800. . CAPTAIN DIED OFF CAPE HORN. Bark John Ena Brought to Delaware Breakwater by Mate. B Philadelphia, July ‘Captain died while passing the Horn” was signalled today from the bark John Ena, which arrived at the Delaware breakwater from Honolulu. The bark is at an- chor in the river in a.fog, and the circumstances surrounding the death of the captain and his name are not known. The bark was navigated to the breakwater by the mate. The Maritime Regisfer says the ship is commanded by Captain Lorenz. The Ena is owned by A. P. Lorenzson of San Francisco, WANTED FOR WOMAN MURDER. Man Arrested on Minor Crime Is Ar- rested for Greater One. Bridgeport, Conn., July 22.—Peter Sabot_ who was arrested here several davs ago on a minor charge and held for investigation was taken to Jersey City, N today by a detective from that city. Sabot answers the descrip- tion of a man wanted for the murder of Mrs. Lucy Lucasik at her home, No. 305 Washington street, Jersey City on July 14. The woman was strangled to deatp, and robbed of $380, it is alleged. Sabot waived extradition proceedin, FARMER KILLS WIFE AND SELF. Fires at Her Several Tim on Road and Then Commits Suicide. Albany, Jul —Stepheén Johnson, aged forty-five, a farmer, today killed his wife aged about forty, and then killed himself, near their home, at Valatie, Columbia county. Jealousy is given as the cause. Johnson met his wife on a road be- tween Kinderhook and Valatie and fired at her several times, She stag- gered and fell to the ground. He then turned the revolver on himself. Both died within a short time. Mississippi White Farmer Threatened With Lynching. Louisville, Miss.,, July 22.—Crowds gathering here threaten to lynch Swin- | ton Fermenter, a young white farmer under arrest on_suspicion in connec- tion with the killing of Miss Jennie Sharpe daughter of a prominent plant- er. Gideons Open Convention Detroit, July 22.—Gideons from all over the TUnited States opened their national convention in Detoit today. The Gideons are 7,500 or more travel- ing men, whose slogan is “A the guest room of every hotel” T Moore of Cedar Rapids, Ia ident of the organization. Nominated for Congress. Wrightsville Beach,"N. C., July 22. Atfer being deadlocked until 1.30 o'clock this morning, the Sixth North Carolina democratic convention on the 43d ballot nominated Oscar L. Clark over the present representative, H. L. Guodwin, :and . thige othey candidate. sy A g : i > Resigns Office FOLLOWING A CONFERENCE WITH HIS ATTORNEY. LAWRENCE PROBLEM SOLVED. Controversy to Who Was Properly Mayor of the City Settled—Mr. White Still Asserts His Innocence. Lawrence. Mass., July 22.—Mayor William P. White, who a fortnight ago was sentenced to three vears’ impris- onment in the house of correction for conspiracy to bribe, today solved the Thought They Fugitive Dentist WHO 1S WANTED FOR THE MUR- DER OF HIS WIFE. SUSPECT ARRESTED IN CHICACO. Gave Name of Albert Rickward—Ap- parently Abcut 35 Years Old—Car- ed $2,000 Worth of Negotiable Paper Chicago, July 22.—A man answering the description of Dr. Crippen, who is wanted for the murder of his wife in London was arresied here late to- *day. The man arrested carried about WHY PROPERTY 1S competition in the sale of it. advertising its Gesirable features—it: it g you own and want it badly. almost any price if he finds just w What a real estate agent is p: ability to get the seller and buyers Advertising is a medium that acco advertisement would cost, ‘ The rate card of The Bulletin reasonable compared with cireulati Subscribe for The Bulletin. a week. Following is the summary of n A great deal of private property is sold cheap because there is no to The W There are a:lot of people somewhere who want just the kind of well if it can find not merely the man who would buy if you sacrifice, but the man who is looking for just that kind of thing and will pay have property for sale do not lose upon it twenty times what a good It is left at your door for 12 cents Bulletin Telegraph- . Local General Tolal “Saturday. July 16 113 175 1097 1385 Monday, July 18 119 182 212 513 Tuesday, July 19 123 154 240 517 Wednesday. July 20 135 150 198 483 Thursday, July 21 139 140 240 519 Friday, July 22 131 187 272 590 Totat, - - - - 760 988 2259 4007 OFTEN SACRIFICED create competition is by bility and conveniences. s acce It is worth paving the newspaper hat he wants. aid a liberal commission for is his together and getting a good price. mplish2s the same thing.. If yon is to be had on application—prices on. ews printed during the past week: legal problem that has been facing the city since his incarceration, by re- signing bis office, His action was an- nounced aftes a conference with his attorney, Michael Sullivan of Salem, and was followed by a statement in which he set forth his reasons and asked that immediate action be taken Will Continue the Fight to Regain Freedom. Since Mayor White was sentenced there has been a controversy as to who was properly mayor of the city, Mayor ‘White attempting to act in that ca- pacity from his cell, while Alderman Jordan, chairman of the board, sat in the chair of the chief executive at the city hall. The action of the mayorq today clears the situation. In his let- ter of resignation Mayor White asserts his Innocence of the charges against him and announces his intention to continue the legal battle to regain his freedom. REFORM IN THE MARINE CORFS. Order Breaking Up “Life Tenure” of Officers in Washington Approved. ‘Washington, July The final re- adjustment of affairs in the marine corps was made today by a change :n the navy regulations, approved by President Taft, which completely breaks up the system by which staff officers of the corps have enjoved lonys terms of guty at desks in Washing- ton. The change comes as one of the results of the recent courtmartial in which most of the staff officers were censured and the “life tenure” of offi- cers in Washington condemned. Heretofore the regulations have pro- vided that the officers of the staff should be located here. President Taft_now has approved a change to require them to do duty wherver they may be assigned by the commandant. Under the old regulations, the adju- tant and inspector took charge in the absence of the commandant. Hereaft- er the secretary of the navy will des- ignate an officer to fill such a tem- porary vacancy. Practically all the existing lines of succession are wiped out and the as- signment of duty and the location of | staff officers are left to the discretion of the commandant’ of the corps and | the secretary of the navy. BAR MAN HELD AS SMUGGLER. Necklace of Clinton Keeper W: Confiscated. —Max Sperber, a | New York, July | saloon keeper of 6 Clinton street, was held by United States Commissioner Rues of Hobokzn under $500 bail today on a charge of smuggling. Ile was a passenger on the steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm, which arrived on Tuesday. At that time he was searched by cus- toms officers and a pearl necklace val- ued at $400 was found “in one of his pockats. * The necklace was confiscat- ed. ‘When the case was called by the court Sperber failed to appear and a United States marshal was bidden to produce him in to Hobokep. 'The ofl‘l-| cer returned from Manhattan with | his prisoner, who raceived a lecture before bail was fixed. It was several hours before friends succeeded in re-| taining the necessary money to relensfi‘r bim. WORSTED MILLS COMBINE Which Will Control Nearly Three Thousand Five Hundred Looms. Providence, R. L, July —A combl- nation of wersted mills which will cor trol nearly. 2,500 looms was snnounced today by Herman W. Waterhouse, who has mille in this city. North Adams. Mass., Syracuse, N. Y. and Bristol, Pa., and who is at the head of the new organization. He_said options have DBeen secured on twenty-one mills, in- cluding the Waterhouse interests. the Sayles mills at Pascoag. two mills at ‘Woonsocket and other miils at War- ren, Mass., Utica, N. Y. and other $2,000 worth of negotiable pap with him, and refused to answer questions ~regarding his Says He Belonas in Chicago. The suspect has given the name of Albert Rickward and says he re- sides in Chicago. He apparently not over 35 years of . and as Dr. Crip- pen is twenty vy older, the police now have doubts of the accuracy of their first statement. He was released. Reported Seen in Belgium. Brussels, Jul ‘A cafe keeper in the suburban village of Forest today informed the police that two persons, answering the description of Dr. pen and Miss Leneve, were th Sunday. They spoke with a stron English accent and one of them ap parently was a4 woman dressed a man. They left for Brussels in a tram car. Declares That He Recognized Crippen. Marseilles, July A shipping agent today startled the police here by declaring that he had recognized Dr. Crippen and Miss Leneve hurriedly embarking on a steamer bound for Antwerp. Detectives accompanied by the British consul rushed to the quay to investigate, but they were too lale, for the steamer already had put to sea. Scotland Yard Without News. London, July 22.—Although many in- nocent persons have been detained by the police on suspicion that they were Dr. Hawley H. Crippen, who is wanted by the authorities on the assumption that he may be able 1o throw some rounding the st light on the myste disappearance of his wife, Belle El- more_ Scotland Yard still is without any reliable news as to his wherea- bouts. There an ‘increasing number of stories coming into London from the continent ing what their senders believe are clues to the whereabo Crippen and Miss Leney s typist but up to the vresemt none of has proved of value. {LLICIT DISTILLING CHARGED. Jacob Seltzer, Arrested in Philadelphia, Deries the Accusation. At the attorney Jacob Seitzer was arre here today, charged with be’ cated in the To- at 102,340 galio £ epirits on whic tax had been paid. He was held in bail by United States commissfoner for a hearing on Aus. Se! denizx the charges and said he ha been in Chicago for the last eighteen months. VIOLATED THE ELECTION LAWS. Representative O’Connell of Massachu- setts Con ted of Charge. Boston, July 22.—Representative Jo- seph F. O'Connell of the Tenth Massa- chusetts district was convicted in the Dorchester court today of violation of the election laws of the state. It is claiméd that O'Connell distributed cards at one of the polling places in Dorchester during the city election last Januar: Such an action is forbidden by law. Judge Churchill imposed a fine of $20, but O’Connell appealed the case. Divorce Set Aside and Broker Jailed. Willis ~ Counsel- ubman, whose di- inssne wife, Lulu Coun- - wig =et afide by the courts after Counselman had married - Freuch, was sertenced to th m jail udge Arthur 8 the st s Chetlain b of court I timony in the divorce hearing, Pueblo, Col., Gro Washington, July 22.—Census re- turns issued today show the population of Pueblo, Col., to be 44,395, as com- &"fl‘ Charles Porter of the Park pared with 23,157 in 1900, an increase of 677 per. cent. Pueblo ::\m(y.%ala_ has a population Z 3 compare: with 34,443 in 1808, * g 5 ¢ Had| Con usea Telegrams |Tharg is No Clue Van H. Manning of appointed chief clerk of reau of mine: ississippi was the new bu- The Porto Rican held memorial services for Chief Justice Fuller. The National Division of North America, Sons of Temperance, opencd its annual session in St Johns, N. B. ar Association the late Both President Taft and former Pres. ident Roosevelt may appear before the conservation congress, to meet in St Paul, Minn, The Civil Service Commission an- nounced that women stenographers are no longer wanted in the govern- ment service. It is Officially Re tuguese troops dued the Chinese Island, off Macao. ported that the Por- Ve ompletely sub- utlaws on Colowan _ The Board of Army Engineers d ignated by the president to supery th expediture of the 000,000 to com- plete irrigation projects held its first meeting. The Heirs of Dr. Dan object to the proposed the $900,000 claim-of the Catholic uni- versity 'against the bankrupt estate of Thomas E. Waggaman. | B. Clarke mpromise of The Railroads in Eastern classifica- tion territory made an agreemant with the interstate commerce commisgion’to voluntarily suspend all freight in- creases until November 1 next. | GRAND TRUNK ROAD | WILL START FREIGHTS TODAY. Announcement by = Supt. Brownles— Police Protection Sought. Toronto, Ont., July We will start moving freighi tomorrow,” was the announcement made here today by Grand Trunk Supt. Brownlee, large { number of conductors and brakemen {are being examinted and will be put in chs 1. An ex- perienc thoronghly conversant | with will be in charge of each We have now sufficient experienced men to handle our pas- senger service.” In. view of their determination to try to move. freight the company. has | applied to the police authorities of the | | various towns to ascertain ‘what police protection ithey may expecl. Where | they consider "that it will be inade- | auate the comry will supply it and their T of special constables i be- ing steadily increased. FIRED THREE SHOTS AT FORMER SPANIEH PREMIER. Antonio Maura Wounded in Leg by Would-Be Assassin. onio Maura, was wounded Spanish pre by a would-be assassin. His lant was arrested. His name is Mauiuel Posa and he is a native of Bareclona. Posa fired three shots Senor Maura was leav ing a train, wounding bim in the leg. The urried“on board where a doctor . Which are said to ex-premfer was s very left immediately on board mer for the Islund Jf Majorca, ELECTED PRESIDENT Catholic Benevolent Association, Miss K Maioney. Cleveland, July —Miss Kate oney of Troy N. Y.. this evening clected president of the Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent ation, in convention “her aloney re- ceived votes a 314 for Mrs, Felice Gerarda the rly other 1 eds Mrg, E. B. McGo N. Y., who r 1fter twent service. A shadow was casf over the con- vention tc ¥ th of one of the delegate: ry Werth of Pitisburg. Miss Wer yas taken i1l with peritonitis_while in the train on her way here, She cied this afternoon and her body will be taken back Lo Pittsburg in the morni IN PATH OF SHELLS. Narrow Escape of Harry Payne Whit- ney and His Brother. R. Tt was lea - yne Whit- ney and is brother Whitney, had a narrow escape during the sub- calibre practice at Forts Wetherill and Greble Wedn: two shells pisrcing the main: the former" steam yacht as . th were passing the forts. The brothers were seated beneath the boom aml the shells passed directly over and but a few 12 heads. above their | NEGRO CHAUFFEUR ARRESTED. Said to Have Threatened Life of Mur- dered Railroad President Rawn. Chicago, July 22.—Ernest Hoffman, a negro chauffeur formerly employed by the late president of the Monon route, was arrested here late today in connectiont with the railroad. presi- dent’s death. Hoffman was discharg- ed last December and as late as in May is declared to have threatened ened Mr. Rawn's life, Elected National President of the A. 0. H. Portland, Ore. July National Vice President James J. Regan of St. Paul was elected mational president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians: Miss Anna C. Malia of Scranton, Pa., was tonight re-elected presidént of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Ancient Or- der of Hibernians. The vice presidency went to Joseph McLaughlin of Philadelphia. National Seccretary McGinnis of Seranton. Pa., was returned to that office, Thomas Maloney of Council Bluffs was elected national treasurer. Formation of a nhtional insurance society In connection with the order was taken up today The various state -bodies will decide separately whether they wish to be- come branches of such an assoclation. Death of One of the B ting Stallions rork, July t Known Trot- America. ~Word has been ceived b of the th of Nelss one of the best known trottipg sial- hone in the country, whe died at mnybrovk farm, Watervidge N < farm of his owner, . v record ynd Jater ie Gitted miles during his life of 27 years, » hcolfiu £2. ' A. A. F, ars dean of iod tonight ‘was 4 Dean of Women D Oberilin, O.. Jul Johnstont, for women in Oberlin college, at her home in Oberlin, years old. . To the Thief NO COMPLAINT YET MADE TO THE AUTHORITIES. $70,000 IN [ONDS MISSING From Branch Office in New York of the Russo-Chin Bank—Only Mea- ger Details Thus Far Available. New York, July 22.—The Russo- Chinese bank, one of the most powerful financial institutions of the far east is_short $70,000 in negotiable bonds, which disappeared from its branch of. ficg here some time last week, and there is no clue to the thief. Announcement of the loss was made this afternoon by the bank and con- firmed by its counsel, but only the most meagre details are thus far available. Safety Box Taken from Rented Vaults The Russo-Chinese bank has no vaults of its own, but rents vaults in a nearby bank, the name of which is withheid. Some time ago, precisely when is not stated, a safety deposit box containing the missing ‘securities was taken from the neighboring vaults to the second floor of the hank. Bank Employes Had Keys to the Box. On Thursday the loss of the securl- ties became known. Several employes of the bank had keys to the box, but none of them has disappeared and none of them is named as under suspicion aithough a rigid sxamination inte the circumstances surrounding the loss Is being made. Thus far the facts on which to base an examination are so slight that no complaint has been made to the police and no private de- tective agency has been called in, Counsel could not even say when the mecurities were last seen or when checked up. MANITOBA FOREST FIRES, SIX MILLION DOLLARS' LOSS Dozen Lumber Mills and Twenty Rail- road Bridges Burned. This aft- River a Winnipeg, Man. ernoon the may July of Ral pealed to Winnipeg for help to sav the town from destruction by forest fires and part of the local fire depart- ment was rushed there by train. The fire tonight was still one-fourth of a mile from Rainy River, burning toward the town, traveling slowly. As- sistance has arrived at Rainy River from Kenora, Beaudette and Fort Frances, and hose is stretched from every hydrant Twenty heavy rallroad bridges have been swept away by flames in the Kootenay district. A dozen lumber mills and yards are burned. | The loss through forest fires is estimated at from five to_six milllon dollars Canadian Pacific tracys are reported burned out at Revelstoke and all traf- fic fs tied up At thay, point, The heart of the fire is eating its way toward Summit camp. near. the Oro Denroo mines and two powder magazines are in its direct path ATTEMPT AT MURDER AND SUICIDE ON BROADWAY Great Excitement Among New York Theater Crowds. New York, July Although Al fred H. Dalby was separated from his wife, when he saw her walking on the street tonight With another man he shot her over the heart with a caliber revolver and then put two bul- lets into his own head. Husband and wife have a chance to live. Dalby was formerly a musical direc- tor under DeWolf Hopper and his wife is a chorus girl playing in a Broadway musical comedy under the name of “Teddy” Hudson. The shooting took place in the heart of the “white light” stretch of Broadway just In the after- theater hour and created great excite- ment among the crowds. TARIFF PLEDGES NOT FULFILLED Says Senator from lowa Cummins in & Kansas Sp Council Greve, v 22.—Sena- tor Albert B. Cummins of Towa, in a speech before a Ghautauqua audlence here today, asserted that the pledge of the republican national platform for was not ful- a_revision of the tariff filled and that Senator Aldtich and Speaker Cannon and others who took the lead in framing the tariff bill had never attempted, and never intended, tc_keep the pledges of the party Senator Cummins came into the ne of one of the Kansas regular congressmen, Representative James M, Miller, to give this message. The sen ator was cheered when he started his speach, he ANOTHER TRUST PROSECUTION. Government Action Against Concerns Making Sanitary Ware. Washington, July 22.—Sixteen con- crns manufacturing sanitary enamel- locat - ed fronware, and their officers, ed in nine states, were proceeded against today by the department of justice in a bill in equity filed against them under the' Sherman anti-trust law. Aute Load of Children Strusk by Trolley Car. Olean, N. Y., July 2 An automo- bile driven by Max Lang and carrying four little children was struck By a Lake Shore trolley here this afternoon Trene Meder is dead, Lina Heath is dying from a fractured skull, GArrétt Henan and Marion Ball injured, but will live. Lang is badly bruised and delirious from mental strain. He had taken the children out for a ride and was running 'fast when the accident happened. 11,000 Volts of Electri Through Body of Michael Portchester, N. Y., July thousand volis of "electricity pus through the body of Michael FPoley to digy, and ‘although he is - frightfully Wurned he wtilly lives and there is a vhance that he will recover. . Foley Wi pamnting the overbead structure ahich. carries the pow ires of the New York, New Haven and Hariford sallrond when he slipped and his righ arm slid aloug th side of hisx body pi pillar. Until the hiddén in a blinding sheet flame, \ Texas Negro Burned at the Stak Dallas, Tax., July 22, —Henry Gentry, 2 negro, who attempied to enter the ;oom of ]. t'hr."g 'On‘" l(‘ Pelton ex., early morn [, an Inter killea Constable Stscchens, who burned at the feed wire while sad wgainst a steel contact broke he was of blue Al W