Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 25, 1910, Page 1

Misgivings Reported Rapidly Developing Among the Grand Trunk Strikers. EAILURF OF ARBITRATION ATTEMPTS It is Officially Reported that All-the Company Requires to R:sums Full Opsration is Guarantee of Protection to Its Men—Agents to Be Instructed to Once More Take Freight—Rioting in Yards at Scuth Bend, Ind. The attempts of Montreal, July to Mackenzie King, minister of labor. effect a settlement of the Grand Tt strike, have fallen through, at least for the present, the Grand Trunk man- agement taking the view that the time fer arbitration has passed and all that tae company requires to resume the 311 operation of the road is the pro- tec on for its men to which it Is le- | galiy entitled. A message conveying s information to Mr. King was Sent tonight by Charles M. Hays, general manager of the road. Coupled with the announcement of - company that the time had passed arbitration comes the ~ statement the shops of the en- for that on Monday ire system will be reopened, that in- structions will be issued to agents to e more take freight and that way will be put on and.the mani- freight service increased, fest Former Employes. Reporting for Work In addition it is announced by the fcials that some of the former em- lovesywho went out on Monday last re reporting for work. The answer of Vice President Mur- dock to this is “We are perfectly satisfied v\i[h the way things are going and if it is to be a fight to a finish I do not know that 1 could suggest an improvement on ex- ing conditions from our point of As matters stand, the traveling being fairly well taken care while freight is tied up. The re- port of Mr. Kennedy of the Engineers’ therhood to us is that only ten per cent. of the Grand Trunk engineers are.on their regular runs. the remain- ing 90 per cent, being idie.” Action Necessary to Hold the Strikers Togeather. ite Mr. Murdock’s assurance, ngs are beginning to develop the men who see the positions held threatened by the hown at the meeting of the men and the suzgestion was plainly to the leaders that action was necessary to hold the strikers together. Matters Assuming Better Shape. Toronto. Ont. July 24.—The claims of the Grand Trunk railvay that mat- ters are a: ming better shape was borpe out today by the arrival and de- parture of four freight trains from Toronto, Superintendent Brownlee to- nights aid that the North Bay and Co- balt regular trains will be resumed to- morrow and the Buffalo special will run regularly from now on. Nearly Mormal Conditions in New Eng- land. Boston, July 24 —Nearly normal con- ditions prevailed today in°the section of New Englangd affected by the strike of trainmen on the Grand Trunk and | Durham, Que., | Portiand, and there was ances any\\ here. islnce the strike. Deputies Sworn In. Niagara Falls., N. Y., July Mayor Douglass, ican side. of livestock Ri modic throughout the day. J. Freel of this ci railroad. arrested. booses and attempted to freight cars, | dispersal of the crowd. A train of fifty in this vicinity. quell Grand Trunk strike ting in South Bend. South Bend, Ind., July 24—Strikers attempted to derail an east bound pas- senger thain today at Olivera, the first | station at which the Grand Trunk east | bound_trains stop in passing through | South “Bend. The engineer of the train | noticed the turned switch signal time to bring his train to a stop, and thereby probably prevented injury if not loss of life of the passengers. Rioting in the local railroad began last night and has been spas- One man, was wounded se- riously by John Peck of Battle Creek, Mich, one of the employes of a private | detective agency which is assisting the Peck and three others were va dest; Central Vermont railways. The Mon- treal express, due at Portland, Me., this | morning, arrived eleven hours late to- night as the result of an accident at last night, due to a mi placed switch. Sunday excursions were Tun as usual by the Grand Trunk at no disturb- A better movement of freight was reported from White River Junction, Vt, than at any time 24 ——Grand Trunk officials conferred today with Sheriff _Foley, chief of police and Supt. Evans of the New York Central, and announced that tomorrow morning freight trains would be moved over the bridge to the Amer- The sheriff has sworn in 25 deputies, who will be on hand at the local yards to prevent disorder. freizht to be moved includes 140 cars the “Rhe in rds Lae today a mob overturned two ca- roy but the arrival of the | police and fire department resulted in freight cars which entered the city last night at 10 o'clock | and which was stalled by the strikers cutting the air hose and separating the train at several places, resulted in the ticing up of five passenger trains. Burning Freight Cars. South Bend, Ind., July 24.—All pas- senger trains to and from South Bend. were cancelled tonight, the burning of freight cars and the stalling of another freight train in the west yards caus- ing the company to stop all operations Indianapolis, July 24.—Governor Mar- shall tonight refused a request from South Bend to send troops there to disorders. The request was made by the superin- tendent of the Grand Trunk railroad, ENDURANCE SWIM OF U. S. VOLUNTEER LIFE SAVERS Cut Short by Conflicting Currents—C. H. Benedict Winner. New York July 24.—The annual en- Gurance swim of the United States vol- unteer life saving corps from the Bat- tery to Coney Island, a distance of about fifteen miles was a victory to- day for the tides of the lower! harbor. Buffeted by conflicting currents be- tween the Battery and Governors is- land at the start, the men were in no condition to_fight the stronger flood tide of the Narrows. After they had battled nearly an hour and made no it was decided to cut the y about a mile and a swimmers finished on the hither side of the Narrows.. The win- Clifford H. Benedict, in three 58 minutes. $300,000 LOSS IN CHICAGO. Three Outbreaks Kept Chicago Fire- ‘men Busyu Sunday. Chicage, July 24—Damages amount- ing to $300,000 resulted from three fires today. Flames swept through half a block of houses in Lakeview, wip- ing out twenty buildings: the Cragin grain elevator of the Northwestern Mait' & Grain Co. was burned to the ground_and the plant of the C. F. Ogren Brewing company Was destroy- ed. The heaviest individual damage, $150,000, was suffered by the rthe western Malt & Grain Mrs. Gus- tave Witts was perhaps fatally burned in the Lakeview fire, and two firemen were injured at the Cragin elevator fire. BANISHED FROM PITTSBURG. Aged Millionaire Young Girls Agre Who Flirted with to Leave City. Pittsb@re, July 24—Harold Cramer, seventy ‘vears old, a retired oil oper- ator, repted to be worth more than 2 million doliars, was in_the police court Friday, charged with beinz a suspicious person. Twelve girls. rang- ing in age from fourteen to sixteen rs, appeared against him.. They charged that he had annoyed them on the street- Police Inspector Bartley said Cramer had been doing the same thinz for years. On his promise that he would leave Pittsburg and flever accost young girls again Magistrate Kirby fined him $25. Cramer is one of the pioneer oil- men of western Pennsylvania. He has three married daughters and eleven grandchildren. Many Drownings in New England on Sunday. Boston, July, 24.—New England wa- ters reaped their usual crop of Sun- day drownings today. ten having been reported from: various sections tonight. A cooling plunge after a day of in- fense heat caused the majority of the accidents, while _the unstable canoe was responsible for_two and an at- tempt to stand uwp in_a rowboat ac- counted for another. The waters also vielded up the. bodies of two other victims of recent accident Steamship Arrivals. At Southampton, July 24: New York, iTWO EXPLOSIONS AND BIG FIRE IN CINCINNATI. Five Firemen Buried Under Fal Walls—Loss over $250,000. > Cincinnati, July is believed all will recover. at $250,000. natural gas pany <company. Harbor. M. Beardsley of New heating of the engine. and- Captain Levison and made their escape ven. New Haven, of Springfield, Mass., fell out of a sailboat. bers of the party single. Mt. cial anniversary with morning, d. and evening services on Sunday. the services were well attended. Rev. —Two explosions early today wrecked a manufacturing plant at Central avenue and Findlay street, starting a _conflagration that de- stroyed three adjoining plants. Five firemen were Luried under falling walls and were rescued seriously inju The' bined losses by the fire are estimated It om- The explosion occurred in the plant of the Cincinnati Bale Crank company and is supposed to have resulted from Bhe Warner Pols and Top company soon fell a prey to the blaze and other plants seriously dam- aged were the Century Printing com- and Cincinnati Lithographing / Gasoline Boat Burned in New Haven New Haven, July 24—The gasoline boat Dorothea, owned by I F. and H. York. burned and sank in the harbor here tonight. The boat caught fire from the over- The owners were on board in a rowboat. Springfield Man Drowned in New Ha- July 24.—John Monet was drowned in the Bast Haven river today when he The other mem- made unsuccessful attempts to save him. The body was recovered. He was 30 vears old and Anniversary Celebration Concluded. Grace Memorial Baptist church on Pleasant street concluded a spe- programme celebrating its tenth afternoon, Al Walter Gay of Hartford was the speaker at the morning and eve- ning services. Rev. W. H. Eley of Mc- Kinley Avenue A. M. E. Zion church Em‘ between Kobe and Darien, sank. it night off . Chindo, Korea: OF FB‘HE]IT “Cabld_Paragrapts- steamer had whom forty were saved. are missing. Warships have been sant te the rescue. and, only smoking, mountain Honolulu, which within. creased to sixty ber several losses are estimatea at many Assistance has lages which from the storn: homeless to be taken care of. STRIKEBREAKERS ARE RETURNING TO NEW YORK. Some Freights Sent Over Road Sunday —Wereck at South Windham. was becoming Milan, July It was stated here Sunday night by one of the str mont railroad ers went into effect. strikebreakers to return to New York and that on Ssturday night a party of 26 went back from New London. On the advice of an attorney employed by presented a claim against the railroad for return fare to New York, which, it was said, was acceeded to by the It was said also that the strikers are having much success in inducing the the railroad. To Use Auto Truck. Since the Central Vermont freight tieup by the sirike shippers from this city to points along the line have had their trade cut off and the wholesale grocers of sufferers in this respect. of them have combined to send out their shipments this morning by the Harris auto truck. the territory Nerwi Stafford Spriygs, and Rockville, the offic Stafford. te Excursion Seven strikebreakers came to New London freighter New York and reported at ¢ the superintendent. Saturday New London. July 24. @i, the volcanic peak on Unimak Isl- was recently reported as cmitting a_great sheet of fire, Is now and the sides are’ covered with snow, dicating that there is no great heat —The list of dead in the cycione wkich yesterday swept over the district northwest of Milan has in- and the injurad num- hundred. been sent to suffered most ‘but there are many who had been to New London that the freight situation there very much congested. When the strikers went out last Mon- day might they cleaned up, but thers were now 348 cars in the New London yards which should be moved to other points, hav- ing accumulated since the strike order left their in the neighborhood of = Tok(o, July 24.—The Te!duurum, ! ‘The Mount Shiahal- LEFY ELLQWORTH EARLY SUN- DAY AFTERNOON.. of the in- AIKLE STRAINED AT GOLF May H-v. to Give Up the Game for a Few Days—The Cruise Ends Next Thursday Afternoon. The material illions. e vil- severely | __ Bar Harbor. Me., July 24.—President Taft is once miore on the water. He left Bllsworth after his visit to Senator Hale early this afternoon by special train for “Mount Desert ferry, where the Mayflower barge was awaiting the party. As soon as everyone was safel on board the yacht picked up her an- chors and headed for Bar Harbor and the sea. The course from here lies southward and a slow run will take the president to'Islesboro, where he is due to land at 10 a. m. tomorrow. Suffering from Strained Ankle. Mr. Taft's strained ankle, sustained in’a ‘golf game Saturday, after a night in compress, was improved tonight and Ecemed less painful than on vesterday. All danger- of serious consequences from the injury appear to have passed, and while the president may have to give up golf for a few days, the plans for .the remainder of the cruise. which ends next FPhursday afternoon at Bev- erly, will nct othirwise be interfered with. Attended Ellsworth Church. At Ellswortl. this afternoon Presi- dent Taft and his entire party attend- ed services at the Congregational church and listened to a sermon by the Rev. R. R. Matthew: Just baefore leaving Ellsworth the president was driven to Mrs. Hale's camp at Branch pond for a plate of old-fashioned New England clam chowder. ‘The sail from Bar Harbor to Rock- land and Isiesbomo covers one of the prettiest stretches of the Maine coast. Islands dot the water nearly all the way. on the Central Ver- work . all y who has been strikers these men ch have been big A number Pickpockets at Ellsworth. Chief of Police William Drummey of Ellsworth was busy late last night and today recording complaints from the tcwnspeople of losses of pocketbooks, watches and other articles of jewelry. It seems that a band of pickpockets, four men and a woman, arrived in Ellsworth just before the president got This will reach Seuth Manchester Train Run. morning on the Supt. Wiiliam E. Costello left on the | there and plied their trade with un- 445 o'clock train Saturday mornifig for | {rtangen. Fonsock Lall to" hear o d. From that place he ran ani prosigent speak and which pushed excursion train consisting of eight cars | P2S20ent Socak, and, which pushed The train, despite 5 - o the predictions made to Superintendent | Moeh, e Tecertion began _was - the Costello by one of the strikers that he would be unable to run the train, ar- London at 9.30 o'clock, carrying 185 excursionists who boarded the 'steamer Block .Island for a day's rived in New ou C. Romer, a strike breaker, as freight conductor, received a slight injury. to his leg Saturday morning on th> Long wharf in East New London. The man was on top of a box car which was =tepped off. He stumbled over a wood- en horse, a number of which are being used in the cars occupied as quarters for the strike breakers. to the ground with censiderable vio- lence, receiving a painful but not seri- ting. being ous injury. Nine strike breakers New York city Federal exoress leaving New London at 10.48 o'clock, evidently tired of their Fri jobs. Engine Derailed. The train service on the Central Ver- mont - road strike breakers. when the boat train reached Frink's curve, above Yantic, the cylinder head blew out and.it was 8.10 a. m. before they stested for the north. They tele- graphed for another went up for the train and switched it back to the Yantic yard, and then went There were a few oth- er passenger trains over the road, and an excursion train went up at 6 p. m. There was very little freight service. Sunday between 10 and 11 o'clock two freight trains of eleven cars each_ of perishable freight went over the At a meeting of some of the wealthy ahead with it. residents of New some of the strikers were called to ex- plain their situation. idea how Central Vermont were paid, and their sympathy was extended to the strikers. Sunday the wrecker and cerw went through here to clean up the freight wreck that occurred between South Windham and Willimantic Sun- At 1 p. m. little th. day. ed preached in the evening. Special mu- sic for the services was rendered by a chorus - choir. Young Women Drowned. Buffalo, Canoce Swamped in Rain Storm, Two N. Y., July 24—Mabel and Blanche Bergen, 18 and 19 years old, were drdwned this evening in the Ni- agara river jusi below the International bridge. * Witk two young men they paddied down the river in a canoe just Defore a violent blew up. vind and rain Their craft was swamped torm at a point where rescue was impossi- ble. til rescued by a launch. SOFT-COAL PILE AFIRE. Water Played on It for Several Hours —Belongs to Edward Chappell Co. The boys clung te the cahoe un- About six o'clock Sundagy afternoon it was discovered’ that the soft-coal pile at the south end of the wharf of the Edward Chappell afire. Chief Stanton and sending hose from company was s infe ine o o, 1 selected a detail from three of the companies, and they worked there for several hours There are from 800 to 1,000 the pile, which will probably be ull turned over before entirely out. BB during the evening. NOT PECUNIARY SIDE Which Prevented Quick Response of Doctors Last Week. Several Norwich doctors who were among those called but could not re- spond to attend John Rodden one day last week resented criticism which was voiced by witnesses of the effort to get a doctor to attend the injured man. The physicians stated that they were sure the members of the profession in Nor- wich had not theught of the pecuniary side, as but that they responded to calls with— out thought of reward and often with the certainty paid. case were well known for the amount of charity calls which claim- The delay here, local physicians said, was only what often. occurs on a number of physicians called before one-can be found to re- spond instant! OWNS NORWICH LAND? Standard Nitrogen was _impli that Two of the their time. 1,000 Acres i The Standard capitalized at $10,000 and organized about two yvears ago, bankrupty The schedules show ities and $11,500 in assets, assets are Norwich, says a New York despatch. The compa was formed with the object lands by means of inoculating the-soil producing germs. maintained 1ere were 2 with in the 1.000 a in view nitrogen was Body Sent The remains of was sent to Groton on Saturday morn- ing by Church & Allen held today with burial in to be New London of F. R. Wasley Chosen. As director, manager and treasurer the Norwich I pany, F. R. Wasley was chosen at eeting of the c late D. M. Les! is still hurry calls, hall was cleared out three leather wal- lets stripped of money and papers were found discarded on the floor. It is estimated that the thieves zot away with several hundred dollars in the ag- gregate, although the individual losses did not go above $15. Among the tims were a number of farmers who bad driven many mwiles into the city to see and hear tha president. Leaving Ellsworth, thé president seemed in the best of spirits and de- clared his ankle was getting better all the. time. LOCAL COMPANIES AT FORT MANSFIELD. Same Batte: Operated as Last Year, Third Company Men g at Both Stations—Number of Visitors. Membars of both the local companies are getting in some rugged work at Fort Mansflelé this year., where it is hot despite the breeze, The command- ing officer is Major John A. Hagberg of this city, who appofated as officer of the day on Friday Capt. W. G. Tar- box. On Saturday Capt. E. L. Darbie of Danielson was officer of the day and from 6 o'clock Sunday evening until the same time tonight, Capt. E. N. Coleman of the Third company is officer of the day. The Fifth company’s camp_is locat- ed east of Battery Crawford, while the Third and. Thirteenth companies are together, being east of Battery Woos- ter. The hospital corps is east of the Fifth company, while across the high- wav from them is the Y. M. C. A. tent. The regulars have their camp south of Battery Crawford. The companies are assigned to the same batteries as last vear, the Fifth being at Battery Crawford, the Third at Battery Wooster and the Thirteenth at Battery Connell. Batteries Crawford and Connell each have two fiva inch guns, while Battery Wooster, which is Letween the two, although much near- er Crawford, has two eight inch guns. Members of the Third company are be- 4dng used to operats the primary and secondary stations, wherein the range finding apparatus is located, so that the company is able to operate but one of ‘the big guns. Thus far only dummy ammunition has been used, there be- i com- afternoon. or Wedpesday it is 1 be subMalibre prac- service ammunition on one of the naxt two day: ‘There are four of the large shells weighing over 200 pounds which the Third company will fire. There is guvard mount at 6 o’clock in the afternoon and parade at 5.30. The band being with the companies fur- rishes a pleasing feature, as there are concerts each evening. There were many visitors to the fort on Saturday and Sunday, some walk- ing out the beach, while others pre- ferred the macadam and coment road. about half the distance from Watch Hill to the fort being of cement con- crete. Severai members joined the companies Sunday and others securad relief for a few davs. The health of all the men is good. FUNERALS. acting switched, when he He was hurled to the returned night on iday in the hands of Saturday morning engine, ang” it London Saturday The men had no e emploves of the the earl Either Tuesday expected there tice awa’ ful ed by their crities, they would not be physicians in this large the in which have to be Company Lists n Its Assets. Mrs. James Cox. On Saturday morning the funeral of Mrs. James Cox was held from her late home-in West Main street, and at St. Patrick’s church a requiem mass was celebrated by Rev. J. E. McCarthy. There was a number present, including relatives from Worcester. The bear- ers were Jeremiah Sullivan, M. Moran, D. Donohue, Herbert Brown, Michael Reardon and H. A. Keroack. Two so- los were song. There were several floral remembrances. - Buri in St. Mary’s cemetery. Funeral Director Jlourigan had charge of the arrange- ments, itrogen company, has gone into New York courts. $86,000 in liabil- Among the cres of land near of fertilizing farm A at Rieh- 10 acres the ccwpany near President Cary Pleased. The Chelsea’ Boat elub happened ‘to be dining af the pavilion at Ocean beach Friday evening when “the Beach day meeting was being held, and Com- maodore Herbert-Cary was called into the meeting. He addressed the meet- ing at length, hromising the support of the Chelsea club. The Chel.li.l.&l he ald. wzu ve a fleet of day and wi h-vo -mmnpo- to Groton. Barnaby MacNeil The services ndusttrial Bui » to succeed halian Stml \ by : Agam at Sea New York Broker AT THE LATTER'S BUNGALOW NEAR KIflG&TON’.’ SHOOTER SURRENDERED To Constable After Searching for Sev- eral Hours for Officers to Whom He Might Give Himseif Up. Kingston, N. Victor Seydel, a Naw York mente keeper, of Demaron, an West Park, July —Louis broker, with offices at 29 Broadway, shot dead Cle- Italian saloon today, and while officers were searching for him he spent several hours himself search- ing for officers to whom h render. Seydel has e might sur- a summer bungalow a quarter of a mile abeve Slabsides, the summer home of John Burroughs. sides keeping a saloon at Demaron also did several miles away, teaming for contractors. Threatened to “Fix” the Broker. The two quarreled Saturd: attempt to unload Demaron’s board on Seydel's land. is said, threatcned to “fix" this morning appeared with five other | Italians at the Seydel bun Be- Westpark, ver emaron, Seydel, 2 1galow. Warned the Italian Off His Premise: Seydel armad himself wi and awaited developments. maron picked stepped upon dered him_off. his arm, Seydel fired. gered and fell. Without w Row badly Des del went to Highland, then keepsie, Justice up a larg P. Clearwater Surrendered and Waived Examination. When Sevdei reached Fouse he learried for the fi Demaron was dead. water telephoned to Cunningham at Ellenville with Seydel to deliver h Justice McKenzie at Port aron was w and wound up by Thereupon ( District Attorney th a revolyer When De- e stone and his_property Seydel or- When Demaron raisad Demaron stag aiting to_se: ounded, Sey- ce to Pough- seeking ex- at Kingston. Clearwater's rst time that ar- rted Police which and im to Ewen, is in the same township as Westpark. Clearwater, Justice ydel all drove in Cle: mobile to West was sworn out for Sevdel Seydel surrendered himself to a stable. In the m were searc Seydel w ing eve: McKenzie rwater's ark, where a war antime Kingston where for Seydel. ved examination and uto- ant nd con- s arrest officers on’ the charge of murder and was committed to jail to await the action jury in September. FUGITIVE DOCTOR Not Believed tc Be on Steamer Sar n Bound for Montreal. Havre, July 24.—The authorities here have not been able to_verify the report and Ethel that Dr. Hawley H. Cripp: of the grand CRIPPEN Leneve are passengers on the steam- ship Sardinian, which sail July 18 for Montreal. nat believ. vessel her London July 24. latest reports rec land Yard, Dr. neve_as the Rev ed from hére The emigration commissioner a: this port says he does Crippen embarked on the According to the ived here by Crippen and Ethel Le- Mr. Robinson and Scot- son, booked passage at the last mo- ment and boarded the steamer Mont- rose, which sailed from' July 20 for Montreal. The original sailing of Crippen and hi: led the police-to the beli ssengers on board ich left Havre on Montreal. The steamer Laurentic, spector Dew is a passe from Liverpool Laurentic and Montreal on July 30. Montreal, July Sardinian, bound for Montreal, is vesterday. Tontrose are due at 24 —The which left London July Antwerp on reports regarding the s companion ef that they the Sardin- July 18 for on which In- nger, sailed Both the due to Farther Point light, where & pilot will board her, or Thursday Dr. Crippeén is aboard her, don police suspect, that fa ably not be known untfl wit! the limited to agents_here say that radiu they know morning. as the Lon- ct will prob- the ship is in 100 ‘milles of this side, because Sardinian’s wireless equipment The Allan line nothing is about Dr. Crippen being on board the steamor. snak York, July pet rattlasna New trified with as a result is in Bellevue hospital, se- riously poisoned. In striking at a mouse temptingly held out by Banich, ed finger. the snake m in_the mar Banich brought the snak Virginia ten months ago and it has twenty-four rattles and is five feet long. Recently he had its poison glands removed and believed it to be harmless, but poison sometimes lurks in the fangs cven after the glands have been excised At the Rockefélier imstitute serum HURRIED TO HOSPITAL. New York Man Bitten by a Pet Rattle- 24.—Charles Banich ke today and nd huried its fangs e from Wes( was injected into Banich’s arm and th. wound was_cauterized. burried t ment. The bit He whs then Bellevue for further treat- may prove fatal OBITUARY. Johr J. Cotte Hartford, Conn., July Cortter, n a, teran of the Civil war and ~John J. at onea time cantain of the Anderson- ville police. died at his home here tc day. Cotter =erved with the Sixty- ninth and Eighty-fifth New York reg- iments and_at one time ber of the New York city ment. Hartford police force an volunteer fireman. old and leaves ‘two daugh Kiiled at Meriden, Ccn RBrown, colored, of as the result of being run of the Adam Forepaugh Mo=rid He was was a mem- fire depart- He wa< also a veteran of the d a_veteran 74 years ters. Employe of Forepaugh and Sells Circus er. over by one and . Sells Brothers’ circus cars early this morn- ing. Brown was employed 1 by the cir- cus and had his left leg severed when he fall beneath the car. due to shock and loss of blood. was 32 years old. Brown of the car when the train jolt_threw neath.the wheels. He the hospital, whers he iater. Grave. New York, July 2 Death wan e was on top started, The him to the ground under- Vds T ed to o i Sunstruck While Praying at Wife" —While Arthur Connolly of Jersey City prayed today beside the grave of his wife the sun beat down on his bared head. rose he was ee‘eln bl-‘l other | stagger and ‘al e was Dhylldl.ll arrived. Admiral A, ».:_ el Jonn As he mourners to dead whon a "‘1’:.'.-. iortar steamer 16, pass It Augustus Gough-C ‘baron Calthorpe, dlefi R o army. rived at Berlin, amounts to $2,000,000 a It Is Reported that Condensed ‘Ielqg'rr P i = g Two Schools of Cooki nd Baki are to be established :3'! !'h. ro’r‘\‘fl“ year. the from, the Louvre in Paris. T Marshal da Fcnuu, president-elect of Brazil, who is touring Europe, ar- The House of Commons Passed the new civil list of King George, which famous painting, Vinci's Giaconda, was stolen eves Aboard the Hamburg-Amer- ican liner Amerika robbed Eva Strad- ford of New Jersey at $40,000. at_Newark, O., poinc of a revolver. The Prus: sionaries, cans “or Englishme the rame period last Mrs. Stephen H. P. banier, lace of pearls boar: custums official, and expired, in disposing ments by will, the bureau of Indian his of Paterson, ) J., who, he alleges, spite protestations. tween Chairman state commerce committee of traffic wesiern trunk-lines it that the advanced vembersl. Earth reservations. ferred to the of Railway Tr department of la ing Ministér K bitration by a the government. tional complications. know little chanca * for was in swimming river here today, leav pockets. by the cries of to their assistance. and then he where he had left thinking of his mone; pocket where he it missing. He ‘the yofingsters. had disappearec Reprimanded and Dep Manila, July of Chaplain John E. Dallam, Joseph Bush, alleged mob that hanged Carl M. Etherington was captured at The instructions. 24,—Col. Bowen of “the Twelfth tioned at Fort William been convicted by courtmartial o respect to a superior officer. in the in ddrsement in & newspaper of the caus who has vear, of their affairs. of jewels valued leader of .the the n Government Has or- dered the expulsion of 21 Mormon mis- most of whom are Ameri- The Work of Excavation in the Pan- ama canal last June exceeded by 000 cubic yards the excavation during 200,- wife of a threatened to throw a neck- diamonds over- ., when auestioned by a New York Regulations Designed to Protect the Indians whose trust periods have not allot- are being compiled by Shorn of Whiskers, which had been pride for 40 years, Bruno Newkirk has brought against William Otten‘and Emil Giger trimmed his face de- suit As the Result of a Conference he- Knapp of the inter- commission .and a officials of the was announced rates filed by railroads would be suspended until No- ing 100k>d ed of the The Anti-Saloon League of north- west Minnesota telegraphed congratu- lations to the bureau of Indiaz for its action in extending. prohibition on the ceded Indian lands in that state adjacent to the Leech Lake and White leazue re- affairs Vice President Murdock of the order men has wired to the or at Ottawa accept- 2's suggestions for ar- oard to be mamed by The authorities at Washington are keeping a close watch on developments lest there be interna- RESCUER OF DROWNING MEN ROBBED OF $18. Taken from His Clothes While He Was in the Water. Hartford, Cenn., July 24—It" cost Hermann Wollgang 318 t¢ be a hero today, and, furthermore, He does not the names of the msn Wwhom he saved from drowning and feels there reward. Wolfgang in the Connecticut fiis clothing on the bank wiih 318 In.one of the His attention was attracted two men struggling near an overturned cance and he swam The men were ul able to swim and Wolfgung caught the canoe and pushed it toward them un- til they were able to hold on the sides towed them ashore. As he was approaching the shore he saw two boys rurning away from the spot his clothing, and, in the had left it and found hustled into his clothes and gave ckase but without catching On returning to the scene of the rescue both men and canoe and Wollgang is now ‘rying to find out who he saved. COLONEL !OWEN GENTENCED Com- mand for Interview in Newspaper. William H. C. infantry, sta- McKinl=y, has al been tried for using improper language. Colon>l Bowen, acce findings, is sentenced 2nd to be ¢ three months. He the chi ulations in obtaining army -transpert for a member of his regiment was recently of Lieatenant Janney quarters. Philadelphia. ing here yesterday, myer, an and fell stairs and was killed pifce of stairs was broken Hartford, Cenn., Jul lnl) fifty-pound_plece of ic way of a4 Chestnut strest office build- Frederick Bread- iceman, missed his footing backward . dow instantly. ice also tumbled down and struck Breadmyer on the head as he fell on a landing. His neck raing to passage person before a to a reprima ved of his command for was acquitted the a on rze of having violated the reg- on an not a immodiate family. Lieutenant Colonel Amea of the same court - martial in conrection with the suicide in the former's ICE KILLS THE ICEMAN. Both Tumble Down Stairs—Man’s Neck Broken. 24.—Carrying a e up ths stair- % 24.—The a flight_of The the wil) of the late Byron A. Simmons, filed for probate late Saturday, leaves Shortage Said to - Be 81,140,000 « P & . ADMITTED BY PRESIDENT OF FI. . DELITY TRUST co. ENTIRE SURPLUS WIPED OUT August Ropke, General Bookkeeper of the Louisville Institution, Was a Heavy Speculator in Wall Street. Louisville, July 24.—John W. Barr, president of the Fidelity - Trust Co.. admitted late yesterday afternoon that the entire surplus of the company, amounting to $1,140,000, had been stol- en. This is sup; =d 1o represent the shortage of Assistant Secretary Ropke, now in jail here. Had Confidence of the Officials, August Ropke was the assistant sec. retary and general bookkeeper of the Fidelity Trust Co, He had been in the employ of the concern for eight- een years, and because of his excellent work on the books and his shrewdne; in handling deals for the bank, gaine the confidence of- the officials years ago. Shorta Accidentally Discovered. About two weeks ago a shortage of $6,000 was accidentally discovered by one of Ropke's assistants, and the matter was reported to his superiorg Tsis resulted in Ropke's arrest on th charge of embezlement. He was sen/ to jail in default of 00 bail an( a firm of Chicago expe was put work on his books. The shortage gre daily until it reached the amount re« ported at a special meeting of stock- holders held late Saturday afternoon Some of Ropke's property has been re- covered and turned over to the bank. The Fidelity Trust Co. recently issfed 31,000,000 stock to make good the losa. Lost in Wall Street. Ropke was a heavy speculator. It is said that a large part of his alleged stealings were lost in Wall street. HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR, WITH EXCESSIVE HUMIDITY, Five Deaths in Philadelphia—~Only Twe in New York. New York, July 24.—Although today was the hottest of the year here, with a maximum official temperature of 94 there were only two deaths and le than a dozen prostrations, wheress during the previous hot wave, which lasted weeks, there were many more deaths on cooler days among those ex- hausted by the long stretch of heat. Excessive humidity, which reached a maximum of 83, added to the discom- fort and drove thas largest crowds of the season to seek scanty relief at the beache: Philadelphia Maximum 92. Philadelphia, July 24.—Five d ths three of infants and two of e\derly men, were reported today being due to the heat hére. The ma * tom - perature for the day was 92 dagrees Mt 4 p. m. a fourteen mile an hour wtfom » mouthwest lowered the fdity from 52 in the morning to 84 tonignt. Over 100 Degrees in Boston. Boston, July 24.—A freshening soyth- west breeze brought some relief to- night after one of the warmest Sun- days of the vear in Boston, mo m-r— <ury mounting officially to 0‘ the day and going well over rr[mrk in the congested section M tho city. - MANY PERSONS SLEPT ON NEW HAVEN GREEN LAST NIGHT Most Trying Weather of the Summen— Thermometer Marked 92. New Haver, Conn. July 24.—With the thermometer registering ofcially 92 dagrees and the humidity ranging from 80 in the early morning to 81 At & o'clock tonight, New Haven sweltered through the most trying day of the summer. In the tenement districts the heat was almost unbearable and the who could flocked to the shores or the parks and the green in the chnt of the city. Tonight the shore crowded and many are sleeping on the green. There were no prostrations re- ported at any of the hospitals TWO FIRES IN PITTSBURG, LOSS ABOUT $100,000. to Union Telegraphers Driven from Their Keys. Pittsburg, July 24.—Two local fires caused a loss of upwards of $100,080 tonight. One In Richter's cafe in the downtown section threatened the West- ern Unfon bullding and other property The loss was confined mainly to the cafe bullding and. was probably within $50,000. Men in the Western Union office had to abandon their keye for a while, At Corapolis warehouses and three othier buildings connzcted with _ the Consolidated Lamp and Glass compa- plant were destroyed at a loss of nearly $75,000. Fcur volunteer firemen were pain hurt orn Lake Mohonk Conference on Interna- tional Arbitration. Meohonk Lake N. Y., July 24.—Asked today about a report recently pmb- lished that A delegation from the Lake Mohonk cenference on internatiomal arbitration had asked President Taft to head a national committee for the celebration of the approaching centen- ary of peace between the Tnited States and Canada, H. C. Phillips, sec- retary of the conference, said: “The delegation that called upon President Taft was not from this con- ference, but probably from thé New York Peace doclety. We are, however, making up an international o) tee. Senator Burton of Ohio ik ¢ mit- ir- among other charitable bequests $5.000 17 Mt. Holyoke collage. South Hadley, Mass.. $1,000 to the North- Yarmouth, Me., Jongregational church. and $ each to Rev. G. W. Stone and Rev. Ex P. Parker of Hartford and Rev. E. F. Williams_ of Chicago. The Hartford School of Religious Peddgogy 130 re- ceiyes $2,000, $75,000. Youngstown. O, Lle among five hove n Lake Cohuasset (o bloom 1=l overboard 1 and in falling grabbed “arowned 1 could reach them, ¢ 24l scram- nd girls in & bost Lover a pockothook two were diowned The estate ix vaiued at Harry Rosen- 5 the ‘soramble usie Herman's Fkirts, pulling her in after him, Both fore the others in nw’rmrly “Yacht Melba Upset, Two Lives Lost. Toronto, Ont., July 24.—The yacht M=alba, with seven persons abeard, up- set in the lake near the eastern gap home, was awaiting the dupo-71m t and sank. Five of ti to; were rescued, but and her ) Installation of Officers. Independent Norwich lodge. hich now meets in For fMgt=ad of Swatzburg hall, ular session on Sunday afternoon at which its officers were installed as follows: President, David Goler; vice resident, Sam Smith; treasurer, David hereshevaky: outside guard, S, Ber- mand. The installation was performed by District Deputy A. Cramer, assiet- ed by L. Markoff, Chiarles Rubin and I Crwmer. One candidate was initiat- wd, ¢ No. 309, Catboat Thief _Boston, July 24— After nurrowly es- ciplng drowning twice in (HE eatbost Frances, which the police clglm was stolen from her moorings off ‘Benson - hurst, Brooklyn, Wilfred J. Harkness, 29, claiming San FKrancisco his Police Cell. ‘the New York police in a local _unt ht. * Harkness is said ive