Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 5, 1910, Page 1

i VOL. LIL.—NO. 211 RESCUED CREW OF BURNED SHIP| Officers and Crew, 32 Men, Picked Up in Mid-Atlantic. HAD BEEN AFLOAT FIVE DAYS Freighter West Point Burned Last Sunday—Crew Got Away in Two Boats—Terrible Struggle with High Seas—Part of the Time without Food—Wireless Re- lays from Ship to Ship B: Cape Race, N. F. Sept. 4. —After uch suffering, all of the thirty-two n ori the crew of the British- freight eamer West Point, Glasgow for Charleston, S. C., which burned to the water's edge i mid- ocean Sunday last, are safe. News that the rescue of the West Point's crew had been completed by the picking up at midnight on Friday last of Captain Pinkham and fiftsen men of his crew, who had been with him for five da; in an open boat, and the last few days without food, by _the Cunard liner Mauretania, New York for Liverpool, was received here today by a wireless relay from that steamer. Meanwhile \n equal number of the crew of the ili- fated steamer, headed by the chief mate, is approaching Boston aboard the Leviand liner Devonian, from Liver- pool. which accomplishad their rescue Friday mroning. They should arrive in Poston late Monday or early Tuesday. | Relays by Wireless Carry the News. Tonight both partiee were informed wireless of the fortunate delivery of th2 others. The message announcing he safety aboard the Mauretania of Pinkham and his party was Captain across nearly two-thirds of the antic. Tt said that the Mauretania | sidnight Friday had rescued Cap- nicham of {the steamer West and his second officer, two engi- the chief steward. the captain and ten seamen. The Mauretania and the Rotterdam had previously relayed to shore the news of the rescue of the mate’s boat by the Davonian, the =t information of the loss of the West Point to reach land. Todar's message from the Maure- ania did not give the longitudinal and atitudinal position of the place where he rescue of Captain Pinkham and his men took place. Battle With Heavy Seas. Stories of the hardships endured by the sixteen men of the British steamer West Point who were picked up at sea by the Leviand steamer Devonian after 2 long battle against heavy seas in a downpour of rain are told in a despatch received here by the Associated Press from Captain Trant of the Devonian tonight His despatch also confirms Po N ring News. the despatch sent to Cape Racz by the Mauretania telling of the rescue of the captain and fifteen others of the crew. Rescuing Captain’s Story. S. S. Devonian, via Sable Island, Camperdown and Halifax, N. S., Sept. 4—On Friday morning a boat was sightad off the port bow. The Devoni- an was kept away towards her and she proved to be a lifeboat from the steamer West Point of Liverpool. The ship was stopped at 8.53 a. m. and six- teen men taken out of the boat. Their names: C. D. Mzikle, chief of- ficer; H. W. Marker, third officer; J. Roche, boatswain; J. Primus, cook; P. Oleson, donkeyman; J. Davies, J. Rowe, W. Aspetos, Lloyd, able seamen; W. Westlake, second, and Mason, fourth engineers; A. Murphy, T. Stewart, Edie and Lukin, firemen; C. E. Lewis, mess room steward. Foundered Sunday Night. The boat was pulled up in the davits, stimulants applied to the men and they were taken carz of. Chief Officer Meikle reports that the steamer had foundered on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 6 p. m., in latitude 45.43 north, 40.41 west, catching fire at 6 a. m. on the 27th. Two Boats Parted Company. They last saw the captain’c boat, containing the remainder of the crew, in all sixteen men. on Thursday at 6 a. m. in about 47.08 north, 42.24 west. The story then relates the Devonian's efforts to find the captain's boat, tells | of receiving word from the Mauretania of the rescue of the captain’s party by that steamer, and continuec: Seven Hours at the Oars. he men had a very trying time during the five days in the small boat. The first two days were moderate. Af- ter that they met with tremendous seas in a heavy gale, with comtinual rain. They were pulling for seven hours in 2 eeas in order to keep the boat's head on. During this time they were all wet through. On Thursday the weather moderated and they got into the westward track about 2 on Friday morning. At this time they were feel- ing in exhausted condition. They m. on Friday mornin; CANDIDATE HUNTER QUALIFIES BY CONNECTICUT RESIDENCE No Bar to Sccialistic Party Nominse, FILIPINO REBEL SURRENDERED BY NATIVES. Rebellion is at an End—Outlaws Num- Formerly of New York. New Haven, Sept. 4—The question | having been asked if Robert Hunter »f Noroton, nominee for governor on the socialistic ticket, has a legal res- lence in Connecticut, he having been 2 candidate on_ the socialistic ticket n New York last October, William | A Applegate of this city, the party lieutenant governor, there is no bar to Mr. candidacy. While the latter on the state ticket in New York fall_he gave up his legal residence that state after the election and came to Connecticut. Four weeks be- re the coming election Mr. Hunter *11l have completed his full residence in Connecticut, which, according to Mr. Applegate, qualifies him to have Li= name on the ballot. Mr. Applegate savs that “this fling at Mr. Hunter is an attempt to keep votes away from the socialist party.” BOAT UPSET WHEN CHANGING SEATS candidate for states that Hunter's Twe Drowned in Lake Quinsigamond —Husband Tries to Rescus Wife. Worcester, Mass., Sept. 4.—Louis Perle and Kittie Perle, leading lady of the Manhattan Opera company, vere drowned in Lake Quinsigamond at 7 o'clock tonight. In changing seats in a flat bottomed boat Mrs. Perle fell overboard. Her husband jumped in to save her and called for help, which did not come in time. Margaret Nic Mrs. Perle's little sister, was also in the boat, but did not even get wet. Mrs. Perle was the daughter of Eu- gene Nice, an artist, of 1,063 Park ave- nue, New York. Mr. Perls was direc- tor of the orchestra of the same com- pany, which has been playing all sum- mer at the casine at the lake, MIDDLETOWN MAYOR ON LABOR TOPICS. Workingmen's Compensation Bill a Most Important Me. Hartford, Conn. Sapt. 4.—Urging that a public utilities bill ought to be paesed by the state legislature, but that a more important measure was the workingmen's compensation bill, Mayor Willard C. Fisher of Middletown made an address befors a union labor gathering this afternoon in which he discussed state polities in a general way. During his epeech someone in the audience asked with which party the laboring man should vote this fall, The mavors reply was: “Blessed if 1 know.” Photo-Gelatine Workers’ Convention. Meriden, Conn., Sept. 4.—About fifty delegates and members of the Photo- Gelatine Werkers' assoclation of the country had a meeting in the city to- day to discuss matters of general in- terest to the association. The event was held in Knights of Columbus hall and a programme of speeches and en- tertainment numbers gave the dele- gates a full day of enjoyment coupled with business. Delegates from New Fngland states and a few other states were present Cured of Leprosy. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 4.—Mrs. Prov @enclo Muscari, an Ifalian, of this city, who was removed to Quarantine last May suffering from leprosy, has im- proved to sich an extent, according o & report by Dr. Thomas I. Richardson, quarantine physician, thal she may be eopletely cured b Christmas, Dynamiters Blow Up Iron Plant. Peoria. 11l Sept. 4 —Dynamiters to- night demolished the Lucas Bridge and Iron compeny's piant. ight Watch- mar Gebhardt was serfousiy n- Sured nearby buildings were |scne. wrecked property, and = damage was done to crops. bered About 500. 4.—The uprising in 3 /izzcaya, led by Simeon Man- dac, deposed governor of Ilocos Norte. come to an inglorious end Saturday, when Mandac fell into the hands of the constabulary. He had been seized by the people of the province, among whom he had sought to stir up trouble. A few of Mandac's right-hand men were also arrested, and his other fol- lowers dispersed. It is estimated that the band of outlaws originally number- ed 500, but it dwindled soon to 200, and these had but few arms. When the pursuit became hot Mon- dac sought refuge in a house. The owner of the house was killed in the struggle to get Mandac. An {nteresting feature of the short- lived uprising was the co-operation of the natives in running down the dis- turbers. Mandac will now have a chance to serve the 14 vears' imprisonment which has been hanging over him since his conviction for killing a prisoner while he was governor, unless he receives a | more severe punishment for his recent escapade. Mandac jumped his bail while an appeal from the sentence of imprisonment was pending. SPREADING ZIOTJIST IDEA AMONG THE YOUNGER JEWS Junior Council Met in Meriden—Next Time in Hartford. Meriden, Conn., Sept. 4.—The Con- nec‘ticul Junior (‘ouncil of the Zionist society of the state met in convention at Temple hall today. Plans were di cussed for spreading the Zlonistic idea among the younger Jews of the state and it was decided to circulate literature throughout the state set- ting forth the purpose of the Zionist | organization, The next convention will be held in Hartford three months hence. After the business session a grand ball was held uncer the auspices of the Junior Zion club of this city. Refuses to Support Cannon. Titusville, Pa., Sept. 4.—Congress- man A. L. Bates of the Twenty-fifth congressional district of Pennsyivania, a candidate for re-election, announced tonight that if elected he would not support Joseph G. Cannon for speaker of the next session of congress. Mr, Bates was a regular in the Sixty- secorid congress and during the fight in the house over the rules voted to retain Mr. Cannon on the rules com- mittez. Toadstoois Were Fatal Diet. Lawrence, Mass., Sept. 4.—Poisonous | toadstools which made up a portion of the midday meal of Burico Prasso and his family often, today caused the death of Louise Brasso, 10 years of age, and the serious illness of the father and mother. The latter are at the Lawrence hospital, and may reeover. Ckin Students Coming. Honclulu, Sept. 4.—Sixty-eight Chi- nese students arrived today on the sicamer China. They were on the way to San Francisco to enter various American universities. The _students are purt of the several hundred sent aut Ly the Chinese government with the Bexer fndemnity money. Death of Well Known Composer.. New York, Sept. 4. —Julian Edwardes, | Geynet have St. Petersburg,Sept. 2.—Since the out- break of the epidemic this year 133.- 601 cases of cholera, with 64,405 deaths, in Russia have been officially reported. The scourge, however, is lessening. Bordeaux, Sept. 4—M. Bielovucci ar- rived here ‘at noon on Saturday from Angouleme, completing the final stage of his biplane flight from Paris to Bor— deaux. He made the trip with only four stops. Berlin, Sept. 4—The Prussian Wom- en's Suffrage association has adopted a resolution protesting against the passage in the kairser's recent speech at Konigsberg prescribing domestic lives for ‘women. Liverpool, Sept. 4.—The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain, which arrived here Saturday from Quebec, incidentally broke all records for that route. She made the trip from Ri- mouski to Liverpool in § days and 11 ours. Hong XKong, Sept. 4—The Sydney line steams Germania rescued the entire crew of eleven of the Norwegian trawler Bertha, which foundered off Barras TIsland last Sunday. The men had been in an open boat four days when rescued. HUSTLE AND BUSTLE AT THE FAIR GROUNDS Indications Point to the Biggest Fair Ever Held by the County Agricul- tural Society. More than the usual amount of pre- liminary bustle seemed to be in evi- dence at the county fair grounds on Sunday afternoon in preparation for the opening today. Judging from the day before, this will be a banner year for the agricultural society in the way of attractions, both free and in the Midway. A big display under the d rection of experts from the Connect cut experiment station, and the exhibi- tion of two flying machines, one a practical aeroplane and the other a full sized model of a craft with wings, both made in Norwich, are entirel novel features, Then the familiar for- tune tellers’ tent was already in its accustomed place Sunday, and other showmen were busy selecting locations and arranging for the morrow. In the main hall a number of the exhibitors were getting their places in readiness and sleek looking cattle lined a good portion of the south fence. A majority of the latter were from the hands of the well vnown Round Hill farmer, James B. Palmer of Lisbon, who is al- ways one of the earliest exhibitors on hand. Over behind the judges’ stand the balloon men had pitched their tent, and on Sunday afternoon were straighten- ing out their parachute and otherwise preparing for an ascension. T'go Nor- wich motoreyclists, Frank Tyler and Clinton Simpson, did their part in keeping people interested by doing some fast heats around the track. The large tent where the experiment station has its exhibiiton is to the left of the roadway near the main hall. The first big tent at the right of the road is occupied by James Murphy's unigue flying machine, which was tak- en out Saturday ofi a truck from his workshop on Otis street. Stebbins & their big aeroplane tent on the same side but nearer the grand stand. The triplane was taken over to the grounds from Sachem park early this morning. NEIGHBORHOOD CLAMBAKE. Preston Residents Had a Big Time at the Miller Home in Preston. The annual clamba and picnic which took place at the Miller home in Preston, Locust Hill farm, on Satur— day attracted a large number of the neighborhood people, and proved to be a most enjovable affair. The party as- sembled about 11 &. m. and did not dis- perse until about 5 p. m. Baseball among the men folks was one of the main features. In the afternoon - the married men lined up againt the sin- gle men, and lost the game by _the score of 2 to 8. Bebe Burdick and Her- bert Johnson foormed the battery for the winners, while Arthur E. Shedd and Albert Crary served for the losers. Corporal Fred Banjamin officiated as umpire. At 2 o'clock the clambake was ready and at long tables, set under the shade which consisted of chowder, steamed clams, sandwiches, cake, wa- tremelon and various other delicacies. ENTERTAINED MANY GUESTS. ty of About 35. To about thirty-five guests, of whom a number are from New York city and will remain over Labor day, Ruther- ford C. Plaut gave a clambake on Sun- day which was provided by the Wau- regan, house, and it is needless to say that a roval good time was enjoyed. Kourteen came from New York, and on their trip they prepared a bill of lad— ing covering themselves, giving weight and special marks, which made inter- esting reading. Work Will Start Tuesday. The Hartford, Norwich and Colches— ter Traction company, which is to finance the construction of a trolley line between Hartford and Norwich, troiley line started Tuesday. The plans for the new trolley line call for 45 build nine miles before cold weather arrives. The new line will join the Glastonbury line 'of the Connecticut company at Silver Lake. Twenty-five Italian laborers under Ahern Bros. will start on the work Tuesday. Khacks have already been erected for the Ital- ians. Surprise Party for James Kirker, James Kirker of Eleventh street was given a decidedly pleasant Friday evening by a party of his Greeneville friends. The young people thoroughly enjoyed themselves with games, music and other entertainment, refreshments being served. The mam- bers of the company were the host, Misses May S. Biggs, Hazel L. Ban- Janet Purdon and Messrs. Harry Allen, Gustave A. Rydholm, Oliver Budding- ton, Stanley Mulkin and Norman E. Soules. Returned to Panama. Nathan J. Gibbs, who has been spending @& part of his vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan A. (iibbs, laft on Thursday for Boston and sailed from New York Saturday to re- sume his duties at Panama. Miss Em- ma Wright, who has been the guest of Mr, and M Gibbs for some tim: past the wells Known composer, died this morning at his home in Yonkers of heart disease and complications. Mr. Ldwardes had been ill for seven izonths, He was 54 years old. Missouri Tornado Kills Two. Jopiin, Mo., Sept. 4. —A tornado swep* southwest Missouri and southeastern Kipsas last night and kilizd twa per- uch retiirned to her home in Auburu, N. Y. on Thursday. \ In the City Court. The case against Peter Davis was continued in the city court on Satur- day morning, Mr. Davis being fined $5 and costs amounting to $£22.22 for pol- luting Rogers brook at Yantic. and he was ordered to cart the dead cow away and bury it to the satisfaction of Health Officer Thompson. 3 Cabled Paragraphs .| mind_his trees, the party enjoved a first-class/| | dinner, R. C. Plaut Gives a Clambake for Par- | has arranged to have work on the new | miles of tracks, and it is proposed to ! surprise | field, Ethel Fuller, Helen Grezne and! Reaches Fa‘rgul BIG CROWDS WAIT FOR HIM ON SUNDAY: TRIP. CALLS FOR SPEECHS s No Day of Rest for ex-President—Has to Respond from Car Platform—Will Lay Cornerstone of Library. Fargo, N. D., Sept. 4.—After an all- day ridé through parts of South Da- kota, Minnesota and North Dakota, | ex-President Roosevelt reached Fargo this evening. The people of Fargo were waiting at the station for him and gave him a great welcome, in spite of it being Sunday It was after midnight when Colonel Roosevelt retired last night at the con- clusion ‘of ‘an arduous day in Sioux alls, N.Limits to Endurance. Friends traveling with ~him have been astonished at his endurance. He has attended breakfasts before seven o'clock and dinners which lasted until late at night and has made so many speeches since he left New York that he cannot even estimate the number. But last night he admitted that he was ‘tired. Like Weller's Thanksgiving tur- he said, “I am old and tough. there are limits.” Crowd Waiting at Marshall. Telegrams were sent to the towns through which he was to pass today. saying that as it was Sunday he would make no speeches from the train. That done the unsuspecting col- onel settled down in his private car to realize his visions of a day of rest. The special train raced across eastern South Dakota and into Minnesota and | for the first wart of the morning Col- | onel Roosevelt sat in an easy chair, reading. He glanced up from his book as the train slowed down for Marshall, the first stor, to fhd a cheering crowd closing around the rear platform, so large that it looked as though every person in Marshall was out to see the colonel. His telegram had arrived the night before, but the people had paid no attention to it. “Teddy, Teddy, come on out!" crowd shouted. “Let's see you!” Yielded to Shouts for “Speech!” The colonel hesitated for a moment. The shouts grew louder. He laid down his book. walked to the door and thrust his head through, The cheer developed into a yell of greeting, and the colonel could not resist. He walked out to the platform and in aninstant men and boys were scrambling upon the railing, {rving to shake his hand. “Speech! Speech!” the crowd shout- ed. Colonel Roosevelt kept firmly in resolutions to make no speeches on Surflay and took a stép towards the car door. The cries grew louder, and the colonel capitulated and talked abput honesty, good citizenship and children. As the train rolled away he wag still talking. The same thing happened at every place at which the train stopped. Big Crowd at Fargo. At Breckenridge, Minn. Senators McCumber and Purcell of North Da- | kota got on the tratin. When the train | reached Fargo the largest crowd of all | was on hand. | _Thousands of persons have come to | Fargo for tomorrow, Labor day cele- | bration. The streets are decorated from end to end of the city and every room in the hotels here was engaged long ago. To Lay Cornerstone. Colone! Roosevelt will lay the corner the | stone of the Carnegie libreary at Far- go college tomorrow morning. In the afternoon there will be a parade through the city and to Island Park. where he is to make his chief speech | of the aak. | Begins Homeward Trip. | _Colonel Roosevelt will leave for St. | Paul in the evening and begin his | homeward trip. Since he has left New | York he has passed through fourteen states and has traveled approximately 3,700 miles, | JERSEY MOTOR LAW SUSTAINED BY COURT Uphiolds Constitutionality of the Reg- ulation of Non-Residents. | Trenton, N. J., Sept. 4.—The supreme | court has’ sustained the constitution- | ality of the New Jersey automobile ! ilaw by upHolding the conviction of | Frank J. Paine of Long Island, N. Y., | who was arrested in Paterson for op- | erating an automobile without a New | Jersey license. | It was contended that the imposi- tion of a license fee was a tax for rev- enue only, and therefore a violation of the constitutional provision on that subject. The supreme court holds, however, that the legislature acted within its prerogative when it passed a law put- | ting resident and non-resident auto- mobilists on an equal footing. The case probably will be carried to the court of errors and appeal | Auto Crashed Into Monument. ! New York ,Sept. 4—Thomas V. Pat- {terson, a well to do Brooklyn coal | merchant, and his wife were perhaps | | fatally injured when their automobile | | crashed into the soldiers and sailors'| monument in Jamaica, L. L, early this | morning. Both struck the curbing on their heads. Confirms Surrender of Rivas. Washington, Sept. 4 —Advices con- | firmatory of Associated Prass cable| despatches were received by the state department today from Nicaragua re- garding the surrender of Rivas and Its garrison of 600 men to the forces of General Estrada on Sept. Tramps May Have Perished. Newbury, Ma Sept. 4.—Several tramps are believed to have lost their lives in a fire thought to have been started accidentally by them, which de- stroved three farm buildings of Ed- ward A. Lunt here today. The loss is| about $15,000. & Bore Bug Killing Trees in New Haven. ! New Haven, Sept. 4—A new pest, Known as a borer or bore bug, is kill- ing the trees in New Haven. The su- perintendent " of trees lhas reported 709 dead trees on the city stre which onght to be ermoved.There 12 on the Central Green which have to come down. This will leave the Green almost barren of trees. in the Probate Court. Bafore Judge Ayling in the probate court on Saturday Gerry A. Kelley of Worcester was named as administrator of the estate of Alonzo R. Aborn. The | sue Met Death On Railroad MRS. ALBERT E. PLANT INSTANT- LY KILLED AT BRANFORD. EARLY SUNDAY MORNING Probably Struck by Paper Train— Found Within Short Distance of Her Own Home—Of Prominent Family. Branford Conn., Sept. 4—Mrs, Al- bert E. Plant, wife ofpone of thg best known citizens of this town, was kil ed by a train on the railroad track early this morning, at a point near the bridge in that part of the town known as Plantsville, so called after the famil It can only be surmised | how Jrs. Plant came to be on the tracks at the time. It was probably the eastbound paper train which struck her. The body was literally torn (o pieces. Stableman Gave the Alarm, The first evidence of the a was found when man at McGrail's bound, found p dent night eward uman limbs Tre home Plant is at the ea: ' end oi the bridge and that of Alkert B. Plant at the other end. Rignay r back to the home of Albert E. Pla to arouse the family, but could not do so. but did awaken Archibald Murray, Who went upon the tracks and found the fragmen ian’s body scat- tered aion: Then he went to the home_of Albert B. Plani. which is the h estead of the Iro- Henry B. Plant uncer of a line of u nearly 600 steamships which bore h Mr. | persons lost ti Plant resnonded and log th T fragments, but could not recoznize( Cleveland Railroad Company Has them as belonging to any one he knew. | announced that it will discharge 200 | Dr - Gaglord, the medical examiner, | men in the tyack depariment. Large had been called. and while there he | deficits are given as rcasons for the ordered W. S. Clancy, the undertaker, to take charge of the body. Mr. Cian- cy had been out delivering newspapers and had been attracted to the scene. Identified by Raincoat. Mr. Plant went home and later while the family were at breakfast, his bro- ther Ray came over from the Albert i. Plant house with word that his mother was missin; M Piant, h Ray Plant, went in their automobile to the rooms of Mr. Clancy, and there identi- fied the fragments as those from his y. Parts of. o belonging to Miss Mary Piant served as the clue. Was in Habit of Arising Early. Mrs. Plant had evidently gotten up early anc gone out. intending to cros; over to her son’s house, or to the house of Mr. Linsiey, She had been accus- tomed to rise early and frequently had gone to the Linsley house to awaken a young man who was emploved on tha Plant place. She also was accustemed to awaken her son R could get an early star for the New Haven ma: eral weeks Mrs. Plant in good health, and it is believed that when she got up this morning she was confused and not realize that it was Sunday and there was no neces- sity for her crossing over to call hdr son Ray. This can only be surmised. She must have put on her daughter's raincoat owing to the dampness. She probably was on the tracks at the bridge when the fast moving train struck her, which accounts for pur- tions of the body being hurled through the bridgework, After the identification the body was taken to Mr. Griswold’s rooms. The funeral will occur on Tuesiay after- noon at 2.30, s ghly Esteemed in Branford. Plant was born Bessie Wo:i- pson and she ifved in East Ila- ven unti] h iage in 1871 to Mr. Plant. She | s beside her husbanl two sons, A . and Ray, and cne daughter, M y_E. Plant. MHer four sisters are Mrs, Eliza Street, Mrs. A. 1. Fabrique, Mrs. H. H. Peck and Miss Mary Jj. Upl of E e The traged ened for the fami { the most mi-gf nent in this section, . Plant greatly beloved by &1l who knew She was in her sixtieth vear. M her. FAMILY SHOOTING AFFRAY. Two Killed and Four Injured in New York. New York, Sept. 4—A family gath- ering in the home of Sebastian Sara— . a Christie street grocer, ended | tonight in a hloody shooting affray | that cost ,the lives of the grocer's| mother-in-law, Mrs. Anrio Lambadusa, 65 vears old, and Heyman Hoffmann, | dent of a private police agency. In the chase affer the murderers four others were wounded more or less se- verely. Connecticut Valley Street Railway. Boston, Sept. 4.—The railroad com- mission has authorized the Connecticut Valley Street Railway company to is- 0 shares of 6 per cent, cumula- tive preferred, par $100,'to retire an equal amount of bonds, dated June 1, 1909, the stock to be sold at auction ai not less than $100 per share. It also has authorized the issue of $80,000 reg- istered 20 year 5 per cent. bonds, to re— tire an equal amount of bonds dated June 1, 1909. ; Dedicating Naugatuck Hose House. Naugatuck, Sept. 4.—The gathering of firemen here on Tuesday is expected to be the largest in many years. The | occasion will be the dedication of the new hose house, built at a cost of $20,- 000, on Maple steret. Acceptances have been received from 25 fire companies | of the state, and it is expected that 1,800 men will be in line for the purade. The preparations for entertaining the visitors are elaborate. New Hampshire State Primaries. Concord, N. H., Sept. 4.—With but 24 hours’ interval before the state pri- maries Tuesday, both the republican and_ democratic leacers are putting forth their best efforts. Today there was a cessation of public demonstra- tions, but the party leaders were none the less busy laving out their plans for the morrow. James R. Kenne Seriously Sick. Lexington, K Sept. 4.—James R. Keene, the New York millionaire, stock broker and turf man, was stricken with preumonia this morning at a ho- tel here and is now i a serious con- dition at the Good Samaritan hospital. Mr. Keene arrived last night to visit his stock farm at Castleton, near here, Bandit Identified as Three. The Population of Philadelphia, Pa., is 1,549,008, an increase of 255,311, or 19.7' per cent,, as compared with 1,- 293,697 in 1900. By a Vote of 14 to 7 the school board of Norristewn borough, Pa., adversely considered a proposition for a $40,000 Carnegie library. Former Judgs Alton B. Parker was initiatec: as a Granger Saturday night when he became a member of Uulster Park grange of Ulster Park, N. Y. Robbers Who Are Believed to have entered and left town in an automo- bile, blew a safe and robbed the El- bridge, N. postoffice Saturday of about $700 in money, stamps and checks, Dr. E. 8. McClelland, eighty-four years oM, president of the Saranac Lake boatd of health, and founder of Highland park, was struck by a train Saturday and so severely injured that his recovery is doubtful. The Idaho State Bank of Hailey, Thado, has closed its doors and is now in the hands of the state bank exam- iner, The affairs of the bank are said to be in 2 tanzled condition. The lia- bilities amount to about $500,000. The Windsor Locks Postoffice Safe that was tackled by burglars, who cre just ready to blow it up Wed- nesday morning, when they were | frightened away, contents were fo ras opened and the to be all right. Were Killed and sev- Two Trainme: eral passengers injured in a head-on coll [ passenger t on the Pennsylvania division of the Erie rai road Saturday afternoon, The trains czme together on a_single track near Lake Ariel, Pa. < on ths Iroquois azo has been Construction Wo: Memorial hospital ut C} begun and the con! completion of the bu ing by Decem move. The three-cent fare is assured until December 1, but if the pr surplus proves inadequate the wiil be increased to 4 cents, Edwin Walker, dean of the C bar and one of its fo tion lawyers, died at hi idence at Wequetensing, Mich night after’a long illness. er was Counsel for the panies and special coun United States in the conspiracy c against FEugene Debs in the railroad strike of 1394 WHITNEY PARTY BACK FROM HUNTING TRIP. Made No Search for Dr. Cook’s Rec- ords at Etah. Bristol, R. I, Sept. 4. successful hunting trip wilderness of Labrador a the party headed by Harry New Haven, Conn.. Paul J. ney ew York and Dr. Johnson of Louis- ville, Ky., arrived in this harl v on the sealing steamer Boethic, com- manded by Capt. Robert Bartlett of the north pole expedition. Evel board was in good health and at Juck in sec walrus. musk ox and Besides skins and sportsmen brought rens of northern No effort was made the records Dr. Freder! Cook is 4 to have left behind Etah containing accounts of his < dash to the north polc. | had had bear. game. the spe walrus t back many animals and bird to find The Bosthic here to permit Mr. Rainey Ansact some husiness and will proi g0 to Newport to- morrow and then to New York. Mr. Whitney left tonight for his home in New Haven by trai NATHAN STRAUSS DEFIES ENEMIES. Bitter Against Those Who Attacked Him While Abroad. New York, Sept. 4. the philanthropist, arrived e Star liner Celtic, id he had given up the | attack the absence 4 his enemies that he had re him during d that he tinue them now to co turned. 3 § His charities had been discontinued, he safd, because the attacks on him had prostrated his wife. He had not been well himself and the campaign t him had not bettered his con- agai dition. UNITED STATES SAILORS MADE FINE IMPRESSION in Chinese Port. 4—The Lokal Aneiger 2 letier from its cor- respondent at Tsing Tao, in the Ge man territory of Kiao Chau, China, dealing with the recent visit there of the United States Asiatic squadron, Berlin, Sept. today prints a 1 and the admirable impression made by Rear Admiral Hubbard, the comman- der in chief, his officers and men and ships. Although many American sea- men were ashore at a time a letter savs there was not a single instance of disorderly behavior CAPT. BALDWIN'S AEROPLANE BLANKETED IN FOG. Navigator Dared Not Make a Move, Up or Down. New York, Sept. 4.—Seated in an aeroplane, blankted in fog, ahle to see neither the sun nor the earth, Captain Thomas 8. Baldwin, the veteran aero- naut, circled the aviation field at Mine- ola, L. I, this afternoon for five min utes before he dared either to depr or elevate his deflectors. Finally he hard the splutter of a motor, and, following his sense of hearing, made out another biplane and followed it to earth. adelphia. Thompsonville, Conn., Sept. 4—Rev. James H. MacArthur, for the past five and a half years pastor of the United Presbyterian church here, today ten- dered his resignation to accept a call to the Bethseda Presbyterian church at Philadelphia. The resignation is to take effect September 30. Fourteen Die from Cholera. Bari, Italy, Sept. 4.—Fourteen deaths Condensed Telegrams| | of New | cause of the Makes Charge 0f Corruption NEW YORK MERCANTILE LIFE IS DISEASED. . CORPORATION INFLUENCE C. J. Driscoll Speaks at Labor Day Dinner—Some So-Called Reputable Merchants Could Not Stand Inquiry. New York, Sept. 4.—Clement J. Driscoll, who has conducted a vigorous crusade against short weights as New York’s commissioner of weights and measures, addressed the annual Labor day dinner at the Labor lyceum, Brook- lyn, tonight. Mercantile Life Diseased. “If the mercantile life of the city of New York, which is to a great extent made up of employers, -makes the charge that you have been dishonest in your effort.” he said,, “I say to you that I make the charge that the mercantile life of the city of New York is dis- cased. Some of the so-called reputable merchants of the great city of New York who at a time when labor was strugeling with employer for fair play would be the first to denounce labor, could mot stand an inauiry into their business methods. ] Corporation Bribe Money. oliticians have manipulated tha city’s finances, it is true, but as com- pared with the bribe money of corpora- tions and corporation influence the money which is stolen directly or has been stolen directly from the city of New York is as a drop in the bucket, and this same corporation influence which has fought organized labor is the very influence that has diseased the munici government of the city Yori.” Pastors Spoke on Labor Topics. As this was “Labor Sunday,” pastors throughout the city dwelt some topic of labor in tk on rmons today. | FAMOUS JESUIT PREACHES AT MONTREAL. Father Vaughan is Heand by Vast Congregation. Montreal, Que., Seot. 4.—At all the churches in this city special prayers were offered today for the success of the Bucharistic congress which will open on Tuesday night at St. Jam, cathedral with the solemn reception of diral lesate rdinal Gibbon: tomorrow. the chu v i wcent Vannutelli. expected to ar- the All ches were packed this ning, but particularly in St. James’ thedral. where the legate said a low Notre Dame, where the famous “rench_ priest, Bishop Touchet, presid- ed, and St._Patrick’s where Cardinal Logue presided, and the preacher of the day was Father Vaughan, the famous London Jesuit orator. The announcement that he was to h brought out a_vast congrega- t. Patrick’s. His subject was . the Soul of Religion,” and ‘ontention was that there could be religion without a sacrifice. He gland, no said that the Protestantism of “which had invented a would-be re- ligion without a sacrifice,” was grad- ually returning to the fold from which its founders withdrew. Tonight labor demonstrations were Leld at Notre Dame and St. Patrick’s, where Cardinal Logue preached before 2,000 workmen. FIRE LOSS OF $6,000 AT TERRYVILLE RESIDENCE Early Sunday Morning Blaze Destroys House and Contents. Terryville, dreaded cry nn. Sept. 4.—The of fire aroused the family of H. Chalmers Stuart ear this morning, and there was little time to save the effects in the house. It was a two-family structure with the jower portion of cement and the upper part frame. Upstairs was occupied family of Frederick A. Delap, as- sistant engineer of the Eagle Lock Co but no one was at home as the family wag visiting in Stamford. Mr. Stuart got out his family and saved all but e furniture in his parlor and bed- sm. In the attic was stored the fur- niture of Daniel Wood, brother of Wil- Jiam H. Wood, the owner of the house. This furniture and that of Mr. Delap was entirely burned. The house was near to other frame buildings «nd for a time the firemen had to work dili- gently to save other property. The fire could not be detar- mined. The loss on the house was $4,000 and on the contents about $2,000. the — | There was $2.000 insurance on the Asiatic Squadron Behave Well | house and_Mr. Delap had partial in- e | Sorance. M. Stuart is the prineipal of the Prospect street school. AIRSHIP DRIFTED SEAWARD WHEN ENGINE STOPPED, Dixon in Peril at Harvard Aviation Field. Cromwell Atlantic, Sept. 4.—Cromwell Dixon, the zible aeronaut. had a narrow escape from being driven out to a in his airship today when his engine failed to work as he was 500 feet in the air over the Harvard avia- tion field. Dixon went up at noon, when a strong west wind was blowing, to test his engine. It failed him when he was too high up to use his anchor, but by crawling to the extreme forward part of the airship he was able to so manip- ulate the craft that eventually the an- chor rope droppad within ‘reach of those below and he was pulled safely down. M OF 75 CITIES REPORTED NONE SHOW A LOSS. Census Indicates Even Development— Waterbury’'s Gain Over 50 Per Cent. Washington, Sapt. 4.—One of the most noteworthy developments in con- nection with the recent census is that of the population of about seventy-five cities so far reported on, none Show an actua! loss of population. Tnas- much the average city growth for the past decade was considerably less an 1| per cent. in advance of the 1890-1900 period, this fact is taken as indlcating a somewhat more even de velcpment than was noted in the pre cus decade. Among the cities showing a gain of above 50 per cent. is Water Lury, Con: from cholera and twenty new cases of the disease were reported from the in- Colorado Springs, Col, Sept. 4.—The body of the bandit killed near Divide early Friday morning, while attempt- ing to hold up a Colorado Midland train, ‘was taken to Cripple fected district in southeastern Italy during the past 24 hours. Pratt Institute Damaged by Fire. New York, Sept, 4.—The Pratt insti- appraicers are Charles L. Stewart and | where it has been identified as thmt of | foundation, was damaged $70,000 to- William W. Ives. three different persona night by fire Hungarian Hit by Train. Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 4.—John Cialo, a Hungarian farmer and em- ploved in Fairfield, was struck by a train_on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad here this mern. Creek, | ture, a well known Brooklyn industrial | ing and is now in a local hospital with s a_fractured skull and other injuries He may recover.