Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 17, 1911, Page 1

VOL. LIl—NO. 14 DETECTIVE NURSE Five Hours of Bitter Cross-Eximinnfion Failed to Shake Miss Zoeckler’s Story SHE WAS GRILLED WITHOUT MERCY Her Veracity, Her Character and Her Past Life Probed —Branded as a Commercial Witness, She 'Was Treated Commercially—Declared She Was Put on Case to Gain Information by Any Possible Means. heeling, W. Va. Jan. iop—Five hours of the most bitler cross ex- smination to which any witness has n subjected by the defeuse in the of Mrs. Laura Farnsworth charged with administering + to_her milllonaire husband, ©O. Schenk, failed to shake to- 101d_on the direct ex- Saturday by Eleanor wn as “Mrs. Klein,” d ctive nurse, who alleges that Schenk offered her $1,000 to put tsoned pill in the medicine given henk while he was at the North ng hospital. oeckler was on the stand all n \v the story on nation Miss v and with the exception of & half- ir she was in the hands of S. O. who grilled the witness with- Frosecuting Attorney Objected to So Fierce an Attack. ¥ woman's veracity, her charac- ter and her past life were probed. So fierce was the attack at the very out- set that Prosecuting Attorney Hand- lan objected. Defending his line of | questioning, Mr. Boyce said: ; “Thi is a commercial witness and 1 will treat her commercially. She was employed to squirm and ingrati- wle herself into the confidence of this ‘endant with a tissue of lies, she | s agreed to lie for money, and 1 i1l cross examine her on those lines, he detective profession is an honor- able ome if conducted along regular iines, but in this case it was not. This woman is not & detective. She Is | an operative, and I will conduct this questioning along lines to show that m such capacity she lied and emtered into a conspiracy against this accused. Time after time be asked: “When you told Mrs. Schenk that, vou lied again, didn't you Used Any Possible Means to Gain In- formation. Without faltering or changing her expression, the witness answered on every occaslon with a stralghtforward Yes,” or “Sure, I did.” She declared in explanation of her course that she was put on the case to gain Informa- tion from the alleged poisoner by any means possible. Brief Direct Examination of Nurse. In her brief direct examination to- day Miss Zoeckler said she had held conversations with Mrs. Schenk re- garding the probable death of her hus- band, and that Mrs. Schenk had often expressed a fear that she would not “get what was coming to her,” and was not sure sne would get a good home if her husband should die. “I watched every board, every sténe, going into our house,” Mrs. Schenk told her, the witness testified, “and I know it is worth a lot of money.” She added: “Following our talk, when she offered me a thousand dol- lars to poison John, Mrs. Schenk evad- ed me for several days. On the morn- ing of her arrest she came to the hospital, and asked me if she could see her husband. I told”her yes, to go in. Miss Evans ordered her out, as she was just giving Schenk a treat- ment., “‘You can give him_ the devil, for all I care’ said Mrs. Schenk.” Both the regular nurse and herself had instructions not to leave wife and husband alone for a moment, an at- tempt on his life being feared. Line the Defes Will Follow. Mr. Boyce then took the witness in charge and his first question revealed the line which the defense would fol- 1o You were told to break into Mrs. chenk's confidence by any means, weren't you?” “Those were my instructions” she answered. Again ho asked: “Tsn't it a fact that every statement you have made relative to Mrs. Schenk offering you, $1,000 to poison her husband is a tis- sue of lies, nfanufactured out of whole cloth by yourself?” “Everything 1 have told is trne.” “Ién‘t it a fact that only mention of the $1.000 was made when you told Mrs. Schenk that — Albert Schenk, John's brother, had offered Miss Ev- ans that amount to take John's keys to his safe deposit box and turn them over to Albert, and you said that it ought to be worth that amount to you ‘| if you got them for Mrs. Schenk?” “That is Dot true. No such conver- sation took place.” Right to Recall Miss Zoeckler Re- served. Later Mr. Boyce attacked the char- acter of the witness. She denied, however, that she had been coached during intermissions by _Prosecutor Handlan or anyone else;" that she had ieen out in Schenk’s automobile; -or had talked about the case in any way. When Attorney Boyce announced at five o'clock that he was through with the witness, Mr. Handlan stated that he would reserve the right to recall Miss Zoeckler to the stand and would prove her good character before the trial fs ended. MIDDLETOWN CITY ELECTION, .COUNCIL NOW REPUBLICAN | Main Fight Waa, Over the City Tax ‘Sh. Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of SPECIALIST SAYS MRS. MELBER IS RAT!ONAL. st ur M Five Year Old Son. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 16.—Mrs. Bdith Collector. | Middietown, Conn., Jan. 15.—The city election here today, which | Mayor Fisher (democrat) said would | mean & vindication or repudiation of | his policies, resulted in & nominal vic- tory for the republicans, who electell two aldermen and six councilmen, all | that were voted for, whilg the demo- | crats re-elacted Willlam Senglaub, eity tax collector, and also re-elect Jumes T. Stow city clerk and treasur- er. As a result of the election the | eouncil will now be republican. The main fight was waged over the election of the city tax collector. May- or Fisher has preferred charges against Senglaub on four occasions, | uleging that he had failed to make his report at the time -specified bs the city charter. He pleaded guilty | o the occasion of the first accusa- tion: the second charges were argued but no <ecision has been given by the trial judge; on the third occasion the osecuting attorney of the city sed, it {3 alleged, to and fourth occasion the ck were re- n the | not t t, taken up. Senglaub, whe in the past secured majorities averaging 800, | won today by only s6. Stow’s ma- | rity was 2 HURRY ORDERS FOR HONDURAS. British Protected Cruiser Sailed Early | Monday from Kingston, Jamaica. singston, Jamaica, Jan. 16 h protected § cruiser iant | alled this morning from this port on arry orders for Hondura . Bil ant only recently return from fonduran waters, but the latest e ports regarding the seriousness of tha revolt made the presence of a liritish hip necessury for the protection of British Interests in that republic. Brutal Negro . Husband of Whits to State Prison. | . 16—A sentence of not | cight no shan six state prison ven to- | H. Taylor vho | s found guiity by a jury in the su- riminal court earlier th £ violating the white aileged mistreatment dned to & wall witl s of Lrulses, during o Mcers searching for ¢ an told in court a re treatment she said v i at the hands of her I Quist Prevails in the Vicinity of Geiba Washington, Jan. 16.—Quict #ils on the coast of Hongurs nity of Ceiba, aceording to a v received t nt from h o Tuiled States x a, which arrived at Ceiha il Tess was x P raid, o, s the | The gumboat Tacoma, whi ordered back to Honduran salled from Guantan for Puerto Corte; she will | probably arrive tomorrow. This will | give the United States two gunbouts In Central American waters. itors, | yesterday | i Pestoffice Appropriation Bill Reported. | ‘Washington, Jan. 18 —The postof- bill _aggresating an increase of more than over the current appropria- was reported to the house o4 foe cammittee, Tiic plan p o house im- ihwe penid- | eral 11 | just from New York Melber this afternoon pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder in the first degree before Justice Cochrans the supreme court after Leing in- dicted Dby the grand jury for Killing her 5 vear old son, George, by giving him carbolic ecid. She declared she lad no money to procure coynsel, and john T. Cook and John H. Dugan were assigned to defend her. in The coroner's decision on the in- quest is that death was due to car- olic acid. Aceording to the specialist in mental diseases who examined Mrs. Melber vesterday she s perfectly rational On this report the decision of the cor- oner and the canfession of the wom- an to the Rochester police the district attorney will base his case. As the woman confessed to the ecrime the authorities would not allow } her to see the body before it was bur- ied today at Schenectady. She has expressed o wish to see Howard Kirk, a young Schenectady draughtsman, but the police say they will not allow him to vieit here. Her sister, Mrs. Lydia Simmons, visited Mrs. Melber today for some time. POSTOFFICE CLERKS AND LETTER CARRIERS | To Hold Annual Meeting and Banguet at Middletown Feb. 22. (Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, Jan. 16.—Postmaster Calef of Middletown, who has been in Washington for the past three days, has been {rying to secure some speak- ers of national importance for the an- nual meeting and banquet of the Con- necticut postoffice clerks and _letter carriers, which will be held in Middle- town Feb. 22d. This is the first time the clerks and carriers have held a joint meeting, and the Connecticut postal employes want to make it such A S thiat other states will follow th M. d. Calet invited teheock first of all, but w hat it would be impossible postmaster general to attend designate some high official to sent the postoffice department, ever. Mr. Calef also tried to secure Repsescntative who a member of committea of the house, but he is ill and cannot nd. The Connecticut members have all been invited and Major Tilson vill probably go. He will also try to et member of the postoffice mmittee to accompany him. but it is hard to.get anyone from Washington prior to the closing of the ses- Postmaster Ge: s told for “the He will repre- how- Two Brothers Drowned. Matteawan, Y., Jan. 16.—Two brothers broke through the ice while skating here today on Fishkill creelk and were drowned. They were An- drew Finger, eleven, and Lutgen, eight yeurs old. The body of the younger was recovéred, but mem-are still grap- pling tonizht for the other. Steamship Arrivals. . At Antwerp: Jan. 15, Kroonland, from New Yori. . Jan. 16, Berlin, from Jan. 7, Themistocles, n. 12, Duca ‘degll ew York: Afendoza, At Piraeus: from. New York. Al Geno: Abruggi, (rom FIRE| Cabled Vienna, Jan, 16.—The census taken in December shows that the population of Vienna numbers 2,004,291 The in- crease during the last decade is less than anticipated. The population in 1900 was 1,648,355, Viterbo, Italy, Jan. 16.—It is proba- ble that the trial of Chief Enrico Al- fano and his 31 comrades, in the Com- orra, charged with the murder of James Cuocolo and his wife, will Dbe postponed to a date in the first week of March. ‘ Beriin, Jan. 16.—The German bal- loon Hildebrandt, which had _been missing since its ascent at Schmar- gendorf on December 29, was found in a lake in Pomeranla province, Prus- sia, today. The bodies of both aero- naits were in the gondola. London, Jan. 16—Rumors that Arh- bassador Bryce contemplates an ear- ly retirement from his post at Wash- ington are again current. Sir Mau- rice de Bunsen, British ambasador at Madrid, is once more mentioned as the possible successor to Mr. Bryce. THIS VICTORY FEAST WILL BE NO “DOLLAR DINNER” Grand Democratic Banquet Tonight at Baitimore—Diamond Back Terrapin and Canvasback Duck in Place of “Hog and Hominy”—1,000 of the Faithful Will Grace the Tabl, Baltimore, Jan. 16.—Content during the lean years of defeat to dine at “Dollar dinners,” with “hog and hom- iny” as the central theme, and spring water on the side, the mil{tant democ racy of 1911 will eit at a feast in this city tomorrow night where the exclu- sive dlamond back terrapin will vie ‘with the aristocratic canvasback duck and the epicurean Smithfield ham in the courses of a banquet that is fit- tingly to celebrate the democratic vic- tories of 1910. Closing Feature of a Day of Harmony. The banquet will be the closing fea- ture of a day given over to harmony among the democrats from various sec- tions of the country. Governor Har- mon of Ohio and Champ lark of Mi souri are to be the central figure: the day’s doings. Both will deliver for mal addresses at a meeting in the Ly- ric tomorrow afternoon and both prob- ably will be called upon for im- promptu remarks at the banquet, al- though not on the list of afterdinner speakers. Special Train from Washington. Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas, Governor Tugene N. Foss of Ma chusetts, former Representative Theo- dore M. ‘Bell of California, former Se ator Biackburn of Kentucky, Senator Robert L. Taylor of Tennessee, Senator = F. Shively of Indiana, Representa- tive-elect Martin W. Littlcton of New York, National Chairman Norman . Mack and “Deacon” James C, Hermp- hill of Richmond are among others scheduled to deliver speeches either at the afternoon meeting or at the ban- quet. A special train from Washing- ton will bring to Baltimore practically every democratic member of congress Altogether it is expected that more than 1,000 faithful democrats will at- tead. Anxious to Hear the Eagle Scream and the Rooster Crow. Contrary to the general impression the meetfigs will constitute a, celebra- tion rather than a conference, and no great political significance is expected to attach to the proceedings. The men in charge declare there is no purpose of starting a_“boom¥ for any man for president. They say that So far as Governor Harmon is concerned, his “boom” is already under way and has been for some timo past. Invitations to the Baltimore jubllee were general and each speaker will have an enthusi- astic_hearing. “We want to hear the eagle scream and the rooster crow,” was the way one democratic leader put it today, and there promises to be a lot of hoth to- morrow. This Dinner Has Been Preparing Since < November. The preparations for the dinner have been under way since November and in wealth of floral decorations, replete- ness of service and the choice of viands and vintage wines it will take rank with the most notable feasts the de- mocracy has ever known. Some idea of the magnitude of the banquet may be gained from the fact that there will be fifty-three seats at the speakers’ table, as the more prom- inent guests will be given places at this table whether they are to say anything or not. The banquet is to begin at 7 o'clock and is expected to end somewhere around midnight Magnificent Handout. Before the toastmaster raps for order the diners are expected to make away with 7,000 Lynnhaven oysters, 75 al- lons of diamondback terrapin, 1,650 pounds of Jersey capon, 550 canvas- back ducks. 45 Smithfield hams, 1,000 cockta 30 quarts of champagne. 400 quarts of sauterme ani $325 worth of fancy ices, to say nothing of “fixings” that go between the varlous main courses. The smoke from 3.000 perfecto cigars will make the air blue during the responses to toasts. FORGOT TO SIGN HIS WILL. Kansas City Grocer Left $1,000,000 Es- tate—Will Will Stand. Kansas City, Mo. Jan. 16.—When Adam Long, a wealthy grocer, who died here recently, leaving an estate valued at $1,000,000, drew up his will he forgot to sizn it. The will was filed for probate today, and attorneys say it will stand. There were two wituesses to the making of the document and the first paragraph Feads: ‘I Adam Long” ete. The signatures of the witnesses and Mr. Long’s name are believed to vali- date the will. Practically the entire estate was divided "among five chil- dren. 77 Year Old Man Gets Ten Year Sen- tence. Cincinnati, 0., Jan. 16.—In the court room in which he was convict; of his first crime, twenty-one years ago, “Col” A. C. Ward, “confidence was convicted today for the sixtli time during his career and sen- tenced to two years in the penitentiary “I know that T am going to the Ohio penitentiary to die,” said Ward, who is 77 years old. “A warden in the Michigan penitentiary has promised to take care of my body.” President of Saco Savings Bank Dead. Saco, Me., Jan. 16.—Luther B. Moore, president of the Saco Savings bank which recently suspended by agree- ment of the trustees and the bank commissioner, died at his home today after a protracted illness. Mr. Moore had held many public offices. He was 42 years old and leaves a widow and two children. pran DRSO SR Chinese Purter Cremated Himselif. Nelson, B. C, Jan. 1&—A Chinese porter in the hotel here committed suiélde here today by crawling into a furnace. An hour later his curbonlized Paragraphs |Wm, F. Sheehan [Food | Nominated AS DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR U. 8. SENATOR. HE RECEIVED 62 VOTES E. M. Shepard of Brooklyn Received 22 Votes Twenty- and Judge Herrick 7— ive Legislators Bolted. Albany, N. Yi, Jan. 16.—William ¥. Shechan was nominated as the demo- cratic candidate ~for United States senator tonight at the joint caucus of democratic legislators,” receiving 62 votes, four more than a.majority of all the democratic members of Doth houses. The fact, however, that 25 members refused to attend the caucus leaves a strong possibility that tomor- row when the legislature votes in reg- ular session he may fail to receive the number of votes necessary for election. 22 Votes for Shepard. Besides Mr. Sheehan’sy the names of Edward M. Shepard of Brooklyn and D. Cady Herrick of Albany and New York were the only ones presented to the caucus. Mr. Shepard received 22 votes and Judge Herrick 7. The 25 legisiators who “bolted” the caucus will be in a position to declare themselves unbound by its action and even if all those who entered the cau- cus vote for Mr. Sheehan tomorrow the absentees could prevent his elec- tion, because a majority of all the members of both houses present and voting is necessary for election.® An effort to make the nomination of Mr. Sheehan unanimous failed because two members, Assemblymen Chanler and Short, objected. Assembly Will Ballot T Noon. Both houses are obliged to take at least one ballot at noon tomorrow. If neither Mr. Sheehan nor anyone else receives a majority at that time, the legislature will continue to ballot in this manner until a choice is made. The “bolt” was organized .late this afternoon, when a number of support- ers of Shepard and opponents of Shee- han met at a downtown hotel The Nominations. The caucus was called to order at 9.4 Senator Cullen, chairman of the senate caucus committee, presided. Speaker Frisbie of the assembly was made permanent chairman and called T nominations. Assemblyman Bush pamed Sheehan and Shepard was nominated by Assemblyman Donnelly. The name of former Justice D. Cady Herrick of New York and Albany was placed before the caucus by his half- brother, Assemblyman Herrick of New York. This closed the nominations. Assemblyman Cosad of Seneca, who was elected as an “independent dem- ocrat,” entered the caucus, and thus being classed as a regular, brought the total number of )democrats in the leg- ture up to 116. Boiters Give Out Statement. Tonight twenty of the caucus bolt- ers gave out the following statement: “The undersigned senators and as- semblymen having at heart the wel- fare of the democratic party in the state_and nation refused to go into tonight's caucus as distinguished from a conference for the reason that they believed the votes of those who rep- ented the people should mnot be smothered in a caucus and that the people should khow first how their representatives voted untrammelled by any caucus action and that a ma- secured for any candidate should be credited to the representa- tives of the people in the legislature; not to some one outside the body; and also in accordance with the expressed hes of Governor Dix as given to- atement was t six o'clock until after the o cclared t were pledged to Sheeha arawn up and but not made ucus. Senator at all the sign- stand together si pul Roosevelt ers against REPUBLICANS SELECT DEPEW TO SUCCEED HIMSELF, Among Others Who Received Votes Was Theodoré Roosevelt 2. . Y., Jan. 16.—Chauncey M. selécted by the republican tonight -as minority candidate caucy for United States semator to succeed mself. Senator Depew received 58 the 67 votes cast and his selection was made unanimous. he candidates who received votes e Theodore Roosevelt 2, Andrew White 2, dward H. Butler of Buffalo 2, Senator George Mead of Rochester L. Grace, a New York business 1 man, 1, Seth Low of New York 1. Senator Depew’s name was pre by Assemblyman Merriit. the name of Colonel Senator Wainwright expr position to_the nomination of Depe wand said that the minority should make an “jdeal” nomination, one that would express the greatest contrast possible to that made by the democrats SHOT DEAD IN A CROWDED DEPARTMENT STORE. Wife of Prominent Texas Attorney Fired Five Shots at Saleswoman. Jan. 16.—Shooting with coolness’ and steady aim, Mrs. T. M. Brooks, wife of a prominent attor- ney, fired five bullets into the body of Mrs. Mary Binford in a crowded de- partment store today. Each shot struck the victim and Mrs. Binford died al- most instantly. Walking into the store, Mrs. Brooks | spoke plea s she knew fon the i eded to the second, w pford was em- ployed as saleswoman. As she stepped | from tlie, elevator she asked for Mrs { Binford and as the latter approached Mrs. Brooks drew an old fashioned revolver from her muff. The women srappled and the weapon was discharged, the: ball passing | through the hand of Mrs. Binford, Freeing herself, Mrs, Brooks stepped| back and, deliberately taking aim, fired four bullets into the head of the other woman. Mrs. Brooks replaced the pistol in her muff and walked out of the store unmolested. She made her way on foot two blocks to ‘her husband’s office, handed him the pistol, saying “I'm sor- Ty and fainted. Both she and her husband refused to make a statement. She was arrested, waived preliminary trial and was re- leased on bond of $10,000. Ex-G. A. R. Department Commander Dead. Andover, Mass., Jan. 16-—Peter D. Smith commander 0f the department of Massachubetts, G. A R, in 1900, died tonight, aged 68 years. He was ‘president of the Smith & Dove Mfe. Co., manyfacturers of thread and A widow and. three daughters twine. - Badly Squeezed musT NOW DISGORGE AT A TRE- MENDOUS LOSS. PHILADELPHIA WHOLESALER . Says the Question of Congress Asking for Reason of High Cost of Living Has Been Answered. Philadelphia, Jan. 16.—Commission merchants of this city today not only declared that prices of stored foods were about to fall sharply, but that speculators back of the provisions in cold storage had been badly squeezed, especially in butter, and would now disgorge at a heavy' loss. Burning Question Answered. “Congress has been asking for the reasons of the high cost of living Speculation and storage of food prod- uets is the answer. The specula- tors have not been satisfied with stor- ing the surplus of the country to take care of its needs in time of demand, but have been dabbling in the neces- sary supplies.” This statement was made Dy the head of a large wholesale firm which handles great quantities of butter, poultry and eggs. Big Fall in Butter and Eggs. Butter of the prime grades is six cents a pound cheaper wholesale than it was this time last year. Eggs, fresh gathered, have for sev- eral days past been commanding 33 cents a dozen wholesale, a drop of fom one to two cents in ten days. Eggs of the grade known commercial- 1y as prime have dropped in the same period three cents, to 29 cents a dozen wholesale. Pleasing Prediction. The prediction now is that there will be a further and _sharper slump in wholesale prices of butter and eggs, as the stocks of the storage houses are put upon the market. Wholesale meat prices are also ex- pected to decline shortly in ssympa- thy with the lower prices for dairy and poujtry supplies. Drop in Butter Prices. Chicago, Jan. 16.—A belief that mil- lions of pounds of butter and eggs, Now. held here in cold storage, were about to be thrown on the market, helped to cause a drop in wholesale prices of both today. Elgin butter, quoted at 29 cants a week ago, today was placed at 27 -cents. Prices set by the Chicago -board, where the knowledge that fresh sup- plies will be placed in competition with storage goods is more keenly felt, showed a greater break. There has been no equivalent deciine in retail prices thus far. The publishedmstate- ment that the cold storage houses were going to be rid of their contents before May 1, in order to make room for-tirls yedr's product, resulted In an order by Dr. Benjamin Perry, chief food in= spector, to food inépectors to take spe- cial steps to prevent tainted eggs or butter reaching customers. Food in- spectors were ordered to examine every case of zoods and confiscate all eggs that were in doubt. No General Drop in New York Retail Prices. New York, Jan. 16.—There was no general drop in the retail prices of eggs and butter in New York city to- day, motwithstanding the announce- ment of jobbers that they had made decided cuts. In isolated cases eggs were offered from three to five cents a dozen cheap- er than last week, but the reduction was not general and there are so many grades of eggs that it was hard 10 strike an average. The retailers de- clare wholesale prices for butter and exgs were unchanged from those of last week. New laid esge brought wholesale today 34 and 35 cents; g0od storage eggs, 22 and 25 cents: finest creamery butter, 26 and 28 cents. and £00d creamery butter, 22 and 25 cents. Retail prices varied as to the locality. WALKED 1,100 MILES WITH MERCURY €0 BELOW ZERO Geological Survey Party End Trip of Extreme Hardship. Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 16.—Prof. J. L. Macconn and his party of fiffeen scientists, who have been on a geo- logical survey in the Hudson Bay country, arrived here today after a trip of extreme hardship. They walk- ed 1,100 miles with the mercury reg- istering sixty degrees below gero. Capt. Harold Bartlett and crew of the wrecked schoouer Jeanie accom- panied the party here. Their vessel was wrecked on Hudson bay last Sep- tember during & violent storm. Those on board lost all of tl personal belongings, but no lives were lost After( reaching land and being sup- plied with food by Eskimos, a broken lifeboat was repaired and in this they made their way to Fullerton, Cap- tain Bartlett is a_brother of the com- mander of the Peary polar expedi- tion. The whaling schooner A. T. Gi- cord, which was in winter quarters at Fullerton, took them to _Fort Churchill, whence, on December 5, the party started through deep snow on foot for Norway house, Sergeant Nichols of the northwest mounted police guided the party to Winnipeg. Mr. Hardwick of Georgia Threw the House Into Consternation. ‘Washington, Jan. 16—One lone congressman, Mr. HaraVick of Geor- gia. agerieved because the speaker ruled him out of order when he at- | tempted to have printed in the Con- ! gressional Record a memorial from thousands of farmers in his district, ew the house into a state of con. sternation today by objecting to con- sideration of scores of private bills which other members were an to have passed. Mr. Hardwick not recede from his hostile attitude, and the result is that it will be two weeks before it will be possible to get the bills up azain under the unanimous consent “of procedur Meriden Cigar Factory Burned, Los: $1,500. Meriden, Conn., Jan. 16.—The cigar factory of John Beierle, at No. 92 Res- ervoir avenue, was totally destroyed Dby fire at 6 oclock tonight. The loss is estimated at about $1,500, covered by insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown. As the factory is outside the city limits, the fire ~department, which responded, could be of little as_ sistance. > i Uniferm 8ystém of Signale on' Rail- roads. —= ; William H, Browne, a noted electri- cal engineer, died in Brooklyn, N. Y., aged 61. _ Miss Mary Crowman, a student at was painfully ‘injured by an explosion in the chemical laboratory. Important Matters Are to Be D oussed at the annual convention of the National Board of Trade which besins ‘today. 2 F. D. Cheshire, American Consul at large for Eastern Asia, arrived at Amoy, China, Monday fo inspect the American consulate. The Epidemic of Cholera at Fenchal, Madeira, is becoming worse. There have been 1646 cases of the disease and 535 deaths. Fire in the Warehou Irish Paper company, 21-25 Wat street, Buffalo, N. Y., Monday, caused damage to building and stock of about $150,000. Monday's Ballot for United States Senator in Butte, Mont, was witho: result. It stood: Carter, republican, 26; Walsh, democrat, 32; Conrad, dem- ocrat, 17; ‘scattering, 23. Necessary to a choice, 51. The Bank of England Secursd the Bulk of the $3,000,000 South African gold consignment placed on the market Monday. There was no foreign de- mand for the metal and the price de- clined- 1-8d per ounce. Frederick Archer, 30 Years Old, was struck by a New York, New Haven and Hartford train at Seymour Monday and fatally injured, his head being crushed and one leg almost severed. He was taken to the-Griffin hospital at Derby. of the George ato or hoy he Wi to nos Suddenly Stricken Sunday with ap- pendicitis, Mayor Brand Whitloek of Toledo is confined to his bed at his home. His physicians say that no operation will be mnecessary at this time, but that he must remain in bed several days. de wi I a Dynamite Explosion in the tun- nel leading to the Seventy-third street crib, Chicago,_where many lives were | At their caucus as Mr. Lodse’s oppo- | lost by fire several years ago, two|nent. | workmen were fatally injured Monday| The two catcuses were held simulta- | and twenty-six others narrowly escaped | neously, and while the republicans | death. The dynamite was set off by | auickly nominated Mr. Lodge by a being-Accidentally struck with a crow- | clamation, the democrats —took fi bar. Wi su M To Conform to the Pian in 23 States and in some foreign countries, Repre- sentative Nelson of Wiscons n yester- Men. day introduced a bill to establish a de- as centered chi the partment in the comgressional libra e as centered chiefly in the | for gathorlng and indexing statute la | itiendance at the republican caucus | material and legal material of a cc There are republican members ot parative nature and otherwise to aid | the legislatnre—26 senators and 137 mombers of congress and public offi- | Fepresentative S SiF been_called s nators and 103 repre: red to Boston, Jan. 16.— ated for a fourth term by 125 out of 15 republican members of the legislatur, House May Be Deadlocked in Today's As the absentees from the house, It is antipicated that he tha the Jecture tonight, while it was menerally | admitted that should Mr. returned, he would have Lo seek some Sherman L. Whipple of B prominent member of the Suffolk bar, who has never held office, but who lia appeared frequently on the democratic stump, was selected by the dgmocrats baliots For Fourth Term as United States 5 by 125 Out of 153 at Republican Caucus 3 SHERMAN L. WHIPPLE HIS OPPONENT Selected by the Democrats at their Caucus—Interest Cen- tered Chiefly in the Attendance at the Republican Caucus—Lodge Nominated by Acclamation, While the Demograts took Five Ballots. i Initea states Sen- ¥Cabot Lodge was nomin- at the republican caucur today or Henry sixteen Jess than a majority of the ise and senate in join ballot. Vote. were nearly all ajority of the senate’s vote will for’ Mr. Lodge tomorrow. but house will be deadlo hether this deadlock will continue the joint convention on Wednesday on was a matter of interesting con- I 1 Lodse mocratic support. hipple of Brookline Selected by the Democrats. skline, a before finally deciding on Mr. ‘hipple. The latter's nomination was bsequently made unanimous. | issing Members Said to Be Lodge | their names, Tt was g plained that two of the m. nen- ators had been detained eisewhers and that six representatives had intended to be present the caucus. Thess missing members are claimed to be supporters of Mr. Lodge and mer ex- pected to vote for, him tomerrow. This reduced the republican insur- gencey in the senmate to two, while it left 18 republican members of the house unaccounted fof. Mr. Lodge was placed in nomination by Speaker Joseph Walker, the nom= ination was made by acclamation amd the caucus broke up with cheers foe Mr. Lodge. The Democratic Caucus. . In another part off the statehouss were assembled 119 of the 126 demo~ cratic members of the senate _and house. Here there were no nominat- ing speeches, as these were made at & conference list week: but balloting wag at once begun. The first two bal- lots showed a widely scattering vote, Ithongh former Congressman John R. Thaver of Worcester led with 34 while Whipple had 29 vetes. On the second ballot Thay's vote amoumt~ ed to 48 and Whipple's increased to S. On the third baliot Mr. Thayer hiad 47 votes and Mr. Whipple 41wiile on the fourth ballot Mr. Whippie led the field = with 4% votes, while Mr. Thayer had 45. Mr. Whipple won om the next ballot, receiving 64 ballots to 34 for Mr. Thayer. In all these diffar- ent ballots there were scattering votes for other candidates. Legislative Vote Th Afternoon. The senate will vote for senator ag 2.30 tomorrow afternoon. ana _the hour later. In each hody roll will be called and each mem = ber will aries and announce his chofes for senator. Mayor R. W. Speer of Denver, in a letter which has been sent iy every democratic member of the Colorado general assembly, Monday made for- mal acknowledgment of his candidac el TR, . Hughes, Jr. Former Goy. Charies & | cluded in Appropriations Statement. Thomas, in a letter to State Scnato: ¥oabors 1Y e bl Crowley, has announced his candiduy. L ine et i Washington, Jan. 16.—Late Satur Carl J. Cutting, a San Francisco | afternoon the secretary of the tr Dealer in oriental goods and well | ury submitted to con s his state- known in club circles, who was a ment of appropriations required for rested last Friday night on a charge of | the purchase of sites and construction defrauding the government by the un- [ of dervaluation of imports, committed suicide Monday at his home in San Francisco. Cutting’s father and mother live in Laplerre, Mich. He was seen for the last time alive Sunday after- as ed noon. miking the money actual — All the sitds and buildings autborized Out of Respect to Gus T. Fitzhugh, | for Connecticut in the last public an independent democra candidate { Puilding bill are taken care of in the for the United States senate, whose | Secretary’s estimates and the work to daughter dled in Nashville Sunday, the | select sites and erect buildings can Tennessee legisitaure yesterdiy infor- | 10w be commenced in the state. The mally recorded one vote for eich can- | following sites are recommended: Man- didate, in order to comply with the |chester )00, Middletown law, and then adjourned® An hour Nau cl $15,000, additions terwards a telegram received from Mr 000 and Seymour $15 Fitzhugh announced his withdraway The following amounts from the race. He gave no reason. | mended for sites and build — 54,006 in addition to the $6,000 alres Officials of the North Side Bank, (‘in- { cxpended. Danbury, §25.000 in addition cinnati, Jaughed yesterday when tol to $15,000 already appropriated, and that one of their books Showing a b: Wallingford, for the eite and the com- ance of more than $150.000 vletion of the building, $50,000. These found on the man known 1mounts were authorized several years Bougher, arrested in New Y institution - is a small neishborhood concern in the lumber and stockyards of afled to reveal Bouzher' inquiry among autom cerns showed that he is not known here | as a salesman of motor cars $5 co; SOCIALIST PASTOR MERIDEN PULPIT. § Receives Check _for Services Up to | &% April First Next. - = se se At pri to Meriden, Conn., Jan. 16.—Rev. D. H Loux tonight severed ail relations pastor of the Center Congregatio church in consideration of a. check for his_salary to April 1st, the time set in his resignation for his leaving (1 pulpit, and the use of the | for tlie coming three months action avas taken at a meeting } Dr. Loux and a special committe pointed by the church for the purpose. The meeting was a, brief one and the taction harmonious. An agreement Loux was signed two of the deacon tu th drawn up by Rev. by the doctor and . The agreement in tri th part said: “In_order not o further emburrass|to the Center Comgregational church of| pr Meriden, Comn., with Christ’s gospel | v of human society, I, Dr. D. H. Loux, | co agree to accept salary in full to April ist. The church from this day forth to be free from my services.” NEW YORK CITY CHAMBERLAIN RETURNS TO HIS DESK Says Published Statement That He Neglected His Duties Is a Lie. na: on ta New York, Jan. 16 Hyde, the city chamberlain, returned to his desk today and made fresh and amplifiei explanations of his Mang ah- sence—but not to the mayor. he mayor did not see him, although Mr, Hyde waited for his former law pari- ner all day. Mayor Gaynor was at St. James, l.. and did not come to town, although he was expected up to a late hour. harles 1. | of be su te 00! FOR SITES AND PUBLIC June holidays, and the amounts recommend- civil and ing, erection of building, Retained by the British Government sion dent of the American Institute of I fessol British. postofiic ance company lumbia supreme court. grows out of the alleged refu insurance company to live up to th steamer about a4 year ago. BUILDINGS IN CONNECTICUT. buildings for the fiscal year ending 30, 1912. This stafement was ked for by the house just before the will be incorporated bili_soon to be in the sundry reported, thus availa “Putnam_ secures $13,000 for tl site ‘commencement of tl the building, while $30,000 for the same pur Haven seems to be £ re of, and two separate provided for. Under one | COMMITTEE SPECULATIONS, ESPECIALLY CHAIRMENSHIPS, Senator Brandeges May Secure That on Interoceanic Canals. (Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, Jan. 16 —With the nu=- merous changes In the senate nexs session of congress, senators and others have already begun specurting on how th committees of the senate will be organized, especially with regard 1o chairmanéhips. Senator Frandeses has & chance (o secure the chairman- ship of a good committec. Fie in now third on the committee on interoceanie canaie, and the chairman ol this eom- mittee, Senator Flnt, goes out with this session. Senator McCumber is second, and he is siready chairman of the committee on pensions. Henes Senator Rrandegee may secure the chairmanship of this committes, which legislates for the Panama canal. Sem- ator Brandegee will also move up sev- eral piaces on the judiciary committes and on the committee on the Philip- pines. Senator Rulkel would have been the chairman of the committes on mili« tary affairs, had he been eontinued in the senate. He now third on this committee, and Senator Scotf. whe is 4ust ahead of him, goes out March $th. Senator Warren at the head of the committee is 10 be made chairman of the committee on finunce_ thus putting Senator Bulkeiey in line for the ohafr- manship, which was held by Senator Hawley for many years. Speculation has not as vel gome so far as to sugmest what chairmanships and assignments the w nators wilp get, and no one can tell at this time 0.000 is recommended for a ntinuation of the ere while later on in 0,000 1s recommended for n for site and commencement of the making & total, parently, of $400,000. Both provisions e stated to’be under the act of last ssfon, and why the two items are parated {8 somewhat of a mystery. all events, the money will be appro- iated, and that is the principal thing be considered. as Advisor in Telephone Mattes . Jan. 16.—Prof. Dugzald of the i- te of Technology, expert adviser of e Massachusetls highway commis- in telephone matters, and pre cal Ingincers, has been’ rotained by e British government. He will ad- vise the postmaster general in regard the value of the great telephone operty which the government is this r to purghase from the operatin mpanies and make a part of the tional postoffice organization. Pro- Janekson will sail for England January 18 by the steamship Lasi- nia for a week's conference with the officials, Suit Against Insurance Company. ° (Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, Jan, 16.—The American Security and Trust company, trustce | gean i ¥y Ut the Potomac and Chesapeake Steam- at company, has just instituted a t against the Hartford Fire Insur- in the District of Co- The action al of the 1o rms of a fire insurance policy on the Estelle Randall, which burned The suit is for $10,- 0 damages. where Governor McLean will be placed, CONGRESS ‘EONDAV. » Ruling House Refussd to Susta by Speaker Cannon. Washington, Jan. 16 —Renewal the fight on the rules today resal in_the refusal of the house to sus= tain a ruling by Speaker Cannon which would have upset the rule permitting motions to discharge measures from committees. Representative Fitzger- ald made the motion to suspend the ruling and it was carried 145 to 126, Practically the entire day was spent in the fight, which was started by Rep- resentative Hardwick of Georgia, who, when denied the privilege of Introdue- Ing a lengthy memorial. objected te every bfll as it was brought up, thus preventing thelr passage. The powt- office appropriation bill, carrying ap- proximately $253,000,000, was reported to_the house. The senate devoted the greater part of the day to conslderation of the Wil to codify and revise the laws relating to_the judiciary. Both the senate and house will meet at moon tomorrow. AMERICAN A“E"ED AS SPY. But He Was Promptly Releassd With an Apelogy from English Police. Londea Jan. i6.—Dr. Champiain of Mo., proprietor of the Agricujtural ‘Journal, was mistaken for a spy at Guernsey today and ar- rested. He was soon afterswards re- leased. Dr. Champlain had wieited Fort George, carrying a camers. 114 presence was moted br soldicrs, v promptly took him into cusend: handel him cver {o the civi) The American had no_troubic vincing the Iatter of his ident the innocence of lis mission. &% 8 ¥ k3 Hyde was shown a published state- ment that he had neglected his du- i Chat's a lie!” he answered, v. “There never was a city cham- berlain who worked so hard as I did, 1 was at my desk, constantly until I was taken jll.” bil i Eccentric Wealthy Waterbury Woman Died Alone. chester Arms Company. (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, Jan. 16.—Senator Bran- For degee has introduced in the senate the H presented in the house by Major lson, to pay the Winchester Repeat- of $12,744.67, growing out of a lice apologized for the mis military. Would Remove from - List Capt. Peter Hains. ‘Washington, Jan, passed a bill today ing Arms company of New Ifaven the | dropping of ermy officcrs sum rolls when they have ‘Waterbury, Conn., Jan. 15.—Mrs, Bl- contract for Lee rifles during the without leave for more len Harriot, an eccentric woman years of age, was found dead in A Kitchen of her home here today. Death was due to natural causes, and it is Delleved she had been dead three days when the body was found. The in- cessant cries of the Womanm's cat at- trected the af jon of the and led 10 the & Spanish w i identical with the one introduced by |army list Capt. Peter ' Convicted of Using the Maifs to De- Horn, Frank Senator Brandegee's bill ajor Tilson. fraud, Kansas City, Mo., Jan._ 18.—Elisha H. Horn, S. H. Snyder and months. This would remo a_sentence for th. . William E, Agnis, a cfciiac years ago. At the time of (7o o one. ‘Washington, Jan. 16.~~A Dbill requir- ing_that the railroads of the country shall adopt a uniform system of 8ig- nals was inirodured in the senate to- day by Senator Jones of Washington. ‘who was believed to be lived by herself in two ,_and fused to allow any vieitors. She gon tinved at work in a loval factory until her S4th birthday : 4 m Raymond P. May were convicted in the- Yederal court here in_ June, 1909, on_the charge of using the malils to frand wile promofing an Arizana ine R