Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 29, 1911, Page 1

Allegéd Dynamiter Shows Ificli_nation to Re- pel Advances of Lawyers for Defence WILL FIGHT ONLY FOR M’NAMARAS No Longer Any Doubt That M’Manigal Has Made Confession—Receives Detectives and Men From District Attorney’s Office as Visitors—Asserted That no Promise of Immunity Has Been Made. Los Angeles, Cal, April 28.—Al- though it has been all but certain for some time, without any definite details being known, that a confession has ‘been made in the dynamite comspiracy cases, all doubt that important prog- ress along that line had been made was removed by Ortie E. McManigal him- self today. Declined to See Defense Lawyer. Te “declined to see . Attorney Job Hareiman, former sociaMst candidate t&r vise president, and counsel for the ‘cNamara brothers, the alleged con- federates of McManigal. Lawyer Visits Him at Jail. District Attorney Fredericks said that the prisoner would see none of the attorneys associated with the defense, and McManigal afterwards confirmed * this statement personally te Harriman at the jail. Talked Differently Yesterday. Harriman went to the prisoner ex- y to give McManigal por- pre: tunity to repeat the declarations that the accused dynamiter made yester- day to Attorney O. N. Hilton that he had not made a confession and would make none. Instead the lawyer’'s questions today received replies very different. Laber Wili Desert McManigal. These replies caused him to declare upon emerging from the sheriff's of- fica that John J. Mc¢Namara and his brother James are now the only ones in whose behalf the defense would center its efforts—the only ones whose lives were to be fought for by the lawyers to be retained by the various labor organizations, COUPON PETITIONS POUR IN ON CONGRESSMEN. Ceonnecticut Delégation - Receive Hun- dreds in Their Mail. (Special to The Bulictin.) Washington, April 25.—Members. of the Conneet!ru‘:idelert n in oong!e;l' are now receiving large numbers svhat is called coupon petitions, The coupons are cut foy insurance papers and are fignsd by. the pol and turned over to the ‘ament of tllo company issulng the paper and v him bunched and sent to the ms ber from his district. Senator - J.ean presented in the senal Wfl)y a iarge number signed by citizens of BriGgeport and vicinity, and Major Til- son found 2,500 of tHern in his mail this morning. e presented them in the house and had them 1y raferred. They all read as fe “T desire to put mywelf on record as favoring the estabiighment of & na tional health department. T believe it - io for human beings as much good as the departmsat ‘of agriculture has already done for animals plants. T further believe that the ndmxre by the government of the cessary mioney to estabfish such a department will be a wise and an econum!cll ex- Penditure.” INCREASE OF PENSIONS FOR CONNECTICUT MEN. Senator MeL-an Introduen Bills for East Hampton and Bristol Soldiers. (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, April 25.—Senator Mc- Lean introduced in the senate vester- day a bill for increase of pension in favor of Leroy T. Hills of Bristol, ton, at the rate of $30°per month; in favor of Lerop T. Hills of Eristol, at the rate of $30 per month. He also esented resolutions adopted by the ‘'onnecticut Peace gociety favoring an arbitration treaty with Great Britain, and resolutions adopted by Patrick Sarsfleld of Waterbury and sundry cit- dzens of Naugatuck opposing the s.rme treaty. 'Also resolutions adopted by the Hillstown mp(e, the Farmi n‘mn :nu -rm Eurekd. grange, m the rmuflcuhn ot the ('nnaann agreement.. . | GAYNOR'S FAH!WE‘LL TO CHIEF CROKER: Says That Th-u in ofin Are Often Misundersteod. New York, April 28.—Come and see me whenever you can, especially in stormy weather and when you think you may help seme.” was the official farewall given by Mayvor Gaynor this afternoon to Fire Chief Croker, whose resignation from active service will tnite place next month. “We in office have to take things as they come,” the mayor added, “and oft- | an he misunderstood when we are pur- muing the best course apd doing the n'l:nll good. You are now free from all that.” BLOOD POISONING RESULTS FIOM COLL!GE PASTIME. Moy A, Porter o' H-numm College. a Serious Condition. Titlea, N. Y., April 28.—Roy A. Por- ter, president of the sophomore class at Hamilton college, is suffering from bl poisoning, the result of an in- Jury in the annual fountain row be- tween the under classmen. The fresh- at nen and sophomores met on the edge | 2oeD of the fountain to try to -throw each other in. Porter, being in the center of the fray, was scraped along the bot- tom of the pool. A slight wound be- came 1nlmed and he is -efl«uuly m. PIRE BURNS OVER : TEN ARE MILES. ‘Woeodland Biaze A, wmm'u\m North Adams, m Apri) ZS.—A.fur over ten sq ’& les of ‘the fi;‘s Whie] 7 d n ree an bd n-mtln 'md are beliov u». woi. This uenln; the fire wu tt.ul . but had uuql(n mnd. had | ~Receives Agents of Prosecution. ‘Furthermore, the only visitors Mc- Manigal reccives now are men from the district attorney's offices, Sheriff Hammel and operators of the detective agency which rounded up the alleged conspirators in the east. “ No Promise of Immunity. Suggestions that immunity had been offered to McManigal brought denials from. the district atlorney, who said that no promises had been. made to qn prisoner. All - Quiet Yesterday. Everyone connected with the case enjoved a’ measure of -comparative quiet today. but sensational develop- ments are expected at any time in the shape of additional arrests. Twe Other Arrests Impending. E. R. Mills, local agent of Detective | Burns, said late today that two other | arpests are impending, Prosscutor Won’t Sign Indictments. Indianapolis, Ind.. April 28.—Prose- cutor Frank P. Baker stoday said he ‘would not-sign any indictments in th alleged dynamiting cases or the kid- napping investigation being conducted here by the grand jury, because he had Dot sanctioned of the work done prior to yesterday afternoon. Labor Men Get Some of Their Books. Leo M. Rappaport, attorney for the International Association of e and Structural Iron Workers, succeed- ed today .in obtaining possession of some of the books which were taken in the raid on the union’s offices last Saturday night. He agreed to return 1 the books at any time they were wont- ed by the grand jury. '{ ehavil BEAN INDICTED FOR MURDER OF MOTHER. His Trial to Immediately Follow That of Mrs- Dodge, Also Murder Ca: .. Guildhall, Vt. .Aprl 28.—An indict- ‘ment charging ‘mu MiEr in the first de- gFee wes remrnofl e Esgex count: nd jury today it Arthur Bean, | an 18 vear old out for the shooting’| dlfll,,iwt.her apd_sister, Mrs. uenrga - Mise: Bean, a homd ne on March - 9 last.” Yo\m Bean was arrested shortly atter the bodies of his mother and sis- ter, bearing bullet wounds, were dis- ‘covered ‘in’ their little home, ‘and since that time has Been in jail here. His trial, it was stated tonight, will be held at the present term, immediately following the trial of Mrs. J. Marshail Dodge of Lunenberg, who is charged with murdering William Heath, a painter. AMERICANS NOT IN DANGER AT CANTON. American Warship Will Be Sent There is Occasion for It. if ‘Washington April 28.-—Americans ana foreigners at Canton are believed to be in no danger because of the upris- ing there, American Consul Bergholz at that place cabled to the state de- partment toray. Ile has telegraphed the ?nlor naval officer at Hong Kong, f the situation should prove seri ouq an American warship will proceed to Canton. The Outbreak Suppressed. London, Aptil 2r.—A special des- patch recelved from Hong Kong says that the revolutionary outbreak at Capton was promptly suppressed after numbers of persons had been killed and many arrests made. ‘The despatch adds that it is believed the rioting Was premature and spoiled plans for a larger revoit. The foreigners fn Canton are report- “London, A Geor on, pflla&—gfi ‘o,ud house with fiw h.rl id o ane Coun'w was Miss Beadeuflmu of New York. Pekin, - B, Anrll -« 28.—Reports from Shanghai say that Arundel, the mier Paris, April 28.—The 12th salon of the Society of French Artists opened today. In the opinion of critics ‘the exhibition has. little to' distinguish it from those of years, the principal characteristics.being. the de- creased size of tha canvases md the absence of nudes. San Juan, Porto Rico, April. 28— Cen. Carlos F. Morales, formerly pres- ident, and Mauricio Jiminez, formerly ice president of San Domingo, were arraigned today charged with planning {a- fillbustering expedition against San Domingo, and held for the grand jury. lg (jl:f]aut of $2,600 bail they were sent t il. St. Petersburg, April 28.—Imperial sanction has been granted the governor of Yenisei, in Asiatic Russia, East Si- boria, to 4ilow the Jewish inhabitants of Siberia to use the curative waters near. Minusinsk for a term of twe months upon the condition that they are provided with medical certificates and forbidden to engage in trade while taking the cure. MRS- CUMMINGS DENIES WRITING LOVE LETTERS. Stamford Man is Suing Her for Breach of Promise. New York, April 28.—Helen Wood- ruff Smith Cummings appeared before Justice Blanchard in the supreme court today and denied that she ever erred to Russell Griswold of Stam- Conn., as “Ruzzi Elamb” or as Ruzzie ” Justice Blanchard ther upon vacated an order for her exami- nation before trial in the $50,000 breach of promise suit brought against her wold based, his suit in part on 0 letters which he declared j ed to be entirely safe, SPECIAL CAR FOR AN AILING DOG. Van Beason Pup Rushed East for Ex- pert Treatment. Los Angeles, April 2 Rushing from San_Diego to New York city on a special car; Mr. and Mrs. M- Van Bea- son of New York explained when their ear stopped h esterday that they are making the hur up trip because their Cantonese puvp has a sore eye, | which they fear will cause ‘blindness. 1‘ ‘The dog, a valuable animal, recently took cold 'in its eves while being ex hibited at a dog show. J'earing blind- ness, jts owners would have none of the coast oculists but needs must has- ten on a’‘special car from coast to coast Ito get expert treatment in New York. |TRIED TO BLACKMAIL | - AMERICAN DUCHESS. | Testimony That Man Seught to Obtai $30,000 for Certain Letters. London, ~ April 25. — Alexandre Tscherniadieft was arraigned in the O1d Bailey court today charged with an attempt to blackmail the Duchess De Choiséul-Preslin, formerly Mrs. Charles Hamilton Paine, of Boston. The only hew evidence offered ‘was that of George Rodier of Paris, who testified that the defendant had tried through him to obtain $30,000 for the delivery lem:n claimed to have by the duchess to Dg Alxl-hy' De Gatigny. CHICAGO MAN PAYS $21,000'FOR A BOOK, “Helya’s Knight of the Swanne,” the Literary Treasure th Acquired. vew York; Aprll +28.—The second hldhezt pdoe for a vbook in the - Hr;e | library.sale was reached today, svhen a | book. sold for $21,000. of the This was “Helya's Knight Swanne,” the. first printed English ver- sion of. the:legend of Lipbengrin. It was printed in Lfllflan inr1512 by Wynkyn gv?: “;l Hill of Chi alter cago was thz urchaser of the book after much spir- lled {dding. Of the 08,977,287 scr of cultivated land in France, exclusive of vineyards, réport showed thait 16,310, 923 were devoted to wheat. Mrs. Cummings, who is wealthy and the former wife of Homer Cummings, once mayor .of Stamford, wrote him. After the death of her father, the late Commodore James D. Smith, Griswold 2alleges she retracted her promise to rry him and thus caused him “un- describable anguish.” Mrs. Cummings appeared today veiled and emphatically declar- ed that she never wrote a single one of the letters. She said that Gri wold’s lawyer would have plenty of opportunity to ask her about them when the case came to troal, and it’ ‘was unnecessary to humiliate her by ecross-questioning - her ‘about them twice. NATURE OF MRS. !ROWN'} preteis New . York, April 28-—W Brown of Balv‘more. the el ter of Marcus Daly, the millionaire copper mine owner, ended heré tonight her - flight - from “the - thin air; of the Montana . mountaing with® death al- most the victor. The tang of ‘the ‘sea air and' the heavier atmosphere brought no reyival of her waning strength and physicians at hér bed- side gave little hove for her recovery. The private car in which she was rushed to sea level, drawn by a Take Shore trafn, stopped .in' the. Grand Central station at six o'clock. A few minutés later Mrs. Brown was on’her way to the Fifth avenue home -of her mother, Mrs. Daly icikns were awaiting her when the traifi drew in and helped to make her comfortable. Tonight they held a consuitation. “We do not know exactly what is the na- ture of Mrs. Brown’s ailment,” was the statement given out at the Daly home afterwards. “Her heart is af- fected. and -her . condition- grave.” very BOWYER' TO LEAVE THE NAVAL ‘ACADEMY. Retirement Due to Ill Health and Net to Miss Beers Incident. Washington, April 28.—Captain' John Gibbons was selected today as super- intendent of the United States naval demy to succeed Captain John A on May 15, when the latter will ‘voluntarily relinquish the position on account of ill health. - Captain Bowyer will probably be assigned to less arduous duties. Secretary Meyver received Captain Bowyer's application for relief today and immediately took up the question with the president, who confirmed the secretary’s selection of Captain Gibbons- In announcing the change the navy department declared that it was due entirely to the state of Captain Bow- ver's health and had no relation what- ever to the recent Miss Beers incident at Amnapolis. “POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT A POLITICAL MACHINE.” Democratic Congressman Wants Post- masters Elected by People. _ Washington, April 28 —Representa- tive Cullop of Indiana, a democrat, in 2 speech today in the house. vigor- assailed Postmaster General Hitchcock and the. postoffice depart- ment for “pernicious activity” in pol- ities. . “The postoffice department is the greatest political machine ever con- structed in this or any other coun- try,” said Mr.-Cullop, “and .it is open- Iy administered as a political organ- ization.” The Indiana congressman advocated the direct election- of many of the federal emploves, such. as' United States marshals and postmasters, _ PROPOSES TO ABOLISH UNITED. STATES SENATE. Socialist' Congressman Introduces Rad- cal Resolution in the House. ‘Washington, April 28.—Victor . Ber- g:r of Milwaukee, the socialist ‘mem- r of congress,.in a resolution intro- duced -today, ‘not only’ proposes to abolish the senate, but aims to strike from the hand of the president the Veto power and take from the courts authority to_invalidate legislation en- ‘dcted by the house of reprasentatives. Al this is proposed as an amend- ment 1o the constitution which, ir pe. titionéd Tor by'5 per cént. of the voters i each state, shall be submitted to a genefal rererendnm. Steamship, Arriv: als. 7 At Copenhagen: April 28, United States, from New- York. 't South: 6n: - April 2‘, Adrlatlc, from New York- April 2 Kaunn Au- At Plymouth 3 guste Victoria, from New York. -bajal of the Mexican supreme court liODV FOUND BY NEPHEW IN A POOL OF BLOOD. ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR MEX- HAD STARTED ON ERRAND Attacked in Rear of a Building at Lakewood, N. J—Negro Arrested as Suspect Proved an Alibi, / Lakewcod, N. J. April 28.—Mrs. Charles Turner, a pretty brunette of middle age, was found murdered in the woods hehind a studio building on Fulton street today. Her face had Deen beaten in with a big club which lay nearby, stained with blood. Body Found by Her Nephew. The body was found by Arnold Turner, her nephew,: who. was rang- ing about the country on horseback today in search of his aunt. . She had been missing since Wednesday, when she left her home on Spruce street to deliver some dresses which she had El Pgso,' Texas, April 28.—The selec- tion of El Paso as the place for hold- ing the formal -peace conferemce and the naming of Judge Franciseo Car- sioner, were im- as’ the federal commi partant s in the peace sit- develoymen uation’ today. ‘Madero. Satisfied with. Carbajal. Judge Carbajal is'known to Madero }:e;:d ngfutaflg lo‘:lyt,hhut the insurrecto | lar con: e t e e appointment " as Reyes’ Return - Mnk.n M-d'ra,Unmy.; The return ‘of ‘Gen,” Bernardo Reyes T Adm[age of Home Pabonage It is good policy to buy goods of home merchants. Home patronage inspircs merchants to keep up-to-date stocks. _Home patronage always means a reliable guaranty to the buyer. Disconiented buyers will slip out of town quietly, thinking no one * will know it, and@ buy goods that can be had as well at home. And - then thev complain because local merchants do not keep the best as- aortments .of, goods. Do they suppose our home stores are going to keep linesjust for the pleasiure of lookinz at them? 7 1 We can boom a town with our mouths, but we should not forget to boost it “with our trade. If the thousands on thousands of dollars ; Beit away from here for things our home peopl sudden growth of home loyaity be spent at home, the result would be an inerease of business, an additional clerical force and an advance in demand for tenements and a general rise in real estate values. t is not a wise policy to trade away from home, when every dol- lar made at home is a help to all. ‘It is the home parer that will tell vou where to most reasonable prices and help you in the econor added security - to life. - Therefore subscribe for The Lull. be left at your door for 12 cents a week. Following is a summary of the news printed during the past wee supply, couid by a buy 200 4 , 1t win * Bulietin Telagraph Loca’ Genirar Tolal Saturday. April 22° 97 143- 937 1177 Monday. April 24 140 112 248 500 Tuesday. April 25 128 136 230 494 Wednesday, ‘April 26 - 128 142 201 .47t Aprit:27 142 . 100 215 457 Afiprlég. (138 © 118 164 420 - - - 773 751 1995 3519 to nenco is uewgd with uneasiness by )/!l.(]ero. according to a statement which he gave out during the day. The. government commissioner left the | City of Mexico last night, but whether | he is trayeling via Fagle Pass or La- redo was. not stated. . General’ Navarro's Letter. General Navarro's letter to Madero folows: k “T;have been instructed by my gov- | ernment that .the government accedes toj-yeur wishes with regard to the meeting ‘place of the peace commis- sioners, to wit.:' - On'the Mexican side of the dam-lying between the city of | Juarez and vour camp. I am also in- structed to inform you that the com- missioneér who represents the govern- ment ‘left Mexico Lity last night.” Judge c-rbqal Stands Well. Judge Carbajal. the peace commis- sioner, s a jurist of the highest at- tainments and considered a man of in- tegrity -and indepéndence of character. He is about 45 vears old. Gomez to Be a Commissioner. General Madero, it is reported, may appoint more than one commissioner to_represent him.' It is regarded as women inmates of a local sanitarium. ‘Never Reached Her Destination. She was seen tak a path through the woods to the sanitarium that day but she never reached the place. Her husband, who is an employe of the estate of CGeorge Gould. inquired in vain for her whereabouts that night and the next day . cnlisted several meighbors who searched. the woods without success. Body Lay in Pool of Blood. Young Arnold came upon the body after riding through the woods for several hours today, and found it ly- ing in a pool of biood, indicating that she was Kkilled where she was found. The club beside her was several feet iong and four inches in diameter at the large end. Was an Expert Needlewoman. Mre. Turner was a sister of C. J. Parmentier, treasurer of the Lakewood Trust company. She had a- wide ac- quaintance here and was highly re- spected. She was not a professional dressmalker, but was an expert needle- woman and wealthy guests at local hotels and inmiates of the sanitariums to. ratify reciprocity was emphasized in parliament today by the prime min- ister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who said that. hé would. ot go to England to represent Canada at.the imperial con- farence or to the coronation of King George in -June, but. would remain at Ottawa a1d press tie reciprocity agree- ment_ if - the.conservative opposition persisted in obstructing the ratification of the ‘bill. "~ * 'he matter. was brought before par- liament by fhe opposition leader, Mr. Borden. who asked Sir Wilfrid what ‘his intentions were' in regard to the avm’mmng events ‘in London- noudfim ON TRAIN FOR LADY TRAVELERS. ot ik A Burlington- Road to Put en Car for Wome Only. Chicago, A'pnl 35._A car for women will be put on two trains of the Bur- lington ‘between- Chicago and St. Paul May Mere man will be permit- tad '.o ‘use and occupy a portion of the ’!'he principal’ apartment will be a parlor for women passengers exclu- sively, luxuriously appointed and pro- viged “‘w withevery, feminine convenience week A NEW PRESIDENT OF UPSALA COLLEGE. New York Conference of Swedish Lu- therans Elects Rev. E. J. Sodegren. Portland, Conn., April 28.—A mnew president of Upsala college, in Kenil- worth, N. J.. the Rev. E. J. Sod=gren, of Burlington, Ia, Fvas elected at to- day’s session of the New York confer- ence of the Swedish Lutheran Augus- tana synod. The president will succeed President Rev. H. Beck, who has held the position for the past seventeen years. - In comnection with today’s sessions of the synod the Ladies’ Home and Foreign Missionary socizties held their annual meeting, which will be <ontin- ued tomorrow, when officers will be elected. On Sunday afternoen the con- ference will be addressed by Governor | Simeon E. Baldwin. LEAVES PRISON AFTER THIRTY YEARS CONFINED Man Convicted of Murder Pardoned by Governor Foss. comfort: and ghe inmovation:is. due to the con- Boston, April 28.—Prison doors, which shut for life on Stearns Ken- dall Abbott thirty years ago, after his conviction of the murder of Mrs. Ma- rion Crew at Groton, Mass., swung open for him teday through a pardon by .Governor ¥oss with the approval of a majority of the executive coun- cil. He is 73 vears of age. Abbott always denied that he was guilty of the murder. April; 28.—Representa- - of 'Coénnecticut has- intro-- - ‘eight-hour d clerks es, the ltfil\ed within a ght’ to' rata coi i L nwork in £0 mnmme on vos'u:mees ~ Connecticut Men Named. (Special to The Bulletin.) Wasm;g-mh April 28.—The president t to the senate yvesterday the names chard Matthew English; of Charles Seymour, Stern of rtford and Haigazoon Kinger Ka- 4t “Stamford - to be- first lieu- in the mzdical reserve corps United States Am)‘ -.da%r It was |- certain that Dr.®Vasquez Gomez will pany. Both Pritchard and his son be' a member of the commission, as | Offer requested her to do fine needle | were among the tims. Coroner Madero, trusts him implicitly. work for .them. Rollman, who conducted the inquest, Suspected Negro Established Alibi. | Stated that mo evidence was present. LAURIER WILL NOT A negro was arrested at Farming- | fue meat of the Somigy CEUSCNCE O ATTEND CORONATION. | dile late today on suspicion that he Gei oo o 5 *| knew something of. the murder, but OEITUARV Home to F Fight the Cause | D¢ _established an alibi which satis- | = fied Coroner E. J, Westhall and Pros- | Qedrds Hals Morad ecutor P. J. Brown and he was al- 4 i Z lowed to go. A coromer's jury was| Lenox, Mass. April 28—Death came . ‘April 28.—The deter-| empaneled this evening, but - after|today to George Hale Morgan, a mination of the Canadiap government | viewing the body was adjourned for a | B¢Phew of J. rpont Morgan, of New Gas for lluminatil ‘nished in German per 1,000 cubic feet. The Boston and Maine cut ‘its annual dividend cent. to 5 per cent. Mrs. Antoinetts Fel F-ltdrappo, the Kil- lingworth murderess, is again to be examined as to her sanity. iroad will om 6 per Max Tatlebaum, aged 5, of Roxbury. ‘Mass., was burned to death at a stake by boy companions w] were playing Indian. - The San Francisco Building Trades council has pledged itself to raise $100,000 for the defensc of Jolm J. Mc- Namara, in custody at Los Angeles on a chargé of murder. “The Mother Washingion Memorial highway,” in memory of the mother of Georze Washington, is proposed in a| bill introduced in congress by Repre- | sentative Jones of Virginia. Because They Passed Fudge out of the window to gentlemen friends, one student of the State Normal school at Nofth Adains, Mass., has becil expelled and five others are threatened with a | similar fate. | By a Vote of 149 to 61, the Massa- chusetts housé of representatives pass- ed to be engrossed the bill .providing for an eight hour day on ail public workl This bill was twice vetoed by former Governor Eben S. Draper. Justice Newburger York | supreme court has s i judgment annlling t { Julia Kuttner and e artist, whose ma added the word slanz. n the New ned the finax iage of | erdinend Earle, the imonial expe mm s ffinity” to Engl | Architects and Buildiga Contractors have served an ultimatuin on the war- | ring labor unions that unless they set- | I tle their jurisdictional disputes by { next Tuesday there will be a general ! shut down of building cperations in Chicago. | $250,000 LOSS IN THREE MAINE FIRES. | Eighteen: Families Made Homeless by | One at Livermore Falls. Portland, Me., April 2 | gregating a quarte: 4 resulted from th it the state of M damage count Fairfield, in the Hume & lued at $150,000, the most spread de | Harrington nd other buildin The loss there nt up in mated at ils, in Androscoggin 18 families w made home- a which burned eight nd damaged ‘three others to an extent as to make them unin- habitable. The L.)Ld' loss. however, is | placed 2t only §22,00 | BURNED TO DEATH ON HIS WIFE'S GRAVE Aged Farmer: Had Been Clearing Brush and Weeds Away. Great Barrington, Mass., April 28, -—After he had cleared the weeds and { bushes from about his wife's-grave in a cemetery in New Marlboro foday, Aungust Pergmann, an aged farmer, was burned to death on the grave by a fire which he had started to dispose of the gathered brush. Bergmann was alone at the tir It is supposed at the l'l,unos spread rapidly in the dry unde sh, in the cemetery, hemming him o that he could nof escape. More than one hun- dred acres of adjoining woodland were burned over before the fire was con- trolled, and the body of Bergmann, who was 75 years old, was found. 1 DEAD MEN BLAMED FOR MINE EXPLOSION. Coroner Finds No Evidence of Negli- gence on Part of Company. Fld Garden, W. V: April 28.—That the death of 23 men was caused by a blown out shot fired by James Pritch- ard or his son, Arthur, was the finding of the coroner’s. jury tonight. at the incuest into Mondz explosion in Ott mine of the Davis Coal and Coke com- York, at his cbuntry home, \emtord Hall. He was 71 vears old B gan’s second wife, form E. Mifin. of Pittsfield, dren by his fi in, nee Miss Sar rriage to Spencer Mor- ‘probate. | rected i should INDICATED BY THE FIFTEEN COD- ICILS IN HiS WILL. DAUGHTER'S LOVE AFFAIRS Entered Into Two Marriages, Neither of Which Pleased Father—Finally Leaves Matter to Executors of Will. New York, April 28.—Mrs. Frances Tillen Burke Roche, voungest daugh- ter of Frank Work, the aged millon- aire, who died recently, is left at the mercy. of her father's executors under the terms of his will, filed today for In fifteen codicils the mil- lionaire voiced his disapproval of her checkered matrimonial career, and fi- nally, as if- weary of wrestling with the problem he believed confronted him, gave up its solution. ¥ First Codicil in 1901. i “In the first:of a string ‘of codicils, under date of June 3, 1901 after her ‘separation from. James Jeffry Burke Roche, Work directs that she be giyv- en "$70,000 a3 on condition that she have no. further dealings with him away from England during The several succesding scathing criticism of Roche and provide that he shall ‘mot inbherit a penny of the Work mil- lions, Threatened to Reduce Bequest to $12,- that Mrs. Burke s coupled with that the whip, a codicil to reduce her vear unless she in horses and About the time Roche's name w. of Aurel dd. Batony relinquishe: a horse shows. Bequest Raised to $80,000. months later Mr. Work re- 1d_increased his daughter's bequest to $89,000 a vear. This is di- in the tenth codicil. A sne- ceeding condition was that Batom: not be employed at his New- port property. The _twelfth codicil threatens Mrs. Burke Roche with fer- feiture of all interest in the estate it she should wed Batonyl. Thirteenth Cut Her Off Entirely. The thirteenth, appended after her marriage to the whip, has this to say: “T hereby revoke ail in my will con ferring any interest in my property te my daughter, Frances Ellen.” Fourteenth Provides for Her Support. The fourteenth codicil, writiem a year later, directs the executors to keep careful watch over his daughter and make provision for her support #f she should separate from Batonyl. Her Children Fare Better. Mrs, Burke Roche's three ‘children fare much better than their mother & the fifteenth codicil. To them ig left the residuary estate conditional upom their becoming American citizens es- chewing all relations with their father and adopting the name of Work. Must - Marry American Citizen, One of them, Cynthia Burke Roche, now Cynthia Burden, is directed mot to marry anyone except an American citizen and ot to visit England during the lifetime of her father, upon threat of losing her share of the estate. - Her two brothers must also maintain a permanent legal residence in thir conntry to share in the estate, $80,000 Annuity for One Daughter. To Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt, his oldest daughter, Mr. Work directs shall be given a yearly allowance of $30,000 during her lifetime and a life interest in the Work estate at Newport, R. I An annuity of $1,200 and life interest in property in Columbus, O., is Jeft to Ellen and Mary Merrick, nieces of the testator; James Henry Work, a ne- phew, is left $1,000. The value of the estate is mot givem. DANGER LURKS IN HEADACHE POWDERS. Dr. Wiley to Make Investigation Un- der Pure Food and Drug Act. Washington, April_23.—Dangers 3o grave, according to Dr. H. W. Wiley, chief chemist of the department of ag- riculture, lurk in the ordinary head- ache remedy that he has retrmined to institute an investigation under the pure food and drug act. Many cases in which death has followed the tak- ing of these remedies, said Dr. Wiles today, have been brought to his atten- tion of late. Headache powders, usually contain large acetanilid. phenacetin, caffein, all of which affect the heart more or less. The powders, according to Dr, Wiley, contain a larger propor- tion of these drugs than any physieian would think of prescribing. said Dr. Wiley, quantities of antipryrin or DETECTIVE HELD FOR BLACK HAND LETTERS. gan, survive. These children are Ju- nius Spencer Morgan of New Yor George Dennison Morgan of Par and M Caroline L. Morgan. Heart dis- eas> was the cause of death. Capt. Frank M. Lovejoy. | w Haven. Conn., April 28.—Word - of the death oroton th' M. TLovejos at the Soldiers afternoon of of _thi Lovejoy was a veteran of the Civ , having served as captain of Company I. Fifteenth Connecticut volunteers. During the last administration of President Cleve- land he was a deputy United States marshal and for some {ime was a T porter or the Journal-Courier. He was 80 years old. and leaves a son. Timothy W. Davenport. New York. April 28.—~Homer Daven- received a tele- s of the sud- den death of mothy W. | Ds ,ennort &t §0|"h r. Davenport was born in Srem, - town, N. Y., 85 years ago and went W in the early fifties. Ile w successful farmer and merchant and at one time a member of the Oregon legislature. He was chairman of the first big meeting of wheat raisers which protested against the specula- tion in grain upon the Chicago markat. _ Edward W, Hagerstown, Md le; 1, a millionaire tates consul to ‘leveland ad- Soday (Vb capitalist and (nited Munish during the fir ministration, died -here heart trowhle. . ' Meas! r Douglas, Ariz. a dangerous Avril 28.—Measlés of pe ha broken out among tha' United States troopers at Nogales. First Lieut. George P. Stall- man' of the medical reserve corps and an army hospital nlrse left here ves- lterd’n\ for that placew Charles Frankiin Bound Over in $2,500 for the Grand Jury. Philadelphia, April_25—Kvidence to show that Charles Franklin, mansger of the Philadelphia branch of the Per- Kkins detective agency, was tha writer off the Blank Hand letters sent Charles H. Strong, the millionaire, was offered at a hearing today befol United States <Commisgioner Craig. Franklin was held in $2.500 bail to await the action of the federal grand jury in the Brie district. Bridgeport Shirt Factory Closes. Bridgeport, April 28.—On Saturday night the Star Shirt Manufacturing company will.shut down until June 19, a matter of seven weeks, that is, the manufacturing end of the concern. The office, the shipping of finished product side of the factory will be in active operation as usnal. Supt. Fréd- erick W. Stearns stated that during the shutdown inventory will be taken and many changes made in the manu- facturing departments. Hookworm Victim Deported. Boston, April 28. — Suffering from hookworm—one of the few cases that has come to the attention of the immi- gration officials—John Cohen was da- ported to aica. Cohen came to Boston well supplied with funds and stated that he had planned to tour the commfi Nina Deaths in Roanoke Fire. Roanoke, Va., April 25.—The ninth ‘death from the fire at tiie home of Mrs, J.H. Nunum in this city early today oe- curred tonight when Willlam Nunn, agad 22, succumbed to his parns injuries. His mather and -enn dren _perished and a brother and are_ in a serious condition. The first air man’ -nlum o tn Paris o & A