Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 9, 1911, Page 1

110 TAFT TALKS PLAINLY Cannot Change Convictions on Reciproci to Save Votes of Republican Farmers NATIONAL GRANGERS CALL UPON HIM Believes Treaty With Canada the Best Thing for the ‘Whole Country, and After a Year’s Trial Nobody Will Want to Repeal It—President Not to be In- {luenced by Its Effect Upon Him Politically. Washington, May $.—President Taft indulgad in some Plain talk today in explaining to 25 members of the na- tional grange that he does not intend to play polities with the Canadlan reciprociiy agreement, even if the en- actmgnt of that measure by congress costs him the farmer vote. Corviction Not Chahged by Loss of Votes. The president told his visitors blunt- 1y that"Be was sorry to hear that re- pubiican farmers would desert - the party If the agreement gees through, but fear of such desertion would not change his conviction as to the wisdom o such legisiation. He said he be- ii=1ved reciprocity the best thing for the whole country and that he @id not in- tend to argue it. Argument of the Farmers. N. P. Mull. spokesman for the e ers, hinted strongly that the r does not like reciprocity and that re- publican votes are lkely to be lost it it is passed. “If reciprocity goes through.” =wid he, “it means we must take less for our wheat and less for our products, and that means a halt in the improvement of our homes and/in the education of our children. Border States Are Republ. Take the statss along the i Michigan, Wisconsin, Maine and New nire and Verriont. In the past the farmers of these states have been the hackbome of republican protection. could count on those people every to Get a Dollar. this measuare goes through it discriminate against our markets Canfda will get the benefit. It make it harder for us to get a doiiar. Will Suffar by a Free Trade Basis. Xo president ever commanded the fanth of the farm people in times past re then you, aad I a you whather n do not think we will suffer i we put on a free trade basis?” If Injurious, Can Be Repealed. ‘Certainly.” the president continued, ave no disposition to interfere with o tha prosperity of those who make up the bone and sinaw of our population— tho farmers—and I am convinced that J am in no way interfering with it. If 3 amif we carry throngh this treaty end it turns out that it does groduce the injury tnat you anticipate, it can be repealed by a single congress. A Year’s Trial Will Change Farmers'| Views. ‘It does not last longer_ than either sifle desires it to last. I am convinced that after it has besn given one vear's trial neither side will think of rever ing it. That is my conviction. I can- net go into an argument Sorry to Lose Republican Farmers. “¥You say that the republican farm- ers are going to desert us if we put ‘that through. I am very sorry if that is to b2 the case, because I have a per- sonal liking for the republican farm- ers just a little mite-stronger than for the democratic farmers, aithough they are all citizens of the United States, whose weifare I must hold equally in | my_cara. Treaty Best Thing for Country. “But my conviction with respect to the advantage of this treaty is very deep. So far as the effect of this on my political fortunes, it ought not to influence me, and does mot infiuence me in the slightest. I believe this treaty to be the Dest thing for the whole country, including farmers, mer- chants, laboring men and all, because 1 beligve it is contrary to nature, it is fiying in the face of Providence, to put an artificial wall like that between this country and Canada and not get the benefit that will inure to people of tha same traditions, the same language and practically with the same charac- ter of labor. Remove That Artificial Walil. “If we thke down that wall we will benefit by it, for we shall sell more agricultural products to Canada than shs will sell to us. We do now, and we ghall seil her cven more arter the treaty goes into effect. That is my judgment. T am not arguing—L am merely siating ray conclusion. If I did not believe this, 1 should not iave taken the responsibility of doing what 1 have dome to put this raciprocity treaty through. Willing to Abide by the Judgment of 7 History. “T am willing to abide the judgment of history—the judgment that will come after the When you sen-. tlomen come tb see the resuit, I.De- lieve you as fair-minded men will ad- mit that you have been wrong in your fears and that 1 have been right.” ROBERT HOE'S NURSE AFTER $30,000 MORTGAGE Executor Declares She Pretended to Be Enamored of Mr. H New York. May 3. —The estate of the ta Robert Foe, whose library is be- # disposed of at sensational auction Pricgs, je defendant in a suit brought v Margarst Johns, his former nurse #nd amenuensis. to establish her right to a bond and mortgage of $20,000, which she allegas was given her by the famous press huilder and book col- Jector before his death. In adong an- swer the executors of Mr. Hoe's will oppose the =uit on the ground that the laintiff obtained the document “by falsely and wickedly pretending to be enamored of Mr. Hoe." Py orfer of Judge Blanchard in the supreme court today, an attorney for the estate was avthorized te take the testtmony of Lewis F. Brown of Cov- ington, Ks. who obtained a divores from the plaintiff at the time of her employment by Mr. H mwnvnu:“rru.uu ARRAIGNED IN COURT. One Held in $2,000, Another in $1,000, for Trial on Fridey. ‘Thompsonville, Conn. May 8. —Ar- rested in commection with @ shooting and slashing affray here yesterday af- ternoon during a card game, in which two porsons were 4injured severely, Pasquale Auzolotti and Lucien Albano, alleged participants, were given pre- liminary arraigmnent in the town court todey cmd held under vonds for further yroceedings on Friday. the bail in the case of Auzolottl being fixed at $1,000 and that for Albano at $2,000, Frank Hounomo and Cardello Sarno are the two injured, the wounds of Buomomo, who was slashed and shot. being con- widered serious. No charge was placed against the prisoners, they being held o await ths outcome of the injuries of the other two. Puneral of Rev. James W. Cunningham Waterbury, C May 8.—The fu- peral of the Rav. James W. Cunning- Raen was held this morning nt St inas’ church, of which he wax pas- o)\ about twelve priesis attending the #ar The Rev. Nicholas Schneider of Meriden celebratsd the solemn high mass of requiem and the Rev. Tim- othy M. Crowiey, LL. D., of New Lon- don. delivered the eulogy. Rishop Jchn J. Nilan was aiso psesent and took Tt in the servioss. The remains of ‘ather Cunningham were taken to Windsor Locks at noon téday for Burial. Death from Gas Heater. New Haven, Conn., May §.—Escapin @as from a small heater Gers trude 1. Elmann, according 1o a report made today after an inques by _the acting medical examinor. Miss “El mann had éressed yesterday to go to church. She did not appear and her Iandlady ealled her and, receiving no Tesponse, went to the room. The young woman was dead. Hartford Man May Lose Foot. Meriden, Conn., May S.—George Gater, o freight brakeman on the New Haven road and living at Hartford, was taken to the Meriden hospital with = crushed foot today and ampu- tation it s stated will be nece " Fie wan injored wt Walllngford when « n_jolt of the train threw ‘him the” wheels. Attempted Suicide With Towel. ' Waterbury, Conn., May S.—Louis Beaudreau attzmpted suicide today ‘zy SRt B e i tdle killed Ger- | BOY LEPER UNDER GUARD AT HIS HOME. Schesl He Attended at Pawtucket Re- opened Yesterday. Pawtucket, R. I, May 8§.—The Dar- lington _grammar school, from swhichy Harry Sheridan, the boy affiicted with leprosy, was taken on Thursday, was reopened today. Pending the action of the state authorities, the boy remained at his home, with police guarding the house to see’that he does not leave. Dr. Gardiner 7T. Swarts, secretary of the state board of health. said thers was no danger from infection. Sheridan has been suffering from leprosy for four years, Dr. Swasts de- clared, and his chances of recevery are considerad slight. It is not likely that the boy will be sent to the Penskese Island leper colony, as the Massachu- setts authorities do not care to estab- lish a precedent by taking in patients from outsids that state, and some pro- vision will be made for Ms seclusion in Rhode Island. He came here from New Orleans about five years ago. About 350 of ths 500 pupils appeared when the school reopened. The teach- ers displayed more anxietv than the pupils, and because of the nervousness of the teachers the school. committee ordered two rooms closed. All the books, papers and curtains in the rooms, and even an American flag on one of the walls, wii be removed and burned by order of the committze. WATERBURY MAN KILLED | AT RAILROAD STATION. |Gearge Foley Stepped in Front of Train as It Was Coming In. | Waterbury, Conn, May. 8.—Geerge Foley, 47, of 999 South Main street, | was killed here this morning when a Highland division train, running be- | twreen Hartford and ' Poughkeepsie, struck him. The accident occurred in front of the local passenger station and Foley lived but a fewwminutes after being struck. He stepped in front of the train as it was pulling into the | station. Foley was emplgyed as a bridge carpenter by the New,York, | New Haven and Hartford ilroad company TELEGRAPHERS WITHDRAW FROM RAILROAD UNION. Are Dissatisfied With Admission of Certain Station Agents. i New Haven. Conn, May S.—Thes Railroad Telegraphers’ union has| withdrawn from -the conmsolidation of | railroad men’s unfons on the New | Haven system because of disagree- ments with the Station Agents’ union | over the admission of the latter as | members of agents from the smaller stations which handle railroad and other teiagraph business in aeddition to regular station work. The Telegra- phers’ union wished te have jurisdic- tion over thess agents. | Digs Up Petrified Turtles. Cumberiand, Md., May 8—In sand- stone, under slate beds penetrated by a contractor While excavating for the new Masonic temple on the site of the old Fort Cumberland, has been | found a little colony of petrified . tur- tles, each about three inches. wide. Nearby were found pleces of sone in the same condition. Fined $10 Over the 'Phene. New York, May $.—Mrs, J the Well known' ‘wemarn automobis| driver, arrasted in Yonkers recently, charged with exceeding the speed limit, was allowed to enter a plea of guilty over the tel to the Yonkers city | here this morning that Tokie, May 8.—The Rev. John H. De- forest, ‘fin Couxgrnanu mlg; today. St. Cyr, France, May 8.—Lieutenant Loder, one of the army aviators, was capsized in a biplane flight near here Saturday. He was taken to a hospita! in a eritical condition, one of his ver- tebrae being fractured. London, May 8—Lord Lansdowne, leader of the opposition in the. house of lords, today introduced his bill for the reform of the upper house before a great aue in which were many diplomats. Issy les Molineaux, France, May 8.— ‘While taking an early mos flight today, Aviator See collided with a tele- graph pole erected on the top of a residence. He fell to the roof and was seriously injured. The sleeping occu. pants of the house were awakened by the crash of the falling machine and @eroplane called the “Canard.” Tokio, May 9.—Word was received town of Yamagata, capital of Yamagata prefecture, was on fire, and that one thousand houses had already been de- stroyed. These included the prefecture building, banks and the court house. No further details have been received. Yamagata is about thirty miles from Sendai. It is of considerable import- ance commercially and has a pepula- tion of about 45,000, MILITARY RULE TO ENFORCE PROHIBITION. Kansas Attorney General Warns the Local Authorities. Pittsburg, Kan., May 3—That mili- tary rule will be established in Pitts- burg and in Crawford county within the next ten days unless the prohib- itory iaw is enforced by local authori- ties” was the declaration made here at @ mass meeting by John S. Dawson, state attorney general. More than a hundred men and women volunteered their services. The law against the operation of eaters on Sunday was obeyed. Not amusement House was open. Cigar stores, soda fountains and confection- ery stores did a flourishing business, however. County officials announces that avery vielator of the Sunday law would be arrested. SHORT SHEETS MAY BE BARRED BY LAW. litlinois Bill Provides They Must Be 100 Inches Long in Hotels. Chicago, May §.—Traveiing salesmen ofsthe middle west are all happy over the “long shest” Dill which promises to becope a law in lllineis. The meas- ure provides for a state inspector of Thotels, whose business it wiil be to look into fire conditions. Rope fire escapes ar< to be provided in every room where there are no other escapes on three- story hotels. One of the chief ftems in thebill is a provisign that bed sheets must be 81 inches widz “ané at least 100 inches long, and that all public washrooms must be provided with individual tew- els and at least two towels for each guest in a roem. WORCESTER MAN DOING TIME IN FRENCH PRISON. Arrested at Time of Wine Ricts in the General Roundup. Rheims, France, May 8.—The Amer- ican consul, William Bardel, who has appealed to the authorities against the imprisonment of an American citlzen, is still engaged in investingating the case. It is learned that the mane's name, which was originally givem as Jobn Torrey, is John Correy, and that he belongs in Worcester, Aass. He was arrested by the police at teh time of the wine riots in the champagne district. There was no proof that he partieipated in the pillaging. but as he | had ‘no visible means of support and the evidence as to his character was not satisfactory, the Epermay court condemned him to three months im- prisonment as a vagrant. Correy is about 35 years of ase. BRANDEGEE AGAINST DIRECT ELECTIONS. Connectisut Senator One of Five to Vote in the Negative. ‘Washington, May 8.—After dispos- ing of the technical parliamentary ob- stacles, Senator Borah of Idaho suc- ceeded today in having the senate con- sider the house joint resolution to amend the constitution so as to pro- vide for the election of the United States senators by popular vote. The eifect is to make the resolution the un- finished business and thus give it pret- erence. The order was made on roll call, but of 71 senators who voted only Senators Brandegee, Burnham, Gallingan, Hey- bunr and Penross voted in the nega- b A MERIDEN LINEMAN INJURED BY MOTORCYCLE Had Ligament of Ore Leg Broken and Was Badly Bruised. ' . Meriden, Conn., May 8.—The police are investigating the circumstances of an accident to John I. Carter, a tele- phone lineman, who was severely Dbruised, had a ligament in one of his legs breken and was otherwise hurt b. by being struck tow of an autwmodiie here today. The cycle was ridden by Theodore M. Prudden of Brookline, Mass., a fresh- man in_the Sheffield Scientific school, Yale. No arrests have been made. a motorcycle in CHARLES RIVER GIVES UP BODY OF MUIRHEAD. Arlington Young Man Had Been Miss ing Since April 24, Boston, Hay 7.—The body of a youns man taken from the Chrles river by the police today was identified as that of Wiiliam G. Muirhead, aged 29 years, of Arlington, formerly private clerk of President W. A. Bancroft of the Bos- ton Klevated Railroad compans. He had been missing since April 24. It is supposed to bew. case of suicide. Muir- head had heen in poor health and very despondent mince since teh death of his mother last fall. A cCl for Damages. % Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, May 6.—Representative, Henry introduced in the house vester- day a bill authorizing the secretary of the traasury te pay to Joseph F. Trib- le of Ferestvilie the sum of $325 in 1l satisfaction for damage to a schooner, Elizabeth Segar, which was run inte by the United States gunvoat Ranger at Anmapolis, Md., in_the year 1862. 331 = Mr. Hepry also intredu 2 bill to of the re- ] To be Scarce WARNING BY A MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH OFFICIAL. RAINFALL HAS DECREASED Has Not Been Up to Normal in N.v_v ive Years—Heavy Rains May Avert Famine. for England Boston, May S.—A general cry for water is expected throughout New England during the coming months by X, H. Goodnough, chief engineer of the Massachusetts state board of health. | Decreased Rainfall for ‘Five Years. Mr Goodnough points out that the | decrease in the, rainfall throughuuat | the eastern part of the country dur- | ing the past five years, supplemented | by the light fall during the past win- { ier and the present spring, brings a condition that is precarious to the cities and towns that depend upon small sources for their supply. Boston District Prepared for a Year. The supply for the metropolitan dis- trict is ample for -twelve months or more, according to Mr. Goodnoug, but other cities in Massachusetts are not so fortunate. Steady Decrease in Nashua River. The Nashua river is cited as an lestration where the flow has steadily decreased each year since 1907 and during the past winter, where the Tiv- er was at ihe flood, there was a de- crease cven from the dry years of 1908 and 1909 of nine-fourteenths. {~Heavy Rains May .Save Situation. Mr. nough 2dds that it is pos- sible that heavy rains may yet save the situation, but wet summers are unusual, and the warning that has al- ready béen sounded in New York may be followed by one in New England. TWO ASPHYXIATED IN EMPTY SULPHUR TANK Four Others Overcome While Trying to Rescue Them. New York., May 8—A workman jumaped into an empty sulphur tank ten feet deep at the General Chemical company in Laurel Hill, L. L, to scrape from its sides a coating of sulphur, and by so doing started a train of circum- stances which resulted in death by asphyxiation of himself and a com- panion, and the serious injury of four others, twe of whom are not expected to_recover. The dead men are Frank Bever of Maspeth, L. L, and Frank Slain. of Brooklyn. Slain saw Beyer fall un- conscious, jumped in the tank and fas- tened a2 rope about his body, then fell senseless across the form of his com- panion. Both were dead when pulled out, and of the rescuers four. were overcome by leaninig over the edge of the tack. TO HEAD OFF STRIKE OF THE POSTAL CLERKS Qeneral Stewart Mentions Law Making It Crime to Obstruct Mai Weshington, May 5.—“There is a Jaw making it a criminal offense to wilfully and knowingly obstruct the mdils, and I think that law would be applicable in the case of a strike in the railway mail service,” declared Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart to the house committee on civil service, today, in explaining what the postoffice department would do In the event of a walk-out by the clerks, who are seeking to establish their right to form a union. Mr. Stewart declared that 3 majority of the 17,000 mail clerks are satisfied with present working conditions. Frouble was being fomented, he said by “a few discharged clerks and agita- tors outside the service. WOMAN BELIEVED TO HAVE PERISHED IN FIRE. Was Seen to Enter House Short Time { Before It Burned. Nyack. N. Y., May 8.—Jiss Bertha Robm, owner of a large pigeon farm mear Pomona, Rockland county, is be- lieved to have perished in a fire which destroyed her residence there vester- { day. Miss Rohm lived alone in the house, and was seen to enter it ten minufes before the fire broke out. She i | has Dbeen missing since and the ruins are being searched for her body. She was well known in the county and well to do. TWO GUESTS PERISH IN A HOTEL FIRE. Two Others Seriously Injured in a Blaze at Robestown, Texas. Robestown, Texas, May $.—Two guests at the City hotel were burned to death early tod: nd_ two others were so seriously injured that they may die. The dead are Eli Harwood, Port- iand, Mich., and Clarence Speuéfof San Antonio. Mr. Speue lcst his life in an effort save other guests. ANOTHER NATURE FAKER, Tells of a Turtle Chasing a Duck and Eating It Up. to Topeka, May S—Some story came in from western Kansas about black bass catching javbirds and_chickens. The tale has brought Professor Dyche to the front with a story in which a turtle raced a lame duck at Pratt. Unlike the hare the duck did not go to sleep but ran its | best. But to no avail The turtle | caught the duck and devoured it, feathers and all. days ago a BALL GAME FATAL TO BOY. e, Skull Fractured by Pitched Ball in a High School Contest. Cuyhoga Faills, N. Y., May 8.—Ber- trand Frick, 17, died yesterday from a fracturad skull, the effects of being hit by a pitched ball at Ravenna, O., a baseball game between the.Cuyhoga Falls and Ravenna High schoels. Church Draws Sex Line. Torontc, Ont., May 7.—Under no ci cumstances are women {0 represent the Methodist church at an annual conference in Canada. - This decision has just been given out by the church court of appeals now in session here. Tomkins (a thorough sportsman. to professor of the noble art)—Yes, 1 think yowll do, but. most important, 4o vou hit hard daring practice, and erms? P. N. A—Well, ‘paid in edvance!— Rid By Back Fires NEPAUG THREATENED WITH DE- STRUCTION BY FLAMES. SCHOOLS WERE DISMISSED] Buildings Wére Believed to Be in Dan- ger—Several Thousand Acres Burned Over—Help from: Three Towns. Nepaug, ‘Conn., May 8.—The most destructive forest fire here in years swept through what is lknown as Satan’s Kingdom today, and bi for the fact that residents of this place ‘were able to build back fires the town might have been destroye Fire Started in Buriington. The fire started in Burlington Sun- day and gradualiy swept this way un- til shortly after noon today a strong wind sprang up and drove the flames into Saten’s Kingdom. Fire Fighters from Three Towns. Burlington, Naw Hartford and Col- linsville were appealed to for heip and fire fighters were brought frem those places in automobiles. Schools Dismissed. The schools weve dismissed at halt past one, the tekchers being afraid to kéep the children in the buildings when there was a possibility that the fire migit reach them. Forty Farm Buildings Threatened. Two score or more farm buildings wers in danger gt- times, but heroic work on the part of the fighters saved them, 300 Men Fighting Fire Last Night. It is estimated that fully three hun- dred men are fighting the fire tonight !a_nd ‘will probably have it under control ‘ghfid down and a rain has begun to all. Several Thousand Acres Burned. At a Jate hour tonight it was esti- mated that several thousand acres had ‘been burned over and at present it is impossible to 2stimate the loss, which will be very heavy. > Bonfire Spreads at Suffield. Suffeld, Conn., May 8—A bonfire built by men in the empioy of Charles Mitcheil on a lot owned by him on Main street this morning started a fire which burna@ over a strip two acres wide and two miles long of young tim- berland before it was gotten under control late tonight. Loss Will Reach $1,000. Two tobacco barns in the path of the fire narrowly escaped being de- stroyed. Several pil>s of cord wood also burned. The less will probably amount to $1,000. BURIED IN THE HOME 2 OF HIS EARLY YOUTH. Funeral of ex-United States Senator Kittredge Attended by Officials. East Jaffrey, N. H, May the soenes of his early youth, funeral services were held /in the Congrega- tionai church here today ever the body of fermer United States Senator Al- fred B. Kittredge of Sioux Falls, S. D.. who disd in Hot Springs, Ark, last Thursday. The officiating clergymen were Rev. David Howie, pastor of the Congregationai chureh, and “Rev, George H. Flint of Beston. Burial was in Conént cemetery, on the side of Mount Monadnock. The nonorary pail- bearars were Congressman C. H. Burke of Plerre, S. D., R. F. Pearson of tiie Jnited States treasury department at Washington, C. R. Beattie of Sioux Falls, S. D., who Tepresented the Ma- sonic body. Judge J. W. Jones of Sioux Falls, S. D., who represented the ®ar association of South Dakota, and C. M. Day of Sioux Falls, 8. D. who at- tended the funcral for the Tiks. EMPLOYES OF NEW HAVEN ASK FOR WAGE INCREASE Be Granted, as Retrenching. $.—Amid Is Not Likely to Company New Haven, Conn., May 8.—At the| New York, New Haven and Hartford | railroad offices here, while it is conced- | ed that additional wages have been | asked for by the car workers, in the 0ps and by the clerks, for changes | which would result in gher wages, the demands are not considered of importance and are prac- | tically certain not to be granted It is oninted out by high officixls of | the road that at the present time, with | | the reduction of the operating force | ana failure of earnings of the company | to increase, any addition of wages are| impossible, and that the policy of the | company will be toward still larger | | in the rules economies forced upom them by the] existing situation. | OBITUARY. Dr. Edwin N. Dougherty, Waterbu Conn., May 8.—Dr. Ed- | win N. Dougherty, 38, single, was | found dead at his home at 150 Bast Mzin street at 12 o'clock noon today Medical Exgminer Crane viewed the remains and”said death was due to Bright's disease. Dr. Dougherty was at ove time tenement-house inspecter | in New York and came here a few years ago to look afer the Dougherty estate, He leaves two brothers, Thom as and Neville, and two sisters, Mrs Helen Ieeley and Mrs. W. M. D 1 of New York. | Steamship Arrivals. | At Cherbourg: ~May 6, Cleveland, York./ Christiansand: May 7, Oscar IL, from New Yor] At Glasgow: May 7, Caledonia, from New York. At Dover: May §, Vaderland, from | New York. May 8, Kronprinzes- e, from New York; President from New Yo les: May &, Océania, fromr New York. At London: May 8, Minnehaha, from New York, At Hamburg: May 8, Cleveland, from New Yeork. s The President’s Silver Wedding. ‘ashington, May $.—Fifty members of the Cincinnati Cemmercizl club are coming to Washington to help_ the president and Mrs. Taft celebrate their silver wedding anniversary on June 20. They will entertain the president at luncheon. $2,000 Blaze at Southbury, Southbury, Conn., May 8—The coal sheds, barn and sterehouses of H. R. Stone of this place were burned to the ground teday with a loss of. $2,000. The bulldings werc located near the local railroad station and sparks from a locomotive are thought to have start- €d the fire 2 a within a few hours, as the wind has | in September, { ling bouts and. boxin: A Nelson Bradley of Greenfield, Ind. dted at his Home, et Lincoln Beachy Beat J. A. D. Mc- Curdy in a three-mile aeroplane race. Representative Mondell Offered a l;woman suffrage amendment in the ouse. President Taft Has Accepted the resignation of Dr. Eimer E, Brown as commissioner of education. The Nicaraguan Constituent Assem- bly has authorized President Estrada to contract an American loan. Rene Vallon, the French Aviator, fell from a great height at Shanghai, China, and was instantly killed. But One Ballot Was Taken ‘for United States senator at the 1oon. ses- sion of the Colorado legislature. G Former Vice Chancellor John T. Bird died in Trenton, N. J. He was a mem- ber of congress from 1868 to 1872. The Court Mourning for King Ed- ward in England was ended Sunday, the first anniversary of his death. Thirteen Bunco Game Workers were. Dlaced on exhibition before New York detectives and ordered out of town. Secretary Knox Ordered a Safe sei ceptacle for the original copies of the Declaration of Independence and the constitution: President Finley of the College of the City of New York said he knew noih- ing of an offer of the presidency of Princeton. S FHEaA - The Sultan of Morecco is a prisoner in Fez.-the capital, and the rebels are obtaining the upper hand throughout the country. Pinzairone Rosaio, an Italian Lace Peddler, was arrested at Beaver Falls, Pa., as be was burying the body of a man he admits he murdereg. Judge A. J. Pettit of Chicago de- clared the Iilinois sendte could not force an investigation into the private accounts of Edward A. Selden. Premier Asquith in a Speech at Man- choster, England, denfed there were dissensions in fhe cabinet over the subject of home rule in Ireland. The Oil-Burning Torpedo Boat De- stroyer Bursows made a fast run be- tween Hampton Roads and the New York navy yard early last week. First Lieut. Edgar H. Thompson, C. A. C, attached to Fort Adams, on or- ders of the war department, is to suffer a loss of $75 a month for eight months. Walter Sandefer of Columbia, 8. C., was shot and instantly kilizd and Mrs. "Cora Bersinger seriously wounded by a county convict guard over a bowl of soup. The English Suffragettes have intro- duced another ofil in parliament which would give the vote to a larger pro- portion of women than did the bill of iast year. Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart appeared before the house civil service comwaission in opposition to the bill giving gevernment employes the right to affiilate with trades un- ons. / At Anothsr Conference of the Atlan- tic shipping companies in London early in June it is predicted that nwhile-the pocling agreement may not be renewed an agreement will be reached to main- taln rates. e CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO PRINT ITS OWN MONEY $2,000,000 Engraving Plant at Pekin Planned by Americans. New York, May 8—The Chinese gov- ernment has begun the arection of a modern engraving plant at Pekin to cost $2,000,000. American_architects, Milburn, Heiste? & Co. of Washin ton, D.'C., planned the building and Shewan Tomcs & Co. of Hongkong and New York obtained the contract to_install the machinery. The present Chinese money system is 5o complicated it has greatly crip- pled the development of commerce and | industry. Under the present system | each province issues its own currency and its value differs from that of an- | other province. The movement to issue a_uniform | currency to be used throughout the entire empire has long been under dis- | cussion, and the establishment of the engraving plant is the beginning of an entire change in the monetary system of the government. POLICE RCOGNIZE SHARK AS AN=OLD CUSTOMER. Mann Arraigned in Court as a Fugitive from Justice. New York, May 8.—William Mann, one of the thirteen prisoners taken in a | dummy pool room raid last week, was! arraigned today as Walter Nokn, alias | C. H. Martin, alias William Thornton, one of the $§ men indicted by a fed- eral grand jury at Council Bluffs, fa., 1909, and since theén a fugitive from justice. The original indictment charged that | Nolan was one of the famou: zang, which by crooked r Mawbray ces, Wresi- matches eleaned 1p $5,000.000. Mann, or Nolan, de- d a hearing in removal proceed day, and was committed to ti Tombs in default of $5,600 bail M hearing en May 15. VIGOROUS FIGHT AGAINST THE PENDING EXCISE BILL. ne New Haven Clergyman Says It Will Create Raines Law Conditiens. New’ Has May S—Rey. J. Edward Newton, secretary of the New Haven Pastors’ Temperance union, to- day forecast a determined effort to prevent the passage of the excise bill favorably reported, which aims to give hotel keepers the right to serva liquor with meals io guests on Sunday. He claimed that it would create here Raines law conditions and _saloons would claim the right fo serve liguor with refreshments which might consist of only a sandwich. FIVE CHILDREN CREMATED WHILE SLEEPING IN BED. Narrow Stairs, Only Means of Reach- ing Them, Were Burned. Charlottesville, Va., May f.—Fise of the six children of Sanford Davis, & farmer residing near Fres ‘Union, Al- bemarle county, were burned tosdeath in a fire that destroyved the Davis home today. Davis and’his wife and an in- fant escaped. The dead children ranged in age frem three to fiftcen ygars. | They slept i a Toom on the, second loor, reac] by, narrow stai ¢ were burned. it Side of Line Durmg’fiflagk on Juarez MADERO DOWNCAST OVER MATTER Regrets the Attack, Which is Attributed to Insubordin- ation in His Army—No Respect Shown for Flags of Truce—~Conflicting Reports as to Who Started the Fighting—Battle Carried Into Streets of Juarez. El Paso, Tex., May $.—Insubordina- tion in the ranks of General Madero's army and a lust for the fight of which federal concessions apparently had de- Prived them caused a fierce attack on Juarez which calminated tonight in a Tlags of truce suffered grossiy dur- ing the day. An insurrecto wie bors one was shot from his horse. Those who were, trying to persuade Gemeral Madero 0 make a general attack r»- careful retreat by the insurrectos after Fported, it is sald, that the federais a day of continual skirmishing. Carried Fighting’ Into Juarez. The 150 rebels who early today opened fire on the federals not only captursd some of the important out- posts . but carried the fighting into Juarez. Failing reinforcements, how- ever, they retired. Five Killed on U. S. Sail. The casualties of the insurrectos and federals ars not known tonight, but five persons on the American side of the line were killed and at least twelve were wounded. Thousands of peops in ¥l Paso dotted rooftops or lined the river banks in direct line of the fire. U. S. Colonel Enters a Protest. “olonel Steever of the Fortieth United States cavalry protested to beth armies against the fire on American territory, and it lessened-considerably thereafter. ‘7 American Troops Massed on Border. Nearly one thousand American tgoops were massed on the border, keeping the crowds back and ready to respond to any orders from Washington. Tonight couriers galloped back and forth in an effort to arrange an armis- tice so that peace negotiations might be resumed. o Madere Sad and Down-Hearted. General Francisco I. Madero is a sad and down-hearted man. His efforts to prevent a general attack were success- ful, but only after he had been plied with conflicting stories as.to the actual cause of the confliet. Madero Regrets the Attack. General Madero thought tonight that remarks attributed to Colon=l Tambou- rel of the federal garrison in Juarez. taunting the insurrectos. incensed tkem. In a statement General Madero genuinely regretted the occurrence. 3 Americans Terrorized. \The fight lasted until dark and fur- ‘mished many a thrilling spectacle as wWell a# continuoug terror to many Americans living afong-the river bank. Dezen Rebs!s Started Trouble. About a dozen imsurrectos were seen te emerge from the barren hills around Juarez early in the day. They skulkad along through the shrubbery toward the federal outposts, firing repestedly at o squad of federals cooped up.in an #dobe house. Rebels Say Federals Began Firing. The version of the affair given at the Sfadero headquarters tonight was that the federals began the engagement. At any rate, the federals soon left their adobe stronghold and fled, pursued by the insurrectos. Canadian Headed Rebels. At the head of the insurrecto bénd was a Canadian; W. H. McKenzie, whose pink shirt was piainly visible a8 he pressed close to Juare: Federals Use Their Antillery. At, the first few shots two federals toppled over. Soon the federals aban- domed their trenches and the rebeis firsd Intermittently for a few hours without advancing. About 3 o'clock the federais brought their artillery into action and heavy cannonading began. Federal Fire Well Directed. The federals guaged their fire wall and not only shot shrappel into the insurrecto advance but far into the outlying forces of the insurrecto camp near Peace Grove, where the peace commissioners were to have met today. Rebels Used River Bank for Protection The insurrectos, hewever, took ad- vantage of the river bank and used it for proteetion, as the federals had been ordered not to shoot into Bl Paso. The rebels came as far as the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe railway -bridge, which joins Juarez and El Paso, driv- ing the<federals back into town and taking possession of the customs houses. Four Hours’ Fight in Juarez. Carrying the fight into Juarez, the rebels entered the town and fer four hours kept up a steady fire. Insur- rectos’ reinforcements reached the bridge later in the afternoon, but did not fire. They withdrew at night un- der orders from their chiefs. Not 2 few Americans were among those who enterzd Juarez. First American Killed. The first persen killed on the Amer- ian side of the Jine was Antenio Gar- cia, who was standing beside The As. sogiated Press corraspondent about tiv3 hindrad yards from the advancing in- surrectos gcross the river. Two Bullets Strike Weman. A woman sitting en a porch severai blocks within the city was struck en the wrist and in the abdomen by tvo Dbullsts. 3 Nebraska Man Killed. . About 6 o'clock tonight two Ameri- cans were killed near the Santa Fe bridge. The name of one is supposed to be Camp and his home is said to be in Nebraska. San Francisco Soldier Also Dead. The other had on his person a mem- orandum reading: “R. H. Ferguson Troop F, Third Cavairy, San Franci: co.” Seme of the Americans Wounded. The names of the ofhers killed have fired on the flag of truce bearer, but this-is not confirmed. Navarro Ready to Grant Armistice. General Navarro was willing at any hour during the day to grant an armis- tics, but the insurrectos ignored ali- efforts in that direction. ™ Total Dead Will Number 30, ‘The total dead for the day's fight- ing, including insurrectos and feder- als, is tonight estimated at mearly 6. The wounded will number close to 60, Demand Surrender of Juarez. Afthough the firing ceased at 10.3% o'clock tenight, it was rumored that an automobile party went to demamd the surrender of Juarez from General Navarro. Should General Navarro re- fuse, an attack is imminent. The im- surrectos, wha‘;: was believsd hmd re- treated early n the evening frem Juarez, zre mow said to be concealed in the city awaiting reinforcsments. Rebels Determined to Fight. Physicians have been ordered 1o e in readiness for the wounded and the opinion is genaral that an attack will be made. The Diaz manifesto is grad- ually losing its effect and the insur- rectos are determined to fight. They believe they can take Juarsz with sase, as their advance guard has, it is re ported tonight, col tely routed the feneral outposts. Holyoke Man With Rebels. Five Americans, four of whom &re in the rebel army and one who was caught on the Mexican side when the fighting started, came to the middie of the Sgnta Fe bridg: and asked per- missioh tonight, to_bring some rebel wounded across. The reuest was de- nied. One Permitted to Cress. The men, were J. R. Crump of Idaho, who seemed to be the leader of the revel squad; John F. Moriarty of Hei- yoke, Mass'; Charles Beech, former soldier; D. L. Michaels, who said he was a member of Company I Twenty- third infantry, and was _discharged here in Decembsr, and John F. Jomes of Chicago, who said he was ing in Juarez. Jones was pe come scress. Rebels Can Take Juarez. They all talked fraely. They said there were forty federals dead in one trench which the federals abandgmed and that the rebels cowld and worid take the town if only they had forcements to help them. BANK TELLER CHARGED WITH THEFT OF $56,000, Confesses That He Has Been Jugsiing His Accounts for Eight Years. Cleveland, May 3. —¥or alleged pecu- lations_amounting to nearly $1%5,000, Julius W. Hopitins. paying teller of the First National bank, was piaced under arrest late today. He was arrested on a warrant issued by United States District Attorney Day, which speckfic- ally charged him with the theft of $60,~ 00 from the bank.. When arraigned bsfore United States Commissioner Walther the accused waived a praliminary hearing and was bound over to await the action by the frand/sury. Bond was fixed at $60,- 00, Albcording tg the bank officials Hep kins made g Confession to them titres days ago. 'Fhis was the first inkiing they had of any wrong doing. Then Bank Examiner Williams was sent for. The officials say that according t0 the allsged confeswion, Hopkins Las oeen taking small amounts for eight years, and by JugEling his eniry accounts he succeedéd jn evading disclosurs. Most ofthe embeasled money, bank offictals say, was invested in a macufecturing concern of which Flopking wha head. Hopkins is 37 vears old and a wid ower. He has a son. Friends who saw Hopkins in his esii tonight say he told them he weuld plead guilly and “take his medicina without a fight.” EXPLAINS HOW HEATH COULD HAVE BEEN SMOT, Civil Engineer Gives Important Testis mony in Dodge Murder Trial. Guildhall, Vt., May S.—William Heath, a paimter, for whose death Mrs, Flor- ence M. Dodge of Luncnburg is belng tried for murder, could have been shot by a person standing in front of 4 bay window on the west side of the bed- room where he shooting occurred, ac cording to testimony offered at todey’ session by Guy Watson. u St. Johne- bury civil engineer. This is the first time that a witneéss has made a state- ment, all of the others having contemd- ed that the only position a could have heen in when Heath was shot would hiive been on the nonth side of the room. A allor crep over the face of Mre. Dode when W. E. Baich, the lsmen- ‘burg firearms expert, testified that Mra. Dodke brought the revolver in the case to him four dr five years go to exam- ine. He said that at that time the re-- volver was in normal condition. The opening of the second weeic of * not been learned. Gien Chesman of Shreveport, La., Mrs. Joseph Moore- the trial this afternoon found the usu. al large number of spectaiors present head, Bdmund Heaton and Luis~Villa- lobas of Fl Paso were.among those wounded, but not fatally® Spasmodic Firing Last Night. There was occasional firing_tonight inte Juarez, but General Navarro seemed to be in complete command. Confusion in Rebel Camp. _In the main insurrecto camp today confusion reigned. Orders were given for a general attack, but they wers countermanded. It was argued by some of the rebel chiefs that since a #rall detockment had made sueh prog- Yess {t was the duty of the rest of the army to aid the uttackers. ~ Madero Wavered for a Time. Generai Medero wavered in his de- ut finally decided to stai in’ court. An unusual percertags of the persons present were women. | LEPER ARRIVES HERE # FROM THE PHILIPPINES, Brought to This Country as Naval Officer’s Valet. ‘Washington, May 8.—In rl h of the Distriet of Colu to Palabay. & young Fil e is leper. Some menths age Le came this country, it is said, as the velet a naval officer of high rank whose ;:.l concealed. the