Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 21, 1911, Page 1

% Bim of his coming weddinz to ¢ RICHESON BOUGHT THE FATAL DRUG| Cabled Clergyman Told Newton Druggist That He Waated it to Kill a Dog UNDER ARREST ON MURDER CHARGE Hearing Set For October 31, the Date of His Intended Marriage to Miss Edmands—Wedding Invitations Recalled—Mother of M iss Linnell Says Her Daught- er Was Engaged —Richeson Expelled From College. Boston, Oct. 20—A narrow stone- walled cell in Charles street jail holds the Rev. Clarence Virgil Thompson Richeson, the young pastor of the Im- manue] Baptist church, Cambridge, who was arrested today for the mur- der of pretty Avis Linnell, of Hyannis, Mass, to whom he had been engaged. His commitment to the jail this after- noon following his appearance in_the municipal court where he was held without bail on & charge of first dezree murder, marked & temporary end to @ chain of circumstances which the police detectives have followed as- siduously since the death of Miss Lin- nell last Saturday by cyanide of potas- sium polsoning. First Thought A Case Of Suicide. Miss Linnell, who was 19 vears old and a student at the Conservatory of Music, was found dead in th bathroom of the YoungWoman's Christian as- soclation home, Warrenton street, this city. At first the police believed that she had committed suicide by poison, but later developments indicated that she had unknowingly taken cyanide | of potasgium sent to her by some other on, and that she used it in the belief that it would remedy a cer- tain embarrassing physical condition. Pastor Bought Fatal Drug. For several days, the police inquiries made no apparent progress but in- formation received early today that Mr. Richeson had purchased a large quantity of this poison at g drug store in Newton where he was personally known, led the authorities to arrange for his mmediate arrest. This was not accomplished at once. Instead a dozen officers, headed by Deputy Su- perintendent William P. Watts, were forced to maintain an eight h r vigil Quring the early morning outside-the fashionable home in Brookline Moses Grant Edmands, where the clergyman has been staying during the past week. Thought Police Were Newspaper Men. Repeated pulls at the doorbells, rappings and uts failed to bring @ny response from those within the house through the nizht and the po- lice who were without a warrant were unwilling to make a forcible entrance. The deputy superintendent and his as- sistants with & crowd of newspaper men remained on guard untll about @evem o'clock this morning, when Mr. Edmands admitted them, expressing surprise at the appearance of the po- and saying that he had supposed the besiegers were all newspaper men. Wedding Invitations Recalled. Mr. Edmands is the father Violet Edmands, for whos to Mr. Richeson on October 31 had been issued. These invitations were recalled todsy. The Edmands family, hewever, maintains faith in Mr. Richeson and the only announce ment in connection with the withdraw 41 of the cards was to the effect that the marriage had been postponed Cuse td Come Up On Intended Wed- ding Day. The setting of October 31 as the date for a further hearing of Mr. Richeson n the municipal court developed coincldence in the fact that the day 4s that on which he was to have been frarried. But neither the announce- Ment of the date nor any other hap- ming in connection either with his rrest or court appearance seemed 1o flisturb the prisoner to any sreat ex- len* Richeson Clasps Druggist’s Hand. Bven when faced by the man who bad more to probably, than any sther person. with his arrest—William Hahn, the Newton druggist who de- red that Richeson had purchased a im a week ago Tuesday—the minis- ler was unperturbed apparently. As luhn was shown into the room at ice headquarters Richeson left his and stepped forward. extendine hand. The men clasped hands and tmmm of cyanide of pojassium from pxehanged some words of sreeting. It was npticesbic that the druzgist wad) Mmcre moved than the man accused of murder. Decloned to Make Any Statement. When asked if he wished to make ¢ statement, Richeson answered With a brief “No, thank you but nd would A near- furnish | @cded that he was hungry like to have some breakfa by hotel was called upon to the food and the prisoner relished a | #lass of milk and tvo poacied cggs. | Wanted Drug Te Kill a Dog. | | Facing _the accused clerzy Druggist Habn, who had_known Richeson for a number of years, told the facts which immediately led ‘s arrest. The druggist Richeson walked into his day evening. October 10, and ‘ve got & dog at home wat is creating a disturbance. She will be a nuisance unless I can kill her soon. Mr. Hahn said that he responded to Richeson “I never know you had a dog’ and that Riches 1 that he kept it in his room. by the lice at the nbrids where r. Richeson roomed developed the presence only of a male dog owned by chfldren of the landlord. The land- Jcrd said Richeson had never owned a dog during the eigh: months he had lodged in the house. Encuch Poison to Kill Ten. Hahn further sald that he sugest- ed chioroform to Mr. Richeson. but the minister s2id he did not like the odor and wanted “something that will work quick.” Cyanide of potassium _was mentioned as acting instantly, and the minister sald. according_ fo Hahn, “Well, give me some of~that” The @roseist sald he gave him enough to kil three dogs, but Richeson asked for more and the preparation fpally amounted to enough to poison ten mmen. As Mr. Richeson turned to go. Hahtn says the clergyman reminded Miss said “Tron't forget to| “It must seem us o you about my buyi keep a secrot . Druggist’s Story Caused Arrest. It was this story related earlv this max Mr, d=_and adding | bu Richeson Found In Bed. “When we went up to Richeson’s room, he was in bed and awake, but looked much disturbed. He trembled @as he dressed himself. I told Riche- son he would have to 'go to murder eof Miss Avis Linnell. He looked perturbed and asked that he might be allowed to drink a glass of hot milk. He had the hot milk. His Fiances Clung To Him. He asked to talk privately with Mr. Edmands. He did so. He then went dcwnstairs with us and into_the room where Miss Violet Edmands lay ill and unnerved by the shock. Her mother ood by the bedside as we entered, Richeson having asked the privilege of saying farewell. Riche- son walked slowly to the bedside and ag soon as he bent over to caress Miss Ecdmands the girl burst .into tears, even as she partly raised herself up and threw her arms about his neck. She said nothing but clung to him convulsively. Was Not Handcuffed. “Don’t cry dear,” said Richeson in a low, soothing voice as he. gently stroked her hair. “Don’t cry. Eve thing will be all right.” The police took the clergyman to adquarters without handcuffing him. Circumstances of Girl's Death. Tad Avis Linnell taken the poison urder other circumstances her deuth might have been dismissed as a sui- cide. The fatal powder which the Ty | police believe she accebted trusting- from a friend as a corrective for the condition which she was trying to remedy, was taken while the young woman was seated in a chair in her bathroom at the lodging house of the of | Young Women's Christian assoclation. When she was found in a dying con- dition her feet were in a tub of hot water and by her side was a change of clothing. Consideration of the cir- cumstances\igduced Medical Examiner Timothy J. Leary to change his verdict kil herself. Showed Little Interest In Girl's Death. Police investigation of the incidents following the finding of the young wo- man's body on Saturday afternoon de- veloped the statement from a young woman attacher to the Y. W. C. A. home that ‘when Mr. Richeson was called to the telephone he showed little interest in the announcement of Miss Linnell's death, even saving that he did not see why he should be no- tified. But before leaving the tele- phone. he asked, according to the statement of the Younz woman.as giv- en to the police, “Did Miss Linnell say anything before she died?” The answer was that she did not. Regarded As Miss Linneli’s Finance. At the Y. W. C. A, home, Miss Lin- nell’s friends had understoon that she was engaged to be married to the clergyman and they expressed much surprise at the announcement of his cgming marriage to the wealthy Miss Edmands. The Linnell girl's family and friends in Hyannis said that they also had regarded the clergyman as her finance. Wore An Engagement Ring. Her mother said today that the girl had worr an engagement ring glven her by Richeson and that as late as last week he had told her that he and her daughter were engaged to be mar- ried. Since the death of Miss Lin- nell and- since his arrest today Rich- n has steadily refused to make any statement. Had a “Date” Last Satueday. According to some of the friends of Miss Linnell at the Y. W. C. A. home, she had a dinner appointment with a maen friend on Saturday the day of her dcath. The police have worked on the theory that the paper containin~ the poison was handed to her at that time, they have not definitely deter- mined that her companion at dinn vas the clergyman as far as is Know Richeson’s Rooms Searched. While the accused ‘man was beinz taken to Charles street jail from the Tombs_this afternoon, his rooms in Cambridge were being searched by po- lice inspectors with the object they said, of finding the remainder of the cyanide of potassium which Drugsist Hahn says the minister purchased of him. The result of their search is un- known. Rev. Clarence Virgil Thompson Rish eson is 33 vears of age and Is a nativa of Rose Hill, Va. He attended the high school at Amherst Court, Va., the Carrolton Preparatory school, and was graduated from William Jewell col- leet. Mo, in 96, Later he took the ministerial course and was graduated from Newton Theological institution. a Baptist seminary at Newton. Mass. He ordained to the ministry in the tist church of St. Louis. astorate at Hyannis, was his first regular charge, and after two years in that little Cape Cod town he accepted a call to the mastorate of the Immanuel Baptist church, Cambridge. Has Nervous Temperament. Mr. Richeson, according to those who know him, is of a nervous temper- ament and has been troubled with ill health throughout his ministe-ial career. It became kmown here today that while Richeson was a student at Willlam Jewell college, Liberty, Mo., he was aided financially to the extent of 8700 by one of the woman teachers there. This woman is now suffering from tuberculosis at Utah. Upon el tering the ministry, it is said, Rich scn's first efforts were to repay the loan from his benefactor, and all of the principal has been returned by tm. NO MISTAKE MADE. Mother of Girl Satisfied that Richeson Is Rescponsible. Mass, Oct. 20.—“Thank God! T believe no mistake has been made.” It was with this exclamation that Mrs. Edgar Linnell, mother of the Hyanris, police | headquarters and be charged with the | ta one of murder. as he thought the! ndications were all against the you~ | woman's having taken the voison to r to Chief Inspector Jcyeph : of the Boston police by an at- ‘j‘i: to mmmm‘,:‘hg_eluned m.o; it_the poli Wi purpose tmmediat: Mr. Richeson. ‘:f,' 1 Superintendent w-z- in et wa i tle music student and Sunday school teacher, Avis Linnell, recelved the news today ‘that Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson had been arrested for the murder of her daughter. In seeming :x_tenuluon of the alleged act of the Paragraphs Kiel, Germany, Oct. 20—The German battleship Hossen was rammed last night by the Norweigan steamer Argo. The damage to the battleship was very slight. The steamer’s bow was crush- ea in but she returned to Kiel unaided. Pa: Oct. 20.—The cabinet coun- cil today approved certain additional instructions to the French ambassa- dor at Berlin, M. Cambon, relative to the French concession to Germany in French Congo. . Hamburg, Oct. 20.—Two English steamers collided in the mouth of the Eibe during a fog today. One of the vessels sank and the other strand- cd. No details wera available lafe this afternoon. Hong Kong, China, Oct, 20—The for- eign banks continue large shipments of silver, including British dollars, to North China, owing to the fact that Chinese paper currency is being dis- credited. The market is practically depleted of specie. VOTE ON LICENSE WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Grounds on Which the Stonington Tangle Will Be Taken Up Again. New London, Oct. 20. Mayor Thayer was in New London Friday morning before the board of county commissioners. He states that 1t was unconstitutional for the voters | in the recent town election to vote on license. He claims that the entire vote on license should not hold. There are a number of points involved, making of the claim quite an intricate legal tangle, but the substance of Mayor Thayer's contention is that the vote ‘was unconstitutional and that the sa=- Toonkeepers hhould he allowed to re- main in business. Mayor Thayer will make application at once to a judge of the superior court for a Teopening of the whole question. Two wWweeks remain before the expiration of the licenses in the town and in these two weeks the ques~ tion will probably be finally esttled. Prosecuting Attorney Hewitt declares emphatically that he shall cause the liquor dealers of the town to close their places when their present licenses ex- pire, which is November the first Monday of that month. French and American Wives. Women of France are rioting over the high cost of living. Here they merely make their husnands hustle a little harder for the price.—Detroit Free Press, Richeson was not accountable. Had His Peculiarities. “He naist have been out mind,” Mrs. Linnell said when she re- covered from the = temporary break- down that followed her receipt of the news of the arrest. Then, between sobs and occasional interruptions by her daughter, Mrs. Vida McLean of Brocktos, Mrs, Linnell told of/certain Dpeculiarities of Dr. Richeson which she notictd while he was a caller at her home during the time he" held the pastorate of the Baptist church here. Loved Him as Son. “Mr. Richeson, whom I loved as a son even before he became formally engaged to Avis, worried us often by attacks which he had at our house,” she said. “Although they did not ap- pear to be serious, they left him in a highly nervous state and he was oft- en forced to leave the table because of them. He worried about this trou- ble and once broke his engagement with Avis, giving his physical condi- tion as the reason. Their engagement was renewed, however, and Avis, I firmly belief.” was engaged to him when she died. Poor Girl.” Between Mrs. Linnell and Mrs. Me- Lean the story of the acquaintance of Avis Linnell and the young pastor was told. Avis, possessed of a fine voice, was a_singer in the Baptist choir when Mr. Richeson assumed the pastorate there four vears ago. She was only 15 vears old then. The new minister showed marked attention to the child and within a_few months was calling at the Linnell house. Wedding Set for Last October. “At first, I objected,” said: Mrs. Lin- nell, “but only because I thought Avis Wwas too young. I liked Mr. Richeson and thought him an admirable man and finally consented when Avis told me that he loved her and that they were engaged. The wedding was set for last October but Mr. Richeson’s at- tacks troubled him and he broke the engagement, saying he would Tenew it it he found his physical condition warranted. He became engaged to Avis again but they had never set a date after the first, T believe.” Avis Was Happy Last Week. The talk led around to_the visit to Boston last week of Mrs. Linnell when she saw Avis for some hours and also met Mr. Richeson. “My little girl seemed' in the best of spirits and ap- peared happy in her relation with Mr Richeson,” Mrs. Linnell said, and ad- ded that the minister told her at that time that reports that he was engaged to Miss Violet Edmands of Brodkline were untrue. Did Not Know of Her Condition. “So goy and lighthearted did Avis seem that day that one would think the child had not a care in the world, said her mother. “Her music lessons were delightful to her and everything was pleasant. Not a word or sign did she give me to indicate her condi- af his EXPELLEIfi FROM COLLEGE. Richeson Caught Cheating—Scene At Young Woman's Home. . 20—The Rey. C. Richeson was for several years a student at William_Jewell college here and was expelled in 1896 in his senior year when he was detected cheating in his examinations. At that time he was aministerial student and so far as known had no other dis- credits against him. At the colleze he registered from St. Louis, but his parents’ address was given as Virginia. ‘While in college he hald severel country pastorates, but after his dis- missal from the institution dropved out of sight. While in college he figured in one sensational incident when he refused to leave the home of a_young woman, who is said to have jilted him, until two o'clock in the morning. At that time he apparently had a, fit, and it was only through the efforts of fel- low students, who were called by the family that he was induced to leave. The matter was quietly hushed up to Drevent the attendant notorfety. Woman Loaned Him Money. Salt Lake, Utah, Oct. 20.—Miss Pat- sey Felts of Independence, Mo, who has been questionad by wire by the Boston police as to_the past life of Rev, Clarence V. T. Richeson, is seri- ously ill at the home of her sister here. Eight years ago, Miss Felts.be- came interested in Richesen, who was then attending Willlam Jewett col- lege at Liberty, Mo. It is said she loan- Richeson sufficient money to complete his educatiorn. Since his ordination as a minister, Richeson has paid back the to_ Miss Felts' rela i Actor Charged With Murder ALBERT DE MEARS ARRESTED FOR WOMAN’S DEATH. CAPTURED AT EPRATAH, N. Y. Albany Woman Killed on Lonely Road Last Monday Night—Robbery the Probable Motive—Said to Have Wife Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 20.—Albert De Mears, wanted in' connection with th murder of Catherine Brophy of Al- bany, was .captured late today at Ep- ratah, Fulton county, and placed in the county jail at Johnstown. Crime Occurred on Lonely Road. Miss Brophy was murdered Mon- day night on a lonely road near Sa- vannah, and the polics had been work- ing con’ the theory tnat robbery was the motive for the murder. Known in'_Gloversvill Gloversville, N. Y,, Oct, 20.—Albert De Mears, or Chester De Mar, as he was known in Gloversville and Johns- town, was arrested by Deputy Sherift Gettman of Ephratah early tonight, The arrest was made by direction of Chief of Police Smith of this city. Chief Smith and Under Sheriff Chap- man left for Ephratah at once, ex- pecting to iodge their prisoner in the Fulton county jail at Jehnstown late tonight. A Theatrical Man. De Mears, or De Mar, appeared in Johnstown in January ' of last vear with the “Golng Some” theatrical com- pany. While here, he became acquaint- ed with a Johnstown girl named Mag- gle Miller. They left the city to- gether, but shortly returned, and De Mears said they had been married in Auburn. Abandoned the Girl. Some time later he disappeared, leaving the gir} behind, and nothing was heard from 50 far as is known until Chief Smithilearned from Chief of Police Long of Little Falls that De Mears was recently in communica- tio nwith a woman at Ephratah who claims to be his wife. CLAIMS THEY ARE NOT IN CONTEMPT OF COURT. of Treasurar Lippitt and Com- troller Bradstreet. Oct, 20—Attorney Gen- Answ Hartford eral John Light made answer in the superior court today toe order recently filed by Clarence Dem- ing angd others of New Haven calling upon Comptroller Thomas D. Brad- street and State Treasurer Costello C. Lippitt of Norwich to show canse why they are not in contempt of court for paying gratuities to 11 newspaper men “who Teported the proceedings of the last general assembly in the face of an injunction which the plain- tiffs allege resutrained the payment of gratuities. The answer of the attorney general is in substance that neither the state ccmptroller nor the state treasurer are in contempt because the resolu- tion under which the gratuities were paid was not the same as the one against which the injunction was aimed. The answer goes on to_say that the restraining order was fully respected by teh defendants and that the allegations set forth in the con- tempt order are extraneous. BALTIC COUPLE OBSERVE 65TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY | Solemn - High Mass at Immaculate Conception Church. Baltic, Ct,, Oct. 20.— On Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Cyprien Legros celebrated the 6sth anniver- sary of their marriage. They went by automobile in R. J. Jodoin's car to the Immaculate Conception’ chyrch, where a solemn high mass was celebrated at 9 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. U, O. Bellerose; deacon, Rev. Fathier Massi. cotfe of Taff le; Rev. Henry Ber- neitte, sub-deacon, assisted by the c rate, Rev. Father Valdambrine, Mr and Mrs. Legros were seated in front of the altar and were attended by their grandson, Leo Legros, of Baltic, and their great-granddaugliter, Ellen Gil- man of Willimantic, who was dressed in white with wreath and veil. As the party‘entered the church a special hymn was rendered by the young la- dies of the academy of the Holy Fam- ily. The singing of the mass was by the regular cheir. At the offertory, Ave Maria was sung by Mrs. R. J, Jodoin. At the close of the mass, the Magnificat was chanted by the choir and cengregation. After the ceremonies a reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Le- zros, only relatives and a few friends being present. Cyprien Legros was born in St. Marks, Canada, in 1826, uvgust 31, and in October-19, 1346, was united in mar- riage with Famire Martelle, in_the parish church at St. Hyacinthe. Mrs. Legros was born October 3, 1829, Elev- en children were born to them, of whom two are living, Arthur Learos, Baltic, with whom the old couple have resided for 27 years, and _their daughter, Mrs. Denis Belair of Wi mantic. 'They have 26 grandchil and 13 great-grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Legros are residents of Baltic 43 yeafs, and are happy, active and in Zo0d health A Drop Too Much. A Wisconsin woman has brought sait against the Wright Brothers’ com- pany for letting a biplane drop on her at a fair. These things will drop around occasionally.—Savannah Press., Naming the d-woman. Now is the open'season for sugges- tions as to what a female aeroplanist should be called. How would aviatress do for a bird-woman?—Nashville Ten- nesseean, 3 Overlooked Charley Ross. Tt is hardly likely, however, that Mr. Kimmel will go so far as to put in a claim that he is Mrs. Belle Gunness or Kate Bender.—Kansas City Star, Needs No Protection. Now that thieves have taken to stealing old masters, the proper au- thorities should place a gumard over Uncle Joe Cannon—Cleveland Ledger. A’ Lady's Wisdom. A The news fis that the latest Smart Set bride-to-be in New York has col- fected in advance.—Louisville Courler Journal. e e Nothing in a Name. All Wilsons don't look alike, for in- stance, the governor and ‘the secre- tary.~Memphis Commercial. In the United dom there wers & <" PRICE _TWO CENTS Put a Powder - ~In the Coffee SERVANT TESTIFIES TO A\OTION OF MRS. STANNARD. HER. TESTIMONY UNSHAKEN Charles Stannard Died a Short Time After—The Stannard Home, House of Continuous Treuble Onontonagon, Mich, Oct. 20.—The deferise was unable to shake the tes~ timony of Grace Hammos, the 17-vear old servant girl, that Mrs. Laura Stan- nard put a powder in the breakfast coffee of her husband, Charles Stan- nard, the Sunday last March on which day Stannard died in convuisions, giving rice to rumors of strychnine poisoning. Witness Not Flustered. Apparently the girl was not flus- tered when she was dismissed from the witness stand. Miss Hammes said among other things in her testimony: Refused Water from Wife, “Mr. Stannard asked for a drink of water, but when Mrs. Stannard hand- ed it to him he said, ‘I don’t 'want it, it's poisoned.” Mr. Goard then got Mr. Stannard a drink and he took it. “The odctor came about half past eleven. “At 4.30, when I next saw Mr. Stan- nard, he was_dead.” “Where did vou get the coffee you gave Mr. Stannard for breakfast?’ Mrs. Stannard Had Filled Cup. “Mrs. Stannard had put the cup on the warming oven.”’| “What was in the cup?” “Milk.” “How full did youfill it?” Hoare Akild A taoin tbgkambmbm “Right to the top. When Stannard gave the cup back to me, it had been emptied down to a quarter of an inch from the top. Trouble In Family. According to Miss Hammes there kad been much trouble in the Stannard household and it had been fully a week before Stannard’s death she said, since she had heard husband and wife talking together harmoniously. Use of Word “Poinson” Denied. Samuel Goard, a relative who s with Mr. Stannard at the time of his death, denied positively that the word “poison”. was heard in the room. He admitted that he heard Mr. Stan- | nard say to Mr: love me.” FORMER STENOGRAPHER A SCULPTOR'S MODEL. Ability to Earn Her Living Causes Her i To Lese Suit. New York, Oct. 20—Miss Nellie Heare, who was 16 and a stenographer two years ago, when she was com- pelled to give up her calling after falls ing from a street car, lost her suit for $16.000 damages against the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company today, because she had procured employment as sculptor's model with Mrs. Henry Payne Whitney, Miss Hoare alleged that ‘her right arm was so badly in- jured that she could not write short- hand but the jury held that inasmuch as the injury did not debar her from working as a model she was not en- titled to a judgment. Stannard “You don’t Strike Threatened on Rock Island. Kansasr City ,Mo., Oct| 20.—Labo leaders here announced today that the five allied crafts of shopmen now on strike along the Harriman railroads are preparing to strike on the Rock Is- land system. A vote is being taken Dby the members of the various crafts in the federation, according to the an- nouncement. The proposed strike would add between 5,000 and 10,000 men to the number already out. Slow New London Taxpayers. New London, Oct. 20,—The city tax collector today placed in the hands of the prosecuting attorney 1,310 unpaid personal tax bills for collection. War- rants will be sworn out and collection enforced. . Runaway Girl Arrested. Hartford, Oct. 20.—Miss Julia Ric- cio, 17 years old, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who is alleged to have run away from her home in that city, was arrested here tonight and will be held until her parents arrive to take her back. Steamship Arrivals. At Genoa: Oct. 19, Duca degli Abruzzi, from New York. At Havre: Oct. 19, La Lorraine, from New Yorlk. At Liverpool: Oct. 20, Cedric, from New York. Wreck at Belchertown. New London, Oct. 21.—Word was re- ceived in this city tonight concerning a wreck at Belchertown on Central Vermont road this week, when an en- gine® running alone crashed into the northbound boat train and eight men wer reported injured, four being from New London. In Great Demand. “When Senafor Stephenson become tired of Wisconsis there are several politicians in other parts of the coun- try who will welcome him with open | hands.—Cleveland Leade: Among The Best Sellers. -The tariff used to be regarded as a dull statistical topic. Now it holds its own side by side with the love story and the detective romance.— Washington Star. Can Sympathize With the Parrot. Don Jorge Wickersham now appre- ciates the sensation which comes with the cold, gray print of the morning after—Washington Post. Nothing 'Really Left. Sometimes a man’s explaining prob- lems to the children doesnt’ muddle them very much more about, them.— New York Press. A Self-imporfant Dog. No doubt the - spotted coach-dog trotting beneath the carriage believes it is carrying the Had.—Atchison Globe. Great Scoop’ Is Scored. In the course of a day the world a Condensed Telegrams The Aothe~ of James J. Jeffries, the pugilist, left an estate of $90,500. ; A Missionary Reports that the slave trade is again flourishing in the north of Africa, 2 Michael Sullivan, a Beggar in San Francisco for 35 years, left an estate of $50,000. “Farmer” Munroe H. Kiup, twice a member of congress from Pennsylva- nia, is dead;” Substantial Increases in Both imports and exports are shown by statistics for September. i A Wind of 150 Miles an Hour wreck- ed 3 wireless government stations at Unalaska, Alaska. The Run on the Imperial Chinese benk at Shanghal continues. That city s & hotbed of revolutisn. Dr. Alexander Hugh Ferguson, for- mer president of the Chicago Medical society, died vesterday of blood pois- oning. Former Senator Aldrich has submit- ted to the monetary commission a re- vised plan for curremcy and banking system. Mtaly is Hastening the Completion of three dreadnoughts and has ordered 4,000 tons ef armor plate from an, American concern, The New England Fat Men’s Club, which hat a membership of nearly 4,- 500, opened its annual convention at ‘Wells River, Vt., yesterday. Governor Dix Signed tHe congress- ional reanportionment bill, redistricting New York state into 43 congressional districts, as authorized by congress, Woverington Rowland of Frankford, Pa., charged August Camp, a Belgian mine owner, in a London police court, with obtaining $1,750 from him by a trick 7 The Fertilizer Plant and Shock Mill [ of the Seacoast Canning company, at Bastport, Me,, were entirely destroved by fire yesterday with a loss estimated at $60,000. Former Comptroller of the Treasury Charles G. Dawes is opposed to gov- ernment representatives on the board of directors of the proposed central res serve association. William R. Hearst's Annoul‘xcew that he was back in the regular de cratic fold caused much speculation in political circles yesterday regarding the fate of the Independence league, Dr. Edward Payson Turner of New Vineyard, Me., a member of the last legislature of Maine, and a surgeon in New York city for a number of years, died Thursday night at Stratton, Me. Sentence of Death will be passed up- on Silas N. Phelps, who was convicted of murder in the first degree for killing Deputy Sheriff Emmett F. Haskins in the town of Monroe, Mass., on June 12, 1909, Aviator Fowler Abandoned his pro- posed transcontinental flight yesterday His ‘manager wanted him to return ts Los Angeles and make & flight over the Hippodrome there Sunday, but he re- sed. Frank Brasch, the Overgrown Brook- Iyn youth charged with assaulting Ag- nes Waugh, a stenographer, was ar- raigned in police court yesterday under two indictments, containing five counts, and was held without bail. William Robert Chaney, nephew of Mrs. Mary Surratt, one of ‘the conspir- ators hanged for her ‘connection with the assassination of President Lincoln, has been found guilty at Wellsburg, W. Va,, of first desree murder. A _Preliminary Injunction restrain- | ing Postmaster General Hitchcock from sending the Review of Reviews by freight, while other magazines are be- ing sent by fast passenger mail ex- press, was asked yesterday. Advices to Dun’s Review from lead- ing trade centers in the United States continue to reflect growing activity in general bysiness, although in certain directighs conservatism is still noted in providing for future requirements. The Lines of the Schenectady Rail- way company are completely tied up by a strike, following the refusal cf the management to recognize the recently organized division No, 573 of the Inter- national Electric Railway Employes. Philij B. Buzzell, 1913 ,of Wilmina- ton, Mass., is the winner of the Don- ald’ Anmis’ prize in English and Ger- man at Yale. The prize was founded in memory of Donald Annis of Detroit, Mich., who died in his sophomore year. The Resignation of Dr. George Hutcheson Denny, president of Wash- ington and Lee university, was*formal- 1y accepted last night. He will assume the duties of president of the Univer- sity of Alabama at the beginning of the ar. B Twelve Men Were Drowned at Hi- berno, N. J., yesterday, when a bl destroyed a partition betwen two shafts in the ironmines of the Wharton Steel company and Jet a great quantity water flood the gallery _where were at work. they The Will of the Late J. Q. A. Ward, the New York sculptor, was declared valid in the suit brought by his sister, Bleanor, of Urbana, Ohio, to set aside his disposition of his $100,000 estate, left in whole to his widow, with whom Mr. Ward boarded previously to mak- ing her his wife. Text of Baseball. It might be added to the good clergyman's statement that every baseball game is a sermon that it's comparatively easy to remember the text—Ohio State Journal A Rude Editor. The Hon. Frank H. Hitchcock thay trust himself ip an aeroplane if he likes, but it js & question whether any risk can be taken just yet with first- class mail packages—New York Sun. Aptly Put. “Duped and Delivered” is Colone! Watterson’s comment on the result in Canaca. Alliteratively speaking, that is the best criticism we have seen.— Omaha Be And a Vote of Thanks. Should financial adversity land a knockout blow on Jack Johnson, it would, of course, be entitled to the championship belt.—Chicago News. | of | o REBELS WIN 1% TWO DAYS BATIL Imperial Troogé Forced to Retreat to Poi Ten Miles From Hankow WARSHIPS MADE A PGOR SHOWING Their Shells Fell Wide of the Mark—Vi¢tcry Cal t to Strengthen Rebel Army and Demcralize Imped4 i Troops—Pardon to Those Who Desert Rebel Stands' T Peling, Oct. 20.—It is apparent here tonight that the imperial government knew the result of the battle of Han- kow between its forces-and the rebels Money for Distressed Peoples An edict expressss compassion for the people in the provinces which are . suffering from drought and rebellion, more than 24 hours before it became | and orders 200,000 tacls from the late public here. Reports of the rebel vic- empress dowager's hoard to be paid tovy leaked out gradually during the|Yuan Shi Kai, who will arrange for day, but the first positive account of its distribution among the aistressed the efeat of the imperial troops was | people: delivered to the foreign legations to- night by the Assoclated Press. It cre-’ ated a profound impression. Will Increase Rebels’ Prestige. The success of ‘the revolution has been considered here to hinge upon the result of the first emcounter, as its moral effect will be far reaching. In China, as probably nowhere else would be the case, when the fugitive imper- ialists reach the main army, which is mobilizing near Sin-Yang-Chow, the news of the repulse, it is believed, will utterly demoralize the troops, where- as the ne s it goes along the Yand- tse river will probably result in fur- ther important adhesions to the rebel cause, Provinces Likely to Secede. The fcreign legations here believe that today’s news from Hankow and Yunnan will mean that the provinces south of the Yangtse and also some on the north side of the river soomer or later will secede. The government ac- knowledges that there is a serious sit- uation in Chang-Sha, province of Hu- nan, which it is believed in Peking means that Chang-Sha has joined the revolt. Pardon for Rebels Who Desert. Forelgners whose business it is to study China, think that the northern provinces, which are not deeply affect- ed by- sedition, may rally around the Manchus. Everything, however, seems t0 depend on an immediate and suc- cessful advance by Minister of War Yin-Tchang, who now commands 20,- 000 men within one hundred miles of Hankow; but only” the foreign ministry pretends’ to enjoy confidence in his promised attack. Already Yin-Tchang is issuing,proclamations in which he is offering pardon to all who desert the rebel standard, and it is believed he will rely on proclamations and negoti- ations, from fear or inability to move his army Rebels Preparing Defense. At midnight tonight a report from n Tchang was published in the of- ficial gazette. It does not refer to Wednesday’s fight at Hankow. It says the Twentysecond regiment .arrived at Hankow Sunday and that the rebels attacked twice but were repulsed and that three rebels were captured. His spies report that the rebels are pre- paring for a defense of Wu-Chang and Hankow. Many desertions from the rebel ranks are reported. i Chineso as Red Cross Workers. ' Hankow, Oct. 20.—During Wednes- day’s battle, the Red Cross for the first time in history, put Chinese workers into the field. The Red Cross | has not yet obtained recogmition by the imperial troops and consequently many of their wounded who were left on the field were killed ard mutiiat- ed by civilians who are in sympathy with' the revolt. TWO DAYS' BATTLE. Imperial Troops Forced ta Retveal from Hankew. Hankew, Oct, 19 (delayed in trans- mission).—A. two days’ mm&m the government forces in the north and the revolutionists emded in m tory for the latter. The rebels the imperial troops to retreat t9 a point ten miles north of Hankow. loyalists’ gunboats dropped anc) geveral miles down the riven Rebels Burn Huts, ‘When the fighting ceased on Wed~ nesday evening the Trevolutionists took up a strong position. Reinforcements for the rebels arrived & the night and early this morning: (Thursday) & force fully 5,000 strong began an ad- vance on thé imperial encampment. This was conducted cautiously. Om the march the rebels burned hundreds of huts, fearing an ambush. Poor Gunners on Warships. The loyalist infantry a _faint showing of resistance, o the gun~ ew & few shells ineffeotively. The shots from the warships fell wide of the mark, and failed to dislodge a rebel field gun, which bad made the special object of attack. When the revolytionist scouts reached the im- peridl camp it was found to be desert- ed, but, suspicious of a ruse, they fired volleys' in sl directions. Then the main_Dbody enteréd, waving banners and shoutirig in jubilation. Imperial Troops Leave Property Be- hind. The loyalist evacuation was so hur- ried that many tents and six carloads of baggage and ammunition were left behind. The rebel army is now entrenched in the camp, which is three miles from Hankow. ~The loyalists have halted Seven miles further north, where they are awalting reinforcements. - - A CRIME TO CONTINUE THE PRESENT SYSTEM. John V. Farwell Favors Currency and Banking Reform. Chicago, Oct. 20—“It would be a crime against the people to continue under our present currency and bank- ing system,” said John V. Farwell,mer- chant and’ president of the National Business Men's League, in speaking before the sub-committee of the nat- jonal monetary commission which con- cluded a two days public hearing here O ciness men are convinced that the present currency and banking laws are inadequate to the country’s needs. The sooner tne Aldrich plan or some similar system is enacted into law the better it will be for the people. We feel cartain that the propohed central reserve association bank will prevent money panics in the future and will increase the country’s facilities for do- ing its b n UPhe Rubscommittee Toft for St. Paul this evening, where a public hearing will be held tomorrow A BARREN VICTORY OVER TOBACCO TRUST. If Plans for Its Reorganization Are Carried Out. New York, Oct. 20.—After thoroughly studying the provisions of the plan oL disintegration which has been filed by the American Tobacco company with the judges of the United States cir- cuit “court, the attorney generals of the states ‘of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina who have been in conference here on this matter for two days past reached the conclusion late today that the plan as proposed will offer no relief to_the tobacco growers of this country. They furthermore ex- press belief that should this plan be adopted the victory of the government resulting from the decision of the TUnited States supreme court would be a barren one.” The conferees decided to file tomor- row a petition in_the United States circuit court asking-that the southern states represented at the conference e permitted to file written objections to the plan of dissojption and to be heard at she hearing which is to be held October 30. CONFIDENCE EXPRESSED IN TURKISH GOVERNMENT, Motion Adopted in Chamber of Dep- uties Yesterday. Constantinople, Oct. 20—The chamber of deputies adopted a motion today by. & vote of 125 to 60 to the effect that it had confidence in\the government to safeguard effectively the soverelzn rights of the sultan in Tripoli and the intergrity of the empire, The cham- ber also expressed confidence in the cabinet. s The grand vizier outlined the policy of the cabinet with regard to Tripoli and said that it was the government’s intention to continue to offer pas- sive resistence to Italy, and persist in SENATOR BRODERICK e MAKES AN ADMISSION, Important Piece of Testimony at Lorid mer Investigation. Chicago, Oct. 30.—Despits all hi§ previous assertions to e contrary, State Senator John Broderkk of Chim cago, while on the witness stand tos day before the committee of United States senatore which is m‘-una: the Lorimer case, was forced to_a mit that he sent for fo State Sey- ator D. W, Holstlaw of Iuka, after tils election of Senator Lorimer in 1908. In a confession made in the summer of 1910, Holstlaw, sald he was $2,500 by Broderick Yor Holstlaw's for Lorimer, Holstlaw said this pay- ment wWas in Chicago after - Sericke had written bim: to. come. 35 Chicago. Broderick not onty denled that B made such a payment, bdut until today that he never semt for Holstlaw. The Chicago senator said that Holstlaw happened to “drop in” while on a business trip to Chicego at the time it was charged Holstlaw came to get the alleged bribe. Counsel for the senatorial committes said Borderick’s admission, in their opinfon was most important develop- ment that has thus far maried the hearings in Chicago, CARDINAL GIBBONS WALKS TO CEMETERY. | Declined to Ride Because His Heart was Heavy. Richmond, Va.. Oct.. 20—Hand_ in in fland with an eight year old Boy, Cardinal Gibbons walked the mile #rom Sacred Heart cathedral foday to Meunt Calvary Cemetery) where Bishop Van de Vyver was buried. The elderly ear- inal had stepped aside after condwct- ing the high requem mass In the ceth- dral and in a side room had removed his vestments and donned a frock coat and silk_hat, Father Bowler, the vicar general of the diocese, and Father Magri, the chancellor, saw him going quietly out o: a postern door and found him just as he and the lad had agresd to go to the cemetery on foot. They entreated im to take a carriage awaiting him and said the thousards of people with- in and. without the church would be distressed to see their venerable gardi- nal afoot. The cardinal smiled. ‘“My heart is heavy”, he said, “and T necd the air. “This child will lead ma” And they walked awayhand in hand, leaving the priests and by-standers in perplexit. Missing Man’s Body Found. Tast Hartford, Conn., Oct. 20—The @isappearance of Albert Buyer, Who left his home here Octobed 14 and no trace of whom was found, was solved to-day by the finding of the bodv floating in the Connecticut river near Glastonbury 1t is thought that Buyer fell from nis motor boat. He was 51 and leaves a widow and one dayghter. Killed While Walking on Track. Oct. 20.—An unknown man = bares its everv spot to a glimpse of the sun.—Shreveport Times. In S8ame Boat. The man,who doesn’'t own an auto- mobile also spends about oll he makes. —Galveston News, g 2 Something to Bes Thankful For. The resignation of Fingy Conners from the democratic state committee leaves a gap that can never be filled. —New York World. its diplomatic efforts to Secure anm equitable settlement. ~He added that the replies received from the powers with reference to mediation were more fovorable than generally understood.. . Benighted Millions. Thigk of the millions of 1 <y > about 35 yea.s old was el ed while walking on the C MU, here late today when struck engine of a