Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 23, 1911, Page 1

VOL. LIL—NO. 307" NORWICH, CONN. SATURDA — DEC EMBER 23, 1911 PRICE _TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population OUR CONSULATE American Consul at Tabriz, Persia, Cables Wash- ington of His Experience During the Fighting THE AMERICAN COLONY IN NO DANGER AS YET Persia Yields to the Demands State Department Here Has no Official Knowledge of It —Report From Teheran' Has It That Shuster, the Ameri- | can Treasurer-General Has Alreudy Been Notified of His Dismissal by Persian S Washington, Dec. 22.—American Consul Paddock apparently has had an exciting experience in Tabriz. He reported to the state department to- day that the consulate had been ex- posed to the fire during the fighting n the city, Which has been going on since vesterday. o far, he says, the American colony is in no danger. No News Regarding Surrender. The state department is without ad- vices regarding the surrender of the Porsian assembly to the Russian de- mands, including Mr, Shuster's de- position frcm the office of treasurer- general, SHUSTER ON HIS DIGNITY. Only Right of National to Dismiss Him. Recognizes Council London, De The charge d'affaires a St. Petersburg alled at the Russian foreizn office late today to annour officially his government's de to abide by the terms of the ultimat Up to a late hour tomigat, however, no public an- nouncement had been made at Teheran the recession of Persia from the de- nt stand she origi ok a the demands of the c even in tie face of thr icn, The delay in making public t tact’ that she had yielded to Russia probably was from fear of the conse- quences of public resentment Mr. Shuster is without formal notice of his dismissal. He is reso- lute in declaring that he would ‘have thing to do with the negotiations, nd would recognize only the right of the national council to dispense with | his mervice A I PERSIA YIELDS Comply With All Demands Russian Ultimatum. wiil of Teheran, Persia, Dec. 32.—The Per- simn cabinet has given to the Russian minister, S. Poklevski-Kozie]l, verbal Persian EXPOSED TO FIRE of Russia’s Ultimatum, But Government—Fight at Tabriz. assurances of its intention to comply with the demands of the Russian witi- matum. Early this morning efficial notices were posied on the walls of the city in prominent places. ordering the peo- ple to abstain from political meetings of any kind without having previously obtained police sanction. It Is said that this order was issued by com- i mand of the cabinet, as the quesiion the Russian ultimatum was being ssed and was likely to be settled ably. THE BOMBARI:)MENT. were engaged in erecting a telephone | Cabled Paragraphs The Hague, Dec. 22.—The Interna- tional Opium conference, at which 12 nations are represented and which has been sitting since December 1 has ad- journed tili January 8. Glasgow, Dec. 22.—At a bye-election heid today for the house of commons or the Govan division of Lanarksaire, . U. Holmes, liberal, was elected by a majority of 986. The seat formerly was held by Willlam Hunter, liberal. Manchester, Eng., Dec. 22 ~The com- mittee of the Lancashire Cotton Spin- ners’ and Manufacturers’ associations al u meeting this afternoon decided to lock out the whole of the workers in ine mills belonging to members of the federation beginning on Dec. 27. Sydney, Australia, Dec. 22—The prosecutions against the coal combine, on whom writs were served on Aug. 25, 910, for breaches of the Australasian anti-trust law, resulted todey in each niember of the trust being fined $2,500 by the federal court. Paris, Dec. 22—The criminal charge brought agalnst Professor Langevin, of the French academy of sciences, by his wife. in which he was acoused of har- boring & woman not his wife in his conjugal domicile, was withdrawn to- day on the motion of Maltre Coudy, the lawyer for Mme. Langevin. WRIGHT LORIMER ENDS LIFE BY GAS. Star of “The Shepherd King” Dis- couraged Over Financial Troubles. New York, Dec. 22.—Walter M. S. Lowell, known on the stage as Wright Lorimer, committed suicide today by inhaling gas at his home, XNo. 124 Russians Claim Persian Police Fired | Wit e e B ot | on Russian Troops. | Three Musketeers,” and for two sea- —_— H | sons in “The Power Behind the don, Dec. According to the | Throne.” Afterward he was in his ssian version of the report the Ta- | gwn play, “The Shepherd King.” He police fired or Russian troops wWho | wag an actor of some natural ea- line on the roof of the police statlon. | | The soldiers returned the and killed | two Persians. The fighting then be- ame general throughout the town and lasted two days. The Russians, one thousand men | | strong, bombarded ail the public | buildings, and captured all of them ex- cept the citadel, which is still being | | bombarded, though nearly reduced to suins. The Persian losses were heavy. | The Persian account materially from the above, but | cuses the Russians of firing first. The cutbreak at Resht, according to this account, arose from the Russian con- | sul's res ing orders from St. Peters- burg to disarm all rebels. An independent report says that policemen were killed.” does not dm'»r‘ it ac- | Shuster Notified of Dismissal. | —A telegram Petershurg, Dec. ved here from Teheran s .. Morgan Shuster, the treas general of Persia, has been notified his dismissal and that the Persia government has instructed the local authorities to cease hostilities and en- | ter into negotiations with the Russian | consuls to restore mormal conditions. that urer- n 1 OVER $36,000 SPENT IN BRIEBING VOTERS. | More Than 200 Indictments to Be Re- ported by Grand Jury. Office hold- who were on by means re bought and will be Dec. Bristol, Tenn. egal voets which w #old in wholesale numbers permitted to hold taeir offi jenged, according to Judge Skeen, who has been conducting the grand jury nvestigation into election irreguiari- ¢ promise was made, it was night, to get evidence before upon which to and sellers. pite Judge Skeen's proclamation pitting guilty men to confess, un- dergo the minimum fine of $100 and further prosecution, no con- T were recelved today. It is thoritatively stated that more than ictments were found by the but evidence obtained nearly 1,200 men in the d in th vote traffic in mber and pregeding elec, rding to Commonwealt of Lee coun more than 326,000 was paid out for votes at the Noven tion. Attor y charges that vote fhcki even forse in some of 1o 2djoining counties than in Lee, nd at the conclusion of the investiga- in Lee county a similar one will started in Dickinso county, also 1n_Judge Skean's circuit. The Lee county grand jury, which | icurned ye: for the Yolidays, 1 reconvene in Febrnary to compite its work. Unless a satisfactory num ber of confessions have been received it is =aid the jury will return nea one thousand indictments. THE WAVES MOUNTAIN HIGH FOR FOUR DAYS Overdue Steamer Reaches Philadelphia After a Strenuous Voyage. Philadelphia, Dec. The transat- imntic line steamer Eastpoint, which was reported to bhave met with dis- aster at sea, arrived here today about days overdue, after a tempestu- ovs time at sea. The big freighter left london December 2 and soon after steaming out of the English channel with a succession of storms. For he waves were mountain n Young said. To add to of the crew, there were cases of gunpowder in the mis- cellaneous cargo, and the sailors fear- ed that the pitching of the ship would off the expiosive and blow the to pieces. The Vessel weather- he storms, howeyer, and came into ri little the worse from her rough erience. MRS. BENTON LOSES HER SUIT FOR DIVORCE. Court Rules That She Has Not Proven Allegations Against Husband. New York, Dec. 22.—Mrs. Aleita T. Eenton's divorce suit against her hus tand, Lieutenant Commander Freder- ick L. Benton, a surgeon in the United States navy, on the battleship Idaho, was dismissed today by the appellate givision of the supreme court. Daniel F. Cohalan, before his appointgient as justice of the supreme court, heard the testimony as referee and decided Mrs. Benton had mot proven her allegations. Tustice Blanchard confirmed the ref- eree’s report and Mrs. Benton filed an appeal, which I8 now overruled- The Bentons were married in Washington in 1805. Henton served in the Spanish war and also in‘the Chinese relief ex- pedition. He received two congres- sional medals. Fredericik Crosby, Who Di from his home in Lakevl unchal- | indict the vote | 1 BEEF PACKERS’ JURY IS CLOSELY GUARDED. | Have to Eat Their Christmas Dinner in Chicago Hotel. Chi¢ago,” Dec. 22—Counsel | ten Chicago meat packers | with combining to control the of meats in violation of the criminal ctions of the Sherman law, finished - opening statements to the jury nd United States District Judge A. Carpenter adjourned court until next Tuesday. At that time the | first witness for the government will | | take the stand. i The government will present its case | | in chronological order. The first wit- ness will testify about the old packers’ pool, which it is chorged was in ex- will for the istence prior to the organization ot the National Packing compal in 1902, eld we which | the government ch es were fixed. Later conditions whi led to the formation of the National Pack- ing company will then be detailed, and | in concluding its case, the government ! will endeavor to prove that the Na- tional Packing company was tha in- strument which the packers used to continue the old pooling arrange- mients. Three hundred witnesses will be call- ed by the government, and it s be- iie it will take several months to pres their testimony. In_addition o a documentayr OT NN NN2 to this a mass of documentary | dence will be offered by Qe prose ry will be closely guarded ihe adjournment of court, ana | durin | the twelve men, all of whom are mar- jried, will be obliged to eat their ;’"hrislmas dinner at a downtown ho- tel. WITNESSES TO COME FROM ALL QUARTERS. Charles C. Kizer of Los Angeles Gues- tioned in Dynamite C. Indianapolis. Dec. 22—In its inquiry into the alleged country-wide dvna- | ting conspiracy, the federal grand ury examined its first witness from | the Pacific coast today, Charles C. | Kitzer of Los Angeles, Callf, was | auestioned before the jury adjourned to January 3. Other witnesses from Los Angeles and ‘San Francisco, as well as from New York and Boston, are to be heard, it is understood, when the jury resumes its session. The federal authorities are believed to be ready now to try to verify docu- mentary evidence by the testimony of ‘Wwitnesses supposed to have knowledge | of the movements of men alleged to have been associated with J. B. and | J. J. McNamara and Ortle McManigal and their confessed depredations. More than 100 witnesses, it is said, will be called before the grand jury during January. The district attor- ney’s office expects the jury to be able to report its findings by February 1. T R Y e | FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKERS ACCUSED OF SMUGGLING Were Fined $5,000 Two Years Ago for a Similar Offense. New York, Dec. 22:—Three of the fashionable dressmakors who were in- volved in the “sleeper trunk” smug- gling conspiracy in ~1309, wien the Zgovernment was defrauded out of du- ties agsregating $5,000,000, are again in trouble with the government. ‘The three women—Augusta Wick- strom, Kate O'Connell and Ammie L. McBurnie—were arraigned in the Unit- ed States circuit court today on indict- ments charging undervaiuation of goods recently br from Paris. They pleaded not guilty and were held in $2.500 ball each for trial For the smuggling two years ago the three women paid fines aggregating $3,000. | W pacity, but without or training. much experience Born at Athol, Mass., on March 10, 1874, the actor was educated at Col- te university and at Oxford univer- in England. His first stage ex- ience was in 1899, after Lorimer had & gquarrel his manager, last March, he in- ted a suit in the United States ircuit court for breach of contract, claiming $88,400. Nathan Vidaver, counsel for W. A. Brady, the manager, telephoned today to Charles S. Mac- kenzie, counsel forLorimer, in regard to a motion which was to have come in the suit in the course of the day. Later Brady notifled Mackenzie that he would surrender voluntarily to Lorimer’s wife all his interests in the production of the play that had caused the coniroversy. Brady had a $5,000 interest in the production, but was in sole charge of it. Lortmer had made a careful plan to commit suicide as his body was found lving on the kitchen floor with the head stuffed in an open 3as oven and pressed agalnst the open gas jets. The gas jets in the room were also tuimed on. “Thé actor had been dead an hour when found. Lorimer left three leiters, two of which were addressed to business as- sociates and the third one addressed to “¥Friends,” which was suppressed by the police until the coroner had taken charge of the body. al troubles are believed to 1 the cause of Lorimers sui- Soon wit ve cide as he told the house keeper three | weeks a0 when he engaged his present apartment that he had been out of work for some time. Two days ago Lorimer dismissed his valet. Several seople ir. the house smelled gas this morning and Louis Shanley, the house- keeper, broke into the actor's apart- ments ana found Lorimer dead. MORPHINE CAUSES MISS POTTER'S DEATH. Novelist, Addicted to Drug, Took Over- dose With Fatal Effect. Chicago, Dec. 22.—MMargaret Horton Potter, a novelist, was found dead to- | day in her apartments from an over- dose of morphine which a coroner's jury found was accidentall$ taken, For % time it was reported that death was from heart discase. Testimony at the inquest was that she had long been addicted to the use drugs and a few months ago was permitied to leave a sanitarium _to which she had been committed. She ccmplained of illness two days ago ! her friends believe that the drug s taken by her in an effort to re- e her puffering. »r many vears she had been prom- nent in iiterary circles and her novels vere popularly supposed to describe thinly veiled Chicago. In phases of society life in 1902 she was married to | John D. Black and was divorced by him in 1910, shortly before she was sent to the sanitarium. IZdwin C. Potter, her brother, secre- tary of the Illinois Brick company, told the coroner that since she left the san- itarium his sister had fought hard to conquer her addiction to morphine. He sald that while he had heard her say she was tired of life he did not believe she meant it. Mirs. Potter was born in Chicago in | 1881, She was the daughter of Orrin Potter, one of Chicago's first mil- licnaires. 'Her name came into prom- incnce when, at 16 years old, she pub- lished 2 pook was so startling that her father and other members of Ler famiiy bought up every copy they cculd find and destroyed the plates. Others of her books have been refusea ertrance to libraries. RICHESON APPEARS TO BE VERY WEAK t to His Lawyer Morse Pays a Vi Client at the Jail. Boston, Dec. 22 —Foliowing the holding of Charles S. Plerce, a New- ton eological Institute student, in $300 bonds yesterday as a_witness in the trial of Rev. Clarence V. T. Rich- eson, charged with the murder of Avis Linnell, it became known today that znother witness had furnished bonds for appearance at the trial. This sec- ond witness, who was held in $500, is Miss Lucille 1. Zeigler, the roommate of Miss Linnell, while the young wo- man was at the Young Woman’s Chris- tlan association dormitory on Warren- ton street, Boston. Although Richeson’s counsel, Will- iam A. Morse, after visiting his oH- ent at the Charies street jail today, sald that he appeared very weak, Dr, Howard A. Lothrop, who performed the operation on the prisoner after Richeson had mutflated himself on Wednesday, said that the patient was “getting along s well as culd be ex- pected under the circumstances,” and that unless there were unforeseen complications he should be ahble to at- tend the trial on January 15, the date set for its opening. Attorney Morse seid that the defense had no to announce vet and could do until Richeson regaimed sufffelent h to enable his counsel to converse him at lengtr ith Made Millions By Swindling FOUR PROMOTERS RECEIVE A SENTENCE OF YEAR. Members of Firm of Burr Brothers Choose New York Penal Institution Instead of Federal Prison at Atlanta New York, Dec. 22-—As punishment for having carried on a Swindle in stocks by mail, which the government alleges lasied Uwo years and is reputed to have netted miilons in proft, four promoters of the firm of Burr Brothers, e, were each sentenced today to a year's imprisonment. They began o cupying cells on Blackweil's 1siand to- night. All Pleaded Guilty. _The prisoners are Shelton Burr, pres- ident o1 the corporation, his brother, Eugene H., Who Was secretary-treas- urer, Charles H. Tobey, vice-president, and "Edwin W. Preston, who acted as field manager of the busness. The quartette unexpectedly offered pleas of guilty before Judge Holt in the frim- inal branch of the United Staces cir- cuit court late today. The indictment upon which the men had been called to trial specifically charged fraud in- volving $68,000 In the sale of the stock of the People’s Association Oil com- pany, but the government alleged this swindle was but one of & series of similar offenses estimated to have involved nearly $50,000,000 and $15,000,- €00 in profits for the promoters, Counsel Pleads For Clemency. Counsel for the defendants said that rather than incur the expense of sum- moning wilnesses from distant points to appear in the various trials, it had teen decided to enter a plea of guilty tc the specific indictment from which the government opened its case. The maximum sentence possible on this in- dictment was eighteen months and counsel argued for clemency. He urg- €d that the promoters had reason to believe that the stocks which they were booming would prove profitable to investors, but they now realized that the representations which they had made concerning the enterprises were too strong. Choo: to Go to Blackwell’'s Island. United States District Attorney Wise said that if the case were an isolated one the plea for clemency might 'be warranted, but as the frauds were years there was no reason for clemen- cy. Judge Holt announced sentence as a year each. By a slip of the tongue which made even the prisoners laugh, he gave them a choice of terms in the Atlanta “cemetery” jor in the New Yok penitentiary on Blackwell's Is- land. The men preferred the Island and were taken there tonight. Raided Over Year Ago. A little over a year the four men occupying expensive offices in @ Broad- way skyscraper. On the afternoon of November 20, 1910, they were descend- ers, ordered by Postmaster General | Hitchcock- Stocks They Premoted. Their business had mainly been the gold mining enterprises. Among their promotions were the Nevada Goldfield Mining, Milling and Smelting company, capltalized at $5,000,000; British Amer- | ican Copper Mines and Smelting com- pany, capitalized at $5000,000; Hol- ‘colm Automatic Engine company, cap- at ana at and St. Louls railroad, capitalized $6,000,000,000; Arizona Copper Gold Mines company, capitalized $1.500,000; Long Beach, Mexico Arizona Mining company, capitalized at 31,600,000, and about twenty other corporations with stock fssues rang- ing from $400,000 to $1,000,00. Burrs Are nsas Products. Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 22—Shel- ton C. Burr and Bugene H. Burr, sons Qf Henry Burr, a ploneer resident of this city, were born and reared here. | The elder Burr made a fortun= in the manufacture of shoes. After he died his sons closed the factory. For a time Sheiton C. Burr worked as a pany. _Later both brothers went to | New York. FIVE OTHER FIRES IN THE WAIST FACTORY. Max Bianck, One of Defendant Pro- prietors, Te: s About Them. New York, Dec. 28.—There had been other fires in the Triangle Walst com- pany’s factory before the one last March in which 147 Hves were lost, Isaac Harris testified today when he took the stand at his trial and that of | Max Blanck, proprieters of the com- | pany on the charge of manslaughter, | lodged agains; them after last spring’s disaster. He specified five of these and the loss was fixed at $19,200; the second. on November 1 of the same vear, caused a loss of $12,905, Three minor fires in 1909 or 1808— the witness was not sure which —were mot reported because the Triangle com- | pany emploves put them out them- selves. He sald there had been much trouble because of the theft of goods | by employes. A search of the girl's handbags at night was beguh about three years ago, he sald, and six girls were arrested for stealing waists. One of them had three dozen of the gar- ments, he added. Mr. Harris was still on the stand when court was adjourned until next Tuesday. PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE BILL PASSES IN CALIFORNIA. Now Requires Only Governor’s Signa- ture to Become 2 Law. Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 22.—The state senate the presidential prefer- ence bill teday without a dis- senting vota. The bill now requires cnly the governors e to be- eome a law, It provides for the elec- tion of delegmtezr to national party conventions by a state-wide vote, the entire up baing pledged for a presi- dential preference. widespread and were kept up for two ed upon by federal agents during a | general roundup of mail stock swindl- sale of stocks and bonds and oil and | fires. The first occurred April 5, 1902, | | | | | | and | salesman for a Kansas City coal com- | | Five Charged - With Murder SEQUEL TO DEATH OF YOUNG WOMAN IN BOSTON. A PHYSICIAN ACCUSED Dr. the Prisoners—Girl Alleged to Have Ferguson of Manchester Among Died from a Criminal Operation. Boston, Dec. 22—Five persons were taken info custody after the discovery by the police today of the partly dis- membered body of Miss Mary Bolduc aged 22 years, of Manchester, N. H., in the "apartment of Mrs. Jennie Shattuck in the Forest Hill section of Jamalca Plain. The discovery follow ed the receipt of word from the New Hampshire city authorities that they had been informed by a Manchester physician that a woman lay dead in that house. Medical Examiner Leary, after performing a superficial autopsy, announced that death was due to an illegal operation. Police Make Investigation - The discovery of the body of the wo- man, who had been dead three days, led the police to begin an investigation | as to possibility of other young women having been brought there from cities in Massachusetts and other ew England states for the purpose of submitting to operations, but Chief Inspector Joseph Dugan declined to make any statement early tonight on this phase of the matter. Manchester Physician Arrested. Within, a_few hours of the finding of the body Mrs. Shattuck and Miss Hattle M. Hazelett of Cambridge, were taken into custody at the Forest Hills the | apartment and Dr. John D. Ferguson of Manchester, and a clerk in his of- fice, Miss O'Nelll, were detained the' New Hampshire police quest of the Boston officers. No form- al charges have been lodged against them pending further investigation. Fitchburg Dressmaker Also Held. This evening the police of Fitch- burg arrested Anna W. Reed, aged 50, and booked her on the charge of mur- der in connection with the death of Miss Bolduc. She gave her occupation as a dressmaker and lodging house keeper in Boston. She was found at the home of a relative in Fitchburg. Manchester Physician Exposes Case. The Manchester polite say that the physician who gave the information leading to the discovery of the body. tol his office and asked for treatment which he refused. Later the girl se- cured lodgings in Boston, and last Wednesday the lodging house keeper informed the physician that the young woman was dead. Yesterday he went to Boston and identified the body and decided to relate to the Man- cBester authorities his information. AIf Charged with Murder. Deputy Superintendent Watts of the police. announced later that all five of the persons under arrest had been charged with murder and held witiout ball. They will be arraigned in court tomorrow. Dr. Ferguson Denies Guilt. Through his counsel Dr. Ferguson made a statement tonight in which he denied any connection with the crime and claimed that he bad only been ealled into the case to identify ihe girl | because he wae known to the Shattuck | woman, and that afterward by advice of his attorney he rnotified the police, italized at $5,000,000: Toledo, Wabash | 100 FAT TURKEYS TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY TAFT.' President to Remember White House Employes With Juicy Birds. Washington, Dec. 28—President Taft | continued his’ Christmas shoppingggo- | night, visiting several downtown stores and making a few purchases. Washington was swept by a winter rain all afterno on and when the presi- dent ventured out it was in one of the White House automobiles. A car with secret service men trailed close behind the White House machine, but few people recognized the president’s mo- tor. With his purchases tonight the president practically completed his list which includes friends all over the world. Tomorrow ghe Christmas season at the White House really begins, for more than 100 fat turkeys will be dis- tributed for the president to all the married men employed around the bullding. The president and his family plan to observe this Christmas day just as they have the other two they have spent there. Miss Helen and Charlie Taft are alredy at home and Robert, the oldest son, will arrive tomorrow. Charlie is t0o old now for a Christmas tree and probably will not hang up his_stqeking this year. The "White House dinner will be served at 7.30 and there will be no guests. During the day the president probably will attend church and if it is fair, will take a long walk with some friends. ~Several gifts have al- ready reached the White House but they have not heen opgned. RECOUNT AT MERIDEN ORDERED BY THE COURT. Defeated Candidate for Mayor Disputes Legality of Court. _Merlden, Conn.,, Dec. 22.—Judge Lu- clen F. Burpee of the superior court has ordered a recount of all the bal- lots cast in the recent city election upon petition of Danlel J. Donovan, the 1epublican candidate for mayor. Dr. C. H. S. Davis, democrat, the respon- dent in the case, was declared elected last Tuesday with a pluralit yof three votes. The inauguration is held Jan. 1st and the city court hearing on ‘re- ccunt has been fixed for Dec. The petitioner alleges that . or more ballots for Dr, Davis were un- lawfully counted and 17 or more bal lots for Mr. Donovan were unlawfully rejected. This Meriden's second mix- up this year due to voting with the amended Australian ballot. While the election was in pi ess last Tuesday 10 voting mach! were Iyving idle in the basement of the city hall. OBITUARY. Lieut. Frank D. McMillan, U. 8. N. ‘Washington, Dec. 22.—Ifeut, Frank D. McMillan, U. 8. N., I8 dead at the naval hospital'at Annapolis, Md.. afler an fllness covering several months. He was a native of Cleveland, O., having been born there in 1882, and was erad- uated from the naval academy in 1904, His last active duty was aboard the battleship Sonth Carolina, upon which <ssel he was at the time he ‘was sent to the naval © them that Miss Bolduc called at | [Condensed Telegrams Frank Gillstte, an American, =was | | robbed and murdered on his planta- tion n Rosa Moria by Mexican | bandits. Senator Penrose Predicted in an in- terview, yesterday that President Taft il renominated without serious epposition. An Ingrowing Toenail Caused the | death of Miss Martha L. Rogers, aged | t the , Mays., hospital | Marshall, Son & Co., Inc., importers and manufacturers of paper box and boxbinder: of Boston, failed machinery, yestterd Congresman John Q. Tilson, who re turned from Washington last Wedn, day, i® at a private hospital in New Haven, being treaited for sclatica. | Three Children of Joseph (‘sbzpan- iak were wounded, one probably fatal- ly, in a “didn’t know it was loaded” accident Mass., yesterday. Dudl Charl ville, w F. Conlon,'a lawyer of Plain- 15 disbarred by Judge ( e in the superior court yesterday on the charge of obtaining money under false pretences, Thes Federal Grand Jury at Los An- geles, Cal, probing the western angles of the d nation-wide dynamite cons djourned until next Wednesday. e: vesterday Mari Dawson, National Organzer o the Patrons of Hugbandry, who Insti- tuted granges all over the country,died yesterday at Dover, Del, on a farm, from Bright's disea As a Sort of Christmas Gife to fu- ture Jitigants, the supreme court be- fore adjourning for the holidays amended its rules with a view of re- ducing the cost of litigation. President Taft s Approved act of congress permitting the er tion in New York harbor by Rodman | Wanam: memorial to the Na the Oysters Floated in Brackish Water for fattgning purposcs hereafter will be considered as aduiterated under thc yure food and drug ng to a decision by the pure food board. The 400 Employes of the Rhode Is- land Perkins Horse Shoe company of Valley Falls, R. I, were notified yes- terday that the shops will be shut down today for an indefinite period. The C. W. Kelsey Manufacturing | company of Hartford, manufacturers of a small automobile called the Mo- tosette, filed a_petition in bankruptcy in the United States court yesterday. | Collector loeb of New York confer- | red_with officials of the tremsury de- | partment regarding customs fauds, with particular reference to the alleg- ed extensive undervaluation in cutlery importations. Captain Charle: Vnun[’, Ninth cav- alry, stationed at Fort D. A. Russell, | the only negro line vffieer in the Unit- ed States army will report in Washing- ton for assignment for special service in Liberia. An Attempt to Put Live Stock and packing house products freight rates on a_parity among large cities in the Pacific northwest was held by the in terstate €ommerce commission to bu unreasonable. The Pen With Which President Taft signed the joint resolution to abrogate the treaty cf 1832 with Russia, day ‘was sent to Secretary freund of the Independent | B'Nai B'Rrith, at Chicago. Order of Advices to Dun’s Review this weel from leading citles in the Unite& States indicate that merchants have enjoyed a -gratifying Cnristmas trade, but wholesale business is restricted as the year draws to a close. The Senate Passed a Bill appropriat- ing $10,000 to supplement the amount already raised by a memorial associa- tion to aid In the erection of a monu- ment to the late President James A. Garfleld at Long Branch, N, J. Several Persons Were Slightly Cut by fiylng glass when a Portland-bound express train or. the Boston and Maine ra‘lroad was slleswiped by an unat- tached locomotive near the Newbury- port station yesterday afternoon. Fred M. Dearing of Missouri has beer appointed assistant chief of the Latin-American division of the state | department, to succeed George T. Weltzel of Kentucky, w has been appointed minister to Nicaragua. M. Sheldon, author of “In His Steps” and many other books, vesterday resigned the pastorate of the Central Congregational church at | Topeka, Kan., which he has held for 28 vears. He will make a tour of the world, visiting missions and Y. 0L C. A Rev. Charl Incensed Becau Former sweet - heart had married Semon Vlauz, John Foder yesterday forced his way into | the home of Mrs. Mary Wushrar, at Cleveland, O. where Mr. and Mrs, | | Viasz were preparing to depart for Chicago, to escape him, and fatally shot Mrs, Viasz. British Ship Owners Apparently are not at all disturbed at President Taft's suggestion Pontalned in the which she sent to congress y; that preference should ba given to American ships in connection with the tclls t> be charged for passing through the Panama canal. Yuan Loyal To Emperor PREMIER WILL NEVER ADVISE HIS ABDICATION. WON'T TURN “TRAITOR” 15 a Republic is Unavoidab®, He May Resign—Might Be Willing, Hawever, to Retire the Empress Dowager Peking, Dec. 2—Yuan Shi Kai,the premier, evidently remuins steadfast in his decision not to accept a republi can form of government for Ching ss the p e within the empire Memb r's entournge reiterated M will never advise the a of the emperor and thereby become traltor. The that if the formation of a republic is unavoldable he will resign his of fice of prime minister Tang and Yuan 2t Odds It has been suspected that Tana ntative ernment al and Yu 1 g she and Y1, the Shao and the repr imperial gov peace conferenc playing a pre-arran the intention gradually t Manchus of thelr pow reby prevent a Manchu ris : e fact that nds here, asking o persuade Yuan of cept a republic, indic ind the premier ar Shanghai were with the " hax tha at not to Tang accord. May Retire Emprass Dowager. Th gh none the members of the foreign legations will vent a pre diction on outcome of the situation, there is o feeling that an sgreement is possible betwee 1 and 4 num ber of the rebel provinces, perhaps not immediately, but after several renew ed armistices. Yuan, it thought, * last concession possible rement of t press the appointment of @ Chinese regency, to effect pes The premier has aily been replacing of ficlals and army officers through the northern provinces with trusted men | loyal to himseit England’s Attitude Reacting em Her Merchants. He believed he tain, many of the rebel provinces money were obtainable. A quartet of bankers is willing to support hi but up to the present time legations could regain and re it have disagreed regarding a loan. The British legation desires the monarch continued but is receiving serious pro tests from business interests in the south, which dread a boycott of their goods. The American legatiop and that of I 1 advecate supporting Yuen Shi Kal financially. All Loans Must Be For Peace. Should a definite breach come, with An imperial government In the north 4nd a republic in the south, Yuan pos sibly could obtatn money, although from fear of a boycott b, can provinces, the legations have stated that all loans must be for only the peaceful administration of the country. The government is continu ing its mo-called patriotic loans, which are more or less enforced from the prihcess and high officials Resigns from Yuan's Cabinet. the republi San Francisco, Dec, 22—News that Liang Tung Yen has resigned us foreign minister in the cabinet estab Ilished by Premier Yuan Shi Kal was received by cable from Shanghal to day by the Chung Bhi Yat Po. It is assumed here that Liang was moved by his republican sympathies. ilc is a’ native of Canton, was educated ut Yale and has been active in the ad ministration®reforms in China. TWO OF.CREW LOST ON A VOYAGE FROM BRAZIL Second Mate and Seaman of Schooner Swept from the Deck The ew of which Baltimore, Dec, mate and one of schooner Margaret Thor today, met death off the ? yuth ~America, while that p was bound to this port. Those reported lost were Becond Mate Jo seph Kenney, 50 years of age, of Bos ton, Walter Brown, 36, of New York The Thomas left Rosurio, Brazi September 18. When ten days out ¢ port she vncountered a we of hea gales. One night us Brown was or his way to his bunk after finishing his watch, the main boom EWUng ove struck him and burled bim over the rall into the ocesn. Boats were lov ered, but the men could find no trace of the missing scaman. Soon aflerward Kenny was lost. One of the seemen reported that the ropes on the main topsail had broken aml Mate Kenny went aloft to repair them That was the lust seen of him, REINDEER MEAT FOR THE AMERICAN TABLE. Cross Between Mutton and Beef, but More Palatable Than Either. Washington, Dee. 22 —Reindecr meat from Alaska mew be & food com- mon to the American table #n the near future to supplement the dwindling supply of beef, This was the opinio expressed today by Willlam ¥. Topp, In charge of the government relndee: service, who has just returned from o 14,000-mile tour of inepection through Aluska on behalf of the United Btates In Consideration of Valuable Infor- mation supplied the United States dis- trict attorney at New York regarding customs frauds, President Taft com muted yesterday the two vear sen- tence of 8. D. Stamapoulis, a tobacco importer of New York city, convicted cf conspirzcy to underweigh importa-. tions. RICHEST BABY HAS A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION Twenty-five Prospective Millionaires Among Guests. ‘Washington. Dec, 22—Vinson Walsh Meclean, the $100,000,000 baby, grand- son of John R. McLean, and the late mining magnate, Thomas F. Walshfl and sole heir to thelr combined for- tunes, was host tonight at his third Christmas celebration. Baby McLean's wuests included the czar of wll the Russfas In_the person of Arubassado! ‘Bakhmeteff, grand-uncle by marria to the hos?; Admiral George Dewey, another grand-uncle; the Danish am- bassador, Count Moltke; Benator '()r-nl and some 26 juvenile mfilion- afres-elsct, who mové in baby Me- Lean's set. The festivitles included a Christmas tree, o dinner of appie sauce and lady and a special Christmas veude- bureau of education, which adminis ters the reindeer herds in the north- ern peninsula. “A commercial shipment of reindeer meat, the first made into this countr has just been recelved at Seattle, #id Mr. Topp. “In 25 years from now at the present rate of inorease there should be 2,600,000 prime boef reindeer in Alaska on which the people of this country can depend for much of thelr flesh Alet. “In taste reindeer meat is & cross between mution and beef, but mors palatable than efther. Reoimdeer can be raised mor= cheaply than cattle be- cause they will thrive on wastes so barren thet even goats would starve there. There are 400,000 square lles of frozen tundra In Alaska, fit for nothing else, but for which reindeer ranches would provide abundant pa for 10,000,000 of the animals. Boston Girl Stabbed by Stranger. Bost Dea. 33—Crawling on her knecs with a gaping wound in her sid. from which she ed shortly after, Miss Bridget Pritchard, 18, made her way to the home of her uncle in Hyde Park tomight and sald she had been stabbed by a strange man. The po HNHee have made no progress toward locating the assamsin, whe the wirl said was an Itallan