Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 29, 1912, Page 1

& lanflaflolw, a cousin of the poet, died | s home here today, aged 88 years, | VOL. LIV.—ND YOUNG ALLEN SUR Youthful Member ,of Outlaw Band Offered No Re- RENDERS TO POSSE sistance to Detectives Who Discover Him SEEN CREEPIN(3 THROUGH THE UNDERGROWTH - Told Captors That He Was Glad to Come in as He Wul‘ Hungry and Had Not Slept in a Bed Since the Shooting— Had Lived on Bread and to Present a G pld Medal t 'Water For Several Days—Plan o Miss Isabel Goad For Bravefy | ‘ Hillsville, Va.,, March 28.—Starving, sleepless and fatigued, Clande Swanso Allen, namesake of a Uniged Sta senator, came out of the |aurel thickets in the Blue Ridge toda}’, pointed two eix-ghooters toward the sky, and gave himself to the posse which for nearly iwo weeks has hunted him. Compla- cent and almost happy, he sat tonight, sheltered from a driving storm, in the little brick jail, a stone's throw from Carroll county courthouse, where the tragedy occurred on March 14, Seen Creeping Througki Underbrush. All day the posses, di\‘}ded into small numbers, had been fol jowing a triai thought to be that of Wesley Edwards, @ nephew of the Allens.| Detective Lu- c8s and four men were working tow- ard Floyd Allen’s house when 2 yards or 80, off the Mount Airy road, a figure creeping stealthily throfigh the under- £rowth was dimly seem through the | mist “which overhung| the mountain slopes. Close behind I.ucas the othe men b zht their rifles to their shoul ders when, to their /surprise, Allen stepped out into the road, his hands upraised, a pistol in ¢ach. Glad to Surrender. ‘I'm glad to get a chance to come in,” he said. ‘I haven't slept in a bed COAL STRIKE NOW SEEMS INEVITABLE. Wage Scales of Both Classes of Min- ers Expire Sunday. Cleveland, 0., March 28.—Little pros- | Dect of settling *%o bituminous coal miners' wage dispute 1o prevent a ktrikke next Monday and the shutting down of practically all mines operated by union men was seen by the operat- ors and union officials today, after they had conferred for hours and had failed to agree. The lack of steps toward an immediate settlement and the fact that only three more da s intervene ‘before both the anthracite and bituminous | wage scales expire were said to make it almost certain that a widespread stoppage of coal production will begin next week for an uncertaln ' period, and a strike involving about 500,000 inen may ensue, The situation miners in the Pennsylvania will quit Sunday at mid- tonight wms: The night, because their agreements with ! ihe operators expire at that time and 710 new agreement, .even if it were be- | fore considered, could be put into ef- fect in time to prevent the suspension. The unfon officials say the suspension will virtually be a strike, The contracts of the minems in the bituminous reglons also expire Sunday midnight, and they probably will sus- pend hecause they have no new agree- ment upon which to continue. Officials of the union assert if a strike in both classes of mines is called it will entail 2 loss in pay to the men of approxi- mately $1,000,000 a day. DEMOCRAT SAYS THAT DEMOCRATS ARE INSINCERE Are Preaching Economy, He Declares, but Not Practicing It. Washington, March 2&—Representa- tive Sisson of Mississippi, democrat, tartled his political colleagues in the gnush today by charging that the / femocratic party was not sincers in } §ts protestation of economy. He ‘ gought to have stricken from the di- plomatic appropriation bill an item of £10,000 for expenses of the American dlelegates to the next general assem- , bly of the International Imstitute of Agriculture, “T am tired of this prating of econo- . :1:»‘ by the democratic members of this ouse,” he sald, “and the absence of fts practice. We preached economy {When the republicans were in power Wnd we fajl to practice it when we { Anve the opportunity. I am criticising Eo in@lvidnal on this side of the cham- o7, but the democratic party will have %0 face the criticism of the country Rnd bear the brunt of that criticism.” Several democrats criticised Mr. Sis- #on and his motion was lost. The bill, carrying $3,500,000,° was passed. —_— HICHBORN TO BE BURIED BESIDE HIS FATHER. Ne Effort to Be Made to Notify His Wife of His Suicide. Washington, March 28 —Funeral rites {for Philip 8. Hichborn, the lawyer and msgazine writer, who committed sui- wnide vesterday because of despondency pver the elopement of his wife with a | Felse friend, were held today. The body, | necompanied by Mr. Hichborn's aged wther and a brother-in-law, P, S, earsall, left on an afternoon trasn for mbetdge, Mass.| Burial win be to- gmv in Moumt Auburn cemetery he- the grave of Admiral Hichborn, father of the unfortunate man, Nbo effort will be made to apprise Mrs, Hichborn or her companion, Horace L. "Wylie, who are supposed to be in Jrance, of the death of the husbang pf the former. OBITUARY. William B. Weeden. Providence, R. T, March 28wyl Mam B. Weeden, retired mill owner, &nd an author of considerable not ; died at his home here today. aged. 75 ! At one time he was in control of the | \Warbosset mills, now owned by the American Woolen company A graduate of Brown and was the auwthor of several works on economics + and history. Gilbert Lengfellow. Pasadena, Cal, March 28, —Gdlbert at h | Fle was born in Machias, Ma., and was . inttmately assoclated with his fameus couein, whom he resembled greatly in mppearance, Referendum on Woman Suffrage. Lansing, Mich., March 28.—The house this ‘afternoon by a vote of 75 to 19 passed ths bill providing for a vote at the fall electlon on a constitutional emendment granting woman suffrage. The bill now goes to the governor for his signaiure. Governor Osborn rec- emmended Ll pugsage °§ the ‘39_1- % anthracite “flelds of | He was | Wy rk 7,000 years ald, | since the shooting. I'm hungry.” “I could have shot you,” said Allen, as he smiled and nodded toward De- tective Lucas, “but 1 was a little ex- cited at having you come upon me so s0on. Ar z didn’t want to have to kill anybody.” Lived on Bread and Water, all he had be 1 S, The noy upon for sever freely on the I journey over roads back to Hillsville, T Whole countryside had ned by the “wireless” of the woodland country that another Allen had been taken, there was no excitement. Gold Medal for Miss Goad. ire arted among Virginia 1 gold med £C women to pres bel Goad, the d who ran to her was under fi Allen gang and brought a fresh ied revolver for him to contt | lam H, Man J heading the | GRAND JURY REPORTS IN THE BRANDT CASE | Finds No Cause for Indicting Schieff | or His Personal Counsel, h 28 —After examin- 9ses the grand jury case of Folke T up a presentment (o the court of general olding In effect that in their opir neither Mortimer L. Schiff, who employed Brandt as a valet, nor his personal counsel, How- ard Gans. were guilty of con Cy in causing the servant to be se to Jail for thirty years for alleged bur- glary in the Schif home. At the same time, the jur, holds that Brandt New York, Ma ing forty-one wi investigating the Brandt, handed | Judge Crain in Sessions toda, should not ha:e been indicted for | burglary in the first degree but for grand larceny. The court refused, however, to receive a this last effect. Both Mr. and Mrs, peared as witnesses before the grand jury, and hims had had a hearing. He is now out on ball, and Judge Rosalsky, the judge who sen- tenced him, huving set aside the sen- tence, it is not thought that he will be imprisoned again, “Having under consideration the questlon as to whether any indictment should be brought on any charge of | censpiracy growing out of the said ‘vase," the jury reported in its final | presentment, “we are informed by the | district attorney that we have heard [all the evidence to be flresenled on the | subjeot. Ppresentment to Schiff had ap- “Such evidence, in ofir opinion, does | not require the finding of indictments.” COUNTERFEIT COiINS IN AN INFANT'S WRAPS Whole Family Arrested for Counter- feiting at Boston. | . Boston, March 38 —A gix months old baby girl was arrested tonight by | Boston police and federal inspectors on the vharge of counterfeiting. Hexr father, Samuel Jialta, and her mother, Jennie, were also arrested charged with passing counterfeit qu ers and | dimes, When the police searched the Malta house, molds and plaster casts were found, but no coins. One of the | ofticers, who is a married man, no- | ticed that the baby was wr: oped up in' & peculiar manner and vhen sev- jeral yards of the baby wraps were taken off, it is said that nearly $200 |} Ri«d money rattled to the flocr, 2 he ‘e Ineriminating evidence, S 4 THE DAY IN CONGRESS. | Ropresemtative Lobeck Criticises the Department of Justice. Washington, March 28— The day in congress. Senate:— In session 2 p, m. Gronna joint resolution oreating a commission to investigate forelgn ru- ral creditt unions favorably reported by finan®® committes, | Houstse— Met iat noon. Resuimed consideration ¢ | and cansular appropriation bill. | . Representative Lobeck, criticlsing {depammenf of justice, introduced reso. | lutfons calling upon attorney general | for all correspondence. | Utica Strike Stilt On, { Utlcp, N. Y., March 28.—The 2,000 operaiiives who left the cotton mills | of the New York Mills company in the | cillage} of the same nama, this morn- | ing, hild a meeting this afternoon and | decid pd to remain steadfast in their | dema pds for an increased wage, double | pay for overtime, recognition of the “1f)rfl“b. union and improvements in the | comr jany's houses, in which hundreds of ernployes Ii diplomatic /A. F. of L. to Support Miners, W ashington, March 23-—Samuel Goyapers, president of tha American Fefieration of Labor, was a visitor on thq. house side of the capitol today. Adzed if thy; United Mine Worlers, in cass of a sttike, ho replied “Yes” Steamship Arrivals. | _{it Genoa: March 26, Duca D'Aosta, ‘trc[n New York, /it Boulogne: March 27, Rotterdam, lrc“m New York. t New York: March 28, Hamburg, from Naples. Ancient Medical Work Translated. “hicago, March 28.—Dr. Carl H, Von Jlein, & North Side physician, affer 20 yeurs’ study and an outlay of $50,000, harx completed the translation of the “Flapyrus-Ibers,” an Egyvotian medical zives renewed hope | whole family was taken int custody, | th K‘fl.b) being included be:iuse it is | d that she had the major part! the federation would support | b —————————————— PRICE TWO CENTS "Willimantic Men Representing Finance, the Law, Com- merce Manufacturing ’ | | C. A and Other Interests. GATES. Willinnantis. t)a'bled Par;graphs Rome, March 28.—J, P, Morgen was loday received in privete audience by King Vicior Emmanue] at the palace. March 28—Major Archibald personal alde to President recelved today by King Viclor Emmenue] in private audience &t the palace. Paris, March 28-—Robert Baconm, ited States ambassador to ¥rance, vas the guest of homor at a brilliant farewell luncaeon given by the Amer- ican cnamber of commerce in Paris to- day. o Salford, England, March 28-—Tom Mann, the well known labor leader, Wwas today released on bail in $2,000 after giving a written guarantee that he would not repeat his incitement to the troops t mutiny pending his trial, Viterbo, March 28. ignor Battagiia, counsel for the priest Vitozzl, spoke in defense of his client toda He repre- | sented Vitozzi as a victim, not &s a eriminal, as a man who had heen de- famed, and as a hero of great ideals, plety and religion. Valladolid, Spain, March 25 —A strike broke out today among the em- ployes of the Northern Rallway of Spain. Four thousand who ars em- ployed on the line in this city and sur- | rounding districts left work loday.i They demand an increase of 2§ per jcent in their wages. | TEXAS CLERGYMAN 1S - ; INDICTED FOR ARSON | Rev. Frank J. Norris Charged with | i Burning His Church. | | Fort Warth, Tex., March 28, —Rev. | Frank J. Norris, who resigned the pas- torate of the First Baptist church of this city, last night, was indicted to- | day on & charge of arson relative to | the burning of his church on the night | of February 4. | Mr. Norrls, suffering from a nerv- | ous breakdown, it was stated, as the | result of a series ofysensational Inci- | dents of which he was the central | figure, left Fort Worth early today ostensibly for “Hubbard City, Texas, | to enter a sanatarium. Tonight, how- ever, he could not be found at Hub»l bard City. His resignation as pastor | of the local church announced today | was because of ill health, he axplained. ! Norris first attracted attention sev- { eral months ago as a leader in a clvic reform movemant. Then his church was burned and the minister | | complained he received anonymous communications threatening his life. | On two occasions he alieged attempts | were made to kill him, { | A grand jury investigation rmfltedi !in the indictment of Norris on a charge of perjury. It was alleged he | testified falsely before the grand jury | and that Norris himself was the au- thor of the anonymous letters. He was arrested and released under bond March 2, That night his home was destroyed by fire, and Norris and his family escaped with difficulty from the building. AUBERT'S RETREAT A BIT OF STRATEGY. While Rebels Pursue Him Fortifica- tions Are Being Strengthened. Jiminez, Mexico, March 28.—General Trucy Aubert is succeeding by his re- ireat In keeping the main, body’ of General Orozco’s army occupied in chasing him through the hills west of Jiminez, while the main body of the federals under General Huerta 1s con- centrating at Torreon and rendering it impregnable to assault. Aubert, coming with hie 1,250 men from Torreon by way of Mapimi, through tortuous defiles of the moun- tains, and threatening Jiminez, made it impogsible for Orozco to follow up his victory of Corralitos by pursuing the routed federals as they fled toward Torreon. GIVES BLOODED HORSE { TO THE GOVERNMENT | Donor Stipulates It Shall Be Ridden at | London Horss Show. New York, March 35.—It was ank| novneed today that O, J. Qude, @ weal- thy advertising man, has presented his Hooded horse, “Prince Henry,"” to the | United States government on cond!- | tion that the horse be shown and rid- | | den by an American officer at the | | forthcoming jnternational horse show | | in London. Mr, Gude says the horse | | has cleared the bar at 7 feet 6 inches, | | riderless, at the word of ecommand. | | The record set by the last internation- | &1 show was 6 feet 4 inches, Prince j ?enry wag shipped to Washington to- ay, R | has anrournced the adoption by | during the strike there, Condensed Telegrams Prof. Daniel Cady Eaton of the Yals Art school is very serjously il Representative Martin of Colorade introduced a resojution Droposing an Investigation of the smelter trust, Demanda for Increased Pay have been made upon the master builders by the New Haven Carpenters’ union, Rev. Dr. Benjamin Warren Atwell, an Eplscopal ciergyman, died suddenly &t his home in Newton, Mass, yester- day, Senator Tayior of Tennessse under- went an operation for gallstong yes- terdtfw. and 1t was pronounced muc- cessful. The Cruisers North Carolina, Birm- ingham and Salem will be placed in the first reserve of the Atlantic fleet on April 20, The Death s Annousced of Ezekisi | M. Ezekiel of Springfield, Mase. for- merly prominent in the eouncils of the democratic party of that state. Theodore N. Vail, President of the Western Union Telegraph company, I company of a pension plan for fthe | benefit of employes. The Resblution Placing Massachu- setts in favor of the election of United States senators by a direct vote was adopted by the house vesterday by a vote of 167 to 87. Twelve Women Jurers in a Justice court at San Francisco decided that unless a taflor made suit fits perfectly the man who ordered it need not pay the tailor full price. The Operatives of the Crown and Snowden Worsted milis in Olneyville, | R. L, have been notified that when they open their pay envelopes today they will recelve higher pay. The Anthracite Coal Operators are making no move to prevent a suspen- sion of work in the anthracite flelds and they regard such a suspenston at midnight on March 31 as inevitable. Colonel R, P. Dickerson, Spanish War veteran and friend of Theodore Roosevelt, has shipped a five months’ old lion to St. Lounis to he presented to the former president during his stay In St. Louis. President Taft Promised a Delega- tion of 25 business men from Altoona, Pa., to attend, If possible, the 50th an- niversary celebration of the Lincoln War Governors’ Memorial association | there on Sept. 25, A4 i Evan Millick, His Wifs and Their thres children were burned to death early yesterday when thelr home at Askam, Pa., was destroyved. tire family was asleep when the fire started. Mlllick was a Polish mine worker. A 8ingular Railroad Accident occur- red at Washington, Conn., yesterday when four cars in a northbound freight train from Danbury to Litchfleld jumped the track at Judd’s bridge and plunged into the Shepaug river 25 feet below. ATTACK ON STRIKE LEADERS AT CLINTON Verbal Attack on_ Militia Resented by Party of Young Men. Clinton, Mass,, March 27.—Stones and epithets were hurled ai represen- tatives of the Industrial Workers of the World as they made their way to their hotel tonight from a mass meet- ing of cotton mill strikers, A crowd of young men took exceptions to an attack made by Louls Nelson, one of the speakers, upon the local militia, in relation to its duties at Lawrence rupted bl during the meeting and af- terward followed the visitors, who in- cluded besides Nelson, William Haywood and Elizabeth Guriey Fiyvnn. Chief of Police James E. Freel and an officer went to the protection of the party and kept the crowd back untfi all were within the hotel. No one was hurt. No Empty Cars Wanted at Mines. New Haven, March 28—Notice is being served on the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co, and other New Kngiand roads by coal- carrying Ilnes west of the Hudson riv- er to discontinue the further delivery oremptyoulw'tobetlkmtotha mines for coal. The reason assigned by the coal action is in the mintes afer Mereh 20, Tanganglli Dies On the Gallows | ki , NO MITCHEB IN HIS EXECUTION AT WETHERSFIELD, RESIGNED TO HIS FATE i the trap spruung. The en- | They inter- | Walked Calmly to Death Chamber— Wrote to His Parents That He Did Not Have Long to Live. ‘Wetherstield, Conn., March 29,—An- drea Tannaneelli, who while in a jeal- ous rage shot and killed Mrs. Mamie Davis in Temple street, New Haven, on Sept. 5 last, was hanged in state prison here at 12.06 ¢'clock this morn- ing. The execution was so carefully planned that within 30 seconds after thy condemned man entered the exe- cution room he was strapped, hooded, the noose placed about his neck and At 12.17 o’clock the | body was taken down and thg prison | physicians officially declared him dead. Was Calm to the End. Tanganelli was calm to the last. His last few hours of life were spent in prayes with his epiritual advisers, Rev. Oliver P. Magnel of the prison and Rev. J. J. MclLaughlin of Hartford. He chatied with the clergymen pieasant- | Iy about various matters, but did not | once refer to the crime. He seemed to | realize his fate and was resigned to it. Walked With Firm Step. When he left the death chamber | there was a smile upon his face, not a | leer, but rather an expression of resig- | natlon. He walled wit hs firm step | and made no resistance to the officers. { Inside the exeoution room, whers War- | den Garner and dzfu prison phy- | slcians, those especlaily invited to see | the execution and six newspapermen, | representing Hartford and New Haven | papers. i Body Ciaimed by Brothers, . | The men assigned to their various | tasks worked swiftly and nolselessly. ! In an incredidly short time the warden | waven his arm, the men stepped ulqg, the trap was sprung and Tanganelli's hody swung into space. i | Ttm brothers of the murderer claim- | ed his body, which was removed to a Hartford undertaking establishment | Funeral services will be held in Hart- | ford this (Friday) foremoon and inter- ! ment will take place in St. Benedicte's ! cemetery. ] Wrote Lstters to His Parents. | Tanganelll made no statement before | the execution. He had previously de- | clared this week that “if 1 did what | the witnesses say I did, then I sheuld | ! dle, dut I remember nothing of it.” { Moday he wrote several letters to his parents in Italy, but made no men- tiom of his trouble, evidently preferring { to keep them in jgnorance. He sald | that he had met with a misfortune and | that he had not long to live. He hoped | to be forgiven of anything that might | have brought &ishenor to him or to his | parents. 1 Thanked Prison Officials. i A few hours before his death Tan- | ganelll thanked hiz guards and other | prison officlals for kindnesses that had | been shown him. | Crime Occurred on Crowded Strest. | The murder for which Tanganeill { paid the penalty with his life was a | sensational ona and startled New He- | ven owing to the fact that it was com- { mitted in the heart of the city at a | | iime when the streets were crowded. Tanganelll had been friendly with Mrs, | Davis and was to have met her later in ! the evening in question. When he saw { her later In company 'with another { man he became enreged. Going Into & | nearby store, hoe purchased a revolver #nd followed the couple. With scarce- 1y apy warning, Tanganelll shot Mrs, Davis, who died shortly afterwards. The police had no difficulty in captur- him. o Pleaded Insanity. His counsel pleaded insanity at his trial, but the jury roturned a verdict of first degree murder. Bfforts wers made on the part of a number of procminent New Haven citizens to se- cure his pardon, but to no avall KNOX KNOWS NCTHING OF PLOT AGAINST HIM Secretary of State Ridicules Idea of Rumors from Nicaragua. Santo Domingo, March 28—The i American secretary of state tonight Geclares the state department had no | information in any way substantiating | the rumor of a plot in Nlcaragua to | dynamite his train. According to a Managua despatch published here, this | alleged plot has resulted in the sen- | tencing to death of forty opponents of ! the government. Another despatch from Managua says that the allega- tions have been trumped up as an ex- cuse to dispose of certain Zelaya ad- | herents. Becretary Knox ridicules the idea of I'a plot and belfeves that the report has | been circulated to discredit his mis~ sion. | THE DUST OF ROADS WITH MOLASSES Bureau of Good m&éfi; Making Ex- periments. Washington, March 28—The peopls of the United States may be riding over roads of molasses in the near | future. The bureau of good roads is making experiments near here with a very cheap grade of molasses mixed with lime waier, as a dust-laying cov- er for roads. Logan W. Page, direc- tor of the bureau, said today that in | the beet sugar country, the cheap “black strap” molasses, now destroy- ed as of no value, might be used in | this road work. The bureau is test- | ing various kinds of surface and un- | | der-surface materials on stretches of | suburban roads. | TO LAY Frat. Members Suspended. Rochester, N, Y., March 28.—Thirty members of fraternities at West High school were suspended today for refus- i to sign cards distributed by the vrincipal. The schoo] board put a ban on fraternities some time ago, and the answers to questions onsthe cards rassed ot today were expected to show whether puplls were living up to the rules, Another Russian Murder Plot. | Se. Petorsburg, March 28.—A piot has been discovered to assassinate General Chao Erh Suan, governor-gen- | eral of Maachurie, according to e de- . gpteh from Muliden, Two arrests have been made, i Qives Hie Bedy to Students. V | 1 o 31, s et S sen T the Slectric chatr I | state, assigned his body today to stu- dents at an Atlanta, Ge., medical col- ! woman possessed of the Roosevelt As Commissioner SAYS HE MADE NEW YORK “APO« PLECTIC WITH RAGE.” SPEECHES AT ST. LOUY | Reviews His Career as Official He_ of New York Police Department— Declares He Is Fighting for Justics, St. Louis, Mo., March 28.—Colonel Roosevelt slated his case today to the people of Missourl. He made fve speeches in this city and another in Kast St. Louis in which be explained his political doctrines. The streets Wwere drenched with rain, but Colonel Roosevelt found a crowd awaiting him at the station, and wheraver he spoke large audlences applauded him. Repetiticn, of New York Epeech. Colonel Rcosevelt's main spesch—he made six today— delivered tomight He discussed the “right of the people to rule” and spoke much in the samo vein as in his speech in New York last week upon tha same tople. In his eddress at the luncheon given by the City club he discussed the recall o’ judicial decisions. Six Judges, four of them on the federal bench, were seated at the table with him. Campaigning for Justios, ‘My proposition has heen discussed by my opponents in a frame of mind which makes hysteria seem calm by comparison,” he said, “Somebody told me that I was right on that proposal, but that T shouldn't have interjecterd it into a campalgn. T sald 1 was not in the least interested in the campaigm except as a means of getting justice. T'd a million times rather lose the cam- paign and get justice than win 1t with- out getting justice.” His Career as Police Commlasionsr. Colonel Roosevelt referred to the days when he was police commissioner of New York and sald that he made the city apopletic with rage by en- forcing the Sunday liqu “until they got a decision that ers and one pretzel made a meal.” Since the law provided that U({uur might be sold with meals on Bunday, he sald, New York has had joy unconfined ever since, Tajt Wins in Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Conn., March 28.-—The organization forces made a clean sweep in the republican primaries tonight, carrying all 12 districts. There wern contests In three districts, but the er- ganization won by majorities from two to one and maore. Anti-Wilson Combination Denied. ‘Washington, March 28.—Vigorous de- als of the statements by Wilson campaign meanage vesterday, that rival democratic candidates for the presidency were in combination against the New Jersey governor were mada today at the varfous democratic political headquarters in Washington Indlanapolis, Ind, March 28—Five COK:‘STQSSNE‘X‘.:H district in Indiana today olected delegutes to the natiomal re- publican convention. Two of them, the Second and Tenth, chose Taft men, and the Sixth, Eighth and Ninth se- lected Roosevelt supporters. Today's action gives Taft the delegates from seven of the state's thirteen districts and Roosevelt fou LORIMER VINDICATED BY INVESTIGATING COMMITTRE. Edward Hines, Millic;nniro Lumberman, Also Given Clean Bill of Health. Washington, March 28 — Senator Lorimer of Illinois, won an overwhelm- ing vindication today at the hands of the special committee of elght sena- tors who have finished a second in- vestigation of his electipn by the Ilinois legislature in 1900, Twice challenged and once acquitted, the committee by votes of 5 to 8 in all vital points completely exonerated him of any kind of legislative corruption. Edward Hines, the millionaire Jum- berman, referred to in the investiga- tion as “the man who put Lorimer over,” was also vindicated by the com- mittee, It was charged that Hines raised a corruption fund of $100,000 to elect Lorimer to the senate. The ma- jority repudiated that and adopted @ resolution that the evidence showed} that he did not raise or contribute amy sum improperly. WOMEN DENIED VOTE BY HOUSE OF COMMONS Conciliation Bill Defeated Last Night by Vote of 222 to 208, London, March 28 —By a vote of 123 to 208 tonight, the house of commons rejected the conciliation bill, which was before the house on its second reading. This {_‘neuure aimed at con- ferring the right to vote w every rf - %mmm qualifications and would enfranchise 1,000,000 women. Miners Buying No Powder, Scranton, Pa., March 28.—Mthers here arc aining from buying pow- der or other supplies in auticipation of a shutdown on Saturday, They are contenting themselves with deing as much work as they can with the pows der they have on band and if a miners supplies run out tomorrow that miner will quit tomorrow. Wesleyan Wins Debate. ..Brunswick, Me., March 28.—By win- ning from Fowdoin here and New York university in Middletown, Conmn., tonight, Wesleyan university carried off the honors in a triangular debate tonight. In the debate with New York university in New York the | Wesleyan team was defeated. Seven-Footer for Judge. Hancock, Mich, March 28 —Leouie Molilainen, who measures seven feet 8ix Inches in his stocking feet, wad nominated today for justice of the peace in Hancock township. He clatms the distinction of being the bigges: magisterial candidate in the country. New Haven Schooner Destreyed. Washington, March 28—The rove- nue cutter Onodaga today destroyed the schooner Eim City, of New Ha- ven, Conn, which was wrecked on the shoals of Caps Hatteras seversl days ago. The schooner was a menace to navigwtion, To Probe Strikes and Lockouts ‘Washingten, March 28—Senator Watson of West Virginia, introduced a concurrent resolution today provid- ing for the appointment of & permas- nent foint committee of the two houses of congress to investigate strikes and lockouts. Jury Disagrees in Bribery Case. Columbus, O, March 28.—The jury in the case of State Senator Isaac E. Hoffman, charged with bribe; failed to agree and was n charged lata tadosm o et ) bk AR