Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 3, 1912, Page 1

VOL. LIV—NO. 82 THOUSANDS AREHOMELESS BY FLOOD Surging Waters of the Mississippi Cause Breaks in Levees at Memphis and Hickman, Xy. 2000 FACE STARVATION AT THE LATTER PLACE Impossible to Run Trains Bearing Food Supplies Into Maroon- ed City—Congress Appropriates $350,000 For Strength- ening of Levees in Response to Message of President Taft —Property Loss Enormous But Only Two Fatalities. The grealest volume of water in the Pistory of the Mississipp! river is biralning today at two hundred miles of levees, which Liave broken in several § ‘aces and flooded large areas. Breaks &t Hickman, Ky., and at Memphis have giade thousands homeless and done untold damage. Suficient waming Yad been given, however, and to date ¢nly two lives have heen reported lost. " wo thousand persons, marooned at Jiickman, are suffering actifal hunger, v hile traing with food supplies cannot action, may be a loss not only of many millions, but of lives as well” Mines Flooded in Kentucky. Middlesboro, Ky, April 2.—Heavy raing in this vicinity in the last 48 hours caused the waters of the Yellow creek to overflow today and inundate the part of the city south of Cumber- land avenue and east of 18th street to & depth of one to three feet. Many business houses were Invaded by the Wwaler and all business was suspended ts run into the city. From Caire, Hil, to Helena, Ark., arsons living near the river are rap- iy abandonhe ireir homes and mov- §% thelr effects and livestook to high- - ground. Further breaks in the Ken- ficky and Tennessee lovees are ex- jected, and it is feared the water will force its way through those of Arkane #2s and Misalsstppi. . As far south as New Orieans precau- 4 onary work is being done. Governor ¥anders of Louisiana today issued spe- sial instructions to all state levee koard members to press every ayail- ble workman into immedinte service 1 mtreagthening the levees of that te Thousands of men and teams rre working ajong the flooded stream tnd special trains, wherever svallable, #re carrying supples. Hundrede of thousands of dollars’ tamage has been dome in the towns 2long the streams which are pouring gthelr flood into the Mississippl., As far away as Middlesboro, Ky. the ef- dect is feit. Thers a large part of the 2!ty iz under from ome to three feet of %ater, and flooded mines in the dis- 4ot will keep hundreds of miners idle fov meveral day: Memphis, Tenn., April 2—With the preatest volume of water in history facing down the Mississippl river, the #2in banks of the great waterway re- mained intact tonight, but pnivate 1-eeg are breaking and whether the cmin revetments, rain-soaked, can ithstand the two feet or more of wa- er predicted fs problematical. Gov- srmment enginears assert the levees are 1 better shape than during any pre- tous flood. But it is pointed out by sxperienced river men that the strain <)l be greater than ever befora, and they are lesy optimistic than the gov- ¢rnment men. Negro Drowned at Birds Point, In the vicinity of Cafro, Ill, two out- de levees broke today. These oukiets ! e relfeved fo some extent the strain C'airo, and thoss fighting to hold the Y/ater within bounds at thal city have taken fresh hope. At Birds Point a 1 egTO drowned, the second fatal- {iy of the flood. At Point Pleasant, o, wh ihe river went through sev- eral da 0, a mile of leves is gone, Memphie Facing Serious Situation. In the Memphis district the White piver front is giving the greatest con- vern. ‘Thie leves i near the crest of 1ne embankment. Modoc, Ark, thirty giles south of Telena, sent in an| wlarming report of sloughing banks, end aid has been hurried to that point Memph i 32 Nort TWolf river #'ppi, has fleveral hundred families Memphis backwate a tributary of the overflowed Bayou have heen n from their homee and a Rcore reen «r more industrial furced Lo suspend. Train Service Demoralized. Train service 1s demoralized Titnolg Central railroad is sending yortitbound trains through several feet «f water, and along the Louisville and h s waler gradually covering Arrangements have been plants have The s made to detour the tracks about the flanded distri CONGRESS TO THE RESCUE, Appropriation of $350,000 Rushed Through Both Houses Yesterday. shington, April 2.-—President Taft t & messege Lo congress today ask- 3500,000 he appropriated for levees and Luilding new e in the flood districts along the Iississippi, Misgour! and Ohio rivers, wnd within ffteen minutes after it was read in the housethat body passed a All making $240,000 avallable for the rpose. The bill was rushed over to sepate, where it also was passed, and was sent to the president for & rignature Urged by Louisiara Delegation. The preaident sent his m>ssage of uppeal ta congress afier Senators Fos- y 1er and Thornton and virtually the en- tire Loulsiana delegaiion in the house ad calied upon him and pictured the destruetion heing worked by the fleode The Message. The massage foilows “T am advised by the Secretsry of war, whose report 1 transmit here- with, that the flood in the Mississippi waley by reason of the rise in all the rvers tributary to ihe Mississippl and Misgouri at nearly the *ame time is likely in the lower part of tho valley— is, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, ‘ennessee, Mississipp! and Loulsiane-— o reach a higher point along the has ever reached within and that there ix that the leveeswruay unusual pressure v grave mive way under thi nnd that great damage muy be dons o property in the states mentloned, equiring, unless prompt action is tak- an, great future outlay in preserving <he navigation of the siream” No Time to Be Lost. ““hose leveas coniribute not onty to she safsty of the adisining agricultur- nl land and settlemenis, buteare also! rart of the great governmental project or the maintenunee of navigation in he lower waters of the Mississippt. “It seems proper, therefore, that the | rovernmen! iake immediate action to nake the loss impeuding as littie as Josmibie, In view of the character of ‘he emergency anil the safeguards sur- rounding the expenditures made under ihe corps of engineers, 1 have no hes- tatton in asking for an appropriation f $500,000, as recommended by ihe ecretary of war. 1 urgently recommend an fmmedi e appropriation, so that no time may lost in taking the necessary steps svent what, but for governmental . is facing a serious sitnation. ! * | Created Excitement at Greenwich and Hollows were flouded to such an extent that mining operations will not be pos- sible for several days. The water re- ceged after a few hours. Snewfall Checks Rising Water. Pittsburg, April 2.—Incessant 'rains of the last 48 hours changed to snow tonight, and flood conditions east and north of here improved. Cold weather is expected to check the rising water, although the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers,with many of their tributaries, are swollen and are carry- ing much Awater into the Ohlo river. Portions of Warren and Franklin, Pa., are under water. Inundation of the lowlands of the western part of Pitts- burg is expected tomorrow Big Horn River Overflows. Billings, Mont, April - 2.—An ice gorge below Basey, Wyo., caused the Big Horn river to overflow, inundat- ing a large tract of farm land and putting the municipal light and water works plants there out of commis- sion. It was reported from Sheridan, ‘Wyo.,, that three miles of railroad track have heen washed out by the overflow of ihe Cheyvenne river, near there. People Flee from Cairo, Cairo, Ill, April 2—The prediction from Vyashington thau the rivers here | would “within several days reach a ] height of 54 feet threw the citizens of | Cairo into & panic and started an ex- odus frem the city. Many women and chiidren were put on afternoon tralns and more prepared to leave. All the |levees are still holding. TRAVEL IN BOATS. New York State. Rochester, N. Y., April 2—Near ‘Weedsport the water is iwo feet over the tracks of the Lehigh Valley. A bridge Las been carried out by h!gh water near Dansville and trafic on the Dansville and Mount Morris railroad is suspended. In school district No. 2, Henrietta, south of Rochest: boats this afternocon. The heavy rains of | Sunday and last night raised the water in the upper Genesee valley.to the high {mark of winter and gpring and on the lowlands trees and buildings are the only things visible. The danger, how- ever, is not so great as if the ice had { not gone out. ANSONIA BOY HAD “WILD WEST® MARIA Gots Locked Up. Conn., April 2—Constan- tine P, Gunther of Ansonia, came hers this afternoon td see his son Ray- mond, aged 15, who had been locked up the police. The boy created con- able excitement here this morn- ing fioi ng g revolver. He was riding a bies to the frame of whioh was aliached a bayonet. After the father had talked with his son for a time, Qe gave him the choice of going 1o relatives in Oklahoma or returning | home. Althougl the boy had declared he wanted to go to the “wild and woolly” west. he later changed his mind and accomspamied his father home, Miners Vote to Continue Strike. Londor, April 2—The balloting of the miners on tke question of termi- nating the coal sirike has finlghed, but the official returns will not be avail- able until tomorrow. Apparently there will be & majorit inst the resump- tion ofiwork. I r the rules of the miners’ federation a two-thirds ma- jority Is necessary to authorize a na- tional strike, and it is a question of doubt whether a bare majority suffice for the continvance of the strike, Mrs. Pankhurst to Be Released. London, April 2—The home secre- tary today directed that M Emme- line Pankhurst, leader of the militant suffrageties who on March 2 was sen- tenced to two months’ {mprisonment for window smashing, shall be released on April 4. to prepare her defense in the conspir- acy charge. Maine Salmon Sent to Taft, Bangor, Me, Apr —~The second salmon taken from the Bangor pool in the Penobscot river this 20N was | today sent as a gift by Karl Anderson, who capty the fish, to President Taft. The fish,which weighs 11 pounds, wag taken from the pool on Monday afternoon Bridgeport Delegates Un Brldgeport, Conn., A port republicans in cauc n an uninstructed delegation to the state ~convention to bhe held at New Haven. zlayor 7. B. Wilson heads the delega- on. pledged. | Bill for Recall of Judges. Washington, April 2—The recall of | federai judges by popular vote at presidential elections was proposed in the hovse today by Representative Taylor of Colorado, a democrat, who introdnced a bill for that purpose. Former City Marshal James T. O'Sullivan, of Lawrence, Mass., receiv- ed officlal notice yesterday of his re- moval from office, Commissioner of Public Safety Lynch stating that the action was taken “for the good of the service.” | Eugene Grace of Atlanta, Ga. who ! says his wife drugged and shot him, ia growing steadly worse and his phys- |ician gives him but few more daye to lve 3 The mines in Mingo and Stony Fork Afl the Joys of Beautiful Venice in| The remainder of her sen- | tence has been remitied to enabdle her | NORWICH, CONN. WELNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1912 Willimantic Men Representing Finance, the Law, Com- merce, Manufacturing, and Other Interests. "zvg RY- BAY s MY | BUBY DAy e A Home Victory For LaFollette WISCONSIN GOES STRONG FOR THE SENATOR. 23 OF 26 DELEGATES Taft Men Ciaim But Three—Wilson Runs Strong Against Champ Clark —Mayor Seidel Goes Drwn to Defeat. Milwaukee, April 2—Although far from complete returns from nearly all of the 71 countles in the state show that United States Senator Robert M. | LaFollette defeated President Taft on the republican ticket and that Wood- row Wilson won from Speaker Champ Clark in the state presidential prefer- ence primary today. Clark Strong in North. i The latest returns show that Speaker Clark geined considerable strength in the northern section of the state, but probably this will not be sufficient to affect Wilson's lead. But Three Delegates for Taft. 7z | PRICE TV & CENTS P —— e e s & Hart*:.si” Elects Cheney Mayor SPLENDID REPUBLICAN VICTORY AT CITY ELECTION. HAD A MAJORITY OF 658 Largest Majority Given for Four Terms —Voters Deolare in Favor of Equsl- ization of the School Districts. Hartford, April 2—Ths r party is again in control of Hariford after two vears of democratic rule under Msyor Edward L. Smith. Cel Louis R, Cheney defoated Senator Thomas J. Spellacy for mayor by a majority of 668 and the ropublicans elected a troasurer, controlier, high school committee, and other miner of- fices. Even Split in Board of Councilmen. The board of councilmen stands a tie at twenty to twemty, while in the board of aldermen there is a demo- cratic majority of ien, owing to a number of democrats Tholding over from last year. CHARLES H. DIMMICK, London, April 2—Edward Terry, the actor, who has been suffering for some time with neuritis, died today at Barnes, Surrey, aged 68. Paris, April 3—The Prince of Wales called at the Elysees palace today and was received by President Fallieres, The president returned the visit at the British embassy. Tokio, Japan, April 3.—General Shi- aroku Ishimeto, minister of war in the Japanese cabinet, to which post he was appeinted in August last, died here to- day of consumption, aged 58. Tondon, April 2.—A woman crossed the channel {rom England to France today as a passenger in an aeroplans for the firet time. She accompanied | Gustave Hamel, the well known avi- | ator. Berlin, April 2. motor <ar be- lenging to United Btates Ambassador Lelshman, in which his daughter, the | Countess Louise de Gontaut-Biron,was driving, was badly damaged in a col- ! Mslon with a taxicab last night. None | of ite occupénts were Injured. Stockioim, Sweden, Apri's 2—The | Swedish government introduced a bill | into pariiament today extending to ! women the parliamentary franchise and the right to siand for election to parliament on the same conditions asz | mex. Women whose husbands have | not paid taxes for three yeers are ex- | ciuded from the vote. THE BLACK LIST OF are being used for neighborhood calls | and school children were rowed home | important Evidence at Trial of Lum- bermen at Pittshurg. Pittsburg, Pa., April 2 testimony was taken here today in the action of the government against the Hastern States Lumber Dealers’ asso- ciation. The alleged “‘blacklist” meth- ods of the assoclation flgured promi- nently in the examination of a number of lumber dealers. The investigation will continue tomorrow. United States Comm!ssioner Samuel | H. Hitchcock presided, while Assistant Attorney General Clark McKercher ap- peared for the government, and the | defendants were represented by Attor- neys A. B Cruikshank and J. P. Bro- | phe of New York. Alexander Wilson of Wilsorn Broth- | ers, Pittsburg; Willlam W. Dempsey, wholesale lumber dealer of Johnstown, Pa.; W. D. Johnston, president of the American Lumber and Manufacturing company, and J. R. Wheeler & com- pany, both of this city, testified today. ‘Wilson said he had heard of « black- list, but never had seem it. He had been told, he sald, that the name of his firm bad been placed onm the list. Wil- son told of a Iumber deal which he had with a New York firm for a half milllon feet of sp~ice lumber. After seven cars had been delivered to the eastern firm, he alleged he received a letter from Secretagy James Reflly of the Lumber Dealers’ Protective asso- ciation of New Jersey relating to the sale. Wilson s2id he then cancelled | the contract and testified his name was removed from the blacklist during Au- gust, 1806. Dempsey testified he #ld Jumber New England coast and that sed most of it In West Vir- No attempt had ever been made, he 3aid, to fnterfere in his busi- ness. i { GIRL KILLED WHEN | TRAIN STARTED UP | Young Couple Had Dodged Benesth H Freight Car at Moosic, Pa. Scranton, Pa., April 2—Louise Burns, aged 17 vears, of Moosic, was killed jon the Delaware & Hudson railroad { near her home last night, and her companion, Raymond Curl, narrowiy escaped a similar fate. She and youn; Curl were walking along the raflroai to the girl’'s home. They dodged beneath a freight car in a train on a siding, and the train started up. Curl seram- bled clear of the whe but the girl had dragged herself only half way ucross the rail when she was caught {and cut in iwain. Young Curl fied in terror, but he left his overcoat bhe- {hind and when the girl's body was discovered he was arrested. He sai- isfied tke authorities that he was no- ise responsible for the giri’s deaih and they discharged him, Harrisonites Win at Chicage, | Chicago, April 2.—Twenty-five dem- | ooratic and eleven republican alder- | men were elected and bond issues car- { rving an expenditure of $5,630,000 were | voted in the election here today. A | bitter factional fight between the ad- { herents of Mayor Harrison and Roger ! Sullivan, democratic national commit- { teeman irom Iilinois, marked the dem- | ocratic aldermanic race. The Sullivan | followers lost, 18 of the victorious { democrats being allgned with the Har- rison wing. i | i Steamship Arrivals. At Genoa: March 29, Principe di Ple- monte, from New York. At Havre: March 31, Niagara, from New York. At Queenstown: April 2, Campani: from New Xork, i a, THE LUMBER TR(.)S'I".l —Important | Cabled _lzxg_graphs Condensed Telegrams That He s Not a Candidate for the republican nomfnation for governor was a statement made by former Gov. Frank B, Weeks yesterday. Some of the Relics of the Maine re- main at the Washington navy yard subject to further application and dis- tribution. The triks of the Night Operatives at the Silesia Worsted Yarn mills in North Chelmsford, Mass., is settled, both sides making concessions. Thousands of Operatives in the cot- ton milis of northern New Fngland will participate in a second advance in wages since March 11. Fira Destroyed the Plant of the Manufacturers’ Wool "SBtock company at Sutton, Mass, yesterday, causing a loss estimated at $75,000. The Presidential Preferential Primary plan was refected at a meeting of the Minnesota state republican central committee. The Mackinnon Mills at Little Falls, N.. X, were sold at b tey sale yesterday and were bid in by C, A, Miller, representing the creditors, The price paid was $490,000. Rov. Brayton Byron, rector of Christ Episcopal church at Rochester, N. Y., has accepted a call to Grace Episcopal church, Providence, R. L, and will go thers this month. The Alaska Democratic Convention olected six delegates to the national convention at Baltimore who wiil go uninstructed and are not bound by the i unit rule. _An Appropriation of $250,000 for the aid of a negro exposition in 1913 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lin- coln's emancipation proclamation was passed by the senate yesterday. _A Movement Toward the Organiza- tion of co-operative silk milis has been started at Paterson, N. J., as an out- growth: of the strikes of broad silk ‘Wweavers now in progress. The Bursting of a Three-inch Rifle at Fort Greble, one of the defenses of Narragansett bay, yesterday, resulted in the death of Corporal William W. Lee, 109th Coest Ariillery company. Howard Latimer, the Young Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Latimer of Tor- rington, Conn., was badly bitten by a dog at the home of B. §. Miner in i—};l;‘vmh, The boy's face was lacer- Ot of Work and Despondent, Anton Lauterbach, eged 66 '}?eam. of New Eritain, Conn.,, attempted suicide late yesterday forenoon, sldshing his fore- arm with a ragor, inflicting a deep (wound that blad profusely. Delaysd returns from Alabama’s #iate democratic primary election in- dicate that Congressman Richmond FP. Hobson of the sixth district and Con- gressman William Richardson of the , eighth, were renominated 'Ky, and one of the wealthlest men in |central Kentucky, was indicted ves- | terday by the grand jury on a charge of receiving $200 to cause the election .lo! a candidate to ilie city council. H 7 a bill creating a children’s bureau n the department of commerce and labor. The measure already had been | passed by the senate and it now will go to the president for his actidn, A Republican Tariff Revision Biil, !drawn by Senator Smoot of Utah for report by ithe finance commitiee as a substitute for the house wool bill, will have the right of way over all other | tariff revision measures in the senate. ! John Dolan, a Miner, who was thrown ‘out of work by the suspension ordered by the union, shot and kfiled himself at Tower City. - Despondency over the | prospacts of an idle period is supposed to have been the cause, Announcement Was Made Yesterday lof the purchase of a controlling in- |terest in The Xditor and Publisher, a Inewspaper publication, by James | Wright Brown, general manager of the | Fourth Estate, Cigars .Cesting $101 and Chicago {hotel gquarters costing $486 were the | prinei expenses of Senator Culiom of Illinois, in his campaign for re- election, according io Bis expense ac- count filed with the sehate, About Fifty Clergymen from ait over Connecticut and from New York were in the throng thai attended the funeral cervices foi Rev. Louls Stan- ton, assistavt vasior of St. Joseph's Roman Catiholle chusch yesterday at Winsted. Invntldgllion of a tynshing in which it is sald the wreng negro was hang- ed has resulted in the Port Smith, Ark., eity council removing chief of police Barry, night captain Smart, eight reau am ismi ective Plihcock, ~ James N: Hir;'térM.yor of Paris, | Tho House Yesterday Passed 172 to’ Although available returns were scatiered, E. L. Phillpp, meanager of President Taft’s primary campalgn in this state, conceded to Senator La- | Foilexte 28 out of 26 delegates to the | republican national convention. { Wiison Also Has Big Lead. { Gov. Woodrow Wilson's lead on the | democratic ticket apparently equaled that of Senator Lafoliette on the re- publican ticket. Milwaukee's Socialist Mayor Goes Dewn. Milwaukee, Wis., April 2—Dr, G. A. Bading, non-partisan candidate for muyor, today defeated Mayor Emil Seidel, soclalist, incumbent, by a total veote of 43,177 to 30,200. Of the 383 aldermen elected today, 28 were non- partisan and seven were sociallsts, ‘With four socialist holdover aldermen the mew city council will be composed of 26 non-partisan sldermen and 11 socialist aldermen. * MERIDEN FORGER HAD BECOME RESPECTABLE. Was Highly Estsemed at Newcastle, Where Police Located Him. Vew Haven, Conn. April 2.—Edwin F. Matson, alias John ¥. Wilson, George O. Fowler and Joseph Huber, who i8 wanted in Meriden for alleged forgery, aad who for the past two {’:“. has been living at Newcastle, ,, was arraigned in superior court this afternoon before Judge Case. About two years :go Matson, who at that time represented he was in charge of an automobile. concern, cashed a check in Meriden for $41.82 which was later returned marked “No good.” Ha was later arrested in South Norwalk on a similar charge. The next heard of him was at Buf- falo, from which place he went to Newcastle, At that town he secured a position in & restaurant, soon being promoted to maneger. Here he mar- ried a widow and later sécured a lucra- tive position in the Shelboy Tube works. He was beld in general esteem in the town. The chief of police, however, had seen 8, circular sent out from Meriden and from the description recogunized the man, who was going under the name of Joseph Huber. He was later n;relsted end Ddrought back hers for trial. He pleaded guilty to the charge of forgery, but in view of the circum- stances State Attorney Alling changed the charge against him to.obtaining money under false pretenses. He then made a strong plea for lenlency. Mat- son’s attorney also made a similar plea and the judge took the matter under advisement until tomorrow. LINDELIVERABEE MAIL MATTER FOR HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS. Policy of Sending It to Dead Letter | Office to Be Discontinued. ! Weshington, April 2.—Postmasters were authorized today by Postmaster General Hitchcock to send undellver- able metter, “such as picture cards, newspepers, magazines and other peri- codical publications,” to municipal au- thorities for distrfhution among hos- | tutions. Heretofore such matter has been sent to the dead letter office in Washington. | Wild Time m Hungarian Parliament. London, April 3.—The Hungarian | crisis has not abatsd in viclence, and | the prespect of a mettlement appears remote, according to & Vienne des- patch to the Daily Mail. At o sitting of the Hungarfan parliament yester- { day, dbrutal attacks were mads upon the emperor and the crown prince. The session was idsorderely through- out and the president was powerless to check the unbridied speech. $60,000 for Gettysburg Celebration. ‘Washington, April 3—An appropria- tion of $50,000 to enable the federal government to participate in the cele- bration of the i6th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg passed the house today, amid cheers which followed = spirited appeal by Representative | Lamb of V! a democrat, and the only Confedrate veteran in the house, He spoke in faver of the appropria- tion. Lawyer Killed by Train. Yonkers, N. Y, April 2—The body of 2 man belisved to be that of Charles Vanderroest, & lawyer of White Plains, was found om the New York Central raflroad tracks near the Glenwood sta- tion here tonight. The man had evi- dently been struck by a traln. Vander- roest was about 45 years oid. Millionaire Goes to Penitentiary. Seattle, Wash, April 2—Clarence Dayton Hm‘ammlqmdn real estale dealer, convicted of using the mails to defraud, and whose case the United States sufreme court yesterday refused to revisw, will enter the McNell's Isl- and penitentlary next Thursday to gervs two vears and six months. General Grant Improving. Tampa, Fla., April 2—Gen. Frederick D. Grant, commander of the de?ut- ment of the east, who has been ill at the home of Mrs. Potter Palmer in Manatee county, has sufficiently recov- ered to move to a resort further south, where he and his relatives have suc- ceeded in eluding publieity, 3 Tweo Super-Dreadnoughts for Camada. Montreal, April 2.—The government organ in Quebec today ai mced that Canede will order two super-dread- noughts while the question of the com- plete charactsr of t. being discussed by the Canadian min- ister of marine and the British admir- I. -~ 7 pitals, asylums or reformatory had-‘ Largest Majority for Four Terms. Out of the 18,009-04d voters enrolled, 13,500 voted today despite the inclem- ent weather, which had generally beon hailed as “democratic weather.” Ool- onel Cheney's majority is the largest that has been given the mayor of Hartford for the last four terms, the average majority being 300 during these yeara. & Equalization of Sohool Districts. The voters by a vote of 53577 to 4,970 favored equalization of the city &chool districts rather than consoli- dation. The appropriations of $L,100,- 060 for a mew municipal building, $450,000 for a new high scheol build- ing, $50.000 for a new pumping Swe- tion, $25.000 for a new police tele- graph system and other minor ap- propriations ‘were passed by sensation- &l majorities. Republicans Parads in Raim. ‘fhe republicans held a big pareds during the evening, notwithstanding the rain._ Speeches were made by Colonel Cheney and other successful candidates. Senator Spellacy, the de- feated candidete, tendered a letter of congratulations to his successful rival, during the early part of the evening. “THE MADERO REVOLUTION FINANCED IN WALL STREEY.” Manifesto lssued in Mexice Subjects Americans to Abuse, Jiminez, Mex., April 2—Telegraph wires between this e¢ity and Parral went down _this afternoon, snd late news from Parral was unavailable to- night. The last heard was that tha battle which began in the morning continued. This afternoon a thousand soldlers were sent in two iralns to Campa’s support. General Orozco learned today of a manifesto issued on Sunday and given to the press in which Americans are subject to sbuse, and the statement ix mede that the Madero revolution & year ago was financed in Wall strest. Shot on New York Street. New York, April 2—Frark Carél- nali, 28, was shot through the heart tonight by an unidentified man and died s few”minutes later in a drug stors, to which he had staggered for medical attention. In the strest the police found a 33-callbre revolver, De- | tectives were unable to find a witness | 1o the shooting. Cardinall had been a resident of this city but six montha, | having come directly here from Paler- { mo, Ifaly, Railroad Clerke to Demand Increass. | Boston, April 2—Fifteen m roud systems, embracing the 1 roads esast of Buffelo and north of | Pennsylvanie, will be asxed to grant | a general incresse ir wages of | cents a day and improved werking | conditions for thefr cleorks, mumber- | ing 15,000 men, as & resuit of action taian tonight by the system commit- tees of the northeastern federatiom of { the Brotherhood of Reliroad Clerks st s meeting in this city. State Police Investigating. Greenwich, Conn,, April £—The state Dolice are investigating an automobila collisign which oceurred here last | everring in which it is said that an | automcbile driven by Gecrge Tal- | madge of South Norwalk ran into & team in which were Samuel Goidwits and David Cohen. The two men wers thrown out into the roadway and in~ jured, though not seriously, Both are under care of physécians. Dartmouth Lunch Club Formed. Waterbury, April 2-—Alumni of Dartmeuth in this ofty met tonight and formed an alumni assoclation un~ der the title of the Dartmouth Launch club, Rev. C, A. Dinstaore of the First Congregational church was made président, and Jomeph A. Wallace meo- retary. Dr. Edwerd A, Hay was made chairman of the executive cotm~ mittes | { Youth Kills Stepfather. Pitigburg, Pa, Aprll 2.—James Mna- gill, 19, tonight sbot and killed his stapfather, Gottlleb Hass, aged b9, and surrendered to the police, saying he killed his stepfather to avenge his mother for cruelties lasting through several years. Hass is alleged to have | severely beat his wife today. i Jerssy’s New Auto Reciprooity Law. | Trenton, N. J., April 2.—Governor | Wilson lodfi signed the auntomoblle | reciprocity bill. This measure parmits | non-resident autoists to operats their | machines in this state without a Ii- cense for a period of 15 days each year, Dragging In the Tax Dodgers. | New Haven, Conn., April 3.—The po- | lice tonizht made 28 arrest§ for non- payment of personel tax. Among them | was E. M. Embree, alumm regisirar of Yale untversity. Killed for a Nickel Greensboro, N, C., Aprll 2.—Becauss he had not paid a nickel that James Hill, a 14 year old boy of Goldsb claimed was due him, Ned Jone old negro, wes shot and kmqg by boy ioday. Mrs. Emily A. Baldwin, daughter of Moses -Sperry, who fought in the rev olationary at Concord and 1 ington, di her home at Oxfor Conn, vest , aged 90 years, wag one of the few remaining real davghters wof the revolution, With the Galleries Filled with fami- nine spestators, the Massachusetts house yesterday decided against wo- suffrage F B oy ekt & 7 SRy