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etreogth s keeping up very well, his ) VOL. LIV—NO. 262 NORWICH, CONN. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1912 PRICE TWO CENTS SITUATION WITHOUT A PRECEDEN T Withdrawal of Vice Presidential Candidate Before Election Would Cause Complications SPECULATION AS TO THE POWERS OF HIS PARTY Probable Course of Electoral College in Event of Death Con- sidered—Contention That Electoral Votes For Dead Man Must Be Counted—Situation May Arise in Which Repub- licans Must Vote For Democrat For Vice President. ‘Washington, Oct. 29.—Deep interest was manifested today throughout ‘Washington in the condition of Vice President Sherman at Utica. His ill- ness was the subject of repeated in- quiry at the White house and was dis- cussed at the cabinet; meeting. Con- fidence was expressed in many quar- ters that the vice president would re- cover, although the most optimis did not expect him to be in the chair ;:en the senate reconvenes in Decem- No New Problem in Senate. The absénce of the presiding officer, however, will give the senate no new problem to solve. The bitter fight over the election of a president pro tem. just ended last session in an ment to have Senator Gallinger, ew Hampshire, republicgn, and Sen- ator Bacon, Georgia, democrat, alter- nately In the chair. Just before con- gress adjourned Senator Bacon was chosen to serve as president pro tem. until December 16 and the understand- ing is the rotation with Senator Gal- Hinger will continue indefinitely. Studying the Possibilities. Students of conltltuuonné Erocodwe and of the American elect A busied themsel¥es today with Inve tigation of the complications h would arise should the vice president’s illness result fatally or compel his withdrawal before the election. No grecedmtl were found covering the situation of the withdrawal or death of a vice presidential mominee before the November election. Inasmuch as party procedure is not fovmu by statute some of the par- jamentarians said the party had the legal right to handle the situation in whatever manner it pleased. The opin- jon was expressed that 'this would result in the national or executive committee selecting a substitute can- didate and printing his name on the ballot in states where the tickets have not already been sent to the press. The Case of Horace Greeley. The discussion which arose over the death of Horace Greeley in 1872 was recalled in the investigation today. His death occurred after the Novem- ber election, but before electoral college met to select a president and vice president. The ability of electors | to vote for others than those nominat- ed by the party convention or whose names had been printed on the bal- lot, was then demonstrated, many democratic electors voting for others than Greeley. The Georgia electors conceived it duty to vote for Graty although he was dead. The B decided that the Georgia vote ould be counted, but the house voted that it should not. Votes for Dead Man Must Be Counted It is contended that since congress amended the manner of canvassing the ballots in 1887 as a result of the Hayes-Tilden - contest, .votes for a candidate dying between the Novem- ber election and the meeting of the electoral college on the second.Mon- day in January, must be counted by congress unless they are held to be votes not “regularly given.” The law says “That no electoral vote or vetes from any state which shall have been regularily given, * * * from which but one return has been received, shall be rejected.” A Situation Not Provided For. The most serious condition which could develoy, it is said, would be from the death of a choice of the elec- toral college between the time the col- lege voted on the second Monday in January and the inauguration on March 4. The constitution authorizes congress to provide by the law for the performance of the dutiesyof president in cases of “removal, defith, resigna- tion, or inability” of a president and vice president, but does not declare what officer shall act as president in case of anything unforeseen occurring 1o the president-elect or vice presi- | dent-elect, or expressly authorizes con- gress to do. Some parliamentarians contend, however, that congress would have power to act under the clause which enables it to pass such laws as are necessary and proper to carry in- to effect the powers granted the fed- eral government., Republicans Might Have to Vote for Democrat. Should there be no election of a vice president by the electoral college and a vice presidential candidate die subsequent to their voting, the seclec- tion would be limited to the two can- didates receiving the largest number of votes, under the constitution. Shpuld a vice presidential candidate, Who was one of the two highest on e list die, senators of his party Might be required to vote for the candidate of the other party. A vice president elected under such circum- stances would become president if the electoral college and house of repre- sentatives had not elected a president by March 4, SPENDS RESTLESS DAY. | Vice President Sherfnan Drops Off to Sleep in Chair at 830 P. M. Utica, N. Y., Oct. lese and unsatisfactory day, Vice Pres- ident Sherman dropped off to sleep while gitting in his chair at 8.30 o'clock tonight and at 11 o'clock was still #leeping. Dr. Peck, who had been with him most of the time for 24 hours, left for home, expressing confidence that his patient would go through the night without great distress. His kid- neys are acting somewhat more free- After a rest- At six o'clock tonight Vice Presi- dent Sherman’s attending physician, Dr. Fayette Peck, issued the following statement relative to the condition of his distinguished patient: “For the past week or ten dayas, Mr. Sherman’s friends and physicians have felt a great deal of solicitude about him and for the past three or four duyvs his uremle condition has caused a great deal of alarm. After a dis turhing day yeslerday he fell into a paiural sleep at 11 o'clock last night, without the aid of ale sducing drugs, and slept until & o'clock this morning, guietly and comfortably. ‘hie afterncon there has heen n recurrence of his disturban hut for the larger part of the afterneon he has heen resting quletly, [lis heart i liearing on delay on freight transfers | affaire.nn chargos that he earrled whis- pulse i§ from 80 to $6; temperature practically normal; respiration from 17 to 30.” During the day there were several emergency calls from the Sherman house for the physician. The vice president was not in great pain, but was extremely restless and at times irrational, both of which conditions ‘were caused by the presence of uremic poison, due to the inaction of the kid- neys. Dr. Peck makes no effort to minimize the seriousness of the condi- tion, but he is hopeful of heing able to stimulate the kidneys, and if he succeeds, expects a marked improve- ment. In no event does he anticipate a vital crisis for a day or two. There is no effort to conceal the facts concerning the vice president’s case. On the contrary, both Dr. Peck d Mr. Sherman’s family concede its itical nature. The doctor says, how- ever, that kidney disease is of such an illusive nature that it is quite im- 'possible to foretell the course of any given case with exactness. Mr. Sher- man’s robust constitution is in his i favor, but the fact that he has lost ground steadily since August weighs against him. Dr. Janeway of New York and Dr, Elsner of -Syracuse, both of whom have been called into con- sultation during the past ten days, confirm Dr. Peck's diagnosis, leaving no doubt that the kidneys are the seat of the malady and that the heart, the arteries. and the muscles about the heart gre all seriously involved. ‘As Champ Clark Sees It. Chicago, Oct. 29.—Champ Clark, speaker of the house of representa- tives, made four addresses at mass meetings in different parts of the cicy tonight. “The only thing uncertain in the outlook at present is whether Taft or Roosevelt will run second,” he de- clared. STUDLEY STATES POSITION, % 1) / Declines to Promise to Remove High- way Commi ner MacDenald, —— ‘Ansonia, Conn., Ogt. 39.—At a large- attended and enthusiastic republi- rally tonight in the opera house, Judge John P. Studley of New Ha: ven, TEpublican nee ‘for governor, repfied to the questions that have been put from time to time by Albert Phil- lips of Stamford, democratic candi- date fcr secretary of state. At sev- eral rallies recently Mr. Phillips has ked Judge Studley whether he would, f elected, remove the present highway commissioner, and, if he did remove him, would he put another “machine man” in his place. Tonight Judge Studley said that when he accepted the nomination for governor he made no promises, and could not promise anything now, “until I have heard a!l the evidence.” . He did not feel like passing judg- ment on the matter merely on hearsay evidence. His experience as a judgs, he said, had taught him that it is al- ways best to make a decision after all the evidence has been carefully weighed. + United States Senator Frank B. Brandegee of Connecticut discussed national issues, urging the re-election of Taft. The meeting was the largest of the campaign and many were un- able to gain admittance in the opera house. A BOX TICKETS BRING $100. Seats for Niadi-on Square Meeting in Great Demand. New York, Oct. 29.—The demand for seats at Madison Square Garden for the progressive rally tomorrow night, at which Colonel Roosevelt is to make a short speech, has been so great that progressive leaders were tos buying in tickets at an increased ce. Thke great hall seats over 10,000 persons and the tickets were distributed by the progressive state committee and sold through district leaders for the benefit of the state campaign fund. It was said taday at state headquar- ters that as high as $100 was being paid for a box at the Garden by those who had not participated in the orig inal ¥stribution of seats. Arrange- ments were being made today for over- flow meetings, but Colonel Roosevelt was not expected to address such gath- erings. Wilson Declares Against Free Trade. Newark, N. J,, Oct. 29.—Gov. Wood- row Wilson in three speeches filled with satirical attacks on his oppo- nents emphasized in North Jersey to- night that he was not_a believer in free irade and that the democraii party if put into power did not intend to disturb the legitimate business or the prosperity of the country. Taft at Political Conference. New York, Oct. 29.—President Taft held one of the last political confer- ences of the campaign here tonight at the Manhatian hotel. Charles H. Taft and Henry W. Taft, his brothers, Chairman Hilles of the republican na- tional committee and Semator Crane of Massachusetts discussed the general political situation with the president at dinner, “Axeman” Adlai Heard From. . Bloomington, 111, Oct. 29.—Adlai E. Stevenson, vice president in Grover Cleveland’s administration, today re- plied to the recent statement of Presi- dent Taft that the panic of 1893 was caused by the election of Cleveland. He declared that the panie began long before the inauguration of Cleveland and two vears before the enactment of the Wilson tariff. — Boston and Maine Needs $50,000,000. Boston, Oct. 20.—“The Boston and Mainé railroad needs $50,000,000 to do its business as it ought to be done,” stated Edward G. Buckland, vice presi- dent of the New York, Ne and Hartford rallroad, today to Chailr- man Charles A. Prouty of the inter state commerce commisslon af iis — Will Not Presscute Valentine. Washington, Oct, %8, —-The depart ment of justice has decided there is no | sround for prosecuting Robert 3, Val- | entine, former camgmissloner of Tndian | key an an Indian rexervatfon duri tour of inspection while he was gt th Dsad of the Inddan I - { barrea | Calonel Rooseveit refired « Cabled Paragraphs Crown Prince Continues to Improve. St. Petersburg, Oct. 29.—The im- provement in the condition of Crown Prince Alexis continues, according to advices from Spala. Gladys Evans Discharged. Dublin, Oct. 29.—Miss Gladys Evans, the militant suffragette, who was re- arrested October 23 for failing to re- port to the police, was discharged to- day, the magistrate holding that the six days she had remained in jail was { sufficient punishment. SERR e T Ecuador’s New Cabinet. Guayaquil, Ecuador, Oct. 29.—A new Ecuadoran cabinet has been formed by President Plaza, in which the port- folios are distributed as follows: For- | eign affairs, Dr. Alfredo B. Moreno: interior, Dr. Modesto Penaherra; war and marine, Gen, Juan TF. Ni ITO; finance, Juan F. Game; instructiong and posts, Luis N. Ditton. Congress closed its sessions today. GREAT BATTLE OF BALKAN WAR NOW IN PROGRESS. O e Last Chance for Turkey to Retrieve Almost Hopeless Campaign. London, Oct. 29.—The long awaited battle which will decide the fate of Turkey is now being fought. ‘The army under Nazim Pasha, minister of war and commander ir._ chief, is en- \gaged, and according to Constantinople {'official despatches, the operations are favorable to the Ottomans. Theydes- patches, however, do not indlcate where the chief action is taking place cr how the opposing forces compare. It is Turkey's last chance to re- trieve an almost hopeless campaign. Nazim Pasha is fighting with his back to the wall: his communications have been cut, and it is impossible for him to get fresh supplies or reinforce- ments. In Constantinople the feeling of confidence is reviving. It is be- lieved that the war minister has at last assumed the offensive. But this is by no means certain, as the battle may have been forced upon him. Sofia despatches indicate the continued for- ward movement of the Bulgarians, but give ne details. There is still no con- firmation of the reported capture of Lule Burgas, Demolica and Drama. The Bulgarians are still fighting in the direction of Visa in pursuance of their plan to advance to the extreme east in the direction of Constantinople. The Greeks also are marching, with victories to their credit, toward Salon- iki, where a feeling of extreme anxiety is said to prevail and provisions are running short. The fact that no ap- parent effort is being made to stem the Greek advance to Saloniki is held to indicate that the bulk of Turkey's army there has been transferred to Thrace. No recent information has been re- ceived of the operations around Scu- tari or other points to the west and Sofia today observed a significant si- lence. Diplomatic activities continue in London. The prime minister, Mr. As- quith, had an audience with the king today. No formal action has been taken, or is likely to be taken, until the result of the great battle is known. Bulgarian Queen Acts as Nurse. Philippopolis, Bdigaria, Oct. 29— Queen Eleanor of Bulgaria, who has been here for the last few days, has assumeq the dress of an ordinary nurse and Is attending the sick and wounded arriving from battlefields. 6,000 Corpses Found in Road. London, Oct. 30.—Terrible details are reaching Belgrade, according to the Standard’s correspondent there, of the retreat of the Turks from Kumanova. They tried to stop the Servian advanca by making breastworks of dead bodles, six thousand corpses being found on the road from Kumanova to Uskup. Turkish Losses Placed at 10,000. Vranya, Servia, Oct, 29.—At the bat- tle of Kumanova the Servians lost 500 killed and 2,000 wounded. The Turks lost 10,000 killed or wounded. COLD STORAGE RLANTS KEEP DohN THE PRICES. Declaration of Frank A. Horn in Ad- dress on Foed Situation. Chicago, Oct. 29.—Cold storage plamts are mot factors of the high cost of living: rather they are contributors to lesser cost price of manw necessities or life, if the declaration of Frank A. Horn of New York before the Na- tional Poultry, Butter and Eggs asso- clation be taken as a correct view of the economics of the food situation. “Cries of cornering the market in various necessities and raising prices of commodities beyond the reach of the people is utterly witheut founda - tion,” he said. ‘“Instead we keep prices down at times when formerly certain edibles were unobtainable by the poorer classes. > “High prices at one period of the year because of storage plants simpl, means much lower prices than other- wise at other times of the year.” Steamship Arrivals. At Bremen: Oct. 29, Kaiser Wilhelm II, from Néw York. At Gibraltar: Oct. 29, Cleveland, from New York for Yokohama, on cruise; Cretic, from Boston for Na- ples. At New York: Oct. 29, United States, from Copenhagen; Zeeland, from Ant- werp. At Christiansand: Oct. 28, C. F. Tietgen, from New York for Copenha- gen. At Liverpool: Oct. 28, Lake Manito- ba, from Montreal; Oct. 29, Maureta- nia, from New York. 3= Steamships Reported. Fastnet, Oct. 29.—Steamer Arabic, Boston for Queenstown and Liverpool, 143 miles west at 2 p. m. Due Queens- town 3 a. m. Wednesday. Montreal, Oct. 29.—Arrived, steamer Scandinavian, Glasgow; Letitia, Glas- BOW. v London, Oct. 29.—Arrived Minneapolis, New York, steamer “Divine Healer's” Sentence Stands, Albany, N. Y, Oct. 29.-—The court of appeals today affirmed the decision of the lower courts in imposing the maximum penalty, 11 months and 20 days in the penitentiary and a $500 fine, upon Salvatore Spinetta of New York for practicing medicine without a license. Spinetta claimed to be a d!- vine healer and advertised that he could cure all diseases by the power of angels, miracles and the laying oa of hands. Inquest on Stratford Murder. Bridgeport, Oct. 29.—Coroner Phelan of Fairfield county tonight commenced 'w Haven | hjg {nquest into the murder of Mrs. Achille Rotondo. The self-confessed murderer, Joa Buonomo, is belleved to have been one of the witnesses exam- ined. The Inquest was behind closed doors and newspaper men weére alsa out Colonel Roosevelt Retires Early. Oyster Bay, Oct. 20.-In with his day of comparaiive rly keeping acuvin tonig e sible W mxieus to he in i 1pe for his spesch mak of lomerTew svoning ] { 1 i | | | { | | et ' . 3 1 Mabel Barrison, the Actress, is dy- | ing of tuberculosis at the home of relative at Toronto. Beckgr (1] Hear Condensgd Tfleg'rams ‘Sentence Today | white person born in Duluth, -is dead there, aged 73. The United States Express Company vesterday passed its semi-annual divi- dend of $3 a share. The Price of a Haircut is to be raised from 25 cents to 35 cents at | Chicago after Nov. 16. MRS. BECKER DECLARES SHE “WILL BE PRESENT. SHAPIRO CONFESSES Incessant Smoking of Cigarettes | caused the suicide of Lon Fielder of Macon, Ga., according to physicians. { Will Take Witness Stand for Govern- Next Week—Davidson to Plead Guilty. ment in Trials of “Gunmen” The Rev. John P. Peters of a New York Episcopal church declared. that Y e all rich men would be barred from New York, Oct. 29.—Chakles Beckes | "4Ve™ will be sentenced tomorrow morning to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, Two Americans, Miss Bessie Lam- bert and A. V. Menz, were killed in + - the recent typhoon in the Philippine the gambler. Mrs. Bécker will b”llshm&: B ral present to hear her husband's fate | pronounced by Justice Goff. “I sh: { John Jensen, Salesman for a Brook- | yIyn provision dealer, w arrested, | | charged with using scal giving 13! | ounges to the pound. ' certainly be in the courtroom tomo row,” Mrs. Becker said today afte leaving her husband behind the b: in “murderers’ row” in the Tombs. “I shall go on the train with my husband | to\ Sing Sing. I want to stay at his|killed at Bridgeport Ly an automobile side as long as possible. I think it is|driven by former Mayor Edward T. my duty to do that and to be as bra Buckingham of that eity. as I can’y “Gunmen’s” Trials Begin Monday. The “death house” at Sing Sing will be Becker's home beginning not late: than Sunday, the state plans. Dis- Charles Lawson, 14, was struck and | The Purchasing Department of the South Penn Oil company yesterday ad- vanced the price of Pennsylvania cruae oil five cents to $1.65 a barrel trict Attorney Whitman does not want the responsibility of the ex-lieutenant's presence in this city when he places ol Electrical Clocks, designed to pre- vent excuses on the part .of tardy clerks, have been installed in the post- the “gunmen” on trial. The first office department at Washington. them will probably be tried Mond: Sheriff Harburger declares he will not delay Becker's removal from the Tombs. " Will Hustle Becker to Sing Sing. “The fact that Bec! s rather more | prominently in the public eye than any other convicted murderer makes nc difference to me,” said the sheriff to- day. “He is simply a man who has come under my jurisdictipn through the channels of justice and will be treated the same as all other While state’s counsel is s to be willing to wait until Saturday befor taking Becker to Sing Sing, Sherifl Harburger said he art wita his prisoner Thursday merning. possi- bly tomorrow afternoon. Shapiro Reported to Have Conf The task of the state in prosecuting the gangsters, “Lefty Loui Lewis,” “Gyp the Blood” and ‘‘Dago Frank,” was made less difficult this afternoon when William Shapiro, the driver of the “murder car,” made what was purported to be a complete con- fession. Shapiro was closeted with District Attorney Whitman for severa! hours. For days his counsel, A, J. Levy, had urged his client to tell all he knew. Shapiro feared to do so, said the lawyer, because he believed he would be killed. Won't Grant Shapiro Complete Im- munity. With Shapire’s confession and his testimony on the stand against the “murder crew,” all in corroboration of what the state already knows of the movements of Rosenthal’s aMeged slay- ers the morning the gambler was kill- ed, District Attorney Whitman, be- lieves he will have no trouble conv ing the gangsters about to be tried. If Shapiro tells a story which will hejp convict his passengers in the “murder car,” he probably will be tried on some less serious charge than that of murder. Mr. Whitman is said to be willing to agree to this, but is not pre- pared to grant Shapiro complete im- munity, + Davidson Ready to Plead Guilty. Fire in the Watson Block at Attle- boro, Mass., yesterday threatened sev- eral structures in the business section of the town and did $100,000 damage. . A New Chrysanthemum was named after Christy Mathewson, pitcher "for the Neswv York Giants, at the annual chrysanthemum show in Washington. Red Pepper as a Weapon has been | adopted by the striking waiters of | Washington. A score of strikebreakery have been the victims of the pepper throwers. 7 Policeman Albert R. Peterson was shot and fatally wounded at Boston yestercay by an unknown man whom he had rebuked for making an insuli- ing remark to & woman. For, the Next Six Weeks 125 enlisted men in the New York navy yard will be busy chewing 40 kinds of tobacco to decide which kind shall be bought for vse in the navy. A Wooden Awning Fell under the weight of 200 parade spectators at Houston, Tex., yesterday, and at least 50 persons, most of whom stood be- neath the awning, were hurt. Rev. Dr. Mark A. Matthews, moder- ator of the Presbyterian general as- sembly, has begun a campaign whicih raims at the discontinuance of the cus- tom ‘of sending flowérs to funerals. Wilson is Still an Overwhelming favorite over the field in the Wall street betting on the presidential elec- tion. The odds are: Wilson 4 to Taft 1 to 3, and Roosevelt 1 to 21-2. Suffragists Are to Impress on the country the cause of Votes for Wom- en by organizing a militant parade at ‘Washington during the presidential inauguration exercises March 4th next. Four Inches of Skin were removed | from Edward Donaldson, vice president of the L. A. Thompson Scenic Rail- way ecompany, to be grafted on his son, “Red Phil” Davidson, slayer of “Big gg:mfi] I‘Mr. DIeiis0n Miaas e Jack” Zelig, is expected to plead guilty £ i either to murder in the second degree : " or to manslaughter when brought to Hearing of Charges of disorderly conduct against Lucile Cameron, the Minneapolis girl, whose name has been connected with that of Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist, was vesterday post- poned until Nov. 14. Mrs. Phoebe Hinman, widow of F. E. Hinman of Meriden, died at the home of her son-in-law, F. W, Miner, vesterday as a result of the fall suf-| |fered several weeks ago. She was about 90 years old. trial tomorrow morning. Mr. Whitman, while assured that Davidson will t force the state to try him, is ready to go on with the case. Davidson’s counsel, James W. Osborne, it is understood, will insist that ais client be allowed to plead manslaughter, which has 20 years as a maximum-penalty. If the state insists on second degree murder as the pleu, Davidson can be sentenced to life im- prisonment. Superintendent Van Tuyl of the New York state banking department has closed the Woodhaven bank of Wood- haven, L. I, because of “doubtful loans made to real estate operators and lax- ity of management.” REDUCTION IN STANDARD ! OF WEIGHT OF DIAMONDS Metric Carat Adopted_b_y Leading Jew- elers of United States. \ e New York, Oct. 29.—Fifty leading jewelers of the United States voted today to adopt the metric carat as the standard of weight for diamonds. Un- der the new standard, a carat will weigh 200 milligrammes; under the old its weight is 205.3 milligrammes. The reduction in weight is two and one-half per cent. The change will become effective July 1, 1913. The new standard weight is known as the International and is in use all over the world except in England, Holland, Belgium and United States. A cemmittee was appointed to ask congress to make it the only legal carat in this country. William H. Kruse, former teller of the German National bank of Coving- | ton, Ky., was sentenced to five years | at the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga., vesterday, when he pleaded guilty te the misuse of $14,000 of the funds of the bank. | Dean Hart, Episcopal Rector of St.! John’s Episcopal church in Denver, ! | eriticised the Catholic religion before | his congregation and declared he| would not recognize Bishop Farley as| a priest, but would like to meet him | persdnally. President Taft Yesterday Commuted to expire on Dec. 23 the five year sen- tence of J. Otis Wilson, who pleaded guilty on June 14 of making a false entry in thé books of the People’s Na- tional bank of Salem, N. Y., of which he was cashier. OBITUARY. Vice President John M. Whitman. Chicago, Oct. 23.—John M. Whitman, vice president, of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, died today at Fred C. Blake, charged with the em- l his home. He was born ai Elbridge, | bezzlement of town funds to !17&]‘ N ¥ ears ag He entered rail- ’umount of $7,000 during the four vears | road service in 1836 as a rodman in|he was treasurer of Boothbay Harbor, the engineering department of the Illi- | was acquitted vesterday by a| nois Central railroad. general manager of the Northwestern in 1887 and yice presi- dent in 188). He retired from active service In 191i. John C. Stirling of Hartford. He W magde | jur; The shortage was restored by ; Chicago and | Blake's bondsmen. William Bloom and John Picarella, | plavinates, aged 9 and 12, respectively, | were found dead yesterday in a *rob- | ber's’ cave which they had dug in a | Hartford, Conn., Lct. 20.—John C.} va0apt Jot back of their home in New | Stirling, a well known resident of L York. The walls of the cave had d and treasurer of the Pratt & | gallon in, buryving them company, died tonight at a | e a local hospital following an operation| EFpem His Inquest Coroner .Phelan performed several davs ago. lle was|yegterday finds that the death of A, W. | born in Scotland 63 vears ago. ”"}T{enr]' as a result of being hit by an| has been a resident of Hartford automobile at Stamford, last Sunday,| T | was accidental. Williagn Fuches, driv- | er of the car, who was arrested after| the accident, has been released. since 1895, when he came here a 2 of the Pratt & Whitney company. was the first captain of the Hartford Golf club and a Free Mason. A widow, one son and a daughter survive. | Mrs. Achille Rotondo, also known as Jennie Cavaglieri, who was shot to death in Stratford last Tuesday night, |was buried vesterday in Lakeview | cemetery, at PRridgeport. Underworld friends of hers had contributed a sum | to defray the expenses of the funeral. The Offic of the Naval Academy | at Annapolis have virtually ordered ca- deis not to patronize the barber shors of that town. Midshipman Julian B. Rishop of New York recently dled from other | hiood poisoning as the result of a razor ! cut on his face sustained in a barber shop { American and European Time. Paris, Oct. 29.—The exact time at a given moment in America and Europe will be established shortly by wire- less telegraph. About the middle of November it will be possible for the first time to establish with precisicn the longitndes of America and Furope in their relation te each other by the exchange of wireless signals hetweoen the great stition at Arlingion, Va., and the Eiffe! tower in Parlz and European stations Lesses Housatonic Power Co Suffleld, Comn, Oect. 28.—The North Arthur M. Travers, former acting ern Connecticut Light & Power o, rd assistant postmaster general, in- of Windsor Locks has leased for a dicted for conspiracy and embezzle- !term of 9% years the Housatonic Pow- {ment in taking valuable postage or company this plaee iamps [rom the postoffice depariment, e euterday withdrew his plea of not John Mulvaney, 1he koener of tien suhstituted one of nelo con l = eral Grant's & ltcndre and was fiped 3500, b, dizd Momday, | Grover Cleveland Lage. ! crfushed, Mrs. Cleveland To Wed Again ‘PROF. PRESTON OF WELLS COL- LEGE TO BE GROOM. Went Into Business in Youth and Re-- sumed College Studies at Age of 40 —Excellent Record at Princeton. N. J, Oct. 29—Mrs, authorizes the an- her engagement to Preston, professor of 4nd history of arts at Wells college. The date of the mar- riage is not yet determined, but will be announced later. Mrs. Cleveland is a graduate of Wells college and has heen a trustee of that institution since 1887, Her wedding to President Grover Cleveland, which took place in the ex- ecutive mansion during his first ad- Princeton nouncement of Thomas Jes archaeology ministration, was one of the notable events in the history of the White House. Mr. Cleveland Was Her Guardian. Her father, Oscar Folsom, was a law partner of Mr. Cleveland, who, upou Mr. Folsom’s death in 1875, became Frances Folsom's guardian. After his retirement from the presidency Mr. Cleveland made his permanent home in Princeton and Mrs. Cleveland has con- tinued to reside there since the former president died in 1901. Her two daugh- ters, Esther and Marion, and her som, Richard F., are living with her there. Prospective Groom 50 Years of Age. The announcement of the engage- ment was made tonight by President John Grier Hibben of Princeton uni- versity, who said: “Professor Preston is 50 years of He is a graduate of Princetoa and one whom we hold in very high esteem. As a young man he begam his university studies at Columbia, which, however, were interrupted on account of illness. At that time he gave up the idea of completing his education and went into business, in which he made a very rapid and no- table success, establishing himself ai the head of a very prosperous manu- facturing company in Newark, N. J. Studied Abroad at Age of 40. “After securing a substantial fortune and feeling keenly that continued business success could not compensate for his abandoned college career, he determined to attain a long desired end which his varly vears had denied him. Although' nearing the age of 40, he nevertheless closed his active busi- ness career and went abroad to study for two years at the Sorbonne, Paris. Excellent Showing at Princeton. “Returning to erica, he came (o Princeton for two more years of ad- ditional study. On account of the wide range and unusual excellence of his work, both in undergraduate and grad- uate studies, he took at the same com- mencement not only the degree of Litt B., but the degree of M. A. as a 1 very unique attainment. He was also elected at that time to the Pri chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa %0- clety. 7" "Won Fellowship Competition. “professor Preston was exceedingly popular and made many friends While at Princeton. He was subsequently appointed fellow of t’e American school of classical study at Rome and later won in a competition open to all universities of the United States the fellowship of the Archaeological Insti- | tute of America. After pursuing his studies abroad he returned to Prince- ton and took his degree of doctor of philosophy. He was then called to his present professorship of Wells college. “Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Prestom, Sr., live in South Orange, N. p £ WOMAN HAD BULLET WOUND IN TEMPLE. Wife of Mining Engineer Shot After Quarrel h Husband. San Francisco, Oct. 29.—Paying no attention to the report of a revolver which came from the room he had just quitted after a quarrel with his wife, W. P. McComas, a mining engineer, left the building today and reported the matter to the police, The police found Mre, McComas huddled behind the door of the apartment with a bul- let wound in her temple. Her condi- tion is critical. Surgeons expressed doubt that the wound could have beem self-inflicted and an investigation was begun. egd“cComls. who is sald to have ex- tensive mining Interests in Sonora, Mexico, said he had quarreled with his wife and was seeking another sleep- ing place when he left the room. He was held, pending investigation. McComas was tried and acquitted in Los Angeles of the murder of Mrs. Charlotte Noyves, who was slain in her apartments Feb, 28, 1908, four years after he was married to Miss Leona Anderson, a4 school ‘teacher of Dem- ing, N. M. f\!c(‘omas did not deny he was with Mrs. Noyes when she was killed. After the killing McComas rushed out of the Noves apartment with his face seared with acid and declared that the woman had hurled vitriol upon him. BALTIMORE WOMAN SLAIN IN CHICAGO Tragic End of Romance When She Followed Man She Was to Wed. Chleago. Oct. 29.—MiSs Sophia Q. Singer, 29 vears old, the daughter of Mrs, Lounise Singer, a widow, of Bal- timare, was fouind murdered, her arms and legs bound with a rope, her glkull a chloroformed handkerchief stuffed into her mouth and her body wrapped in a blanket, in an Indfans avenue rooming houge early today by Willlam P. Warthen, who accompanied her here from Baltimore three weeks ago, and to whom, according to own story, he was to have married to- .MOrrow. Charles D. Conway, said to be & high diver, and his wife, who also is known as Beatrice Riall, and May Monte, a variety actress, who roomed in the same apartments and who had been befriended by Warthen, are he ing sought by the police In connec- tion with the crime. The body of Miss Singer was found on the bed in the room occupicd them. The couple had been in ‘house during the evening, but no i of them has been found since the dis- covery of the body. Building Blewn Up from Train Indianapolis, Oct that two packages of dyvnamite carried on a fast pas ger train T Chicago and that a fuse on each pack 29, —Testimor age was lighted, both bundles weie thrown out of the train window inte sorne steel construction work In- diana Harbor, Ind, was given at the dynamilg xwwm <od