Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 13, 1913, Page 1

- partment. BOY'S BODY UNDER PILE OF STONES Four Bullet \_Younds‘Féund on Remains of Sixteen Year Old Lad at Portland, Conn. HIS 19 YEAR OLD BROTHER HAS DISAPPE_AREP Father Says the Boys Have Had Frequent Quarrels—Re- volver of Missing Brother is Also Gone—A Warrant to Be Issued For the Latter—Murdered Youth Found by Schoolboy Friends Who Were Searching For Him. Portland, Conn., Jan. 12.—The body of 16 year old Gustaf Edwin Sjogrem, who disappeared from his home in Marlborough street last Wednesday night under mysterious circumstances, Was found this morning in a pasture, completely covered with thirty or more Jarge stones. Four bullet wounds were upon the body. Two bullets, apparent- ly from a .38 calibre revolver, had passed through the heart; the third had penetrated the liver and the fourth had gone through the mouth. Discovered by Schoolboys. The discovery was made by John ©mith, aged 14, and John Cronin, aged 36, two schoolboy friends of the mur- dered boy, who were members of a large party engaged in searching ‘he neighborhood for traces of the missing youth. The pasture was used as a dumping ground for brownstone from the quarries. When Smith ang Cronin were going over the pasture about 10.30 o'clock tRis morning their atten- tion was attracted by the peculiar shape of the pile of stones. Closer in- vestigation showedsa boy’'s foot stick- ing out from under the stones. Dr. C. A. Sears, the medical examiner, was notified and permission was given for the removal of the body to the rooms of a local undertaker. Boy’s Brother Missing. This afternoon Dr. Sears, assisted by Dr. James T. Mitchell of Middle- town, performed an autopsy. In their opinion, death was probably instanta- Peous rom either of the two bullats through the heart. Dr. Sears said that, from the position of the bullets, the boy had probably been shot while lving down. Nomne of the bullets have Bo_far been found. The boy’s brother, Joseph, aged 19, has been missing from home since last Thursday morning, and the police and county authorities are making a search for him. He was last seen about noon Thursday, when a friend recognized him as a passenger on a Hartford- bound trolley car- Boys Had Frequent Quarreis. Louts 8jogren, a cobbler, the father of the boys, told the authorities that the brothers did not get along well to- gother and had frequent guarrels. The mother is an inmate at the Connecti- cut hospital for the insane at Middle- town. According to the story told Deputy Sheriff Hanson, Mr. Sjogren left his home last Wednesday night about 7.30 o'clock to attend a lodge meeting. ‘When he returned, about 9.20, he found Joseph, the elder boy, in-bed and ap- parently asleep. Edwin was missing, and the father woke up Joseph to ask as to his brother's whereabouts. He said he did not know. Joseph Disappeared Thursday. When the missing boy did not re- turn Thursday the father asked Depu- ty Sheriff Hanson to help look for him. Edwin was a popular boy at his school, being a bright student, and his classmates willingly organized a search. That search was a careful one, in which the woods, streams and rivers for miles,around were thorough- 1y scoured. Joseph at first assisted in the search, but his sudden disappearance Thurs- day caused suspicions to be cast in his_direction at once. The revolver that he usually kept in his room was also found to be missing. Also a quarter that Mr. Sjogren had given to Bdwin some days before was found today fn Joseph's bed. Warrant for Joseph's Arrest. While Dr. Sears and others are of the opinion that the boy was shot in the House, no traces of bisod have been found anywhere, but Deputy Sheriff Hanson tonight found the .38 calibre Tevolver with which it is believed the shooting was done, secreted in the house. 3 The place where the body was found is about 200 yards from the house. There are no other houses in the im- mediate vicinity. State’s Attorney Haines said tonight that he would issue a warrant tomor- row calling for the arrest of Joseph Sjogren. ETTOR DENIES MAKING , INCENDIARY STATEMENT. Claims His Remarks to Hotel Workers Were Misunderstood. Lawrence, Mass, Jan. 12—Declaring that he had been misunderstood in re- orts of a talk made to striking hotel ployes of New York last Friday night, Joseph J. Ettor, the labor lead- er, made public tonight a letter which he has written to the hotel workers to explain his position. Ettor was guot- ea Friday night as saying to the ho- tel workers: “If you are compelied to o back under unsatisfactory condi- ons go back with your minds made up that it is the unsafest thing in the world for the capitalist to eat food prepared by members of your umion.” ttor says in his letier to the strik- grs: “I did not make the remarks al- §eged nor do I believe the suggestions hey ((newspapers) ciaim can be tak- en out of my taik is a policy that I advise you to follow, for 1 am satis- fied that the course they insinuate and attribute to me would not bring suc- cess, but the opposite. Your cause is not to be won by any policy that en- dangers human life.” Will Prosecute Ettor. _ New York, Jan. 12—Acting upon the quoted remarks of Joseph J. Ettor be- fore striking hotel waiters and em- ployes on Friday night, the Hotel JMen's association tomight annmounced in a statement that it had instructed its attorney “to confer with the proper authorities concerning means to pun- ish Ettor and all those who have sug- gested or advocated violence.” TWO ERIE RAILROAD OFFICIALS ARRESTED. Attachment for Two Others in Con- | tempt of Court Charge. Huntington, Ind., Jan. 13—Two offi- cials of the Frie railroad have been arrested and attachments issued for %wo others, the result of a work of a gang of 300 Frie laborers who early today tore up 2,000 feet of the tracks of the Cincinnat], Biuffton and Chica- go railroad at Simpson, six miles from here. A. Burgett, superintendent of con- struction, and C. J. Rist, roadmaster, wera held on charges of contempt of court and released on_bond. Attach- ments were issued for P. Mackerel, su- uperinedent of the Chicago disvision of the Erie, and J. Burke of Cleveland, headrof the road’s maintenance de- WOMAN, SAW HUSBAND GROUND UNDER WHEELS. First Time She Had Seen Him for Three Years. Dover, N, J., Jan. 12—Deserted by her husband -~ three Vears ago, Mrs, Frank Gibbs saw him for the' first | time since just as he slipped and fell beneath the wheels of a train he at- tempted to board and was ground to death, At the inquiry teday into the aecei- dent, Mrs, Gibbs told how, as she was Jooking out of the car window on her way home on a Lackawanna train last pight, she caught sight of Gibbs as he fell to his death, She had married Gibbs three years ago, she said, but shortly after the wedding he deserted her and she had enevr seen him until &e met his untimely end, Veteran Ward to Go. Philadelphia, Jan, 12—Filis A, Ward, the veteran rowing coach of the Uni- yersity of Pemnsylvania, will not be yetained by the rowing eommittee after More Than 200 Students have been ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION OF *MILLIONAIRE’S DAUGHTER. Two Prominent Men Accused of Crime. at Allentown, Pa. Allentown, Pa., Jan. 12—Samuel Sinclair, supervising inspector of state highways, and R. Walter Starr, a senior at a nearby college, were re- leased from jail here today _under $3,000 bail each to answer charges of attempting to abduct Miss Anna E Steckel, daughter of a retired million- aire business men .of this town. The hearing will be heid next Thursday. Reuben P. Steckel, the girl's father, declares that he will spend half his fortune, if necessary, to prosecute the alleged abductors of his daughter. Miss Steckel is at her home with her face and head badly cut as the result of her struggles in the taxicab in which it is alleged the attempt to ab- duct her was made. She is 23 years old and a graduate of the Allentown college for women and Vassar. Sinclair is 30 years old and a mem- ber of a_prominent family in Kennett Square, Pa. Starr is his nephew and a son of a well known Philadelphia dentist. The alleged abduction occurred yes- terday afternoon. Miss Steckel was returning from a shopping expedition and had just entered the yestibule of her home when she was seized by two men and forced into a waiting texi- cab. The chauffeur was ordered to drive to the country, but on hearing sounds of a struggle he declares he turned his machine towards the police station, but in his haste collided with a monument in the center of the town. The party was taken to the police station, where, after Miss Steckel had told her story, the two men were held. Sinclair, who is said to be a Trejected suitor of the girl, declared that they were eloping with her consent. PHYSICIAN EXAMINES WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER To Determine if He May Safely Testify at Washington. Miami, Fla, Jan. 12—William Rockefeller, whose testimony is want- ed by the gommittee of the house of representatives investigating the so- called “momey trust,” was examined here this afternoon by Dr. Charles W. Richardson, representing committee, to determine whether the physical condition of the New York millionaire is such that he may safely testify. No annmouncement of the re- sult of the examination was made by Dr. Richardson. The New York millionaire arrived here shortly before noon today on the steamer Miami, from Nassau, New Providence. He was met by his son and Dr, Chappell, his personal physi- cian, upon landing and _immediately went to a local hotel, With the ex- ception of Dr. Richardson, Mr, Rocke. feller refused fo sce any outside vis- itors and declined to make any state- ment as to his plans in connection with the efforts of the investigating com- mittee to obtain his presence as a wit- ness. Mr, Rockefeller, according to an- nouncements recently made by his personai physicien, Dr, Chappell, is Suftering from an’affection of 'the throat which makes extended speech impossible, His condition is such, Dr, Chappell has asserted, that the sirain attendant to his appearing before the “money trust’ committee might result seriously, Steamship Arrivals, At New York: Jan, 12, La Provence, from Havre; Oceania, from Triests, Queenstown, Jan. 12.—Arrived, steamer Celtic, New York for Liver- pool (and proceeded), Southampton, Jan, 12.—Arrived, steamer New York, from New York, Giprajtar, Jan. 13,—Arrived, steamer Berlin from New Yrork, Moville, Jan, 12.—Arrived, steamer Cameronia, New Yeofk for Glasgow foreced to terminate their celirses in Stanford universit, California, be- us ©rep, CRew Tork dns, 13 New 5 Jan, 13.—Arrived, steam- er Caremia, Liverpool P the house | Parls, Jan. 12—The funeral of the horse omnibus of Paris took place yes- terday when the last of the lines, running from LaVillette to Saint plce, was suppressed. Massacres by Mussulmans. ' Athens, Greece, Jan. 12—Mussulmans yesterday massacred thirty women and children and pillaged and burned 12 houu'n_m the village of Keramisza in the Turkish privince of Epirus, a short distance from the Greek frontier. Bulgagian Losses in War. e A T 13’1._&9 st cas es e n since the beginning of the war wi Turkey shows that 234 officers and 21,018 men have been killed or have Succumbed from wounds or disease. Steamship Lines Combine. Iiverpool, Jan. 12—The Liverpool Daily Courfer says that an agreement has been reached for the amalgamation of the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation company and Royal Mail Steam Packet company with a capital of $150,000,000. Lifebosts for AlL London, Jan. 12—The carrying of lfe boats sufficient for the accommodation of all passengers and crew of ocean liners, is recommended in the interim report of the departmental committee on boats and davits, appointed after the Titanic disaster to advise the British board of trade. Political Riot Near Lisbon. Lisbon, via the Frontier, Jan. 12— The accession of Dr. Alfonso Costa to power is responsible“for a. desperate political riot at Cozimb; eighteen miles south of Lisbon. A fight started between the democratic and conserva- tive clubs, but soon the rest ef the population took sides. Revolver shots were freely exchanged. THE OHIO RIVER ON THE RAMPAGE. Streets of Cities on Both Sides Filled With Boats and Launches. Cincinnati, O., Jan. 12.—The ' Ohio river passed the sixty feet stage here gduy, and continued to rise steadily the rate of two inches an hour. In the lower parts of the city and in Day- .ton, Newport and Covington, suburbs across the river in Kentucky, 2,500 per- gons have been made temporarily omeless by the invading waters. In the Kentucky towns schoolhouses and churches have been thrown open and are filled with refugees. The property loss will reach into the thousands. Cincinnati commission _ merchants and warehouse owners whose places of business are along the river front have suffered heavy loss. Hundreds of cellars have been flooded and in some buildings facing the wharves the wa- ter is up to the second story. The Pan Handle and the Louigville and hville railroads’ freight houses are half buried in water, and all trains running into the Grand Central station ATe being Te-routed-into the city. The flooded streets along the Iiver on both the Ohio and Kentucky sides ‘were filled with rowboats and launches all day, carrying out refugees and their belongings. Steamboat trafflo on the river has been practically aban~ doned. Over 700 Families Homeless. Louisville, Ky,, Jan. 12—Between seven hundred and a thousand families have been driven from their homes aldng the waterfront here during the past 24 hours by the rising waters of the Ohlo. The stage at this point at 7 -o’clock, according to the local weather bureau, was 36.8, with a rate of rise of .2 of a foot an hour. TO RECLAIM VICTIMS OF “WHITE SLAVERY.” Philanthropists Being Interested National Movement. . Washington, Jan. 12.—Stanley Finch, ho has been in charge of investiga- tion instituted by the department?of justice in_enforcing the white slave iaw, now is in communication with a group of philanthropists formulating plans for a national movement to re- claim victims of the traffic. Mr. Finch has just returned from New York, where he consulted some of the leaders in the proposed philanthropy, and al- though he declined to discuss the de- tails of the plan, he said no embarrass- ment for funds was expected. It s understood John D. Rockefeller, Jr., is one of the principal financial support- ers of the undertaking. While men who are convincted un- der the law receive adequate punish- ment, the problem of caring for their victims has been the hardest one with which to cope. It Is, therefore, plan- ned to expend the income from a large permanent fund which may amount to several millions in maintaining rescue homes in which girls who are reclaim. ed from the underworld may be given care and instruction pending such time as may be necessary for them to get a new start in life. An effort then | will be made to find hénorable em- ployment for them and a paternal in- terest will be taken in their subse- quent careers, COLD WAVE DUE THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. Generally Fair Weather, According to Weather Bureau Bulletin, | Washington, Jan. 12—The waek will open with a cold wave east of the Mis- sissippl river and low temperatures will continue during the first half of the week, with generally fair weather, according to the weekly bulletin issued by the weather bureau today. “In the middle west,” says the bulletin, “tem- peratures will be rising by Tuesday, preceding and attending the eas movement of a low pressure area now over the Paclfic northwest, Snows will accompany this depression, and by Tuesday will cover the western portion of the country. To the eastern states rain and snow and rising temperature may be expected -after the middle of the week.” e ACCUSED OF SETTING . FIRE TO HIS STORE. Waterbury Business Man Arrested by State Police at Bridgeport, Bridgport, Conn, Jan, 13— Morris Solloway of the firm of Solloway & Katz, was arrested at his lace, 230 East Main street, at an early. r this morning by State Peliceman Hurley, charged with arson, It 4s al- leged that he burned his stere in Wa- terbury August 3, 1911, olloway protested vosereusly and stuck his fist through the glass deer of a taxieab, pevering twq arteries, Ho was rushed te St, Vineent’s hos- pital fer treatment, s The Brandt Case is to aired by Geverner Bulzer be pbublicly HE 1S ABOVE THE LAW, SAYS EDITOR JAMES ¥ HERE TO AID MYLIUS i Latter Held at Ellis lsland Becauss of Circulation of 8Story of Moerganatic Marridge of King George. . New York, Jan. 12—Edward Holton James, editor of the Paris Liberater, ‘which printed the alleged libelous story of a marriage of King George of Eng- land to a daughter of Admiral Culms- Seymour befere he became king, ar- rived today on the French liner La Provence to ald his friend, Hdward Mylius, the Belgian journalist, who was imprisoned in.England for a year for criminal libel in having circulated the statement in that country. Mylius is held at Eliis Island pending an ap- peal from an order of deportation. An American Citizen. Despite reportsethat James would be sent to Ellis Island, he was not de- tained longer than was necessary to make an affidavit that he was born in this country and still retained his citi zenship, though he had lived in Paris for the past six years. James told the immigration officials that he was born in Prairie du Chien, Wis., 39 years ago, that he was graduated at Harvard in 1896, and that he had practiced law in Seattle, Wash., for six years until 1906, when he went to Paris. Not Anarchist or Socialist. “I am not an anarchist,” James said in explaining his political views, and he continued: “I do not like to be called a socialist. I am a republi- James said that he enjoys absolute freedom in France and never had any conflicts with the authorities as the re- sult of any action, speech or publica- tion of his. He said that after bein released from prison in England M§- lius was unable to obtain employment anywhere. King is Above the Law. “I sent him to the United States,” he sald, “booking him to California, where I expected his health would im- prove. I suggested to him the advisa- bility of taking out citizenship papers if he intended to remain in this coun- try.” James declared that Mylius was no more a criminal than he himself was. He discussed at length the laws of England under which MyHus was con- victed of having libeled the king. Ac- cording to the English law, he said, every attack upon the king is either sedition or treason, the king belng above the law. English Kine Cannot Be Libeled., “The article which I wrote in the Liberator,” he continued, “was clear] seditious under the law. The Englis court held that the case was one be- tWeen one private citizen and another. It could not be a case between one citizen and another because the king is above the law. The English king cannot be libeled, How then can My- Hus be excluded from (}lll country? For Mylius’ offense was ‘sedition, and sedition s a political offense. The Fing- lish punished him, and now it does not seem just that America should punish him, too.” Will Aid His Friend. James said that he would go to Ellis Island tomorrow morning to learn from Commissioner Williams what is being done in the Mylius case. If necessary, he sald, he would go to Washington to aid his friend. While in this country, James will visit his mother at Con- cord, Mass. FRENCH MINISTER OF WAR RESIGNS. Reinstatement of Colonel Du Paty de Clam Aroused Antagonism. Parls, Jan. 13.—Alexandre Millerand, who won a reputation at home and abroad as a great war minister, resign- ed from that office today. M. Lebrun, minister of colonies, has been appoint- ed minister of war, and M. Besnard, under-secretary of flnance, replacesM. Lebrun, the under-secretaryship in the ministry of finance belng temporarily abolished., The ministerial crisis is the direct outcome of the reinstatement of Lieut. Colonel Du Paty de Clam in the French territorial army. With the elec- tion of president occurring on Friday next, the present situation has become greatly confused, with indications pointing to a stirring week. The reinstatement incident led to dramatic sessions of the cabinet, at which M. Millerand explained that he felt in honor bound to re-establish Paty de Clam in fulfillment of a prom- ise made by his predecessor in the war ministry, M. Messimy, but as this act was causing serious attacks against the ministry he desired to withdraw. DR. W, D. BIGELOW TO SUCCEED DOOLITTLE. Will Be a Member of Board of Food and Drug Inspection. Washington, Jan. 12—Dr. Carl Alsberg, chief of the bureau of chem- istry of the department of ggriculture, today announced the appointment of Dr. Willard D. Bigelow as a member of the board of food and drug inspec- tion which passes on all cases of al- leged violation of the pure food law. Dr. Bigelots, who fllls the vacancy caused by the voluntary retirement of Dr. R. E. Doolittle, has been with the bureau of chemistry for twenty years and had served as assistant chief since 1903. Steamers Reported by Wireless. Cape Race, N.-F., Jan. 13.—Steamer C. F. Tietgen, Copenhagen for New York, in wireless communication with Marconi_station here when 1,333 miles east of Sandy Hook at midnight 11th. Dock 2 p. m. Wednesday. Steamer Chicago, Havre for New York, in wireless communication with the Marconi station here when 1,070 miles east of Sandy Hook at 4.30 a. Dock 8.30 g, m. Wednesday. - Steamer ‘exico, Havre for New York, in wireless communication with the Marconi station here when 970 miles east of Sandy Hook at 8.30 a. m, Dock 8.30 a. m. Thursday. "Had a Stormv Voyage. New York, Jan, 12—Buffeted a sueeession of st the French La Provence L here from Hawrs with almost all her xo;..:‘..e deck | e W ¢ Wi or Bt acht toonuontly Rboded the Geoes remain belew during much of the trip, e : ; | PRICE TWO CENTS Be Renounced ALLIES PREPARING TO RESUME 3 BALKAN WAR TO TAKE ADRIANOPLE L Figure That They Cag Capture Fort- ress in Four Days With Loss of 5000 Men—Impatient Over Turks' Delay. ! London, Jan. 12.—The British eecre- tary of state for foréign affairs, Sir Bdward Grey, and the ambassadors of the powers have made representations to Rechad Pasha regarding the pro- Jected departure of the Turkish dele- gates which is equivalent to a definite rupture of the peace negotiations. Tur- key is considered responsible for the suspension of the work of the confer- ence which was decreed by the allies, not only without asking his opinion, but without even allowing him to ex- press it when he begged to do so. Rechad to Telegraph Again. He had waited a week, hoping that a reflection would bring the allies to more reasonable views, but as no move hag been made on their part in this direction and po desire had been man- ifested to hear what further rectifica- tion of the frontler Turkey was pre- pared to indicate—naturally without ceding Adrianople—the Turkish pleni- potentiaries could not remain in Lon- don indefinitely.. In deference to Eng- lang which had treated them so hos- pitably and out of regard for the other powers whose ambassadors regretted the rupture negotiations, Rechad Pasha consented to telegraph to Constanti- nople asking for definite instructions. Allies Losing Patience. The allies also are tired of waiting. They do not. believe that the note which the powers will present at Con- stantinople will have the desired ef- fect but, not wishing to take a de- cisive step without due notice to BEu- rope, they have notified Sir Edward Grey and the ambassadors of their intention to renounce the armistice contemporaneously with, -or shortly af- ter the presentation of the note to the Porte. i To Take Adrianople in Four Days. The allies will be ready .to resume the war four days later. In fact, it is remarked that Greece has never ceased hostilities; that Servia has nothing more to conquer, while, with respect to Montenegro the armisticé has never been observed by Turkey, whese sol- dlers have made frequent sorties from Scutarl. Therefore, the resumption of hostilities really concerns only the Thracean field of operations where the activity of the allies seems to be lim- ited to the conquest of Adrianople. The Balkan military experts here think that under present conditions Adrianople can be taken in a few days by the sacrifice of five thousand men. Greeks Are Determined. The Greeks are more determined than ever to hold the Aegean Islands, as well as Salonikl. Regarding Salon- 1ki, they said: “War gave it to us, can take it away.” and only war SEVEN RUNAWAY BOYS WERE COLD AND HUNGRY Left Hartford in Freight Car Found at Meriden. and Meriden, Conn., Jan. 12.—Seven Hartford boys ranging in ages from ten to thirteen, were picked up by the police this evening and held for wor- ried parents who had not seen the lit- tle chaps since Saturday afternoon. The boys had jumped a’ freight car and ridden to Yalesville, where they slept in the car over night. They* were a cold and hungry lot. The parents claimed them at 11 o’clock tonight and they were returned home to suffer whatever punishment was deemed best for their great ad- venture. The boys were Samuel Ro- senthal, Peter Salamone, Frank Bat- taline and John D. Allesandra of Good- man Place; Domonick Librettoo, of Pleasant street, Salvatore Coro of Main reet and Thomas Kershaw of Chest- nut street. 5 RAILROAD CLERKS ARE NOW SATISFIED. General Manager Pollock Says Matter Has Been Adjusted. New Haven, Con ing to a statement made tonight by General Manager Pollock of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road company, the differences between the two thousand clerks and the com- pany have been ‘‘satisfactorily adjust- ed.” The clerks voted to sirike last week if*their demands for an eight- hour, day, a minimum_ wage scale of $2.25 per_day and an Increase in pay were not“granted. Mr. Pollock would ~ive no further details, but said the road would is- sue a formal statement within a few Officials of the Brotherhood of ay Clerks could not be reached here tonight. OBITUARY. Dr. 1. De Ver Warner. Bridgeport, ‘Conn., Jan. 12.—News of the sudden death of Dr. I. De Ver Warner, at his winter Home in Augus- ta, Ga, was received in this city Sat- urday. Dr. Warner is the head of the Warner Brothers’ Corset company, one of the largest concerns of its kind in New HKngland, and is prominently gte;tmed with the activitles of the Dr. Warner was director of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road, president of the Bridgeport Gas company, president of the Bridgeport Hydraulic company, director in seyeral clty banks, president of the state com_ mission of Y. M. C. A. workers, presi- ident of the local-¥. M. C. A., for many years: and held membership in _the Brooklawn Country -club and the Sea- side club of Brideeport. He was born in Linckaleen, New York, on March 24, 1840 and first studleq medicine. In 1876 he entered the -corset making business. He was twice married, and is survived by his wife and the following children: Mrs. N. W. Bishop. De Ver H. \Warner and Ira Follette Warner. Ex-Congressman Andrew J. Hunter, Parls, 1ils., Jan. 12—Andres J, Hunt. er, former tongressman from Iilinois, dled today, aged 81 years,. : John Towne, B eld, Mass, Jan, 12—John Towne, formerly eontracting manager of the American Bridge company for the state ef Maine, with headquarters | in Pertland, died at his home in this city teday, Mr, 'Fowne was berm in ~Cons., 74 years 8o, Condensed T eiegrams u. Government received a “conscience” contribution of $2 from Canada_Saturday, It came from Co- bourg, .Ont. For the First Time in a period cov- ering approximately a year, the Phil- ippine islands have become a purchaser of American cotton cloths. Dmandfins a Ten Per Cent. increase in wages, 1,000 operatives employed in the Esmond Cotton mill at Esmond, R. I, went on strike Saturday. Oharged in An Indictment warrant with the larceny of $58,000, John Sen- nett, a mining promoter with offices in Boston, was_arrestea Saturday. The Brownfield Carpet Co. of Butte, Mont., was damaged by fire to the ex- tent of $50,000. The Klorence hotel was destroyed with a loss of $120,000. Harry A. Adams, Refereé of the games of the New England Intercol- Iegiate Athletic association for the past twenty years, died at Worcester Sat- urday. Michael Reynolds, 54 Years Old, a resident of Meriden, lost his life in Worcester, Mass., vesterday from in- juries resulting from a fall between two moving freight cars. Harry Bournemann, of Savannah, and Ernest Bournamann, of New Or- leans, were instantly killed Saturday when their automobile turned over on the Savannah automobile course. The Packing Plant of P. Burns and company at Calgary was totally des- troyed by fire yesterday. The loss, In- cluding meat in cold storage, will prob- ably be in excess of $2,000,000. Congressman-elect Timothy D. Sul- livan (“Big "), who has long been a prominent figure in New York legis- lative affairs, is to be formally com- mitted to‘a private sanitarium in Yon- ers. Berlin Is Placing a Tax on all beer, brewed outside of the city and as some of the largest breweries are in the suburbs they will retaliate by placing a tax on beer manufactured in’ the city. The New York Bar Association made formal application of the Appellate division for the disbarment of Charles H. Hyde, former city chamberlain of New York, who recently was convicte of bribery. % [ Rev. George H. MacDonald, a retired Presbyterian clergyman, and his wife, both octogenarians, were found dead in bed at Yonkers, N. Y. Saturday from gas. A faulty stopcock’®was on the gas jet. - President-elect Wilson traveled east- ward last night from Chicago, where he left at 12.40 o'clock over the Penn- sylvania railroad for Trenton. The governor was deeply pleased with his visit to Chiecago. The Bureau of Printing and Engrav- '"R in Washington is turning out 18,- 000,000 parcels post stamps_daily, con- suming a ton and one-half of paper and enough ink to make a red smear around the world The Services of Nine Tugs were necessary to float the Metropolitan line freighter Herman Winter sterday from a sand bar near Nix's Mate Boston harbor, where she had been aground for 14 hours. _Representative Henry George, Jr., of. New York, probably will be forced #o give up his legislative activities for some time because of his health, for he was ordered Saturday by his physi- cians to take a long rest. Dr. Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, who gained fame during the Civil war by making the first military observations from a balloon used by the army of the Po. tomac, lies at the home of one of his daughters at Los Angeles, at the point of death. The Skidding and Capsizing of one of the city of Marboro’s automobiles Saturday resulted in the death of Michael Connolly and the injury of Superintendent George A. Stacey and Timothy J. Long,-all of the sewer de- partment. Rey. Theodore A. Fisher, pastor of the Church of the Messiah (Univer- salist), of New Haven, announced ve. terday that he had received a cail to become- pastor of St. Paul's church in Meriden.. He has made no definite de- cision yet. William Beer, Librarian of the How- ard Memorial library at New Orleans, was arrested upon a warrant from the Uniteq States court of the southern district of New York, charging him with “conspiracy in using the mails to defraud.” Cipriano Castro, former president of Venezuela, is looking forward to tod: in the hope that it will bring a de- cision of the immigration authorities as to whether he will be permitted to enter the country or be debarred as an undesirable alien The Appraisal of the Estate of Mrs. Lucy W. Drexel, widow of Joseph Drexel, the Philadelphia banker, shows that each of her four daughters, who inherited the residuary estate, re- ceives over $308,000 in cash, and per- sonal property. Elbert Hubbard of East Aurora, N. Y., indicted on six counts on the charge of violating the penai code by sending immoral matter through the mails, Saturday pleadeq gullty and was fined $100 on one count. Sentence was sus- pended during good behavior on the other five counts. % The First Break in the deadlock over President Taft's appointments, pending in the senate, came Saturday when at an executive @escion Brigadier General James B. Aleshire was con- firmed as a major general, and sur- gean general George M. Tormey was confirmed as a brigadier general. BRANDEGEE SUPPORAS -REVENUE CUTTER SCHOOL Introduced Bill to Have It Conthmued at New London. (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, D. C., Jan. 13— City Clerk Harry H. Adams, of New London, has sent to each mamber of the Connecticut delegation in congress at Washingion a copy of thes resolu- tions passed by the court of common council of that city, Jannary 6, in ref- erence to the Sehool of Imsiruction for goveauo Cutter Cadets at New Lon- lon, 2 Late Friday afternoon Senator Bran. degee introduced in the senate a bill repealing the provision in the sun- dry civil appropriation bill which is mentioned inithe reselutions, The pur- pose of the Benator's bill is to have the Scheol of Tnstruction at New Lon. don centinued - in Proportion to the City’s Population. Liner Hard and Fast on a Reef THE 880 PASSENGERS OF URA- NIUM TAKEN OFF NOW SAFE AT HALIFAX Crew Remains Aboard But Wreoking Steamers Are Standing by—Steerage Passengers Alarmed. Halifax, N. S. Jan. 12.—The steamer Uranium of the Uranium Steamship company, bound from Rotterdam for Halifax and New York, stranded on a reef during thick weather near the Chebucto Head light station, nine miles below Ilalifax, at 11 o‘clock today, and tonight is still held fast in the grip of the rocky shore. Her 880 passen- gers, 100 in the cabin and the rest in the steerage, were taken off the steam er this afternoon by the government steamer Lady Laurier and a small fleet of harbor craft and were safely landed at Halifax tonight. Crew Remains Aboard. Although surf boats had to e used in transferring the hundreds of' ps sengers from the stranded liner to the réscue bos the work was safely complished and not a life was ost. Captaln Eustace and his crew re- mained aboard ship, which is hanging by her bow on the reef. The captain hopes to get the steamer off at low water late tonight. The escape of a vessel from such a predicament is gen erally made at high water, but tha captain thinks that the weight of tha after part of the eteamer will grad- ually drag the Uranium .free as the tide goes down. Women and Children First. There was much alarm, and espe- cially among the steerage passenge: when. the ship struck, but the officer: and sailors by their cool words and actions, soon \succeeded in restoring calm, The light keeper at Chebuctc who has telephone communication with Halifax, sent immediate news of the Steamer’s plisht to the port authori- ties, who despatched the Lady Laur the steamer Bridgewater and several tugs to the scene. Thé rescue boats arrived at 2 p. m. and the transferring of the Urani passengers was begun at once. surf boats from the life sa ang_the life boats of the Urz |used. The Lady Laurier took the |men and children first and then |men were transferred to the I the | water. | Protected from Wind. | “A heavy southwest wind was blow |ing when'the Uranium ran ashore and | the steamer therefore was fortunatel rotected by Chebucto Head. H he wind been from the opposite direc tion the stetamer would have been ful- ly exposed. to the p of the At- lantic and must have brokem up at once. She will be in peri should the wind change. The steamer struck how on when the tide was half high and late in the afternoon her bow was of water while the of water under he enteen fathoms plates at the bo . 1 hold was flooded soon after [eteamer struck. Wrecking Steamers Standing By. The weather continued heavy tonight ang wrecking steamers are standing b the Uranium to rescue the crew should necessity arise. SHIPPING SUFFERS. | Heavy Gale Sweeps the English Coast For Two Days. th. London, Jan. The United King- dem was swept Saturday and Sunday by heavy gales and snow storms. There have been many wrecks of small craft and coast shipping has been comsid- erably damaged. Vessels ng in port today felt the full of the storm and some of them are badly scarred. In the north of England the storm was of terrific severity, lasting thirt three hours, ang there was a contin uous snowfall in the Newcastle Telephone and telegraph wires trict. are down in all_directions. The steamer Mauretania was held alongside the landing stage at Liver- pool until 9.30 o'clock tonight, when she sailed direct for New Yor! The steamer Celtic, from New York January 4, which arrtved at Queens- town this afternoom, reports having experienced terrific weather. The gale was so violent on Friday and Satur- day that the passengers were forbidden on the promenade deck. The Celtic at 4 a. m. Friday spoke the British steamer Wayfarer~ from | Liverpool January 5 for New'Offtans. "J‘ho Wayfarer was at that time in la ithde 47 degrees three minutes, longi- tude 26 degrees, 25 minutes. She had lost funnel and all lifeboats and the steering gear was disabl The Cel- tic reported that the Wayfarer was putting back to Liverpool. A wireless message stateq that the steering gear had been repaired and that the Cor- {sican and Megantic were standing E The British steamer W imborne, Pnb- | adelphia December 27 for Hamburg, re. | ports having spoken on January 4 the German steamer Abessinta, which sailed from Hamburg December 22 for Philadelphia. The Abessinia signalled that she had met with an accident, the nature of which, however, 15 not dis- closed. The German steamer Clans Horn, from Jacksonville, Norfolk and other | ports for Bremen, reports having lost {all her deck cargo and two blades of her propeller, but is proceeding to Bre- men. The Danish_steamer Kkoch has been | wrecked off Girdleness, Scotiand, with the loss of seven lives. VON MEYERS ;OSSHIBLE. COMPROMISE CANDIDATE Massachusetts Republicans Agree on Senatorship. Cannot Boston, Jan. 13—The republicans in the Massachusetts legislature tomor- row will caucus for a nominee for United States senator. When the cau- cus adjourned Jast week 22 baliots had been taken without result with Con- gressman McCall and John W. Weelks siternaing in the lead. Some members of tho lesislature were today asked give their support to Secrefary of t Navy George L. Von Meyer as a © siblé compromise candidate. Ven Meysr is Willing. ‘Washington, Jan. 12—Secretary of the Navy Von Meyer tonight an- nounced that he might be a candidate for the United States senate from Massachusetts if the repubiican caucus gould not determine upon = selection from eandidates now before it. Fe ex- pressed the wish, however, that the nominetion be settied im caucus. -