Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 18, 1913, Page 1

The Bulletin's Girculation In_Norwich is Double That ot Any -Other ot | Giroulation is the Largest in Conneoticut in Proportion to the City’s Population. Sl vt st — BATTLE CONTINUES AT MEXICO, CITY Government Now Planning to Attack the Rebels FEDERALS CAUSED BR With Bombs at Short Range EAKING OF ARMISTICE Undertook to Advance 'i'heir Lines and Invited the Fire of the Diaz Forces—Government Soldiers Sought to Reach Rebels’ h'w Through Big Have Best Marksmen _of senal Shows Little Effect —News Being Borne by Courier to Vera Cruz Where There is No Censorship—Report Coming via. El Paso Has It That Diaz is Now Occupying National Palace. Mexico City, Feb,17—President Ma- dero today received the reply or Presi- Gent Taft to his telegram protesting gainst ossible intervention, in which resident Taft assured him that the reports of the intention of the United States government to land forces in fexico were inaccurate. “T never expected anything less than thie,” commented Madero on President Tatt’s message. “I regard it as satis- factory and friendly.” The Fighting Continuss. The fighting continued throughout the day, but the_federal guns were quite as ineffective as ever in dislodg- ing the rebeis from their entrenched and forfificd positions. Furthermore, the fedérals did not show the same aggressiveness which characterized their action in the early days of the battle. This is believed to be due to the fact that they realize that for the present the government forces are not gf sufictent strength to defeat the rebel To Use Bombs at Short Range. General Huerta anuounced, however, that he expected soon to bezin an en- circling movement in which bombs would be used at short range. General Blanquet is loyal to the gov- ernment and will be placed in com- mand of the reserves at the national palace. . Both on Sunday and togny Madero appeared eanguine of the ultimate suc- cess of the federal army. He declared that the outlook was optimistic. and that he had been offered support of ail kinds. In his opinlon ~Zapata, the gueriila leader, was not in favor of Diaz in the present movement. Non-Combatants Out of Danger Zone Nearly all the non-combatants have oved out. of the real danger Zome. ead and cornmeal are abundant in the capital and are being distributed among the poor: THROUGH” WATER MAINS. Federal Soldiers Attempted to Reach the Rebels’ Lines. Mexico City, Feb. 16, (By Courder %o Vera Cruz, Feb. 17).—It was the federal forces that precipitated hostil- ities during the armistice on Sunday. Operations _were resumed without warning when the rebels fired upon the federals who were seeking to advance thelr lines upon the west side of the mrsenal. The movement was observed by the outposts and the word was passed to Captain Del Gado, commander in charge of the rebels’ west wing. He at once gave orders to check the ad- vance. The fire in this section quickly pro- voked a return fire from the federal ositions and within ten minutes the ig_guns of both forces were in action ¢3 fiercely as at any period of the bat- e, Immense water mains, which were tring in the streets ready for instal- lation, were said to have been used as & tunnel by the government soldiers to_approach the enemy’s lines. The American ambassador and other foreign diplomatic représentatives had Teceived assurances early in the day that the armistice would be extended to § o'clock Monday night as the re- moval of the forelgners from the lines of fire had not been completed. An accurate approximation of the number of dead and wounded in_the eight days’ fighting is impossible. Gov- ernment army officers admit 350 killed and 400 seriously wounded on the federal side. The Diaz adherents ac- knowledge losses of 80 killed and 100 wounded, The ambulances of the Red Cross society have Geased attempting to re- move_the dead and are devoting their entiré attention to the wounded. The dead are being gathered by the city’s street cleaning department wagons ana buried. rom various sources it is estimated that owing to the promiscuous firing of cannon, there has been a great loss of life among non-combatants. General Mondragon said that peace was earnestly desired by General Diaz, but only on condition that Madero, Jose Pino. Suarez, the vice president and the entire Madero cabinet relin- quish their posts. POOR MARKSMANSHIP. Federal Fire Has Done Little Damage at Arsenal. Mexico_City, Feb. Courier to Vera Cruz).—General Mondragon, In charge of the military operations for General Diaz, on Sunday morning was confident of the success of the revolu- tlonary movement. He was seen at the arsenil and had no hesitancy in con- ducting The Asgociated Press corré- spondent about the place. The arsenal appeared to have suf- fered little from the federal guns. Two shells had penetrated the ~southern wing of the building, causing some de- struction within, but it was sald—and reports from the commanders appeared to bear out the assertion—that . the number of dead and injured within the fortress was small—less than one hun- dred all told. The commissary department was well stocked with provisions and the ymzster's department was. shown to B Provided with funds. The men are Telelving two pesos per day and are #ald tg be contented and in good fight- ing spirit. General Mondragon gave“the infor- mation that General Diaz had received offers of money in gubstantial quantities from persons in the United States. et e ot eral Blanguet's vision, it was as at the arsenal. _joined Diaz Sat: E f officers 17—(B: éral times. eign diplomat Tuesday and wounded. ed that Francisco De La Barra will ig Water Pipes—Diaz Said to the Army in His Ranks—Ar- of Attack of Federal Soldiers federal lines entered the rebel positions every day. General Mondragon attributed the few casualties In the rebel ranks (o the poor aim of the government artil- lerisis. SHOT IN KNEE. ’ ’ American Was Watching Battle from Roof of a Hotel. San Antonlo, Texas, TFeb. 1T—A story of the wounding of Herman O: Weiss, a civil engineer of New York and Washington, during the flghting at Mexico City, was told by J. B. Gib- son of Vancouver, B. C., who arrived here today direct from Mexico City. Mr. Gibson said that Weiss, with Sid- ney Sutherland, a newspaper man who also was injured about the same time, . E. Hamer, and another American, whom Mr. Gibson did not know, were viewing Tuesday’s battle from the roof of a hotel. Weiss was struck by a bullet in the knee, the ball coming out at_the hip, but not touching the bone. “At the time I left Mexico Cit: Thursday night. Diaz was nat only strongly entrenched in the arsenal and the Y. M. C. A. building” said Mr. Gibson, “but had men stationed on all the tal‘buildings in the neighborhood. It was understood that about 30,009,000 rounds of cartridges were storéd in the arsenal with sixty cannon and a number of machine guns. The accur- acy of his fire was remarkable. He has some of the best artillerymen in the Mexican army and they are well equipped with range finders. “I gaw a force of about 100 rurales charge a rebel position Tuesday morn- ing and when Diaz turned his machine guns and cannon on them it was si ming. A few may have escaped, but the greater number were struck sev- T was informed by.a for- that Madero's loss was more than a thousand killed “While there 18 no police protection, there is very little disorder in the lower element.” Mr. Gibson said foreigmers were much concerned over reports that the United States might intervene. Such a Teport, he said, was, circulated by a newspaper correspondent and caused much feeling. b “I am a British subject, but all for- efgners who spealc English are looked upon as ‘gringoes’ and shoufd an anti- American outbreak have occurred I would not have considered my life worth a cent,” said Gibson. BATTLESHIPS ARRIVE. Old Glory Floating from Three Craft in Vera Cruz Harbor. Vera Cruz, Feb. 17.—Three American battleships, the Georgla, Vermont and Nebraska, ‘are now here. They were Visited today by the civic authorities. Great alarm was _occasioned last night, the military and police offielals mistaiing thirty laborers from an elec- tric plant for dlsgulsed marines. | Two Hundred American refugees have reached Vers Cruz and many others are on the wey. Diaz Reported as Ocoupying Palace. F1 Paso, Texas, Feb. 17—Rebel forces began storming the palace ear- Iy this afternoon with a 12 inch can- non, said a private telegram received here today from Mexico City. An un- confirmed report, said to/ have been transmitted over the wires below Ju- | arez, said that Diaz occupied the pal- ace at 3 o'clock this afternoon. American’ Wounded Mexico City, Feb. 17.—An_ American named Gibbons was wounded while Crossing a street near the embassy this afternoon. The rebels have advanced their lines and appear to be getting the best of the fighting. The opera- tions today were of a serious charac- ter. Federals Attack Y. M. C. A. Mextico City, Feb. 17.—The federals were preparing tonight to use dyna- mite bombs in an assault on the Diaz positions. = A sustained attack by the federals against the Young Men Christian assoclation building this af- ternoon was repulsed by the rebels. May Arrest De La Barra. Mexico City, Feb. 17.—It is report- be arrested at the first opportunity for alleged complicity in the rebellion. Plea for Women Police. New York, Feb. 17.—A plea for women police officers, women judges in the children’s court and the teach- ing of sex hygiene in the public schools was made tonight at the mass meeting in Carnegle hall for the cause of suffrage held under ‘he auspices of the Natfonal association. Mrs. Joseph Brown, an assoclate of Miss Jane Addams in the Hull house work in Chicago, was the speaker. Miss Wilson to Lobby. New York, Feb, 17—Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson, daughter of Presi- dent-clect Wilson, and Mrs, Walston Hill Brown, president of the Child Welfare league, will go to Albany on Wednesday to work among members of the legislature for the passage of the 32 labor bills almed te relieve the poor workers. Hilles Appointed by Sulze Albany, N, Y., Feb. 17.—Charles D. Hilles of Dobbs Ferry, secretary to President Taft and chairman eof the national republican committes, was appointed tonight by Governor Sulzer to fill a vacancy on the board of man- agers of the New York state training school for girle at Hudson, 2 e Austrian Aviator Killed. Vienna, Feb. 17.—Lieutenant Mittner of the Austrian army, while making a ‘trial) light in a new aecroplane today, fell from a he as fell from a height of 300 feet and W To Strengthen French Army. Paris, Feb. 17.—The French govern- ment fas in preparation extensive plans ‘for increa$ing the strength of the army. These are to be submitted to the chamber of deputies mext week. Miss Pankhurst Arrested Again. London, Feb. 17.—For the’third time in the month of February, Miss Sylvia Pankhurst is under arrest. She was taken by the police while engaged with other suffragettes in window breaking in the East End of London. More Ri g Japan. Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 18.—Serious riot- ing’ continued ' here. A great mob taking part in a demonstration today attacked the newspaper offices and stoned the residences of the new con- stitutional unionist party founded by ex-Premier Prince Katsura. Chinese in America Elected. Peking, China, Feb. 17.—Six parlia- mentary ‘over-seas representatives, in- cluding Tong King-Chong, the editor of a Chinese newspaper in San Fran- cisco, and Choo Shew-San, of New have been elected to the mew ese national assembly which is | to replace the provisional parliament. Prince Runs Down Child. Heddernheim, Germany, Feb. 17.— Prince Hienry of the Netherlands ran over and seriously injured a five-year- old child while driving an automobile through' the principal streets of this town vesterday. He picked the child up and took it in his automobile to the local hospital. - COURT ORDER HALTS THE MILITARY COURT Arrests Made Outside the Zone Under Martial Law. . = Charleston, W. Va, Feb. 17.—Action by the military court in the Kanawha county coal sirike district was halted temporarily today through habeas cor- pus proceedings takgn by: the miners to the supreme court of appeals of West Yirginia. The military author- ities, nbw maintaining martial law in Paint and Cabin Crecks of Kanawha county, are compelled to respond to the colri order by reason of the fact that a number of prisoners, It is al- leged, were arrested outside the dis- trict 'in_control of the militia. The wrlis were issueq in behalf of “Mother” Jones, Charles Boswell, a socialist edltor: ' Paul J. Paulson and Charles Bartley, said to be miners, organizers, martial law in West Vir- ginia again beinz questioned. Twice before the same question has been decided in favor of the state. All was quiet in the roal strike fields today. Developments are expected to- morrow. UNITED STATES SENATOR MAY BE ELECTED TODAY epublicans of West Virginia Legis- lature Hold a Caucus. Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 17.—Al- though racked by charges of bribery, developments _are expected tomorrow in the West Virginia legislature in the struggle over the selection of a United States senator. Sixty-six of the 68 republicans—and the republicans contro], by a majority of 20—entered into a caucus late to- night. The republican choice centers aboiN three men, namely, Elkins, Mann and Hubbard. 'The democrats stand firm, voting solidly for Seunator Wat- son. Bribery charges for the present have been lost. It is known that many members of the legislature have testi fled before the grand jury but there seems Jate tonight a Gisposition to isregard local issues and proceed to- morrow with the election of a United States senator. HONORS AWARDED CONNECTICUT GIRLS. Hartford and Ansonia Represented in Vassar’s Honor List. Feb. Poughkeepsie, 17—The list of honor girls af Vassar college was announced tonight by the presi- dent of the senior, class, Miss Lucy S. Penniman ,of Asheville, N. C. The list includes a’student from Manila, P, I and one from Tabriz, Persia. There are 27 honor girls and twelve who r ceived, honorable mention. Amone the honor girls are & Harriett Bradley, Manila, P. I; Georgie William Leffingwell, Hartford, Conn.; Rachel Gray Whitcomb, Brockton, Mass.; Mary Agnes Wilson, Tabriz, Persia Among those receiving homorable mention is Elinor Bliss, Ansonia, Conn. OBITUARY. Joaquin Miller, “Poet of Sierras.” San Francisco, Feb. 17.—Joaquin i known as the “Poet of the " died this afternoon at his home in the Plemont foothills. He had been in failing health for two vears and unconscious since last Thursday. Steamship Arrivals. . Halifax, N. S, Feb. 17—Arrived, steamer Kurst, Libau for New York. Marseilles, Yeb. 16—Arrived, steam- er Sant’ Anna, New York Genoa, Feb.' 15.—Arrived, steamers Calabris, New York; 17th, Canopic, Boston. Christiansand, Feb. _16.—Arrived, steamer Oscar II, New York for Co- penhagen. Southampton, ~ Teb. _ 16.—Arrived, steamer Amerika, New York for Ham- burs. Glasgow, Feb. 16.—Arrived, steamer Cameronia, New York. Philadelphia, Feb. 17.—Arrived, steamer Haverford, Liverpool, via Queenstown. Alexandria, Feb. 17.—Arrived, steam- er_Caronia, New York. Fishguard, Feb. 17.—Arrived, steam- er Mauretania, New York for Liver- pool (and proceeded). La Guira, Feb. 17.—Arrived, steamer Cincinnatl, New York, Halifax, N. 8, Feb. 17.—Arrived, steamer_Canada, Liverpool. New York, Feb. 17.—Arrived, steam- er Neuw Amsterdam, Rptterdam. Steamors Reported by Wireless, Fastnet, Feb. 17.—Steamer Maure, tania, Néw York for Iishguard and Liverpeol, 180 miles west at 3.16 a. m. Due Fishguard 5 p. m, Hiasconsetf, Mass, Feb. 17—Steam- er Minnstonka, London for New York, 510 miles east of Sandy Hook at neon. Doek 8.20 a. m. Tuesday Bteamer Btampalia, Naples for New York, 352 miles east of Sandd Hook at noen. Dock 1 p. m. Tuesday. Sable Island, N. ., Feb. 17.—Stsam- er Finland, Aniwerp and Dever for New York, reperted 648 miles east of Sandy Hook at 4 p. m, Dock 2 p. m. ‘Wednesday, 5 A New Proposal To the Firemen TO BE PRESENTED BY MEDIA- TORS TODAY. CARTER IS NOTIFIED Mediators in Conference With Railroad Managers Last Night—Nature of the . Proposal is Not Disclosed. 17.—A conference held tonight by the committee of man- agers of eastern raflroad and Judge Martin A. Knapp and W. G. G. Han- ger, the federal mediators, with the object, it is supposed, of drawing up 2 new proposal to be submitted to the firemen in an_endeavor to settle the threatened strike of these men, ended at half past eleven o'clock tonight. Secrecy’ Regarding Proposal. Judge Knapp immediately thereafter telephoned President Carter of the firemen’s organization and arranged for a meeting with him at half past nine o'clock tomorrow morning. The nature of the proposal under discussion could not be ascertained as none of the parties to the conference would talk concerning it. To Meet Carter Yoday. President Carter said that Judge Knepp and Mr. Hanger had simply informed him over the telephone that they would not come down to the fire- men’s headquarters tonight, but would meet him there tomorrow morning. New York, Feb. Mediators Exhausted. New York, Feb. 17.-~The mediators pleaded that they were thoroughly worn out and desired to get a much neededrest. Mr. Carter and the mem- bers of the adjustment committee of the firemen immedTately went into ses- sion and agreed to walt unti' tomor- row to hear from Judge Knapp and Mr. Hanger. BAD BOYS SNOWBALL THE MARCHING SUFFRAGETTES. Great Toe of One of Them Peeping Out of Hole in Her Shoe. Chester, Pa,, Feb. 17.—The marching pilgrims bound from New York to Waskington in the cause of woman's suffrage had their first hostile recep- tion since their hike commenced, at Leiperville, a small village north of this city, late this afternoon, when they were snowballed and almost routed by small boys. A squad of cavalry from the Pennsylvania Mili- tary college, however, went gallantly to the rescue, put the young opponents ©f the movement to rout and escorted “General” Rosalie Jones and her “army” to this city, where they will spend the night. Despite the snow-covered ground all of the army managed to walk the en- tire fourteen miles from Philadelphia and no desertions have been reported. which + had The trim appearance been maintained by some of the young- er marchers, however, suffered severe- Iy. Miss Phoebe Hawn's shoes gave way under the strain before the jour- ney was half ended and the great toe of her right foot was in evidence when Chester was reached. Miss Crowell, whose insistence upon Tmarching with painfully blistered feet has won her the sobriquet of “Minerva the Martyr,” discarded the heavy tan marching shoes which, she says, have been the-cause of her agony, and ap- peared In a pair of light pumps with high heels. The pumps were practica Ty disintegrated at the end of the d wvalic and her feet were in worse con- dition than ever. PACKAGES OF MATCHES AGAINST THE CHIMNEY. Water- Former Employe Testifies bury Arson Case. Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 17—Daniel | W. Crowley of New Haven, formerly |manager of the Soloway and Katz {branch store in this city, which was burned August 5, 1911, 'and which Morris Soloway 13 accused of having et fire to, was the chief witness of the afternoon session of Soloway's trial today. Crowley testified that in- | stead of there being $16,000 worth of stock in the store as Soloway claimed in the proofs which the he submitted to insurance companies there was $4,500 to $6,000 worth. Crowley told of the events of the | afternoon before the fire when the stock of the store was shifted and 50 packages of matches placed against | the chimney. He sald that 22 dozen | i market baskets were piled on top of the matches. - ‘Wrapping paper and many barrels, some of them empty, were placed near the chimney, also, he said. The trial of the case was not com- | | pleted today and was continued for | one week. et | HEAVY BOMBARDMENT SETS CONSTANTINOPLE AFLAME. and One Hundred and Fifty Houses Shops Burned. Constantinople, Feb. 17—The quart_ er adjoining the Saint Sophia Mosqus in Constantinople is burning. A hun- dred and fifty houses and Shops so far have been destroyed. A heavy bombardment of Adrianople occurred on Sunday. ‘As a result of the rencwed heavy bombardment of _Adrianople, ths quarter adjolning the Saint Sophia Mosque was devastated by fire this afternoon. A hundred and fifty houses and shops were destroved and the fire is still burning. It is said that the situation around Bulair in unchanged, A _Bulgarian column is advancing through Belgrade | forest to the west of Derkos lake, in | the direction of Ormanll, and is forti- fying the heights of Sivaskeul. Enver Bey Assassinated. Vienna, Feb, 17—A Constantinople Aispatch to Die Zelt says that Enver Bey_has been killed by assassins. Fell 80 Feot and Lives, Waterbury, Conn., Feb, 17—Sherman Wands, a structural fron werker, fell a distance of sixty feet while work- ing on the new power house ef the Waterbury Brass company this af- ternoon yet by a strange goed fortune 'he—escaped serious injury and is.ex- peete to recover, Lengsheremen en Strike. New Yerk, Feb. 17.—Because the head stevedore of the North German Lioyd line, in Hoboken. dismissed one of the longsheremen today, 1,000 of the men working aleng shore went out on atrike. i | ser, caused by one of the men A Fingof $5,000, A Year in Jail SENTENCE OF CASH REGISTER PRESIDENT. JAIL FOR 28 OTHERS Terms of Subordinate Officials Range from Three Months to One Year— Appeal Taken to U. S. Circuit Court. Cincinnati, Feb. 17.—President John, H. Patterson of the National Cash Register company of Dayton, O., today was sentenced to serve one vear in the county jall at Troy, O., and to pay & fine of $5,000 for violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. Twent; other officials and employes of company were given jail sentences varying from three months to one vear and were ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution. Judge Scores Defendants. The sentences were pronounced after United States Judge Hollister had scored the defendants bitterly for their business methods, methods which he declared were needless in a concern where millions of dollars could ‘have been made legitimately. Closing, he said: ‘The government is trong enough o protect its people, whether this pro- tection extnds to ‘the transportation of dynamite across the land for the purpose of blowing up bridges or the laying of the hands upon men who seek to stifle competition by illegal bueiness methods.” The Sengences. George Edreter of Dayton, secretary of the company, was given the lightest sentence—three months. William Bip- pus, treasurer; Alfred A. Thomas of Dayton and Jonathan B. Hayward of Newiork wérs:given nins months in jail. The following were sentenced to one year: Edward A. Deeds, Dayton, vice president; William K. Muzzy, Dayton; Willlam Pflum, Dayton; Robert Pat- terson, director; Thomas J. Watson, sales manager; Joseph E. Rogers, as sistant sales manager; Alexander C. Harned, salesmay; Frederick S. High, district' manager, ‘Boston; Plin district manager, San Francisco Ar- thur A. Wentz, Cofumbus; George E. Morgan, Dayton; Charles T. Walmsley, Chicago; Charles §. Snyder, Elizabeth, N. J.; Walter Cool, Denver: M. M Jones. Pittsburg: M. L. Lasley, De troit; Tarl B. Wilson, Los Angeles Alexander W. Sinclair, New York John J. Range, Washington: M. G. J. Keith, New York: William Cummings, Brooklyn: J. C. Laird, Toronto; W. C. Howe, San Francisco- E. H. Epperson, Minneapolis. Motion to Arrest Judgment. TUpon the comcurrence of District At- torney McPherson, Judge Hollister set aside the judgment in the case of George A. Fdgeter. Edgeter had not been connected with the cash register company during the time fixed in the indictment, and for this reason the judgment was set aside. A motion was made for an arrest of judgment on the grounds that the Sherman iaw is unconstitutional insofar as it attempts to_create offenses and impose penalties. = The motion also charged that the Sherman law con- flicted with the provision of the sixth amendment that in all criminal prose- cutions the accused shall enjoy the right to.be informed of the natire and cause of the accusations agalnst him and that it conflicts with the tenth amendment in that the averments of the court were vague and indefinite. Patterson’s Bond Doubled. Following a notice of an appeal to the circuit ‘court of appeals, the bond of President Patterson was fixed at $10,000, twice its former amount. The other bonds were left at $5,000. Nine of the convicted men were sen- tenced with President Patterson to the | Miami county jall at Troy, ten were | sentenced to the county jail in Day ton and eight in the neighborig jail at Lebanon, Warren county. EIGHT WORKMEN GET A DUCKING. One of Them Started a Geyser by a Drive of His Pick. New York, Feb. 17.—Eight workmen in a tunnel sixty feet below the street level nearly met death by drowning today at Passaic, M. J. when a gev- | inking a pick in a large vein of water, burst upon them. Almost immediately the cold water was up to their waists and as they gained the shaft where a hoisting bucket was in operation it | up to their armpits and gaining | rapidly. Ordinarily but three men ac a time are hauled up in the bucket Three of the men, all but unconsciou: were tossed into the lift, however, and another crowded himself In upon them. The four others then clung to the | sides of the bucket and all were drawn | sixty feet upwahd to safety BLAMES JOY RIDING | AND THE LOAN SHARKS. | Automobile Bandit Says They Made Him a Thief. cago, IIL, Feb. Chi Joy riding” in antomobiles is one of the reasons | given today by Robert Webb. con- fessed murderer of Detective Peter Hart, and leader ‘of Chicago's automo- ile bandits, for turnimg to a career of_crime. ; “It was ‘Joy riding’ and loan sharks that made a thief out of me” gald Webb. “These loan sharks got me in bad for about $80. I paid that much back, but I never got square with them. I still owe them. When I'd take these joy rides in automobiles I used to think how easy it would be for a fellow to stock up some one and make a quick getaway in a machine. I kept thinking about that and finally I thought I'd get Some easy money. Inquiry in German Reichstag, Berlin, ¥eb, 17.—The national lib- erals announced today that they would interrogate the government In the Relchstag as {o whai measures the imperial chancellor was taking for the protection of Germans in mexlico. Tablet Works Burned, Quiney, Ill, Teb, 17—The Dayten Tablet werks were desiroved by fire tonight, The plant cevered an entire blocl. | Ths lows s catimatod ot $506- 000, ; New Britaln Residenco Burns. New Britain, Conn., Feb. 17.—Fire of unknewn erigin tonight destreved the residence of Louis Fox at Seymeur park, causing a loss ef $2,560. Mr and Mrs Fox rescued their children with diffieulty. | considered, by . Condensed Teiegrams Safe Robbers Got Into the Rooms of Typosraphical union No. 6, New York, and stole $600. Former Senator Hale, ill at his home at Washington, was reported much improved yesterday. Fresh Eggs Are Selling in Chicago for 19 cents a dozen, the lowest figy= at this time of the year for 20 yea) , Presidert Arthur T. Hadley of Yale will leave at the end of the present week for a month’s trip to California. William T. Johnson ‘of Washington | is sulng Admiral Dewey for $20,000 because he was bitten by the admiral’s dog. Colonel Austin S. Cook, president of | the Woonsocket Institution for Savings died Sunday night at the age of 56 years, Election Returns from Denver on the question of commission government show a plurality of 4,980 in favor of commission. _Blood Poisoning Resulting from the bite of a dog, caused the death y terday of Dr. Minot Steele, of Port: mouth, R. L A Plan to Place Italian familics on farms through government aid was indorsed at a meeting of Italians at Kansas City, Mo, Joaguin Miller, Known as the “Poet of the Sierras,”’is dying at Oakland, Cal. He has been unconscious at his home for five days. Governor Thomas R. Marshall and Mrs. Marshall were guests of Governor McDonalg and Mrs, McDonald of New Mexico yesterday. The United States Government will continue to bar all colored- tea from this country during the new tea sea- son beginning May 1. Governor Robinson of Arkansas has approved the bill abolishing hanging and substituting electricity for the execution of criminals. The Divorce Bill requiring a resi- dence of a year instead of six months passed the Nevada senate without amendment yesterday. Professor (emeritus) S. A. Latti- more of the University of Rochester, died at his home at Rochester, N. Y., vesterday, aged S5 years. Fire Yesterday Destroyed the Co- lumbia Print works, at Montville, New Jersey, two miles from here, with a loss estimated at $750,000. United States Judge Landis of Chi- cago, yesierday ordered a special srand jury drawn to investigate al- leged oleomargarine frauds. A Gift of $75,000 by David D. Stew- art of St. Albans fo the Maine State Sanatorium association was announced vesterday by ‘the trustees. Favorable Report on the Bill to in- corporate the Rockefeller Foundation was ordered vesterday. by the senate judiciary committee, 10 to 4. B Excavation on the Panama Canal during January averaged 100,842 cubic yards a day against 122,632 cubic yards per day in the previous month. ° Abraham Whipple of Minneapol died suddenly after he had written a note leaving his body to the medical school of the University of Minnesota. The_United States District Court at New York yesterday denied to owners of patents the right to fix the price for the re-sale of their patented ar- ticles. Creditors of the Atlantic Hotel com pany of Bridgeport have filed a peti tion in the United States district court asking that the company be declared bankrupt: Henry S. Merrill, of Charlestown, Mass., for the last twenty vears as- sistant ‘ehief of the United States revenue cutter service, died at Wash- ington yesterday Every Rubber Manufacturing Plant In Akron, Ohlo, was picketed yester- day by strikers and police, anq pri- vate guards were placed on watth by the manufacturers. The Smallest Living world is the son of Mrs. Paul de Meureres of Philadelphia. He is the survivor of twins, and is 47 dave old, ighing only 1 1-4 pounds. Baby in the Monroe Taylor, president since 1886, vesterday {tendered his resignation to the board of trustees, to take offect at the end of the coliege vear in June. J."F. Kiiafoyel, 61 Years Old, for- mer president of the Cleveland Amer- ican leaguc Dbaseball club, died Cleveland vesterday after two ¥ {llness of a complication of discases The Much_Disputed Right of one aviator to fly over another’s land may be touched upon, if not specifically the supreme court for the first time shortly after the court convenes next week. Pensions for Widows of soldiers of the Spanish war and widows of Civil war veterans who married after 1890 are provided in bill to be reported from a meeting vesterday of the sen- ate pensions committee. Senator Root's Proposeg Amendment to the Panama canal Mw. to repeal the provision giving free passage to American coastwise ships was reject- cd yesterday by the senate committee on ‘Inter-oceanic canals. The Strike of 600 Operatives who went out’at the Esmond cotton mill at North Providence, R. I, three weeks ago, ended yesterday when the em- ployes voted to accept an offer of an increase In wages ranging trom 5 to 15 per cent. John 8. Ennott, a Mining Frometer, who obtained nearly $25,000 from three women of Boston through the sale of worthless mining stock, pleaded guilty to larceny yesterday and received a sentence of not less than three nor more than four years in state prison. J. Plerpont Morgan, Jr, vesterday réecived a cablegram from his fathet at Alexandria, Egypf, saying that he had so far reeovered from an attack of acute indigestion he suffered recent- Iy that he had deecided te return to Caire and net go to Italy as at first planned, N Ma Lenzak, e h the Fifteen Year Old daughter of John Lengak, and Fran- eisca McCloskey, the ome-vear-eld daughter of Patrick McCloskey, were ‘Washington, Feb. 17—Two thous: United States marines from various barracks along the Atlantic coast to- day were ordered to Cuba ,there held 'In readiness for possible use Mexico. Half of them will leave morrow night from Philadelphia the army transport Meade, already its way from Newport News for the purpose. The second thousand will start from Norfolk on the naval trans- Dort Prairie, . which, it is expected, | to- will clear Wednesday. The marines will be drawn from the barracks at Norfolk, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Portsmouth, Boston and Charlestbn. No Marines For Inaugural Parade. Guantanamo is the present objective point of the marines, who will be es- tablished in camp in connection with the fleet under the command of Rea Admiral Badger. Whether these men will get further than Guantanamo will depend on Mexican developmen The withdrawal of this large number ©of marines may mean that that branch of the defensive service of the countrs probably will be obliged to go entirely unrepresented in the inauguration pa- rade. It had been planned to ha about 1,000 marines in the line on th occasion. At the various Atlantic coast barracks there are 3,800 marines. Army Transports to Galveston. . Besides the movements rines, two army transpc dered tonight to proceed Newport to Gaive t News where they might be close at I the movement of troops from ihe der should any unexpected emergency arise; Early in the day the Third ca alry at Fort Sam Houston was direc ed to hoid itself in readiness to entrain for Galveston prepared for foreign ser vice. Wilson Will be Handicapped. President Taft i plainly worried by the fact that although only fifteen more days to i White House. the situation in Mexi_ co shows little sign of becom troublesome. The president sife to leave dver for Mr. Wilson th setilement of “this country's relations with Mexico but he Js decidedly 0ppos- has no de- éd to taking any measures himself un- léss extrente provocation and whole- gale murder of Americans drive him to it. The president told friends today that he realized what a difficult thing it would be for a new administration to gather up the reins of govern- medt and understand the conditions in the southern republic in a few He t 1 weeks or in a few months the opinion that it would t six months for Mr. Wil cabinet to grasp de negotiations, of troop hi 1s of diplomatie movements and of international nice- ties that he and his cabinet have ac- quired in two rs close study of 8 condition that never has cea t confront them. Hopes He Will Not Have to Act. that He has informed dv he will be president up until son takes the oath of officc if intervention is demanded gress on his last day in office h ot hesitate to concur. But that he will not have to act a move into the background, leaving a new president and inexperienced ad- ministration to struggle with the rea problem. The president has mac tions to send any comr congress touching on hopes that he will not feel comp to speak fo congress on the s but if a situation requiring his advice arose he would be ready .in a f minutes to dictate his suggestions = to lay before congress the of information on cond is in possession of the ment. No More Night Sessions of Cab Night sessions of the cabinet sider late developments from probably will not.be held in ti Several of the président’s cabinet su gested to him today that these mc ings might be misunderstood throush- out the United States and fn Mexico and that their significance might be magnified. The cabinet officers felt that the frequent reports of th meetings, which apparently I little . tangible action, might I¢ suspicion that the “ld”~ *had clamped down; that the publi being misled and that back of many secret orders were being ed-and issued from the state, w navy departments. The pre agreed with his advisers and pra cally decided to hold no more su conferences. Rumofs in Mexico of Intervention. Fdllowing President Taft's message to President Madero, disclaiming any no p iication Mexico H para ns ther state net purpose at this time to land troops in Mexico, further precautionary measures were taken to safeguard the lives and property of Americans In Mexico, 8o far as that could be done, without actualiy dispatching » mili- tary force to the country. This prob- lem has been greatly complicated by the act of the Madero government, possibly without the actual direction of President Madero, in sending broadcast through Mexico news tha armed intervention by America was about to occur, in the hope of induc- ing malcontents to drop their tempor- rary quarrel with the government and respond to the patriotic call to head off the forelgn invasion. False Reports Jeopardize Americans. It was for this reason that the state department was obliged late in the day to cable and telegraph directly to all the Ameriocan consular officers who ceuld be reached, an unequivocal denfal of any intention on the part of the United States to send troops into Mexico ,or of any ehange in poliey on the part of this government, It was felt that the safety of Americans seattered threughout Mexica was Jeopardized by these false reports, While President Taft's message to President Madere referred to the re- burneq te death yesterday at the home of their grandmother at Webster, Mass, while she was eut ef the heuse for & few minutes % a | ports that erders had been given t land forces in Mexico as “Insccurate. there any encouras dinary prepars progress would be ais Post Commanders Or Ready. In addition to orde Guantanamo word b quietly to military cor interior posts to eventualities 1t wa ever, that thls was most ordinary and pr precaution, taken upo of trouble and often w ty of such. he fa stated by a cabinet o it s extremely des the spread of the ide the administration is the dispatch of an arm that country. Should such gain o credence, it would h: precipitate the ver i desired to avoic every American life though determined to tervention- except sort, the administra position wher routine measu of military and hava last contingency m clothed with official er news reports frc throughout the « and marines are dicate that they for service. for are MARINES EN Number Sent frem Boston, Feb. day to Captain C« town navy yard to to Philadelphi evening by further spatch every av vicinity. One detachment trained at 6.3 on special cars section of the F New Yor raflroad. y all veterans, many of the 1y been nnder fire in Another detach drawn from the the battleship: Jersey, were in midnight for 1 ped for field service One hundred and | from Portsmontt 7 o'clock for Norfolk. Ha Rhide Bitter Anti-Ame: Washington, F | Knox today ‘tele sulates in Mex: officers to ma of the United remains unle consulates, as well Southerl, . | bitter manifest Mexico City that milftary United States I Connecti New Yorls, hes been In dr navy yard, was and manne to sall for G | tomorrow morrin: Wilson Keeps T: Trenton, N. J Wilson keen interes co. He press ' despatches that he ought to u the sttuation from Injecting any = the dilemma He is watch | witn the 1dea o dlately for any erise after he tal JUDGE A TEMPORAR to Learn Strike “Intends ¥ ¥ complaix sarment anmouncing | manent rest | hearing, supreme court stand with referenc has been in progress This action of the cc precendented in leg Judge Hendrick’s a: lowed a conference of the appellate divi supreme court. their merits beginni and the appellate di ized me to sit here fo necessary to take shall not grant have gone thoroughl of the cases. 1 mesa the causes of this st atmosphere if posslt ‘Washington, Feb, day passed @ resolt Col, C. Gordon, of the Panama ca Houador to supervis Pittab: Pa., ware Jille it was noticeable that no pledge was nearby stono quarri: chl, and |held out as to the future dered n ¢ trout and b RO today the battleship Cc REFUSES GRA In it “T have decided to t United States medical o three officers of the srmy accept service under the o provements in that countr 8ix Killed In Collision. Feb. ‘and a number a sand train ran into a frelg TWO ARMY TRANSPORTS SENT TO GALVES Force of 2000 Marines to Leave Barracks Along At Coast—Commanders of Army Posts Also Instructe . Make Ready For Eventualities—Decision to Aband Night Sesions of Cabinet to Prevent Misunderstandin Necessity of Secracy Boston by Supplementary O at a cropsing at Derry, Pa The vietlms were emploved Pemnayivania Ialload ©o MARINES ORDERED TO GUBA RY TAF Will Encamp at Guantanamo to be Held in Rea iness For Possible Use in Mexico on