Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 19, 1913, Page 1

s t PRICE "TWO CENTS The " Bulletin’s Girculation In Norwich is Double That of Any Other Its s Pager, and is the Largest in Connecticut in- Proportion to the Gity's Population. Consummation of a- Plot by Generals Huerta and Blanquet of Government Troops---Conference With Diaz Followed Arrests HUERTA CHOSEN AS PROVISIONAL PRES.CENT He Was Commander of the Madero Forces—Madero Offers Resistance when Arrested by Blanquet—Madero’s Broth- er Placed Under Arrest by Huerta—Uncle of President X Escapes—Madero Fin,]ly Forced to Sign His Resignation - —Blanquet Addresses His Troops, Declaring That In-| human Battle Must Not Continue Because of Caprice of One Man—Vice President is Missing—Our Warships Likely to Remain in Vicinity of Mexico During Period of 1 Reconstruction—Two Revolutionary Leaders Declare Rebellion Will Continue Huerta is Made President. Mexico City, Feb. 18.—Francisco I. Madero has been forced out of the presidency. = He was arrested at the mational palace shortly before 3 o'clock this afterncon by General Blanquet. General Victoriano Huerta, com- mander of the federal troops, Was proclaimed provisional president. About the time Madero was seized by Blanquet his brother, Gustavo Ma- dero, the former minister of finance, was arrested by General Huerta, who ‘was dinine ‘with him in a public res- taurant. Madere’s Uncle, Escapes. All the members of the cabinet were promptly placed under arrest, witl the exception of Ernesto Madero, the un- cle of the .president, who held the portfolio of finance. He was apprised of the intentions againkt the govern- ment and managed to make his escape. Notwithstanding the fact that some definite action was expegted today, the coup d'etat at the palace, creal a sensation and the exact status af- fairs could rot be ascertained for Sev- ‘eral hours. 3 < Result of Plot Against Madere. The direct movement against Madero \Wwas the resuit of a pilot which bad Dbeen brewing since yesterday and ‘which possibly existed with Blanquet for a much greater of time. From the first it had been known that General Blanquet was unwilling to fight. His men were of the same mind. He held complete command over them and it was not doubted that they would follow him in any adven- ture, which they did at the national palace this afternoon. ‘The forces, numbering 1,000 men, ‘which arrived late yesterday, were sent to the palace, ostensibly to relieve the reserves there. The reserves were sent into the fleld. Blanauet Addresses Soldiers. An agreement between Generals Blanquet and Huerta was reached last might, but the first intimation that Blanquet's men had of the new role they were to play wag shortly before the successful strake was made. Blan- quet drew Lis men up in order and delivered @ stirring speech. “THis inhuman battle must end.” he said. “The time has come when some drastic means must be taken to stop a conflict in which father is killing son, and brother is- fighting against brother; when non-combatants are sharing the fate of war—and all this because of the caprice of one man.” Blanquet's Son With Diaz. Blanquet then issued orders for the wrrest of the president and assigned a fetachment to that duty. Maderp was Joon a priscner in his own rooms. One reason given for the attitude of General Blanguet from the beginning was the presence of his eon in the ranks of Diaz. When the arreSt of the president and dis_ministers became known crowds athered in the streets, through which hey paraded, shouting - “Vivas” for uerta and Diaz. A conference was eld between ihe representatives of Ihese two generals and an agreement was reached whereby the appointment ) General Huerta to the provisional Jresidency was sproclaimed. Battle on Until 4 o'Clock. Prior to this, however, Huerta's at- Jempt to communicate with Diaz pre- tipitated one of the sharpest engage- ments of the day. The fire from the rebel rifles and machine guns was long sustained. It was by no means cer- tain at that time that the coup which had been carried out meant the end of hostilities. At 3.30 in the after- poon the cannonading was on, still heavier than before, and the rattle of machine guns was heard in various Quarters. At that time San Francisco treet was being cleared by Huerta as [f he were expecting an attack. A half our later the order to cease firing was sounded and the battle was over. Attempt to Rescue Madero. A few loyal members of Madero's staft rushed into the room when Ma- dero was struggling with the soldiers and went to his rescue, but ineffectu- Captain _Garmendia, who had fust been appointed chief of police, ad- anced upon Colonel Riveroll, shooting snd wounding him seriously. Immeédi- 8ty ‘pevs was an exchange of shots an? free or four members of the [osidents/stait sre reported to have ecn wounded. Just to make the records clear, Ma- dero has been given reasonable’ time in which to write his resignation. Faflure to do this, 1t is said, will re- sult in his being sent with his family 0 Vera Cruz, where they wiil be giv- en the choicé of outgoing vessels. Pointed Gun at Madero. General Delgado, who acted as the emissary of Madero in the negoti tions for an armistice Sunday, has been arrested. Fuerta and his sup- porters did not trust Delgado to come into their plan. - Trenty men of the 20th infantry of Blanquei’s forces were entrusted with the duty of guarding the private rooms of the prestiwe 8 the - beginalng of the revolt in the ) e The arrest of the hall of the the presidént found all the Unless Somebody Other Than breast of Madero, who leaped upon him. In the struggle the gun was dis- charged, without injuring anyone. The Soldier was disarmed and placed un- der arrest by order of Huerta on the charge of firing without orders. Arrest of Madero's Brother. The finest irony attended the arrest of Gustave Madero, the brother of the president, distinguished as a poli- tician, to whose door most of the evils of the administration have been laid. He had invited General Huerta to luncheon at the Gambrinus, a popular restaurant. This was a custom with Gustave Madero in winning favor. General Huerta, however, had invited guests unknown to his host. In a room adjoining he had stationed a de- tachment of Chapultepec park guards. All were preparing to take their seats when at a signal from Huerta the officer in command entered. Pointing 2 pistol at Madero he announced that he was under arrest. At the.same mo- moment, soldiers filing into the room cleared it of all except the principals. Vice President Missing. Gustave loudly protested agalnst o FERIPIE. et Gunccal Hyjmer rw= plied in a loud voice, condemning the Madero. family. — Up to & late hour the vice president of the republic, Jose Pino Suarez, had Dot been found.. Detachments of troops were searching for him. Huerta Led Government Troops. General Victoriano Huerta named as provisional president of Mexico, ls the ‘ormer. commander of the north di- vision of the army. He has seen much service in the present campaisn and last-year fought a number of engages ments against the insurrectos under Orosco. last December and was offered a post in_the war department. ‘When the Diaz revolt began in the capital, Huerta led the government troops and was named as post com- mander of Mexico City when General Villar was wounded. Madero Forced to Resign. Francisco I Madero was forced to sign his resignation from the presi- dency. The American ambassador and the | other foreign diplomats held a confer- |ence at the American embassy this | evening for the purpose of discussing the re-establishment of order and the further protection of the forelgn resi- ents. onight the Zocalo, the great plaze in front of the palace, was jammed with a delirious crowd, with banners inscribed “Peace” and “Liberty” shout- ing for Diaz, Huerta, Blanquet and Mondragon. b Huerta Addresses Crowds. The women members of the Madero family who were in Chapultepec castle were whisked away in an automobile by friends who had learned of the coup at_the natiomal palace. Telegrams have been sent to the governors of the states notifying them of the proclamation of Huerta as pro- visional president and also to the mil- itary commanders assuring them that general elections will be held for pres- ident. I General Huerta made a speech from the balcoriy of the palace to the as- sembled crowds. He declared he had no personal ambitions and announced himself as military governor and Gen- eral languet as military commander of the federal district. Agreement with Diaz Expected. It s fully believed that a definite agreement will be reached between the rebel forces and general Huerta. The negotiations will be conducted through th Amrican smbaassy. Diaz and Huerta to Unite Forces’ Mexico City, Feb. 18—Word came from the rebel positions early in the evening that General Diaz was pre- paring his troops to unite them with those of General Huerta. OBJECT TO HUERTA. Two Revolutionary Leaders Threaten _Continue Rebellion. Laredo, Texas, Feb. 18.—Wher in- formed by a reprasentative of Th Associated Press that the Madero gov ernment had been overthrown and General Huerta named provisional president, Colonel Pascual Orozco, Sr. and Colonel Andres Garza Galan, rev- olutionary leaders in the north of Mexico declared the revolutionists in that section would not approve ‘the selection of Huerta and would con- tinue the rebellion unless another is chosen to manage the affairs of Mex- ico, preferably Semor De La Barra or General Geronimo Trevino. UNITED STATES' ATTITUDE. Matter of Recognition Hinges on Stable Government. ‘Washington, Feb. 12.~With the gov- ernment of ident Francisco I. gfl dero fallen General Victoriano Huertn proclalmed president of Mex- ico, it devolves upen Amorican Am- bassador Henry Lane Wilson at- once to treat with the de facto Mexican government for the protectién of Americans throughout the public: | Political recognition of e govern- Huerta retired from his command ' ~ MADERD AND HIS CABINET PRISONERS N THE ment which emerged tonight out of the travail through which Mexico passed the last two vears will be 2 slower procceding. But with several Americans dead from the bullets of the contending forces in Mexico City, With| hundreds “of persons wounded and thousands rendered homeless because Of the short range firing in the streets of the city, Mr. Wilson’s first duty will be to treat with the new president for amelioration of the conditions imposed upon Americans and other foreigners, especially since the revolution entered its last stages. New President Must Restore Order. While this government will take no part in the choice of a successor to President Madero, such a successor will have to demonstrate his ability to litical mecognition will be accorded by the United States. honeycombed and torn asunder by many revolutionary movements. The | principal of these are the Orozco fovement in the north and the Zapata |‘uprising in the south. Lawlessne | has become ri and _robber bands, | masquerading revolutionists, have { sent terror through states of Mexico from the Rio Grande to Yucatan. In order to lay claim to political rec- ognition from this government, -this | government will demand that the new president, be he General Huerta or some other, must put an end to these disturbing clements, restore order and stablish the workings of justice in the states. Wilson Will Have to Deal With Situa- tion. The formality of political recogni- tion in all likelihood will fall to_the administration of President-elect Wil- son. There wouid hardly be time for the negotiations in the remaining few s of President Taft's term of of- In the event that Ambassador Wilson's term as representative of the United States in Mexico's _capital should close with the admingg¥ration { which sent him there, it would be first | necessary for the president of the | United States to appoint his successor. | This diplomat, when preperly accredit- ed to the Mexican goverament, would be in a position to further the nego- tiations incidental to the recognition | Of the mew Aexican regime when that | government has demonstrated its abil- ity to enforce the law. l The news tonight found this gov- ernment still irm in its policy of non- | intervention and unwavering in its proposition upon a moment's notice | to strike an aggréssive blow for the | defense of American citizens, should | occasion yet demang it. Although the change which it is believed will bring elief from the intolerable conditions oliowing in the wake of ten days of bloody fighting, was welcome to those who carry the burdens of state, offi- cial Washington had no comment to make on the outeome. - No_Comment at Washington. Despatches from Ambassador Wil- son_confirmed the salient features of Madero’s fall and Huerta’s rise to power, but state ‘department officials ‘withheld their opinion. None sought, however, to conceal satisfaction in the assurance of pro- tection tolife and property which the re-estalishment of order in Mexico City would bring to the thousands of maintain stable government hefore po- ‘ Mexico is todsy | | Three men, acting under {will decide the firemen’s claims, | Albert Phillips of dae’ or Amerien Coius N ohn S. H. Howard end an unnam prisoner and the serious wounding of two other officials, were Teported today | to Secretary MacVeagh, by Customs Collector Harvin of Eagle Pass, Texas. It was cold blooded murder, said the collector. Customs officials on Fel 10 at an Isolated spot at the frontfer ar- rested two Mexican smugglers whom they were taking to the Marfa Texas Jail when they were intercepted by ‘ompanions of the smugglers firing a volley of 25 shots, killing Howard and onme of his prisoners and wounding Customs Inspector Joseph Hitter and | Inspctor Harvin of the Texas Cattle association. | For fifteen hours the wounded men lay in pools of blood, helpless and un- assisted. Mrs. Howard made a heroic effort to save her husband’s life, rid- ing frantically for 25 miles on horse- back only to find him dead. Feeling is running high and Collect- or Harvin foresees a hard battle if the posses of Texas rangers and citizens find the culprits. RS Dy FULLY 2,000 DEAD. Estimates of Wounded in Mexico City Range from 8,000 to 10,000. Mexico City, Feb. 17 (By Courler to Vera Cruz, Feb. 18).—All the horrors of a bombarément have been experi- enced by the residents of this eity for many days, and to those that might be expected have been added the ef- fects of vicious machine gun and rifle fire in the streets at a range sometimes of less than a hundred ¥ From a source usually careful and conservative it has been stated that the number of dead is not less than 2,000, while the total of the wounded amotnts _to from 5,000 to 10,000. The great majority of these are not soldwers, but men, women and chil- dren unable to escape the lines ‘of fire. This estimate was made after hearing the reports of scores of officers of the White and Red Cross societies and of the hospitale. STRIKE OF FIREME| HAS BEEN AVERTED. Railroads Agres to Arhitration Under the Erdman Act. New York, Feb. 15.—There will be no strike of firemen on the eastern railroads. The railroads yielded today and agreed txarhilrnte under the Erd- man act the\controversy over wages and additionalMiremen with th® Broth- erhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enzinemen. The firemen had stood solidly for this method of arbitration ever since the deadlock began; the railroads had held out -for arbitration before a commission of six or seven men. - . the law, and their decision will be binding. The firemen have'selected as their repre- sentative on the board of arbitrators Sacramento, Cal., vice president of their organization, and W. W. Atterbury, vice president and generammanager of the Pennsyl- vania lines_east, is the choice of the railroads. Within a day or two these two men will select the third or neu- Americans and other foreigners ° for whose safety this government is Te- sponsible before the world. Although the step which would have sent American soldiery into Mexico had not been taken, every branch of the defensive arm of the service was or- ganized to its highest efiiciency. The word of command .was all that was necessary to send troops across the border from the Texas frontier, or to {Jand bluejackets and marines from the !six warships swinging at anchor on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the disturbed republic. Two thousand ma- rines gathereq all along the Atlantic coast are tonight ready to sail for Guantanamo, Cuba, only a few hours from Vera Cruz. etail in fact was in readiness had attacks upon Americans, as such, forced this gov- ernment _to pursue the policy which { officials hope now will not be neces ! sary. h OUR WARSHIPS TO STAY. May Have Moral Influence During Pe- riod of Reconstruction. Feb. 18.—It is not ex- United States will be in haste to withdraw its battieships and cruisers from Mexican waters. The problems of reconstruction which i Mexico now must face will require no | little time to inaugurate, and the pres ence of Unitea States warships will ‘Washinzton, ! pected that t serve as a, reminder to all elements | that American life and property must | be protected. The 2,000 marines under orders tomght to sail for Guantanamo, Cuba, probably will proceedto their | |camp’ there. In the event that their | services are not needed in Mexico they | |can participate to advantage in the | manosuvers of the Afiantlc fleet now | | within only o few hours' run from the | Guif of Mexico I i Surprise was expressed at the Mex- jcan embassy here when Senor De La Cueva, charge d'affaires,and the mem- | bers of the staff were informed of Ma- dero’s overthrow, —and it brought a feeling of relief in that the suspense which they bad been undergoing dur- ing the last ten days of revolutionary turmoil had been Lifted. Having recetved little officfal infor- matlon from Mexico City, the embassy | had not been able, it was sald, to fore- cast the result of the revolution. The staff, however, appeared to be satis- | fied that @ settlement had been reach- ed, even if it had resulted in a change of government. General _Huerta was described by | attaches of the embassy soldser of the type of former Preside Diaz, a man of great personal bravery | and a friend of the elder Diaz. On ac- count of his long service and bravery, | |it was said, he was popular with the army and well known thronghout the : republic. Felix Diaz, leader of the revolution, and General Huerta also | has been good friends before the Made- |To conflict arrayed them in opposing ‘camps. Since the first of the vear, when | Senor Calero left here, Mexico has been without an ambassador in Wash- ington, and affairs of the embassy have been handled by Sepor De La | Cuerva, the first secretary. When Se- nor Calero returned to Mexico City, where only a fow weeks ago he made the startling declaration in the senate that du: is stay in Washington he | hed lied about - conditfons in Mexico, | there was much speculation as to who his successor would be. ~ COLD-BLOODED MURDER. American Customs Inspector Killed by - Mexican Smugglers. - ‘Washington, Feb, 18.—Detalls of the i { miles east of Philadelphia at as_a stegp | - tral member. Within thirty days there- after the arbitrators must render their findings. Where they will meet was not apmounced. 3 Judge Martin A. Knapp of the Unit- ed States commerce court and G. W. W. Hanger, acting federal commis- sioner of labor, conducted the negotia- tions which resulted in_today’s agree- ment to arbitrate. Throughout the mediation: proceedings the railroad managers bitterly oppsed arbitration under the Erdman act, on the ground it was unfair to place so much respon- sibility on the shoulders of the odd man of the hoard. They vchemently iterated this protest in giving ground today, and declared as their reason fop’ vielding their belief that the pub- 1i¢ would not tolerate a_strike. According to Albert Phillips, repre- sentative of the firemen on the board, ,the L arbitration, proceedings will be held in this city. They will be open to the public. Mr. Phillips said he and | Mr. Atterbury probably would meet for 11}18 first time Thursday. | SUFFRAGETTE MARCHERS ALMOST READY TO DROP. Have Arrived at Wilmington and Will There “today. Rema ‘Wilmin~tén, Del., Feb. 18.—Footsore and almost ready to drop from the effects of their weel’s tramp, the little band of pilgrims bound from New York to Wa naged to drag themsefves city today with undiminighed ranis, although “Col- onel” Craft, the last to arrive, has a badly injured le and walked the last few miles on pure nerve. “Gen- eral” Rosalie Jones literally stumbled into this state. Sho tripped over a stone at the boundary line and picked herself up in Delaware. Tomorrow will be devoted to meet- ings, and the wligrime all hope to have recovered sufficiently by Thursday to continue on to Newark, twelve miles nearer their destination. Steamers Reported by Wireless. Slaconsett, Mass., Ieb. 18.—Steamer Niggara, Havre for New York, 380 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon. Dock 3.30 p. m. Wednesday Cape Race, Feb. 18—Steamer Mon- golian, Glasgow for St. John's, N. F.; 240 miles east at 9 a. m., 17th. Sable Island, N. S., Feb. 18.—Steam- er Breslau, Bremen for Baltimgre, 800 a. m, 17th. 3 Stasconset, Mass., Feb. 18.—Steamer Finland, Antwerp for New York, 304 miles east of Sandy Hook at 4 p. m. Dock 2.30°p. m. Wednesday. Steamer Graf Waldersee, Hamburg for Philadelphia, 485 miles east of Delaware Breakwater at noon. ‘Washington, Feb. 18—Two resolu- tions, one cailing on the postmaster general {o furnish the senate the cost of distribution of seeds through the | i A Free Seed Inquiry. | on the secretary of -agriculture to in- form the senate the cost of the seeds, Were passed by the senate today. j mail under frank and the other calling Extra Session Early in April. Washington, Feb. 18—The re) was current among democratic 1 in the house today that the extra ses- sion of . congress would be: called to convene in the first week of April. No News from Balkan Wan, London, Feb, 18.—There is no news from the seat of war, Official Turkish despateheg state that the situntion has not changed either at Bulalr or the Tchatalfa lines. = ort ors PALAGE Iilling by Mexicans on the Texas bor- | Cabled Paragraphs s’dAuntrll' ..;;:m‘ Noveiist Dead.. ney, Aus Feb. 18.—George Louis Becke, the wefl known Austral- asian sailor-novelist, died here today at the age of 65. 4 Fronch Naval Gunners Killed. Toulon, France, Feb. 18.—Three | French-naval gunners were killed and several others severely wounded by the explosion of a three-inch gun on board the dreadnought Danton during target | practice. Dr. Friedman on Way Here. Berlin, Feb. 18.—Dr. Friedrich Fried- man, whose claims to the discovery of a serum curing tuberculosis have been much’ discussed, sailed for New York today on the steamship Kron Prin- zessin Cecilie. % Salvador Assassins Shot. San Salvador, Republic of Salvador, Feb. 15--Three of the assassins of the late president of the republic of Sal- vador,~Dr. Manuel E. Artujo, were shot by platoons of soldiers yesterday imorning in the presence of a large number of people, % — : Poincare Tnaugurated. Paris, Feb. 18—Raymond Poincare today took over the office of president of the French republic from Armand Fallleres, who retired after ferving his full term of seven years. Nothing more simple than the transfer of powers from one chief executive in France to his successor can be imagined. Zelie Emerson in Jail Again. London, Feb. 18.—Zilie Emerson, the militant suffregette, of Jackeon, Mich., Who Is carrying on a campalen of window smashing In the East End of London in company with Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, was again arrested today. She was immediately taken before the police maglstrate and sentenced to a term of two months' hard labor. ANOTHER ARREST FOR THE WESTPORT WRECK. Engineer of Maintenance Also Charged With Manslaughte Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 18.—Upon a bench warrant issuéd in the superior court late today by Judge Gardiner Greene, Laurence J. Carmalt of New Haven, engineer of maintenance of way of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, was ar- rested, charged with manslaughter, in connection with the fatal wreck of the Springfleld express at Westport, Conn., on October 3 last. Mr. Carmalt was released under baii of $5,000. The warrant was issued at the in- stance of State's Attorney Stiles Jud- son, and Mr. Carmalt is made a de- fendant jointly with Henry J. Horn of Boston, Benjamin R. Poliock of New Haven and C. N, Woodward of New Haven, offictals of the road, who were arrestéd on Descember 31 last, upon bench warrants charging manslaugh- er. State's Attorney Judson has added to the original counts, so that it is now further.alleged that the rallroad criminally neglected to install a prop- er signal system and that it also neg- lected to equip trains with automatic signal stops. Homer S, Cummings of Stamford, ds counsel for the road, moved that the cases be continued to the May term of the superior court. State’s Attorney Judson protesteq and Judge Greene took the matter in abeyance. DISTRICT ATTORNEY OUTLINES DORR CASE. Says Dorr's Cap Was Found Near Scene of Marsh Murder. Salem, Mass., Feb. 18.—Taking of testimony in the trial of W. A. Dorr of Stockton, Caly who is charged with murdering George B. Marsh, a wealthy resident of Lynn, was begun late to- day following the opening address of District Attorney Harry C. Attwill. The prosecuting officer described the finding of the body of Marsh. “Marsh left his home in Lynn on the afternoon of April 11" he sald. “At 3.45 he was seen entering an automo- bile, and was never afterward seen alive 4 When he left home, Marsh carried & cane. That evening a cane, later iden- tified as his, was founc on the boule- vard not far from the spot where the body was discovered. With it was a cap. “The commonwealth declares that this cap was Dorr’s” Mr. Atwill said. “The commonwealth will also show that Dorr had previously invited Mr. Marsh to ride with him in his automo- Dbile, but the latter declined.” The district attorney said that Dorr at Lynn went under the name of Wil- lis A. Dow. Bribery Charges Fall Fiat Charleston, W. Va, Feb. 1 Charges against Colonel Willlam Sey- mour Edwards of offering bribes to further the candidacy for States senator fell flat today when Del- | egate Rhodes, \who made ihe charges, falled to appear at a preliminary hear- ing. Justice of the Peace Marion Gil- chrigt dismissed the case. 3 Wilson at Senate Dinner. New York, Feb. 15.—President-elect Wilson tonight attended the annual dinner given here by the New Jer- sey state senate to its presiding officer. By virtue of his office, Senator James Fielder, president of the senate, will succeed Mr. Wilson as governor of New Jersey March 1st. 3 Cabinet Preparing to Resign. Washington, Feb. 18.—Before tak- ing up the Mexican situation today the | cabinet considered a question aimost | 25 pressing—the resignations that are son March 4., Everybedy expects to resign. E Longshoremen’s Strike Settled. New York, Feb. 18.—The longshore- men’s strike at the North German Lloyd dock in Hoboken was settled this afternoon by the resignation.of the strikers demanded. $42,924 for Yale University. New York, Feb. 18.—Yale univérsity and the University of Leipsic, Ger- many, will each receive $42,924 as res- iduary legatees of the esfate of the late Albert Seesel, who died early in New Nickel Being Coined. ‘Washington, Feb. 18.—Coinage of the new nickel was ordered by Secretary MacVeagh today, despite objections of certain slot machine interests. It will be placed in circulation in the course of a week. >~ Resord Pensioa Bill. ‘Washington, Feb. 18 —The largest pension bill ever reported to congres: garrying appropriations aggregating $180,300,000, was passed by the house late today by a vete of 219 to 40, with an amendment which will make nec- essary an additional appropriation of more than $1,000,000, to be sent by its members to Mr. Wil- | the head stevedore, ‘whose dismissal United | [l with appendicitis. John_Williams, aged, 52. of Quiney, | Mass.. lived for eight months with*only half his stomach, bt % 7 Clarissa Lindley, aged $0 yéars, was found burned to death in her home at Bridgeport yesterday. She lived alone. Four Children of Joseph Hatfield ‘were burned to déath when their home :t Santa Fe, Ky. was destroved by re. J. B. MeoClusky, a Banker of Mus- kogee, Okla., @led in Berlin after talk- Ing the Friédmann cure f§ fubFenlo- Charles Ellis, a Negro, of Laurel, Miss., dled after being kicked in the stomach by a hog. He had g weak heart. ® An 18 Pound Baby was Born to Mrs. K. Herzog in the steerage on board the New York. Tony Jannus, the Aviater, who re- cently made a’trip in a hydro-aero- plane from Omaha to New Orleans, is steamer Caledonla from Glasgow to| Gondonsed Togeams | STATE'S BISINESS IS LOOSE publican Who Voted For Hartford, Conn., Feb. 18.—Althous the legisiative sessions were very bric today, it could be fairly said that most of the legislators settled down to work. J. P. Morgan Continued to Improve In health vesterday, according to a cablegram sent by him from Cairo, Egypt, to his son, J. P: Morgan, Jr. Governor Wilson's Seven Anti-Trust bills yesterday afternoon passed the New Jersey house in exactly the same form as they passed the semate last Week. Torbet Lanston, Inventor of a type- setting machine which bore his name, died at Washington vesterda; e had been etricken with paralysis three vears ago. No Ragtime Will Be Played by the Iilinois band during the suffrage pa- rade at Washington March 3, accord- ing to a decision by the arrangements committee. There Will Be a Wilson Famfly re- union at the *White House on Inaugu- ration day in which all the close refa- tives of the new president wiil partici- pate. F The Record Price for Lobsters for the _present winter was reached at Portland, Me., yesterday, when boiled lobsters were selling for 48 cents per pound at wholesale. Thirty of the 82 Weavers at the Mascoma. mill of the American Woolen company at_Lebanon, N. H. struck yesterdey. No demand had been made on the manager. The Newport News Shipbuilding company's bid of $7,285,000 for con- struction of the new = dreadnought Pennsylvania was the lowest of all proposals received. George Washington Custis Les, eld- st son of General Robert E. Lee, for- merly an afde de camp on the staft of Jefferson Davis, died at Ravensworth, Va., yesterday, 80 years old. —F= Sergeant John M. Walsh," U. S.- A, arrived last night at Jefferson bar- racks, St. Louis, Mo., on foot, after a 7,000 mile tramp across the continent and back under. orders to test army shoes. Major O. E. Duffy, the last survivor of President Lincoin’s mounted body- guard and commander of that organ- ization duripg the troubled days of the Civil war, §iil be buried at Washing- ton today. A Sanatorium for the Care and treat- ment of patients aficted with tuber- culosis will be established and main- tained by the state of Maine if a meas- ure introduced, in the senate yeste:day is enacted. 3 The Establishment of a State Police, urged by Governor Pothier in his in- augural message, was the object of o 1l presented in the Rhode Island senate yesterday by Senator Benmett of Woonsocket. Lieut. William Campbell MacCrone of the marine corps and Miss Elizabeth Pearl Ward of Annapolis.were hur- rledly married at Norfolk, Va., vester- day upon the hour of the groom's de- parture for Guantanamo. ) A Resolve to Ratify the Amendment to the federal constitution providing for the direct clection of United States Senators by the people was passed by’ the New Hampshire house of repre- sentatives yesterday. 3 Mrs. Mary Lindley 54, of Waterville, was turning off the water in the kitch- en faucet vesterday morning at 6.30 o'clock ~when she tumbled over back- ward, dead. Chronic heart —disease caused Mrs. Lindley's death. An Eight Hour Workday for Women workers throughout the country em- ployed in any industrial concern en: zaged in Interstate commerce would be provided for in a bill introduced ves- terday by Senator Kenyon. Prominent Labor Leaders have com- pleted plans for a dinner March. 1 in honor of Representative Willlam B, Wilson of Pennsylvania. chairman of the house labor committee.; Mr. Wil was defeated for re-election. In the Maine Supreme Court yester- | day James Cannon retracted his plea of not gullty to_the murder of Mrs. | Ethel Grant at East Millinocket and pleaded zuilty, redeiving a sentence to hard labor for life at the state prison. Silas_F. Gilmore. an Elderly Ameri- can, who has charge of an important mechanical works at Mexico City, was wotinded by three bullets in the Tight forearm yesterday as he was uncon- cernedly walking along Colima street. W. R. McKeen, Aaed 83 Years, for- mer president of-the Vanadalia. Rail- road company and one of the best known financiers in the state, died at his home at Terre Haute, Ind.. vester~ aay, following four vears of iliness. President Taft Will Present to Cant. Arthur H. Rostron on the afternoon of March 1 at the White House the gold congressional medal awarded him for Bis: Herole serviceasax: commander ot the Cunard Jiner Carpathia in saving the survivors of the Titanic disaster: More Than 15000 Giris who work on white goods at New York are af- fected by an agreement reached be- tween representatives of theix union and the Cotton Garment Manufactur- ers’ assoclation. The employes assert that they have gatned the increased wiges and shorter working hours for Which they struck several weeks ago. Honey Boy. a Pet Cat, belonging to Thomas T. Eckert, Jr., occupied a ‘place at the family table, used its own _chair and ate from its own dlshes, ac- cording to the testimony yesterday of Richard Gregory Page, Jr., at the trial in New York of the suit of James Glendennin Fckert to break the will of. T. Eekert. hig father, General Thom: Many of the committees sat with scores of bills under consideration. Of the hearings that on workingmen's compensation drew the largest audi- ence. Governor Baldwin sent into the sen- Ben- ate ‘the nomination of Charles J. nett, city engineer and of streets of Hartford, to Mr. Macdonald utes before the c unication was received, a delegation of democrats had waited on the governor to present the name of Sydney J. Lynch of West Haven. Mr. Bennett is a republican in politics, generally speaking, althoush s saying that himself (Gover- the governor is quoted Mr. Bennett voted for nor Baldwin) twice, and also for Woodrow Wilson last fall Bennett Makes Favorable P The governor is als Impression. o quoted ing: “I don’t see how the demc Senators canm' object to the pol Mr. Bennett, secing that they a man as president pro tem. of senate who had been a democrat only six_months. The committes on exccutive nomina- tions’ met Mr. Bennett during the af- ternoon and had a him. Members later said he impressed them favorably. It is expec the question of eonfirmation will come up at noon Thursday. The committee on the judiciary will meet tomorrow, probably to act on the nomination of Justice Prentice for chiet justice and of Mr. Beach for as- sociate justice. Senator AlcDonough, has been chairman of the committee, informed that delay in filling the places on this bench is likely to dela the business of the court State’s Business Loosely Done. ‘The nomination of Mr. Benn. urally turned atiention directly office. of highway commissio Comptroller Dunn states th He liexes his office has the audit the accounts of all departments and_If necessary i@ employ persons to condret tHe audit. He adds that w o' meney goes through the commissioner’s office, and all are in the comptroller's office, an auait ‘would be to make examination of the to the to office’ accounts to see if the state got the what was called for* by vouchers. Mr. ‘Dunn said that not alone should the highway commissioner’s office audited, but evers ment which has not been scryginized. He points out that the state’s Plisiness is loosely done. Laxity of the Audits. “For instance,” said Mr. Dunn: “th state pays for children in the county homes and for prisomers’ board in jalls. Payment is on vou does the state ever lgok into ter to determine whether there tnally the number of children in homes or prisoners in the jails tife vouchers call for?” Mr. Dunn_said that nearly the en- tire_state’s business is run this way Sald he: “Dees the audit of county accounts and state accounts actually meet what is intended? The audit get together. One takes fpe vouchers «nd calls them off, and the other checks up the items on the hook Then together they cast up the totals. Is there anyone to say whether the vouchers are honestly made out? We have always accepted them as from s a loose way honest men. But it do business, just the same.” Tuttle for Superior Ccurt Bench. the people Mr. Dunn said that if want an audit of the state departmen his office will do it. All that will by necessary will be for the general as- sembly to give the ord It was reported that Mr. Bennett confirmed as highway commissioner, will ask that.the department ac counts be audited before he takes up the new dutles. Death having caused a vacancy on the superior court bench, Governor Baldwin sent in a modified nomination ©of Joseph P. Tuttle for that place. The committee. on senate appointments took up resolutions making appoint- ments for various places on state boards during the afternoon WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION. ‘Sharp Colloguy Between Russell and $ Danaher at Hearing. Hartford, Conn, case at_the 1911 on the bills for wdrkmen’s compe tion, employers’ lability and kindred topics .drew a large attendance. There are three bills to which committee will direct its attention Feb. carding the Others. These are the commission bill drawn up by Talcott Russell, '+ Insurance Commissioner Mansfiela and John Eccles of Norwich, the Connecticut. Federation of Labor bfll drawn by C. J. Danaher of Meri- den and the manufacturers' bill put into shape by H. B. Sargent of New Haven, Howell Cheney of Manchester and Mr. Webster of Bridgepor The hearing was marked by incidents which increased the interest At the opening Mr. Danaher asked thet March 1ith be assigned for the ‘hearing on his bill. Mr. Russell then took the floor and went into an explanation of the com- mission bill. Questions were asked of Mr. Russell by Senator J. McA. Johnson, Repre- sentative Evarts of Milford and Rep- resentative Taylor of Danbury. Final- 1y Mr. Russell got into a debate with Mr. Taylor who as a member of the committee was on the platform. This went on for some minutes when Mr. Danaher jumped up and said that it was. too bad to make all the audience waste thelr time ‘while two gentlemen ‘were cngaged in.a colloquy which could be héard by anyone. Mr. Russell turned around and said to~Mr. Danaher that he was address- ing the committee, Which was the au- thority to hear what was going on, addfng: “T am telling this to the committee, 1 am not playing to a 2 gallery; I am not in politics 2 for the applause of the crowd.” Streets For Highway Commissioner—Appointee is This was granted. | Y DONE Obmptroller thn Considers Thdt Audit of the De- partment Accounts is Very Lax BELIEVES ALL VOUCHERS SHOULD BE VERIFIED : Governor Baldwin Nominated Hartford’s Superintendent of aR Wilson and Baldwin—Senator ) Hurley Queried by Committee as to His Use of Liquor. n o Mr. Danaher then Wwas not playing to a He was there in the labor men who were se g a information they coul & shame to' keep them U their time. A wavé of appl chamber. Mr. Russe on his heel facing Mr. Da with his arm outst head and index tried to reply up. Semator M gavel and before Mr speak the senator tol that he should not have essec remark to Mr. Russell, who was answering questions put to h committee member. Mr. Danaher remark to the c intention of cri sell” He sa his intention Mr. Russell to Donough said tha# the rem the committee apology to Mr. he made his reply moment. It was then late a suggested adjournmen Wells, for the man j willing to opportunity said parisons made o with the manufactur fair. Mr. McDonough hearing adjou w In his plea for the c Mr. Russell ure instead of an o that the constitutionality s pulsory law had beeh proven w optional law would ' sooner x have to be amended pulsory one. HURLEY QUESTIONED AS TO HIS DRINKING HABITS, Waterbury Senator Testifies B Bribery Case, Hartford, Conn., Feb quiry into ‘the chirge had been made to br ley in the highy wae resumed for today. Senator H { and from questions j ed the fact that Uquor in the peri wes first approached at the Waterbur | station by John A. J t | previous testimo: time. Incidentaily that when the dermocratic | committée mot at Hotel Haven, and at wh Judge, who seemed > have Commissioner Macdonald 1 ed, he had drank a little enough to affect him, the senator was asked ab committee gave indication o1 son for this line tiv the next times when | Hurley and McD bury statio train . d weely of the ses with/ the two sen: man of medium build c shook hands S Benator McDonous moved aw: wanted " reply senator said that the him half his salary against Mr. Cadwell fo missioner. Mr. O'Loughlin e not recall whether it wa. the man's salary as repres: some company_ or ley’s salary. Hi man was very it MADE A THREAT TO CUT HIS TONGUE Attempt to Intimidate Witness In th Police Graft Cases. ouT. New York, Feb. 18.—If Lu credl, a state’s witn n tr graft _investigation, “squealing,” suppiementing mony that was followed ment of a patrolman, h be cut out. Two men he did not know threat him wit vengeance in this form, acc word that reached District Attc Whitman today. Newspaper clippings one-time gambler, since ehot to dea by an enemy, cut off the ear employe who “squealed” and nailed to the wall of his resort, were to Tancred! by the men, who sal would cut out his tonsue | more testimeny for the s | creat. a hotel keeper, £rand fury testimony | inson. ‘who with - Inepector | Sweeney and Detective John J. | @an was indlcted vesterday. under suspension was derm | tain today. telling h Policeman Denn OBITUARY. Wallace L. Hart of Bristol. Bristol, Conn., Feb. 13.—Wall Hart, manufacturer of woo novelties and head of the o bearing his name, dled at his here tonight, aged 66. He ha with the grip for several wee typhotd fever set in. A widow < daughters survive. Steamship Arrivals. At Cadiz: Feb. 17, Montserrat, & New York for Barcelona. At Havre: Feb. 13, Lake Erle, fro 8t, John, N. B, for London. At Hamburg: Feb. 18, Amerika, New York; President Ifneoln, New York. At Liverpook Feb, 18, from New York. Mauretants,