Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 16, 1913, Page 1

>4 NORWICH, CONN., Has Scattered His Forces and Federal Troops Have —— Begun March Toward Chihuahua HUERTA’S SOLDIERS ARE NOW 200 MILES AWAY Effect of Attack Would Be to Cut Villa’s Army Off From Bases at Border—Messages From Rebel Headquarters Urge Villa to Modify His Attitude Toward Foreigners— Mexican Congress Adjourns, Huerta Assumes all Powers Juarez, Mex, Dec. 15.—While rebel headquatters in Juarez today was Eending urgent messages to General Francisce Villa, the rebel commander at Chihuahua, telling him that he was incurring the displeasure of foreign countries in his actions toward Span- iards and other foreigners, and asking him to modify his attitude, General Villa himself was said to be secretly concerned over renewed federal activ- ity. Federals Advance on Chihuahua. Reparts were that federals were ad- vancing toward Chihuahua from Tor- reon, about 200 miles south. Villa has had to scatter his forces by sending troops to surround the federals at Ojinaga, on the border, while garri- soning Juarez and Chibuahua. - This was said to offer the federals an op- portunity to strike at Chihuahua,which ihey evaenated when Villa had all his forces together. Federal troops were also reported on their way to Mon- terey with a view of strengthening the position of the Huerta government in the interior. Rebels May Be Trapped. An ack omn ( ahua, which is not regarded as imminent, would cut a off from any base on the border. The rebels conceded that the first act of the federals, should they arrive in the vicinity of Chihuahna, would be to stop all telegraph and raiiroad com- munication. Thus the federal evacua- tion of Chihuahua, which occurred two eeks ago and enabled Villa to enter e state capital without a battle, would prove to be a military trap out of which the rebels would bave to fighc their way. Food and Clothing at Half Price. The situation at Chihuahua. on ac- count of the protest of Spaniards against their expalsion from Mexico, waus less critical. 1t was understood arrangemenis were made for the send- ng of an official inquiry from the cher. Villa was making the disposal of goods ed from the Epaniards. \1l the foodsinfls and ciothing in_the Spanish retail stores were sold at less than half price, and constitutionalist money was ac Reported Loan from Terrazas. Word came that Luis Terrazas, Jr., for whose release from prison an ap- was sent to Secretary of State ryan, already had granted forced illa. This took the form of ecks in small denominations, agare- ng $250,000, and the checks were g used as currency. ais_ Terrazas, Sr, who is a refugee in El Paso, feared hls son might meet with violence should he be unable to furnish more funds. The father, how- hoped that Tepresentations by merican government would resuls release of the prisoner. loans to 3 ch be in th CONSULS 7N0‘|’ MOLESTED. Secretary Bryan Has No Information That They Were. ‘Washingion, Dec. 15.—Except for a | telegram from Consul Letcher telling of threais of expulsion of Spaniards and confiscation of their property, the state department late today had re- cetyed no offictal information concern- ing reported indignities to other for- cigners by Mexican rebels at Chihua- hua City, Secretary Bryan said thers had been no interference with Consu! Letcher's telegrams by the constilu- tionalists and that, so far as he haa been able 1o Jearn, no been made to any of the foreign con- suie. The secretary announced that on ac count of a break in the wire com- munication between Chihuahna and Juarez, American Consul Edwards at the latter place bad decided to avall nimself of the services of G. D, r- rothers, consular agent at Torreomn, wio arrived at Bi Paso today on his return io his post by way of Chihua- hwa, My, Carrothers will carry an mmunications which Mr, and will essist Mr, Edwards Letcher at Chinuahua untll the situation is nor- mal there, CONGRESS ADJOURNS. Huerta to Be “the Whle Thing” Unti( Next April, Mexico City, Dee, 15,—From now un- 1 April 2 President Huerta will he jed te econduet the government wichout congress, as that specially created organizaljon was formaily ad. fjourned teday, Its most imporiant nels during the session were the ruti- fligation of the president’s assumnption of power over ths varioyus departments of the govwernment, after dissolving ths eding congress, and regrant- ing to the president this same pewer, which gives General Juerta, until eongress convenes again, practically the sway of g dietator, The rebel G ral Villa’s treatment of the S iards at Chihuahua has the keen sympathies of the here, The anish minister, genor Cologan y Colegan, sent to Washington today, threugh the Ameri- can e, Nelson O'Shaughnessy, his thanks for the made by the American government fo relieve his countrymen at that place. e situation around Tampice is deciared by the government to be sat- isfactory. Late railway reperts indi- rate that the rebels in their retreai took away only four locomotives and enough cars to make up four trains. Reports from other parts of Mexico concern the usual number of minor en- sagements and rebel depredations. No Comment on Spain’s Attitude. ‘Washington, Dee. 14—The nce t that Spain was disposed to commit the safeguarding of her in- terests in Mexico to the United States brought forth no formal comment at the state depariment. It was exolai ed, however, that efforts were being made {o nrge the constitutionalists not to discriminate against Spaniards or any foreigners or their property. Federals Cut to Pieces. Laredo, Texas, Dec. 15.—One hundred and ninety-six federal dead were eounier after a battie with constifu- a American government to Villa through | threats had | tionalists at Salinas, thirty miles north of Monterey last Friday, according to a telephone report received at consti- tutionalist headquarters here today. The report said a force of 350 federals enroute to reinforce the Neuvo Laredo garrison, encountered 800 rebels under | Santos Coy, and were cut to pieces. No | revolutionists were killed, it was as- serted. UNITED STATES ACTS. % To Exact Same Respect for Spaniards as for Americans. El Paso, Texas, Dec, 15.—Federico Sisniega, the Spanish consul a* Chi- huahua, who had been on & visit to San Francisco, arrived here todav. Ha | received a cablegram from the minister | of foreizn affairs at Madrid, in wnich | assurances were given that the Span- ish government had joined with the United States in aking up the ques- tion of the expulsion of the Spaniards from Mexico. The foreign minister of Snain sa the Washington government had prom- ised it would exact from all factions in Mexico the same respect for Spaniards as was demanded for Americans. SHERIFFS CERTAIN THEY HAVE LOPEZ CAGED UP. Will Wait for Him to Starve to Death or Commit Suicide. Bingham, Utah, Deec. 15—With all the upper workings of the Utah-Apex mine sealed up with bulkheads, the pursuit of Ralph Lopez settled down to a waiting game again today. The sheriffs look for no new developments | until the mine is opened, which will | be after they are convinced he has died | from starvation or committed suicide, Every part except the Andy and Minnie levels was searched before be- ing sealed up. The lowest levels were left open, and in these restricted min- ing operations are being carrjed on. Letters from all parts of the United States and from Canada and Mexico, purperting to be from Lopez, have been received by the sheriffs. One received today from Vancouvi B. C., bore a striking likeness to hl handwriting. OBITUARY. Dr. Francis L. Parker. Charleston, S. C,, Dec. 15—Dr. Fran- cis Lau Parker, former dean of the | medical college of South Carolina, a distinguished surgeon in the Confed- erate army and prominent in medical | activities of the south, died here today. Unknown Man Killed in Tunnel. Terryville, Conn., Dec. 15.—The body of an unidentified man, apparently an Ttalian, was found tonight in the Syl- van Hill railroad tunnel. with his head, both legs and one arm severed. A work irain passed through the tunnel a short flme before the body was found and it is believed the man was either walk- ing the tracks or was knocked from the train. A gold watch was found In | his clothing and a Catholic medallion, bearing a Latin inscription. Roosevelt Hunting in Brazii. Rlo_Janeiro, Dec. 15—Colonel Theo- dore Roosevelt on his arrival at Porto | Murtinho, near the Paraguayan “oun- | dary, aboard a Paraguayan gunboat, was received by a Braszilian corim!s- sion, according to a despatch from | that place and the entire party pro- ceeded to Corumba>. From theca the Roosevelt party will make an eariy slart on a hunting expedition, Absolute Divorce Recommended. New York, Dec, An absolute di- vores for Hildegarde McKenna Pultz, daughter of United States Supreme Court Justice McKenna, from John leggett Pultz, is recommended in the report of & referee appointed to take | testimony in Mrs. Pultz’s suit, to the | supreme eourt here today. Hotel bell- boys and clerks were among the wit- nesses examined by the referee, President Remains Indoors. Washington, Dec. 15, Wilson worked leisurely today signing a number of commissions and reading many official doeuments, He did not €0 to the executive offices, but stayed in the upper apartments of the White House, on the advice of his physician, | who suggested his remaining in | even temperature until the atiack of grippe and cold should entirely disap- pear, Beef Prices Forced Down. Washington, Dec, 15.—The reeen: action of the navy department in buy- |ing beet from Argentina hss rerced | down the prices of American packers | This is shown, the navy deparcment announced today, by /bids just openac at various pay offices from competitors | for domestic contracts for the moniis of January, February and Marck, Bryan Renews Invitation. Washington, Dec, 15.— Seeretary Bryan tonight Tenewed the invitation of the government to the natinns of the world, through their diplomatic representatives here, to participnie in the Pan-American international expo- sition, Winston Churchill to Visit Germany. Tondon, Dec. Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, author of the “naval heliday” propo- sition, will spend a three weeks Christ- mas vacation In Germany on what is described as a private visit. Accepts Princeton Lectureship Princeton, N. I, Dec. 15—Jacob university, has accepted the Stafford Little lectureship on_public affairs at Princeton fpr the academic year 1913- 14 A $50,000 Libel Suit. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 15.—The $50,000 libel action brougiht by William J. Con- nors of Buffalo against Robert Col- lier and on today’'s tendar for trial here, was postponed this afternoon un- til the first week in January, President | an | Gould Schurman, president of Cornell | The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any VILLA MAY FIND HIMSELF IN A TRAP | Found Guilty of Gomp | prison for four y Cabled Paragraphs Dominican Officials Resign. Santo Domingo, Dec. 15.—The Do- minican minister of war, General Ta- deo Alvares, and the commander-in- chief of the army, General Yeppez resigned today, Tunnel Falls in on Train. Chemnlts, Germany, Dec. 15 least four persons were killed and 34 others injured by the crushing of a passenger train in a neighboring tun- nel which collapsed during a slight earthquake at midnight. Mrs. Pankhu Starts “Sleep Strike.” London, Deb. 15.—Miss Sylvia Pank- hurst, the militant suffragette agitator, since her imprisonment Dec. 10, has adopted the more drastic method of adding a “no sleep strike” to _her “hunger and thirst strike.” She ac- complishes this' by continually walk- ing. Her friends expect her release shortly, as she is said to be on the point gf collapse. Volcanic Eruption in Ambrim Island. Melbourne, Australia, Dec, 15.—Des- patches from Noumea, capital of the ch colony of New Caledonia, re- port that great destruction has been wrought by a velcanic eruption in Am- brim Island, of the New Hebrides group. No casualtles are reported among the white population, whose numbers are small, but it is feared that many natives in the interior perished. BATTLESHIPS RETURN FROM MEDITERRANEAN. No Coal, Oil or Provisions Bought During Absence of Seven Weeks. New York, Dec. 16.—The battleships Wyoming, Arkansas, Utah and Florida came into port today out of the teetu of a five days’ gale that marked the end of a voyage of 9,000 miles. They were a part of the fleet that left Hampton Roads Oct. 25 for the Med- iterranean on a pleasure trip for offi- cers and men, which was to demon- strate that a squadron of United States battleships can cross the At- lantic and return without having re- course to foreign ports for supplies. The fleet comprised nine battleships, and not an ounce of coal, oil or pro- visions was purchased during their ab- sence of more than seven weeks. This is a record in the United States navy, the officers said today. Three colliers and a provision ship carried all neces- sary supplies, enough to have sustain- ed the fleet much longer if necessary, it was sald. Of the rest of the squadron, the Vermont ig bound for Norfolk, with a broken shaft, and the Delaware is with her; the Comnecticut and Kansas are on their way to Mexico and the Ohio to Guantanamo, with two smallpox pa- tients on board, who wiil be landed there. After disinfecting and proper gquarantine, she also will proceed to Mexico. PEACE TREATY WITH THE NETHERLANDS. Seorstary Bryan and Netherlands Min- ister Agree on Terms. ‘Washington, Dec. 15. — Secretary Bryan and Chevalier Van Rappard, the Netherlands minister, today agreed upon the terms of a peace treaty em- bodying the principles of the arbitra- tion plan announced early in the pres- ent administration. This will be the seventh of the peace treaties and the first negotiated with a European na- tion. The principal feature of the veace plan, as announced by Secretary Bry- an, is a provision for an investigation throughout a period of at least one year of any misunderstanding between the signatory nations, by a commission of five members, one to be chosen from each of the contracting governments by their respective governments, one to be chosen by each of the contracting governments from some other country and the fifth to be agreed upon by the two contracting governments. SEVENTEEN KILLED IN THE MAINE WOODS Several Arrests for Carelessness Dur- ing “Big Game” Season. Bangor, Maine, Dec. 15.—Maine’s big game season came to an end tonight, close time on deer beginning at mid- night. Rough estimates placed the number of deer killed at 10,000 and the number of moose at 200. The moose meason ended November 320. Beventeen persons met their deaths in the woods—seven by accidental dis- charge of their own guns, four through being mistaken for deer, three by drag- ging guns mule-first, two by getting in range of men firing at game, and one by drowning. Several men have been arrested for reckless or careless shooting, FOUR YEAR TERM FOR AN 18 YEAR OLD GIRL y in Murder of Her Sweetheart. Crewley, Le, Dec. 15.—Dora Murff, 18 years old, teday was senter rs for the part layed in the killing of J. M. Delh or former sweetheart, Her siepfath- 1 11 er, J, M, Duval, was sentenced to 99 | vears in prisen. Delhaye w ot on | £ street here and the girl she | killed him, but testimony showed that | Duvall fired the fatal shef, Lawlessness to Be Probed. Calumet, Mich., Dec. 15—Thr grand jury investigation into lawlessness in the copper country arising from the strike will be thoroughly investigated, dccording to the instruction of Judge O'Brien today, He informed the it it would be privileged to inquire into any branch of peace or crime allesed to have been an outgrowth of the strike, Steamship Arrivals. Christiania, Dec, _14. — Arrived, steamer Oscar II, New York for Copen- hagen. Palermo, Dec. 14.—Arrived, steamer Ancona, New York for Naples. Glasgow, Dec. 15.—Arrived, steamer Columbia, New York. Plymouth, Dee, 15 President Iincoln, New Yorik. Hamburg, Dec. 15.—Arrived, steam- er Prinz Oskar, Philadelphia. Withdraws Claim for Alimony. New York, Dec, 15.—Mrs. Joseph A. Blake today withdrew her motion to compel her husband, a surgeon, to pay her $1,500 alimony. One of the attor- neys said today that the withdrawal of the alimony motion did not mean that the pair might become reconciled. -Arrived, steamer A $20,000 Memorial Window. New York, Dec. 15-—A memorial window dedicated to the late Whitelaw Reid, was unveiled today at the cath- edral of St, John the Divine. It is the gift of Mrs, Reid and cost $20,000. The Son of Man as described by Revela- tions is the central figure. | sung with great zest by Wilson Resents [rmy Satires COURTMARTIALS OF SOME OFFI- CERS POSSIBLE. WILL BE INVESTIGATED ‘ X Philippines Policy of Administration Burlesqued at Caraboa Dinner— President Withdraws Membership. ‘Washington, Dec. 15.—President Wil- son tonight formally withdrew his re- cent acceptance of honorary member- ship in the military order of the Car abao, composed of regular and volun- teer officers of the army and navy who served in the Phlilippine islands during the four years succeeding the Spanish- American war. Earlier in the day the president had $9J[JBS JO UORBANSOAU] UB DIJODIO and travesties on the administration’s policy toward the Philippines as por- trayed at a banquet of the Carabaes in Washington last Thursday night. The affalr was aitended by Secretaries Redfleld and Daniels and Postmaster General Burleson, Justices McKenna and Vandeventer of the United States supreme court, many members of con- gress and hundreds of army and navy officers. Courtmartials May Follow. The demand for an investigation, to- gether with intimations from the ite House that courtmartials and severe reprimands would not be sur- prising, caused a semsation in army and navy circles in the capital. The incident first came to the pres- ident’s attention when he read accounts of it in the newspapers. Through his secretary he communi- cated with various members or the cabinet, expressing his indignation that officers of the army and navy should sing songs containing profane epithets directed at a people whom the United States was endeavoring to assist to self-government and civilization. No ef- fort, according to White House offi- cials, had been made to keep the ban- quet a private affair, copies of the songs and descriptions of the travesties being given to the press in advance. An Explanation Demanded. Tt was made plain at the White House that while a general burlesque of the administration’s peace policy and thrusts at Secretary Bryan and others were deeply resented because they came from army and navy offi- cers, the chief objection was to the spirit of hostility shown to Philippines independence as the problem is being worked out by the present adminis- tration. Secretaries Daniels and Garrison con- ferred at length on the subject and called upon Rear Admiral Thomas T. Howard, U. 8. N, and Maj. General James Aleshire, U. S. A, the two high- est officers of the Carabaos, for an explanation. They promised to glve all the information desired. An Objectionable Song. Secretary Daniels, who made a speech at the banquet, but left early to attend the congressional reception, said afterwards that none of the stunts —such as the bringing in of the peace float—composed of the battleships model “U. S. S, Friendship, U. 8, S Fellowship and U. S. S. Pifie"—had taken place while he was present. “While I was there,”. saild Mr, Dan- iels, “the thing I thought was partic- ularly offensive was the song 'Damn, Damn, Damn the Insurrectos’ Had I known it was to be sung I would have asked that it be eliminated from the programme or I would not have gone.” The chorus of the song, which was hundreds of army and navy officers present, was as follows: “Damn, damn, damn the insurrectos, Cross-eyed kakiack ladrones, Underneath the starry flag, Civilize 'em with a Krag, And_return us to our homes.” The word “ladrones” is the Spanish for “robbers” and “Krag” is the army abbreviation for the Krag-Jorgensen rifle. Song Sung at Previous Dinners. “It was in bad taste to sing that song,” said Mr. Daniels. “It isn't like the ‘Gridiron Clul’ or other organiza- tlons outside which are independent of the government. When I heard the song I turned to Justice Vandeventer of the supreme court, who was sit- ting behind me and said: ‘This be regented if it goes to the Philip- pines’ He said wit ha laugh. ‘Better omit the-if’ I suppose the officers intended merely to have a Jolly time, but they went too far. If they had stopped to think, T am sure they would not have done it.” It was pointed out to the secretary that the song had been sung at many Carabao dinners in previous vears and own beloved had originally rea “Damn, damn, damn the Filipinos,” but had been amended, Taft Now Only Henorary Member. “Army and navy offic e no business singing elther version,” said Mr, Danfels. “One naval officer said {0 ‘me that President Taft had heard the song at & previous dinner and had not objected, I told him that did not | mean it should be sung after the No- vember clections of a year ago, as the y of the go whole Philippine po t has changed, this administr v effort to glve maerp lipinos when they the Investigation is vaited s and | ily, th any eprimand and an order that s be discontimued in the future will be the exient of it all, President Wilson's withdrawal of | honorary membership leaves former | President Taft the only honerary mem- ber of the Carabaos. Dr. Heller’s Explanation. Dr. Joseph M. Heller, secretary of the Washington corral of the Carabao, issued a statement tonight expressing regret on behalf of the members of the order, particularly those who had to do with Thursday night's dinner, that any feature of the programme had giv- en offense. “I am sure,” he said, “that officers of the army and of the nayy would be the last men in the world to ridicule the administration, and even if they were so inclined, a public banquet would never be selected as the place for such manifestation. “The song, “Damn, damn, damn the insurrecto’ was inspired fifteen years ago_during the insurrection in the Is- lands, in heat of a vicious campaign and amid hardships and privations, and it was sung by the first volunteers that went to the Philippines and has been every vear since. Was Pure Fun-Making. “At all our previous dinners it has Root Atiacked by Democrats PARTY GUNS TURNED ON REPUB- LICAN SENATOR HIS CURRENCY SPEECH Accused of Unwarrantably Attempt- ing to Alarm the Public—Passage of ‘Administration Bill Presaged. ‘Washington, Dec. 15.—Although the republican national committee will not decide the question of whether it shall call an extraordinary party convention until its formal meeting tomorrow, many arguments for and against such action were made tonight at a dinner given to the committeemen by Chair- man Charles D. Hilles. In a speech that preceded the discussion of the merits of the guestion, Mr. Hilles out- lined at length the matters which the committee and a convention, if called, will be asked to settle, gave some of the arguments on each side, and de- clared that in any event the republican party should get together. “The conference,” he said, “is not a counsel of despair. Republicans have every reason to feel hopeful.” Must Not Surrender Principles. The national chalrman did not dis- close his personal views on the advis- ability of an extraodinary convention, but called upon other committeemen to debate its merits. “In order that we may again tri- umph,” said he, “we must have some motive other than a desire to win. For the sake of mere success at the polls ‘we must not discard or undermine the sound principles which our predeces- sors thought out and fought out and wrought out. We are the trustees of the republican party, a fact which should inspire in us a sense of cogent responsibility. Republicans and former republicans can go very far in a proto- col of union if a surrender of princi- ples is not involved. We will not em- brace theories of government that are destructive of all that we hold essen- tial to the maintenance of liberty reg- ulated by law.” Mr. Hilles referred to the meeting of the national committes as “abnorm- al,” but directed by the executive com- mittee, and warranted by conditions. Five Important Questions. He announced that five important questions to be decided by the commit- tee tomorrow involved the recognition of state laws as to the manner of choosing delegates; minimizing the number of contests for seats in con- ventions; terminating the tenure of committeemen automaticailly upon the election of their successors; ereation of a new tribunal to hear contestants, and changing the basis of representa- tion. Mr. Hilles dwelt at length on the proposed recognition of primary laws and the proposal to change the basis of representation, which would lead to a reduction in the proportion of dele- gates from the southern states. Dis- cussing the proposed reduction, Mr. Hilles pointed out the success of the republican party in several states south of Mason and Dixon’s line, and summed up the argument of the op- ponents of the plan, A Wrong to Disfranchise Negroes. “They,” he argued, “argue that if the party ignores the great body of repub- licans—denies _representation in its convention to the colored men who are disfranchised by an arbitrary militant and unconsclonable democracy—it will have wrought a wrong of such far- reaching consequence that its new slo- gan of ‘Just and Equal Representation’ will be a misnomer and that it will have given countenance to a damnable and despotic system. “It may not be irrelevant to remark,” he added, “thac if President Wilson's proposal of a federal primary law should take form and be enacted into a constitutional law, the five perplex- ing problems, which T have endeavored to state in an impartial manner would Aisappear. Even so, the republican party would, I fancy, continuue to hold national conventions, for surely the right of assembly is still left to us as private citizens untfl the constitu- tion is repealed. TAFT'S SON CARRIES OFF CLASS HONORS Duplicates Achievement of His Fatier at Bar Examination. Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 15.—Robert Al- phonso Taft, son of former Presiden: Taft, carried off the honmors of the class that {ook the state bar examina- tion here last wezk. Fle obtaired a | grade of 90.7, almost two points higher | than the applicant who won secrnd | honors. { In obtaining the highest grade, young { Taft duplicated the achievement of .ils | father, who won the highest honor of | the bar in Ohlo.. Robert Taft is a prad- uate of Yale college and Harvard lLaw school. He reglstered from Cineinnauti, Zelaya “Ready to Sal Washing 15.—General ton, the counsel f | by was start for Barcelona | ment of ihe promise he gave Alr ok | when the Nicaragt gover | dropped proceedings for the extradition murder, dent's te Nicarag Western Fuel Cases on Trial. | Ban Francisco, Dec, 15.—Taking of | evidenee in the trial of eight indicted | officials and employes of the Western | Fuel company for alleged frauds | against the United States government | began tod Massachusetts Militia Officers Retired. Boston, Dec. 15.—Thirty-nine officers of the militia, including four brigadier generals, four colonels and several Iieutenant colonels, are retired by Sec- tary of War Garrison’s interpretation of the Dick bill. been the _custom to take certain fun- making liberties, not only with current events, but also with the service and with individuals, most of whom be- long to the order. “Annuslly for eleven vears we have offered an evening of entertainment to many men high in public life, and it Is a maiter of deep regret that our ef- arouse criticism.” forts at pure fun-making should now l class when lie was admitted to tho | Condensed Telegrams Fifteen Deaths constituted the toll in baseball games during the 1913 season. Dominic Motto of Negunee, Mich., killed a three-legged deer while hunt- ing in Glynn county. John D. Rockefeller will spend the coming Christmas and New Years at his Forest Hill home at Cleveland, O. Vincent Astor has been elected a di- rector of the United States Trust Co., to succeed the late Gustav Schwab. Cotton Consumed during November amounted to 482,694 running bales compared with 475,611 bales in No- vember last year. Farmers Near Pendleton, Ore, have killed 1,200 rabbits to be sent to Port- land and other cities for distribution among the poor. Mrs. Charles Sammers, a bride of two weeks, is dead at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., from burns sustaired when her dress caught fire. Rev. Reuben D. Nevins, who founded more than thirty Episcopal churches in the Pacific northwest, died at Tacoma, Wash,, aged 86 years. Devers Hall a Lawyer of Bay City, Michigan, fell ten storfes to his death yesterday from his room in the Hotel Marie Antoinette, New York. The Offices of three New Haven dentists were broken into during Sun- day night and about three hundred dollars worth of gold taken. The Third Suicide in Worcester in 48 hours was revealed yesterday when Phillip H. Leduc, 60 years old, was found dead from' gas asphyxiation. Secretary of Agriculture Houston presented diplomas of merit to 22 boys an dgirls from all parts of the United States who raised prize-win- ning crops. Hiram J. Messenger, actuary of the Travelers Insurance company since September, 1898, dled at his home in Hartford yesterday after a long period ot ill health. The American Silk Spinning com- pany mill at Providence will be closed today to allow its 500 employes to at- tenid the funeral of Henman Wyss, its superintendent. Katherine Coffey, of Philadelphia, 19 | years old, submitted to a skin-graft- ing operation to save the life of her sister. Forty square inches of skin was removed. Demanding 17 Percent. Increase in wages the mulespinners in the four B. B. and R. Knight Company mills in the Pawtuxet valley, R. L, went on strike yesterday. Isaac Van Horn, of Holderness, N. H., and Boston, Mass, has filed a p tition in bankruptcy in which his li- abilities are given as. $778,577.51, and his assets as $100. Elizabsth Donnelly, 19 Years Old, is in a hospital in New York with her arm swelled to twice its normal size. Police think she is another victim of the “poisoned needle.” The Holders of 818578 Outstanding shares of stock of the United Wireless Telegraph company will share in a $500,000 dividend, soon to be declared by & trustee in bankruptey. Harry Phillips, 28 years old, an elec- trical contractor of Belleville, N. J., is dead from bichloride of ~ mercury poisoning. He took the tablets in mis- take for a headache cure. Mrs. Clifford Russell, 16 vears of age, of Bloomfleld is in the Hartford hos- pital in a dying condition, due to burns received when her clothing took fire at her home yesterday. Je: Selover, prineipal of the night school in Sayreville, N. J., informed his pupils that by an action of the School Board all pupils over 16 years of age are to be permitted to smoke in school. A Christmas Tree 65 feet high es- corted by 2,000 children will be brought from the pler and placed in Inde- pendence square under the direction of the Child Federation in Philadel- phia, Mrs. Seth Irby, wife of a farmer at Augusta, Ga., was murdered in the presence of her two little daughters Saturday night by three negroes who came to the Irby house to collect a fifty cent debt. 8o Many Monkeys, guinea pigs and mice are brought into the United States for experimental purposes that the jmportation ef mammais has in- creased from 2,000 five years ago to 17,300 last year. Ernest Tribelhorn, president New York real estate concern ias fined $500 and sentenced to 25 days in jail yesterday for renting an apart- ment which he knew was to be used as a disreputable resort. of a | Henry Spencer. Convicted murdered of Mildred Allison-Rexroat, will- not hang next 1rida; fovernor Dunne vesterduy granted u stay of exe- cution for four weeks to give time for an appeal to the Illinols supreme eeurt, Louls Joseph Was Absolved by a . | coroner’s jury yesterday from blame { for the kiillng of his son, while they were deed hunting at Milo, Me. The | Jury found that although the sen was | killed by a bullet from his father's rifle, ph was not at fault, | the elder J The Suffelk County Grand Jury re- perted yesterday t it had not found | suficient evidence to warrant an in- | dictment against anyene for responsi- bility for the deaths of 28 men in the fire that ¢ roved the Arcadia lodg- | ing heuse in Boston on December 3. | Blackwell’s Island Prisonwrs Mal- treated, New York, Dec. 15.—Instanees of gross mistreatment of prisoners, and of alleged financial mismanagement at the Blackwell's Island penitentiary have been uncevered by a supreme court grand jury has been sacre&y in- vestigating the institution. In one in- nce a prisoner is id to have died as a result of cruel treatment. German Vessel Bottom Up. Emden, Germany, Dec. 15.—An- fron vessel floating bottom u_poff Schier- monnik-Cog, an island in the North Sea, is believed to be the German steamer Narvik from Lubeck. The pilo’s body has been found, but there is no trace of the crew of thirty. Weds in Switerland. St. Morit, Switerland, Dec. 15.—Miss Edith Wormser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Isidore Wormser, of New York, was married here today-{o Mafthin Goudchaux, of New York and Paris, Phe wedding was a very quiet ome, Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City's Population Justice for the Blacks of South ARGUMENT AGAINST ? EW BASIS ‘OF REPRESENTATION SET FORTH BY HILLES National Chairman Addresses Msm« bers of Republican National Gom- mittee—Five Questions to be Decided Washington, Dec, 15.—Victory for the administration forces in the first test of strength on the ourrency reform bill marked today’s session of the sem- ate. The vote, 40 to 85, tabled a sub- stitute offered by Senator Hitchcoak for section two of the administration bill, ?ropelln' a_ system of four re- glonal banks, with a possible inoresse to _eight, the regional bank stock to be owned by the publie, The defeat of this amendment prap- tically insured the adoption of the Owen plan which provides: for from eight to twelve regional with the stock owned by the mkn"nuond banks. The democratic leaders claim- ed that itz result of the test vote, i~ volving one of the most important fea~ tures of the fight, indicated the com- plete success of the administration measure, Final Action Expected This Week. Bffort® to get an agreement for a time to begin final voting on the bill were not successfu] today, but leaders on both sides of the chamber looked forward to an eorly termination of the debate and for final action before the end of the week, ‘When the Hitchcock substitute had been tabled, Benator Reed made a | speech vigorously defending the Owen bill and replying to Senator Root, who on Saturday attacked the measure and called Secretary Bryan “the dommat- ing influence” behind the proposed new currency system. Reed’s Reply to Root. “No one has the right to stand on the floor of this senate and undertake to alarm the business interests of the country when there is no just oaus I doubt the high patriotism of the man who will stand here and cry ‘Wolf, wolf,” when there 1s no wolf; who will take this chance of injuring the muititude who may be misled by such a cry.” % Senator Reed said a “typewrittem document” proposing Senator Root for the presidency had been prepared and given to the press before he made his speech. “It is not difficult then to understand why the secre of state “When etary was lzu';)ughtf in,” he added. the voice of ambition is to higher honers, it is not m to understand that men will sometimes Jet their interest overcome their spirit of fairness and candor. Bankers Will Be to Blame. “If we ever have inflation the currency under this bill it be caused by the bankers of the country and by no one else. Even if Mr. was all that he has been painted by his enemies; even if he favored infla- tion of the currency which no one ?u the right to charge; even if his in- fluence was to stand back of this pro- posed federal reserve board and to con~ trol the men who will be appointed by the president, ‘that board camnot put out one dollar of additional until there has been a call made upon it by the regignal banks, whose boards will be controlled by the ‘sound money men,” who run the national banks.” Turning Over Reservee to Bankers. Senator Hitchcock made a T at- tack on the propesed contro! flnn regional reserve banks by the bankin Interests of the country, He dnhus this feature of the bill would turn over the country reserves to the use of bankers and would legalize the meth- ods and the combinations of econtral against which the country has long Rttt th h of Senator St uoting the speeeh of ater Saturday, in which the ter lfl‘m A. B, Hepburn and Frank A. Vanderiip of New York, and Milton Alles of ‘Washington, as representatives of a class of bankers who were fighting ef. . footlve enmn?‘ reform, he insisted that under the democratic bill the con. trol of the currency aystem of the country would be turned over to the other banks, Root a Great Man. Democratic senators renewed the criticlsm of Senator Root's spesch at the nl%ht session of the semate, Sen- ator Williams, refe: to the pres- idential boom launched for Root by Senator Gallinger, declared it was “wonderful what wreck can be wrought in & sound mind by a presi- dential bee." He charsoterized Senator Roo: as a great man who had reoen bean awarded the Nobel peace byt adfed: “T have never beem to satisty myself why.” de the He declared “plutocratio press” had heralded o ator Root's apesch as a great on the curremcy biil, but he insisted that Senator Root's prem were en~ tirely wrolr. No inflation af the eun- renocy could result fram the new pre- posed law,” he sald, hecause of the re- stralning ipfluence of the federal re- serve beard, Speclal Convention Immediately, Twe distinet mr:llflol\l to be saB- gidered by the national eommittee te- merrow were n.x‘rocd upon by members aof the m&fi dined with Chairman and ar into the night aver the Eo“w far the mu-lnf‘ The tiogs are: Fhat u epecfal eenvenlq- of § poblican party be ealled to yevise the basia 1:1 future co; tians 2er- aln changes in metheds of procedure, That the comumi! Basis of Represontatian, itself fix & basia of rapla::r on convestions d i 3 b i el Bhem o W ot Brove i e Soventions &1 eies of the vau—%' election in whieh tatal :mm. 90 le_the o‘l}m&flml > the ce said the m-%m aul N -x\zoua. the - 0 Barnes, yr.. of en- ator Borah over the 1 eonvention. No Aeroplane Mail Service. Dee. 16.— a lve- ly discussion the house voted down Bhnr& fer g:ncr general §o enter ira; o