Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 24, 1914, Page 1

_averse. to_the The Bulletin’s Ciruclation in Norwich is Double That of Any BRITISH CONSUL WILL INVESTIGATE Great Britain’s Raprasentative at Galveston Receives - Instructions to Go to El faso ! TO MAKE INQUIRIES ABOUT BENTON’S DEATH Ordered to in No Way Interfere With American Investigation —Incident Dispassionately Discussed in British Parlia- ment—Mexican Developments to be Discussed by United States Senate in Executive Session—Demand For Ben- ton’s Body Has Not Yet Been Honored—Villa Denies Knowledge of Whereabouts of Bauch—Villa Says Ben- ton Confessed After Being Court-Martialed. ‘Washington, “Feb. 23.—Regardless of whether the execution of William S.| Benton, a British subject, by General; Villa, was justified, today's develop- ments emphasized clearly that protec- tion of foreigners'in rebel tern Mexico | hpd become a commanding problem of increased international importance, appreciated no less by President Wil- son than by leaders in congress. Brief- 1¥, these were the day’s developments: After a conference with President | Wilson, Acting Chairman Shively of | the senate foreign relations and mem- bers of the compmittee reached an un- derstanding that the Mexican question, if taken up in the senate, should:be discussed behind closed deors. British Consul to Investigate. Pending resolutions lpoking to better protection for forefgners will be tak-, en up soon by. 'the senate. The dis- cussion in the British parliament of the Benton incident was read with much interest by officials who ebserv- ed particularly that the United States was not held responsible by Sir Bd- ward Grey for the death of Benton. The British embassy announced that the British consul at Galveston, Texas, had been ordered to El Paso to assist in the inquiry concerning Benton, but in no way to interfere with the Amer- ican investigation. More Foreign Marines to Land. Intimations were recefved through semi-official channels that marines Wwould be landed by Japan and France to act as legation guards in Mexico ©ity alorg with those of Great Britain and Germany. That the Huerta government l; not ega~ o City iIs. known here officlally, but the United States, | for the present at least, will not follow | the course of other mations. | The whole tenor of the Mexican sit- | uation, while revealing no unusual act- | ivity, reflected the same anxlety and | perplexing tangles which often have i characterized it during days of extreme tension. Villa’s Story May Stand. Attention’ was chiefly focussed on | the investigation as to the manner in | which Willlam S. Benton met death | at Juarez, but details of the affair are still lacking. The report which had heen mailed by American consular rep- resentatives at Juarez had not reached | here late today. It is expected tomor- | Its contents haye been anticipat- by telegraphic despatches giving | Villa’s versfon of the affair, and addi- | tional details are being sought from | General Villa at Chihuahna by Amer- ican Consul Letcher. The attempt to exhume Benton's body, though unavail- ing as let, is expected to bring fur-| ther evidence. | Just what will be the final judegment of the American officials in the case no | one will predict, but it would not be surprising to many in official circles if Villa’s explanation went unchallenged | in the absence of satisfactory proof | with which to impeach it. | May lssue Another Warning. That the American government may pass on to Great Britain the facts as found, without indicating any judg- | ment at all in the matter, is consider- | ed by American diplomats as a likely | course. Steps to obtain better protec- | tion for English nationals then are ex- | pected to follow, and it is this feature | icy on the part of the United States which might express itself anew on the subjoct of protcction to foreigners. That Great Britain might urge her | subjects to leave Mexico, as did this | gorernment, is considered plausible, ! ihough there is some ground for the | bulief also that the American govern- | Dient may express to the Mexican fac- | tions & general warning about the | reatment of forefgners, the violation | of which, it would be pointed out, might lead to grave complications. Mission of British Consul, The American government feels a pe- @utiar sense of ohligation in conneetion with the safety of foreigners in north- ern Mexico, having assored these na- tions which had no consular repre- | sentatives there that the Washington | government would exercise & watohful | eve in their behalf. That this daes not | involve direet responsibility was made | elear today by Sir Bdward Grey at| TLondon, but in some guarters tomight | the sending of Charles Alexander | Spencer Perceval, British consul at | Galveston, Texas, to El Paso, was re- | garded as a move. calculated to relieve | the American government to some ex- | tent of this task in the section around Juarez. The British embassy explain- | ed that Censul Perceval was sent to Bl | Paso primarily to consult British sub- | jects about the death of Benkon and to emeourage refugees concerning the | protection of their friends ang proper- 1y in northern Mexico. The smbassy disclaimed any intention of interfering with the American investigation of the Benton episode. declaring any facts | gathered would be of & supplementary | character. WILL NOT INTERVENE. Bonton Case Discussed Calmly in Brit- ish Parliament. London, Peb. 23,—The British parlia- ment and press have been stirred by the recent killing of William 8. Benton, :n.u nl.! t iy on of pretection for = ests and for - hu-lgn residing in Mexico was made the m&c& of carn- est consideration both in the house of ‘commons afl'meaujunu{ the news- | with little abatement today, but for foreign affairs, outlined the atti- tude of the British government and the nature of the communications which the British ambassador had had with the government of the United States. He said that Sir Cecil Spring-Rice had told Secretary of State Bryan that the publie opinion of Europe was likely to Dbe serfously affected by the action of General Villa,which announcement was steeted by the members with a cheer. The foreign secretary assured the house that the government was takin all possible steps to learn the facts o the Benton case and to secure full pro- tection for its nationals in Mexico, but pointed out that the government was powerless to take any measures in the disturbed regions. No British Intervention. Francis Dyke Acland, parilamentary under-secretary for foreign affairs, mage an earlier statement, in which he sald: “The pacification of Mexico is an ob- ject we earnestly desire to see accom- plished, but it is impossible to effect it by British intervention. We do not in- tend to make any attempt ‘of that character, which would be both futile and fmpolits Villa's Action Branded as Murder. That the British government is con- cerned over the reported disappearans of other Kuropeans in Mexico is e denced by the fact that Sir Edward has communicated with the ambassa- dor at Washington respecting steps that it might be possible to take in order to the whereabouts of these people. The news! while awaiting the result of the inquiry instituted by the United States movernment, are prac- tically united in condemning the action | of “VHia, which tome ef.ihem regard as nothing less than murder. NO TRACE OF COMPTON. Ranchman Curtis Not Yet Found— Consul Couid Not See Bauch. El Paso, Tex. Feb. 23—Interest in the execution of Willlam S. Benton by General Villa last Tuesday continued i eyes were on developments at Wash- ngton, Benton's friends assert that while Washington may for diplomatic rea- sons accept the official version of a courtmartial which, the rebels alleged, tried Benton and found him guilty of attempting-Villa's life, there is still no disposition among them to their own verdict of “murder.” They are working tirelessly to find a witness to the shooting whose word can be relied on. There is said to be evidence that an American witnessed the shooting but that his association With the rebels malkes it unlikely that he will speak unless unusaal pressure is brought to bear on him. The federal junta, which has ener- gelc secret agents at work, is engaged | also in an attempt to ascertain the de- talls for the purpose of discrediting the constitutionalists. At Chihuahua it is said Villa is at- tempting to find in the court records something to show that Benton had become a Mexican cltizen, but his usin, William Benton, in_this city, =2id Benton was very carefnl to main- tain his status as a British subject and that in a number of legal papers he was scrupulous to have this fact set forth. Anxiety over the fate of Gustav Bauch, the German-American officially | reported by Villa to have been removed | made the attemp: on my life. to Chthuahua for review of his case, wherein he is charged with being a spy, cropped out anew today wnen it was reported that Consul Letcher, who nas been instructed by the state depari- ment (0 safegunard the prisoners in- terests, had been unable to see him. Legal documents setting forth Bauch's birth by German parents in | New Iberia, La. received hers by Mrs. J. M. Patterson, his sister, will be for- warded to Chihuahua. There still is no trace of Harry Compton or the ranchman Curtis, who nave disappeared in Mexico, RIDICULES WILSON POLICY. | French Paver Suggests Possibility of | men¢ i any country. I want to em- European Intervention, Paris, Ieb, 23.-The French foreign office has no comment to make on the Benton affair in Mexico, nor dees the French government appear to be dis- change | ‘ ‘Cabled Paragraphs Passed Vote of Confidence. Paris, Feb. 23.—The French cham- ber of deputies tos 25 a vote of confidence in the govern- ment based on an interpellation by the socialists. on the state of heaith of the Freanch troops. ¥ Billinghurst at Panama. Panama, Feb. 23.—Guillermo Billing- hurst; the deposed president of Peru, arrived here today on board the steam- er Pachites, accompanied by his son and aide. Dr. Billinghurst says he is bound for the Barbados-and will pro- cede from there to Buenos Aires. . Earle’s “Affinity” Arrives in France. Romorantin, France, Feb. 23.—Miss Charlotte Herman, charged with aid- ing Ferdinand Pinney Earle, the Amer- ican painter, in kidnapping his son from a French school, arrived here this evening from Norway, where the pair were arrested. She was given a hear- ing before an examining magistrate. Nathan for Commissioner. Rome, Feb. 23.—The Italian govern- men in selecting Ernest Nathan, ex- mayor of Rome, as commissioner of the Panama-Pacific exposition, at San Francisco, empl#asizes the importance | it attaches to Italian participation by having Italy represented by a man | whose personality has stood out among those who have occupied official posi- tions here. 2 H a visit after his marriage here six weeks ago. Nothing {8 known here of John Law- rence. SAYS BENTON CONFESSED. Villa Gives His Version of Alleged Attack Upon Him, Chihualiua, Feb. 23.—General Villa's story of the killlnz of William S. Ben- ton, told to reporters here today, dif- fers but little from the official state- ment given out Saturday at Juarez. The Juarez statement declared that when Benton reached for his hip pock- et Villa knocked him down with a blow of the fist. Villa sald today that when Benton made this move he poked his own pistol_into Benton’s stomach and then turned him over to the guards. Villa insisted that Benton came to take his life, and referred to Benton's | mission concerning the welfare of his {ranch as a “pretext” to gain admit- tance, According. to Villa, Denton, after the verdict of the court martial. con- fessed. his guilt and declined to ask | for mercy. He merely requested that his property be turned over to his| widow. Villa contradicted his official report to the American consul at Juarez that Gustav Bauch, a German-American ac- cused of belng a spy, had been brought to_Chiluahua. | Villa said he knew nothing of him. | Villa_Presented a _Medal, } The rebel general marked another aflestone In his golitical and military progress from the rustic outlaw of three years ago to the dictatorship of | northern Mexico, when today he re- ! | ceived the homase of his officers and | promineat citizens at the guberna- | torial palace, He sat in a high backed gilded chair in the big chamber of delegates, be- neath a canopy of deep velvet em- broidered in gold. A medal was pre- | |sented to him Dby those of his men | who have followed him since the Ma- dero revolution three years ago, when he forsook his outlawry and blossom- ed into a militant pafriot. Regarding Benton’s death he said: “Benton gained entrance to my of- fice in Juarez on the pretext that he wanted to see me in some personal business connected with his ranch, Los Remedios, near the city of Chihuahua. As soon as he entered he began to ad- dress me in abusive language. 1 had | had some experience with him before | and knew of his violent temper. I | knew also that he had mixed too free- i1y in Mexican politics, but I did ot suspect that he was coming into my office to murder me. Was Tried by Court-Martial. “He had not talked long when he reached for his hip pocket. It flashed over me that he intended to kill me. | I grabbed his hand, at the same time thrust my revolver into the pit'of his stomach to stop him. I did not wish to appear bloodthirsty and therefore } did not_shoot him myself. My guards | seized him, took his pistol from him ; {and placed him under arrest. It was | decided to try him by court-martial; this was done in the regular manner | prescribed by law, and the prisoner | { was executed eighteen hours after he | That is | |all there is to it. We would have | treated any other offender in the same | | way, whether he was American, Span- ish, German or Japanese. “Benton was not only guilty of at- tempting murder, but of other of- | fences, for we have proof of his en- mity to our cause and of the aid he | rendered our enemies. However, he | was executed for attempting to take my life. -I_have nothing to conceal about it. I know the incident has aroused comment in the United States and Europe and that is why I am mak- {ing this statement. Claims Benton Confessed. “A man who acted as Benton would have received the same tre dia { phasize the faet that I did not kil | | Benton myself, I would not have soil- {ed my hands with the detail of the | execution after the court had found | him guilty, After the verdict Benton confessed, He did not appeal for mer- adopted 385 to | ‘Unseat Curley RESOLUTION AGAINST GRESSMAN-MAYOR. CON- RESOLUTION REFERRED Declares Offices of Congressman and Mayor Are Incompatible and That One Can't Perform Duties of Both. Washington, Feb. 23—Whether James M. Curiey, mayor of Boston and on the rolls of ‘congress as a repre- sentative from the twelfth Massachu- setts district, shall be permitted to hold both offices, was put squarely up to congress today by Republican Lead- er Mann. A resolution introduced by Mr. Mann set forth that “the offices of mayor and representative in con- gress are incompatible and it is im- possible for one man to perform the duties of both” and proposed that Mr. Curley’s seat be declared vacant. Referred to Judiciary Committee. At the suggestion of Democratic Leader Underwood, Representative Mann agreed that the resolution should go to the judiciary committee without debate. The Curley case has been discussed for weeks about the capitol. Curley’s Intention. Mr, Curley drew his monthly sal- ary as a congressman on February 4, two days after he took the oath of of- fice of “‘mayor of Boston. It was sald that he indicated at the time his in- tention of holding both offices until the end of the present session of congress, in order to redeem pledges made to the people of his district and to save Boston the expense of a special elec- tion to name his successor. Precedents Reocalled. It was Tecalled today that Repre- sentative Lilley, after being elected governor of Conmecticut some yoars ago, and,General Joseph S. Wheeler of | Alabama, after being commissioned a major-géneral of volunteers in the Spanish war, tried unsuccessfully to hold thelr seals in congress. SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW IN 24 HOURS. Epidemic of Fires Accompanies Bliz- zard at Pittsburgh. Pittsb h, Pa., Feb. 23—With a snowfaiighf seven inches here in the 24 “Fhours, Pitisburgh, western syl a and northern West Vir- tofght faced the mest severe ;gm\, “the winter. This clty, espe~ Jinily, ts-sufering greatly. Numeropus fires today asnd tomight kept fremen busy plowing through snow-drifted streets. Fires early to- night in three different tenement sec- tions of the cily made a dozen families homeless. The total property loss due to fires was mcre than $75,000. Two iiremen were injured, one prob- ably fatally, when two tememenis in the Bloomfleid section were destroyed. A four year old boy was burned to death in McKeesport. Rui mail service was at a standstill today. Muny counties- in Pennsylvania and West_Virginia report public _schools closed. Rallroads were handicapped severely and many branch lines were shut down. Zero weather is predicted for tomor- row. It will be accompanied by more snow and high winds. ROBBER MURDERED AN EXPRESS AGENT. Told HardLuck Story to Gain Privil- ege of Sleeping in Office. Corning, N. Y., Feb. 23.—Harry Ed- wards, night clerk in the Wells-Fargo Express company’s office here, was murdered early today by a burglar, al- leged to have been David Dunn, 19 years old, a former employe of the company. The police say Dunn has confessed. Fhe prompt discovery of the crime and arrest of the alleged murderer was due to the quick wit of Miss Carrie Niles, a central telephone operator. When a call came over for the express office line and she could get no r.- sponse to her requests for a number, she listened and heard sounds that led | her to believe all was not well. Miss Niles communicated with the polica, and when an officer arrivea at the express office he found Edwards s confession, according to the Dunn said he told a hard luck to induce Edwards to let him story sleep in the office, and while the clerk was taking a nap he tried to get into the safe. ensued. Edwards awoke and a fight TO HAVE THAW'S CASE DROPPED. Resolution in New York Legislature te End the Expense. Feb, 28—A resolution torney general for his attitude in endeavorinz to have Harry K. Thaw returned to the jurisdictiof of New York stale was introduced by As- semblyman Goulden tonight and refer- Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Movement to Says Detectives Gotfl Drunk ACCUSES THEM OF FRAMING HER CONFESSION. : MRS. BUFFUM'S STORY Woman Charged with Poisoning Her Husband Repudiates Previous Stats- ment—Detectives Posed as Friends. Littie Valley, N, Y., Feb .»8—P rick Collins, attorney for Mrs. Cynth! Buffum, on trial for the alleged mu: der of her husband, calied the people’s case late this afternoon and succeeded in placing Mrs. Buffum on the stand to tell her story of how the alleged confesslons _which the prosecution sought to place In evidence were se- cured. The woman now has an opportunity to tell all the circumstances by which private detectives employed by Spe- cial Prosecutor Cole, then district ac- torney, secured from her signed state- ments admitting that she gave poison to her husband. Attorney Collins told the court he was prepared to prove that the statements had been obtained under threat, by the use of whiskey and opiates and other methods con- trary to statute. Ready to Prove Charges. When Mr. Cole moved to place in evidence a preliminary statement from Mrs, Buffum, taken down by his sten- ographer, Mr Collins objected. A half hour’s verbal battle ensued, Justice Brown finally holding that if Mr. Col- lins had proof why the statements should not be admitted, he could show cause. “I am ready to_ prove the charges right now,” said Mr. Collins, and he signified_to Mrs. ‘Buffum to take the stand. The crowded court room be- came tense with excitement. Mrs. Buffum's Story. Mr. Cole objected vigorously, but the woman was allowed to begin with her story. She had not finished when court adjourned for the da: “On_November 18" said Mrs Buf- fum, “Miss Stome, whom I did not know then was a detective, said that Frank Morris had called up and said | that 1 should go to Buffalo. He had information that would help me. Mor- ris’ real name was Oppenheimer and he is a detective. He posed as my | friend. T went to Buffalo to a cafe, ar- | riving there at 9.45 that morning. | Detectives Got Her Drunk. | . “Mr, Morris was joined by a man Thomas Ford. Mr. of ‘a private de- two whiskies for me and we had lunch. We stayed in the cafe until 1 was drunk. It was close to midnight when we _left. “They were talking to me all day long as my friends. They told me thal ! District Attorney Cole was building a stone wall about me and outlined a plan for me to follow. 1 was to make la statement that I had accidenta | spilled into the milk and food at my | husband’s place at the table some of | the water off fiy paper which contained poison. Predicted Husband's Death. “They told me that I should say that and everything would be all right. They told me they were watching Cole for me and they called him foul names. | T came back to Little Valley and made the statement they had planned for | me. They kept me in Buffalo at a hotel over night. The statement 1 made was not true.” Mrs. Buffum will take the witness | stand again tomorrow. During the day her sister, Mrs. Wes- ley Buffum, Sr, and her daughters were on the stand testifying to re- | marks which Mrs, Buffum had made | predicting the death of her husband three months after the death of the | boy Norris, and predicting again the | death of her daughter Laura after her | husband’s death. Each had the same symptoms, STATE HONORS TO | SENATOR TELLER | Body to Lie in State in Rotunda of ! the Colorado Capitol. Denver, Col., Feb. 23—Highest state ! honors will be paid the memory of | former United States Senator Henry Moore Teller, whose death early today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G. . Tyler, in this city, marked the pass- |ing of the last of the earlier day | statesmen of Colorado. | At the request of Govermor E. M. ! Ammons, members of the former sen- ator's family have expressed a wil- lingness for the body to lie in state in the rotunda of the state capitol Wed- | nesday, probably from ten o'clock in | the morning untll one o'clock in the | afternoon. Members of the Masonic | order, of which Senator Teller was a 33d ds member, will _conduct the public funersl services, probably after the private services which be held in the Tyler home. W.S. Pick- erell, grand master of the Colorado A. F. & A. M. will be in charge of the services. NO GRAPE JUICE FOR i j red to the ways and means committee. | THE IROQUOIS CLUBS. The resolution asks that the gover- | posed to offer any sugsestions to the ' cy, but asked that his property be se- | TUnited States upon the subject or to! cured to his wife. We promised that | ss any other policy upon Washiag- this would be done. | han the policy which is now be-| “Stateme have been made that | foliowed. The foreign office ap- ave executed other foreigners, but re President Wil- are untrue. Benton is the only | ion. i , an influential NewspapPen while referring to the exceilene 1 tivas between France and (he Unib - States, ridicules the American poii and siludes fo the possibility of Bure- pean intervention. This is quite in ag- cord with unofficial uttefances ios ny moaths past, but careful inquiry tablishes that this view has no el ¢ial support. ROGER LAURENCE SAFE. Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 23.—Omne of the first messages from -the Imperial Valley today, following the storm, brought information that Roger Lau- reuce in the valley. and therefore could not be the Englishman who dis ‘Wednesday in Juarez. First hes from El Paso said John Lawzrence, fTormerly employed as an en- gineer by the California Development company, had vanished while searching for William . Benfon. The only man of similar name em- ployed by the company as an engineer was Roger nce, and friends in {bls cify believe he had gone easl on NO NEUTRAL ZONE. Foreigners at Torreon Do Not Care to | Leave the City. who went there to a hes of foreigners on the | subject, returned tonight, He found that the remnant of foreigners remain ‘ing in Torreon were there specifically to guard property and they did not (Cal’s to leave even during a battle. Certain buiidings will be designaied by flags in the city and both sides wall | endeavor mot to hit them. ser- | Carranza Backs Up Villa. | Chicago, Feb. 22.—General Carransa, jeader of the Mexican constitutional’ | ists, today sent an explanation of the | Benton déath io the foreign depart- | ment of Armour & company. Trans- laied, ine message was: “In answer to your kind message today: Benton attempted to kill Gen- eral Villa, wio disarmed him person- ajly and consigned him to a war coun- cit’ who sentenced him-in accordance with the iaw. S "V, CARRANZA® | | (Signed) nor and attorney general be instructed to stop ail extradition proceedings and incur no further expense, leaving the federal government, Thaw's native state of Pennsylvania and the state of ire, where he now is, to action g to the fugl- they deem proper. General Carmody the terms of the ler an itemized ace -xpended in the effort te N He is asked to ex-~ arious persons confined in homicides when insane, as Thaw, have been diseharged, is to be SULZER'S VOTE M DEC )E ELECTION. Contest for State Treasurer to Succeed Kennedy. Albany, N. Y. Feb. 23—%Phe voie of William Sulzer in the joint session of the legislature next Wednesday may decide who will be treasurer of the state to succeed the late John J. Ken- nedy. 1 The Gemocrajic legislatgrs tomight practically decided to form a coalition with the progressives in order to- pre- vent a republican from being named. The fuil voting strength of the two parties, if Senator Fitzgerald, who is ill, should not vote, is an even nun- dred. “One hundred and ome votes are Tequired to elect, Resolution Passed Opposing State- Wide Prohibition. San Francisco, Fob. 23—Grape juice and women delegates to the conven- | tion of the state Troguo! s met_de- | feat toduy when the i li-wers of The- | adare A. Bell overwh:imed the suf- | fragettes and passed o resolution. op- posing state-wide probibition. | Some disorder was occasioned when ! one of the anti-prohibitionists shout- ed: “Are we going to join the raunks of | that other < who drinks nothing | but grape juice? Activities of the sergeant | were necessary te quell the gnee, and the women gave three cheers or William J. Bryan. KNIGHTS OF WASHINGTON. Banquet at New Haven. New Haven, Conn., Feb. 23 —The an- nual conventien of the Knuights eof Washington, = fraternal organization connected with the Protestant Epls- copal church, came to a clese tenight | with a_banquet. Judge E. S. Thomas of the United Siates district court was one of the principal speakers. Officers elected were: General, Rev. Floyd S. Kenvon, West Haven, founder, of the order, re-elected: licutenant,Rev. L. B. Howell, Norwalk: cleris, Kenneth Miller, Fair Haven; paymaster, E. T. Hyde, Jr, West Haven. fie o Judge Themas a Speaker at- Am\unli Four Boats Were Caught in the ice off the Milwaukee harbor _entrance yesterday. None of the vessels was In danger. - A Conference between _Colonel d President yesterday at the White House. Smith College Held Its Annual ob- servance of Washington's birthday vesterdaysand an address was deliver- ed by EX-President William H. Taft. President Wilson Yesterday received and congratulated the American dele- gates to the recent international con- ference at London on safety at sea. Nineteen Persons, declared to have been poisoned by eating “soused meat” were under the care of physi- cians yesterday at Mountain Creek, a small town near Birmingham, Ala. Five Persons Were Injured when the Wabash Railroad’s ~_continental limited ran into three road engines at Decatur, 11, yesterday. The engineer of the passenger train was blinded by | the snow. Goods Imported at Providence, R. I., would be permitted to pass without appraisement to their final destination under a bill favorably reported yes- terday by the house ways and means committee. Members of the Senate and House interstate commerce committees were busy yesterday with tentative drafts of the proposed interstate trade com- mission bill, but no conclusions were announced. Clay Taliman, Commissioner of the general land office advocated before the house committee on public lands yesterday a reduction of royalties on coal mined in Alaska, with a view to encouraging private capital. Educators of Note from nearly every state in the union arrived in Rich- mond, Va. yesterday to attend the convention of the department of edu- cation, National Educational associa- tion and allied organizations, which opens tonight. George A. Neeley, representative in congress from the seventh Kansas dis- trict yesterday announced his candi- dacy for the democratic nomination for the United States senate, to suc- ceed J. L. Bristow. “Our French Allies in the Revolution” was the toast to which Jean Jules Jusserand, ambassador from France to the United States, responded at the ‘Washington Birthday dinner given last night by the Sons of the Revolution of New York. Fifteen Grand Army Posts were rep- resented at the 23rd gmn.n.u‘amnxnu ‘Winsted, Conn., yesterday of the Tri- State Veterans’ "association. Colonel A. J. Hunt, aged 83, of Great! ng- ton, Mass., was the oldest veteran present. One Hundred Cases containing 36- | 000 eggs arrived in St. Louis from China yvesterday. A local commission dealer said he could sell the eggs to re- tailers “at 20 cents a dozem and still make a profit. Davis Levine, Officer in charge of Salvation Army barracks recently opened at Oshkosh, Wis., was arrested | yesterday on a charge of bigamy pre- ferred by Philip Decker, brother of | Levine's first wife, who is living at Rochester, N. Y. Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway trains were compelled to stop between St. Louis and Parsons, Kas.. yester- day because of high winds. The hurri_ cane-like winds rocked thé coaches with such force that the lives of their occupants were end Thomas W. Gregory, special attorney for the department of justice, left Boston last night, taking with him the views of Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire officials regarding the composition of the board of trustees ' for the Boston and Maine railroad. | Action Against Henry Pyle, presi- | dent and general manager of the Na- tional Life Insurance association. of Des Moines, was started yesterday in | a petition by Attorney General George Cossen, in which he asked the court to “rerfiiove the defendant and appoint a | capable person to fill the vacancy.” | In a, Special Message to the New York legislature last night, which termed the present investigations be- ing conducted in the assembly “a four ring circus,” Governor Glynn proposed the creation of a permanent court of inquiry to be composed of the living former judges of the court of appeals. Democrats of Kansas met at Tope- ka yesterday, discussed the welfare of the party in state and natfon and adopted a tentative platform contain- ing paragraphs in favor of government ownership of telegraph amd telephone lines, the’ initiative, referendum and recall, extension of the parcel post, a minimum wage law for women and a mother's compensation law. OBITUARY.' Senator Henry M. Teller. Denver, Col., Feb, 23.—Henry Moore Teller, who was secretary of the in- terior in President Arthur's cabinet and | for more than thirty years United States senator from Colorado, died ear- | | Iy today at the hame of his daughter, | | Mrs. . E. Tyler. Senator Teller was | 84 years of age and had been ill two ! years. Two weeks azo his condition | became critical, and late last night he | sank into unconsciousness, from which | he never rallied. | _Senator Teller came to Colorado from Morrison, I, in an ox team in 186 locating at Central City,where he prac- ticed law. He was married June 7, 1862, to Harriet M. Druce of Allegheny ty, N. Y Two sons and a daugh- tve him. | ter su Mason He was a 333 degree | } Banguet to Editor Troup. New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. 23.—Philip ! Troup, former editor of the New Ha. ven Union, this city’s new postmaster, | was tendered a_complimentary dinner | | tonight at the Elks’' club by 400 of his friends. Colonel Norris G. Osborn, ed- itor of the Journal-Courier, was toast- ers Don master. Among the speak: ‘were C. Seitz of the New York World, Con- gressmen Thomas L. Reilly, Willlam | Kennedy and Bryan Mah: Liverpeol, Feb, 23 —Steamer Tunis- ian, Halifax. Newcastle, Feb. 21.—Steamer Czar, New York for Liban. Glasgow, Feb. 23.—Sieamer Camero- nia, New York. New York, Feb. mania, Liverpool, - Philadelvhia. Feh. ~-Steamer Car- 23.—Steamer {at Mount Vernon, then returned , naval aides while the Saw a Parade in a Blizzard PRESIDENT IN A GLASS-EN- " CLOSED STAND: WASHINGTON HONORED Big-Demonstration at Alexandria, Va, —Vice Marshall Lays Wreath on Tomb of Washingten, President Washington, Feb. 23. — President Wilson crossed the ice-jammed Poto- mac today in the naval yacht Sylph and from a glass-enciosed stand re- vlewed a civil and military parade in Alexandria, Va., which marched through a frigid snowstorm in honor of the first president of the United States. With the exception of brief exer- Clses in lhe senate, the national capital turned to Alexandria, in the environ- ment where George Washington had lived, for its official celebration of the birthday. Vice President Mayshall laid a wreath ou the tomb of Washington to Alexan and joined the president, members of the cabinet and Governor ?::nn of Virginia in watching the pa- e. Features of Parade. Besides the fraternal organizations of the city, the fire companies of an- cient and modern equipment and floats showing scenes of colonial days, the army and navy took a prominent part In the pageant. Boy Scouts trudged through the snow with the same forti- tude as the soldiers while the blizzard raged. Little girls in a covered float showed a school reom in Washington's time. Here and there in the parade was a black-faced minstrel, a wagon load of “equal suffrage” advocates and some children in grotesque Indian b. President Lands With Difficulty. _Weather conditions interferea con- Siderably with the plans for the pa- geant and it was delayed in starting by the failure of the president to ar- Tive on time. the ice in the river mak- ing & landing difficult. It seemed a somewhat hazardous trip jfor the president to make in view of his susceptibility to colds but he was in exceilent health today and arrange- ments were such that exposure was reduced to a minimum. The president left the White House in one of the big government limousines and stepped from it to the gangway of the Syiph. Yacht Gets in lce Jam. He sat in the vacht's cozy cabin chatting with Secretary Tumuity, Rep- resentative Carlin and his military and Jittle doat steam-~ ed seven miles to Alexandria. ‘was jammed thickly around the wharf and | the boat had to swing about several times and grind the jam as before it could get alongside. Th:‘n’rfl!dml had to climb over the upper deck of the vessel to a gangway, but was ai- most instantly in another limousine. Several troops of United States caval- ry escorted him to the reviewing stand while a 21-gun salute was fired by the | nearby ships. Home Again in Four Mours. The return journey was made in the same way, though the Sylph experi- enced less difficulty with the ice. On | reaching the navy yard it was found that several inches of snow had fallen, but the White House motors easily plowed through the heavy drifts and brought the president back home in Quick time. The whole trip took less than four hours. EXPIRED WHILE HE WAS SAWING WOOD Elisha Winter of South Windham Has Apoplectic Stroke. Willlmufl;_ Col;l}; Feb. 23 —While sawing wood at boarding _house, Just over the South Windham Ilng tor night, Elisha Winter, aged 64, was stricken with apoplexy and died. Mr. Winter came here from some years ago. He at one time was = traveling salesman. In late years he was interested in gardening and was 2 | frequent contributor to magazines and newspapers on this and kindred sub- jects. He is survived by a daughter, who lives in Boston. - ALL TRAINS LATE IN MIDDLE WEST. Cold Weather Foliows Wind and Snew - Storm. Chicago_ Feb. 23.—Colder weather to- day brought more suffering in the wake -of the severe wind and snow- storm that paralyzed traffic in the mid- dle west Sunday. All those from the north tomight were re- ported from three hours to more than a day late. The Wabash raflroad an- nounced that three trains from St Louis had been cancelled and that un- til the wind stopped piling snow on be put the tracks no trains can through. Steamers Reported by Wireless. Brow Head, Feb. 23.—Steamer Press- fdent Grant, New York for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Hamb signalled 150 urg, miles west at 1050 a. m. Due Plym. outh 2 p. m. Tuseday. New York, Feb. 33.—Steamer Olto- lod for Bos- at 1159 Steamer Andania, Liverpool ton, signalled 480 miles east Suicided in Vacant Field. lice late tonizht were comvineed Samuel L. Topper. whose body found early today in a vacant lot fn Tracy street, with his throat cut, wae a victim of suicide. Topper, who for- merly lived at Pittsburgh, had bdeen despondent, the police say, for severnl days. Missouri and [llincis Get Storm. St. Louis, Feb. 23.—Miasouri and IIli- nois tonight experienced the of the cold wave and storm are sweeping across the centrol portion of the United States. Railroad, inter- urban and strest car trafie in both states was on the verge of tion today, With a snowfall of five sad @ half incBes. To Lead Cuban Libersls. iavana, Web. 23.—Dr| Cosmeo "Torriente, -.B*dr' Syracuse. N. Y. Feb, 233 —The & was oz