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Fact Announced by Receiver to Judge | Had Desperate Fight in Woods Near | Opinion Handed Down in Chancery | Prediction Made That He Have | George Peabody Gardner Collapaed on Holcomb in Superior Court. Trumbull, Conn. Court at Jersey City. Majority of To in Senate. Courts of Seabright Club, CIRS - e e e = 4 vast inistra- |+ Seabri ew i rised Wh Hartford, Conn., July 16.—The plant | Bridgeport, Conn., July 16.—Matthew | Jersey City, N. J, July 16—An| Washington, July 16.—Admin ab 3 New Haven Police Surpi en Fact Was Revealed After | 't Pobe Manufacturing company | and Lucia Dandole Cannizso, 59 Fulton | agteement between Husband and wife | tion senators who are urging the s | Maerap: snds Gooest Eaabol rdner . . . o, in this city will close permanently on | street, had a desperate fight.in the |to the effect that the latter receive a | firmation of Thomas D. Jones of Chi- nu”' ‘1’9' ";d”\ e the coit O 'the Arrest—Had Served Time in Bridgeport Without Sex | \us. 20, according to information Biven | woods near the Trambull line this af- | weckly wage for performing housenold | cago as a member of the R re | e o oL ke by Receiver George Pope to Judge | ternoon when attacked by three Ital- | duties was held yesterday by an ad- serve board worked strenuously tods e sty ek making o Gosperate Being Detected. Marcus H. Holcomb in the superior |iuns. One held his hand -over the |visory master in the chancery court ni| to bring into line some of their dem 3 court today. The statement was made woman's mouth and threw her to the battle against R. Norris Williams, 2d. a ta hearing on a motion for an order to sell the personal property of the New Haven, Conn, July 16.—The company in Connecticut. The receiver police of this city today admitted that occastonally they get a surprise. Chief Smith also thinks that the surprise ccmes with the revealing of actual facts, and in this he further believes that his force has the advantage over pelice in other cities. For instance, 12 a case in city court today he point- and when taken into court in his at- tire he was regarded as a woman by the court officials. He has a gentle meney could be secured if the property voice which' went well with the make- | was sold in small lots to purchasers up. Wilson with glee said he Was who desired some certain part of it. ccnvicted in Bridgeport and served in | Judge Holcomb did not render a de- the jail there for eight months as a | cision, saying he would confer woman, and did the cooking. Wilson | Judge Bennett, who presided at previ- ané the Davis woman are held on sus- | ous hearings. picion of larceny from the person. | told the court that in his opinion more | with | ground while the others held the man and badly beat him about the head. Their attack, it is said, followed an insult to the woman. When frightened away by a posse of farmhands from nearby fields, two of the assailants escaped, but are Le- volunteer assistants. One was ex hausted and held at bay until a police patrol arrived. He gave his name as ing pursued by a posse of police and ; this city to be illegal. Work perform- ed in the home by the wife, the opin- ion declared, was returned in discharge of a duty she owes the husband, and could not be construed as her soie separate account. | The opinion was handed down in a case having for its basis a mortgage claim for $5,592 by Mrs. Herman M. | Wendt against property owned by her husband, $1,000 of which represen.ed cratic_colleagues who have expressed opposition to the president's nominee. | Tonight some of those who have been most active were more hopelu than they were vesterday and one sen- ator made the definite assertion that Mr. Jones would be confirmed by a majority of two votes. Opposition lead- | ers still insisted, however, that the | banking committee’s adverse Teport | would be adopted. come, it was made certain Whatever the out- | loan and the remainder back pay for | virtually ed to the fact that the Bridgeport po- lice did not discover what his men did. Last night a patrolman saw two color- | b: women acting suspiciously in, the ccllege section. He followed them, and and when they ran he also ran, ar- Tested the couple and took them to the station. There it was found that one was Orme Wilson of Brooklyn, a male in woman’'s clothes, and the other, Rose Davis, of Boston, was a real woman. Wilson acted the part. well, Numerous complaints have been made citizens that they had been stopped y two colored women who engaged them in small talk, ending by one of them playing the part of highway- man. Wilson in his masquerade went un- der the name of Ida Johnson. Victims ot holdups had told the police that the stronger of the couple had a de- cidedly Hebrew cast of countenance, and this is noticeable in Wilson. BADGER DENIES SENSATIONAL NEWS DESPATCHES Charging That the “Law of Flight” Had Been Applied to Mexican Priy- oners, WORKING TO PERFECT CLAYTON ANTI-TRUST BILL. Senate Judiciary Committee Hopes to Have Measure Ready Early Next Week. Washington, July 16.—Rear Admiral Badger reported today that sensational news despatches sent from Vera Cruz by Fred L. Boalt, an American writer, charging that the “law of fiight” had been applied to Mexican prisoners by an American naval officer had been Washington, July 16.—Another stren- uous éffort was made today by the sonate judiciary committee to perfect the Clayton anti-trust bill and some Progress was reported when the ses- sion ended. It is now hopedito have the measure ready early next week. | There was opposition to the plan of :last Sunday by a New Haven train on !man was a member of St. Augustin's John Mastreane of this city. A week ago there was a shooting af: | household work performed by the wife at the rate of §8 a week for 16 years. the receiver. It was announced by counsel for receiver that a dividend that no vote would be taken for sev- eral days. fray at the Cannizzo home, Matthew, | i: being alleged, objecting to the atten- tion shown Lucia by Vincent Pettiti of Mrs. Wendt's claim had been filed as having precedence over another claim | on the same property held by a mort- | would be paid before Sept. 30. Waterbury, a boarder. The latter i1s gage company. Her claim was dis- AE AN A RED BN, FOUND now in the hospital under arrest. + allowed, IN HOUSATONIC RIVER.I pEDUR e g Y2, | Believed Man Was Knocked Off Bridge | o'\ DOEPORT POLICE ARE RATS INFECTED WITH by Train. PROBING MYSTERIQUS DEATH. David Finkelst BUBONIC PLAGUE GERMS Found Dead from Three Have Been Found in New Or- Stratford, Conn., July 16.—The body y o hills, | of a partially decapitated man was Gas Asphyxiation. ane. La | day marched down from the founa “Moating down. the Housatonic praconion where they camped last night, to the river off Bond's dock here today by | Bridgeport, Conn, July 16.—Murder | New Orleans, July 18— Three rats|mine at Bradley, Ohio, and attempted Frank Palmer of this town, who was out in a boat. The local authorities beileve he is the man who was struck to cover up robbery or suicide on ac- count of financial losses may be the solution of David Finkelstein's death yesterday from gas asphyxiation, ac- cording to information coming into the possession of the police today. It the first intimation received that his death may be due to anything outside of an accidengal nature, and a rigid probe has been started by the author- ities. Suspicion that something more than infected with bubonic plague germs have been found in New Orleans, ac- |cording to announcement today of Dr.{ | W. C. Rucker, assistant United States surgeon. general. The rats were taken in widely separated sections of the city | !but not near the place where the first of five plague cases developed three | weeks ago. | It was de€ided today to intensify the cleaning and rat eradication work in three districts, each of which has accident was the cause of the gas jet | 2 - becoming. opdn In his_ tailor shop on :;he‘ water front for one of its boun Main streest Monday is based on the |92rles. the Housatonic bridge. A postal card found in the clothing addressed to . Keenan. 54 Jefferson place, the Bronx, ew York, furnished the only clue to s identity at present. The clothing was of excellent quali- ty, while the suit he wore bore the name of a New York clothier. He was about 57 years of age and weighed : about’ 160 pounds. From papers found | in the pockets it is thought that the | 300 STRIKING MINERS BECOME RIOTOUS Attempt to Drive Off Pump Men at Mine at Bradley, Ohio. | Steubenville, Ohio, July 16.—True to the threat they made vesterday, two or three hundred striking miners to- to drive off the pump men. Sheriff Huscroft with a strong party of dep- uties resisted the advance, and shot: were fired but none of the attacking party was hurt. Bricks and stones rained on the deputies, and Deputy Edward Lucas was seriously injured. Sheriff Huscroft finally drove off the strikers and made several arrests. CARETAKER OF YACHT HAD NARROW ESCAPE When Craft Was Badly Damaged by found without foundation by a court of inquiry. Secretary Daniels direct- the investigation, while Secretary | Garrison’s order for the cancellation of Boalt’s correspondent’s credentials and his_deportation was held in abeyance. The finding exonerates Pnsign Wil- liam A. Richardson of the battleship Arkaneas, who was named by Boalt as The tentative draft made by the sub- <cmmittee was carefully read by the full committee and several changes Were proposed, upon which discussion will continue tomorrow. While the committee was at work on the Clayton bill the interstate trade commission bill was again under dis- parish Holy Bronx. Name society of WILSON HAD LIGHT ATTACK OF INDIGESTION {Cancelled All Engagements Made for cussion in the senate. Senator Cum- Yesterday. authority for his stories. mins of North Dakota insisted that the e g —_— term ‘“‘unfair competition” wae im- ‘Washington, July 16.—President Judge Barbour Has Practiosd Law for | Dloper and that the proper whease g | o : “ Wilson had a light attack of indiges- tion today and cancelled his engage- unfair methods.” Senator Willlams |ments, He had arranged to hold two @greed with him. {conferences with New York business Senator Brandegee bitterly attacked 'men and was to have met many con- the proposed legislation as “ha]lkgresgmen,on patronage questrons Taked,” and said the court was afriid | White House officials said that the tc attempt to find out anything about | pregident’s illness was not serfous and X .Business men who go to the |that he probably would begin recelving White House and give out prosperity [callers again tomorrow. irterviews in exchange for a free lunch The president attended Secretary do not understand what a dose s to be : o administered to them in this traae | °P¢® birthday dinner last night. cummission,” declared the Connecticut senator. “If the country knew what is coming there would be a panic. This commis- sion provides for a lot of government snoopers, spotters and spies charged With power to make nothing but a list of don’ts. It is mot fair for congress ing him with selling liquor from a desk | to set up such a commission, which in the hotel office last Sunday. It 5| passes on business as fair or unfair, not yet known whether more warran Eut does not guarantee the business will be asked for. - | man against assaults from the depari- - ment of justice when he proceeds with Then He Met a Juit Fate. the sanction of the trade commission.” “Well!” he mattered, butting his head on & landing as he fell down the elevator shaft, “as Mr. Kipiing would say, ‘This is another story’ * 58 Years. Hartford, Conn., July 16.—Judge Syl- vester Barbour of this city claims to have been practicing longer than any cther lawyer in Connecticut. Fifty- eight ago today, July 16, 1856, he his examination, and on the day following was admitted to the bar. Judge Barbour is 84 years of age and walks from five to eight miles daily. He said today he was feeling fine. Warrant for Meriden Hotel Keeper. Meriden, Conn., July 16.—After the state police had come and gone with a re of 30 arrests and $2,600 in fines use was “the stifling of competition by Their Friend In Need. Ford—“Has Suburbs a wellap pointed house?’ Shaw—"“He mus! have. Since he moved out to Lonely hurst ‘his neighbors never think of going anywhere else when they wani to borrow anything.”—Judge. cer asked for a warrant against the proprietor of a hotel charg- Natural Law to Be Obeyed. The great must submit to the dominjon of prudtace and virtue or none will long subnrit to the dominion of the great. This is a feudal tenure which they cannot alter.—Burke. Easy Way to Clean a Carpet. Instead of sweeping your stair car pet ' try wiping it over with a damp eloth. Use a teaspoonful of ammonia Diplomacy or Dishenesty? in two quarts of warm water. Your | Commend a fool for his wit, or & carpet will look clean and bright and |knave for his honesty, and he will re- Let Your Light Shine. the | report that jewelry and valuables that |, O NeWw cases were reported by the Finkelstein is reported to have had on his person Sunday night, alleged to | have included three diamond rings, a valuable gold watch, chain and charm and between $75 and $100 in money, are unaccounted for, and in their place, according to the report, were found a brass watch and only $1. Increase of Freight Rates not Justi- fiable. ‘Washington, July 16—Proposed in- creases in class and commodity freight rates from points in Maine on the Maine Central railroag to points in central freight association territory were found not justified today by the Interstate Commerce Commission and cancelled. Trying to Do Too Much. Many business men are coming to the conclusion that they would accom- plish more if they .attempted less. Life is becoming overcrowded. A sucoes- sion of little things fill the time that could more wisely be used for the con- templation of great tasks and the con- templation of lofty purposes. To sim- plify is to strengthen. Life is more than & mere round of enghgements; It is a conscious enjoyment and employ- ment of the spirit's highest capacities. . Three Pernicious Things. ‘Three things too much and three too little are pernicious to man— to speak |_much and 7 ttle, to sp much and have to presume ‘fich and federal health authorities today. Leg Mangled by Train. Bridgeport, Conn., July 16.—Wh'le road shed on the viaduct here todas James Beers was caught in the narrow space between the tracks and the | bullding when a freight train ap- proached unnoticed, and although he ran in an effort to save himself from being dragged under the wheels, his At the hospital it is feared amputation will be necessary. Bashful Papa. “A man is never scccessful untfl he is able to berrow money. If he ean borrow it and escape paying it back. | he is more than successful. Father bas been very successful; he is also very bashful. Why, he's so bashful when he borrows money he can't get up enough nerve to ask a maxn to take it back."—Exchange. Economic Epigram. So great is the power of ready meney that it Judas Iscariet”should appear in our midst, waving a well filled purse, he could quickly obtain & position ~° ~~~minence in a financial pX g sonrnal trony From John Buil. Bome enterprising firm had better lhrtchelpmnhnhmq that we can see the old masters occy walking through the window of a rall- | Gasoline Explosion, . July 16—Charles Her- ring, caretaker on the 40 foot yacht Aria, at Bailey’s Island. had a narrow escape from death today, when the craft was badly damaged by = gaso- line explosion. The shut-off of the gasoline tank was opened In some wiy and when Herring struck a match in the cabin to light the stove, the ex- i plosion followed. Herring was badly burned about the fact and arms, but Portland, M left leg was caught and badly mangled. | his condition is not dangerous, | "John Johnson and Victor Lannon boarded the yacht with extinguishers |and saved it from compiéte destruc tion. Starvation in Japan.” Faflure of the rice crop and the fishing industry have brought the dis- tricts of Tohoku and Hokkaido, north- ern Japan, one of the worst famines that the country has faced in 2 hun- dred years. Cold -weather prevented the rice from heading out, and unusu- ally cold currents have kept the fish at great distances from the shore. A conservative estimatc places the number who are now in urgent need of food at 200,000 l Wise Office Boy. Chief Clerk—"If I am wanted I'will be with the manager.” quisition—*Yis, sir. An’{f you are nof ‘wanted where will yer be?” Improvement. improvemest is from within The two had split sets and were rally- ing for all they were worth. Williams | had overhauled Murray in the third and had brought the games fo | 5-all. Then Murray wavered and prac- | tically fainted He had to be carried | to the clubhouse and attended by a doctor, The score as chalked up for Williams w 6-4, 4-5, 5-all. It was | believed that after Murray had restad I he would be none the worse for the prostration. Gardner felt the effects of the heat ir his match with Gustave F. Touch- ard and retired from the court before i his strength waned. Touchard had ru { him: off his feet and was making br liant shots to the lines when the mous B n retired. The score for | Touchard stood at 2-6, 6-4, 5-all, de- | faulted Karl H. Behr and V iam J. Clothrer and the other winners arrived in the semi-final round. Clothier played Na- traniel W. Niles to a standstill, Niles only going through the motions in the | third set and not taking a game. The score: Achelis cup singles (third round)—Karl H. Behr defeated Bernon S. Prentice, §-3, 7-5; Willlam J. Clo~ thier defeated Nathaniel W. Niles, 9-11, 6-1. 6-0; Gustave F. Touchard defeated George Peabody Gardner, 2-6, 6-4, 5-5, defaulted: R. Norris Willlams, 2d, de- teated R. Lindley Murray, 6-4, 4-6, 3-B, defaulted. | ' Close Call from Drowning. | Portland, Me. July 16.—Forced |swim some distance In_the heavy {dertow to reach shore Captain Charles | Peterson and William J." Waliace, two men on board Clinton T. Swett's schooner yacht Baboon, had a |call from drowning today when the acht piled up on the ledges on Cape Elizabeth as she was trying to make port in the heavy fog. It is believed |that the yacht will be a total loss. | Inventor of Player Piano Dead. 4 New York. July 16.—Colonel Wil- lam W. Bennett, $5 years old, who wax said to have invented the first player plano, died yesterday at his home in this city. Colonel Bennett orzanized a cavalry regiment at the opening of ithe Civil war and later entered the | confidential service of President Lin- fcol After the war he succeeded.to |the piano manufacturing business in | this city established by his father, Grat tude. ~1 saw your friend Brown yestem day.” “Brown's no friend of mine” “What's that? Why, he told me you borrowed money from him!"™ “Yes, and what did I do with 1t? Spent it in folly. I tell you, Browr’s no friend of mine.” ed that teak timber that is as strong as that from natural forests can be in the Same Boat. De Broke—"“So ‘the tailor again with my bill