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CTI f,J ?JkJmlf 1 THE WEATHER FORECAST. j 'Ml M. i-tyarw i ' $fxs? JFmmr Showers to-day and to-morrow; jHyl mdera,e variawc w'nds- Ir - : 0L I ,X XIX. NO. 264. 'IgroesFw ii armed revolt l'priiiisis Against Oovern moiit Kcprtod Through out Island. PLOT NIPPED IX HUD Pliin in Butcher Ruralc Posts Is Discovered Just in Time. TROOPS TAKE' THE K1KW) I Twrlvo Hundred Men Leave Havana "With Orders to ' Take Xo Prisoners. (,"' rati!e 7fjfrA to Th Si, FUvana, May 10. Negroes In all parts pf Cuba are rising against the authority r? the Government. Scattered uprisings are reported from various distriots, and troop are being rushed to tho points of tbe disturbance. Twlvp hundred men of all arms already have been despatched from Havana by train Undo Bru, the secretary of tho Gov smmont. says there is a concerted race movement, but that there are no reports if serious trouble except from Santiago nnd Santa Clara provinces. Several armed parties of negroes in Santiago are converging toward Ouatita namn and two parties are reported as threatening the authorities in Santa CUra. Rurales are fighting rebels near Sagua. One rurale was killed near Guantanamo, thirty miles from Havana. Fifteen ar rets have lieen made here and many a-rest are reported in other places. General Estenoz. the leader of the vjiored party, who jumped his bail here wine days ago on a minor offence and iter hoi lied up in Santiago, is being might. So far he has succeeded In elud ing the authorities. His watchword is Down with ths Mortia law. Viva the 'olored race." Hi" Mortia law was passed in lvog when tstenoz started the colored party and ta-. jailed for conspiracy. The law for iuls the organization ot parties on racial iinp-", Th negroes are pointing out that riiey made up i. p.-r cent, of Culm's revolutionary unities und demnnil u com moniurale share of the jobs The conspirators planned simultaneous attacks at nightfall to-day on all the rurale posts through the Inland, hut they ere disconcerted by the discovery of the I lot The movement will probably be , nmekly suppressed. The most lively military preparations re being made. More troops will go to the affected districts to-morrow. The largest party of rebels hitherto reported was near Cruce, The party 'here numbered thirty-seven. With the exception of Estenoz, the only prominent man concerned bo far mentioned l Gen Ivonnt, who made a speech the other day saying that ho was like Gen. Wevjer, n merciless man of the sword and did not know diplomacy (en Mnnteagudo, commanding the armed forces, is reported to have ordered '.lie rurah-s not to take any prisoners, this refining 4uro death to those caught Co! Armenteros, a colored relie), with party ot eleven visited a sugar mill at -Ar.t."ima, Trinidad, between Saguu and 'i'nluegos, and seizing horses and arms -t fire to h railroad bridge in the vicinity t-v minutes before the arrival of a train. Th- train passed safely through the flames, t-.p tire not having made enough headway te raiie the collapse of the structure. ' ol Armenteros announces he will "n'tnue to destroy foreign property, hrh was the threat of the revolution 'f m Iftfl and which caused the foreign protects to tho United States and pre cipitn'ed the American intervention. ENDS LIFE IN CHICAGO PARK. ClirU I liene.v of Xrw York Shoots Hlm.elf In Head. ' ill' o. Muy ;o.- A well dtessed man 'iip.ed to have been Clark Cheney, f wars old of Now York, but concerning fr.ii, tiie Hiliee, have been nble to gather '"I information, committed Miiclde early tn-duy m (irund Park. He entered h" I lavground nt Van Buren street from Miel.igan avenue, walked rupidly a short i'l.iti. e and then pluced a revolver at .rlma I and discharged the weapon. 1'ink I'oliiH'nian MucXamara carried '' u tig mat) to the neurest telephone Tilled an ambulance, but the man i' the way to the County Hospital, i i ' at ion was established through a '"''t' curd from Dr. W, Lelahtl', Hotel 41 all rf.Ahtorjj j;t.w York, which was !' 'in ' nia pocket. i. ,'i pn'ht was hold, but adjournment ''.ineii to enabl the coronerto find tho I a'' mIu'iw-s '. i s Lelantl of the flirn of Arthur ' " i ,1 ( o , bankers and brokers, at :' 1 ' HiRf place, who lives ut the Wul- lared yesterday ut his offices that ' j' ".flung whatever to say about Nor would he identify him. '' i. ''it - not saying I don't know r " Mr Inland added. c no Mirh nninn ns Clark Chener In tt. I V v d'rertory Titer1 i nn "Dr." " " Inland registereil at tho I AIIK.T UIAinF.H.Kri Ntll it T i ut nil nnrmi runruont:. -At, fV-o.NSCO., 131 1'ultonl Street, IV. Y. EXPECT YIROmro STAY FLOOD. Ilamlre.l. f thr n,,,,,,,, wl Water In Homes. lrn Alii.ul Mulue. Do.VALt,soNvii.u;. La.. May 2u.-Near Grand llayou, twenly miles from here and in the Iji l'our.hi. countrv, are 2(ni l athollc families In Imminent danger of death from the steadily rising flood, yet they refuse to leave their home-. In the midst of that region, still high anil dry although the tide now Is within a few inches of its ,se. stands a statue of the Virgin Mary. That sto'tue con st Utiles their peril: the people them.selve. think therein lies their safet v. The inhabitants are all of old fumilies, mostly of French extraction, and Trench Is their language. The statue of the Irgin is repuUnl to be 400 years old and has been on its present site for UK) vears and always had been un object of great devotion. The night the Torras crevasse was reported the vicinity of the statue was "Tonged with Uio kneeling supplicants. Since then prayers have been sui'd doily that the waters might spare the hotnv near by, Vator is now in nearly every house, but the rise has been slow and the water eeems to hesitate at the base of the statue. Yesterday a Government boat was sent to rescue the people and remained there more than an hour. Then, without get ting u itassenger, it proceeded elsewhere. Father Delmone, the priest of the par ish, himself made tho announcement that his flock would stay and added that, should it be necessary to flee, he would be the last to go. DROWNED MAN WAS BLIND. rapt. Klmmettr. War Veteran, Was Stricken un Ills Last Voaar. With the identification yesterday at the morgue of tho body or Capt. George V Kimmette, a Spanish war veteran, carne to light a story of Die despair that came to him after he was stricken with blind ness. Unable to get work because of this infirmity, the captain's spirit broke down utterly. On Saturday his hodv was found in the East River. Whether he tripped off the end of a dock in his blind ness or committed suicide because of it is not known. Cant. Kimmette left Sinn IVniil.,... ,,. command of a freighter bound for New York last fall. He was on the bridge one day when darknes fell on him. He lot the power of sight entirely, and when the ship got to port none of the eye special ists whom he consulted could hold out the slightest encouragement for him He was unmarried. After his money had utmost gone he went to live with a friend. Ivan Vreelnml. r ?ts nun. ...ml. avenue, Newark Six week ago h" lft treeland's home. loiter liN trieml heard that he had gone on a prolonged -piee In New York the cintniii bent lilun ltli.,1 and with little money, he wandered around me town worn saloon to saloon Vie. lund tried to et In tnueh with liim to .-..i him to go tn Sailors SmrB"TTrrmor oh htoten Island n-eland !,nd trid to induce Capt Kimmette to make thi-. move before, but Kimmette always answered that he hail better be dead limn to (lru-.li out Ills iljy.4 in whiit he called :i .itip.'-'. home, blind and alone Mr. Vreeliitid bus been tj 'he timrgtie many times in hi-i search for lit- iriend and yesterday lie found him Vr.-eljtid told the morgue proplo that he will luiry the hodv OLDEST SUFFRAGIST IS ST. The Itev. Antoinette HlacL-well lib. frvri Hlrtkdar at Kllsabetu. N. J, Elizabktii, N. J . May 20. -Mrs. Antoi nette Louisa Brown Olackwell, n.D.. the oldest living suffragist, to-day cele brated the eighty-seventh anniversary of her birth at her home in this city. Besides being a pioneer in the cause of equul suffrage Mrs, fllackwell is u regularly ordained minister of the gospel and is pastor emeritus of All Souls' Uni tarian Church, thl city To-day sh received scores of visitors, many of whom were men. To all she vigorously ad vanced her arguments in favor of "votes for women." At the reception Mrs HlackwcH was assisted by n score of yo":ig women attired in white, many of whom nsle with her in the recent big suffragette parade in Ne,w York city- At that time her carriage attracted much attention. Thousands of male sH;ctutors removed their hats us the vehicle passed them. Antoinette Louisa Brown wus born in Henrietta, N. Y on May 20, 1S2S. She studied at Oberlin Theological Seminary und was ordained in the Congrcguthmul ministry in 185.1. loiter she became u minister of tho Unitarian Church. She was one of the speakers at the first woman's rights convention in Worcester, Mass,, in IS 10. Later she lectured on abolition Miss Brown was married to Samuel G, Illackwell in IsMi mid thus became allled'with the famous family of suffrage workers which included the late Dr. Elizalieth Illackwell, the first woman physician in America. About ten yeurs ago she went to Palestine alone and brought buck a bottle of water from the Jordan with which to baptize her grandsons. As a minister Mrs. Illuck well has performed many marriage cere monies and lias this to suy of the bride grooms Hho has made; "A man hroadmindedand liberal enough to desire or consent to Im murried by a woman is certain to make an ideul hus band." Mrs. Black well omits Ihe word "obey" from tho marriage service. Woman Urad of I'm son, Mrs, Annnbello Hclckemruth, nn years old. of 201 West UUtli street, died yester day at the J. Hood Wright Hospital from ucuto poisoning. Whether the poison was taken with suicidal Intent or acci dentally is not known 'Ihe Coroner will Invest Igulo to-duy. ANTI IIILI'VIAN WIIINKi:v. ronnolsjcur. l.uyllc llros., .V v. ,IJr Colorxlo. CallfornU siirt Nerth I'sclflr Coai. M..IU Iruni Ulliinv" e o t in,iv,..u, Anl nrf mui rilpvn. Juno 10 111 ill. 101. Jt(- lura i.tinti nut. ai, ii. ................ ... Pnrtlaml. Slllf snil Turoms. tiny 21 and ?8 and .Innr 3 tu n, II3. Iteturn llmli July .-i, 161.'. nrlstile routri-. . . uit no rront unirnrn io i-nn ri. . uiu. ..., ee -es? anil 1'iirhlo and rttiirn dally Junr 1st to Nun 30th. miJ. Iteturn Limit Oct. 31. Il. 1 ull pnr- Iiriliam on aiipiicaiiuii ... 1;J':.r" ,' "n ... a ll.laatn anil IVnrth U(trn lf' . ill 1 ffiSlmlin Yo"rk, N. Y.-Ai: NEW YORK, TUESDAY,' P. A. B. WIDENER GIVES Otitis l Kiiilownii'iit or Home (or rrii(s in Memory of Son Lost on Titanic. YIELDS $ I (10.000 A VKAH Wills of (Seorft-e I), timl llarr.v K. WidPiipr riled Hare Li brary to Harvard. I'IIII.adi l.i'ltlA, May '.'it Siintiluneous with the presentation to-duy for probate of the wills of George D. Widener and his son Harry I'.lkius Widener, who were lost on the Titanic, cutne the announcement of Peter A. II. Widener that he has set aside a fund of H.noo.noi) for an endow ment in memory of his son, George I). Widener. The new fund comes as a further dona tion to the Widener Home for Crippled Children founded by Mr. Widener, Sr., in lOOtl in memory of his wife. Added to the $.1,010,000 already turned over to the home it will enable the trustee to place the home in the front rank of helpful charities, It will enable the trustees to maintain and teach all the crippled children who come to them. It will establish an alumni hotel in the thirty-live acre park at York road and Hro.id street, in which cripples who have been graduated from the school may find a home suited to their mean, If they can only afford to pay SO cents a week or nothing they will be taken in. It will provide a considerable amount for the relief of the crlppll of the city who are not in the school. It will help to main tain at Atlantic City a llnely equipped summer school for the children. Mr. Widener made hi-, endowment by executing a deed of trust to the Unil Title and Trut Company, in which he turned over 1 per cent securities with a face valus or $t.(M),0'io The Widener wills weie offered for probate ut Norritnwn, the testaments of father and son being presented together with the same allegation of death on the morning of April IS "at sea." The will of George I) idener. who was his father's right hand in business, transfers two-thirds of a fortune esti mated from tio.nou.oou to tSo.non.uoo to his two surviving children in trust There are no public bequests In coiHid. ration of 1 one-third of his fortune goe to his widow and the re mainder goes in trut for George D Widener, .Ir . and Miss F.leanor I'.lkins idener l.'tw.n reaching the age of ?s i .each, child i to get toession of one- llfth of the e-tate. The trust continues until the deutli of the Inst surviving hi Ul They receive the income from it luring their live , Ilarvatd University receives the very valuable library of rare books of Harry t-.iKtns vt idener i he win of the son disposes of an estate of about IISO.OOO, ull of which goes to his mother, but the library is not included in this That in itself is estimated to be worth as much more, lor the Mm was a zealous collector from early youth and by some his collec-! tlon i said to be surpassed by only n few ' in thi country Tie (,nly condition (tsohed to this bequest is that the library do not go to Cambridge until his mother is satisfied that cdequute arrangement- have been made id receive and house it. I' rider the futher's will, Mrs. George D Widener is to receive nil articles of hoi't'ehold use and ornament us well ns ' should Congress iiutlioiie two battle the un) ol the home. The only outside ' ships next yeai. said the Svietaiy, the bequest i one of $'m to be applied to Ameritun n'ovy will still rank fifth thiee keeping Iresh 'oer m th.- Widener years from now mausoleum In I.iurel Hilt Cem ..ry '' Mr Meyer said he did not irgaid tin- Mr Willenei's will diteci., that no in I light for two battleship thi year u y.t ventory or appraisement of the etute I lost by any mean He scored the kind be filed HI will is il.ite.l J.uie ne, IM", I ot tutemeisup typified by the lloll-e and while it mentions his win, Harry majority in iceutedly ief lining nioii.1) Ulliiiis Widener, the term of the mstrii- (for hutl'leehipn this year ond said that the ment urn so general that the death of the I people and th" fit ess ot tlu- country wanted son do"-- not .ilfect the operation of the'the naval programme lontiiiued at two lrut. I battleships a year Peter . P Widener and tlie land Title Secretary Meyer has (ust returned front and Trtl-I Company ate the esecutots Newport News, Vu . where he witnessed and trustees George ! Widener, .Jr , I Satmday the launching of the battle-hip will bo added wheu he becomes of uge. I Texa In speaking of thut he said: The will of lluny Lll Ins Widener was j "It interesting to know tli.it on made Oct nix r . Il')'), and appointed hi' the vety dav that we were launching father eiecutof Hi mother now take; the Texas at N'ewpoit News there was out letters of iidmmistiation with the will j launched in Ijigland a battle cruiser annexed Is-ing built for the Japanese The Japa- I neseslupw illh.iveii displacement of 27.5HO LONGEST TUNNEL IN WORLD. tons, son tons greater thun that of the I Texas. It w- have a H'ed of su or seven llnssln Will llnllil ir. Mile lime to knots mote thun that of the Texas, w hich Gild sir. .lllle lletiiur. will Is a 21 knot ship. Besides this ship . t .1... I.............. ... ,.r.nl Cab), IukthU,, tn Tin: S,.v. ' Sr PKii nsi.tqi'i. May "ii Tin-Government is planning the longt-st tunnel in tin world It 1 to I e fifteen miles long and, with other facilities, will connect THIN and Yludrknvku'. the latter place being a town in Ciscaucasia The two pluce are only l"" miles apart and at the present time a roundabout journey of fii) mile is necessary in order to go from one place to the other CURTIS HAS DEPOSIT BOX. II u I the ce C.,,,'1 O,.,., II Willi-', ...... ....I I emu, I Order. , Ilerl Curtis, the burglar arrested lust ' Saturday, had a safe deposit box at the Colonial llank, St. Nicholus uvenue and I UBth street, tho key for which was found in Id rooms with the rest of tho loot at tho tlmo of the arrest. Yesterduy t.'upt Tunney and Lieut. William Brown of the West r.'.ilh street station went to tho bank with this key, but were told they would huve to have a formal order The police are now awaiting the indict ment by the Grand Jury, when Uu-y can cut an order from the District Attorney. -Mrti'rrlUSnSr lay" people have visited the stutlon house to look over the loot found in his rooms j on tho top floor of 2o.'i West llttli street. Hut one identification was made, that of a tuxedo suit, by James T, Conway of 513 Prospect place, ITutbush, who says ho has been robbed twice within tho last six weeks of iW In clothing and jewelry. "IKON cri v i:.Pin:ss" nmo p. m. twinning May tn the "Iron I'lty l-,xnrf6i" in Plttftburch will Ifave I'rnnsylvnnU Station, New York, at 11:30 1. M arrive I'ltistiurirri a.so A, 11 reanaytvanla llallroad. -Ait, MAY 21, 1912.- I'lifliriillil, l!U3, FIRST BLIND BABY TO ASYLUM. Nlinslilne Stielrt)- IIHiih first I I'allriit I'r.iin I'emi t nil, f'KN.v Van, N. V . May 2(i.- The first child to 1st placed in it blind ltaby asylum as a result of the imssage and signing by Gov. Dlx of the blind kilties bill was taken to New York to-night The ixircntH, Mr and Mrs. Wilbur Styles, live on u farm near this village. The child, which is I years old, was seized when a year old with convulsions In nn attack of indigestion mid almost total blindness and deafness resulted, The International Sunshine Society, with headquarters at 0(5 Fifth avenue. New York, which had the bill pnsncd, closed its convention and the delegates left hero to-night. Mrs. Cynthia West over Alden of New York wits reelected president general for five years. She and others accompanied Mrs. Styles and the baby to New York. Delegates paid tho mother's fare to and from New York, Other officers elected were: Vice-president, Mrs. Theodore T, Seward of F.ast Orange, N. J.; treasurer, Mrs. F.rwin Knowles of Drooklyu; secretary. Mrs, May Hoattie, IVnsonhurst by the Sea, and director, Mrs, Nettie K. Furman, llrooklyn. MORSE BACK SOON. Will liu ( Ifalnr and l.nlrr I'luhl for l'uull In Steamship l.lnr. Wahiiinoton. May :o. -Charles W Morse, the ex-banker, will return from Hut-ope tho latter part of this month and go to his old home at Hath, Me., where hei will spend some titno in an effort further to regain his strength. It is his purKe to institute litigation in the courts of New York to recover his equity in the Metro politan Steamship Line which was sold at a receiver's sale alter his arrest. This information has liecn received in Wash- iugton from a source that is considered entirely reliable. 1 Morse is still a rich man, according to I the report, and if hi health will permit I he is determined to make a vigorous tight, not only to rehabilitate himself in the financial world, but to tecover some of the property that he says has been illegally taken from him. While he is, undoubtedly suffering from Wright's dis-, ease, it is said that his condition ha shown steady improvement in F.uroie and that with proper care and attention he may live for years. When Morse was sent to the Federal prison at Atlanta he wus possessed of pi op eitv valued ut aiinroximutelv II.UW.ouo ' j He did not believe he would survive the fifteen years sentence, and when he abandoned hope of a isirdon he divided this estate among the members of his family He gave to Miss Caroline Morse, i his sister, $300,000 to be held in trust for his young daughter, and to each of his sons lie gave $100,000. The remainder of the property he made over to his w ife It is learned that Morse's contract with his attorneys who luaaaged. htiCiiK; I after his imprisonment called for a fee; of JlOo.ono contingent upoh his release! I rom prison ihe attorneys were 1 elder Auderson, Houndtree and Wilson of Atlanta. Dr. A. L, Fowler of Atlanta, who was Morse 's physician and who ac companied him to New York after his release, teceived a fee of $r,.nnu for his fervlte PLEA FOR TWO BATTLESHIPS. The lulled Malm Navy Will ItnuU , riflh If Tin-)- rc Vol Provided. ' I Wasiii.vuto.v, May 20 -That the United States will rank fifth among the nuvies of the world in 191 if the Democrats pels!: in their refusal to appropriate for two battleship this year wa the statement inude here this afternoon I bv Secretary of the Navy Meyer Lvett 'u e.i ,ui cm i.,,...iem- ... ,..,K... they are building three more of them in Japan, and so when all are completed they win have a squadton Vet in the face of this fact the Houe Democrats have thus far refit-ed to appropriate for two morn battleships The United States navy will rank llfth in llil.'i. even if Congtens should appropriate money lor two battleships next year "These ships, w hile called ball le c Diners, are reully battleships. They whuc lli.'i inch gun, while the Texas will have II inch guns. The Japanese ships w ill curry Witt,i" 'J'" ""'"'"V ,of M guns which tho lexns will have. I have fjf (W( ,,.,,,,, , year by any means. The country wauls two battleships anil the press seems to ! a unit in favor of them without regard to political luvfereiices, I look to see, favorable action in the Senate. Then i the matter of course will' go to confer ence." It has been suggested that the llou-e Democrats, many of whom nn- already ! chafing under tho caucus vole ugainst i any battleships this year, could relievo ' I themselves of all embarrassment iegard-1 l"" m """T 11"'""11"" "'"-i mu ".in. ship programme a Klitical question It, is (minted out that if this went doiu lone tho largo number of Democrats who favor two battleships this year would Ito perfectly fren to cast their votes for ' an appropriation for their construction 1 l'n that llrrd iffllnc In the .Nnrlnc try . Till: BKUKKIUItK INN, (Irrat llarrlnftnn, Uaaa. 0ttn MavJith, C. Tlclinor aHm-Mdi, (u Ihr Sun 1'iinlinii ami I'ullhliluil AMOclntlon KING WILL START SUIT Alliei't of ll('lilllll. Kll I'Ope's Handsomest Sovereign. Would Check .Scandal. ATTACKS LIAISON STOltY Prepares Court Aetiou Against Those Who Say Queen I'ii-ed at Him. it-il lllilt tlflittttk to Tllic Slv HiiUSSKi.q. May 20. King Albert of the Belgians is alioul to emulate King George of F.ngland nnd enter the law courts in order to vindicate his personal character Scandalous rumors have been current for some time affecting the Queen as well as the King. One of the stories is to the effect that the Queen discovered n liaison between the King and n maid servant, and that she llred a revolver shot at the latter Suits tire being prepared against the disseminators of thestories, which are declared to be wholly without foundation. The persons against whom the suits are being brought lire not named "The liiiiidsome.it king In F.urope" is the way in which the Itelginns speak of their ruler who has thus been railed upon to vindicate his name like thai of one cf his own subjects. Tull, like his uncle, Leopold, whom he succix'ded, very erect, with the carriage of u soldier he has fine features, light hair, the brow of a student and the frank manner of a man of the world Qu.-ett i:ii.ubetli is not handsome, but she has a splendid ligure und n clever face. She studied medicine as a girl und was gruduuted from Leipzig with n degree of M H She is fond of literature und art und has written several volumes of essays und some short storic- King Albert, born the younger sou ol the Count of Flanders, brother to King Leopold, nexer expected to be King in his early boyhood. His cousin, ihe Crown Prince Leopold', his father, his elder brother, I'rince Hulduin, all stood be tween him and tho throne. He was quietly educated, but the three men died in quick surcesnion and lie became heir presumptive in ismi Queen F.liabeth is the daughter of Duke Theodur of Kaviu iu and th.-ii- mar riage was as nearly a love mutch as is itossible with royally They traelled quietly for several years, saw many lands and made many humbler friends. They have three children I'rinci Philippe rh ("rnwn Prince, is now II years .ild OLD THIEF ADVISES NOVICES' Conn laL. 1 1 1 m to 'lilt th cm hellier lllleiluu ti. Aficr '.reorder John .1 AUCu un n! ' lloboken hennl several policemen tell yesterday how they h.nl surrounded a store nnd taught William Hughe., Iii yiars old. of lit; Grand slteet. lloboken, and .Martin Doner 20 vears old, of 12s Hleecker street, .leisey City, who had broken Into It for the purpose of rob bery, In- said to the prisoners, "Stand aside, boys 1 will hear another rase be fotv 1 dlpoe of jours." James llli;glna. alias James Cody, ti.'i yeais old, an old lliiie i rook who has spent iuan year in Jail, took his plan- .it the rail to answer a rhnrge of hedging and t caddy admitted that In bail been a thief, but Is now down and out. "Yi-.i base hud some espci lence," said the Itccorder, "and I want you to give these boys .some nilvlie. Tell them Ulielh"'! i t noUednes. pays." "I should advise thrill to let thieving alone and lead honest live.." replied IIIkkIii. 't'o' been ut It thirty years nnd there's nothing to It Look at me' I've let nintiy opportunities to Ihe tight ko b and luue tuought only misery and iinhapplnes upon myself. l'c nun Known anbody that made n real sticios of .stealing what belonged to other people." ' Do you want to wind up like this old nianV asked the Recorder of Hughes nnd Uorn-T. Hoth kept their gnzc on the llu-u and made no leply. The young men were committed to tin- countv j.tll to awult the action of the Grand Jury and the obi man was reminded DIRIGIBLE CLIMBS 9,860 FEET. c leiiieiil-llnjiird III. tlnkr si-eiislon Iteei.iil. i t nUf l),,,U( , io Tuc Si I Mils, May 20 A new iicord lor lii'lght in il dirigible balloon, as opposed to the old spherical form, was hung up here to-day whfn La Motto Until In the new ciemcnt-Hiiynrd III. ascended S.SIIU fee! j The feat of the new dlrlglhln was the i imiie letniubMble In thut It was mode In a drh intr rain. The -u rent mai liltin worked snlemllitlv n-spoudlng to Its helmsman's will at all ' time", and maintaining hcudwuy even i when directed Into the teeth of the wind. I The neioiiaiils with iluir iiiiivlnt.ii, airships of Kicat size have been hen ten i out In the nice skyward not only by thn old type spherical balloons making ,il- n.( t J.,,i..l,,u .fill...... I.... ,. . ,, ,,.,!. , (i.ii.vi. V.IIIIIIUI inn also by the present day aviators In heavier I man ntr machines. The record altitude for on neroplane fllitht Is still held at 13,H43 feet. That height was made by Garros In n Illerlol machine at St. Mttlo, I-'rani-c, on Sep tetnber I last, constllittlng u world rec ord in Us class. Dalloon.H adrift have gone higher. Tho ('leincnt-ltayard's '.t.siio feet to-ttay Is o record for a dirigi ble. FOII IIIA I TlltCII ri.l.MMIiliic tn.summrr lirat. mental nvrrtvnrk or liK.oniiili. tain llora Xord'a Arid I'liesi-lisln, A wlmlrsnmr tonic -dr. HERE ON GOLDEN WEDDING TRIP. Mnlltirus l.uilrrla Tfl. Ills Wife Tit. Iii the second cabin of the Holism; I American liner Rotterdam, in yesterday Ifinm that port, came Matthous I.udwlg. . . . ..j... .! . ...ir ...I - 1.. -.. j ,.i yours om, wiiu ins win-, who im i - years old. anil ten children. I.tldwlg was for years it bulb grower in Haarlem. They relehrnled their golden wedding anni versary In January and are coming to visit another son, an architect in Missouri. GERRY TRIES TO BE DELEGATE. Unfits Ail prtlilns Campaign tn tin In IlMltlniore. Nkwpout, R. L, May 20. Peter Goelel Gerry, son of Mr. and Mrs. F.ldridgo T. Gerry, who is a candidate for ono of the Rhode Island delegates to the Democratic national convention, has begun an ndver tisingcnm)aign In this section of the State The Democratic primary will be held on May 31 nnd there dot's not soctn any doubt but that Mr. Gerry will Ik1 one of the delegates. FIRE BUGGY IN CRASH. trlliiic Hattallnn Chief Shannon Thrown Ten Kert. hat .Nol Hnrt. Acting Rattallon Chief John Shannon was thrown from his buggy by a collision with a Sixth avenue car at Seventeenth stroet lust night while on his way to n smtill fire in the glass factory of Joseph F.lias nt 5 III West. Twenty-fecond street. The chief landed on his back about ten feet from his carriage. His wagon was smashed and the horse was injured by the shaft piercing its side. Shannon was not hurt. He left his horse in care of Policeman Hurke and took a Twenty-third street car to tho lire. It was a blaze which did about $300 damage to a lot of crates filled with stained glass windows leady for shipment to a Western church. Shuiinou returned to his quarters with Truck t in Thirteenth street, near Fointh avenue, after the fire. ELOPES WITH BEST MAN. (.rural Hen HI y 1'ara Fiance's Aula Io Mrc Wrddlna llrhrnraat, AtLANTA, Ga , May 20. On the eve of her wedding to Ldwin G. Gilbert, Miss Clara Parker, member of a prominent Gainesville, Ga., family and noted for her Is-anty, eloped with and was married to II. W Sullivan of Atlanta, Sullivan, who was to le best man, was ut. Miss Parker's homo with llio other attendants for a wixiding rehearsal, Just Uifoiv the rehearsal was to begin, Sullivan and Miss Parker disappeared and so did (iilltcrt's touring car, which was in front of the Parker home. It was soon learned that the couple had fled In the auto of the i.ri,'.,ri,i-(o.iMl S"llivff" and Miss ranter soon reached Atlanta, where they we e married. "I loved Ben Itest," said tho bride m uxp.mnti.F the jilting of Gilbert for Sulli- nn. Shi wus my first sweetheart and I had to have her," said Sullivun. 'l congratulate mysell I didn'l get her," said Gilbert "I got off lucky I hope they will return my auto in good condi tion " EXPLOSION ON TORPEDO BOAT. Srvernl Men Sralded When the lleld's '-Irani Pipe Dim Out. NoitroLK. Va , May 20-Wiile enroutn to Newport to-doy to join the Atlantic fleet tho main steam line or pite on the torpedo boat Ileid exploded, and accord ing to unconfirmed reports several men were injured 'Ihe accident occurred while the Held w.is off Sewull's Point, and after she communicated with the Norfolk navy yard a tug wan sent to her assistance, but she" was able to return to the yard under her own strum An official report of the accident was sent to Washington It was stated un officially to-night that several men had their hands and arms scalded by escaping steam but none of them was eriou sly injured. The Iteid was Just le-ginning to speed when the explosion occurred. COOKS STRIKE FOR WINE. (lull Criterion lleatauraul When M luiranee la Ulaeantlnned. i)i-ddl Calil Drtpatch to Thk Six. Loni-on, May 20. The newest strike here Is that of the cooks on the kitchen staff of the well known Criterion Res taurant, in Piccadilly Circus, The manager of the restaurant, claiming that the burdens of the Insur ance nnd shop hours nets compelled him to economize, notified the cooks that ha would cancel their wine and beer allowances. The kitchen stuff then sent a deputation to the manager and threatened to quit. Tho munager would not yield and sixty-nix of the cooka, In cluding the head chef, struck this eve ning. The one who won responsible for the American dishes relented an hour later nnd returned to his Job. The management of the restaurant says the striking cooks will be easily replaced. EX-SENATOR WELLINGTON ILL. Itnoaetelt Ailherrnl SlrleUeii With Pnrall'aU on Train. ClMiiBiiLANl), Md., Muy 20. former 1,'nlted Stntes Senator George L. Wel lington reluming from lialtlmoro last night was stricken with paralysis. His business In Haltlmorc pertained largely to the llooscvclt campaign, Mr. Wel lington having been elected ono of the delegates nt large to Chicago. He Is 60 years of age. His political, personal and business encmlcH hnvo been very actlvo and thoso closo to Senator Wellington say that their persistent pursuit has not been without results tu- far ns he Is physically concerned. A member of Senator Wellington's family stated that his throat and his light arm ate par nly.ed. met ton Wooda Hotel. While MUm X. II., Ihe Moaat Plenum. The Moan i Wathtnatoa. HoukunOalee IIM H way. 1 el. ' Md. Sn.-Atf. PRICE TWO CENTS. RICHESDN iS DEAD; FATALSH0CK,12:10 Murdpr of Avis W. Linnoll Avenged Karly This Morning. BJtAVK AT TIIE LAST Smiles us He Approaches Electric Chair "I Am Willing to Die." FINAL DAY IX PRAYER Leaves Statement for Pub lication by Spiritual Adviser. POISON I'HO.M X. Y. BY MAIL Talks With Friendly Pastor A Hit llohitr St nipped in I )cii Hi Chair. Hohion. May 21 (12:20 A. M.l-Clarenca V. T. (llcheson, n forrm-r Hnptlst clergy man, the self confessed murderer of Miss Avis V. Llnncll, wns put to death by electricity in the State prison at Charlrc- town early this morning. At 12:10:02 o'clock the electrician threw a lever that sent a current of electricity through the condemned man's body as he sat strapped in the chiar. The first shock caused instant death and after an examination by the physician in attendance, Ilicheson was pronounced legally dead at 12:17. Ilicheson went to his death with com posure, ns he said ho would. He stepped from his cell into the corridor and through a door into the death chamber. When ho had taken thirteen paces ho was in front of tho electric chair. He took his seat in it and the straps and electrldes wero quickly put in place. Thn four guards who had accompanied liim from, his cell and Chaplain Stehhins who preceded liim into tho room, stopped back. Warden Bridges rallied ids conn as a signal and in the next second Itichnson's soul had left his body. After Uichcson's deathit was announced that among the envelopes sent to tho prison addressed to the condemned man was one which contained n blank sheet of paper in which was a small qunntity of a white powder. Warden Bridges had some of iianalytred nnd the powder proved to bo cyanide of IHttnssium, the same poison thai Kiehesoii used to encompass the death of Avi Linnoll. The envelope was postmarked New York city. Had the powder reached Hicheson ho could have cotnmlftoi1 suicide The envelope was stamped at Sta tion N. New York city, nt 3 I1. M. on May IP. The powder Itself was In a smaller envelope labelled "Headache powders'. ' There was no clue to tho send r and Lawyer Morse advised War den lltlducs to make the fact public that It was the same deadly polron that killed Avis Linnoll. Hicheson was ready to meet nls fate when the guards went to his cell. IIo walked erect and unnrfilrtcd. bill with the guards around him. He looked di rectly ahead nnd after reaching the chair, sat down In ll and then clorrd his eyes, never to reopen them. After the straps had been adjusted across his thighs. legs, forearms and chest and before the death dealing cur rrnt of 1.900 volts was turned on, Rich rson was asked a scries of questions by the Rev. Herbert S. Johnson, his spirit ual adviser. To one he replied In b dis tinct voice: "God will take care of my soul and I pray for all. I forgive everybody." To tho last of the questions, which was: "Are you willing to die for Jesus s sake?" Hicheson replied In an fei tone: "I am willing to dle." Italn was beating down when the wk uesses nnd the prison officials walked quietly down the yard to the death house. As they nrared the fatal build- Ing they could hear tho voices of me- singing. It was Hicheson nnd the Iw i clergymen kneeling In the death cell, nnd clearly above the nolso of the rain and the hum of the dynamos could be heard the closing words of a hymn- for I know, vihatc'er t-cf.ilt mr .Ifauc cloMh nil ttiliiKH well The party entered tho death chamber as the neighboring clocks were sound ing the midnight hour. They hnd been there only a few min utes when Hicheson, the two clergymen and tho guards stepped Into tho cham ber by the other door. It was Just 12 OS A. M. The condemned man did not wear tho usual garb which Is given the prisoner before he gocs.to IiIh death. Ho woio ministerial nttlre, hlaclt frock coat nnd trousi-ts, white vest and starched shirt containing gold studs, his ciisi.-iiur turned down collar nnd black bow til und black lnv, fhoes nichr?un Hltoek hand5 with WUIUro