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VOL LI. NO. 15.
NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1909.
j h TWO CENTS.
348 AUTOMOBILES DESTROYED
But Two Out of Three Hundred and Fifty in
Storage were Saved. .
MACHINES WERE VALUED AT $750,000
The Most Extensive Automobile Garage and Repair Plant,
Located Near Park Square, Boston, Burned Early
Sunday Morning Building Used as Bicycle Track
and Exhibition Pavilion Also Destroyed Total Loss
will Reach More than $800,000.
Boston, Jan. 17. A puff of flame shot
Up from the rear of the most extensive
automobile storage and repairplant in
the city, located near Park squar,
shortly before d.twn today, and half an
hour later S48 automobiles, valued at
$759,000. were a mass of tangled steel
anil iron. The fire also turned to the
old train shed of the Park Square rail
road station, formtrly used as the ter
minal of the Providence division of the
Mew York, New Haven and Hartford
raiiroad and destroyed the bicycle
track and a large pavilion Cied for ex
hibition purposes. iSix horses In one
of the buildings were also burned. It
1s expected that the damage to the
buildings will bring the total loss to
above 1800,000.
Six Garages in Storage Station.
Therj were six garages, including
several used chiefly for repairs, in the
big s-torage station, formerly the rail
road freight shod. The principal occu
pants were: The Park Square Auto
company, the Boston Motor company,
the Rambler company, the Boston Auto
Exehang", the Concord Motor Car com
pany and the repair shop of the Mar
inon company.
Two Machines Out of 350 Saved.
In the several garages there were
many machines for summer use and a
largo number of those burned were
owned by business firms. Two ma
chines owned by the Natienal Phaw
mut brink, two owned by Bigelow &
Kennard. jewelers, several belonging
to the United Shoe Machinery com
pany, and two trucks owntd by the
Jacob Wirth company, brewers, were
among: those destroyed.
All the large sightseeing automobiles
In the city, numbering upwards of a
dozen, were also burned, while there
were between thirty and forty expen
sive oars of the Limousine type stored
in the destroyed parages. Of the en
lire ?,zo automobiles only two were
M.ved. so quickly did the flames sweep
through the building.
Majority of Owners Partially Insured.
The Insurance rates on the destroy
PANAMA LIBEL SUIT IS ON.
An Individual and Not the U. S. Gov
ernment is tha Real Plaintiff.
Washington, Jan. 17. The latest and
rnost interesting suggestion regarding
the sensational developments of yester
day involving tin service of subpoenas
upon a number of newspaper men in
this city and elsewliere is that an -individual
and not the United States
jrovernment is tha real plaintiff in tiie
rase. It is true that the subpoenas
erved hera read 'Tha United States
fversus The Press Publishing Compa
ny," but If the proposed action is
criminal in character, as is generally
'assumed to be tha case, that would be
lha form of a subpoena, even where
an individual Is the complainant, ac
cording te the .practice in the District
ef Columbia
The identitr of this individual or In
Brridiuals, for there may be more than
one of them, is purely a matter of
4 speculation, for the public will have
to await the piomleed statement of At
torney General Bonaparte, in the
course of a day or two, to hav any
ocurate unders-taning of this remark
able case. Poseibly President Roose
velt himself is the complainant; or it
rnsv be that the action was begun by
William Nelson Cromwell, or by Doug
las KobJnwn, or any of the persons
flamed In the original newspaper pub
Ications in an invidious wajr.
T-he significant fart is that Mr.
promwell was in Washington when the
trabpoenaa were served, though he left
Murine; the night for New Tork. The
cfflcials here remain mute and there
"was nothing today to be learned. The
district attorney remains snowfoound
In his eountry home, inaccessible to
reporters, and cut off from the tele
phone: the at-torney general of the
Vnited States is at home in Baltimore,
una at the White House there was a
flat refusal to discuss the matter.
HENRY W. BOOTH DEAD.
Widely Known in Shipping Circles
Throughout the World.
New Tork, Jan. 17. Henry P. Eooth.
widely known in shipping circles
throughout the world, diod at his res
idence in tills city late Saturday night.
Mr Booth, with James 11 Ward,
formed the shipbulkliag Arm of James
IE. Ward & Co., the firm that inaug
urated the first regular line of boats
fertween Kew Tar an Havana, an
enterprise that in 18S developed into
the New York and Cuba Mail Bteam
ahip company, familiarly known as the
Ward line. Mr. Booth succeeded Mr.
Ward in li'Ji as president of that
company. 11 r Booth was director in
several investment and development
companies and though nearly 73 years
eld devoted himself actively to his af
fairs until within a few days of his
death. His widow survives him.
Heroic Crew Awarded Silver Modal
ana' $15 Apiece.
Gloucester, Mass., Jan. 17. Capt.
Robert Oiffin and the five members of
the orew of the schooner Cenqueror of
this port, received notice today of the
award to them of a sliver medal and
$15 apiece by the Massachusetts Life
Saving association as ta,e reward tor
their heroism and valor in rescuing the
orew of the British schooner Eric, off
, Nauset In December. In addition Can
tain Giffin will receive the formal cer
tificate of the society.
Barge Captain Dropped Dead front
Worry.
New York. Jan. IT. D. K. Sanford,
(I, of Walton, N. S.. captain of the
barge Ontario, dropped dead of apo
plexy aboard -his ship while coming
through Long Inland sound early this
morning At the time a heavy snow
storm was raging and anxiety for the
safety of 'his vessel is supposed to
have brought en the fatal stroke.
Struck and Killed by Railroad Train.
Harwtaiton, Conn., Jan. 17. Samuel
CUlver, 40 years old. employed ey Dr.
C. 8. Blake, was struck and killed by
a railroad train today while crossing
tha traoue on his way to att&nd
cMtsch la Thomaatan.
ed property were .somewhat higher
than those in effect on other buildings
of liko use In the city, and the major
ity of the owners were partially insur
ed, while one two firms- had none.
Workmen Had Narrow Escapes
There were about twenty workmen in
the building when the fire broke out,
but all managed to get away, although
several of them had narrow escapes.
Fire Was Imposing Spectacle.
The fire Is the largest which has oc
currai in this city since last summer.
Coming1 Just before dawn, with build
inge and trees coated with a glistening
sleet from last night's storm, the spec
tacle when the firemen' reached the
scene was an imposing one. That por
tion of the city couth of the Common
was brilliantly illuminated, for the
garage seemed- to burst into flame like
one great torch.
Hard Work to Keep Fire from Business
Blocks.
The hardest fight which the fireman
had was to keep tha flames from ex
tending into the business blocks on
Columbus avenue, and fully one-half
the entire available force was center
ed on that side of the fire area. The
rest of the firemen rushed bravely into
the great train shed, the roof of which
was turning fiercely, and the flames
were fought until they were stopped by
the great brick wall at the upper end
of the shed.
Park Square Terminal Property Half
Destroyed.
The Park Square terminal property,
which was about half destroyed, has
been the source of considerable discus
sion during the j:ast eight years, and
the property owners In the vicinity ot
Park square have reverely criticised
the authorities for allowing so valuable
a site to remain without active busi
ness occupants. The garage building
itself was worth only a few thousand
dollars, and the train shed had long
outlived its usefulness, save as a shel
ter for exhibition purposes and the bi
cycle track.
BATTLESHIP ILLINOIS AT MALTA.
British Admiral Welcomed Americans
in Name of Army and Navy.
Malta. Jan. 17. The United States
battleship Illinois arrived here this
morning from Mes.ina, where she was
engaged for a brief period in relict
woicamong the earthquake sufferers.
Rear Admiral Potter, commander of
the squadron, and Captain Beatty of
the Wisconsin and Captain Hutchins of
the Kearsarge dined last evening with
Admiral Curzon-Howe, the command-ed-in-chief
of the British Mediterra
nean fleet. After toasting the king
and president, the British admiral in sx
brief speech welcomed the Americans
in the name of the army and navy,
wtiich always worked cordially to
gether. He congratulated Rear Ad
miral Potter on the line appearance of
the American ships after so splendidly
achieving their remarkable voyage
around the world. The other officers
of the American battleships were en
tertained on board the British war
ships. YALE JUNIOR CHURCH PARADE.
Robbed of Muoh of Its Picturesqueness
by Snow and Hail.
New Haven, ' Jan. . 17. A merciless
northeast storm of snow and hail rob
bed the church parade of Yale juniors
and their prom week guests of much
of its color, picturesqueness and inci
dental, features today. Those juniors
who made their first formal appear
ance during undergraduate life in tall
hats, frock coats and carried canes as
escorts to the prom girls who were
bundled up in furs, and had not de
parted from the traditional garb of the
occasion were heroes in the sight of
the other classmen who lined the
walks after chapel fervice in Woolsey
hall. The service was very largely at
tended. The sermon was by Rev. Dr.
Henry S. Coffln of New York citj-.
A cessation of the storm later in the
day permitted the prom guests to take
walks about the university and to en
joy automobile rides. This evening
was given tip to exchanging calls.
PATIENTS SAFELY REMOVED.
The Trull Hospital at Biddeford Burn
ed to the Ground.
Biddeford. Me., Jan. 17 For the sec
ond time within three years, the Trull
hospital, a priva.te institution owned
by Dr. B. F. Trull, was destroyed by
fire today, the fifteen patients being
removed barely in time to save their
lives". The loss is estimated at $10,000
and is partly covered by insurance. On
account of the severe northeast bliz
zard which was raging, the firemen
Tiad great difficulty in getting the
flames under control and many firemen
suffered from frost bites and from in
juries caused by slipping on icy tim
bers On March 14, 1906, the hospital
was partly burned and the work of re
building after the fire was completed
less than two years ago.
Chicago .Wool and .Fur WarehoirtM
Burned.
Chicago. Jan. 17. The wool and flir
warehouse of Silberman Brothers was
destroyed by fire today. The lirm de
clares that the contents included 2,
600.000 pounds of wool and were worth
several hundred thousand dollars,
increase ef Cholera in St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 17. There has
been an increase in cholera cases in
this city. Fifty-nine cases have been
reported in the last 24 hours and 21
deaths.
Boston Fruit Peddler Shot Dead.
BoBton, Jan. 17. Oalligo 3e Lucio,
aged 25 yesr, a fruit peddler living
at 15 South Margin street, in the West
End, was shot and almost instantly
killed at the corner of South -Margie,
and Hale streets tonight, and the po
lice immediately arrested Franceeco
Chincola, aged B4 years, charged with
the shooting. Tha two men are Si
cilians and it is allege have bad dif
ficulties ortr buaneaa,.
Cabled Paragraphs
Tokio, Jan. 17. The building occu
pied by the Italian embassy in thfe city
was bnrned last night.
Catania, Jan. 17. Stuart K. Lupton
arrived here today from Messina to es
tablish an American consulate. He has
been offered every facility by the local
authorities.
Paris, Jan. 17. A special despatch
received here from Vienna says it is
rumored that Prince-Nicholas of Mon
tenegro has abdicated in favor of his
son. Prince Mirko.
Stockholm, Jan 17. The riksdag
was reopened Saturday by King Gus
tave. The budget, which was intro
duced, shows an estimated expenditure
of $61,500,000. The government pro
poses to meet the expected deficit by
increasing the malt tax and by raising
the present income tax by 15 per cent.
Pau, France, Jan. 17. Orvllle Wright,
the American aeroplanist, his sister,
Miss Katherine Wright, and Mrs. Hart
O. Berg, wife of tfce Euroieon business
manager of the Wright brothers, were
in a railroad wreck near Habas, in the
Landes, yesterday. None of them sus
tained Injury, bpt ten of the passen
gers on their train were hurt, four of
them seriously.
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY
AT SEATTLE COMES TO LIGHT
Three Members of a Family Found
Dead in Bathroom of Their Home in
Fashionable Capital Hill Quarter.
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 17. W. L. See
ley, an attorney and former national
bank examiner for Illinois under
Comptroller of the Currency Eckels;
his wife Mrs. Kate M. Seeley. a mem
ber of tne Daughters of the American
Revolution, and his daughter. Miss
Rene Seeley, a student at the univer
sity of Washington, were found dead
in the bathroom of their home in the
fashionable Capital Hill quarter to
day. The victims had been dead since
last Thursday. The .women, clad in
night clohtes. were apparently mur
dered with a hammer.
There was no mark of violence on
Seeley. He Is believed to have been
partly chloroformed and then drowned
in the bath tub. All three were kneel
ing at the side of the bath tub with
their heads submerged in the water.
A steamer trunk was on the bodies of
Seeley and his wife.
That Seeley killed his wife and
daughter while insane over financial
worries and then committed suicide, is
the theory of the police. He was
clothed in his underwear, shoes and
trousers. His night gowni which was
bloodstained from the bodies of the
two women, was found beneath a clean
pillow in the room occupied by him
and his wife. The pillow on which
Mrs. Seeley had been sleeping was
saturated with blood.
Seeley came here less than two
years ago fsom'St. Joseph. Mo. He
had lived there two years and had
moved there from Ottawa, 111., and had
engaged in the practice of law wher
ever he had been lor the last thirtv
years. lie was 55 years of age and
wife was three years his junior, while
his daughter was 11? years old.
The bodies of the. three were found
by Guy M. Smelzer, affianced husband
of Miss Heele-, and ' F. R. Seibbell. a
fripnd of the family. The family
could not be communicated with after
nine o'clock Thursday night, when
Smelzer talked over the telephone with
Miss Seeley. Efforts to get into com
munication with them after that time
were unsuccessful.
The only living thing on the prem
ises was a huge black cat, which was
locked up in the basement and which
since Friday had been fed by the
neighbors.
Although keeping up the appearance
of prosperity, Seeley had been forced
to borrow money for his last month's
house rent from an attorney from
whom he rented desk room in the New
York building. Detectives searched the
house for weapons with which the
murders had been committed, but
were irhable to find any bloodstained
instruments.
Though a hammer was found in the
place, no article of jewelry or anything
of value was taken from the house.
The window and door were found to
have been securely locked.
DOINGS IN WASHINGTON.
Congressman Higgins Presents Bill
Regarding Civil Actions in Circuit
Court.
(Special to The Bulletin.)
Washington. Jan. 16. The following
bill was introduced by Congressman
Higgins In the hoNise this afternoon:
"That in the circuit court 6f the Unit
ed States for the district of Connecti
cut civil actions at law may be rfSade
returnable, in addition to the opening
days of the two statutory terms, on
the first day of every month in the
year, except May. July, August and
April, with the satno force and effect
and to be proceeded with until issue is
joined, and under the same rules as if
the same were made returnable on said
opening days of the statutory sessions."
The bill was referred to the com
mittee on judiciary. ' .
On Friday Congressman Higgins as
sumed charge of the committee on ex
penditures in tht department of agri
culture as chairman. He has appoint
ed Miss Kathleen F. Lawlor as clerk
of the committee: She came from
Michigan, but had been acting as clerk
for the late Senator Piatt of Connecti
cut and spent much of her time at his
home at Washington, Conn.
When asked yesterday what course
the Llliey resolutions would take in the
committee on the judiciary, of which
he is a member, Mr. Higgins said that
the next regular meeting of that com
mittee would be on the 20th. and he
thougTrt the matter would come up at
that time. He said the Jchairman of
that corrtfnittee had mailed to Governor
Lilley a copy of the resolutions, and
the governor could answer in either ot
three ways by letter, in person or by
attorney. He would not pretend to an
ticipate the action of the committee.
Relief Steamer Bayern at Civtta Vec
chia. Civita Vecchla, Italy, Jan. 17. The
chartered steampr Bayern, carrying
American relief supplies, arrived here
today from Palermo and was received
with warm greetings. The members
of the expedition, on landing here, left
immediately' for Rome.
Found Dead in . the Road.
Harwinton. Conn.. Jan. 17. Early
this mornir- Mrs. Emeline Churchill,
SO years old, was found dead in the
road near her home here. Mrs.
Churchill had spent part of Saturday
in Torrington- shipping and had been
driven back to thi3 place by a neigh
bor. Heprt disease was the cause of
her death. Srje leaves a nephew, with
whom she lived.
Steamship Arrivals.
At Southampton: Jan. 17. St. Louis
from New York.
Hartford. E. S.'Kepler, a letter cur
rler for too Hartford postofnee for ten
years, has resigned to go into other
busipess, and John J. Dojy. senior sub
stitute, has been made a regular carrier.
3,000 Houses for
Earthquake Zone
ALL THE MATERIALS TO BE SENT
FROM THIS COUNTRY.
STEAMER EVA SAILS TOO AY
With Material Sufficient to Construct
500 Houses in Messina Other Ves
.sels to Follow in a Few Days.
J
Washington, Jan. 17. Secretary ot
the Navy Newberry was at his desk
the larger part of to-lay, completing, a-3
far as possible, the general administra
tion plan of sending to Italy building
material for the construction of a large
number of Email houses to shelter the
earthquake sufferers.
All Red Tape Waived.
All red tape has been waived so that
vessels may be sent off at the earliest
possible moment with their loads of
material.
Having approved the general outline
to be followed, Secretary Newberry
turned over to Paymaster John A.
Mudd, in charge of the New York
navy pay ofiice, all the details of the
work.
-Material for Complste Construction.
The first vessel to be loaded will be
the Eva, which has been chartered for
the trip, and which will probably be a-t
the dock in New Yonc tomorrow morn
ing. It is estimated that she will hold
enr ugh material for about five hundred
houses. Each of the vessels sent will
contain material, including proper
sizes of lum'oer. nails, putty and glass,
for the complete construction of a cer
tain number of houses. n
Boss1 Carpenters to Go Along.
Bestdes building material, the Eva
will have on board four or five "boss"
carpenters and an Italian carpenter in
terpreter, who will have charge of con
struction gangs. Each of the subse
quent vessels will take carpenters with
them.
Other Vessels to Be Chartered.
Besides the Eva. four or five other
vessels will be chartered, for the gov
ernment intends to send enough ma
terial for from 2.500 to 3,000 houses.
First Ship Sails Today.
New York, Jan. 17. Loaded with
lumber and materials sufficient to con
struct -five hundred houses to shelter
the homeless in stricken Messina, the
steamer Eva will sail from the Brook lyn
navy yard dock tomorrow after
noon for Italy.
Within two hours of the receipt on
Saturday of the orders from Washing
ton, given at President Roosevelt's in
stance, to purchase, the load and ship
building supplied to tne devastated dis
tricts, Inspector J. A. Mudd, the navy
purchasing and disbursing officer here,
had chartered the Eva and beun load
ing. Each House to Be 15x20 Feet.
The houses to be constructed will be
15 feet by 20, and every second house
will he divided by a ii'irftion into two
rooms. All tools necessary for erect
ing the houses go with the materials,
so that the relief may begin as speed
ily as possible.
By the end of the week Inspector
Mudd expects to have two more vessels
carrying materials for the remaining
2.500 houses provided for by the con
gressional appropriation of $500,000 en
route for Messina.
PRESIDENT-ELECT TAFT
SPEAKS TO NEGRO Y. M. C. A.
Talked for Unusually Long Time to
Enthusiastic Listeners.
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 17. Having been
introduced to a big aucMence of men,
comprising the negro Y. M. C. A. of
this city, today as the "most popular
and conspicuous citizen of the United
States; Americas great statesman:
our uncrowned king, for whom we wish
a successful administration and a sec
ond term." by Rev. Dr. Walker, known
as the "Elack Spurgeon," Mr. Taft be
came greatly interested in discussing
the Christian uplift of Y. M. C. A.
work and talked for an unusually 1-jng
time to his enthusiastic listeners.
Rev. Dr. Walker painted a brightt
present and a brighter future for the
negroes of Georgia, who owned, he
said, a million acres of land in the
state and paid taxes on twenty million
dollars' worth of property.
This report Mr. Taft regarded as
most encouraging. It gave him an 11
lustration for Ills oft-expressed con
viction that the race question must be
settled by the negroes themselves be
coming indispensable to the communi
ty in which they live. This meant in
dustry, information and thrift, ac
quired by constant individual effort.
His feeling of satisfaction that Y.
M. C. A. work had - found a place
among the negroes of the south con
stituted the concluding thought of the
address, which ended with the senti
ment: "If the negro would be respected
he must make himself worthy of re
spect." PATRICK QUINN, NEW HAVEN,
FOUND DEAD IN HALLWAY.
Several Persons Held Pending Coron
er's Investigation.
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 17. Patrick
Quinn of 31 Sylvan avenfje was found
dead ir. the hallway of 3S silver street
early today. The police say that
Quinn's skull was fractured, and have
detained several persons who will be
held pending an investigation by the
coroner.
According to the story told by Mrs.
Rose Fitzgerald, who lives on the sec
ond (jtory of the house, Quinn spent
the evening at her home, and left there
about 9 o'clock, and she did not know
anything concerning him until she and
her sister came down the stairs this
morning on their way to church. At
the foot of the stairs they found
Quinn's body. They reported the mat
ter to the police, and the coroner gave
permission for the removal of the body.
Quinn leaves a wife and several chil
dren. Andover Woman Took Overdose of
Laudanum.
Andover,' Conn., Jan. 17. Mrs. Chas
Baker, 37. died at her home here to
day from lid?num poisoning. Mrs.
Baker, who has been in ill health for
some time,' has been in the habit of
taking the drug to relieve pain and
it is supposed that she took an over
dose. She leaves a husband
Twenty Dead, Thirty Injured.
Glenwooel Springs, Col., Jan. 17.
Further investigation today of the dis
astrous wreck of a passenger train on
the Denver and R.io Grande railroad
at Dotsero last Friday night showed
that probably all the dead and injured
were accounted for last night. The
casualty list, 20 cjead 30 injured, re
mains unchanged tonight. It is though'
all the lnjurt-4 Fill recover. Traffic
was resumed today.
Wrecked Off
Long Island Shore
NO TRACE OF CREW OF HALF A
'DOZEN MEN.
IN BITING DRIVING SNOW STORM
Schooner Swallow of St. John's, N. F
Struck Near Bluepoint Life Saving
Station Vessel Smashed to Bits.
New York, Jan. 17. In the biting,
driving- snowstorm early this morning,
off the Long Island shore, another ves
sel, the schooner Swallow, of St. Johns,
N. F, and her crew paid the toll the
sea so often demands of those who ply
their trade there.
Beach Strewn With Wreckage.
The story of the wreck, or as much
as is known of it, was told by the sea
itself, for it strewed th beach east of
Fire Island for several miles with
wreckage from the ship and from her
cargo. On some of this flotsam appeared-
the name "Swallow, St. Johns,,
N. F.," and this told the beach patrols
who found the wreckage what vessel
it was that pounded herself to pieces
in a few short hours in the howling
gale. Of the crew, probably five or six
men, judging from the schooner's size,
there was no trace. But from the wild
ly tossing seas and the thick snow,
with its attending bitter cold, the beach
patrols knew the men's fate. No hu
man power could have aidtd them.
Skipper Probably Lost His Bearings.
It is supposed that the Shallow, pre
sumably a fishing boat, was bound
fr.im Newfoundlnud to New York with,
a cargo of frozen herring and that she
carried a deckload of lumber to help
make the trip pay. In the storm the
skipper probably loFt his bearings and
his vessel struck on one of the many
sandbars a mile or so off shore near
the Bluepoint station. There the wim.
and the heavy sea soon smashed the
boat to bits and the men aboard were
speedily lost In the s-ea. The Swallow,
according to the marine register, was a
schooner of 73 tons. She was built 30
years ago at Morris River and owned
by John Dawson of St. Johns.
Crew Belonged at Pilley Island, N. F.
St. John's. N. F., Jan. 17. The Swal
low, reported wrecked -off the Long Is
lamf const, left here a wtnight ago,
laden with herring," fosj Gloucester,
Mass. It is presumed here-that she
was ordered from Gloucester to New
York to sell and discharge her cargo,
and that she was lost on the way. The
vessel belonged at Pilley Island, on the
northern coast of Newfoundland, and
the master and men all belonged t?".ere.
The names of the seamen are un
known here, but the vessel carried
abouKtwelve men. When leaving here
she had aboard Captain DagKett, an
American herring packer operating in
White Bay. who loaded the vessel for
the market. It is not known here
whether Captain Daggett was aiioard.
when the ship was lost, as he may have
k-Tt her at Gloucesaer.
CONTRACT SIGNED.
Provides for Use by New Haven Road
of the Grand Central Terminal in
New York.
New Haven, Conn.." Jan. 17. The con
tract between the New York, New Ha
ven and Hartford Railroad company
and the New York Central company
with the old Harlem Railroad company,
as a legal party in the matter, provid
ing for the use of the Grand Central
terminal In New York city, has been
signed by all the parties to the con
tract. Negotiations upon ( the matter
have been in nrogress for -three years.
The contract includes not only the use
of tha New York terminal, below Fifty
ninth street, but also of the Mott Ha
ven yards. Under its terms the con
tract is to be perpetual.
In railroad circles here the perpetual
contract is regarded as very favorable
to the New Haven company, particu
larly as it allows a sliding scale of
payments in the future for the use of
the terminal and allows full scope for
future plans of securing new entrances
into New York city, with corresponding
diminueion of present terminal charges.
ASHORE AT MARSEILLES.
Bluejackets Roam tht Princioal Streets
Ships a Great Attraction.
Marseilles, Jan. 17. Thousands vis
ited the American battleships today
and this afternoon the crowds were so
thick on the quays that traffic was
greatly impeded. The street cars ran
a special service and a long string of
boats of all sorts waited their turn
to put their passengens on board the
American vessels
The American sailors who speak
French mere assigned to explain and
describe the various objects of inter
est aboard ship to the visitors, who
were well pleased at the many kind
nesses and courtesies shown them. In
the evening many of the sailors were
granted shore leave and the principal
streets were thronged.
COVFRS LAID FOR SIXTY.
King George of Greece Dined Officers
of American Warships.
Athens. Greece. Jan. 17. King
George gave a dinner at the palace
today to the superior officers of the
American warships Missouri and Ohio.
Covers wers laid for sixty, and the
members of the royal family were most,
cordial to their guests. Informal
toasts were exchanged and the king
took the opportunity to engage the -fleers
in conversation. The American
ships will depart tomorrow.
The conduct of the men who have
been allowed ashore has been irre
proachable. BY SPECIAL TRAIN TO EPHESUS.
Provided by Americans at Smyrna to
Battleship Officers.
Smyrna, Jan. 17,--A party, composed
largely of officers of the American bat
tleships Louisiana and Virginia was
conveyed today by a special train pro
vided by the American residents to
Ephesus, a famous ancient city of
Asia Minor, the) ruins of which stand
on the banks of the Cayster. Another
party made a visit to the great lake.
The American consul general. Er
nest L. Harris, has issued invitations
for a reception tomorrow at the con
sulate. Socialistic - Demonstration in Dresden
Results in Serious Riot.
Dresden, Jan. 17. A socialistic dem
onstration today in behalf of electoral
reform led to a serious riot, in which
twenty were seriously and at least one
hundred slightly injured. Many con
flicts occurred between the police and
the sioters, the former eventually beat
ing' back the gTeatT crowd of socialists,
who were endeavoring to force their
way to the palace of the reigning king,
Freiderich August.
Condensed leierams
President Charles N. Eliot of Har
vard was elected president of the Har
vard Alumni association.
Swift & Co., the Chicago Packers,
have increased their capital stock from
$50,000,000 to $60,000,000.
Several Hundred Filipinos Colonized
in Louisiana will ask the courts to
make their American citizens.
Congress Decided to "Investigate"
the president's barber, listed as a
treasury clerk at $1,600 a year.
A Prize Was Offered for the best
plan for the rebuilding of Messina in
a manner to guarantee safety in earth
quakes. Dissatisfied with the Method of
weighing coal, 300 miners of the Big
Four company went on strike at Coal
Ci- 111.
The American and English Ministers
i i Peking made representations to the
Chinese regent regarding the dismis
sal of Yuan.,
It Was Announced that Baron Rosen,
Russian ambassador to the United
States.-would succeed the late Count
Muravicf? at Rome.
Fail'ng to Appear at Chicago for a
hearing on a charge of stealing $750
at Elinira. N. Y., Frederick H. Rich
ardson forfeited his bonds.
Unable to Escape from their burn
ing cabin, Mrs. Nathan Sherrard and
four small children were burned to
death in a lumber camp near Ashland,
Wis.
H. D. Lee, once a partner of John
D. Rockefeller In the oil business, has
retired from the presidency of the
Farmers' National bank at Salina,
Kan.
P.y Inspector McGowan has gone
ashore at Naples from the battleship
Connecticut -and will take charge of
the disposal of the supplies on board
the Celtic, which sailed from New York
last month.
George D. Beattys of Brooklyn, ap
pointed by Governor Hughes as com
missioner to take testimony and re
tort on ch trees of neglect of duty pre
ferred against Sheriff Joseph Besch of
Albany county, in a report submitted
tc the governor finds that the charges
were not proved.
MISSING. MISS CHARLESWORTH
LOCATED IN SCOTLAND.
Was Reported Killed in an Automobile
Accident in Wales.
London, Jan. 17. Miss Violet Gordon
Chariesworth, whose mysterious dis
appearance a short time ago caused a
great deal of excitement because of
her remarkable career and her intimate
association with extensive stock deals,
has been found arid identified at Oban,
Scotland. It was reported that Miss
Chariesworth. who lived with her par
ents in Bogera, St. Asaph, Wales, was
killed while automobiling in the neigh
borhood of Penrcaennia wr, with her
sister' and the chauf eyr, about- two
weeks ago. The young woman was
said to have been hurled over the sea
wall, but her body was not recovered.
Her sister anU the chauffeur escaped
injury.
Investigation failed to show any ln
dications that a body had fallen over
the cliff, and. it was not considered pos
sible that a body falling into the sea
at this point could have been washed
away. This gave rise to suspicion, and
search for the missing; woman has been
continued zealously. A day or two
ago a torn telegram addressed to Violet
1 Chariesworth, was found in a a room
in a hotel at Tobermory, Scotland, and
it was ascertained that the occupant
' of the room, who answered the de
! scription of Miss Chariesworth, had
! gone to Oban. She was found there
i today. Relatives are now on their way
lo mat praee. Mucn nas Deen puDiisn
ed of Miss Charlesworth's alleged
speculation in stocks, and an endeavor
lias been made to show that she was In
desperate financial straits.
GAS EXPLOSION IN BASEMENT.
Retired Shoe Manufacturer of Boston
Killed at His Onset Residence.
Onset, Mass., Jan. 17. Martin Thay
e. 65, a retired shoe manufacturer of
Boston, was killed today by an explo
sion of gas In the basement of his resi
dence liere. His wife, who had been
ill in bed for some time, is in a crit
ical condition and may die from the
shock of the explosion.
Mr. Tha-yer went into the basement,
carrying a lighted lantern, to examine
a private gas plant which had just
been recharged. Escaping gas meeting
the flame of the lantern caused the ex
plosion. The entire front wall of the
house was blown out, and the shock
was felt for miles around, many win
dows in nearby buildings being shat
tered. Mr. Thayer's body was found
in the cellar after the slight fire which
accompanied the explosion had been
extinguished. The property loss was
not large.
Shipwrecked Crew Picked Up Off
Fastnet.
Queenstown. Jan. 17. The steamer
Dcrririicn, which arrived off hec to
day, reported having rescued Captain
Crossley and the crew of the British
ship Savona, about four miles off Fast
net. The Savona. which was lumber
laden, was abandoned in a waterlogged
condition. A tug has started out to try
to tow the Savona to Crookhaven, but
this may prove a difficult task, for the
weather is very stormy. The Savona
was bound from Lisconib, Nova Scotia,
for the United Kingdom.
British Steamer Wrecked Most of the
Crew Perished.
Cuxhaven. Jan. 17. The British
steamer Fidra has been wrecked oft
Amrum, and is a total loss. The Fidra
carried a crew of eighteen, and it is
believed that most of them periaied
while tryinp to make the shore, tne
boats being smashed by the heavy
bre ik?rs. Sevral bodie3 have t-cenJ
washed up. The steamer was of 1,21S
tons.
Wealthy Georgia Merchant Lost His
Life in a Boston Fire.
Boston, Jan. 17. John D. Weld, aged
60 years, a wealthy retired merchant,
who formerly lived in Savannah. Ga.,
lost his life in a fire which wrecked
the furnishings of his room on the
ninth floor of the Hotel Lenox in the
Back Bay today. The body of Weld
was lying just outside the door, his
hands and neck covered with burns.
Death was ascribed to syncope due to
fright caused by the fire.
Actress Clara rVorris in Serious Con
'arm in
dition..
New York, Jan. 17. It was learned
tonight that Clara Morris, the actress,
who has been ill for a long time, is in
a serious condition and that her fam
.iy and fritnds are very anxious about
the outsome. A r.ervous breakdown
was the first cause of her illness. Miss
Morris, who 1n private life is Mrs.
Frederick C. Harriot, is at her homo in
Yonkers, N. Y. She is 60 ream old.
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"Upen Shop" and
Fight to Finish
ACTION DECIDED UPON AT MEET
ING OF MANUFACTURERS.
HATTERS' STRIKE DEVELOPMENTS
Manufacturer Feel They Have Been
Unfairly Treated Strikers Gavo fV
Notice According to Agreement,
New Jan. 17. Tho "open shop"
and a fight to the finish was the action
decided upon by the Hat Manufactur
ers' association at a meeting held hera
today (to discuss the hatters' strike,
which began here Friday. An effect
of the strike, according to the manu
facturers, will be a rise in the price
of hats, for the trouble has occurred,
in the busy season.
Many Non-Union Hatters Idle.
Twelve members, comprising: th
board of directors of the Hat Manu
facturers' association, attended tha
meeting. President Samuel Mund
heim said the number of strikers wa
between 15,000 and 20,000, but that
there were many non-union hattera out
of employment, and that eventually the
places of strikers would be filled.
Union Label of No Advantage.
"The manufacturers feel that they
have not been treated fairly," be said.
"The strikers should have given u no
tice, according to their agreement, and
the action should have been taken by a
vote of the union."
Discussing discontinuance of tho un
ion label by the manufacturers, which
precipitated the strike, he said:
"The label is of no advantage to the
manufacturers, and, indeed. Is not
wanted. Very few people who fcuy
hats notice whether tha label la la
them or not."
The manufacturers' president ridlouV
ed the report that the union has f 400,
000 with which to wage Its fight. Ho.
admitted, however, that the union was
one of the strongest labor organisa
tions in -the country.
Working Agreement Violated, Manu
facturers Say.
A statement was Issued by the man
ufacturers containing parts of the
worging agreement entered Into with
the union. This was done, the state
ment contended, to set at rest any mis
understanding regarding the attitude
of the Manufacturers' association. The
agreement in effect was that there
should be no Btoppag-e of work until
a final decision of arbitrators had been
rendered, and that the union label
should not be removed until due no
tice was given the manufacturers.
"The United Hatters of North Amer
ica," the statement concludes, "fla
grantly violated the foregoing; artlclea'
by withdrawing tha men and refusing
the use of the union label to the Geyer
Hat company, one of our members,
without Votice. Upon their refusal to
reftore the label and the men to tha
Geyer Hat company, the Manufactur
ers' association by a unanimous rota
directed all their members to discon
tinue the use of the label in all their
factories. The erder was not Intended
to change any other existing condition
agreement with scale wages between
the manufacturers and their employes."
MASS SAID IN REGGIO,
FIRST TIME SINCE EARTHQUAKE
Service Held in Orange and Lemon
6rov Near the Shot.
Reg-glo, Jan. 17. Tor the first tima
since the earthquake disaster of De
cember 28, mass was said In Regglo
today, under conditions that recalled
the early days of the church. Proces
sions passed through the streets of tha
city ringing: bells and calling the people
to tha service, wnlch was held In an
orange and lemon grove near the shore.
The altar, set up under the pictur
esque and pastoral surroundings, waa
formed by a table covered' with a white
cloth, behind which was hung a cheap
ohromo print of Christ. Around this
were arranged several candles, a cru
cifix and some sacred vessels, all pro
tected from the wind by a cloth screen.
There were present many women and
children, many of whom knelt befora.
the improvised altar, while the men
stood with uncovered heads behind
them. On the outskirts of the crowd
were several shepherds in tha midst of
their flocks, standing erect In their
characteristic Jress, with hands cross
ed over the top of their crooks, upon
which they rested their china. The
w-hole scene might have been taken
from one of the early Biblical pictures
of a primitive religious service. Tha
crowd followed the ceremony with great
interest, and much fervor was shown .
In carrying out the forms of their re
ligion. MANY ACCIDENTS
AND CASES OF EXPOSURE
In New York City Attend Storm of
Snow and Sleet.
New York. Jan. 17. One death, many
accidents and cases of exposure, block
ades of e'evated and surface lines and
ice-coated streets which made out
doors dangerous these were some of
the accompaniments of the storm that
struck New York late Saturday, bring
ing with It three inches of snow and
sleet and rain. The storm, which last
ed well into Sunday, made navigation
along the seacoast and inside the har
bor most dangerous.
An unknown man. Illy clad, who waa
found unconscious from exposure In
one of the East Side streets, died In
the hospital without regaining con
sciousness. BODIES OF CON8UL
A. S. CHENEY AND WIFE
Who Perisched in Italian Earthquake,
Shipped to New York.
Naples, an. 17. The American sup
ply ship Culgoa, with the bodies of
Arthur S. Cheney and his wife on
board, arrived here Saturday from
Messina The bodies are accompanied
by Major Landls, who at once came
ashore and through the American con
sulate completed arrangements to hav
the two bodies embarked on th
Fteamer Veneiia. of the Fabre Una
which left here in the evening for Ne
York.
Twenty-Four P- ngers Hurt in Col
tision.
Coffeyville, Kas.. Jan. 17. A south
bound passencer train on the Misioui
Pacific railrond collided with a frelp-h
train near ColToyvllle todav. Twenty
four passengers were hurt, but oni
two- are In a serious condition.
150,000 Dug Out cf Messina Ruina.
MessMia, Jan. 17. Curing the exo
vations which are steadily going
among the ruins of this city a aaZ
containing J50.000 waa-found todf
on the site where the municipal i4tt
ing stood.
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