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M'i"'t1""''' """' -- ; i-i . , 1 VOL. LI. NO. 19. NORWICH, CONN., FRIDAY,. JANUARY 22, 1S09. PRICE TWO CENTS. JAPANESE-CALIFORNIA QUESTION There is Nothing Pending in Congress Half So Important, Says President CONFERENCE HELD Necessity of California's Congressional Delegation Using Their Full Influence Against Legislation that Japan Might Resent Wisdom of Placating Anti-Japanese Sentiment on the Pacific Coast as Quickly as Possible Washington, Jan. 21 The Japanese legislation question in California was discussed t conferences today between President Roosevelt and Senators Flint and Fulton and others. The president urged the necessity of California's con gressional delegation using their influ ence as fully as possible against legis lation that might ba resented toy Japan. No Question of Half So Much Impor tance. The president talked cautiously with eoiiie of his congressional visitors to day. He went so far as to say he thought nothing pending in congress nor any or in cmerences oeiwoen liimself and congress were of half the importance of the Japanese-California question. President Realizes the Situation. Although he talked with great delib eration and care, the president still recognizes the existence of a deeply antagonistic sentiment against the Japanese in California, and the wisdom of placating that sentiment so as to end the agitation with as little delay as possible. Because of the almost unanimous feeling in that state the president realizes the responsibility resting upon Governor Gillette in using his influence upon the legislature to top legislation at this session, and he wants to do all he can to share some cf that responsibility. Fortifications for San Pedro, Cal, Har bor Recommended. Washington, Jan. 21. The fact that recently President Roosevelt sent to -NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL In the House Strictures Upon Effi ciency of Officers. Washington, Jan. 21. Strictures up on the efficiency of naval officers in the care of tiie machinery of war ves sels were niado in the house of rep resentatives today during the consid eration of the naval appropriation bill, with the result that an amendment w as adopted requiring the secretary cf the navy to report annually to congress the instances when more than $21.11). 000 Is expended for repairs. After futile efforts to obtain legis lation looking to the revocation of murines aboard ships, an amendment was agreed to prohibiting the purchase cf powder "manufactured and sold in violation of" the Sherman anti-trust jaw. The debate disclosed that the amendment was directed at the Du pont company. Amendments appro priating $250,000, to double the gov ernment's output of powder, and fix ing the price for powder, other than for small arms, at til cents per pound, were adopted. The 1:' 1 was still pending when the fiouse adjourned. JURY BOX HALF FILLED. Few Men WiHing to Serve in the Col onel Cooper Case. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 21. The sec ond day In th effort to obtain a Jury in the trial of Col. Duncan B. Cooper, Ills son Hobln Cooper, and former Sheriff John D. Sharpe. charged with the murder of former Senator Edward V. Carmack, closed with only six men In the box, a gain of but two over the day before. This was a distinct disappointment, not only to the court, fcut to the attorneys on both sides. After obtaining four Jurors in a few liours yesterday. It was believed that rapid progress would be made today. U'he delay is attributed to two causes one is that it happened that most of those examined today are residents of Js'ashville or vicinity, where the case has been fully discussed and where most of the people have taken sides. T-he other reason is that but few men are willing; to serve upon a Jury which Is called upon to decide a case in which the feeling Is so intense. ATTACKED BY TWO ITALIANS. Sailor From 'Battleship Minnesota Beaten and Robbed at Nice. Nice, Jan. 21. One of the sailors of the United States battleship Min nesota, Gchlan by name, while pass ing along a dark street ot an early liour this morning, was attacked by two Italians, who sprang upon him from a doorway and beat him down Ibefore he had a chance to defend him self, Gehlan's watch and money were tolen by the thugs and the sailor was found bleeding and almost senseless 1T the police. When he recovered suf ficiently the sailor accompanied the police on a round of the wine shops. In one of which he pointed out his as sailants, who were arrested and brought before a police magistrate. The magistrate sent the two men to prison for six months. Canadian Trapper Acoused of Murder and Cannibalism. Montreal, Jan. 21. The attorney teneral of the Quebec province haB been notified of the capture of a Bel gian trapper named Grasset. accused of murder and cannibalism, and his detention at Fort Albany, a Hudson Bay company post on St. James Bay. Orders have been forwarded to detain the prisoner until spring when he ill lie brought mo tor trial. eirasset is charged with murdering and eating portions of the bodies of a French companion named Bernard and a guide named Lemieux, who accompanied him to the Chibbagamoo country a year ago. Referred to Railroad Committee. t Boston, Jan. 21. The portion of Attorney General Malone's annual re port to the legislature, submitted yes terday, which deals with the New York. New Haven & Hai-tford rail road, was taken from the Judiciary committee of the house today and re ferred to the committee on railroads. Yesterday the entire report was re ferred to the Judiciary committee, but today the house decided to divide. Atttorney John B. Moran Improving. Phoenix, Ariz., Jan, 21. District At- tnrney John B. Moran of Boston, who H hero for his health. Is Improving. - iii-joun, ioin.il oa" Twri Indicated by frequent inquiries I regarding him, is without foundation, i AT THE WHITE HOUSE i congress a report by the general staff of the army, which became public, to- dav, recommending fortifications for San Pedro harbor, California, was made the basis for suggtstions that such decision was reached lately in view of possible trouble with Japan. At the war department this inference was given a most explisit denial. There It was said that the general subject of the improvement of San Pedro harbor had been under consideration more tlian two years, beginning before there was any thought of any dispute be tween the United States and Japan. It was taken up as a natural military problem involving the necessary pro tection of the Southern California coast from foreign invasion and with out reference to any particular country or enemy. The defense of San Pedro was considered Just as was that of oth er harbors on the pacific or on the At lantic coast, it was explained. Estimates of the cost of the site and fortifications aggregate $3,655,239 for big guns, submarine mines, land and accessories. No Anti-Jap Legislation This Session, Says Gov. Gillette. Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 21. Governor Gillette said today that there was to be no legislation against the Japanese, so far as he could see, at this session of the legislature. He has decided not to address the members of the legisla ture in a special message, nor does he deem such action necessary, in view of the wide publication of the wishes of the federal authorities. LEFT $1,300,0CO ESTATE. Final Accounting of Will of .Nathaniel Witherill of Greenwich. Greenwich, Conn., Jan. 21. Final ac counting of the will of Nathaniel Witherill, who died two years ago, was allowed here today. In a codicil a number of bequests made in the will are revoked and practically tha entire jestate, which I show n to be valued at 'over $1,300,000, is left to Rebecca Witherill, widow of the testator. The bequests in the will that were revoked by the codicil Included $10,000 to the New York Trade school, $50,000 to the New York Society for the Crip pled and Ruptured, 25.000 to the Pres, byterian hospital, $10,000 to the New Yutk Kindergarten society and $100.00!) worth of land to the town of Green wich. OUT OF WORK, DESPONDENT. William Donnelan of Hartford At tempts Suicide at His Home. Hartford, Jan. 21. William Donne lan, 37 years old, of 28 Kim street, attempted suicide tonight at his home by cutting his throat ,with a razor. Donnelan had threatened to cut his throat, and siient the greater part of the day hunting for his razor, which his wife had hidden. Tonight he went into the apartment next to his and asked a child there for her fatjier's razor, saying that he wished a shave. When the child brought the razor he cut his throat. He was taken to a local hospital and is not expected to live. Despondency over lack of em ployment led him to attempt his life. He has a wife and four children. CHILD LABOR CONFERENCE. "Keep the Child Out of the Factory" the Sentiment. Chicago, Jan. 21. "Keen the child out of the factory." This was the con sensus of sentiment at the opening to day of the sixth annual convention of the child labor conference. The plight oi me poor enna who is taken from scnool to become the support of par ents, the unnatural and unhealthful surroundings of a child In the fac tories of the big cities and in the cot ton mills of the south, were all de scribed by social workers of national repute as an argument for more legis lative protection for children. 5,000 ACRES INUNDATED, Breaking of Levees on Sacramento River at Isleton. Sacramento. Cal., Jan. 1. The lev ees of the lower division of Sherman ir-ianu gave way mis aiternoon, ac cording to reports received from Isle ton, and between 3,000 and 5,000 acres were inundated. The break occurred on the Sacramento river side where the dam was not equal to the strong current Dealing Against It, A fierce southeastern gale lashed the water in to waves that washed over the tops of the levees. DANBURY HATTERS' STRIKE. State Board of Mediation and Arbitra tion Take a Hand. Hartford, Jan. 21. The state board of mediation and arbitration met with Governor Lilley today to discuss the hatters' strike at Danbury, and it was announced that work on the matter would be commenced tomorrow. Death of George Smythe,for Many Years H arvard Boathouse Caretaker. Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 21. George Smythe, a retired police officer, known to thousands of Harvaxd men as "Bones," died suddenly tonight of heart disease. He was 60 years old. For many years prior to becoming a member of the police force he was caretaker at the Harvard boathouse and while there he gained the ac quaintance of th students. When President Roosevelt was last In Cambridge he recognized Mr. Smythe on the street and shouting "Hello, Bones," be Jumped from his carriage to graso the hand ef the old boathouse attendant. Children Touched Match to Keg ' of Powder. Johnstown. Pa., Jan. 21. Three chil dren between three and four years old were killed, another aged' five was se verely burner! and two women, moth ers of the little nes. were tjainfuliv injured today at Stoughton, Somerset county, when the children touched a match to a keg of powder to see it uiaze. aii me dean anu injured are foreigners. Their home was almost demolished by tha explosion. r'nfi 'MfifffcHft''"''"iii'- rftrVfi Cabled Paragraph St. Petersburg-, Jan 21. Thirty-four new cases of cholera and sixteen deaths were recorded at the municipal hospitals for the twenty-four hours ended at noon today. Constantinople, Jan. 21. The third wife of the sultan of Turkey, the mother of Prince Burhan Eddin, his majesty's favorite son, died last night and was buried today. The sultan, who is suffering from a cold, has can celled the usual selamlik audiences for tomorrow. The Hague, Jan. 21. Jose J. Paul, the Venezuelan envoy, had a lengthy conference this afternoon with M. Van Swinderen, the foreign minister, and an agreement was reached on the prin cipal points at issue between v enezuela and The Netherlands. This will en able the completion of a protocol dur ing the coming week, restoring diplo matic relations. WORST STORM IN QUARTER OF A CENTUR Extends from Oregon Coast to San Di ego Gales and Cloudbursts. San Francisco, Jan. 21. With rail road traffic virtually suspended on some lines, train schedules badly de moralized on other roads, telegraph and telephone wires prostrated and communication only fitfully maintained With some sections of the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys. California hns witnin the last twenty-four hours ex perienced one of the worst storms in a quarter of a century, covering an area that extends from the Oregon coast to San Diego. At various places the rain at times reached the propor tions of a cloudburst, and was accom panied by a fire gain. At Stockton, the suburbs of the city have been inundated and the waters are beginning to enter the business districts. At Angels Camp a wall of water six feet high swept through the town, carrying away 35 houses and drowning several children. PROVIDENCE AND NEW YORK EARTHQUAKE CENTERS Opinion Expressed by Leading Au thority on Seismic Disturbances. Boston, Jan. 21. -"I absolutely pre dict without any hesitation that with in a year and a Half Mount Etna will experience a fearful eruption,'' declar ed Prof. T. A. Jagger, Jr., head of the geological department at the Massa chusetts institute of technology, and acknowledged one of the leading au thorities in thn United States on vol canoes and earthquakes, before the Society of Arts in an address tonight. Professor Jaggar expressed the opin ion that the earthquake at Messina is but the forerunner of the greatest eruption which Mount Etna has ever seen. Professor Jaggar stated that geolog ical surveys showed that Manchester, N. H., Providence, R. I., and New York city were "earthquake centers." Death of Colonel Francis Jewett Park er of Boston. Boston, Jan. 21. Announcement was made today of the death of Colonel Francis Jewett Parker, aged 84 years, formerly prominent in military, civic and political circles of Bo.iton. At the beginning of the civil war he organ ized the Parker Battalion, which be came the nucleus of the Thirty-second Massachusetts regiment, of which he was made colonel. - He served in both branches of the legislature and was the citizens' can didate for mayor of Boston in 1878, failing, however, of election. Colonel Parker had been treasurer of the Monadnock cotton mills of Claremont, N. H., and treasurer of the Massachusetts Central railroad. Colonel Lyle Placed on Retired List of the Army. Washington, Jan. 21. Col. David A. Lyle of the ordnance department was placed on the retired list of the army today on account of age after forty years' service. For several years Col onel Lyle had been in commar.d of the arscna' at Augusta, Ga. One cf Colonel Lylc's contributions to the government was the famous "Lyle life saving gun,'' which has been used on ships and at life saving stations throughout the world for many years. Death of Turkish Guide Who Piloted Rescuers of Ellen Stone. ' Roswell, N. M.. Jan. 21. Solim Sha kier, the guide who piloted a body of Turkisii troops through the mountains of Macedonia to rescue Miss Ellen Stone, the American missionary, ' kid napped by brigands and held for ran som, diet! in a hospital here today of pneumonia. Shakier formerly lived in Chicago, but came to New Mexico for his health. The body will be sent to Jerusalem for interment. Shakier em braced Christianity many years ago. Attacked Anti-Saloon League as Insin cere. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 21. Addresses by leaders of the National Model Li cense league movement, outlining the policies of that organization, marked the first session of trie league's second annual convention held here today. President T. M. Oidmore in his speech attacked the Anti-Sc.loon league as in sincere, declaring that it did not want to keep nay citizen from possessing, purchasing or using liquor. Policemen Guard Mill. Property Where Strike Is On. Philadelphia, Jan. 21. Following the refusal of assistant superintendent of the Dobson carpet mills to discharge two laborers who, it is alleged, ussault ed two weavers, 300 weavers went on strike today, leaving nearly every loom in the mill idle. The strikers, it is said, threaten to blow up the mill unless their demands are speedily granted. Policemen have been detail ed to guard the property. Former Bank Commissioner of Massa chusetts Dead. Boston. Jan. 21. Andrew M. Dorr, former bank commissioner of Massa chusetts, died tonight at his home In Dorchester. He was born in Boston in 1857. He was appointed bank com missioner by Governor Douglas in 1905. and a year later made chief bank examiner. White House Reception to the Judi ciary. Washington, Jan. 21. The annual White House reception to the judiciary, the members of the supreme court of the United States and other court3 sitv ting in the district being the chief guests of the occasion, was held at the uhite House tonight. Boston Cotton and Yarn Broker Fails. Boston. Jan. 21. Arnold B. Sanford. cotton and yarn broker, today filed a petition in bankruptcy, giving liabili ties of $75,515, of which $67,20 is se cured by the bonds of the Kennebec Spinning mills. There are no assets. Steamship Arrivals. At Naples: Jan. 21, Caronia. from New York via St. Michael's. Madcria. and Gibraltar. At Southampton: Jan. 21. Oceanic from New York. - V - - "ft mt fT Tiiiiffl-' Is Rejected By the Senate NOMINATION OF CONNECTICUT MAN FOR POSTMASTER. GEORGE I. ALLEN, MIDDLETOWN It Is Alleged Worked in the Interest of Representative Hill for U. S. Sen ator Echo of Recent Contest. Washington, Jan. 21. An echo of the recent senatorial contest in Oonnecti- cutwas heard in the rejection by the senate today of the nomination of George I. Allen, who was appointed yesterday to succeed himself as post master at Miuuietown. Senator Bulke ley and Brandegee Joined forces for the purpose of defeating his reappointment because, it is alleged, he had taken sides with their political opponents. Has Been Postmaster for Years. Allen has been postmaster at Mid dletown for a number of years. Three years ago he supported Governor Bulkcley for senator. He was not then reappointed, the name of another can didate having been sent in by the president for the postmastership. The senators stood by Allen and although two or three appointments were made there was no confirmation and Allen continued to serve. Allen, It is Said, Worked for Hill. When Senator Brandegee came up for re-election Allen, it is said, left the faction with which he had been affiliated and worked In the interest of Representative Hill for the sena torship. Senator Brandegee won and Allen, after being denied reappoint ment for two years, was named by the president to succeed himself and the nomination was sent to the senate. As the senators were in harmony in op posing Allen, the senate, according to a long established principle, voted, at once to uphold their position. Mr. Allen Greatly Surprised. Middlctown, Conn., Jan. 21. When shown the despatcli tonight to the ef fect tliat the senate had refused to ratify his appointment as postmaster, George I. Allen raid that "he was very greatly surprised by the news. He had always considered Senators Bulke ley and Brandegee personal friends, and that he di.in't understand what their action meant. He had always been a strong personal supporter of Senators Bulkeley and Brandegee and that he had no reason to suppose that his nomination would not be confirmed by the' senate. tie also sale; ne would make no definite statement until he was in pos session of further particulars." STARTED FOR CALLAO. PERU. First Division U. S. Pacific Fleet Leaves Valparaiso. Valparaiso, Jan. 21. The first divi sion of the United States Pacific fleet. consisting of the cruisers Wutt Virgin ia. Colorado, Pennsylvania and Mary land, left here at noon today to join the second division tomorrow outside of Coquimbo. Togther the vessels will proceed for Callao, Peru, where they will spend a fortnight. They wil then go to Panama and so on north to Mag dalena bay. The American -men and officers have left a very good impression behind them in Chili. There have been a number of entertainments, official and otherwise, in their honor, and today a delegation of little girls presented Rear Admiral Swinburne with a farewell bouquet of flowers. The admiral thanked tha children very gracefully. The officers appreciate the welcome extended to them here and they are sorry t3 go away. They say 1 hey have had a very good time, and regret that they have not been able to visit San tiago. Theofficers have returned the hospitality extended them on shore by entertainments on board their vessels. This division of the fleet has been in constant communication by wireless telegraphy with the second division at Coquimbo. INCREASE OF PENSIONS. Bill Reported to House Affecting Civil War Officers and Men. Washington. Jan. 21. A bill provid ing pay for officers and enlisted men of the volunteer army who served in the civil war was favorably reported to the house tod-' by the committee on military affairs. Fifty dollars a month is provided for officers after they have reached the age of 70. while privates are to receive $25 a month afcer that age. No pay will be allowed under the provisions of the bill if an officer or private is now receiving a pension in excess of the amount authorized. Neither will alii' pay be allowed under the terms of tha bill If the applicant is employed by the federal government or by any state or municipality. ENDS MESSINA CONSULATE. House Passes Bill Abolishing It and Establishing One at Catania. Washington. Jan. 21. A bill was passed by the house of representatives today abolishing the American con sulate at Messina, Italy, and estab lishing a consulate of the seventh class at Catania. The change is made necessary by the recent earthquake. "The Dawn of Tomorrow," New Play by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett. New Haven, Jan. 21. A new play by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, the authoress, entitled "The Dawn of To morrow," was brought out at the Hy perion theater tonight, with Miss El eanor Robson in the leading role The play has many strong dramatic situa tions and while classed as a comedy runs in a serious vein. Miss Robson was supported by an excellent com pany, including Henry Stanford and Aubrey Koucicault. The authoress at tended the presentation tonight. Jury Disagreed and Was Discharged. New York, Jan. 21. After six hours' deliberation the jury in the case of David H. Shellard, a former Brooklyn policeman charged with the murder of Barabara Reig, reported that it was impossible to reach a verdict, and at 9 o'clock tonight Justice Crane discharg ed it. The defendant was recommit ted to jail to await decision as to an other trial. $50,000 Fire at Lynchburg. Lynchburg, Y-i., Jan. 21. Ryan's art and book store was burned today, en tailing a loss of $30,000 to stork and $10,000 , to .building. Other smaller losses bring the total up to $50,000. - 15 to 1 Shot Wins. Oakland. Cal.. Jan. 21. Long shots were to the front in some of the races at Emeryville today. Ketchemike at 15 to 1 upset calculations by winning the mile and sixteenth easily. The track was muddy, Pastor II. S. Brown Seriously Injured HIS NOSE BROKEN, LEFT LEG CRUSHED, HEAD CUT. RUN OVER EY AUTOMOBILE Mr. Brown of Darien Was Riding His iBicycle When Hit Taken to Hospital Nem York Chauffeur Arrested. Darien. Conn.. .Tun i t tr a Brtwn, 51 years old, pastor of the local 1 'Congregational church, was struck anil run over by an automobile here today, receiving a broken leg and injuries about the head and neck and possible internal injuries. Was Riding His Bicycle. Rev. Mr. Brown, who was riding his bicycle on the Connecticut turnpike, turned across the road to avoid an on coming team and ran into an automo bile owned by Archibald C. Foss of New York and driven by Oliver Haglen Mr. Brown was struck in the head by one of the Lamps of the machine anil knocked under the wheels, one of which passed over him after dragging him several feet. Rev. Mr. Brown taken to a nearby drug store. whcr It was found that his head wa badly cut, his nose broken and his left leg crushed, and that he had also proba bly suffered internal injuries. He was taken to the Stamford hospital. Machine Occupants Arrested. Mr. Foss, John Martin of New York, who was in the machine, and the chauffeur, Oliver Haglen, of 219 West Forty-second street. New York, wrre placed under arrest. Foss and Martin were released, but Haglen ,s being held without bail to await the outcome of Rev. Mr. Brown's injuries. Auto Running Ten Miles an Hour. According to Mr. Martin the auto mobile was not going at a rate of more than ten miles an hour and the occu pai.ts of the car did not see Mr. Brown until it was too late to avoid hitting him, although Haglen turned the ma chine sharply to avoid running him down. FIFTEEN AGED INMATES SUFFERED BURNS Men's Building of an Ohio Infirmary Destroyed by Fire. Canfieid, O., Jan. 21. Fire of un known origin destroyed the men's building of the Mahoning county in firmary here today and fifteen of the aged inmates suffered burns, more or less serious. One of the injured may die. The men were endeavoring to check the fire at the foot of a stairway when a shift in the wind suddenly drove a sheet of Humes down upon them, Tiiey crawled to safety ar.d were ta en to the infirmary hospital. The fire loss will be $30,000. The water pressure was not stroi g and the efforts of the inmates to fight the flames were unsuccessful. The building was erected aoout ten years aso and was one of the finest infirmary buildings in the state. SALARY QUESTION IN SENATE. Pay of Circuit Judges Increased from $7,5C0 to $10,000 District Judges from $6,000 to $3,000. . Washington Jan. 21. A debate on the propriety of increasing salaries of federal circuit and district judces consumed nearly the entire time of the senate today, with the result that the compensation of the 29 circuit judges was increased from $7,500 to $10,000 and that cf the S4 district judges from $6,000 to $8,000. Senator Borah, who ofi'ered amend ments reducing increases of salary recommended by the committee on ap propriations, declared that the action of the senate in increasing the salarv of the president to $100,000 was In vio" lation of the spirit OC the constitution and would never have taken place before or during the recent political campaign. , Senator Tillman insinuated that some federal judges were on the pay roll of corporations, which called forth denunciation that such charges should not oe maue wunout specifically nam ing the Judge referred to. TOBACCO SORTERS ON STRIKE Because of Cutdown in Wage Scale New Milrord Trouble. New Milroru, Conn.. Jan. 21. Fiftv men employed as sorters in the tobac co warehouse of S. Rossln of this place strtick today because of a cutdown in the wage scale. The men have been receiving ninety cents per 100 pounds for sorting the tobacco Into ten piles according to grat'e and color. Today they were notified that in the future they would receive but fifty cents a hundred pounds, but that they would be required to sort into only two pils. After a conference they refused to ac cept the reduction and' quit work. Un less the matter is settled within a day or two the other branches of the warehouse, employing about 150 men, will be closed. CHINESE IN UGLY TEMPER. Fierce Riot at Village Deep Mine, in the Transvaal. Johannesburg, Transvaal. Jan. 21. la a fierce riot at the Vilbiare Deep mine today six Chinamen lost their lives and a scire were so seriously In jured that they had to be sent to a hospital. The Chinese laborers at the mine have been in an ugly temner for some time past. This morning 800 pien refused to go to work and started wrecking the compound. The police were powerless to cheek the disorder. and twice were driven back by the j Chinamen. Eventually they used their I arms and six Chinamen were killed at the first volley. This awed the rioters and order was restored. Roosevelt Cited as Bad Example to Sportsmen. Toronto, Ont.. Jan. 21. The Ameri can Fish and Game Protective associa tion met here today. In a paper on "Wild Lfe" Cy Wurman cited Presi dent Roosevelt as a bad example to sportsmen in that he was anxious to kill rare animals. Tn his book the president described the killinir of the last survivor of the elk in Montana, Mr. Warman said, and now he was after th white rhinoceros In Africa, one of the scarcest of wild animals. President-elect Won All Honors in Handicap Golf Game. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 21. The president-elect won all the honors in the handicap golf game today, dined to night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Landon Thomas, and attended the op era, where Mme. Caive sang. He made no speeches and did not have any Important conferences during the dav. Condensed 1 ele.?rams The Battleships Ohio and Missouri ieit baicmka for Smyrna. It is Costing Italy $100,000 a Day 10 c.ire ior refugees from Calabria ana Sicily. Rear Admiral Sperry, with his flag ship, left Naples for a visit to Villa- tranche. Secret Service Men Are on the Trail of a Hood of bulges closely resembling muse 01 me leuerul detectives. m" u ooie, alter being lot iicd up in ew York thirteen hours for intoxi cation, d.ied with a broken skull. Detectives Were KcDt Busv at the New Ycjrk automobile show guarding valuable cars from i-ouvenir hunters. Professor Boss Has Started with his expedition of astronomical scientists for Argentina to open a new observa tory. Piesident Gomez of Venezuela closet two of ex-President Castro's monopo lies, a gas company and a flour com pany. The Illinois Legislature was dead lovked over the election of a United States senator and adjourned without a choice The Night Superintendent and six nurses of the Mountainside hospital at Monti -lair. N. J., were stricken by dipluheri'j. One of the Ten Prisoners who es capeu from tr.e Queens county jail vvn years ago and tad gone to work was toui.u out. ' I Charles Lawrence, awakened from sleep whin his home caught fire. wouldn't leave until he had dressed ami was suffocated. Diplomats at Washington Heard r ports that the American fleet was withdrawn from Pacific waters prac tically at the dictation of Japan. Men Accustomed to Standing In trie New . York "br-Md line" de. lnrod t': church was a "delusion ami a snare" to a man who was "down and out." Religious Difficulties are now added to the linanciil ones in the way ot a final settlement between Austria and Turkey, says a special despatch from Vienna, A Dozen Brooklyn Policemen "caught napping in a raid engineered by Com-mihsionc-r Ui'igham pleaded ' guilty when Deputy Hanson warned them to make none but godd excuses. SENSATIONAL CHASE FOR ITALIAN MURDERER. Distanced His Pursuers Over Roof Tops and Escaped.. New York, Jan. 21. After a sensa tional chase over roof tops in which ho distanced his pursuers by jumping a height of three stories, an unknown Italian made good his enrr.pe here to night after s.ooting a fellow country man, Pasquale Miami, in Fast Fif teenth .street. Miami, hit by two of the five shots fired by his assailant, died a few min utes after having been "iicmitted to Bellovue hospiial. The shootin-jr occurred at n time when tha street was crowded with peo ple. The tragedy was fo sudden that it was not until the nrirderer had started in Ms flight, !iavii:g his re volver and hat behind him. that any of the on'ookers attempted to interfere. The crowd then set out after him and after driving him to the roof of a ten ement had him all hut captured when, without hesitation, lie ran to the edge of the roof and jumped down. a. dis tance of twenty-five fct. landing un injured. The leap wa too much for any of the pursuers to venture and the murderer escaped. The police; later said they tdontified the dead man as a member of the Black Hand brother hood with a prison record. ISOLATION OF SPOKANE. From Both Portland and P.'get Cound rtailways Blocked. Portland. Ore., Jan. 21. Isolation of Spokane from both Portlard and Pu get sound is complete as the result of the storm. All railroad communici'tinu w ith that city was i ut off when slides and washouts on the Great Northern be-tween Spokane and Leavenweyth blocked that rood. The Oregon Rail way and Navigation company's line cannot move a train west of Colfax oh its Washington division, while the floods hiue put the Northern Pacific east of Pasco out of commission. The total damage so far will ritn into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. MISS MARY GARDEN Remain a member of Hammer stein's Opera Company. Will Xew York. Jan. 21. The threatened rupture between Mit-s Mary Garden and Oscar Hammerstein over the lat ter's declared intention to have Mme. Lina Cavalieri sing the part of Thais was averted todcy by the voluntary abandonment bv Mme. Cavaliertl of all claim to the ro'e which her .fellow artiste has made famous in this coun try. .Miss Garden placated by the sacri fice of her rival, was persuaded to re consider her determination to resign us a member of Mr. Hamuierstein's company. TWELFTH BALLOT, NO CHOICE. Illinois General Elstt U. Assembly Fails to S. Senator. Springfield, III., Jan. 21. Today, when seven more ballots had been taken in the general assembly without electing a senator. 1 he joint session arose until next Tuesday. With the week-end ajournmont, the scene of contention naturally shifted to Chi cago, where it will ho carried on until next Monday. Twelve ballots in all have been ta ken in the joint assembly since it was first called "To ol der at noon Wednes day. All About Messina is Like a Lake of Mud. Rome, Jan. 21. The stormy weather in the earthquake region is adding greatly to the afflictions of the refu gees. The work of hut construction has been retarded, and all about Mes sina is liko a lake of muu. In addition the panicky feeling is kept up by num erous shocks, which have been 'felt as far as Brinish At Palml. from the rocks which tower high above the lev el ef the sea, a column of sulphuric gas has been pouring, which destroyed the surrovnding woods. Millionaire Mining Man Dead. Colorado Springs, Jan. 21. Charles L. Tutt, a millionaire mining man and smelter magnate of this city, is dead In New York city. A private message received here today said he died of heart elisease. Mr. Tutt was a pioneer in the development of Cripple- Creek and was at one time a heavy owner in the United States Smelting and Re fining company. He was morn recent ly interested in the Utah Copper company. WILL NOT ASK FOR CLEMENCY Hope that Friends will Not Insist Upon Such a Course Being Pursued STATEMENT SIGNED In Formal Frotests Against Action of Justice Wright in Sentencing Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison to Im prisonment for Contempt of Court To Ask Pardon Would Render Useless all Past Sacrifices. Washington, Jan. 21. "We have not asked, and will not ask, for c-iemrno, and we hopour friends will not urarf us to pursue such a course. Loving liberty as ireemen do. us we do, it cannot be difficult to appreciate wii.it Incarceration in prison would mean to us. To ask pardon would render use less all the trial and sacrifice which our men of labor and our friends in all walks of life have endured, that the rights aid lior:ics of our people might be restored. Such a pardon would only have the whole case In contusion, and It would have to be fouu'ht over ag iin frrm the h ginning." Remarkable Statement. This Is some of the language in a reirarKable statement signed by Jlessrs. (lumpers. Mitchell and Alorri siTn in tile current number of the American Federatlonist in formal pro tests against the action or Justice Wright in senteneing I hem to impris onment for contempt of court In the Bucks stove and range case, lec. 20. President (lomrers heads his "tt'te ment "Juiig Wright's Denial of Free Pncoch and Free Press" and he de clares "we will not 'bate' a single word nor take a letter back." "Vindictive Spirit Displayed by Justice Wright." Mr. Gompers refers to the "intem perate and vindictive spirit displayed by the Justice!" and to "this tirade of judicial abuse and misrepresentation" in a separate statement, but he joins with Messrs. Mitchell and .Morrison tn declaring that they would not "enter into competition with the h.morable court in the use of invectives, rancour or scathing denunciation" and that they should proto.". "against the court's unprecedented ind unw arranted flanellation of the cause end of the peonle we have the honor to repre sent." Willing to Accept Consequences. That the trio of labor leaders fully understand the responsibility they as sume in making their statemeius is shown by their declaration that even though they may be held In additional contempt, "we are willing to accent the consequences." "It may be neces sary to the preservation of the liber PANAMA CANAL LI TEL CASE. Secretary Root and Senator Knox Sub poenaed to Appear at Hearing. Washington. Jan. 21. 'Secretary eif State Klihu 1. jot, Senator F. C. Knox of Pennsylvania and Assistant Attor ney General Charles W. Russell of the department of justice were served to day with subpoeiiaes to appear tomor row before the federal grand jury now investigating in this city in publica tion of alleged !ib"llous articles in the Xew York World fi.d the Indianapolis News, connecting the names of Charles P. Taft, brother of the president-elect: Douglas Robinson, brother-in-law of President Roosevelt, and Wiiliam Nel son Cromwell with the Panama canal purchase. Secretary Root will appear before the grand lury at noon, which will necessi tate his leaving the regular senti weeklv cabinet meeting before it is concluded. When asked tonight whether he naa been summoned to appear. Senator Knox said : "I found on my desk this evening .t subpoena ordering 'he to be on hand tomorrow at 12.15 o'clock. I suppose, therefore." he added with a smile, "that if I am not there at that time I will be locked up or have some other terrible thing happen to me." CHRISTIAN BROTHERS Visit the American Battleships at An chor in Villefranche Harbor. Villefranche. Jan. 21. Captain Hub bard of the Minnesota, considering the buoy allotted by tho maritime authori ties to the battleship Connecticut not of sjiftlcicnt size, has had the moor ings changed. All Is now in readiness for the recention of the flagship of the fleet, which is expected to arrive here at S a. m. tomorrow. An American eiuartermaster today observed a score of Christian. Brothers standing on a quay gazing nv the war ships. He went up to them and they told him that the sight recalled days which they spent in one of the rchools of the order in the I'nitcd States. With characeristlc generosity the American officer Insisted upon hiring a boat and taking the whole partv to visit the warships. 13 1-2 INCH ICE Of Good Quality Now Being Harvested on the Kennebec Gardner. Me., Jan. 21. The Ameri can Ice company will cut only about one-quartervof the amount of ice for which theyVave storage capacity on the Kennebec river, according to a statment made by D. C. Mallard, east ern manager for the company, today. 'Decisions to this rffect had been made because conditions are favorable for a large crop to be cut on the Hudson river. Harvesting is now in progress on the Kennebec, ice of good quality and about 13 1-2 inches thick being available. Abou- 100,000 tons. Mr. Hal lard says, will be taken out here. SHOOK DOWN 600 HOUSES. Official Report on tho Earthquake Damage at Phocaea, Near Smyrna.' Constantinople. Jan. 21. An official despatch reports that more than fiOO houses were destroyed by the earth quake yesterday at Phocaea, twenty five miles northwest of Myrna. The shocks continue to be felt and the people are seeking refuge in the moun tains. The minister of the Interior has been sent to render assistance to the sufferers. California Anti-Race Track Bill Pass ed House. Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 21. The Walker-Otis anti-race track bill pass, ed the house today by a vote of 21 to 10. A motion to reconsider was made which delays the bill's reaching the senate where the real test on the bill will occur. The measure Is similar to tlu Xew York law. BY LABOR LEADERS ties of the people that a Judge lhould be disobeyed. Judge sometimes usurp power and become tyrantB. Disobedi ence to a tyrant is obedience to luw." Judge Defies tha Law, Not tha Citizen. Here I.h another statement: "When a Jmlp.o issues an injunction Ilko that in the fiucks Stove an Range company .t I the Judge who de fies the law and not the citizen who refuses obedience to his unjunction mandates, which would deprive men of their constitutional rights." Helping the Courts to Maintain Dignity The statement enters Into a cloe analysis of the famous Injunction case and it Is asserted that .Mr. Mitchell was not at tin; labor meeting- which directed the circular letters attacking the Hocks Stovi. and Itange company; and that he did not sign or have knowledge of li seirculatlon. It Is as serted that Mr. Gompers removed the name of the llrm from the "We Don't Patronize" list as soon us the Injunc tion became operative and had no In tent to defy the order of the court by its discussion, finally, in conclusion. It Is said: "We are not disrespectful to the courts when wn protest against a wrong decision, rather are we help ing the courts to maintain their prop er dignity by pointing out when a Judc steps from the piuli of dignity and right and justice." United Mine Workers May Provide Funds to Fight Contempt Charge. Indianapolis, 1ml., Jan. 21. Tha United lline. Workers of America, In conentlon here, may come to the aid of John Mitchell tomorrow by appro priating funds to assist in fighting the charge of contempt upon which he was sentenced to jail by Judge Wright of the District of Columbia. Mr. Mitchell Is expected to arrive tomorrow morning or Saturday. Today the national auditors made their special report, showing the dis tribution of the organization's funds. The auditors' report showed tha fol lowing: Total Income. JSOS.8S2; total expenditures. S l.oTB.033 ; balance on hand, December 1. 1907. IS34.S90; bal ance on hand December 1, 1908, (ill,- LAKE MICHIGAN CRIB FIRE. Death List May Be Increased ta Sev enty or Mora. Chicago. Jan. 21. That the list of fifty knortn dead probably will be In creased to seventy or even more was the chief fact developed today in the official investigation of the burning of t!ie temporary wooden crib In the lake, one and one-half miles off the shore of South Chicago, on Wednesday. It has been discovered that most of tha .workmen died at the mouth of the shaft and that, surrounded by fire and with a wide stretch of Icy wa ter between them and the shore, they sought but failed to reach safety by going down into the submarine tuti nol. The shaft was Investigated to a depth of 165 feet toda" but no mora bodies were folid. It is believed, however, that bodies will be found fur ther on and also In the lake. The of ficials of the construction company, which built the crib, in explanation of why the structure w jj made of wood instead of steel, saiec all temporary structures of the kind were of wood. Although a boat plied between the crib and the shore, no regular flreboat was provided for an emergency, It was said. RUBBER FACTORIES TO CLOSE. Accumulation of Unsold Stock Owing to tha Mild Weather. Poston. Jan. 81. About five thou sand operatives employed In the sub sidiary factories of the United States Rubber company and by one or two smaller concerns will be Idle during the greater part of February, accord ing to notices which have been posted it various plants. On January 27 tha Woonsocket Rubber company's boot mill at Millvllle, the Boston Rubber Shoe company's factories at Maiden and Melrose, the Ooodyear Metallic Rubber Shoe company's boot and sho shops and the Goodyear India Rubber Glove company's factory, the latter two plants In Is'augatuck, Conn..will be stjut down for four weeks. All are con trolled by the United States. Rubber company. The curtailment Is duo to an accu mulation of unsold stock, a condition largely caused by fine weather In' No vember, December and durlmj tbo early part of this month. GANG OF SIX CRIMINALS Rounded Up by a Sauad of Boston Po lies Inspectors. Boston, Jan. 31. A gang of six alleg ed criminals, known to the police throughout the country a the clever est of their kind In their respective lines, all armed with revolvers, was rounded up late today In the South Kiul by a squad of police Inspect) Is. Tho captures are considered by the police to be among the most important recorded hero In several years. Fol lowing the robbery of the postofHce at Holliston on Tuesday of last week th Inspector's office has been watching several men believed to have been Im plicated in the break. Discovering; that a gang was making its headquarters in the South Knd, police Inspectors were detailed to apprehend tha sus pects, and the men were arrested. Took Overdose of Laudanum, New Haven, Jan. 21. Walter Dyson was taken to the New Haven hospltaj today in a setni-unconsclous condition, suffering from an overdose of lauda num. According to the story told the hospital authorities he had been suffering from toothache and had been holding laudanum in his mouth to ease it. He swallowed about two ounces by accident. He Is 25 years old. New Haven Laborer Attempts Suicide New Haven, Jan. 21. Calling; his wife Into his room, today, Nicholas Credella. a laborer, told her hysteri cally that he was going to commit suicide and then fired a shot from a revolver Into his chest below tha right shoulder. He was taken to the New Haven hospital, where it la thought ha may recover