:l'M TVOL LI NO. 230. : ? , -v " 'V " : : .'NORWiCHV CONN;,' MONDAY, , SEPTEMBER 27, 1909. v- T-.; 7 - T;.! ? ".j -. - : ' ' ' r PRICE TWO CENTS. COOK'S RECORDS Peary Would :Not Allow Them to be Brought Aboard the DESPATCH FROM New Haven Polar Region to Cook "See you Soon, Explain Air On Account of Peary's Refusal to Bring Along the Doctor's In struments They May Not New York, Sept 86. Commander Robert K. Peary refused absolutely to allow any of the record or Instru ments of Dr. Frederick A. Cook to be brought aboard the steamer. Roose velt, and was thus Instrumental In causing these records to remain in a cache at Etah," Greenland, according to Harry Pavne Whitney, tho New Ha ven sportsman, In a despatch received In this city by Dr. Cook today. -. Message from Whitney to Cook. The message whic.h came as a re sponse to the one sent by, Dr. Cook, Is as follows: "Strathcona, via Indian . Harbor and Cape Ray, N.- F., Sept. 25. . "Dr. V: A. Cook,, Waldqrf, New York: "Started for home Roosevelt. Noth ing arrived for'me. Peary -would al low nothing belonging to you on board. Said to leave, everything in cache at Etah. . . . " 'Met Captain Sam, North Star. Did not go back after going schooner bound St. John's, take steamer home. Hope you well. See you soon. Ex plain all. Good shooting. "HARRYWHITNEY." Cook Has Duplicates of Records. Dr. Cook waa questioned today as to his views of. the situation created by the action ascribed to Commander Peary, but he declined to say any thing derogatory of 'his rival. 'It may be that the instruments will arrive this year, after aH,'.'- tie said, "and as for the records and observations their non-arrival here 1 makes' no difference whatever, as I have complete dupli cates, so that there will be no -delay In compiling my. story, with all Its details." ' -.''-. Dr. Cook did not appear to be great ly perturbed 'the news he received from Mr. Whitney. He hopes to see him In a very short time and to bear a complete explanation of Ufe occur rences at Etah. ' , ... No Slander Suit Apanist Peary. Dr. Cook denied the, report that he was to bring. suit for, slander against Peary. "There is no 'truth in the re port," he said, "I have no 'Intention of bringing suit. Naturally,, I-am 'tak ing measures to have everything in order In case of necessity: but I have jicvar even Ouwght' of filing .' a. " suit a-nd I wish to contradict such reports at once." If they are still at-Etah, Dr. Cook's instruments may not, arrive in New York until the spring of 1910. There is a, possibility, however, of their reaching here this year, . for another vessel may have- touched at Etah aft er the Roosevelt left. .". . ' Absence of Records and Instruments Will Net Affect Ultimate Results. "t shall wait." continued Dr.' Cook. 1 think that Mr. Whitney knew what he had In his possession. It would be very difficult for me to say what effect the occurrence will have. The absence of , the records and Instruments will, however, not affect the ultimate result a particule. But it would be very desirable to have the Instruments here; that is certain. "Mr. Whitney certainly knew that the effects left with him were import ant. He was compelled to tell Mr. Pearv that he had my things wits' him. He Is too honest to suppress such information.- "I had not spoken to Mr. Whitney of any estrangement between Mr. Peary and myself. ' He had believed that a ship would come for him from the American side and thethings would go along -in it. -The leaving of the instruments may cause delay in sendin- my records to Copenhagen, but will not affect the people who are to make the final investigation. 'There were a few originals among the documents left1 with Mr. Whitney, but it will not make any difference if they are never found again. ' Whitney really does not know what there is or what there la not among them. ' Instruments Will Be Looked After. '.The Instruments are not lost Tho Eskimos know where they 'are. They will be looked after. Mr.' Whitney has sent no word except that they are at Etah. ,' ' ' "As to the question of proof, that Is the same, whether the observations ! are made by one person, or by five or more. ' "I am sure "Pary" had rto means of getting any news of me sin,ce the mid dle of- April; but he knew that I had gone south. , My - instruments were packed separately' in several boxes and these were put. into a packing case. They could , not be injured" by falls or rough hafndling. '' "Regarding the possibility that a 'man could go -within two or three hundred miles ot the pole and .think .he bad got there.I l6ve that to the scientists. "When Mr. Whitney met me on my arrival at Etah, the first thing he said was: 'Well, I have been here in a lucky year." - . "It is impossible) to send anyone to Etah to fetch the instruments and records at this - time" of the year, as navigation 1s closed; and If it were open a ship would take four or five weeks to get there, i , Nensensieal Charge of Copying Peary's ' ' Sledges. . . v . "Mr. Whltneyyhs. said all he needs to say of the subject of my expedi tion. The remark that has been made that I copied Peary's sledges is non sensical. He hitherto used the exact prototype of the Eskimo sledge. I never copied anything.. . I have not seen him for over two years, so I could not have coled his ideas. "I have netered into no arrange ment to meet Mr. Peary at any time." Whitney's Steamer Due 8t John's on Wednesday. - St. John's, N.F.. Kept.- !6. Wireless despatches received here say that the schooner Jtanie, .which is bringing Harry Whitney, the -Ne.lv Haven hunt er, back to civilization, left Indian Harbor yesterday - morning for St. John's and likely would -'not call at Huttle Harbor. . It' Is exacted that the Jxunie will- arrive here Wednes day. , . ... . . ' WHITNEY. DOES NOT DOUBT. Says He Has No Reason to Disbelieve Statement of Cook. Halifax Sept. 26.' Harry Whitney r? New Haven: who- was with Dr. Frederick A. Cook U -Ajsnootak, nd to Iff CACHE AT ETAH Roosevelt . WHITNEY TO COOK Hunter Say in iis Telegram Arrive Until Next Spring. whom Dr. Cook is said to have given a detailed account of his trip to the pole, has sent a wireless message from Indian Harbor, Labrador, in answer to the question: "Did Cook reach the pole?' A "I have no reason to doubt Cook a statement," says Whitney. , PEARY JUSTIFIES HIS ACTION , AS TO COOK'S EFFECTS. 8ays He Had; Been Aware for Some . Time of Cook's Intention to Claim - Honor of Discovery.' . Portland, Me., Sept. 26. It -was learned from a source close to Com mander. Peary tonight that the com mander justifies his action of refusing to allow Dr. Frederick A. Cook's in struments or records on board the homeward bound steamer Roosevelt on the theory that he had been aware for some time of Cook's intention to claim the discovery of the north pole, and that Peary, therefore, would sanc tion nothing in aid of this project. -Other Charges Against Brooklyn Ex- ' . plorer. Peary's forthcoming statement con cerning Cook, it was also learned, will charge that " the Brooklyn explorer cannot produce shoes, sledges or other equipment which will 'show the wear and tear that comes from travel over the Arctic ice. This is the first inti mation of any specific evidence that the commander will produce, although he has said from time to time, that he haa evidence enough, to discredit Dr. Cook. ' Whitney's Arrival Spurs Peary to Make a Statement. It seems evident that Peary is de sirous of issuing his statement In the near future especially since the ar rival of Harry Whitney at Indian Har bor. While he declares that Whitney has no part in the controversy,. Com mander Peary has nevertheless re ceived messages concerning Whitney's progress. He, has made no attempt, however, to communicate with Whitney and says that he will make none. Arrival of the Roosevelt at Eagle - ' Island a Surprise. - The Roosevelt arrived unexpectedly today at Eagle Island, Commander Peary's, home, to. leave .Peary's -per-soanl belongings and to receive sup plementary prders. . The vessel's ar rival; was a surprise, for Commander Pearfr, who proceeded her to his home, said 'nothing of the possibility of her touching at Eagle Island. On the other hand, when she sailed from Sydney on Wednesday morning last the general understanding was that she would pro ceed direct to New York, with a prob ability of taking part - in one of the Hudson-Fulton naval parades. After unloading Peary's belongings, which filled four or five small boats, the Roosevelt had steam up tonight ready . to sail for New York. Com mander Peary will go to Bar Harbor tomorrow fori a conference with Gen. Thomas H. Hubbard, president of the Peary Arctic club. He will remain there until Tuesday night, possibly later, and it is there that he will probably Issue the formal statement attacking Dr. Cook. Roosevelt Sails for New York. ' Portland, Me., Sept. 2. The Roosevelt left Eagle Island for New York at 10 o'clock tonight. The Roosevelt, with favorable weather, should arrive in New York Tuesday night or Wednesday. MESSAGE FROM WHITNEY TO NEW HAVEN PAPER. Sorry to Hear of Trouble Between the Two Explorers. New Haven, Oonn., Sept. 26. The Journal -Courier in the morning will publish the following message from Harry Whitney of New Haven,' who while hunting in the north met Dr. Cook ar.d received from him records and Instruments relating to Dr. Cook's discovery of the north pole. Steamship Strathcona, via Marconi wireless, Indian Harbor and Cape Ray N. P., Sept. 26. NorrU G. Osborne,' Edftor Journal Courier, New Haven, Conn: Telegram received last night. ' Ar rived Thursday. Rushing home. Can not give data of arrival. Engine brok en: returning on sail. Glad to get within reach of outside world. Sorry to hear of trouble between Cook and Peary. On Cook's arrival at Annoo tok in April, 1909, he told of having got the pole. He also showed maps, but I was asked not to tell Peary if he ar rived before I left, but to tell him that Cook had- beaten his record of 1906. Nothing having . arrived for me, we started south on Roosevelt. Cook left box full of contents unknown to me to bring back, but - Peary would allow nothing belonging to Cook aboard the Roosevelt, so I waa forced to leave everything In cache at Etah. Am well. Good shooting. Regards to all. HARRY WHITNEY. First Methodist Church in Africa. Boston, Sept 26. InausTlating the celebration' of the sepenty-flfth anni versary of the founding of the first Methodist mission in Africa, special services were held in all the churches of the denomination in this city and vicinity today. The observance of the anniversary will be continued during the fall through various parts of the country. It will end . in New York with a meeting at Carnegie hall on December 13. It is expected that Pres ident Taft will be the principal . guest at the closing meeting. New England Typographical Union,, Boston. Sept: 26. Representative of practically every typographical un ion in the New England states metf'in Boston today and organised the-. New England Typographical uulun. Ed ward N. Martin of Boston,- was. Elect ed president. John F. MiirphyjTrWa terbury, Conn., is orm of the vice' pres idents. .j. , ."...-:''" C . ' v - '"-.v f ' Baby Girl Killer by Auta. New i'ork, Sept. 26. The two- year old daughter of -Gtkiseppi De Marco waa killed today by au automobile owned fey James T. Lee. a lawyer. Frank Carlo, the chauffeur of the car, who- disappeared after . the accident, gave himself up later and waa' locked Up en charge of homicide. Cabled Paragraphs, Vienna. Sept. 26. The university of Prague has conferred the honorable degree of doctor on Prof. Theodore w. Kicnards of Harvard. 'Berlin.' Sept.' 26. The ' reported re tirement frnm th. nn),(nn, - j: hard Dernburg, secretary of state for Antwerp," Sept. 2. Charles E. Ma- goon, former governor of Cuba, waa among the passengers on board the steamer .Lapland, which" left here Sat- uraay ror New York. Madrid, Sept. 2. Advices 'received by the government from Melilla indi cate tltat the warring tribes are show ing sifrtTs of discouragement, and that the prospect for an- early ending of me campaign Is good. St. PetersbuJe. Sent- 26. Chairman Karyakin of the douma agricultural committee, called upon Premier Stoly- pin to urge the government to sus tain the' price of grain, which threat ens to break heavily in consequence oi me aounaant harvest. END OF THE WORLD TNDEFINITELY SIDETRACKED Holy Rollers' Again Disappointed' Many of the Faithful Give It Up. West. Duxbury, Mass., Sept. 26. The time set for the end of the world as revealed in visions to some of the more radical of the Triune Immersion- lsts who hape gathered at Ashdod for the, past few days, has Dassed. and to night at the little chapel of the faithful a service of prayer and song was held to ask the counsel of God and to await his revelation.' Dozens of the faithful- have given, up mil hope of the "great glorification" At the present time ana nave gone to their homes. but others have arrived to take their places. Mark B. Radcllffe. leader of the sect in Yonkers, N. Y.. said that a large number of the faithful may be expected to arrive tomorrow, and that by that time there should be about 150 present There were two more baptisms to day, bringing the total number of im mersions at the present conclave ud to 48. Rain fell " heapily throuzbout the day. but had apparently little effect on the enthusiasm of the little band. Re ligious services were held in the lit tle chapel and were continued tonight in me nope tnat some revelation of the spirit might be . made regarding the purification of the earth by fire, or tnat some counsel as to the future might be given. The meeting, at the chapel waa thrown open to such outsiders as cared to attend and was conducted much in the same manner as prayer and testi monial meetings of other denomina tions. But nearby, in a room that serves as a kitchen, there was another meeting to which only the faithful were allowed admittance. The room, which is 40 feet long by 30 wide, was crowded with Immersion Ists. All were standing with hands and faces uprais ed and with lips moving, apparently waiting for some revelation. COMMITTEE WILL ALLOW PRESENTATION OF; '"CLANSMAN." Saw It Played at. New London and Found Nothing Objectionable or . Harmful. ..- 1 ' By decision of the amusement com mittee of the court of common coun cil who on Saturday evening went to New London to see the presentation of "The Clansman," the play regard ing which 'the colored people of the city had entered a protest against its coming here, "The Clansman" will be presented at the Broadway theater this afternoon and evening, it having been decided to give a matinee per formance in addition to the evening. The committee, which includes Al derman Whiting, Councilman Geer and Worthfngton', accepted the invita tion of Business Manager McCarthy of the play to witness the -production in New London, and with Acting May or Robinson and Clerk Crowell went to the Lyceum theater in that city Saturday epening. It was found that there was nothing objectionable about the play, that there was nothing which could do any . harm, it being clean and interesting. Alderman Whiting said: ; "We found the play all right and will allow it to come. There-' waa nothing objection able that we conld see." Councilman Geer said: "There was nothing injurious about the play, noth ing which could do- any barm. The negro situation is different today than it was fifty years ago, and the com mittee could find nothing objectiona ble. It is a good play," The decision of the commtttee was reached in the theater at New Lon don and they returned home on the Bar Harbor express. . They could not find that the different scenes referred to at the hearing were harmful, or that the dance of the colored woman was as represented. MANY NEW VOTERS MADE IN NORWICH. Forty-Five Per Cent, of Those Eligible to Be Made Appeared Before the , Board and Took tho Elector's Oath. ', The board of selectmen, town clerk and registrars of voters were at the town hall Saturday until 7 'O'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of mak ing voters, it being the only session this fall, and those who were made can cast their vote at the town election next month. There were 165 who ap peared before the board and took the elector's oath. Twenty old voters were restored to the ljst. On the to be made list were 423 names and those -made represent 45 per cent- of the appli cants. Although there were ten women who had .their applications In to be made, none appeared before the board. During the morning session Saturday there were 71 voters made, while in the afternoon between S and 7 there were 94 more made. There was the usual hitch for sorne of the to be's because of not having the necessary papers and there was one w,ho was refused the privilege of voting because he was un able to read. The busiest time was between 3 and 4 o'clock, -when the board had all they wanted to attend to. The summary shows the number of applicants and the number made, with the percentage of applicants made, by districts, as follows: ..''" To be PerCent. Made. Made. Made. First .' 69 ITS . 40 Second . 28 102 30 Third 23 ' 59 40 Fourth ....... 11 .- 24 60 Fifth 22 42 60 Sixth .... 12 : . 23 60 165 423 Preston and Franklin Voters. ' On Saturday in Franklin there were eight "to be made" voters,, of which number only one showed up to be made by the selectmen, -Preston had a list of 14 young men to be made, voters, bat only five of the number appeared before the board and were made. - During the last year the population of Germany Increased by 806.000 per sons, to 63.885.000. according to offi cial aUtiatico Dying 1 i ' Aboard His Yacht V'V: ' 1. . - . ON WHICH HE HAD BEEN LIVING , FOR SOME TIME. - f WILLIAM C. BECKWITH, ACTOR, Dramatist and, Former Naval Officer- Was Born at the New London Navy Yard 38 Years Old. New York, Sept. 26. Friends of William G. Beckwith, the actor, dra matist and former naval officer, found him .dying today on board the yacht on which he had been living for some weeks. A physlcan who atrived too late said that the symptoms indicated ptomaine poisoning,,,, probably from canned food. Mr.' Beckwith, who was 38 yleara old, was- trained for the navy. He was Dorn at the New London navy yard and graduated from Annapolis. He left the navy- for the ' stage in 1892, but again joined the service in the war with Spain, and served on the Texas in the battle of Santiago. . Of . late years he was engaged ' in magazine work and in writing vaude ville sketches. DAHLIA SHOW BY; . HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Beautiful Display of Flowers Attract ed, a Largo Crowd to Buckingham Memorial Those . Who Won tho Prizes.' ' With a larger -attendance than in previous years the 1909 dahlia show of .the New London county horticul tural -society was -held at the Buck ingham Memorial in this city on Saturday.- Both the hall and post room were devoted -to the tables of flowers and the admirers and growers found plenty, to take up their attention dur ing the afternoon and evening. The classes had been, attractively arranged by W. W. Ives, .while the secretary. Frank H. Allen, and Mrs. Allen had plenty - to do in the way of making arrangements and gettin ginto shape several displays which were sent here f ronr xmfol town.' The committee from the society in charge of the show in cluded Otto Ernst H. F. Parker. Frank H. Allen, S. A. Gilbert. Michael Shea, Gustave Neumani R. R. Wilcox, Rev. Neilson Poe Carey, O. Lange, W. W. Ives, J. Stevens and Charles T. Beas- ley. : - - The show revealed to local dahlia growers that the amateurs in this vi cinity had not succeeded as well as usual in dahlia -culture on account of severe -drouth conditions, a. leBS num ber being evident than usual. The show also disclosed what has been done by the commerVial growers in .the way of Increasing the size, of blooms in all classes in recent years to meet -the- popular demand for- great flowers. The greatest double dahlia. Souvenir de Gustave Douzon, is still the leader of the great double dahlias for sixe; and the Holland peony dah lia,-Geisha, shown- by the Chapmans of "7eeterly .here for the first time thisuVear, is the largest dahlia now in the field ; but a . big ""crimson and white single dahlia from the gardens of Mrsr.Iianman put the new century dahlias into the medium class so tar as -proportionate' size is concerned. The exhibit was mostly the output of professionals, and It may be said to the credit of Norwich gardeners that the results of their labor and skill, did not - suffer by comparison with -the best showing of the dahlia 'specialists. At the east end of the hall there was arranged a handsome display of ferns. greens ana decorative potted plants by the Geduldlg estate. Along each side of this room and through the center were tablea of flowers, mostly dahlias, although there were gladioli, roses and quite a showing of hardy herbaceous plants, these last named being by George S. Palmer of New London. - J.- O- Landon had a showing of single and double dahlias and a few other flowers, while there was a large dis play sent by E. S. Manuel of Newport which showed about 76 different dahlia blooms of all varieties. John J. Kennedy of Westerly. R. I., had a magnificent display of dahlias and that he had some of the best in the show is' noticed from the decision of the judges. They , were in all the colors of the rainbow, including the decorative, fancy, double and single, although he makes a specialty of the cactus. He showed the Cynthia of the coral 'type In pink, which was the first time in this country, while others included the Yankee, Rev, Arthur Bridge, Sport Ivanhoe and Elsie Tur ner, i -- Mrs. Grosvenon, Ely displayed "Several vases Tot handsome dahlias, while W. W. Ives had a vaae of forty specimens of all varieties, making a beautiful showing with-the. various shades and proved a prise winner. - There was an excellent display of singles by A. Ma clellan o'f Newport while .there were four vases of dahlia blooms by C. A. Norcross in the show. The display "entered by Mrs. F. L. Osgood attracted widespread attention, the professionals finding there perfec tion' in the art of growing dahlias. The gladioli exhibit by H. B. Tracy of Wenhatn, Mass., was one of lasting beauty and showed a handsome variety. S. A. Gilbert also had handsome vases of this flower, while his aster display attracted much attention. Mrs. W- C. Lanman showed nine pots of .Russian lilies of the calley and Bride, Bridesmaid; Killarney, pink and white roses, ' this show being greatly admired. - . John -Davy of Westerly made a show of a dozen varieties of tuberous bego nias, a flower coming rapidly into favor because of ,its attractive olors,, the re fined texture of its petals and .its charming response to the hybridizers in double and . frilled blooms. This small display created a- great interest and visitors to "Westerly are not likely, to forget to cail upon Mr. Davy to see his whole Collection. The show made by Mr. and Mrs. Otis P. Chapman, Jr., from the Hillcrest gardens at Westerly,, R. I., formed the major part of the exhibit and added tn its educative value because of the newness and splendor of a large part of their 800 varieties from all classes v-rich covered all the tables in the post room of .'Buckingham Memorial. The leaders of the new peony dahlias were Geisha, a mammoth red and yel low semi-double, and Bertha von Sutt ner, a seedling of H. Horsfeld, which was considered the pride of the peony clasii until this salmon-pink treasure overshadowed its- aalinou progenitor. The new ' leaders -in the castu class were Mercury, a. .deep yellow flower of j grareful form,, striped, splashed and apeoldfd with -crimson; Marguerite Bouthoii, with its needlelike petals of deep -pluk tipped-with white; Dorothy, J a -lovely, silver pink bloom with tiny 1 white tips on the reverse of the petals, and Crespy. a pale heliotrope with a sharply eontrasting white center. Many Norwich people have this season vis ited the Hillrrest . gardens on Granite treet. Westerly, an4 many more will, AeropI anes Are All Ready TO SOAR FORTH TO DEMON STRATE AIR CONQUEST. WRIGHT AND CURTISS May Both Attempt Flights Tooday in Connection With - Hudson-Fulton Celebration Regulars to Hold Crowd New .York, "Sept 26. The aeroplanes of Wilbur Wright and Glenn H. Cur tiss, which will bring a phase of the utmost modernism into the Hudson Fulton celebration.'rest tonight in their sheds on Governors Island, practically ready to soar forth to demonstrate he conquest of the air, as Hudson and Fulton overcame the perils of water navigation. Scientific Exhibition. Both aviators may attempt flights tomorrow, but as the two aeroplanes are off different types, there fill be no contest betweeA them. Their pilots will seek rather to demonstrate . that they have, perfect control of their ma chines. In short it will be an exhibi tion of scientific accuracy in aeroplane soarding, gliding and turning like birds. The scene of the flights is one cir cumscribed with a greater variety of dangers than aeroplanists have ever been called upon to face before. Signal Flags and Bombs. An elaborate system of signal flags and bombs has been arranged to an nounce the start of either aviator, and whenavor a signal is given It is ex pected that all New York and mil lion guests will rush to the Battery and to downtown roofs to see the first flights of an aeroplane in the city proper. 29th U.S. Infantry to Maintain Lines. While the aeroplanes are making ready for flight, a detachment of the Twenty-ninth Infantry, which arriv ed from the Philippines, recently, will be detailed to maintain the lines and keep back the crowds. The govern emnt has also provided protection for the sheds, three soldiers having been stationed to sentry duty around them day and night. Every precaution will be . taken to pick the aviators up at the earliest possible moment in the event of a disastrous descent into the water. , ' Last Election with Pasters. Election day, October 4. this year, will see the last opportunity to use the little pink paster, which has play ed so Important a part in local elec tions,, as by a law passed at this year's session of the general assembly, a blanket, or modified Australian, ballot will be used by the state for all elec tions after January 1. 1910, on which no pasting will be allowed, the voter's preference being indicated by a mark or cross. . The official ballot ' so " called, used in Connecticut for many years, will also -go -with"-the election of Oetober 4. Both these : innovations wil Jtend to .lighten the cost of . elections for candidate and political parties. However, pink pasters will be nec essary at the election next month. Son Bom to Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hearst. , New York, Sept. 26. A son was born to Mr. . and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst at . their home on Riverside drive today. Death of Rear Admiral Barclay. Boston. Sept 26. Rear Admiral Charles James Barclay, U. S. N.,' (re- incu. uiiru iuuj ai ins nome in Brooiiine, after a month's illness. Aged 66 years.. for A finer display of 6,000 . flowering dahlia plants is not to be seen in all New England. . The judges Peter Zuger. superinten dent of Ellzabei park, Hartford; Al exander MacLellan of Newport and John Moloney of the Gutherie estate, New London made the following awards: Dahlias. Class 1 Best display one flower It varieties, Mrs. F. L. Osgood. Class 2 Best display one flower, six varieties, John J. Kennedy. Class 3 Best display one flower. 3 varieties, certificate, Mrs. F. L. Os good. Class 4 Best vase 12 flowers, show dahlias, first Mrs, F. L. Osgood, sec ond S. A. Gilbert x Class 5 Best vase 6 flowers, show dahlias, Mrs. F. L. Osgood. Class 6 Best vase 3 flowers, show dahlias, certificate. John J. Kennedy. Class 7 Best vase 12 flowers, fan cy dahlias, S. A. Gilbert. Class 8 Best vase 6 flowers, fancy dahlias. Mrs. Grosvenor Ely. Class 9 Best vase 3 flowers, fancy dahlias, certificate, John J. Kennedy. Class 10 Best vase 12 flowers, cac tus dahlias, first John J. Kennedy, sec ond Joseph Hall. , Class 11 Best vase 6 flowers, cac tus dahlias, John J. Kennedy. Class 12 Best vase 3 flowers, partus dahlias, certificate, John J. Kennedy., Class 13 Best vase 12 flowers, deo orative dahlias. S. A. Gilbert. Class 14 Best vase 6 flowers, dec orative dahlias, S. A. Gilbert. Class 13a Best vase 12 flowers, paeony flowered, first Mrs. F. L. Os good, second S. A. Gilbert. Class 14a Best vase 6 flowers, pae ony flowered, Mrs. F. L. Osgood. Class 15a Best vase 2 flowers, pae ony flowered. S. A. Gilbert. Class 16 Best vase 12 flowers, sin gle dahlias, first George S. Palmer, second, W. W. Ives. Class 17 Best vase' 6 flowers, sin gle dahlias, Mrs. W. C. Lanman. Class 19 Best vaae. white, not less than 6 flowers, Mrs. Grosvenor. EK . Class 20 Best vase. pink, not .less than 6 flowers, Mrs. F. L. Osgood. Class 21 Best vase, yellow, not less than 6 flowers, Mrs. F. I,. Osgood. Class 22 Best vase, red, not less than 6 flowers. Mrs. W. C. Lanman. Class 23 Best vase, arranged for effect (own foliage), William W. Ives. Class 24 Second arranged for effect (own foliage). Mrs. W. C. Lanman. Class. 27 Best display pompons, George S. -Palmer. , , . . .. ; . Asters. . ' " Class 10 Best case of asters arrang ed for effect S. A. Gilbert. , 4 . Gladioli. Best vase pink, twelve spikes. S. A. Gilbert. ( Best vane variegated, 12 spikes, S. A. Gilbert . . - . ... ' Certificates of honorable mention were given to Mrs. F. L. Osgood for roses. George S. Palmer, . New Lon don, for collection of hardy herbaceous plants; H. B. , Tracy, Wenham, Mass., for collections' of gladioli: Mrs. F. L. Osgood for-seedling dahlias:-John J. Kennedy, Westerly, for collection of named dahlias: Otis P. Chapman. Jr., Westerly, collection of named dah lias R. J. Davy; Westerly, collection of tuberous begonia Condensed Telegrams ' Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt and two of her children arrived in New York from Europe. Her sister, Mrs. Oelrichs, was the only member of tho family to meet her; " .- Danger of a Trade War with Can ada, involving $250,000,000 yearly, due to the Payne tariff law, was pointed out by the American Newspaper Pub lishers' -association. ' Petitions in Bankruptcy Were Filed against Benjamin Van Home V'ingut some creditors declaring he had his income transferred to Paris to avoid paying debts here. , James A. Patten Left for Chicago after his flyer In cotton, and Wall street guessers declared it a conserva tive estimate that he carried with him $1,000,000 in earnings. ' Action for Separation Broucht by the wife of Rev. Dudley Osterfeld. pas tor of the Ozone Park Methodist church, was heard before Justice Gar retson. at Flushing and decision was reserved. Miss Helen Brayton, 19. committed suicide by shooting at Woodbury, N. J., after a scare over a supposed in truder in the house where the and a boy cousin were temporarily the only occupants. , . . Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont at a meeting of the South Shore Hospital associa tion announced her Intention to estab lish a chain of small hospitals, about twenty miles apart covering all of Long Island.-" Mr. Bannard Announced that 'if elected mayor of New York he would give up a salary of $50,000 a year as head of the New York Trust company, and would resign as director in a doz en corporations. He outlined his plat form and plan of campaign. FOUR OFFICERS KILLED, BALLOON BURSTS AND FALLS All on Board Crushed to Death Niar Moulins, Franco. Moulins, France, Sept . 2S. The i-rencn dirigible balloon Rcpubllque, belonging to the war deuarUiiPnt. while passing at n height of between five hundred and six hundred feet over the national road which leads from Paris to Antibes. exploded Sat urday morning and fell to the ground. ine iour men op board were killed. They were Captain Marchal. Lieuten ant Phaure and Sub Lieutenants Vin cenot and Heur. It was the intention of Captain Marchal. who was in charge of . the airship, to stop at Nevers, and an au tomobile containing mechanicians was following the balloon. It was almost beneath It when the accident occurred The car fell straight down, carrying ine nuttertng' remnants of the enve lope, and the occupants were buried beneath the wreckase. All were dead exeept Lieutenant Phaure. but he lived only a few minutes after being re moved. -The bodies were taken to the Chateau d'Avrilly. the property of the Marquis de Chavannes. ... v Lieutenant Tixier. who was in com mand of the automobile,' say that the balloon suadenly burst and. collapsed It seemed to oscillate vlnlev.ttv a mo ment prior to this, as if it had been struck, and it fell with the rapidity of a stone. When . he reached the wreckage the, car was completely cov ered with the envelope, ami not a sound came from beneath. With the aid of the Marquis de Chavannes and peasants who hurried from the surrounding fields the envelope was removed. The spectacle was appall ing. The oar hud been crushed and amid the mass of tangled steel and wire every man except Lieutenant Phaure could be seen at his post. Can tain Marchal was in a sitting posture, his body thrown back and his eyrs wide open. The bodies of the sub lieutenants lay mangled under the cyl inder of the motor. Lieutenant Phaure's body was lying half outside. Indicating that he had tried to Jump during the descent. Apparently death In the case of the three men had been instantaneous from the weight of the heavy rieging above and the shook when they struck the earth. Captain Marchal's skull was crushed. An examination of the airship dis closed the cause of the accident. The axle of the right propeller had broken and the propeller had pa9sl through the envelope, falling in a held apout one hundred and fifty yards away. i TAFT RETAINS PINCHOT. Chief Forester Not to Resign Issues Statement. Salt Lake City. Sept. :6. As the result of several long conferencps with Chief Forester Gilford. Pinchot here Saturday. President Taft caused a statement -to be issued In which he declares that never at any time In the Ballinwr-Pinchot controversy has he intended to reflect on Mr. Pinchot. In this statement Mr. Taft takes more advanced grounds than ever in favor of the Roosevelt policies of conser vation of nptural resources.' The president Indicates that what Is to be done in the reclamation of arid lands must be done within the law, but announces his intention of apply ing to congress for such legislation as will put the Roosevelt policies on the firmest basis. Mr. Pinchot. before starting for Washington last night, also-issued a statement. In which he made public a portion of President Taffs I. tter writ ten to him at the time the letter to Secretary Rnllinger was dictated. Tho president said he hoped Mr. Pinchot would find no -reason in the ftallinger letter for resigning. "I -shall not resign." declared Mr. Pinchot. a":" he add. that lie will con tinue to serve the government alon;? the same lines he has pursued In the past, closing with the statement: "I believe in equality of opportunity and the Roosevelt policies, and I pro pose to stand for them as long as I have the strength to stand for any thing. A COUNCILLOR SHOT. Municipal Official Kills Accuser in Caracas. Caracas. Sept. 26. Senor Chaumer. a member of the municipal council, was thot and killed vesteiday on a street ofCaracas by Eleutn-io Garcia, until recently president of the council. Garcia, was at once arrested. Tho reason for the murder lies In the fact that Chaumrr yesterdav accused Oar cia of defrauding the city and having destroyed the hooks showing the rec dVd of the defalcation. - , - Saloon Keeper Stabbed for Refusing to Sail a Drink to Patron. Danbury, Conn., Sept 26. Roaarlo Novello. the Italian saloon keeper, who was severely stabbed Saturday night by a patron to v.hom he had refused to sell a drink, is resting com fortabl.v at the local hospital, and It is thought that he will recover. Jo seph Vice, who has been working on the new hospital building here. Is be, ing searched for by the police In con nection with the case. .. ' MJLLIUHS VIEW - Fifty-Seven Warships , Besides Hundreds of Other Steam and Sailing Craft. OPENING OF THE HUDSON-FULTON FETE Saturday's - Sunrise Guns Awoke the Metropolis to the ; : First Day's Sights The Half-Moon and the Clermont . ; . Spectacular Features Hudson River and Manhattan Illumined as Never Before Sunday Church Services ,'New York. Sept. 26. Rrllliant sun shine, a sparkling harbor, streets a flutter with bunting and throngs In holiday attire, made Saturday, the opening day of the Hudson-Fulton cel ebration, all that two years of prepa ration have promised. The progress up the Hudson river of the Half Moon and the Clermont, .'aitliful copies of the craft made famous by Henry Hud son and Robert Fulton, was attended by-a demonstration neer oefore wit nessed on the shores of New York and New "Jersey, hetween bankn crowded with half the population of Manhat tan jid the cities on the Jersey side, past- the pick of foreign navies, at tended .by the largest fleet that ever gathered in New York waters. Land Ceremonies Saturday. The land ceremonies Saturday were confined to a reception at the Waldorf Astoria during th morning, to the flag and ranking officers of the visit ing fleets and the diplomatic dele gates to the celebration. Vice Presi dent Sherman, Governor Huuhes. May or McClellan and Joseph H. Chonte, former ambassador to Great Britain, were the receiving committee. Boom of Sunrise Guns Awoke New York. New York, Sept. 2. The boom of sunrine gun aboard the warships In the North river awoke New York yes terday morning to the first duy of the celebration which honors the deeds of Henrv Hudson and Robert Fulton. The river which Hudson found and on which Fulton set his steamboat was the place toward which the eyes of 5. 000.000 persons lurned today for the most impressive pageant thai cper floated in New York harbor. 5,000,000 Persons Saw Marine Page ant. " Humanly speaking, the city Satur day was a shell, with probably two thirds of its population massed on Its water front. From the .battery to Spuyten Duyvil the slopin;; western edge of Manhattan island afforded a vantage ground from which 2.000.000 spectators viewed the naval parade Hint moved up and down the river. Two millions more lined the Jersey shore and on the western water, front of lirooklyn facing the bay at least half that nnmber watched the gathering- of this pageant in the waters be tween themainland and Staten island. .-Half Moon Bumps Clermont. - An hour before the parade started passengers on the vessels that were near St. George wltnessel nn acci dent that for a few minutes- kept ev erybody awestruel;. The accident was the collision between the Imitations of the two little vessels that made Hudson and Fulton immortal. The Half Moon at the time was on her way to Stapleton, while the Clermont, which had come up under her own steam, was headed for her position in the parade column. The little vessels were nfarln-- St. George when the Half Moon, which was dancing up and down on the crests of the waves, ran afoul of the Clermont, smashing in twenty feet of the Clermont's port rail and damaging her own bowsprit. The Half Moon listed heavily to starboard, and for a Lfew minutes the crowd that had wit nessed ine acciaeni mougni me nine ship was about to turn turtle. At the time of the collision the sail ors of the Half Moon were aloft set ting her sails, which were to be car ried, even if she was In low. while the crowd on the Clermont was hav ing a gay time commenting on the cos tume of this or that person on board. For a few minutes following the ac cident the excitement was Intense, but It was soon seen that neither vessel was out of commission and that the damage was not - sufficient to keep either of them out of the parade. - The accident was probably due to the fact Jhat a stiff breexe prevailed at the time, so that when the hawser of the Dalzell was slacked, the Half Moon was thrown against the Clermont- The sailors on the Half Moon, when they realized the danger, did some fast work, and managed to turn that vessel about a few points, with the result that the impact waa a glanc ing one. ., Tho. Vessels in Parade. Fifty-seven warships representing the navies of the ITnited Stales, Greut Britain Germany. France. Italy, Hol land, Mexico and Argentina 4.".o,i00 tons of steel, bearing 28.000 officers and men and armed with 1.197 guns. Copies of the Half Moon and Cler mont, so faithful in every detail to tho original models that Hudcon and Ful ton themselves would have been puz zled to tell the difference. 120 steamboats and ferryboats. . 7.1 steam yachts. 75 motor boats. . 300 tugs end steam lighters. 400 sailing craft and small launches. THE CITY ILLUMINATED. Manhattan Glorious in Saturday Night's Blaxe of Splendor. New York. 8pt. 26. To a man sen sitive to color and light the Hudson river last night was intoxicating. Fjom the Battery to Spuyten . Duyvil both sides of the river and the whole sur face of the water blazed and scintil lated with electric lights. That spectacle did not Include the gorgeous burst of fireworks: did not count the battery of twenty scintillat ors at Riverside drive hnd one Hun dred and Fifty-third street, where ev- erv now and then gigantic arrows of varicolored lights were shot Into the heavens and then made to (Unoe. And When these were added there was a forge of color and brilliance, that was well nigh overpowering. There were even more thousands on Riverside drive than in the afternoon. They fought to reU into the subway cars downtown. They fought to get out of the ears at nil the stations frum One Hundred and Tenth street to line Hundred and K.ighty-first street. And while they fought to gel out of the subways other thousands who wanted to go home fought to get Into the sub ways. The show on the river was worth all the fighting to get up to It.- As dark came on all the commercial craft In the lower end of the river turned on their lights, which showed them out lined In fire against the black curtain of the night The Jersav utiAr 414 u. MARINE PAGEANT self proud. Manhattan was glorious in the blare of splendor. - t 8UNDAY CELEBRATION. Tars of Eight Nations Wander Along tho 8treets Hudson-Fulton Church Services. New York, Sept. 26. The sallormeti of eight sations Kngland, Germany, France, Italy. Holland. Mexico, Ar- , gentina and the United States wan dered along the streets of Ne,- York today, mingling with visitors from north, south, east and west in the first day of rest after the brilliant opening of the Hudson-Fulton celebration yes terday. Riverside Drive' Again Uncomfortably Crowded. Beginning at noon. Riverside drive, a vantage point affording a magnificent view of the anchored armada of battle ships, began to fill up rapidly and at S o'clock was - again uncomfortably crowded, though there was no organ ized naval parade today. Thousands View the Warships. " Rut circling about the fleet of battle ships today there was an almost nn-' broken line of deep sea excurMnn steamers. Jammed to the rails as they were yesterday and listing heavily ta fone side with the pressure of the crowds. At the same time a scurrying flotilla of motor boats was bobbing about on the roughened waters of the river, carrying visitors to and from those battleships which were receiving for the day.- . . j, Services In All Churches. Special Hudson-Fulton services wero conducted In all the churches. Forms of prayer prescribed for the occasion by l'.ishop Greer of the Episcopal church and by Archbishop Farley of tne Roman Catholic church were read In every parish In their dioceses. Many who could not get Into Old Trinity crowded the churchyard to view thu garlanded grave of Robert Fulton. Among them were officers of the visit ing fleets. At historic St Paul's chapel the Rev. W. M. Greer asked pertinently: "Is God a Man of War?" and answered most emphatically: "Ho most certainly Is." . i Visitors Will Leave $25,000,000 In tho City. Twenty-five million dollars compe tent authorities-estimate as the aum In round figures that nut of town visit ors to the celebration will leave In New York. Hotel proprietors familiar with the general situation set six hun dred thousand for the number of guests now housed under their roofs, and In more modest lodging houses, even In single rooms In fiats let out for the week by their thrifty tenants, it ' seems safe to say there are four hundred thousand more. Allowing for possible exaggeration. It seems safe to estimate the entire out of town crowd at between 800,000 and 1,000,000. Today's Programme. The programme for tomorrow will include probable flights by Wilbur Wright and Glenn Curtlss from Gov ernor's Island and the opening of va rious rnmmemoratory and art exhibits throughout the city. DEATH OF COL. H. W. WES8ELS. Treasurer of the Sons of the Revolu tion of Connecticut. Litchfield. Conn., Feat Newa was reci-lyed here tndav of the sud den death In Atlantic CItv, N. J.. of Col. Henry W. Weasels of this place. Colonel Wesaels had been for many years secretary of the Litchfield Mu tual Fire Insurance company snd was an aide on the staff of former Govern or Coffin of this state; some year ago first lieutenant of Company H of tho Fourth Connecticut regiment, and wag an active organiser and leading offi cer of the Sons of Veteran of Con necticut lie was a son of Levertt W. Weasels, colonel of the Nineteenth Connecticut In the civil war. and a nephew of the late Oen. H. W. Wes sels of the United States army. He was 64 -ears old. He died very suddenly while read ing a newspnper at the hotel hero he was stopping and without any pre vious intimation of any ailment. He t leaves a widow. He was treasurer of the Sons of the Revolution of the state: member of the Hons of the Am erican Revolution: of the Society- of Colonial Wars; of the Ixival Ix-glon; the Society of the 'Wars of 1K12. He was treasurer of the Litchfield branch of the Red Cross and of St. Michael s church, from which place the funeral will be held Wednesday. NORTH POLE AMERICAN.. 80 Claimed on New Hydrographio Of fice Map to Be Istusd Soon. Washington, Sept 26. A -new man of the "top of the world." with the North pole as American territory, will be Issued soon by the dvdrorranhlo office of the navy department It Is the hope of Commander Wlnterhs Iter, in charge of the office, to Incorporate In the map the observations and dl. roverles of Commander Peary and Dr. Cook. In theory, the bureau savs. there Is no greater difficulty In determining one's position in the Arctic than In any other iiortion of the globe. Rut lit practice great patience must be ex ercised In procuring accurate observa tions. RAIN OF METEORS. Forty Fall into the Sea Near Hono luluNatives Alarmed. Honolulu. Sept. 26. A rain ot me teors Friday night caused much ex citement and some alarm among na tives, j ne ran Degan at 10.6&. Al though most of the luminous bodies rell into the sea. It Is believed mo me of them struck on this Island, a search. will lie made, observers counted for ty meteors which ftl Into the sea. Dunham Postmaster Dead. Durham. Conn., Sept. 26. W.-H. At well. for many years postmaster here, died at his home today from tubenti fosis. Mt. Atwell was prominent In republican itolltks In tho town and served a term In the general assem bly. He was 13 year old an-! leave