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ITS NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 19TV TWO f CENTS VOL Lfll. NO. ?0 WW Mr 1 I ii ' - -i. js SHOT BY FORMER HARVARD M Six Bullets Took Effect, the Most Danger ous Wound Being Through Right Lung : DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS DYING In Bellevue Hospital Editor, Publicist and Novelist Attacked by Fitzhugh Coyle, Goldsborough, Who Fired the Seventh Bullet cf an Automatic Pistol In to His Own Brain, Dying Instantly Cause of the Affair Unknown Daylight Tragedy in One of the Aristocratic Sections of Old-Fashioned New York. New York. Jan. 23. David Graham Phillips, editor, publicist and novelist, was shot six times today as he ap proached the Princeton club, by Fitz hugh Coyle Goldsborough, a former Harvard man. who immediately after committed suicide. Shooter Apparently Insane. Tonight Phillips is at Bellevue hos pital In an extremely critical condi tion, but, as relatives hopefully express It. "with a chance for life." The body of Goldsborough, whose career at Har vard was brief, lies In the morgue. Apparently Insane, he had a fancied grudge against the author and sought his life. He was only 21 years old; Phillips is 43. Used 10-Shot Automatio Pistol. "There you go!" snapped the assas sin, as he opened fire, and "Here I go!" he echoed, as he sent a bullet into, his own brain. He used a ten hot, 32-calibre. automatic pistol, and 11 six shots he aimed at Phillips took effect. One of them perforated the abdomen; another pierced the right lunar and came out at the back: a third shattered the left wrist and a fourth drilled the right thigh. Two of them dropped from the wounded man's clothing as he was being undressed at the hospital. Erratic Course of ' Bullets. The course of the bullets was so erratic and there was such idoubt a? to just which wounds were points of entrance and which points of exit that the surgeons were uncertain whether he had been shot four, five or six times but their best belief tonight was six. The most dangerous wound is thought to be that through the lung, septicae mia or pneumonia are -the two second ary effects most feared. The robust constitution of the patient bore him through the loss of blood and shock surprisingly well, and his Urst request to his physicians was that no alarming reports be given out. "My mother," he said, "is an eld lady, and the shock might kill her. I'm young and strong: I may get well. Make the best of it and I'll try to bear you out." Polioemar Lea than 100 Yards Away. ' The six shots broke the quiet of one of the most aristoeratio neighbor hoods of eld-fashioned New York. The Princeton club, formerly the home of the late Stanford White, fronts on Qramercy park, and at two o'clock of beautiful bright afternoon, Phillips, who lives nearby at the National ArV club, was sauntering through the sun shine for an hour of leisure with his friends. A policeman on post stood not a hundred yards away. Two foot, passengers had Just passed the club as Phillips was seen approaching it The Shooting. Nobody saw anything to attract at tention in the .well-dressed Goldsbor ough, who was walking In the opposite direction from Phillips. There was no argument as they met, no quarrel, no opportunity for self defense. The ehiny barrel of the pistol glinted in the sunshine,, a thin haze of powder spat from the muzzle and the patter of the shots punctuated the air almost with the rapidity or a broken volley. Phillips staggered, but did not fall, He lurched ajfalnst the iron railing which surrounds the club house yard with one hand to his body and the ether grasping; for support. Satisfied that he had been successful, the as-. assin fired the seventh shot Into his own brain and toppled over before anybody could reach him. For hour? his body lay in m sunsmne with on ly sv sheet to cover it - Philiipe Taken to Club House. The policeman anld the two by tenders came up on the run. At the same time three members of the club Newton James, Frank Davis and Frederick Evansrushed down th steps and carried Phillips into the bouse. - Jacob Jacoby had already reached him and was supporting him "Graham, what's happened?" asked Evans. Phillips was eonscious and suffering intensely, "He shot mo m thw bowels," he answered. "Don't bother with him. For God's sake, geti m doctor!" It was some time before ait ambulance arrived and in the meantime the club members were try ins; to identify the dead man on ho aiuewauc Suioid Identified. ta the pockets were cards bearing liis name and the address. 1.331 K treet, Washington, D. ('. He car. ried f 24.T0 in eaah, a membership card In the American Federation of Musi cians, and two manuscripts. Both of " thm were short stores, one entitled 'The Conquest of the. Climate." and the other "For Conscience Sake." The bodr was well dressed and wll nour ished. Goldsborough wore silk oeks and has lieen irestuy saaveu. 'Member cf Old Maryland Family. WllHsra F. MoCoombs, secretary of the Princeton club, recognised the man for Fltzhuarh Goldsfborougli, of an old anil respected Maryland family. He eldi Word from Washington came w)c rrrr the wires confirming tii) Identification and adding that Golds borough was Harvard graduate. Mc Coombs corrected that He said Golds- borough, entered Harvard with the class f 1901 but left at the rul of his freshman year. After the arrival of the oronw the body was taken te a near by police station, where it was further identified by Algernon Lee, secretary of the Band school of social science, where Goldsborough lived. Lee said that Goldsborough cam to this city in November. 1910, and took rooms at the school, where he was not a student nd mingled little with thq life of the institution. The Rand school of social science was founded five .year ego by Dr. George U. Herrou, a socialist, with money te 4iaath "by t.be -will of Mrs. E. D. Ran 4, the widow of a millionaire Jum aerman.. . , . '1 am surprised." said Mr. Lee. "that Ooldsborongh should have attempted the life of -Mr. Phillips.:. who lived near us, wtmetlmes came to sec us. and took a friendly- inter.'Ht in jia. We knew Tittle of liolilHbornugh or hi antece dents. He cm mo to im as a sncmliHt M .! he wnul MV to live with us. Te rent rooms, and a took one of them. He was a violinist and gave les sons. I am told that he had been writing begging letters to Mr. Phillips. We knew nothing of that" Goldsborough Had a Grievance, , Harrison Phillips, David Graham's younger brother, said that Goldsbor ough had been bothering David with letters and telephone calls to the Princeton club for a month or six weeks, but that his brother had never been able to learn what the man's grievance was. He thought perhaps they met at some socialistic gathering and that Golds borough insisted Phillips ought to "do something for the cause." Mrs. Caroline Fervert. Phillips' sis tar, who livprr with him at the National Arts club, thought her brother Harri son must be mistaken. She doubted if David had ever met the man, although she. too. said he had been bothered with notes and telephone calls de manding- appointments in dark and out-of-the-way corners. One of the members of the Princeton club sale that when Phillips was asked who shot him he answered : "I don't know." David Graham Phillips' Career. David Graham Phillips was born in Madison, Ind., on Oct 81, 1867, and was graduated first at De Paaw uni versity and later at Princeton with the class of '87. His first literary work was done as a reporter for the New York Sun, which be left to become an editorial writer for the .- New York World. While etill with the World he published in 1901 his first novel, "The Great God Success." It brought him royalties and he resigned from news paper work to devote himself to fiction and the magasines. -For a time he wrote editorials for "the Saturday Evening Poet of Philadelphia as well as signed special articles. He ie un married. Mr. Phillips was a painstaking but methodical workman and his books followed one another with regularity at the rate of two a year. Ha did most of his writing fn the early mominp before luncheon and usually, composed standing up, at a high desk. s His daily stint waa.donfla.nd . he" was Just strolU ing over to the club for a little recrea tion when he was snot. . . '.:. GREAT BLOW SUSTAINED -" " : BY THE 8CHENK DEFENSE. Evidence of Mrs.' Jane Hedges Ruled Out Arguments Begin. Wheeling-, W. Vt. Jan. 25. Tho end of the trial of Laura- Farnsworth Schenk on a charge of administering lead poison and arsenic to her hus band. John O. Schenk, Is now in sight, arguments having- been begun this afternoon at 3.15. it is expected that the case of the accused will be In the hands of the Jury not later than Wed nesday noon. The attorneys are not limited as to time in their arguments, and as each side has three speeches another day and a half will be requir, ed. Apparently the greatest blow yet sustained by the defense was struck this morning. wnen, on motion of Prosecuting Attorney Hamflan, tho ev idence of Mrs. Jane Hedges -was ruled out It was this witness wo testified that Albert 8 Cher- said be would "leave no stone unturned to rid the family of John O. Bchenk'si wife." The defense played its trump card in Mrs. Hedges. relyinr upon fcer to urove their contention that members of the Sohenk family had conspired against trie woman who is fighting for her lib erty. The evidence given by Mr Hedges was ruled out ore the around that no overt act sugirestive of a conspiracy had Ibeen attributed to Albert Schenk or other relatives. The defense objMt ed strenuously to having the testimony ptrleKen from the records, tout Judge Jordan was flrra m his ruliner. The state immediately after the ex clusion of Mrs. Hedges testimony an nounced that they would close their case, takin- counsel for defense and very one else by surprise, as it had oeen anticipated that a number of wit nesses would be put on in rebuttal DOUBLE DROWNING IN FARMINGTON RIVER. William Hoffman, 29 Years Old, arid ' William Hotchkisa, 10. New-Hartford, Conn., Jan. 23. The Farm ington river between this- place and Pin? Meadow was the scene of a double drowning today when William Hoffman. 29 years old. son of Mrs. Prming Hoffman, and William Hoteh kiss. 10 years old. son of Lawrence Hotchkiws, both living on Cottage street, this place, lost their lives. The river at the point where the drownings took 'place was fron over for a few feet from shore and young Hotchkiss was skating on this when he slipped off Into the water, which is quite deep at that point Hoffman, who saw the boy go into the water, went to his aid, but Just before he reached the place where Hotchkiss had gone down the ice- broke under him and tfirew him into the water and both disappear ed. Linemen working near by saw the two far! into the water but could not reach the stream in time to save them. Hoffman' body was recovered an hour after the accident, the body of the Hotchkiss boy late tonight. Shot Negro Without a Trial. x El Paso, Teat.. Jan. 23. Chihuahua papers received hare yesterday contain an account of the execution without trial of a negro named Farrell near Madera last Thursday. The paper Btates that Farrell had made himself obnoxious to the insurgents and to the officers of a lumber company and was placed in Jail. At -night he was taken out by a squad of mounted men and hot . Steamship Arrivals. - At New 'York. Jan. 23::..Xienw Am sterdam, from Rotterdam. At Antwerp.- Jan; 22: Lapland, from -ew. t otk . At Va.rlr Jan. IS: Csrmonia, .from New York. Cabled Paragraphs Lima, Peru, Jan. 23. The Insurgents hav-a occupied the heights of Taya bamba, 200 miles north of the capital, and are awaiting an attack by the government troops which have been sent to dislodge them. London, Jan. 23. The official receiver of the Charing Cross bank, which fail ed on Oct 17 of last year, and in which the lata Dr. Crippen had his finances, has issued a statement of the bank's liabilities. According to this the bank has a deficit of 58,496,165. Berlin." Jan. 23. The '.. Siemens Schukart dirigible balloon, the largest non-rigid type of airship ever con structed, made its. first ascent today and manoeuvred successfully for thirty minutes, during which it developed a speed of more than twenty-seven miles an hour. CANAL FORTIFICATION IS DESIRABLE In the Opinion of the General Board - . of the Navy. .. ." . , . Washington, Jan. 23. Fortification of the Panama canal is desirable in the opinion of the general board of the navy, of which Admiral George Dewey is president This board was asked for an opinion on the subject and in reply said in part: , "The general board believes that the proposed fortification at the termini of the isthmian canal would be invalua ble In assisting the transfer of a United States fleet flora one ocean te the other, through the canal, in the faoe of an opposing fleet The func tion of the fortifications in this Dar- ticular is precisely tha same at the canal termini as it is at any fortified place from which a fleet may have to issue in the face of an enemy's fleet. It was because of a recent magazine article Dy wear Admiral Evans, re tired, in which it was said that no amount of fortifying the Panama ca nal would render it of real -value for the passage of a fleet of war vessels from one ocean to . the other after war had been declared or when war was known to be inevitable, and also because similar statements were made on the floor of the house of repre sentatives that the general board was asked for its opinion in the matter. YONKERS WOULD BE PART OF NEW YORK CITY, Annexation of Yonkers Would Make New York Population 4,846,686. New York, Jan. 23. Yonkers, a city of nearly 80,000. wants to become part of New York city. At least, some of the citizens do, and they have ap pointed a committee, retained counsel and placed the - matter before Mayor Gaynor asking him to name a date to talk the situation over. The mayor said today that he was too busy to go. into the case Just yet, but that generally speaking he favor ed not only the annexation of Yonkers but the taking- in of other cities in Westchester county. Yonkers incor poration would swell Greater New York's population to 4,346,686. CONGRESS YESTERDAY. Tariff and ' Lorimer Case in Senate Postoffice Appropriation Bill in House. 7 Washington, Jan. 2 J.-he. Lorimer ease and the tariff held chief piace in the senate s - deliberations today. Senator Gamble of . South Dakota, speaking in support of the favorable report upon the election of the Illi nois member, as returned by the com mittee on elections, and Senator Flint of California, speaking in opposition to the Cummins resolution, touching tariff revision. Some discussion of public health bills pending .marked , the opening of the1 day. In the house consideration -was eiv. en the postoffice appropriation bill A provision was adopted that after July 1, 191S, all mail cars in the serv ice shall be of steel construction throughout Both nouses win be in session to morrow. . AGAINST SUNDAY WORK. Efforts of the Lord's Day League of New England. Boston, Jan. 23. "The battle today is to keep the rising tide of the con tinental Sunday- from submerging the cities ana towns of the United States declared the report of the secretary and directors submitted at the annual meeting here today of the Lord's Day league of New England, formerly the New England Sabbath Protective league. The report urges that duriny the coming year strong efforts be mada to secure a more widespread cessa tion from work on Sunday, particularly among arue clerks, trainmen, long shoremen and sailors, steel mill em ployes and newspaper workers. The treasurer's report showed expen ditures during the year of about $9,000, the largest in its history. DUG OUT ALIVE AFTER 2 DAYS Two Workmen, Buried by Cave-In France, Rescued. Rouen. France. Jan. 23. Two work men who were deeply buried by a'cave in at the . clay pits of Yanesville on Jan. 11 were rescued todav. alive and well. Since the accident comrades had worked day and night to disinter the men, and some time ago succeeded m sinking a tube through which food and drink were supplied thsm. DERELICT IN MIDOCEAN. Two-Masted Freight Steamship-Sight ed by Kronprinz Wilhelm. Plymouth, Eng., Jan. 23. The Kmn prinz Wilhelm, which arrived today, reported that on Saturday, in midocean she passed the derelict of a large two masted freighter having yellow funnel and black top. The steamship attempt ed communication, bt there were no signs oi .iiie on tne aereucu Steamer Santiago Pulled Off the Rock Stamford, Conn " Jan. 23. The freight steamer Santiago, which ran aground on a ledge of rocks in the harbor here today, was pulled off by wrecking tugs tonight. A hole which was stove in her bottom was tempo rarily repaired and she -was taken in tow to New York. . Burial Place for John ' Paul Jones. Topeka, Kan., Jan. 23. Senator Ben der of Parsons introduced in the sen ate today a resolution requesting con gress to provide a burial place iu Kan. sas for John Paul Jones, the revolu tlonary navy hero, whose . body, he said, now reposes among some rubbish at Annapolis. Man Who Cornered Beans Dead. Chloaro.-Jan. 23. Herman J. Trum bull, a pioneer commission .merchant of Chicago,- who- - gamea considerable prominence throughout the country by engineering a successful corner vm beans in the. Spanish-American w liiou at his home yesterday from pn Sheehan Loses - Another Vote SENATORSHIP-QUESTION STILL REMAINS A DEADLOCK. VARIOUS RUMORS AFLOAT But No Open Charges Sheehan's To tal Vote Monday Was 86, as Com pared With 90 on First Ballot. Albany. Jan. 23. With all but five members of the legislature present and voting, ine Hixt.il joint oauivt iw uiuum States senator was taken today and showed William F. Sheehan, the Mur phy caucus candidate, 13 votes short of the majority necessary to elect Dim. As there was one pair still effective. however, his net loss for the ballot was only one. This one was represented by senator Frank M. Loomis of Erie county, who in accordance with the .promise con tained in his statement of Saturday brok3 away from the caucus, which he has hitherto respected. He cast his ote for Morgan J. o iinen, ex-justice of the supreme .court. " k . - No Talk of. Compromise Candidates, A singular feature or tne situation is the almost complete absence of talk about compromise candidates. The same list of names shows on the daily ballot, but no aspirant has made any noticeable gains. Mr. sheehan total today was 86. as eomoared with 90 the day the first ballot was taken, but not counting Individual supporters of his who at various times haya been ab sent his aggregate loss since that time is only three votes. . Edward M. snep- ard polled- 18 today, juat the same as on the first ballot. The legislators seem to be convinced that Alton B. Parker meant what he said when he said that he was not- in the race and his vote, originally seven, declined to day to one. - Various Rumors. The prolongation of the contest has given rise to various rumors, but at no time have these attained the digni ty of crt3n chartres. It was learned that the insurgents have agreed that if any one of them experiences any financial inconvenience or pressure as the result of his stand the rest will assist him. Sheehan - Denies a Report. Mr. Sheehan has not uttered a word for publication except that today he denied a report that he conferred with Thomas F. Ryan and other powerful financiers before he left Nw York This rumor was traced to Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt, the "insurgent" leader, who said he was "reliably in formed" to that, effect last night PROTEST AGAINST THE7 RELEASE ON PAROLE Of Capt. William Van Schaick of the Burned Steamer General Siooum. New York. Jan. 23. President Dorsch and two members of the Slocum Sur vivors' asa&ciation icalled at the offlca . ! . 4 ' I-' ' '-I . ' LtA 1. , ..... LI H.L AILUIUQJ Wise today and protested against the release on parole of - Ca-ptam Van Shaick of the burned steamer General Slocum, who is now serving a term of ten years' imprisonment for negligence in connection with the disaster. They were informed that the parole of the aged prisoner is a matter that does not come tinder Mr. Wise's Jurisdiction and that the protest would have to be senf to Attorney General Wickersham. It was generally reported yesterday that Van Shaick's wife had persuaded the parole board to act favorably in this case, and this aroused the opposition of the Slocum survivors. ELECTION FRAUD"" AT CAMDEN, N. J. Grand Jury Yesterday Reported Their Findings Sixty Indictments. Camden, N. J.. Jan. 23. The grand Jury which has been investigating the allegations that gross fraud were com mitted In tnis city at last election to day reported their findings. It is re ported that the Jury returned sixty Indictments charging various persons with election frauds, while other in dictments were returned, it Is reported, against officers of two political organ izations who are charged with per mitting immoral performances to be given in their headquarters. In all 138 indictments were round by the grand Jury, but the names of those indicted and on what charges were not made public by the court. It Is said that warrants for the arrest of those involved will toe served immediately. WITH COMMANDER LUBY BODY Arrival of the Cruiser Des Moines at Boston from Liberia. Boston, Jan. 23. The cruiser Des Moines, bearing the body of the late Commander John F. Luby, who died off the Cape Verde Islands on Jan.; S while his vessel was bound from Li beria to this country, arrived here to day. (After coaling, the Des Moines will proceed tomorrow to Annapolis, where the burial of Commander Luby will take pla-ee. The Des Moines came into port un der the command of her second officer, Lieut. Charles P. Burt. Criticism of the Ballot Which Elected Lodge Senator. - Boston, Jan. 23. Criticism on the part of a Boston neweparr of the bal lot by which Senator- Hvnry Cabot Lodgo was recently re-elected for an other term today led District Attorney Pelletier to call Upon Foster Coates, managing editor of the paper, for such evidence, if any,' as might be in his possession to substantiate charges which had heen made. The paper stated that a federal office holder and a Boston city official had secured the votes of two democrats for Senator Lodge by promises. It is understood that if any evidence warranting an Investigation is forth coming it will be placed before ths Suffolk county grand Jury. Court instructs Jury in Trial of Stan , ley Ketchel's Murderers. Marshflcld, Mo.. Jan. 23. The court instructing the jury in the trial of Walter A. - Dipley and Goldie Smith, charged with the murder of Stanley Ketchel. said the defendants could be found guilty, or acquitted or murder in the -first "or second degrees. - Goldie Smith, the oourt held, could be found guilty of murder in the first or second degrees on circumstantial evidence. - Discrepancies In Tobacco Imports. TNw York, Jani" 28. -A country-wide Investigation wbich the treasury .de partment has started, the Tribune will eav 'tomorrow, has disclosed, it is said. discer nancies in . the'wrapoer and filler ststistics.'of tobacco imports, from Cuba which have deprived e government of iptwti -s,psu,v"i ajij -aiii.utii'.n'ii an ni'JI ' for .') ..pest five year .... .j Free Time On Cotton Shipments B. &. M. ROAD NOTIFY 'INTER STATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. ONLY 48 HOURS ALLOWED On Shipments Destined -to Points on Its" Line Compliance with Uniform Demurrage Regulations Decided On. Washington ' Jan. 23. Notification has been received by the interstate commerce commission that the Bos ton & Maine railroad will, after Feb ruary .20, allow only 48 hours free time on cotton shipments destined to points- on its line. B. V M. in Lino With Other Roads. This act by the Boston & Maine is a complaince with the uniform demur rage regulations recommended by tho commission ana adopted by a majority of the roads throughout the country rne uniform demurrage rules were not accepted by the New England lines as a whole because of- the peculiar condi tions existing in that territory. A few years ago the Boston tt Maine gave ten days' free time on shipments of cotton, but recently the free time was reduced to five days. Now the roVd has decided that it further will re duce the free time to - 4 8,' hours, in ac cordance with the demurrage regula tions. ' . Fundamental Difficulty. The difficulty with which all of the New England lines have been laboring is fundamental. Cotton is shipped from - some point in the south to a consignee in New England bearing a cabalistic address or mark. - The ad dress .may . be marred or aboslutely destroyed en route. The bale of cot ton can be identified only by. its qual ity and even that identification cannot be relied upon. The result is that hundreds of baler of cotton lie in the railroad warehouse sometimes for many months. Mean time, as prices fluctuate, the cotton may become more valuable, or less valuable, as the case may be, and either the buyer or the seller is in the throes of financial trouble. It finally has been decided by the Boston Maine that this particular difficulty -cannot be remedied by ex tending the free time in the demurrage regulations and it proposes to give the shipper only the 4S hours prescribed by the uniform rules... , - ' NO WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN CHARLTON CASE. Refused by Judge Rellstab in U. S. -i - Circuit Court.. ' Trenton, N. J.,-' Jan. 23. Judge Rellstab in the- United States circuit oourt after an argument lastinr all to- l""Hay refused to grant a writ of habeas corpus asked for on-beheJ-r of Porter Charlton. whose extradiuon 'has been requested -by the Italian government UBSWflT a CuwbQ IRfllAUl OI. Having murered his wife. Ma$y Scott .Castle Chariton, in. that country last summer. Charlton, who is about' 21 y-rs or age. is a'citizerTof the United .'.'tales. and after the murder of his wife came to this country and was arrested as he landed In Hoboken. - Before the committing magistratOi counsel for : Charlton sought to prove that the young man -was insane at the time of the commission of . tlx crime, and su1seuently there was n hearing before , Secretary of " State Knox on the application of the Italian government for Charlton? extradition, The secretary . decided to grant the extradition, and then a writ of haheas corpus was sued out in the UniteJ States circuit court on an appeal from Secretary Knox's decision. GUILTY OF SIMPLE ASSAULT, SIX MONTHS IN JAIL, New Haven Colored Man Accused of Assault With Intent to Kill. New Haven, Conn.. Jan. 23. Plead ine- guilty to simple assault, Edward S. Peel, colored. wSio was acceused of assault with intent to kill for causing the death of W. H. Barnes in a local grocery store, was Jate today sentenc ed to six months in Jail. Barnes shut a refrigerator dooor on Peel's flngera him down, his head striking a marble slab in falling and fraeturlng t'he sltull causing his death later at a local hos pital. - , When the case was first tried the Jury was out threo hours without an a3Teement, and was excused toy the court until the following; day. That day one of the jurors was unable to be present on account or sickness, and the jury was excused. When the case came uo today the state accepted plea of simple assault, and the jail sentence was imposed. NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER ELECTED CHAIRMAN Of Board of Trustees of the National Eduoational Association.' New York, Jan. 23. Nicholas Mur ray Butler, president of Columbia university, was - elected - chairman of the board of trustees of the National Educational association, at a special meeting In the Manhattan hotel today. despite the protests of two members of the board that the meeting was ir regular and the election illegal. One of the protestants was Mrs. Ella F. Youmr. sunerintendent of nubile schools in Chicago, who was Unable to attend, and voiced her objections to the nroceeaings through c. J. Pearce, Superintendent of public schools in Milwaukee, Wis. Every resolution of protest pade by Mr. Pearce was voted down or ignored. DEATH OF REV. ABRAHAM GRANT African M. E. Church Bishop His First Cradle an Ox Cart. Kansas City. Mo.. Jan. 23. Rev Abraham Grant, bishop of the African M. K. church, died at His home in Kansas City. ICa Sunday. Bishop Grant had been ill for several months. His wife, Mrs- Lula R. Grant, died ten days ago. . " Born in slavery at Lake City, Fla, BiahoD Grant rose to the highest posi tion in the church. An ox cart was his first cradle, for it was - there he was born while him mother, who had just been sold, was. on the way to her new home with her mew master. Bishop Grant had besa president of Paul oumn college in xexaa ana presi dent of the board, of trustees of Wil- berforce university. . Montana Voting for U. 8. Senater. '-Helena. Mont,-. Jam 23. Th result of the ballot for TTnited States senator todav was: ' Carter, republican. 28 Walsh, democrat. ST: eoumA democrat J3; sca ttering, 20. Necessary to i-hii e . " Condensed Telegram The Constitution of New Mexioo ratified by about 18,ft00 majority. r Gen. Owen Summers, a. veteran of the Civil war, died in Portland, Ore. A Free Animal Hospital has been es tablished at Cornell university medical school. - Police thief Corbin of . Cincinnati died- from pneumonia contracted -while on duty at a fire. ' . , ( "An Unmarried Financier has given $100,000 to the 'George Washington Memorial association's project. Fire on the Waterfront of Jackson ville, Fla., destroyed several ware houses and caused a loss of T 100,000. Edward P. Weston's Walking Record between Portland, Me., and Chicago was lowered IS hours, by G. . Stewart White.. Tributes Were Paid in the House to the memory of Congressmen Joel Cook and William Walker Foulkrod, both of Pennsylvania. . ".-.; A Bulletin of the Department of La bor says many fatalities in coal mines are due to ignorance andwant of ex perience of foreign born workmen. - Chief Engineer Switzer of the Cana dian Pacific railway died at Montreal of pneumonia Monday. For, several years he was an engineer on the Pan ama canal. " .' ' - The Visit of Joseph Chilton and other West Virginia -democrats to Cin cinnati to try and persuade the iiepub- llcan senators to return to Charleston has thus far been futile. The Body of the Man Found Badly Mangled on the tracks of the New York. New Haven and Hartford rail road at Bridgeport Sunday morning was identified Monday as that of Peter J. Carey or Bridgeport, a mason, aged 3. A widow and several eniidren eur Vive him. The Boston Art Commission which has control over the selection and as slgnment of pictures and statues in the citv vesterdav vetoed for a second time the effort to have a portrait of the lata Mrs. Julia Ward Howe hung; m Faneuil Hall. The commission in its decision yesterday states that there is no- suitable place for the portrait m Faneuil Hall and suggests that the me morial, committee have it hung in the public library. Attorney General Wickersham Has Asked for the immediate resignation ot United .. States District Attorney Charlton R. -Ueattie of New Orleans according to a special Washington des atch -printed in the xvew Orleans Item Monday. The action of the at torney general, it ie said, was called forth by Mr. Seattle s public criticism of an opinion by Mr. Wickersham ad vising: against an anti-trust prosecu tion which the district attorney had started. VOTE BUYING IN ' SPEAKER CANNON'S HOME CITY Vermillion County Grand Jury in Hunt 'for Ballot Traffic. Danville, 111." Jan. 23. Speaker Jo seph G. Cannon's home city and coun ty were brought unu-er the scrutiny ot a grand Jury today in the hunt for il legal .traffic- in votes. - The Vermillion county grand jury, sitting here, heard eleven witnesses. Twelve more, in cluding Speaker Cannon's son-in-law, K. X. Lasenure. a banker, are sub ponaed to appear Tuesday. The grand Jury today heard .Uan- villa'a city attorney accused of having admitted buying votes and was - given list of fifty possible witnesses by the accusers: The city attorney's alleged trafficking, it was testified, was in the Interest of the present shsrlfr, John X. Shepard, at the last general election. One of the newspaper men tola the jurors he had been approached today by persons offering him a vacation and several ''good things" if he would not go before the grand Jury with his story. i The two newspaper reporters who last w-eek sent out a story purporting to contain a "confession" from City Attorney Frank W. Jones that he had purchased votes, which story later was denied by Jones, went before the grand jury today and told their story. ANNUAL YACHT RACE, UNITED STATES TO BERMUDA. Arrangements All Completed by Well Known Eastern Yachtsman. New York, Jan. 23. Hollis Burgess, a weU Known eastern yacntsman, re turned here today from Bermuda, af ter completing arrangements for the annual race of 'sailing yachts from the United States to Bermuda. Mr. Bur gess says the people of Bermuda are enthusiastic over the outlook for this season's contest, which will be started from Boston June 3. This will be the first time since 1904 that the boats have been sent off on the ocean cruise north of New York. In 1908 the race began at Marblehead, Mass. - The city of Boston. Mr. Burgess said, will make the commencement of the race a gala occasion and probably .will offer a number of prizes for contest ants. The mayor. of St, Gorge, Ber muda, is using every effort to make this vears race the most successful ever held. For the first time BermudaJ w-IIl have entries. HOTEL FIRE IN OMAHA. One Man Suffocated and Imperilled. 300 Lives Omaha, Neb., Jan. 23. One man is dead and five others are in a serious condition from1 suffocation by smoke in a fire early today in the Millard hotel. Three hundred patrons were asleep when the Pre broke out. The man who lost his life was Thomas J. Field of Sioux City. Ho was formerly an in structor in languages in the University of Wisconsin. The property loss was $10,000. Pullman Co. Readjusts Sleeping Car Rates. .Washington, Jan. 23. Official infor mation has oeen received oy tne inter state commerce commission that the Pullman company , has prepared it complete interstate tariffs readjusting sleeping car rates in accordance with the orders of the commission in the so called Loftus- cases and that they will be forwarded to the commission im mediately. The new tariffs will be come effective o Feb. 1. They will make a material reduction in the cost of upper berths and will make a reduc tion also, in lower bertha for long dis tance. -' - . . . Voting for U. S. Senator in New Jersey Trenton, N. J., Jan. 23. In th con ference held here tonight by th demo cratic members of tho legislature the folio wing vote for United. State a sena tor resulted: James E. Martine 22." James Smith, Jr.." 14, "Congrpwian William Husriies 2. Frank S. Kattssenbaeh, , Jr.. 1. bsent I. , - , - - - An effort lo have- the t . ma finsnim'rt was defr-ate against His V Confirmation FRIENDS DID NOT PRESS CASE WHEN CALLED UP. JUDGE WILLIAM H. HUNT - , - H Recently -Promoted to Cirouit Judge hip for Assignment to Now Com merce Court Charges Filed, Washington, Jan, - 23- Wearty half of the members of the senate Judi ciary committee are said to have taken positions against tho confirmation or Judge William H. Hunt, now serving as a chamber of the court of eustomn appeals, and promoted to a circuit judgeship ror assignment to the new commerce court. When his case was called up in the committee today in consequence of the opposition his friends did not press the case, al though all of the others appointed to oircuit judgeships for service on the new 'court were ordered reported fa vorably. . The Judges acted upon were Robert W. Archbold of Pennsylvania. John K. Carland of south Dakota, and Julian W. Mark of Illinois. Judge Martin A. Knapp, former chairman of the inter state-commerce commission, was con firmed before the holiday recess for presiding judge. Inasmuch as there were tour members of tne court against whom there were no content it is expected these will organise the new court us soon ss those reported today are confirmed. Montana Land Owners File Charges. Boon after the appointment of JudRe Hunt. was sent to the senate, charges were filed against him by Montann- land owners, who alleged that while serving on the federal district beneh there he aided smelting interests by delaying court proceedings brought by land owners who complained that their property was being injured by fume from the Anaconda smelter. Tbn ef fect of the charge was to cast reflec tions upon Judge Hunt's integrity by v seeking- to show that he had been sub servient to corporation influences. Democrats Opposed Confirmation. A sub-committee took up the charges against Judge Hunt and made an investigation which resulted in two reports to the full committee, the ma -jdrity being in favor of his confirma tion. When the full committee con sidered the case toxlay the democrats are said to have unanimously opposed confirmation. They were Joined by some of the republicans and althourh no vote was taken the meeting did not augur for confirmation at this ses sion. . No appointment has been made to the customs court to succeed Judge Hunt, and it is the belief at, the csp itol that ifyhe fs not eon firmed for the commerce court he win retain his present position. -, UNDERVALUATION CASES TO BE PROSECUTED Regardless of Any Civil Settlements ' That May Be Made. Washington. " Jan. 13. It became known here today that tho govern ment intends to push a criminal pros ecution in the Duveen art undervalua tion cases, regardless of any oivll set tlements that may be made. The treasury department ia in a position to recover as much as f 2,000,000 back duties, It is said, but criminal prose cution will be insisted upon, neverthe less. Both members of the firm of Duveen Bros., which di4 business in- New York, are out on heavy bail, and are at present in England by consent of District Attorney Wis. In the Joseph Brooks Sons' eompauv woolen cases, which extend over the operations of several firm a more than $500,000 has been deposited with the treasury for civil settlements awl seiz ures of more than $1,000,000. in prop erty are being held. The govcrnment'sannounced inten tion of insisting on Jail sentences for all tourist smuggler has produced a. wholesome effect. The number or fraudulent declarations formerly made at the New York custom house has. decreased 78 per cent. FASTEST RAILROAD TRIP, WASHINGTON TO NEW YORK Three Hours Fifty-six Minutes J, p. Morgan's Special Train. Philadelphia, Jan. 23. What is be lieved to be tho fastest railroad trip ever mad between Washington and New York, occurred today when 3. P. Morgan, th financier, was whirled from one city to the other ovr the Pennsylvania railroad In th unparal leled time of three hours and 66 min utes. All th way the special train on which Mr. Morgan made th trip avragd mora than a mil a minute. The distance between the two cittiee is 224.7 miles, and express trains mako it in five hours. Mr. Morgan's train, eompoaed of a locomotive, a tender, on steel coach and a private oar, left Washington st 11.12 o'clock this morning. A 15-minut stop was made at the West Philadelphia station, where - ginee were changed, and th train ar rived in New York at tJ)S o'clock In the afternoon. Th special train. It is said, was ordered In a hurry and the purpose of Mr. .Morgan's trip wan not made known to th railroad offi cials, x Congress Proposes to Pay Richard Clifford $60$ for Rift Wound. Washington, Jan. 23.-A shot fir VI through the floor of the Springfield, Mass., armory inflicted an injury on Richard W. Clifford for which congress proposes to pay him $693.99. Clifford was working at a bench in th bayo net' room above the room where th rifles were being tested. Th stray shot splintered bones in his left leg and incapacitated him for work for several months. The house committee on claims has recommended th pan sage of a bill giving hirii the amount stated. . '.":" Found Plenty of Poor Milk. ; - New Haven, Conn., Jan. 23. Of seventy-two samples of milk taken on th 17th and 18th from hipments over the Air Line and Central Vermont roads, consigned to dealers in Provident-, Dairy Commissioner Potter stated to night that but thirteen came up to th requirement of the state law, wihlcfe calls .for 3.25 per cent, butter fat Mom 6fr the milk,- the eomsnissloner ta, . was nothing but skim, milk, an4 others samples showed-a verjrarg percent, ag- of water, Heavy Fighting rs Reported near " Galeana, Mexico, between troop ainif revolutionists. Women id cMtfrMi were killed in houses 0r4 Int fc fed eral trops. ?rnrJ Nsvarr fa eut f frem Obihuahu : V