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NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1911
PRICE TWO CENTS
SCHENCK JURY UNDER LOCK AND KEY
At Ten O'clock Last Night Judge Jordon
Sent the Twelve Men to a Hotel
PREDICTIONS OF DISAGREEMENT
Although Some Followers of the Case Believe a Verdict
will be Reached Police Squad Necessary to Clear
the Crowd from Vicinity of Court House Counsel
for Both Sides Make Statements as to Results.
Wheeling. W. Va., Jan. 23. After
wrestling tour hours and a quarter,
during an afternoon and night session,
-with the evidence in the case of Mrs.
Laura Farnsworth Sehenk, the Jury
was unable to reach an .agreement and
at ten o'clock tonight Judge Jordan
ordered the twelve men sent to their
hotel, to be locked up for the night.
Prediction ef Disagreement General.
The Jury will resume consideration
of a verdict at nine o'clock Thursday
morning, though it la possible Infor
mal consideration will be continued
during the night. In the event of an
agreement being reached, however, it
would not be reported until the con
vening of court tomorrow morning.
Predictions of disagreement are gen
eral, though some followers of the case
believe a verdict finally will be reach
ed. Thousands About the Court House
After the Jury had been excused for
the night a crowd numbering thousands
packed the streets and sidewalks tn
the vicinity of the court house. The
NEW METHOD TO DETERMINE
BANKER ROBIN'S SANITY.
Commission Appointed to Examine and
Report In Public.
New Torfc. Jan. 25. A method new
to the practice of this city Is to be
used in determining the sanity of
Joseph Q. Robin, the fallen banker, now
under indictment. . Dr. Charles L. Da
na and Dr. Pearce Bailey were ap
pointed today a commission to make
an examination and report in public
next Tuesday, before Judge Swann and
a Judy in the court of general sessions,
where he will be adjudged Sana or in
sane. Hitherto tha method! followed by the
courts of New York has been to ap
point a doctor, a lawyer andi a layman,
who examined and report to the
Judge. The department from prece
dent In the present case is in ac
cordance with the cod for criminal
procedure, however, and It in follow
ed by the express wish of District At
torney Whitman, who desires that all
proveedlngp shaft be public
Among to witnesses to b called In
addition to the commission will be
Doctors Allan McLane Hamilton,
Smith Ely Jellffe, and William A.
Whit. They hav already reported
10 the district attorney that Robin has
a psychosis, which is a functional, not
an organic, and not necessarily a per
manent derangement of the brsin. Dr.
Austin . Flint, retained by William
Travera Jerome, counsel lor Robin,
reports similarly.
The Criminal Coda provides that, if
Robin is found insane, ha may ba sentt
to an institution for the insane, from
which he may at any time be brought
hack to stand trial if he recovers. The
district attorney has said that Robin
will never go free except through the
doors of the criminal courts.
LA FOLLETTE RE-ELECTED
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Re-Election Ratified In Joint Assembly
of Wisconsin Legislature.
Madison, Wis., Jan. 2S. The re
jection of United States Senator
Robert M. La Folletta today was rati
fied in Joint asstmbly of the Wisconsin
legislature after the announcement of
the vote taken in the separata branch
es yesterday had been made.
Senator La Folletta was cheered
v hen he was escorted to the assemb
ly chamber which was crowded with
spectators. Tha senator in an address
declared decidedly in favor of the
progressive movement and one o fhia
strongest declarations was that the
nation had profited by the movement
e exemplified in Wisconsin. He said
that today America appreciated the
economic legislation adopted in Wis
consin. OBITUARY.
Rev. Herbert M. Allen.
li'iston, Jan. 55. News of the death
yesterday at Constantinople of Rev.
Herbert jr. Allen, a missionary of the
American board of commissioners for
foreign missions, was received at the
headquarters of the board in this city
today. Mr. Allen had cprnt most of
Ms life in Missionary work. He was a
eon of Kev. u. P. Alien, one of the
early missionaries of the AiTierir-an
l.oard In Turkey and was born at Har
oot. Turkey, in 18B5. After being
graduated from Williams ColIeKe in
JSg and from the Bangor Theologi
4M Seminary In 1893. he returned to
Turkey. Iff first ptation was at Van,
where he did effective relief work fol
lowing tha Armenian massacre of 1895.
Returning to the United States in 18S
he, was engaged for a time in Cuban
lelief work following the Spanish
American war, after which lie spent
K'-me years supervising the missionary
work unions: tlie Armenians in Massa
chusetts. He went hack to Turkey in
and hecame editor of missionary
publications at fonstanftnople. lie
loaves a widow who was Miss Kilen Tt.
J. add, of Bangor, .Maine, and live chil
dren. Alabama Assembly Elects U. S. Sena
tor. Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 2.'. John
ankhead, democrat, was declared re
elected I nlted States senator in joint
session of the Alabama assembly to
lay. This is the second time he has
betrn elected by this assembly. The
first time, a mistake was made. To
make the election sure, the legislature
decided to go through the proper
forms.
Rhodes Scholar From New York.
Albanr, N. Y., Jan. 25. Franklin F.
Itussell of New York University was
warded today tha Rhodes scholar
ship for 1911 by the committee named
fr that purpose. He lives in New
Vork and was second choice for the
korw.r last year.
Steamship Arrivals.
At F.arcelomi: Jan. 22, Montscrrat,
from New York.
At Malta: Jan. 23. 1'alrls, from New
crowd came from an adjoining- square
where It had stood from 7.30 o'clock
until ten. A squad of police and all
the available deputy sheriffs had to be
called upon to clear the streets before
the Jury was taken out of the court
house.
Hundreds preceded the Jurors to
their hotel, while many more flanged
the line of deputies at cither aid of
the men. Many women were la the
crowd.
No Chance for Consideration Now,
Says Prisoner' Counsel.
Counsel for both sides made (state
ments to the Associated Press tonight.
"I feel certain that we will get a con
viction," said Prosecuting Attorney
Handlan. "I believe the -verdict will
be reached early tomorrow morning."
J. J. O'Brien, chief counsel for Mrs.
Schenk, said:
"There is now no chance for con
viction; every hour the Jury is out
helps our cause. We feel sure that the
Jury will return a verdict of Innocent
within a few more hours."
FOURTEEN BOSTON GIRLS
GIVEN A HEARING.
Charged with Beinq Wayward Rev
elation to Truant Officer.
Boston, Jan. 25. Charged with be
ing wayward children, fourteen girls,
ranging in age from 12 to 16 years,
who were arrested last week follow
ing revelations made to a truant of
ficer by high school pupils, were given
a hearing today at a special Juvenile
session of the Chelsea police court.
After hearing the evidence Judge Bos
son, ordered one of tha girls placed
in the care of the state board of chari
ty, two were committed to private
institutions, while the remaining
eleven were placed on probation.
Of the girls arraigned a number at
tend the public schools. Their arrest
was brought about by a truant officer
who seeking to learn why tha chil
dren we-ra so frequently absent plied
them with questions until ha learned
that they had been lured to lodging
houses by elderly men. Threa men
ara under arrest awaiting a hearing.
LOCOMOTIVE CREW KILLED
IN BOSTON NORTH STATION.
Empty Passenger Car Crashed Into
B. &. M. Shifting Engine.
Boston, Jan. 25. Tha engineer and
fireman of a big Boston and Maine
shifting engine were killed tonight
when a string of empty passenger cars,
being backed out of the North Station
crashed into the shifter and demolish
ed it. James Curtis, of Somersville,
the engineer, was instantly killed and
the fireman, John Shirley, also of
Somerville, died on tha way to the
hospital.
After the collision tha wreckage took
Are. but fire apparatus summoned
from Cambridge and Somerville pre
vented the spread of the flames.
The accident occurred at the time of
the heaviest suburban traffic over the
Boston and Maine lines out of the
North Station and tha tracks were
blocked for half an hour.
TWO "CIGAR 8TORES" RAIDED,
BIG SEIZURE OF OPIUM.
Valued at $10,000 in tha Heart of tha
Tenderloin District.
New York, Jan. 25. Customs agents
and the police raided two "cigar
stores" in the heart of the Tenderloin
tonight, when they seized 600 two
pound cans of prepared opium,enough
raw opium to bring tha value of the
seizure to an estimated total of $10,
000, and a quantity of wires, lamps,
and other paraphernalia of the opium
smokers' "layout" The Chinamen wera
held in $1,500 ball each, for lack of
which they were locked tip In the
Tombs.
Resting Place Found For the Julia
Ward Howe Memorial Portrait.
Boston, Jan. 25. The memorial por
trait of Julia Ward Howe, bought by
the citizens of Boston, having been re
fused a place in historic Fanuel hall
by the municipal art commission of
Boston, will lind a resting place in the
collection of the Bostonian society at
the Old State House at the head of
State street. This decision wan finallv
arrived at tonight by the Julia Ward
Howe Memorial committee.
Skated Through Thin Ice.
Lunenburg, N. S., Jan. 23: Skating
through thin ice on the La Harve
rier today, George and William
Lohnes, aged 12 and 10 years, were
drowned. Their bodies were not re
covered. NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Needed in MidHletown Present Build
ing Overcrowded.
Tn discuKsing Some Pressing Needs
of Ihe Middletown School District at
the Twentieth Century club meeting
recently, one fact was brought out
that has caused considerable com
ment about the city and that is, a new
high school building is Imperative or
else it will be necessary to close the
doors of tho school to out of town
pupils. When the present fine build
ing was erected in 1896, it was planned
to last for a number of years. The
enrollment was that could be accom
modated was planned for 320. Today
the number of students is 442, hav
ing increased by leaps and bounds
within the last few years. Every avail
able room is utilized, and it has be
come necessary to use rooms for class
rooms that were not so designed. In
addition, it has become necessary to
use five rooms in the Central grammar
school, in order to house th.a fresh
men. Principal Wheatley says that
practically half of the present enroll
ment is from nearby towns. The
money received from tuition makes it
possible to employ better teachers and
thus maintain a high standard. The
question will have to be met before
another year rolls around, whether It
will be wise to shut out tuition pupils.
President Coles of the board of edu
cation has declared himself in favor of
a new building-
Cabled Paragraphs
Madrid, January 25. The Cabinet
has decided to present to Parliament
soon a bill regulating the religious and
other associations.
London, January 23. There is rea
son to believe that tha original ar
rangement for the Duke of Connaught
to replace Lord Grey aa Governor
General of Canada holds good. It is
expected that the Duke will go to
Ottawa in the autumn.
Kingston, Jamaica, January 25. A
party of American and Jamaican
planters left here today for Haiti to
prospect for land for the cultivation of
bananas to supply the American mar
ket and to investigate the possibilities
for the. construction of a railroad in
that republic. Other Jamaican plant
ers are arranging to follow and indi
cations ara that Haiti will become a
powerful competitor of Jamaica in the
banana trade.
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH AWAKENING
To Its Responsibilities in Korea Re-
lief for Overburdened Missionaries
A Self-Denial Offering Sunday,
January 29.
f New York, Jan. 5. The filethodist
Episcopal church In tha United States
is awakening; to the fact that she has
given the men and women whom she
has sent aa her representatives to Ko
rea burdens beyond the power of hu
man beings to endure.
Methodism began work in Korea
about twenty-five years ago. During
the last few years a remarkable re
vival has swept over Chosen. This re
vival, with its thousands of converts,
has so increased the labors of the mis
sionaries that many are breaking
down under the strain. They are cry
ing out for help. And yet not In tha
spirit of complaint. Their cry is more
the utterance of such men at W. Carl
Rufus of Pyeng Yang, who teaches in
tho Union college in that northern city,
is pastor of Drew-Appenzeller Memo
rial chapel, and head of a circuit of six
churches with over 1,000 members,
whose native leaders he has to guide.
The students of his school were
preachers In the recent ten days' cam
paign which brought 4,000 converts in
to the churches. The missionary, hav
ing' broken down under the strain,
writes: ' ,
"The school is again in session while
I am lying here on my back. The
hardest thing- I have 'had to do since I
came to Korea was to give up my work
for the rest of this termu After diet
and tonic and nerve had done their
beet, and work and disease had won,
when another acute attack brought me
to face the fact that I had to give up,
I bawled. Pardon the 'baby act, t
wasn't a man; I was sick. But think
of tha situation; paucity of workers;
abundance of work; unparalleled op
portunity, right in the midst of the
Pyemia; Yang evangelistic campaign.
Do you wonter that I kept up as long
as I could, inviting- leaders to come to
the housa to try to give them inspira
tion and direction, -when I was unable
to walk? Do you wonder that my re-maining-
strength was entirely exhaust
ed In this work, and when I had to
give up, my first act -was to fall In a
dead faint from sheer weakness before
I landed safely on my back in ed?
Friends in A merica.pl ease, do not think
that this is a complaint. I am content
ed with my lot. I would not exchange
with you, doctor, lawyer, merchant or
chief. And above all. please do not
think it is a boast. I have done no
mora than any man would do. This
Is simply a heart to heata tta'.k, be
cause I wish you to see the situation
as it appeals to us in Korea; especial -ly
to one counting the days go by and
eagerly awaiting the slow return of
strength to be aiblo to get back to his
post. Tours for Christ in- Korea."
This and similar revelations of the
magnitude of tha work being done
there is stirring tho church at home
to do somethings more than has been
done. Beside tha native Korean con
verts to Christianity are setting- such
an example of self-sacrifice as to stim
ulate like sacrifice among- those whose
missionaries are leading the Koreans
to Christianity. Tho Korean Christians
give of their time, so many hours a
year, of the'r money, and women are
even givin'g their wedding rings in or
der that others may hear the gospel
message.
Because of all these things January
29 has been set apart as Korea day in
the church.
D. A. PHILLIPS FUNERAL
WILL BE A PRIVATE ONE.
Services Tomorrow Afternoon at St.
' George's Episcopal Church.
New York. Jan. 23. David Graham
Phillips' funeral will be a public one.
So many friends and aidmlrers of his
works have been stirred by his as
slnation that plans for a private fu
neral, aa first made, were abandoned
tonight and it was announced that the
services will be held on Friday after
noon at St. George's Episcopal church,
near Grammercy park, not far from the
author's residence at the National Arts
club and near also the scene of the at
tack by Fltzhugh G. Cfoldsborough, an
insane musician, last Monday. The
ceremony 'fill be held at two o'clock
with Archdeacon Nelson, assistant to
Bishop Greer of the New York dlosese,
officiating.
BANDITS ESCAPED.
Compelled Motorman to Collect Pas
sengers' Money and Jewelry.
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 25. Two
bandits held up a suburban car on the
Venice line tonight and compelled ths
motorman to collect the passengers'
money and Jewelry. A passenger shot
one of the robbers through the cheek.
Tho fire wes returned, woundimg the
passenger. The bandits escaped.
The New Haven Road's $22,000,000 New
4 1-2 Per Cent. Debenture Notes.
New Haven, Conn.. Jan. 25. The
$22,000,000 of new four and a. half per
cent, debenture notes issued by the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad company will be held to the
amount of about $11,000,000 to meet
obligations 'maturing before the first
of February of next year. The remain
ing $11,000,000 is to be put out at in
terest and used at the discretion of
the board of directtors as occasion
may call. The main payment before
the first of February, 1912. will be
$6,700,000 of five year debenture notes,
which mature during January, 1912.
It is stated officially that the whole of
the $22,000,000 was voluntarily offered
the company by bankers. Of the $30,
000.000 of three and a half per centt.
bonds which became convertible into
stock in the ratio of three for two on
the first of the present month about
$10,000,000 has thus far been con
verted. Shot While Attempting to Kidnap His
Own Child.
Marior, Ills., Jan. 23. Walter Harris,
a negro miner, was shot six times and
probably fatally wounded at Dew
inaine tonight by a crowd of enraged
negroes, while he was attempting; to
kidnap hie own child-
Connecticut
Legislature
ANOTHER MASS OF BUSINESS
PRESENTED.
ADJOURNED TO TUESDAY
Petition to Extend and Operate Lines
of tha Connecticut Company in the
City of Norwich.
(Special to The Bulletin.
Hartford, Jan. 25. The members of
the legislature closed shop for the week
on Wednesday when both the house
and senate adjourned until Tuesday
next. Wednesday's cessions in both
branches were occupied with the
routine of receiving new business, and
in the house enlivened by a touch of
humor and the flash of the first sparks
of debate.
A shadow, too, cast its impression
upon the proceedings Incident to the
death of Railroad Commissioner Wil
liam O. Seymour, member of the house
from Ridg-eft-ald, in whose memory Mr.
Banks of Fairfield moved adjournment
until next week.
A resolution in relation to Mr. Sey-
Burns' 150 th
The Monarch Peasant Holmes
SCOTHA'S LAND.
Hers 1s the land of gallant hearts,
The land of honored graves.
Whose wreath of fame shall ne'er depart
While yet the thtetlo waves.
HIS TRUST.
Thou power supreme whose mighty scheme
These woes of mine fulfill,
Here firm I rest; they must be best
Because they are Thy -will.
HIS CHARITY.
Who made the heart, 'tis He alone
Decidedly can try us;
He knows each chord, its various tone;
Each spring, its various bias.
Then at the balance lef s be mute,
Who never can adjust it;
What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.
HIS DEMOCRACY.
A prince can roak' a belated knight,
A mairrais, duke, an' a' that;
-But an honest man'-e -aboon his might,
Gude faith he mauna fa' that !
For a' that an' a', that;
Their dignities an' a'-Hiat;
The pith o' sense and "pride o' worth
Are higher ranks than a' that.
THE AIM OF MAX.
"To make a happy fireside clime
To weans and wife,
That's the tru-a pathos and sublime
Of human life."
ROBERT BURNS.
Burns of all Poets Most
mour's death was passed and will be
incorporated in the journal.
in compliance with the resolution
adopted, a committee consisting of the
members of the committee on cities
and boroughs, of which the deceased
was a member, with Mr. Banks of
Fairfield, were named as a committee
to attend Mr. Seymour's funeral.
The first little clash of the present
session developed during the introduc
tion of new business, Mr. Hall of Wil
lington unconsciously precipitating it
when his resolution confirming the
Tolland county county commissioner
nomination of Harry Leonard made at
the caucus of the republicans from
that county on Tuesday came up for
action. Surprising opposition to hur
rying action on these appointments de
veloped. Representative Dunn of Windham
opposed the proposition, as did Repre
sentative Hotchkiss of New Haven.
Mr. Dunn slammed the proposition as
an attempt to railroad the matter
through the house and said that there
was no necessity for such hurried ac
tion. He spoke of "the talk outside"
relative to the gumshoe proceedings
that had marked the county contests
for commissionerships and expressed
his opinion that the object of rushing
such matters through was a desire to
get them out of the way in time to
avoid any opposition that might de
velop. Mr. Dunn explained that he
was speaking generally and not in
particular reference to Tolland county.
Mr. Hall made it clear that the Tol
land county nominees for commission
ers were the choice of the republicans
of that county and that he would ex
pect the support of all the republicans
in the house in the confirming of the
appointments. He stated that Com
missioner F. O. Vinton had been unan
imously supported in the caucus and
that R. Harry Leonard, the other nom
inee, had received 13 of the 15 votes
cast in the caucus. This would indi
cate that there cannot be any doubt
as to who the republicans of that
county want to have the appointments.
Action, however, was deferred by a
vote of 74 to 120, and the matter was
tabled for calendar and printing, as
well as all other such nominations.
Mr. "Vinton's nomination was approved.
The matter of special-interest during
the afternoon was the hearing before
the judiciary committee in the supreme
court room in. relation to the corrupt
practices act. There was not a large
attendance, but, as George M. Gunn of
Miiford put it. thta was not to be re
garded as indicating that there is not
an aroused public sentiment on the
matter, even if there is no violent ex
pression of ideas, before the committee.
The. gist of what was said by those
who talked at .the .hearing was to the
effect that the present law is good in
some respects, poor in others, and
lacks teeth.
Representative Hotchkiss of New
Haven, who filed one of the two new
corrupt practices acts now before the
committee, was heard at length. He
wants a simplified act. one that is
stripped of all verbiage and Is clear
and effective. "Don't have three or
four pages of something no on? can
understand." aid Judge Hotchkiss.
"If you don't want a corrupt practices
act. reneal it: hut it you do want one.
make it effective. " The old law- la a
$144,000 for
New Sidewalks
ACTION TAKEN BY. COMMON
COUNCIL LAST EVENING.
THE NEW LONDON STYLE
Uniform Sidewalks Throughout
Over Thirty miles of Granolithic
Walk Property Owners to Pay Half.
New London, Jan. 25 As a result
of action taken by the common coun
cil tonight New London will be one
of the first cities in the United States
to have uniform sidewalks through
out. But One Dissenting Voice.
With but one dissenting voice it was
voted to lay thirty and one half miles
of granolithic walk at an expense of
$144,000.
Two Years' Work.
Work will begin in the spring and
two years will be required before it is
completed. The work Is to be 3one by
the city and one half the expense will
be bourney tho ni-operty owners. .
Anniversary
a Man. Rossetti.
uudge Hotchkiss' proposed measure
requires the making of returns of ex
penditures by all candidates for office,
whether they be successful or unsuc
cessful, returns to be made to the sec
retary of state in state and county
elections, to local authorities (the town
clerk) in town elections. In case of a
complaint of alleged corrupt practice
the state's attorney shall institute an
investigation. Judge Hotchkiss' bill
would repeal chapter 253 of the acts of
1903.
In response to an inquiry from Chair
man Stiles Judson, Judge Hotchkiss
said he would restore the provision re
quiring candidates as well as their
political agents to make returns of
their expenses, whether they were
elected or not. Judge Hotchkiss insist
ed that his idea was to get the law in
such shape that its intent and effec
tiveness would not be too greatly in
Representative C. W. Murphy of
Danbury said he would not favor the
repealing of the old bill entire, as it
had many excellent features, but he
believed the judiciary committee com
petent to put more teeth In It and
amend it so that it would produce the
desired results.
Mr. Gunn said the bill should be so
drawn as to allow of getting at the
men who might, even unknowingly to
the candidate, expend money to further
his nomination. No report of a candi
date would indicate what his friends
might spend to further his interests.
He wants a clause covering even the
expenditures in securing nominations,
thus guarding against the preliminary
stages of political corruption.
Senator Perk of Danbury declared
himself as opposed to wiping out the
present act; in his opinion If it is weak
the judiciary committee can remedy its
defects. "This act." said Senator
Peck, '"has been the means of prevent
ing the large use of money and is giv
ing the state cleaner elections. It
should, however, contain a section re
quiring candidates to make a report
of their campaign expenses. I believe
that the committee can improve it, but
it should be kept on the books and In a
form such as will make it impossible
for anyone to secure his election by
the improper use of money."
Senator Peck 'aid that to his per
sonal knowledge money sent to chair
men of small town committers had re
turned it prior to the last election be
cause they felt they did not under
stand how to use it" without violating
the law, which all points to the benefit
of the act. .
Representative Dunn of Windham
said that up his way the town com
mittees take all the money that is
coming, and kick because they do not
get more. . He said : he believes that
thousands of dollars were spent in the
last campaign on both sides that has
never been accounted for. and the law
in Its present form has allowed an op
portunity for the avoiding of making
reports. Mayor Dunn was in favor of
restoring the old law requiring that
candidates make report. Every man
who runs for office should be obliged to
make a report and- this would cause
them to be more careful in expending
money. There should also be a clause
in the law to allow of setting at tha
men who expend money in behalf of
Condensed Telegrams
Because of high winds McCurdy
postponed his fight to Havana Wednes
day morning. .
'George S. Smith, a retired wholesale
clothier, was yesterday elected presi
dent of the Boston chamber of com
merce by the directors of that in
One employee, a boy, is known to
be dead;- several are injured and 250
girls were thrown into a Dame bv a
boiler explosion in the Locut laundry
at JNintn and Locust streets, Wednes
day. Mrs. Edward H. Can-field, widely
known as a teacher of music and one
of the founders of the New York Phil
harmonic society, is dead at her home,
in Lulu, Miss. The body will be taken
to Syracuse, N. Y., for burial.
Use no profanity is not confined to
men alone, for many women . have
fallen into the dreadful habit,- ac
cording po Rev. W. G. Burch, Method
ist pastor of Richmond, Vr., in a ser
mon in denunciation of the habit
Brother Richard Clarke, said to be
the oldest member of the Order of
Passionists in the United States, both
on point of age and length of service,
died of paralysis Tuesday at the
Sacred Heart retreat, Louisville, Ky.,
aged 81 years.
Patrick McEnroe, one of the best
known Irish residents of New Britain,
died Wednesday morning, following
a long illness. He is survived by sev
eral sons, Charles, Edward, Joseph
and Patrick, and a daughter.xThe fu
neral arrangements have not been
made.
On the eve of her wedding to James
Evans, a Denver civil engineer. Miss
Ethel Halsted, of Brazil, decided that
she preferred Bert Connelly, of Clin
ton. Ind., a De Pauw university grad
uate, and with whom she formed a
friendship when they were under
graduates a few years ago.
Amputating a fractured limb of a
calf that was struck by a train, dress
ing the wound without the assistance
of a physician until it had healed and
then providing the animal with an
artificial leg. John Passmore, a farm
er, residing near Aldine, Starks county,
Ind.,has given tha veterinarians in that
part of the state a lesson in surgery.
Robert Buchler, who attempted to se
cure funds at the Bank of England,
Monday, by threatening the lives of
the officials, Wednesday was com
mitted to an Asylum as hopelessly in
sane, upon the order of a. magistrate.
Buchler arrived from the United States
on January 16, and as near as the
police can determine belonged in Pitts
burgh. A new counterfeit $10 national bank
note has been discovered by secret
service officers. It is on the Merchants'
National Bank of Providence, R. I and
bears the check letter "B" of the series
of 1902. The note carries treasury
number AT113529 and tho portrait of
former President McKinley. Two Ital
ians arrested at Taylor, Penn., were
found to have 118 of these notes in
their possession.
Public Drinking Cup Must Go.
Concord. N. II., Jan. 23. The death
knell of the public drinking cup in
New Hampshire was sounded today
when the lower branch of th legisla
ture, concurring with the senate, pass
ed a bill to give the station board of
health authority to "restrict the use
of common drinking cups in public
places.". Tha bill is along the line of
the one passed in Massachusetts a
year ago.
candidates. Mayor Dunn said he be
lieved the present law a farce in many
particulars, and that the more teeth
that are put into it the less corruption
there will be.
Senator Judson adjourned the hear
ing without date.
SENATE.
The senate was called to order at
11 o'clock by Lieutenant-Governor D.
A. Blakeslee. Prayer by the Rev. C.
E. Barto of Bridgeport.
County Commissioners.
Senator McNeil introduced a reso
lution providing for the election of
county commissioners by the people.
It provided for minority representation
o'n the board of comniissioners.
Judiciary. I
State Tax.
Senator Hammond introduced a res
olution for the levying of a state tax
of one-half mill on the; grand lists of
the towns for 1910 and 1911. The
resolution means a continuance of the
tax until the session of 1913. Finance
Resolution.
By Speaker Spellacy Requesting
congress to propose amendment to
constitution for election of United
State3 senators by the people. Fed
eral relations.
Salaries of State's Attorneys.
Senator Spellacy introduced' a bill
fixing the salaries of state's attorneys
at the following amounts: Hartford
county, $5,000; New Haven county,
$5,000; Fairfield county, $5,000; Tol
land county, $3,000; Litchfield coun
ty. $3,500; Windham county, $3,000;
Middlesex county, $3,000: New London
county, $4,000; the assistant state's
attorney for New Haven county at
Water bury, $2,500.
By Senator Mahan.
By Senator Mahan For the abate
ment of the succession tax on property
left by the late Sebastian Lawrence of
New London for a hospital in that
city. Judiciary.
By Senator Mahan For the ap
pointment of a messenger for the su
perior court and court of common
pleas of New London at a salary of
$1,000 a year. Judiciary.
Safety of Railroad Employes and
Travelers.
Looking to the safety of the em
plojTes of railroads and travelers.
Senator Fenn of Weathersfield pre
sented a bill to the senate today which
compels common carriers to "proper
ly man their trains." The bill pro
vides that a passenger train of two
cars or le?s shall have one engineer,
one fireman, one conductor, one
baggageman, one brakeman and one
flagman. In trains of more than two
cars and less than six there shall be
two brakemen in addition to the others
and in over six cars there shall be
three brakemen.
Adlcurned to Tuesday.
"After the Fall Quarterly Conferanca
HOUSE.
Sneaker Scott declared order at 11.17,
Prayer by Chaplain -Marshall. Busi
ness introduced inciuaea tna iouowmg:
Resolutions, '
Mr. Noble, Old Lyme Resolution
discharging the towns of Old Saybrook
and Old Lyme irom obligation to main
tain a ferry. Roads, bridges and riv
ers. Mr." .Morgan. Gi'oton Resolution
.(Continued on page three.) '
Will Sheehan
Be Abandoned?
TAMMANY LEADERS DISCUSSING
SUCH POSSIBILITY.
SEVENTH BALLOT, NO CHANGE
Evidences of Break in the Deadlock
Appear in Several Quarters Voters
Urged to Take Radical Action,
Albany, N. Y Jan. 25. Evidence
of a break in the deadlock In the leg
islature over the election of a United
States senator appeared tonight in
several quarters. Although there was
no organized movement, individual
members were more open in express
ing their dissatisfaction with tha pro
longation of the situation and de
velopments are expected in the Joint
assembly by another week. No ona
could be found, however, who was
ready to predict that tbe situation
would show any outward change In the
three days which remain for balloting
this week.
Until today prospects of a break
were based on the efforts made by tha
supporters of AVilliam F. Sheehan to
win over enough votes from the 2
democrats . who refused to attend the
democratic caucus to affect Mr.
Sheehan's election. But today after
Norman E. Mack, the national chair
man, and Winfield A. Huppuch, state
chairman of the democratic organi
zation, had tried in vain to bring the
"insurgents" into line, some of those
who voted for Mr. Sheehan mainly be
cause they considered it their "duty
under caucus obligation, 'egan to look
for a solution of the problem.
Indeed, tonight, one of the most
prominent Tammany men acknowl
edged that the leaders were discussing
the possibility of abandoning Mr.
Mr. Sheehan for anothar candidate.
Vote Unchanged.
The apparent hopelessness of tha
situation was illustrated today when
the seventh joint ballot gave taa
eleven democratic candidates exactly
the same vole as they received yester
day. The prevailing impression tonight
was that the leaders behind Mr.
Sheehan have not yet given up hope
that the opposition would weaJten; hut
several up-state democrats who vot
ed against Sheehan in tha caucus but
accepted the decision of the cauoua
majority, discussed a plan today t
serve notive on Charles F. Murphy,
Tammany's leader, that if the dead
lock continued much longer they must
call for another candidate. They de
cided, however, not ft act until next
week.
Radical Action Urged.
Some of these legislators sahi they
were being showered with letters and
telegrams from home urging them to
take some radical action. Their action,
they said, did not mean hostility to
Mr. Sheehan only a recognition of tha
belief that he cannot ba elected and a
desire to clear the situation and let
the legislature get down to its regu
lar business.
Compromise Candidate.
Talk of desertions from the Sheehan
camp has scarcely reached tho stage
of a compromise candidate. It was
admitted that if a new man took Mr.
Sheehan's place he must be acceptable
to the New York delegation and there
was some renewal of tha trend toward
Justace James W. Gerard which was
noticed early last week.
FUNERAL OF LATE JUDGE BOND.
At Waltham Largely Attended City
Business Suspended During Sehvice.
Waltham, Mass., Jan. 23. Bench and
bar were largely represented at the
funeral of the lata Daniel W. Bond,
associate justice of the Massachusetts
superior court, here today. During the
funeral service business was suspend
ed generally throughout tho city.
A private service of prayer, con
ducted by Rev. Frederick H. Page, pas
tor of the Waltham Congregational
church, was held at 2 p. m., at the
Bond residence on Linden street. Half
an hour later the public services were
held at tho Congregational church.
Rev. Mr. Page officiating-. Tha serv
ices were of the simplest character,
consisting of prayer, scripture read
ing and singing by a quartette. There
was no eulogy. Many of the justices '
of the Massachusetts superior court
attended the service at the church.
Most of the district courts of Middle
sex county were represented and there
was a large delegation of attorneys.
The Massachusetts supreme court was
represented by- Chief Justice Knowlton
and Associate Justice Hammond and
Braley.
The honorary bearers, all members
of the superior bench, were Chief Jus
tice J. A. Aiken and Associate Justices
John H. Hardy, William B. Stevens,
Charles U. Bell, Frederick K. Lawton
and Edward B. Pierce.
The interment will be tomorrow at
Florence, Mass., where Judge Bond
formerly lived.
CONGRESS YESTERDAY.
House Considers Moon Bill Indian
Appropriation Bill Passed.
Washington, Jan. 23. The Moon
bill providing for the codification of
the judiciary laws was before the
house of representatives today though
no great progress in Its consideration
was made. Efforts to inoreasa the
salaries of circuit court judges failed.
In the senate Mr. Root of New Yorl
spoke in support of tha Ocean Mail
Subsidy- bill. The cause of Senato
Lorimer of Illinois was championed bj
Senator Paynter of Kentucky.
The Indian appropriation hill was
passed. During its discussion form
er Senator MarTon Butler of North
Carolina was denounced by Senator
Jeff Davis of Arkansas for connection
with a claim for $1,500,000 for attorneys
fees.
House and senate are to be In ses
sion tomorrow.
Fraudulent College Qualifying Certi
ficates Cancelled.
Albany, X. Y., Jan. 25. The statt
board of regents today voted to can
cel 30 qualifying certificates whicl
have been issued by the state
studens of the College of the City oi
New York, it having been found afte
an - Investigation, that the acaremit
credentials certified to the state edu
cation department from the collegt
were fraudulent.
It- is alleged that they were issued
for - pay by Joshua Golubook, formerly-
employed as assistant in the office-
of tha registrar of i tha aollege.
The matter was placed; in the haudk.
of the attorney general and it Is an
nounced an indictment was fouiiJ
against Golubook. ,
Bridgeport. Mies Mar B. Lord of
Connecticut Bible society, is) boldlnaj
services at the Olivet ConOajuUioaaJ
church