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VOL. LXIX XO, 3U.
PRICE TWO CEXTS.
NEW HAVEX, COXX.. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER iO VJ05
THE CAEBIXGTOX PUEUSIUXG CO.
NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE
ENDS LIFE BY SHOOTING
WILLIAM R. TRAVERS, SON OF
THE WALL SWEET
OPERATOR.
Fonnd Dead la His Bed by Maid Had
Placed Muzzle of Revolver In His
. Mouth and Sent Ballet Through HU
Head His Wife a Sister of Mrs. W.
K. Vanderbilt, Jr Separated Three
Years Ago Had Lived Entirely
Alone Since.
New York, Sept. 29. William R. Tra
vers, a millionaire, son of the Wall
street operator William Travers, com
mitted suicide to-day by shooting him
self through the head in his apartments
In Madison avenue. The suicide is not
explained, Mr. Travers being in Rood
health and the possessor of a large for
tune. Mr. Travers married Miss Lily
Harrlman, a sister of Mrs. W. K. Van
derbllt, Jr. The couple separated three
years ago, Mrs. Travers going to Paris
to live. Mr. Travers was an uncle of
Mrs. Clarence Mackay. He had two
Bisters, Mrs. James Wadsworth of Gen
esee, N. Y., and Mrs. Walter Gay, now
living in Paris. Since his separation
from his wife he had lived entirely
alone with the care of a valet.
When Mr. Travers rose this morning
he appeared to be in excellent spirits,
and after breakfast told his valet that
he would not require his services dur
ing the day. Shortly after noon a maid
found Mr. Travers lying dead on his
fced with a revolver by his side. He
had placed the muzzle of the weapon In
his mouth, sending a bullet through his
brain; He left several letters all rela
i ting to .business affairs and, giving no
clue to the cause of the suicide. Mr.
Travers never engaged in any business
foccept when about six months ago, as
n experiment, he became a partner in
the banking house of Hugh Edy, .the
Iffalrs of which, however, engaged Ut
ile of his time. Mr. Travers was for-ly-nlne
years of age and a member of
Hie Knickerbocker, the New York Ath
letic and Tennis and Racquet and
nany other clubs.
Newport, R- I., Sept. 29. 'News of the
micide of William R. Travers, which
was received here to-night, caused
great surprise . among has acquain
tances. Mr.. Travers was well known
among the cottagers and business men
of Newport His legal residence was
In this city, and hjs property holdings
here amount to $75,000 He was always
a, prominent figure at the Newport
horse shows and, frequently participat
ed In other society events. He had no
ouse in Newport, but owned a bunga
low on the Ocean drive.
INGENIOUS SWINDLING SCHEME.
Patrons of Chicago Department Stores
Victims of Thief.
Chicago, Sept, 29. George H. Moore,
known to the police under three names,
Is under arrest here on a charge of lar
ceny and obtaining money under false
pretenses. The scheme adopted by
him, the police declare, was a most in
genious one.
Moore would obtain employment with
one of the department stores, and learn
the names of the patrons of the store
who had charge of accounts and the
amount of goods usually bought by
them in a month.
He would call at their homes and say
that he had come to collect a bill. He
thus succeeded in swindling many pa
trons out of hundreds of dollars.
HURT IN RUSH.
Trinity Sophomore Knocked Uncon
sciousOne Rib Broken.
Hartford, Sept. 29. In the annual
fush between the freshman and soph
omore classes of Trinity college to
night Carl Ritchie of Hartford, a soph
omore, was knocked unconscious, and
suffered a broken rib. The accident
happened at the start of the rush and
when Ritchie's condition was seen the
hostilities were declared off.
This morning the "bulletin" rush was
held and the freshmen won. his rush
consists of an attempt to tack a notice
on the bulletin board, which is defend
ed by the sophomores. . The notice was
tacked on by the freshmen after a
rough struggle.
SUPREME COUNCIL, R. A. WINS.
Within Its Rights fn Increasing; As
sessment Rates.
Toronto, Ont., Sept. 29. In the action
of W. Barlow against the supreme
council of the Royal Arcanum to re
strain the order from increasing its
rates, Justice Street to-day declared
the defendants were within their rights
in making tie changes and therefore
binding en the plaintiff.
Detroit, Sept 29. At a meeting here
to-day of a committee of Michigan
members of the Royal Arcanum it was
decided to raise $75,000 to fight in the
courts the sliding scale of rates re
cently adopted by the society.
Twin Tunnels Completed.
New York, Sept. 29. The twin tun
nels to connect New York and New
Jersey, started twenty-seven years'ago,
but abandoned for a time because of
engineering problems which it was
thought could not be overcome, were"
completed to-day.
Two Hundred Cansht In Raid
New York, Sept. 29 Police with
axes chopped their way through the
walls into a pool room in University
place to-day, and captured 200 men in
the toom
FEARED FINANCIAL COLLAPSE.
Real Reason Disclosed for Japan Con
eluding; Peace.
Tokio, Sept. 29.Notwithstanfling the
silence of the government, the real fact
is disclosed that Japan made peace at
Portsmouth in fear of a financial break
down. The war proved more costly
than had been calculated, and the rice
and cereal crops seemed doomed to
failure. Instead of sunlight and warmth
during the month of August, when the
crops ripen, there was continuous rain
and exceedingly cold weather. While
some improvement may still be in store
it is certain that the rice crop prom
ises to be, from fifteen to twenty per
cent, below the average, . and far be
low last years' crop, . when it was
marvelously large. Six months more of
war would have meant very hard times,
for the masses of the people are very
poor, and rice is their bread and meat.
BUSINESS BOOMS ON CLYDE.
Orders for Over a Hundred Thousand
Tons of Shipping
London, Sept. 29. Orders for 100,000
tons of shipping have been placed with
Clyde builders during the present
month, while 44,000- tons of new ships
were launched during the game period.
The boom is due to the expectation of
a great increase in the Far Eastern
trade, now that the war is over. The
Scotch iron and steel makers are filled
up with orders, and new work can only
be placed at an advance of $2.50 a
ton. The wages of the workmen are
rising.
MAY COT OUT NEW ORLEANS
PRESSURE ON PRESIDENT NOT
to visit cur.
American Public Health Association
Opposed People Satisfied That He
Has Not a Shred of Fear but May Not
Ask Hlin to Come Situation Improv
ing; Forces Battling With Scourge
to be Reduced. -?
New Orleans, Sept. 29.--With the
steady improvement in the yellow fe
ver situation there is expected to be
a gradual reduction, beginning next
week, of the forces now employed un
der the auspices of the government in
the struggle to eradicate the disease.
Some increase over the) very low rec
ord of the preceding four days was
shown in to-day's report of new cases,
but in view of the fact that popula
tion to-day is much larger than it was
a month ago, the .'percentage of sick
ness is considered exceedingly small.
The day's deaths showed a decline."
The feeling of uncertainty regarding
the visit of President Roosevelt still
exists and there is some apprehension
that the decision of the American Pub
lic Health association to have a com
mittee communicate to the president its
sentiments of opposit'I6n to ithe visit at
time may cause the cuttlng'out of New
Orleans from the present trip. Public
opinion is almost a unity In believing
that the president personally has not
a shred of fear in connection with the
trip. Any announcement, therefore,
that the visit has beeri deferred will be
attributed to the pressure that appar
ently Is being brought upon him. It is
promised that a decision will be given
finally on Monday.
The yellow fever report to 6 p. m. to
day follows: New cases, 28; total to
date, 2,969. Deaths, 2; total, 886. New
disease centers, 6. Cases under treat
ment, 243. Discharged, 2.340.
A CHRISTIAN TWENTY YEARS.
Surgeon General of Japanese Navy
Proud of It. 1
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 29.-Surgeon Gen
eral Suzuki, of the Japanese navy de
clared with affecting earnestness and
sincerity before the railroad Y. M. C. A.
international convention to-day that he
had been for twenty years a Christian.
Very proudly he added that his wife
and five children shared'his belief.
He had not urged the question of re
ligion in his family, he said, having
trusted it to the guidance of God. His
eldest son had been the first to become
a convert, having been Interested at
first through an accidental visit to a
Christian meeting while walking along
the streets of Tokio. Next his wife had
been converted through the influence of
her son, and all the family had follow
ed in the steps of these two.
General Suzuki declared his faith in
the Christian belief of the future life,
saying of his little daughter who was
recently drowned: "I believe she has
gone to our own kingdom." i
British Steamer Overdue.
Manila, Sept. 30 The British steam
er Chang Sha, of 2,300 tons register,
belonging to the China Navigation Co.,
which sailed from Hong Kong to Ma
nila, was overdue thirty-six hours at
noon to-day. A number of American
passengers and considerable mail were
aboard the steamer when she sailed.
The agentsof the navigation company
say the vessel must have encountered
the recent typhoon.
Stowaway but Ten Years Old.
New York, Sept. 29 Five boys, one
of them only ten years old, arrived
here to-day in the Italian liner Ligu
rla as stowaways. The lads stole
aboard the ship at Genoa.
Great Iccuurg Stranded.
New York, Sept. 29. 'Passengers ar
riving on the Lucania from Liverpool,
to-night told of sighting a monster ice
berg stranded on the banks off New
foundland.
BAD AUTQ AH
OCCURS IN FAIRFIELD
TWO YOUNG MEN THROWN OUT
AND SERIOUSLY IN
JURED. Machine While Going at. High Speed
Strikes Carriage of Winfleld Bouten,
of Norwalk, Who Saves His Life by
Jumping H. A. Pontius, of Bridge
port, and E. P. Zimmer, of Water
bury, Occupants of Car, Rendered Un
consciousAuto Blows Up.
Fairfield, Sept. 29 While going at a
fast rate of speed about 7 o'clock to
night an automobile in which were two
young men collided with a team driven
by Winfield Bouten of Norwalk, who
was returning to his home from
Bridgeport where he had been on a
visit. The automobile struck the car
riage a glancing blow on the side, the
man at the wheel being unable to clear
it, as he failed to see the carriage diiiv
en by Mr. Bouten until he was almost
upon it- Mr. Bouten jumped and prob
ably escaped death, as his carriage
was smashed almost to splinters. The
automobile was sent up in the air by
the force of the collision and turned
over before it again struck the ground;
The occupants, two young men, .were
rendered unconscious, but came, to in
a short time and refused to give their
names to Dr. W. H. Donaldson, who
attended them. In the pockets of one
of the young men, as he lay uncon
scious on the ground. Dr. Donaldson
found letters addressed to "Edward I.
Tuttle, city treasurer." ";
The automobilists were young men,
paid well for the care given them, and
boarded a trolley' car for Bridgeport
Their automobile was badly wrecked
and later caught fire after an explo
sion which was heared, it is said, for
two miles. The remains of the ' ma
chine were abandoned and the town
was obliged to cart them away.
Later it was learned that one of the
men injured in the accident is H. A.
Pontius, manager of the branch office
of a cash register company in Bridge
port. The companion of Pontious in
the car was a man named Zimmer, of
Waterbury, who was badly bruised and
shaken up. Mr. Pontious' injuries con-,
sist of a severe scalp wound, in which
several stitches were taken, and a bad
ly injured ear, it being feared that the
drum is broken. He was also severely
bruised. At a late hour to-night his
temperature was very high. The autor
mobile, which was valued at $1,600, was
the property of Mr. Pontious, and was
uninsured.
Waterbury, Conn., Sept. 28. Mr. and
Mrs. Elon P. Zimmer, local agent for
the National Cash Register company, "
left this city on an early afternoon
train to-day bound for Bridgeport,
where they were to join friends on an
automobile trip. It is presumed that
Mr. Zimmer is the man referred to in
the Fairfield dispatch.
SOCIALIST SPEAKER ARRESTED.
Charged With Obstructing Merlden
Streets Unable to Get Bond.
Meriden, Sept. 29. Joseph P. Camp
bell of Philadelphia, a representative of
the socialist labor party and the indus
trial workers of the world, who came
to this city a few days ago to speak
on the public streets, was arrested to
night while addressing an audience of
200 people. He is charged with ob
structing the city streets and sidewalks
and breach of the peace.
Campbell applied to the chief of po
lice during the day for the services of
two policemen to keep the street Clear
around the square where he was to de
liver his lecture. The chief advised him
to first get a permit from the mayor to
occupy the street square. This Camp
bell ref used to do. He had talked about
ten minutes to the crowd when he
was placed under arrest. He insisted
that as this was a free country he' had
a right to speak when and where e
desired. Bonds of $100 were asked for
his release, which had not been fur
nished up to a late hour to-night.
OBJECTIONABLE I'OST CARDS.
Postmaster General Renews His Cam
paign Against Them.
Washington, Sept. 29. Acting Post
master General Hitchcock, In a circu
lar mailed to-day to all postmasters,
has renewed the campaign started re
cently against objectionable post cards.
He has called attention to the rule
which bars from the mails every card
bearing a picture or language that is
obscene, indecent or improperly sug
gestive, and has constituted every post-,
master a judge of this character of art.
If there is doubt as to the Indecency
of the card Mr. Hitchcock is to act
as the highest court. The use of the
malls for pictorial cards has become so
extensive that the department says it
has extended the comis valentine sea
son over the entire year. Most of the
complaints come from persons who
have been the recipients of vulgar cards
mailed anonymously. i
CARNEGIE SUGGESTS ALLIANCE.
United States, France and Britain to
Safeguard World's Peace.
Paris, Sept. 30. The Echo de Paris
this morning prints an article signed
by Andrew Carnegie, In which the wri
ter argues in favor of an alliance of
the United States, France and Great
Britain for the safe-guarding of the
peace of the world. The author de
nominates the countries named as "the
three republics, two uncrowned and one
crowned,"
PRINCE LOUIS' VISIT.
State and Navy Departments Begin
Preparation of Reception Plans.
Washington, Sept. 29. By, direction of
the president the state and navy d?
parfnwnts have begun the preparation
of plans for the reception in this coun
try of Prince Louis of Battenburg.
The English squadron under the com
mand of Prince Louis of Battenburg
will, according to the present plans, ar
rive at Annapolis November 1, rimn
irig there until the 7th or 8th, wh.n
It will sail for New York, arriving
there on the 9th, and remaining in New
York until November . 17th, when the
equadron will sail for Gibraltar, where
it is to be on November 25. During the
time of the stay of . the squadron at
Annapolis, probably on the 2d or 3d, the
prince will visit Washington and be
received by th? president. .
MASTER FINED $5,000.
Sexes In Steerage of French Liner Not
Properly Separated.
New York, Sept. 29. Collector of the
port, N. N Stranahan, to-day ordered
the imposition o,f a fine of nearly $5,000
against the master of the French line
steamer L'Aquitaine for violation of
the United States passenger act, in not
haying the sexes properly separated In
the steerage of his ship on the voyage
ending here on September 1. '
NOT A FAVORITE WINS RACE
RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S CIR
CUIT MEET AT CtsClNNA TI.
JIuud Keswick, Picked to Win the 2:00
YFnce, T'lkes the First Two Heats,
and Then Loses Race to Hazel Patch
In the First Heat of ithe 3il2 Trot
.Mainland, the Favorite, Finishes
!j5ltk Gold Dust Maid Wins Race.
'.Cincinnati, Sept. 29. Not a favorite
won at the grand circuit meeting at
Oakley, park to-day.. In the 2:15 trot,
the first event on the card, Albert C,
(he favorite, took the first heat in a
fierce drive from Bdreazelle, the second
choice. Boreazelle easily won the sec
ond hea from Albert C. In the third
and fourth heats Boreazelle and Bow
catcher fought It out, fBoreazelle win
ning both Heats and the pace.
Maud Keswick, the favorite won the
first two heats In the 2:06 pace from
Don Carr and Hazel Patch. Hazel
Patch won the third, by a neck from
Maud Keswick. In the fourth Major
McKInley led the flfid until the last
sixteenth, where Hazel Patch came
with a rush and won by a neck at the
post. Hazel Patch easily won the final
heat from Fantlne.
In the first heat of the 2:12 trot,i Main
land, the favorite, finished sixth, Gold
pust Maid winning by a head from
Lady Pauline C, with Kindness, Kind
third. Mainland and Gold Dust-Maid
raced together all the way in the sec
ond heat, the latter getting the deci
sion by a nose, with Morn third.
. A broken sulky wheel caused Lady
Pauline C, to throw her driver, Can
dler at th ehead of the stretch. Nei
ther driver nor horse was Injured, and
the judges placed her eighth in this
heat, after learning that the accident
was purely accidental. Gold Dust Maid
won the last heat and race in a fierce
drive from Mainland, the latter break
ing ten feet from the wire. Summaries:
2:15 Class, Trotting; Purse, $1,000 (3
i in 5).
Boreazelle, br. h by Boreal-
Luzelle, (Demarest 2 111
Albert C, g. g (J. Dicker
son) 1 2 3 7
Bowcatcher, b. g., (McCar-
, thy) 6 6 2 2
Arteos, b. m., (Turner) 3 3 9 5
Italia, b. m., (Nuckois) . . . . 9 8 4 4
Nance Holland, b. m., (Hall) 5 6 5 6
Imperial Allerton, b. h
(Easing) g 7 7 3
Princess Xenia, br. m.,
(Booth) 7 9 8 S
John Turney b. g.j (Snow) 4 4 6 dr
Nellie Price, blk. m. (Pingue-
ly) : ds
Time: 2:12; 2:11; 2:11; 2:14.
2:06 Class", Pacing; Purse, $1,000 (3 in
Hazel Patch, blk. h.,'by Hard
Patch Nell (Flack) 3 3 111
Maud Wilkes, b. m., (James) 112 6 6
Don Carr, blk. g., (F. Clark). 2 2 5 7 3
Fantlne, b. m., (Jones) 6' 4 4 3 2
Major McKInley, b. g. (Ames)
Allerson, g. h., (Brady) 6 7 6 4 4
Riley B., blk. g (Easing)... 8 6 3 5ds
Foxy Curd, b!k. m. (Rea).. 7 8 8 dr
Time:' 2:06; 2:05; 2:06; 2:06U;
2:07.
2:18 Class, Trotting; Purse, $1,000 (3
In 5).
Gold Dust Maid, blk. m by
Silverthorn-Mamfe G (Geers) 111
Mainland, b. h., (Thomas) 6 2 2
Lady Pauline C, br. m., (Chan
dler) 2 8 6
Morn, ch. g., (Brinckerhoff ) ... 5 3 3
Kindest Kind, ch. g.. (Padget) 3 4 7
Danube, br. h., (DeRyder) 4 5 5
Bonner, b. g., (Jones) 8 6 4
Dupuytrlen, br. h., (Jolly) ... 7 7' ds
Time: 2:11; 2:11; 2:11.
STATE BANKERS' ASSOCIATION.
Meeting of the Officers and Executive
Committee,
Merlden, Sept. 29. A meeting of the
officers and executive committee of the
Connecticut Bankers association was
held this afternoon at the home club.
They were the- guests of ex-Governor
Chamberlain, who Is president of the
association. Matters pertaining to the
welfare of the association were discuss
ed and Mr. Chamberlain was elected
delegate to the American Bankers' con
vention to be held in Washington, D.
C from October 10 to October 14 in
clusive. Guilty of Murder in Second Degree.
Norwich, Sept. 29. After deliberating
thirty-five minutes the jury In the
criminal superior court found Antonio
Drodato guilty of murder in the second
degree. Drodato shbt and instantly
killed Peter Plscetello -in New London
December 23, 1904. He will be sen
tenced next Tuesday,
SO TRACE FOUND OF '
iSSIKC SECURITIES
SOME RELIEF THAT FORGER HAS
REALIZED ON
THEM.
Freedom With Which Securities Repre
senting Hundreds of Thousands of
Dollars and Even Certified Checks for
Large Amounts Are Entrusted to
' Messenger Boys Loan Clerk of Na
tional City Bank Not Blamed Any of
the Officers Might Have Fallen Into
Same SCrror. .
New York, Sept. 29 No clue has
been obtained to the whereabouts of
the $360,000 worth of securities that
somebody got from the National City
bank on Wednesday .afternoon by
means of a forged cheek for $300,037.50
drawn on the Hanover National bank.
Although the officials of the National
City bank say that they are certain
that the cleverness of the forger was
in vain, and that the securities have
not yet been negotiated, there are some
Wall street , brokerage houses think
there la a chance that the forger may
have got at least a few thousand out
of the deal, and that if it is the result
of a deliberate game with confederates
who may have accounts with Stock
Exchange houses here or In some other
nearby- city, a large amount may have
been realized.
The freedom with which securities
representing hundreds of thousands of
dollars and , even certified checks for
large air ounts are entrusted to messen
ger boys-was referred to by an official
of the National City bank in discussing
the disappearance of the Pearl & Com
pany securities. He said that the loan
clerk who was concerned In the affair
is not under any censure, for any bank
officer probably would have fallen into
the same error.-The National City
bank has been lending fifty million
dollars a Week lately, he said, ' and
much of this had been takeh away
by messenger- boys in the form of cer
tified checks. Even as he was speak
ing three small messenger boys in uni
form came to the loan window,- put in
securities and drew out ' checks for
loans aggregating $400,000. Securities,
and even certified checks, are consid
ered unnegotiable in the hands of un
known persons in the street, the bank
official said, but they are trusted Im
plicitly to these small boys In blue.
The same reasoning makes impossible
for a . stranger, to the clerk at the win
dow to get out a big block of securities
or a big check without being identi
fied, whereas a man with a ten dollar
check in his own name, would have to
bring somebody in to prove his iden
tity, before he. could get cash.
The National City bank Officers-say
that thef have no, description of the
person who put "In the check and got
out the bonds. "
E. F. Slayback, of the firm of Pearl
& Co., said .that it was possible that
the thief might already have realized
something on part of the securities.
He said:: , -
"I don't- think; It Impossible for the
thief to have negotiated the" tobacco
and the Wa'bash bonds. The tobacco
bonds are coupon bonds, and they are
worth over fifty thousand .dollars. If
he could negotiate them alone he could
throw the rest away, Those bonds have
coupons payable' on October 1st. He
could sell the coupons."
FIRE IN SAWDUST.
Fireman Hurt While Going to the Na
tional Casket Company. Fire.
About eight olclock last night No. 4's
engine company received a still alarm
call to the National Casket" company's
plant on Railroad avenue and while
they were en route some one pulled box
43 for the samejfire, On the arrival of
the department it was found that a
pile of sawdust had become ignited
near the engine room, and this In turn
had set fire to the woodwork. After
some little work the firemen with the
use of considerable water extinguished
the blaze - '
How the fire started is not known,
but it is believed to have been caused
by spontaneous combustion. It is be
lieved that the damage will amount to
about three hundred dollars, as the
machinery was badly -damaged by wa
ter. T. H. Lenahan is the manager of
the concern..,
On the-way to the fire one of the
reins on No. .2's house wagon came un
hitched, and in fixing it Hoseman Mar
tin Minze was accidentally kicked by
one of the horses. " It was stated late
last night that the fireman was then
on duty and did not seem to be badly
hurt.
NEGRO LAD SUSPECTED.
Indications Point to Him as Murderer
of Texas Family.
Houston, Texas, Sept. 29- The bodies
of Mrs. A. J. Conditt, her thirteen year
old daughter and three sons, aged six,
eight and ten, respectively, who were
murdered yesterday near Edna, Texas,
by a negro, were interred this after
noon in a" single grave.
The discovery of a Woody adze, with
which the Crime was committed, and a
bundle of discarded clothing found by
bloodhounds a short distance from the
scene of the tragedy are the only clues
left by the murderer. However, as a
result of suspicion against Hank Gib
son, a seventeen year old boy, who was
working nearby and who gave the first
alarm, his home was searched and a
tablecloth with a bundle of bloody
clothing was found concealed between
the covers pf the bed. If Mr. Conditt,
the husband is able to identify the ar
ticles, the negro will probably be lynch
d. . . -
SOUTH SEA CANNIBAL FEAST.
Native Traders Killed, Roasted and
Eaten.
Victoria, B. C, Sept- 29. News comes
here of a cannibal feast by blacks at
Mallicolo. Two natives of Moskelyn Is
land were trading when they were
killed by Kanakas and their bodies car
ried to a coast village, where they were
prepared for a feast. ...-.,.
The bodies were placed in a native
canoe, and as the murderers were leav
ing they incurred the suspicion of M.
Vigourez, a French trader. The ' na
tives told him they had killed , some
pigs, and the Frenchmen allowed them
to go.
It was learned later that several
tribes were assembled and a feast of
human flesh, was held. White settlers
learned of this and under pressure the
natives admitted they had roasted the
bodies, and devoured them.'
DOUBLE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Rose and Agnes Hamilton Supposed to
Have Taken Hyoslne.
Rose and Agnes Hamilton, sisters,
aged respectively twenty-two and eigh
teen years; of 22 Lyon street, were yes
terdav taken to Grace -hospital for
treatment for the effects of poisoning.
The police were notified by Dr.
Klenke, -who discovered them. At the
hospital they .were given the usual
treatment, but the elder one. Rose, re
mained in a delirious condition. " The
other was not so badly affected.
No reason has yet been assigned for
their action.
ORDER TO SHOOT STUDENTS
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MEN
MUST BEHAVE. .
Mayor of Madison Tells the. Police to
I'se Their Revolvers on Any of Them
Resisting Arrest or Assaulting Offi
cersPresident Van Hise Scores His
Students for Rowdy Conduct.
Madison, Wis., Sept. 29 As a result
of an attempt by a crowd of students
to break up the performance of a car
nival companj showing here, Mayor
Curtis to-day gave orders to the police
to shoot any students resisting arrest
or assaulting officers.
President Van Hise, of the State un
iversity, urged officers and courts to
show no discrimination against stu
dents, and said that he would expel
every student convicted in court and
would suspend all arrested. At a con
vocation to-day President Van Hise se
verely scored students for rowdy- con
duct. . . . . ,
Wedding in three counties.
How Southern Conple Surmounted,
Quarantine Difficulties.
New Orleans, Sept. 29. The marriage
yesterday ot Miss Sarah Adams, of
Brookhaven, Miss., daughter of a Meth
odist minister, to Aubrey Toler, of
Gloster, Miss., shows some of the ab
surdities of the cross-county yellow fe
ver quarantines of Mississippi.
The marriage took place near Au
burn, where the counties of Pike, Amite
and Lincoln meet.
As these counties have quarantines
against each other it was Impossible for
the bridegroom to come to Brookhaven
for his bride, and Impossible for her to
have her parents attend the wedding at
Gloster. '
All these difficulties were overcome
by having the ceremony at the county
lines. The bridegroom stood in Amite
county, the bride in Lincoln county and
the minister in Pike county.
FINAL ROUNDS TO-DAY1.
Travers, Travis, Laird and I,ard Left to
Flsht It Ont.
New York, Sept. 29. At the conclu
sion of the second day's play in the
annual tournament of the Nassau
Country club, near Glen Cove, L. I.,
four well known golfers were left in
for the premier honor. This quartette
is made up of Walter J. Travers of
Garden City, formerly- national and
British champion; Jerome D. Travers
of the local club, ex-interscholastio
champion; Douglas Laird, a Canadian
player, who is a student at Princeton
university; and Allan Lard of Wash
ington, D. C. .wrfV-'
To-day's two rounds consisted of
match play at 18 holes each. The semi
final and final rounds will be played
to-morrow and the pairs in the semi
finals will be Travers v Laird and
Travers vs. Lard. '
PRESIDENT HARPER DOOMED.
Practically No Chance ot Saving His
Chicago, Sept, 29 It has been deci
ded by the physicians in attendance
upon President Harper of Chicago, un
iversity that nothing will save his life
but a surgical operation of heroic chart
acter. It is admitted that' there , is
practically no chance of saving his life
unless the cancer can. be checked by
the removal of a portion of the large
intestine. It is proposed by the sur
geons to make an examination in a few
days to decide upon the advisability of
the operation. It is, however, admitte'd
that the chances are greatly against
the permanent relief of the patient if
the operation is performed.
Senator Hepburn Improving.
Washington, Sept. 29. Senator Hey
fourn of Idaho, who has been 111 with a
mild attack of appendicitis; is improv
ing rapidly, and it Is expected he will
leave his room in a few days. An oper
tlon was lound unnecessary., . .
ANOTHER SENSATION AT
INSURANCE MSG
BIG COMPANIES IN POOL TO
CONTROL' LEGISLATION
OF STATE.
Equitable, Mutual and New York Life
" the Members Fact Disclosed by Al
fred W Maine, an Associate Auditor
of the Equitable Andrew Hamilton,
to Whom President McCall Paid Sev
eral Checks for a Purpose Yet Unre
vealed, One of the Chief 31 embers of
the Legal Stafl.
New York, Sept 29. When the legis
lative committee on the insurance in
vestigation adjourned to-day until next
Wednesday ' it concluded a . week ia
which greater progress had been made
thain in any week since the investiga
tion was begun. The testimony of wit
nesses that have been called during
the week has been replete with sensa
tions, and that taken to-day was no
exception to the rule.
It was during the afternoon session
to-day when Alfred W. Maine, an as
sociate auditor of .the Equitable Ufa
Assurance society was called to tho
stand that it was disclosed that tho
Equitable Lite, the Mutual Life and the
New York Life comra.nle had
a pool to look after legislation before
the. various state legislatures. . Andrew.
Hamilton, to whom President McCall ot
the New York Life paid several checks,
the purpose of which the counsel for,
the committee, Mr. Hughes, has not
yet brought to light, was one of the
chief members of the legal staff for
these companies, and was employed and
received money for services from tho
Equitable. Mr." Maine told of the divi
sion of the country to be looked after
by Mr. Hamilton in conjunction with.
E. L Short and W. P, Thummel. Wit.
ness presented vouchers for payments
Dy ihls company to Mr. Hamilton, and
these showed that in eight years, from
1895 to 1903, the sum of $65,596 was paidi
to Mr. Hamilton for legal services.
Mr. Maine could not give any de
tails of the duties performed by Mr.
Hamilton, nor of the committees he ap
peared before, beyond the fact that Mr.
Hamilton looked after legislative mat
ters for all three comnanlpa (n tw
States west of Ohio.
; Tho witness told of an agreement
whereby special counsel was employed
by one company in its territory, and
the expense was shared by all. He was
asked if campaign con.tEiibutlrrfi.
H v.Mi Tuuu ,iiu ne replied
they did not. -He never heard of money'
being paid to influence legislators. He
was excused but will be called again
to submit transcripts Of accounts giv-f
ing information he was unable to sup
ply to-day.
Mr. Maine was followed In the aft
ernoon session by Edward -I. Devlin,
the real estate manager of the New
York Life for the United States and
Canada. Mr. ' Devlin was caller) .tn tea--
tify as to the cost of the company's
uuuuuig in -ans. , ue had only the
transcripts of the reports this depart
ment made to the home office, but It
was brought out that the. Paris build
ing was carried on the books of tha
company at a 'valuation of $1,102,604,
whereas with the original cost and im
provements on the building, ' actual
money to the amount of $2,533,104 was
paid, over $1,000,000 being charged off
the valuation on the books of the com
pany. Mr. Devlin said the net income
on the building to the New York Life
was one and . one-half per " cent, oa
the actual amount Invested in the
building, or between three and three
and one-9ialf per cent on" the amount at
which the building was carried on tho
books of the company. Mr. Devlin was
on the stand when adjournment waa
taken, and he will be called again to
submit transcripts of the records to
supply further information.
Not the least important development
of the day was the appearance on tho
stand of Jacob H. Schlff, head of tha
banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Mr,
Schlff was the first witness of the day,
and he remained on the stand until 2
o'clock. Most of the time Mr. Schiffl
reclined leisurely in his chair on the;
witness stand, but as one point after
another was brought out he grew ex-"
cited, and vigorously defended his atti
tude while a director of the Equitable
society, and claimed his firm has acted,
tn a conscientious1 manner in all its
dealings with the society.-
At the conclusion of his testimony,
and . before , the committee could ad
journ, Mr. Schlff asked to be allowed
to make a statement. He was permit
ted, and he stepped briskly forward on
the platform toward a small table and
made an Impassioned attack on - the
state superintendent of insurance for
statements he had made concerning '
Kuhn, -Loeb & Co. during the investi
gation of the Equitable. Mr. Schlff
emphasized his- remarks frequently
with rappings on the table and at times
(Continued on Sixth Page.)"
ROBBED OX "DECISION.
Lnngford Given Draw After Foundlnoj
Jackson at Will.
Baltimore, Sept. 29. Sam Langford ofi
Boston and Young Peter Jackson of
California met in a fifteen round bout
to-night. The former , twice claimed
fouls, which - Referee-O'Hara did noS
allow. Jackson depended almost en
tirely upon infighting, striking only
three straight blows, and 'repeatedly
holding and. punching after being or
dered to break. After, Langford - had
pounded Jackson's lef eye to a puln
and hammered him with straight hard
blows at. will throughout the fifteen
counds, the referee called it a draw.