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VOL. LXXXV. XKW SEMES VOL. IVJI nnMiiNoTox, vt., tiitrsday, December i, ioio. NUMBER 22. HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT uocal items of Interest Prom All Parts of the Green Moun tain State. THE NEWS BY COUNTIES Prom the Island in the Lake to the Passnmpsic, Along Otter Creek and by the Shores of White River. ADDISON MTDDLEBURY. Tmlel Forrest died at fix o'clock rmr- v morntng after a few weeks' Whs, occasioned chiefly by the Innrnii-1- k ' ' ild .use. Mr. Fori est was K.' years ir at.d had llvei In Mlddlebury fur trw.r.ls .f Ol jears. lie leaves ihreo ns U ti ai d Fori est of Bull'ilo, N. V, or ' I h and Frank of Mlddlebury, iii. two -i arrlrd daughter, one now Uv ug ii, IJi .falo and the other In St. P.i ul. M'i.'i. lie bad lost two sons In recent I t 'is by drowning. As a result of the tin J' itiv large apple crop this season more -ider bri'i been made In ddison county In ti In ativ previous , nr. probably, snd the cider mills lure.ibnuts are still I nlny at full eap.n "v The following petit lururs have been Sr iwn to serve for the December term of be Addison eounty court, which will onveno beio Pccmlwr 1 Addison, Mvron A. Smith and Mr. Bodette: lirid fort, Charles Stone and Herbert Jack al an Bristol, George W Fnrr and Richard S. Smith; Cornwall. T. rwltchcll and James L. Duuslnn: l'errb bmg, Alfied J. Cushinnn and Wilson Ilayden; Goshen. Lorn" Kntinan, Gran vl'le. W. F. Fllleld; Hancock, Clarence Martin, Leicester, L. C. Hathaway; Lincoln, C'alvtn Murray and W. A. Ia-o; Mlddlebury, Waller Martin and (). . Ctishman; Monkton. Beit Lawrence and Krne.'t P. Stllsnn: New Haven, Julius " Botton and Henry L. Hall; Orwell, r. E. Alns and Fred I'lekard; Panton, Clay ton S Curler; Rlpton. H. L. Noble. Salis bury, T r. Kelson; Shoroham, K. A Lirchaid and M. I'. Cooke; Starkshoru, W. J. Hill and T. C FMIIer; Vergenne", A. I!. Tnbcr and H. ft, Colby; Walthnm, Herbert Burroughs: Weybrlelgp, Clyde K. in.sk; Whiting, i:. T. Taylor. Tho follow ing were drawn as members of the Brand Jury. Addison. If. Spauldlng; Bristol, Welister (lover; Hridport, G. R. Walker; ( ornwnll, William 11. Curtis; Ferrlsburg, Klmer I'reston; Hancock, Hanson A. Dunham, Lincoln, Lorno A. Jnckman; Mlddlobnry, H. C. Hoveranco; Monkton, I 15. Smith; New Havpn, J. IS. Cowles; irwell. V.. M. Arthur; Rlpton, J. K. eoodro; I'anton, HenjHmln Allen; Shore hum, C H. DeLong; Starksboro, George Vntney, Ve-rgennes, J. J. lilrclmrd; Wey-biid-:, John J. James; Whltim;, Fi;-mk Wooster. Mrs. Sufan Dudley, widow of Louis Dudley of Mlddlebury, died Friday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ira II. l.urieur, from the Infirmities of old ago. She was 90 years old and the eldest of seven sisters, the other six now living In Montpellei, She Is survived by three rhlldren. F.dvvaril Dudley, Josephine, wife nf Ira 11. Lalleur, and Matilda, wife of Demos 1J. Hope, all of Mlddlebury, The funeral services were held nt St. Mary's "hurch at SiSn Monday mornlUK. The fi'neral of Daniel Forest was held at St. Mury'u Church at S:20 o'clock Satuiday mornlnic. The Rev, Father J. It. Shannon officiated and the Interment was In the West cemetery. The pallbearers were Jidward and John Korea t and Walter Snail, grandsons of the deceased, and l harles F. Rich. Deputy Sheriff X, J. Hanford arrestrd William Carrier of this town and Mrs. Minnie Root of Rochester Friday and pjaced them In county Jail on i i barge of adultery. They waived a hearing and were bound over to county touit -Ueoigo Dorothy whllo fo hunt ing on th mountain and near the Chap man mill shot and killed a sllvei gray fox He 'ias the skin on exhibition at tho Addlfon Miss Ruth Walker entertained about ifi fric nds nt her home on Wey tirldne street Friday night. The "Tuff Nuts" and "Hard Tickets," representing the eastern and western sides of the town, had a game of lootball for the rhamplonshlp Saturday and the T. N.'s won, 10 io i). l'revlous to leaving town for the winter Henry 15 Merrill resigned us water ( onimKsioner and collector of water rates. Ills position has not yet been filled. -A. S. Nichols of Essex Junc tion and Mr. and Mis. II. C. Palmer of New Haven aie visiting In town. Charles Hhackett has gone to Long Island, where he has a building contract. Joseph and JJpnnls M Pecolr have returned to Rut land after four months In town. The granges In the several towns of Addison county will hold a general meeting with the Grand View Giange of Addison at that place Thursday, December 1. Frank K. Foote cm Saturday made bis final ship ment of apples for the season. Ho has shipped this fall (.S.'o Panels, or rfi car loads. Mr, and Mrs. Avery Call have moved to the east pari of the town to the c. 1", Rich tenement houe. Mrs. Charles Flske and daughter of Hancock am here on a visit to relatives, The New York Dairy company ure building an Sn 60 foot extension to Its Ice house. Tho Village Improvement society Is planning to glvo n dance and card parly In tho Masonic hall early In December -Tim Century club met ut 7:30 o'clock Tuesday evening with Mrs. f.ioige Rus ell. Kdgar nilnn of Mlddlebury and Mlsa Maslo AVetliel'bee of Castletou wcro married Thanksgiving day nt tho Uaptlst liaisonage by tho Rev. Richard R. Raton. They will make their Jionm In Mlddlebury after a wedding trip In the Beutu. Tho docket lor the December teiin of Addison lOiuity eoint madn Its appear and! Monday morning, There are 1S iaBi on th jury calendar tund 23 on tba criminal docket, of these JO only two appear fur the first time, The now ones nro Statu vh. I.. O. Allen, llinor, nnd Statu vs. Hon VlocUwood, 'iitoxlc.nlnii. On the chancery dockpt thcr" arc IT rases and thcc with the exception of two have appeared before. Tin1 two new oil'" are V. It, Bristol vh, II. T. Field, tor.; closure iitnl.M. I'. Allen, mini. N. J. Al len's eMnte vh. Harley W. Miller id ill., foreclosure Mr. nml Mm, I'ranlt Narrabono nnd rivfi children when drli ' down the Wright li 1 11 Snn- Lrtay nlm: were thrown out of t ti wnf Irs. Nnrrnhono was hurt about the C and shoulders, lint tho test nt the lv escaped Injury. The wagon It ltd ess were demolished. The horsp Is b Q "id W'as morn or less cut up by Its ST thioiiKli n wire fence Mrs KHz. f( Mclltigh, wife of Dennis Mr hug! 1 about 10:30 Saturday evening at l m i' of 73 years. She Is survived by t' lis and three daughters, (icorgii MeTl if Boston, Mass., Vallace Mc liugl C 1 about 1D;) Sattitday evening Horns of Crown Point, N. V.. Mr. Charlie Paliuer of Nr.w Haven and Miss Rose Mellugli of Mlddlebury. The fun eral was held at St. Mury'u (.'hurch Tuesday morning nt S;jn o'clock. Considerable Interest Is taken hereabout In the aftalrs of Lal'rogresse Banana company of New Tork from the fart that one of tho promoters of th" con cern, thf Rev. Claude M. Severance, who Is now In jail In New York city, was a former resilient of Mlddlebury and Is ti graduate of the local rollcrce and from the further fart that Mr. Severance suc ceeded In selling considerable stock on tho alleged Honduras plantation to peo ple. In this vicinity. Some months ago ho rtenelud In the town of Hridport anil subsequently Induced some of the best people In that town in take stock to the amount of Jl.too, ntu woman stib.'crlblug to J,.f.o worth of IC Smaller amounts of slock wrie sold in adl.iining towns. Mr. and Mr. William Se.ns nro the par ents of a son, born Sundiy morning. Mr. and .Mrs. William L. C.idy have ic tmried from i visit in Stnrkslxiro. Their grandson. Unseal W. Flger. of that town is now visiting them Milton It. H. Klmer. who was taken to the Mary Fl. tcher hospital 0n Friday by Dr. W. J. White, submitted to an operation for nppnndloltis Saturda; anil stood the operation well for a boy of 12 years. Mrs. Ixnils C Wicgan of Brattleboro, a foimer lesident Is the guest of Mrs. R. A. Calhoun mid mmily. Lllswortn Cushman has returned fiom Knosburgh Falls after a two weeks" visit at his home there, oc casioned by bis being: afflicted with blood poisoning in both bands fi.nn which he has recovered. Anions the visitors here are R. W. F.ste-i of Keen Vallev, N. v.. v. M. Benedict of New Haven, D. J. Woolcot of Canton and Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Mcllugh and F.dward lit Hugh of Rutland. Two farms and a separate parcel of land together with livestock and other personal property be longing to the estate of the late Daniel Stewart, the famous spurting man, were (Continued on page S). FOSS STARIS CO! 10 DEFEAT LOOSE Four Republican Orators Will Accompany Governor-elect on Cane Cod Tour. Uomou, Nov M Governor-elect F.n gei.e N Fosj., acioinpanb d by a ipiar tette of orators, will start at noon to morrow' foi n tour of the Capo Cod towns In Ins (ampalcn to prevent the teturn of Henry I'abot Ijidge to the Ful led Stales Senate. No democratic lead ers will licfoitipnnv Mr. Foss, each of those invited hiving declined, and he will bo accompanied hv insurgent republicans who aio (p'sliniis of Hie defeat of Senator Lodge, 'I am not 'homing for a democrat for tho Fulled Stales Senate," said Mr. Foss to-day. "The iltinm nil are i imiiini? away from nie as fast is ihe republi cans. 1 have never said I would sup port u democrat as .ig.ilml a republican. What I have said, ami wh.u 1 say now, Is that I will fa or any man who will stand on mv platform." The Foss p.nty will travel in closed automobiles. The republican members will be: State Senator Arthur L. Nason of Haverhill, manager of the campaign of Congiessman Butler Ames for tho Knlted States Senate; William B. Wlll cutt, who was a candidate for tho repub lican congressional .Vmlniitlon In the 10th district In the recent campaign; An drew J. Soils of Cambridge, n manufac turer Interested In the wool schedule, and David P. Dickinson, former mayor of Cambridge. Mr. Foss will return to Boston Satur day and will leave for Washington Sun day for a brief stay. He will then re sume his anti-Lodge campaign "if," hu says, "It appears to be necessary." SENATOR LODGE WILL STAND FOR RE-ELECTION Bosion, Nov. 30." am a candidate for le-electlon," said Senator Henry Cabot Lodge when the direct question as to Ids position was usked him to-day. "Is there any truth In Hie rumors that you will withdraw?" "No," replied the senatoi, "1 shall not withdraw." DR. COOK TELLS TRUTK, ( unfpiKm lie Doeon'l Kihm Wlictlicr llc Reached Pule or Not. New Yoik, Nov. 20. Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the Utooklyn explorer, In an nrtl. l. which will be published In Iliunptoii . .ihgazllie, confesses that he does i,.., know whether lie leaclied tho North I'ol. nr not, Dr. Cook, who hu been In hiding for over a year, lias Informed the editor, of the initRnzlnc. publishing his slot that he will rtturn to the United Shite . with his wife and chlldrtu Doccmbei In oider to upend Chrlttrim.i hete The publishers of the article hMn-d stutrmwit lo-nlghi .-,umg i itt nnwliei In bin nnrratha duts Dr . ,,(1it east nny reflections , , , ,( f (li ( or question Pour) s claims, DEEM RAILROAD FARES EXCESSIVE legislature Intends to Look into Kates on Wells River and Rutland Lines. HOUSE RECONSIDERS ITS VOTE Decides to Leave Law Regarding Winter Roads Unchanged Senate Thinks Public Schools Well Aired. ' Montpeller, Nov. 30. The first thing tho House did this afternoon win to re consider lt vote of yesterday by which passage of House bill 40j wa9 refused. In this bill a separatu lax Is provided for the care of winter roads. Mr. Battel! of Mlddlebury made a characteristic speech against reconsider itlon. It was favored hv Mr Stafford of Brattleboro, Mr. Hate- ()f Derby and Mr. Wilghl of Mnntgonico . Tho House voted nlmoit unanimous to recouIder Its vote. Mr. Crosby of Tlnmouth then pioposed an other amendiin nt which makes this ap pioprintioii lor thu cnie of winter roads of an el-e-tli- untitle, that K monev ro npptoprlaled mi,;hl bo diverted to other purposes. This amendment, which wis adopted. Ii.u-c the law where it lias been for the past 'two years, and as such the hill v. as passed. The Legislature Intends to look Into the i.v les charged for transportation of pnssi.gfi-s bj the Montpeller & Wells Rner and the Rutland railroads. Mr. CaWerwood of St Johnsbury introduced a joint resolution this afternoon which was nnaiilinouslv adopted, which em powers tho attorney-general to take such action as he may see lit befoie the public pel vice commission to Investigate the rates now being charged by the Mont peller & Wells River railroad, and to ascertain whether such rates are ex cessive. Mr. Calderwood called the at tention of the House to tho large surplus which this company now has on hand, Mint It has recently raised Its passenger rates from 2 1-2 to three cents per mile, and tint he had been Informed on good author!!, that thin railroad, r.'.i miles In E S LEG JUMPING !! Passengers Thrown under Sents When Cars Left Rails on the West River Division. Brattleboro, Nov. 30. At t:3o o'clock Mils afternoon tin- two rear cats of the mixed train on the West River division of the Central Vermont railroad went off the rails about a mile and half north of West Duninierston station. Though there were a number of p.iss ingcis in the combination baggage and passenger conch, no one was seriously Injuied as the car lateei.cd and toppled over on to its side, throwing the pa ti ngers on the seats and under Mum. Judge A. F. Schwenke of Hi.ittle uoro was the only person bavin,; an oppor tunity to Jump and he sprained one ley and was badly shaken 'ip d uiu- It. Mrs. Mary Golf and daughter, Hnzil. both of Brattleboro were badly shaken up and Mrs. Guff received I rnlses. ICrnesl L. Waterman, cbatiman of tho l)o. ni of Ullage lalliffs of riivttleboro, us thrown about In too baggage iar nml mall sacks pinned hiru down. Till cause of the ,n cldont Is unknown. Tim wlnels climbed tne rail and the cars wi nt off the Iron Pi fore the train could h stopped. Had Hie coupling hevcn tin two liar ears tinfiit tc-neil the eomoin t. Hon nr would have roKd cimpietely over. It now lies on Its side bend,, tho track. The passengets spent sevenil bid minutes befoie they were extrented fiom the overturned cm. as two novis started fires which miu!,l hnvn scon proven dnngerous. The passenneis Wer- l io.ight to Brattleboio in a bx car The train was In chargj. of ciiu. lor Thomas Rouse and Khb j,.rrj. ,.,inin. FOSS MADE A NEW PARTY. Itiiiinlni; .is l)ei.i,.eriilli-Pri.ires-!" lie Rein Three Others. Boston. ;,v .i ,lm. new political pints w.i- . r...it,, , ti,,-,.,, pIt,,H vt,e ellinln it, , i Mas,htiseits by the voti cast at Mm last St ,to election, accoidlng I" the idll. ial flgmes given on! to-d.iy by the iM-cmh, council f,,.,. , canvass. Ibigeiie N f,,ss, uiu. uied nomination lapeis , duuocraiic-progreslvo" b loie hu na given the nomination of the I'einoi i.itic punj, received enough voles i.ndor I lie former bead tg pass the three "'' cent. maik. This establishes the 'eMui ratle.pj,n;,,,MNll .me of the lecogni,,,! political patties of Ihe State, ''lie piohlhith.nlnts, soclallstK, and 1 hillsi-labor pintles did not secure a "lee per rent. Into for the lie-ul of their ekets and Hius failed lo obtain a stand 'if us legal parties. Ronton, Nov. 30. John F. Douiihue f Lnii. for L' years a '.onlldentlal lelli In the employ of Tlioiuiis W. '.cwsou, thu lluaiicler, lo-day Jumped i fiont of an electric train of tho Boston Ulevated Hticet railway In tho iNushlngton street tunnol, Tho enme of tho act Is uuknown- JUDGE SPRAINED letigth, pays Us pte'ldent a salary of JSn.WK per year. AKTBIl Till: Rt'TLAND, AUSO, Mr. Htone of WallliiRfotd Introiluced a similar Joint resolution which was unani mously mlnptcd, which provides for an Investigation of the ,-ates of transporta tion now being charged by the Rutland railroad, controlled and ownod by tho Npw York Central. The bill Inci casing tho salary of the State commissioner of taxes from J2.500 to $3,ooo per year nnd giving him addi tional powers nnd duties, went through the Ilouso easily this afternoon. This bill was Introduced by tho committee) on ways and mean1. After House bill 131, Introduced by Mr. Peck of Burlington, amending the char ter of that city, had been rend the third time In the House this afternoon, It was orderefl to lie on motion of Mr. Rowland of Poultney. Tt was stated that Mayor llurko of Burlington wishes to ho fur ther heard on some of the features of that bill. After a lively discussion the House lnte this afternoon reduced tho rate of rosl rtont hunters' licenses from ono dollar to fifty cents nnd restored the rate of 515 for llcense-i for non-resldcnt hunters. nOUTINn BUSINESS TRANSACTED. Tho Kouso dlspajed of a KOodly amount of routine business thlfl fore noon. It discussed for an hour or more the Mil which provides that the soloelmen or n town electing two road commissioners shall divide tho town Into two highway districts, and that nueh division shall not be changed un less, by n vote of fhn town .it Its regu lar annual meeting. Several amend ments were proposed nnd the thltd tending of the hill was discussed at length. Finally on motion of Mr. Plt rldge of LelceRtor Mie hill was dis missed. The bill allowing- the railroads of the State to exchange mileage for ad vertising In tho newspapers was reach ed thlr. moinlng will, an ndvetse com mittee report. On rrntlon of Mr. Mc Cuen of VevKonncs, who Introduced the bill, It was ordered to lie and was made a special order for to-marrow afternoon til 2:.':0. The House hilled the bill which or iginated In that body limiting to " hours per week the employment of women and children In any manufac turing plant In the Stnto. The 1)111 to chiinne the name of Arrow Head moun tain In Milton to Rattlesnake moun tain came In with an adverse lenart. After a witty discussion of the 1)111 by Mr. Bryant of Ludlow, Mr. Beeman of Milton nnd Mr. Ives of Mt. Holly, It was recommitted to the committee. T1TCOMB AND C ALT) Hit WOOD, The Senate In executive seslon this morning continued the appointment of John W. Tltcomb of Lyndonvllle, to be Statu lKli and game commissioner. It also conllrmed the appointment of Charles A. Calderwood to be a trustee of the State hospital for the Insane. Mr. Calderwood was first appointed to this position by Governor Prouty to lill a va cancy caused. ty tb resignation of Frank C Williams of N oort, who i. 'signed when appointed be.ii, .-,,n mlssloner. As It was an lnte, tm appoii mient, the attorney-general advised that Covirnor Mi ad make 11,,, aupnlntmetit in that it might bo continue,' by the Senate. On motion of Senator Daniels of Wash ington. Mie House bill providing for a system of ventilation approved by the State boaid of health in all public school buildings and establishing a tine of li) for school directors who do not complv with the piovlslons of the net before September I, 1'dl, was ordered lo He. Senator Daniel' thought the bill alto gether too drastic and Senator Archi bald of Bennington objected to subjecting school directors to a fine so that Ihe bill Is likely to be somewhat amended If it ever passes the Senate. Senator Got don of Washington Intro duced n 1)111 providing for the publication by the State of l.COi) copies of tho mus ter rolls of the soldiers unit sailors of the War of 1M2, which shall be distributed to the various ton and libraries. BURLINGTON TRACTION BILL. The Senate passed In concurrence) the bill amending the charter of the Burllngt.in Trai Hon company with the propositi of amendment which was agreed upon by the representatives of the enmpanv nnd Mm city of Burling ton making the bonding privilege sub ject lo tho orders of the public ser vice ccmmls I tii. The Setiale also pamd In conclli rence mils providing; that owners of posted land . luill leeelie no compen sation for damage done by deer, pro lectitfg muskrats In Lake Bonioieeii nnd Its tt Ibi'larle" between May I and March SB, providing markers for ni'Sleetcd graves and amending; the law rehiilii!! to liens on colts. After fussing around for some lime with S. 3!, which gives tho State board of health the light to appoint local health nflhor without any leeoninien dntlon from the local boards and ti.v lug to amend It so ns to gpt ride of this feature It was discovered that the SennlH did net want to pass tho bill and the amendments woie withdrawn and the bill killed. A similar bill has alicnih been killed In the House At the iiflernoim session the bill pro viding for the ventilation of school housci was ngnln taken up and killed. Senator Adnms of Windham opposed It on the grounds that It was not needed, thai the little red school houses on the lilllH were stilllclently ventlHted as it was, that they had turned out a hardy race of men and women nnd that If a system of ventilation approved by the State boaid 'f health did not work nuv belter than the one the bonrd hail approved of for the Stnte House, It certainly w-as not wanted. Senators DnnlelH. Archibald, Butler and Cutis also opposed the bill Senator Darling of Caledonia was the only senator t) favor It. IIOT11L BILL HADE OVF.R. Senator Powell called up his bill allow ing towns lo vole to eAeinpl hotol prop erty from taxation and proposed an iiiiicndnient Mint practically makes a new bill of It so tho amendment was ordered printed. The amendment piovldes that any real nr personal property may he exempted for a teim not to enceed 10 yenis. Urn" Petition of 10 per cent, of the legnl voters n meeting shall bo held lo vote em this exemption und If the vote he in favor of It the exemption Hhall tint be effective! unlll a matorltv of the laxpnyars and a majority of tbo j grand lift oi wi nnn nave signified their asent to tho vote (ConttMuA an pas 4,)' DESIRES TO SHOW WIDOW VAMPIRt Counsel for Hattie Leblanc De clares Mrs. Glover Had Mo tive for Murder. STRONG POINT FOR DEFENSE 'Dying Declaration" Thrown Out by Court and Prosecu tion Loses One of Its Main Props. Cnmbrldire, Mass., Nov. 30. Two de cision!! In rnvor of the defense In the trial of Hattie Leblanc for tho alleged murder of Clarence F. Glover and the accusation by the defendant's counsel that Mrs. Lillian M. Glover, tho widow, tad the mMlvo, Inclination and oppcr tonlty to shoot her husband, we-e tl.n development" In the case to-day District Attornoy Hlitglns fought hard to get GIovit's dying declaration that Hattie Leblanc hnd shot hint be fore the Jury. Judge Bond iverruled him, declaring that evidence did not show that Glover knew his end was ftuar. The district attorney tidd the I'ourt that I lie dying declaration was one of the esientlnl props of the gov ernment's case and that only eli.-urn-slantlal evidence remained. The prosecution bad not gone far in Its evidence when it found that th" defense, on eross-exn inlna tl in of a wit ness, was seeking to turn the attack to Mrs. Glovei. The district attorney proter'ted stron;;ly hut Melvln M. John son, tho leading counsel for the defense-, declared that lie prop sed show that Mis. Glover had the motive tho Inclination, the mental and physi cal capacity and the opportunity to murder her husband. "I expect lo prove this," said Mr. Johnson, "hv the acts ami declarations of this woman before and after her husband's murder. 1 desire to show that she was a vampire, and 1 ue the woid advisedly.'1 RF.FUSL'D TO SFH HUSBAND. Dr. N W. Ciuseus. who owns the private hospital to vvbp b Glnver stagger ed after he was shot told of calling GOVERNORS TAKE A SOOT AT THE NEW NATIONALISM Executives of Three States Denounce Federal Control of Natural Resources and Deride Defense of Gentleman from Mississippi. Louisville, Ky., Nov. '.V - New nation. ' Ism. In so far as it eii - ,ivii!ii of mutual lesources. vv.is denoun.vd ' executives of tlnee Slates .mil up!. ,.1.1 . Governor Noel of MI--,--lppi at tin .onference of governor- lieie lo-da; Governor Noiris of Montana started tin di nuiiclatlon when he said Ihe theory o'' ihe nationalists was originated in tin lC.ist, wherei lining al lesouices hail been wasted, so easterneis eoi.ld leap benellt nf what the West still bus. Aside from a comparatively bilef ses sion late Mils afternoon and an "o-utii 4e-ssion to-night, the second day nf th. cotifeielici) was given over lo .icceptln more of Kentucky's hospitality. I'.u-ln -s of the l.ac session wan trans-ieted Ii evening dress, with wives and daughter of the Governois waiting to be escorted to the night riveptlon. It was divided a Ihe e-xee-ulve si snn thai the next e,),.. leienc will be held at Spring Lake. N. .1 the (list Tiif'sdav in Septeinbi I'll After Governor Norris nt tin afternoon session had declared Unit the Idea of the federal govc-i nmcit leaping benellts of the West's natural resources w.u, a se-lllsh one on the pail of the easterneis and that the Stale could best care for tiiemselves In lid respect, Governor Shaffiolh of Colorado gave hi version of new nationalism. Ho declared th)t monopolies could ic controlled more eas ily by Stat" Lrgislnturcs. than by Cos sies and tint new rationalism with the Idea of f-rectcr centralization of power was advocated for political reasons and not for bettei Jurl' lietion. HUNTER BRINGS .HOME BODY OP HIS BROTHER Montreal, Nov. 30.- In a ibspei-ate ef fott to ptotett Ills brother, I r 1 Drexel Hodgcrs of l'lillndelphla, fiom ihe charge of a wounded bull moose. T. Ilodget.e fired f.everal shots from his rifle, env of which killed the young man Mr. Uodgei's, grief stricken over the accident, pns.ed M. rough hen to-day en mute to their home In I'hihnlelphln Tho fatal shooting oceiured on M e -lin.-e of Cmilonge lake. The body was hi ought down to Ottawa by Mr. Hodscrs and Ills guides and shipped here b.v train. It was transferred to the New Vork express this afternoon. Fled Diexel Itodgers was IS years old, Now York, Nov. 30. Martin V. Lit tloton, roprC'sentutlvo-elect rrotn the llrst Long Island dlssi'lct, announces to-night his retirement from tho law firm of o'llrlen, Boardnian, I'lnlt .t Littleton In order that he may not be connectod with any Interests ho may lie called on to oppose In Congress, Tho firm has been closely Identified with tho United Stutes Kxpress ooni pnri PortUnd. ore., Nov 30. David West man, convicted of emgiiKlng' In the white slave traffic, wan sentenced In the federal court yckterday to Ave yxf Imprisonment, Mrs. Olover by telephone, of Iter com ing to the hospital, nf her refusal to see her husband, nnd nf her going away with the reeiuest that she bo notified In coso of Glover's death. Later thero cunio an Inquiry by telephone na to Glover's condition nnd vvhtthcr he. had implicated his wife In the shooting. The prosecution then called Mrs. Glov er, She told of her discovery of tho al leged relations between her husbnnd nnd tho defendant. She exphilnd her fail ure to seo her husband at the hospital by Baying- Mint she was faint and was told that ho was about to be operated upon. Although officers searched her houe twice and she searched It once. It was not until thre-o days after tho alleged murder that Hnttle Loblutic was found hiding under a bed In ono of tho rooms. How she came there the witness did not know. She Identified Jewelry found near the laundry as belonging to Hattie Le blanc as well as a handkerchief found in the laundry. Her direct examination had been ended when court adlourneid. GAS ENDS UNHAPPY LD7E. Leon II. Ifnyne Telolc Tuorongh I're eaotloiK to Pass Ileyond. Rrattleboro, Nov 30. Leon Henry Haynefi, 21 years of age end married, died at a room in Mrs Ada Hyde's lodging house, 39 Klltott street, somo tlmo last nlr.-ht or arly thin morning aftnr Inhaling Illuminating gas with -ulcldal Intont. Tho young man, who Is a son of Clifton Hnynes of Taunton, Mass, formerly a. resldon of Brattlo boro, came to Bra lUobot o from Taun oii about two weeks ago, after spend ing the summer In that city, where he va3 employed as a machinist. About 'en days ago he attempted to end his life by taking laudanum. He was des pondent bocaiise of his wife's estrange ment. Ills wife was Lucy, daujfhtor of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goddard of Homestead place, Brattleboro, and was married to Mr. llaynes about a vear and a half ago. Their married life had not been entirely without liscoi d. When Mie man was found he was lying In bed and two open rcas cocks had filled the small room with the fumes. Befoie retiring Mr. Hnynes ! ..id tnlfnn tho nrfp.l tl 1 1 nn In fill nil nf the crevices around tho doors and windows with paper and hnd made use of his underclothing to exclude air from tho room. Besides his wife, be eaves three brothers, Lorenzo D. nnd Roy W. of Brattleboro, Allan E. of l'ltchburg, Mass., ono sister, Mrs. Lulu I:. Haynes of Beverly. Mass., nnd his father, Clifton Haynes of Taunton, Mass. He was born In Brattleboro July 2S, 1 SSfi. and attended the public schools of Guilford. Ho had bi'en a machinist for a number of years. Among to-day's ai! leaders are some eople who want lo move and to whom .he 'to let" nd re-present "opportunity." Governor Sloan of Arizona declared the 'talcs could best and Miou! I ,-o'inol water .-lglit and public lands, although he said 'he recently c impleted In union work done by tho government In las Territory was beneficial. When these States' rights Ideas had .'Ce-n expressed. Governor Noel of Mis sissippi spoke In n uncertUn terms in behalf of the federal control of resources, 'le based his Picas, lie said, on the fact i hat Mil' union wa- one great family ind that one should help the other. Tills idea was actuated by the fact that Mls isslppl once had wealth In natural re source!, but through mismanagement by State officials the commonwealth now 'tinvd nothing trom .is extensive for- sts. This brought a wa-m -ptort from Gov ernor Norris, who seid thit recanso Mis sissippi liad misirmairtd her iff .us was io leason w!i the pruple of the stall should tr to put the control of th.i na tural resources of Me Went in the h.ir.iH of the federal government Governor Hadley in en nldress on "Kmplnyers' Liablllt;- and Woikme'n's Compensation." .suggested that a com mittee of KMVoinors b. appointed at this conference to draft a bill on Mils ubjecl to be presented to all Legisla ture!!. Action was dofortcd until to morrow. He said our system of prov iig negligence wn-i almist barlnroin end that It was a matter for the States and not the federal gov crmient to handle ROOSEVELT DROPPED IN FPuONT OF U. S. SENATE Warlilngton, Nov Sc.-Two workmen grasped Theodoie Itomevelt bv Mm head to-day, tilted him to one fide, pulled the planks from under hlin and dropped him with a thud in front of the United States Senate chamber A colorr-d man put bis hand on the former president's face and twisted him around a lilt. "He looks hunchbacked," -tilel a visitor In Mm Senate corrldin. "1 never saw him look so fierce'," said another. "That's a charactci lstlc poe," asserted a third. It was n marble bust of the former president Hint submitted lo nil this roimh ticalnient and comment. The statue of Itoosevelt together with those of Fair banks, S,evenso:i and other recent occu pants of Mm vlce-pii'sldeiii's chair hnve been placed In the eonhlor because there Is no loom for them Inside the chamber. NINETY YEARS WITHOUT A HAIRCUT OR SHAVE Nashville, ind., Nov. 30. -Klbcrt Merldn, who lived his Iki years without over hav ing been shaved or having his hair cut. Is dead at his home near here of typhoid fever. He was one of the oldest settlers of Brown county In his 11 1 1 Io log house lire a number uf rattlesnake skins, to the wearing of which as bcltSj he attributed his long life. UNITED MEMORIAL FOR MARK TWAIN Intellect, Power and Wealth oi the Land Pay Tribute to the Humorist. Composite Likeness Sought Which Will Keep Unique Character Real and Actual What They Said. New Tork, Nov. 30. Tho MeJloct. the power and the wealth of the land gath ered at Carntrle hall to-nlsht to pay tribute to the memory of Mark Twain, William Dean Mowells presided. Uncln Joe Cannon, trn speaker that Is. and Champ Clark, tho speaker that may be. spoko from the samo platfrom. Robert UntWwood Johnson, editor of the Cen tury Mnnaalr.e, Dr. Henry Van Dyke of Princeton, Henry Watterson, Oeorso VT Cable. Daniel C. French. J. Plerpont Morgan. Kdvrin H. Blashfleld, Booth Inrklngton, Irvlrvr Bacheller, John Luther I.ong, Charles Dana Gibson and many others were among thos Invited. Tho meeting was held under the auspices of the Academy of Arts and Letters. Mr. Howells. ns chairman, rpoke brief ly. "I believe I can safely promise." hs sold nf tho commemoration, "that (t wl , not ho formal and will not bo funereal. Tho man himself could no moro be formalize cl thnn flame His vivid scnlui ranged at will through nil tho ways ol life. Now that It Is freed to the path less amplitude of the sides, It could hardly offer tho pattern of a c mven tlonal observance. "It the mind and malte of our com memoraMon could be left to him, we might Imagine him saying; NOTHING SOLEMN WANTED. " 'Why. of course you musn't havo It that sort of obsenuy. I should want you to be serious about me that is, sincere, and you couldn't be slneero If you ran to eulogy. But we don't object hero to any man's affection; we like to be liked as well as ever, and If any of you can re member somo creditable thing about mo I shouldn't mind his telling it, providing always he didn't blink the palllntln circumstances, the initiating motives, the selfish considerations, that alwayj .1. company every noble action I should!) t dke to he made out a i ilracle of humor, cither, and left a .-tumbling block for any man who was Intending ;o 1 moderately amusing and Instructive hereafter At the same time I don't suppose a com memoration Is exactly the occasion f)r dwelling on a man's shortcomings In his literature. "' Mr. Howells continued. "It seems to me that we are met to-night not so mil-- i to commemornte a great man who st 11 lives in us, as a contemporary Otrers hereafter may prove him the greatest humorist, the kindest nnd wisest mora 1st, who ever lived. We who are of hu acquaintance can best off,er our colloctlv reminiscences, a composite likeness of him which will keep him real and actual.'" TOOK BOOK FOR INSOMNIA Joseph Chonte recalled that Darwin used to say lie kept two remedies for sleeplessness at the head of his bed, tho Bible and "Innocents Abrosd. ' "And Darwin snld he didn't know which ho rend tho more," cantlnued Mr. Cheat e. Uncle Joe Cannon was warmly greet ed. The speaker said ho had known Mark Twain personally, and he de scribed how Clemens came to Wash ington In the interests of tho copy right law. "Finally," raid Undo Joe, "ho tried to persuade me lo allow him to lobby on the very lloor of Congress and wrote me a letter nnd brought It to me In the speaker's room." As read by Mr. Cannon the letter ran. "Dear Uncle Joseph' Please pret me the thanks of Congress, not next week but right away. It Is very necessarv Do acei mpllsh this at once, by per suasion If you can, by violence If you must, for It Is absolutely necessary thai I get on the floor for twj or three hours and talk to the congress men man bv man. I hs.ve arguments with me Also a barrel with liquid In II. I have stayed away from Congress and let It alone for 71 years and I an entitled to Its thanks. Congress knows thl well and It never hns publicly ac knowledged Its appreciation. Send me a replv at once with an order on the sergeant-nt-arnis. "With love and benediction, "MARK TWAJN." ".MARK AS A. LOBRYIST" Congressman Clarl: of Missosurl spoke on "Mark Twain as a Lobby ist." "It Is In keeping with tho eternal fitness of things'." he said, "that a Mlssoiirtan should participate in pay ing honor to tho most famous Mis sourlnn that ever lived. With mo It Is a labor of love. "1 consider It my sood fortune to have known this Illustrious and lov able man personally at nil and mv bad fortune not to hnve known hi u for a long period. Hi' vvns born within a few nillcm of my congression al district nt the continence of thu three forks of Salt river, a stream ol flvll omen to candidates upon whos bilny bosom many of them snll Into the gulf of oblivion. He was reared at llannlbal, which adjoins my dis trict, and his colebruted cave, render ed Immortal by his pen, Is In nulls county, the northernmost county In the) district which have the honor to reprc.iont. I hnd mail with avldi every word ho over wrote and counted him among tho world's benefactors, but luok or fnte or fortune so ordered (Coatisuuet ut L.