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VOL. J XI, NO. 279
WATEItBUIlY, CONN., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1908.
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OFFICIAL VOTE
flgorci Not All Cocpllci Yet
and Still Some Doubt About
One or Two Stales.
TAFT'S VOTE GROWS.
: New York, Nov 5. Maryland and
Missouri held, the center of political
attention when the republican and
democratic politicians' to say nothing
of mere voter began early Jto-day to
look over the net results of the ele
tion. Leaders of both the parties
found themselves facing what looked
increasingly like the - vlnciatlon of
the prophecy of chairman Frank H.
Hitchcock of the republican national
committee that Taft would have at
least 325 electoral votes when the
final "show down" was reached. At
the opening of the day's dispatches
these things appeared to be fairly
well settled: ,
Leaving Maryland and Missouri
out of the count Taft was assured of
301 electoral votes, Bryan of 166.
Missouri with her big block of 18
votes was hanging in the balance the
last dispatch early to-day showing
upon Incomplete returns that Bryan
had a lead of 67 votes. Complete
returns might swing the result one
way of the other at any, moment.
The general belief was that the offi
cial canvass would have to be wait:
ed for to settle the Question whether
Missouri's 18 would be for Taft or
Bryan. ..
Maryland with eight electoral
votes was claimed for Taft with a
margin of only 136 votes and few
districts yet to be heard from. . Tao
democrats insisted that they would
not yield their state to the repub
licans save upon the authority of the
. official count. , '
While the tendency of dispatches
was to throw the doubtful states to
ward the Taft column, the reports of
Ihe results within states was in the
opposite direction, seemingly show
ing a general disposition to vote for
republican presidential electors, but
for democratic state officers and leg
islators. An exception to this was
Missouri, where late tidings seemod
to favor Bryan, but ttrmake practi
cally certain the election of a repub
lican governor for the first time in
thirty-five years. The plurality of
Hadley, the republican candidate, ap
peared 15, 14S'on the same table
that gave Bryan a lead of 67.
Indiana apparently ,has-glven, Ue
democrats a majority of eight on
joint ballot in thelegislature, which
would assure the state a democratic
United States senator in place , of
Hemepway. There is an active rumor
that John V- Kern, the defeated can
didate for vice-president, will be the
new senator from Indiana. 'The
state has elected Marshall (dem)
governor by a plurality of about 15,
000,' while giving Taft a margin of
bout 10,000.
Colorado has - apparently settled
the question definitely in favor of
Bryan, but the latter's plurality In
that state seems to be less than half
of that of Shafrotly the democratic
candidate for governor, and the state
.legislature will be safely democratic.
West Virginia seems to be fairly
leeured to Taft. .'Last' night's dis
patches Indicated his plurality as
nearly 10,000. ' ' ,
While the republican majority in
the national house of representatives
has been cut there seems no reason
to doubt that Cannon will again be
elected speaker and will have a re
publican majority more than suffl
dent to continue his substantial con
trol o fthe house1. Taft's plurality in
New- York state has gone well over
ihe 200,000 mark, while Hughes for
governor has shrunk from the 75,000
or better accredited to him yesterday
to 70,000 or somewhat less. Atten
tion began to turn to-day to votes of
the minor parties socialist prohibi
tion and Independence parties. It
appeared early .to-day that the so
cialists had been disappointed in the!1
widely avowed expectations of cast
ing' million for Debs" and in some
states had even fallen below their
vote of ofur years ago. In general,
however, their vote showed a ma
terial increase Justifying the claim
of the advocates and the fear of op
ponents of socialism that it has be
come a serious factor in - American
politics. As for the prohibition vote,
Its totals present a great disappoint
ment to those who expected that the
"prohibition wave" which has swept
a number of 'states and hundreds of
localities into the "dry" column dur
ing, the past two years would show
surprising Increases in the vote of
the party which makes legal prohi
bition of the liquor traffic its chief
Issue. - '
Maryland for Bryan
- Baltimore, Nov 5. According to
unofficial returns up to one o'clock
this afternoon, Maryland Is again in
the Bryan column, by a very small
plurality. Thev ote is so close that
St Is possible the complexion may
again bee hanged by the discovery of
an ordinary slight inaccuracy of a
ward or a district. -v
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'( Democrat Gain Senator.
. Indianapolis, lnd, Nov 5. Com
plete returns on the Indiana legisla
ture show that the democrats will
have a majority of eight on 'joint bal
lot. This will insure the election of
a democratic United States senator
to succeed James A. Hemenway. Wil
liam H. Taft carries the state- by
abont 10,000 and Thomas R. Mar
Shall, democratic candidate for gov
trnor. is elected by about 15,000.
, Bryan by Five Thousand.
f Denver. Nov S. Unofficial,- re
turns from the entire state, which
'it not likely to fee Materially
changed, give Bryan 5,000 plurality,
and a. democratic ' governor 9,000.
Three democrat are elected to con
gress and the democrats control both
houses of the legislature. Charles
Hughes, Jr, will be elected to the
United States senate.
; ' " Bryan to Taft.
Lincoln, Neb, -Nov 6. W. J. Bry
an, the defeated candidate of the
democratic party for president this
morning sent the following telegram
of congratulation-to the president
elect: "
"Hon William H. Taft, Cincinnati, O.
"Please accept congratulations and
best wishes for the success , of your
administration. '
"WILLIAM J. BRYAN."
Taft Bends fleply ,
Cincinnati, Nov 6. In reply
the telegram received from W.
Bryan, Mr Taft sent the following
reply: ' .
t .. Cincinnati, Nov. 6, 1908.'
Mr,W. J. Bryan I thank you sin
cerely for your cordial and cour
teous telegram of congratulation and
good wishes. '
W. H. TAFT.
Returns All In
Wheeling, .West Va., Nov 5. The
register has received returns from
all counties of the state and give de
tailed tabulations to-day . showing
the completeness of the republican
victory in West Virginia. The plur
alities shown are as follows: Taft
20,459; Glasscock (r) for governor
7,683. .The election of all five re
publican candidates for congress is
claimed. -
" Missouri Still 1n Doubt.
St Louis, Nov 5.- Scattering io
turns from missing Missouri , pre
cincts failed to clear the election
muddle In this state early to-day,
The electoral, vote Is swinging ; be
tween Taft and Bryan. It Is becom
ing reasonably certain that the re
publicans will control the house and
the democrats the senate.' Wl-ich
party will prevail on Joint ballot Is a
mystery. , ;
Stands by Statement
Phoenix, Ariz.,' Nov 5. Secretary
Young of the republican state cen
tral committee stands by his state
ment that Cameron, r, for delegate
to congress has defeated Smith, d.
by 600 votes, Cameron's seeming
plurality, based on party lines is in
excess oi j.uuu.
Missouri Still in Doubt. ,
St Louis, Nov 5.- Unofficial re
turns from all but, one county in
Missouri gives ' Taft 479 plurality.
hadley, republican, for governor,, has
15,d00 plurality. Only the official
coujacan , decide, the- poitlteal com
plexion of the state electoral vote.
''. Saunders Elected,
Richmond, Nov 5. Practically
complete returns indicate that Ed
ward Saunders, democrat, has been
elected to congress in the fifteenth
district. ' ;
LICKED BY TAFT WHEN A BOY.
But Duble Congratulates the
Man
Who Defeated Bryan. - 1;
New Orleans, Nov 5. Charles C.
Duble, 51 years old, whom William
H. aft mauled in a flat' fight when
they were schoolmates in Cincinnati,
yesterday sent a congratulatory tele
gram to the president-elect. Duble is
a locksmith of New- , Orleans, : and
forty years ago attended tbhe old
Baum street school ' In Cincinnati
whose principal was Prof John A.
Kamplng. ' " :
- The youngsters quarreied over a
trifling affair one. day -In September,
1869,-and adjourned to the lawn of
the old Dennispn house, in those days
one of the principal hotels of Cincin
nati. It was a square ,8tand-up fight
with bare fists and Taft severely
punished his . adversary. Duble's
telegram reads as follows:
wo lie you wnippea me once in a
fair flgh, I feel like congratulating
you for defeating Bryan, and hope
you will succeed yourself as presi
dent."
, Women's Club Session. ...
New Haven, Nov 5. Presentation
of committee reports and those of
officers, the transaction of various
matters of business before the fed
eration, including the election of
officers and directors for the ensuing
term, and addresses by Dr Sophia
Pen field of Danbury, Elliott Goodwin
of New York, secretary of the Civil
Service Reform league; Mrs Phtllp-
Carpenter of New York, and Miss
Helen Varick Boswell, also of New
York, occupied the attention of the
delegates to-day at the morning and
afternoon sessions of the final day
of the two days' annual meeting of
the Connecticut Federation of Wo
men's clubs at Foy auditorium in this
city. About 500 delegates were pres
ent. The following officers were elected
this afternoon: President. Mrs W.
H. . Phipps of Waterbury; vlce-preti-dents.
Mrs J. H. Hart of Waterbury
and Mrs James R. Mason of Derby;
treasurer, Mrs Edward S. Thompson
of East Haven; recording secretary.
Miss Kettle C. Smith of Cheshire;
corresponding secretary. Mi's W. H.
Hoffan of Cheshire.
Smart Bet English,
The speech of the smart man and
woman sufficiently betrays the mod
ern attitude. To apeak good English
Is middle class. The modern vocabu
lary is very small, and the greater
part of It Is composed of slang. Black
and White. .
' Rumor Are False-
Berlin, Nov S. The rumors cur
rent here the Pan! Cambon. . the
French ambassador to Germany has
resigned are without foundation.
n . .
Try. Democrat .Watt.
TO HUMBLE FRANCE
Ccnslay It Uiklig Uocb ) i
StBSftllon Ool of Ibe Cos
ablaoc IocWeol. '
Paris, Nov 5. While it is not be
Ueved In official circles that Germany
will make the Casablanca incident the
cause of an ultimatum, considerable
quietude exists here and the opinion
continues to be held that Germany
is seeking to inflict diplomatic hu
initiation upon France as a diversion
from the situation which has arisen
at home from the publication of Em
peror William's now famous inter
view .
The incident' in question arises
from the desertion from the foreign
legion, of the French army of a num
ber of German subjects and their
protection by the German authorities
at Casablanca.
This time, however4, France is re
solved to stand firm. Paul Cambon,
the French ambassador In Berlin,
has been instructed to notify Ger
many that France maintains her
view that the whole question should
be arbitrated and that in the mean
time she declines to release the de
serters to reprimand the officers con
cerned, or to exchange regrets with
Germany. . ' . ..
At the same time the .change gal
leries of St Petersburg and London
have been Informed of the exact sit
uation.
Premier Clemenceau declared to
day that he was ready to go before
the chamber of deputies on the Issue
and resign if he was not upheld. The
press of every shade of opinion, with
singular unanimity voices approval
of the government's attitude and de
clares that a backdown -would be
equivalent to the moral end of
France.
Berlin, Nov 5. The view point of
Germany In "the Casablanca difficulty
was explained officially by the for
eign office to-day with the express
desire that it be cabled to the United
States In order to clear up any exist
ing doubt.
"All- we demand," said an official
of the foreign" office, "is a simple ex
pression of regret from France for
the violence employed against the
German consular officials at Casa
blanca and expression such as would
be demanded by any nation whose
officials had been subjected to 4 at
tack. Unless" this Is forthcoming
there would be no object in' conduct
ing ,further-negotiatlons. -
"We annoT permit thtrpolnt to Tie
submitted to arbitration . for we re
gard it as a point of national honor
that such regret should be expressed.
"We do not desire that the French
officials concerned be reprimanded,
that French soldiers be punished or
the adoption of any measures of dis
cipline whatever.
"Concerning the other points of
the difference we are prepared to ar
bitrate. We acknowledge that some
things might have occurred on the
German side which could have been
avoided while France also must ad
mit from her side that unnecessary
acts were committed. '
"Both the. French ' ambassador
here, Cambon, and the French gov
ernment have been aware of our de
mands for a long time. There has
been no recent change in, the situa
tion and no further pressure has been
brought to bear which might cause
this question to become more acute."
MANY FLO WEB ENTRIES. ,
Bisr Exhibit' In Readiness for Open
ing at Chicago To-Morrow.
Chicago, Nov 5. More than one
thousand entries have been made for
the national flower show, which be
gins -at the Coliseum to-morrow.
Twelve, entries, were made by How
ard Gould from his .famous Port
Washington estate. These entries
consist of chrysanthemums, foliage
and decorative plants and . miscel
laneous flowering plants.
One of the novelties of the flower
show will be the model gardens
which will show the same back porch
and yard undecorated and decorated
with flowers and shrubbery. In hon
or of President-elect Taft, Elmer D.
Smith of Adrian, Mich, has originat
ed a huge chrysanthemum which he
has, with the consent of the president-elect,
named Hhe Taft chrys
anthemum. Editors Under Arrest.
Manila, Nov 5. The editors of El
Remaclmlento, the leading Filipino
dally newspaper of this city, were to
day placed under arrest on charges
of criminal libel preferred by Com
missioner Dean C. Worcester of the
Philippine commission. Worcester
affirms in his complaint that lit )ag
been assailed politically and profes
sionally and that his personal char
acter has also been the object of li
belous utterances.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Forecast for Connecticut: Fair,
somewhat warmer to-night and Fri
day; light to gentle west to south
west winds.
-The temperature Is low for the
season of the year in all sections east
of the Rocky mountains. Freevtnc
temperatures extend as far south as
Georgia. Some snow has fallen dur
ing the past twenty-four hours in the
eastern portion of the lake region
and the northern portion of New
England.
Pleasant weather prevails gener
ally J his morning In alt sections.
Conditions favor for this Tifinitf
fair weather and not much, change
4 la temperature. .,-
FLEET SAILS ALONG
Toe Second Squadron Sailed
From Aloogapo Tbls Uoro
log lo Jof Sperry.
Anioy, China, Nov 5. The second
squadron of the American battleship
fleet, which, under: the command of
near Admiral Emory has been in
Amoy since October 30 as the guest
of China, brought its visit to a close
this morning, when it steamed away
from Olongapo where it will Join the
first squadron under Rear Admiral
Sperry. The distance is about 700
miles and the vessels should reach
there November 8."
The -departing warshiDs were srlven
a demonstration In marked contrast
to the apathy which was noticeable
nn ihatM ...... I 1 .
The cost of the recent Ion has ex
ceeded $1000,000. The Chinese gov
ernment has been lavish in its gifts
to the American officers and men and
at the final official function on shore
last night the entertainment afforded
by the Chinese government was de
clared by the Americans to have been
with the exception of Australia, sec
ond to none.
The battleshln Gem-aria, the fl air
ship of Admiral Emory, will leave the
fleet and go to Hong Kong where Ad
miral Emory will take a liner for
home. The flagship will be in Hong
Kong for only' two hours. She will
then continue for Olongao, on the Is
land of Luzon, and Join the other
vessels there.
PIONEER TELEGRAPHING.
How the First Report of a Railroad
Accident Went Over the Wire.
"I sent over the wire the first re
port of a railroad accident the tele
graph ever carried, and without be
ing a telegraph operator at that,"
said Wllmot M. Vail, an octogenarian
citizen of Port Jervis. "The original
Cornell telegraph line opened at
Goshen its first office in this state
west of the Hudson. This was in
1849. The office was in my father's
book store. I was a clerk in the
store. My brothers Hector and
Nathaniel soon learned to operate the
Instrument, and Hector became the
first regular operator. The Erie rail
road put its telegraph line in opera
tion early In 1861. Its wires entered
the Cornell office. Hector Vail was
sent to Port Jervis as operator for
both lines. Nathaniel Vail . took
pharge of the Goshen office.
' I had not' learned to -operate-the
telegraph Instrument, but from hear
ing and seeing my brothers working
at it I had obtained some little in
sight of its mysteries. One day in
1851 my brother Nat went to New
York. That day the west-bound train
known as the day express ran off the
track three miles east of Goshen and
into the ditch. Although the Erie
had its own telegraph line it had not
yet begun to utilize it for running
trains on telegraphic order.
"An hour and more having passed
beyond the time the day express
should have arrived at Port Jervi3
people there began to want to know
what was the matter with it, und
Hec Vail began to call up Goshen.
He didn't know that Nat Vail was
away.- We knew at Goshen all about
the accident to the train. I heard
the call on the Instrument, but
telegraphing not being in my line I
let it call. The calling kept up at
intervals for ' an hour or two, and
winning tne matter over, I con
cluded that it was perhaps Hec Vail
wanting to find out what had become
of the day express, which was still
off the track, so I thought I would
answer the call myself.
"Studying the. Morse alphabet a
while I pounded off on the keys as I
best knew how the news about the
wrecked train. I was a long time
doing it, and the message I sent must
have arrived at the Port Jervis end
of the wire In a somewhat Irregular
and jumbled form, for although Hoc
Vail got the news he had been hours
clamoring for he sent back this
forcible but ungrateful query:
" 'What d fool sent this in?'
"And that's the way the first re
port of an accident on the Erie or
any other railroad was sent over the
telegraph wire.
"Recalling those days of pioneer
telegraphing, I remember that Ezra
Cornell was so poor after he got his
line to working that when he came to
Goshen to look over the property, if
there was no money in the office from
telegraph tolls my father would ad
vance him some, so that 'Old Bones,'
as he was Irreverently railed, might
get something to eat. A few rakes,
a slice of bread or a morsel of cheese
Bufflced him. Yet that struggling
pioneer telegraph line was the source
of his millions and the foundation of
the famous Institute that bears his
name."
FOUND IX THE RUIXS
Employe ' Hot Metropole Met
Death in the Fire.
Brook field. Mass., Nov 5. The
body of John Nelson, 50 years old.
was found early to-day In the base
ment of the Hotel Metropole which
was badly damaged by fire shortly
after midnight. Nelson was an em
ploye of the hotel and had gone Into
the basement to determine .where
the Are was. He was not seen again
but it was supposed that be had left
the building, until a search disclosed
his body near a furnace In the base
ment, the overheating. of which caus
ed the Ore. It Is beliered he was
suffocated by the smoke.
The half a dozen guests who were
In the hotel escaped although their
effects were destroyed. - The entire
loss dicl not exceed $12,000.
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MORSE JUROR BETTER
Trial Reused To-day, and Ihe
Jury Asks To Be further
loifrocled.
Ntw York, Nov 6. Charles - F.
Shlrke, the juror whose sudden 111
ness was responsible for an interrup
tion In the deliberation of the jury in
the trial of Charles W. Morse and Al
fred H. - Curtis, the bankers, last
night, was reported to be much bet
ter to-day. t It was said that M:
Shlrke would be able to go to court
with his fellow jurors and that un
less something unexpected occurred
there was no fear of a 'mistrial as a
result of the . Juror's condition
Shirke's sudden illness resulted In
Judge Hough ordering, the jury back
to their1 hotel early last evening be
fore a decision had been reached on
a verdict.
Mr Curtis, one of the defendants
accompanied by Mrs Curtis, arrived
early. Morse did not reach the court
room so early, but his attorneys said
he was on the way down town. Juror
Shlrke, whose illness caused an early
adjournment last night, appeared to
be much better when the jurors
reached court.
The Jury at 11:30, after being out
twenty hours, came into court and
asked for further instructions on the
points of law Involved.
SUIT AGAINST BANK.
Friendly Ca.se to Determine a Legal
Point at Issue.
Chicago, Nov 5. A friendly suit,
designed to secure from the federal
court a decision on the supposed right
of banks to seize money on deposit
with them In the event of fai'ure
of the firm or individual placing
funds with a bank, was begun yester
day by William J. Chalmers for A.
Booth & Co. The action was pre
cipitated through the recent tilt be
tween Mr Chalmers and four bank
ing institutions appointed by court
as depositories for funds of the bank
rupt fish concern. The banks each
had loaned over the counter large
sums to A. Booth & Co every fall and
In the ordinary course of business
the loans were repaid in the spring.
Many commercial houses nave bien
making a similar agreement with the
banks and the institutions now want
a court ruling establishing their riRht.
to confiscate . such funds. Judge
Kohlsaat has made the writ returna
ble December 7.. ., , -
.:. Hat Factory- Burned.
Danbury, 'Nov 5. The factory of
D. J. Drew & Co, hat manufacturers,
situated between here and Bethel,
was damaged by fire to-day to the ex
tent of $8,000.v; There was no insur
ance. The fire is believed to have
been caused by crossed electric
wires.
'CITY ZS'EWS.
George Yoos, the 8 years old son
of Mr and Mrs Charles Yoos of Beech
street, died to-day of diphtheria. The
funeral will be held at 1:30 o clock
to-morrow afternoon with Interment
In Pine Grove cemetery.
The funeral of Charles Magulre
will take place from his late home In
Watertown at 8:30 to-morrow morn
ing. The remains Will be brought
to this city where services will be
held at the Immaculate Conception
church at 9:45. The interment will
be In the new St Joseph's cemetery.
Coroner Ell Mix of New Haven
started an investigation this after
noon on the death of Edwin Beu
ham who was killed yesterday af
ternoon by C. P.- Goss's' automobile
which was driven by Norman Tay
lor. At 3 o'clock Mr Mix said he
would have no statement to make
to-day as there were several wit
nesses still to be examined. He said
he would In all probability have his
finding ready by morning and would
send it to Deptuy Coroner W. D.
Makepeace.
The new automobile chemical and
hose truck waa expected to arrive in
town this afternoon about 4 o'colck.
Besides the driver from the Loocmo
bile factory in Bridgeport, Edward
Madden and William Russell, who
wil run the car, Chief Snagg and E.
H. Towle were to make the trip on
the machine from - the Park city.
Commissioners Minor, Lewis and
Phlllipjs of the board of safety went
tao Naugatuck about 2:30 o'clock
and expect to" board the machine
there.
The students and lovers of muBlc
are to have an opportunity of hear
ing one of Leschestlzky's pupils at
Leavenworth hal! on Monday even
ing when Miss Monica Dailey will
give a recital. Miss Dailey has just
returned from abroad where she has
spent six years with the famous
pianist. She comes fresh from her
many successful concerts in England
where press and public unite in giv
ing her unstinted praise. The admis
sion is one dollar, tickets are on
sale at the music stores. PupiK
rates on application of Isaac B. Clark
woh is the local manager.
There were some good stories told
at the opening of the new Baldwin
street fire house last night, but J. W.
McDonald carried off the honors.
Forty years ago, when Mr McDonald
was a member of the old Phoenix,
Reulien Smith, one of the republi
can deputy registrars, rushed into
the house and announced that thert
was a fierce fire over on East Main
street. The boys responded prompt
ly and pulled the jumper out
towards Cherry street when to the
great confusion of Smith the so
called fire turned out to be nothing
more dangerous than the moon com
ing np behind the hill with a crim
son hue that didn't look 'unlike a
Maze well under way. This was a
ee-rker. , and everybody . wanted . t
glv "Jack" a pin. ,
STRIKERS GIVE IN
Decide lo Iccepl Seduction ol
If ages : Offered by The
Trojl Bill.
Glens Falls, N. Y., Nov B.The ja
permakers employed In the Interna
tional Paper Co's plant at Fort Ed
ward who went out on strike August
I because the company proposed a 5
per cent reduction in wages, held a
meeting last night and decided, It Is
announced, to accept the reduction.
It Is reported that similar action was
taken In other places where mills are
located. The local Papermakers'
union held a meeting last night, but
the officials .declare ..that no action
was taken regarding the comapny's
offer to take the men back asa union
If they would accept the cut. The
local union unanimously rejected the
proposal last month. The local of
ficials of the company issued a state
ment last night denying the report
to the effect that the company a as
negotiating with President Carey of
the Papermakers' union to effect a
settlement of the strike.
ENDS LIFE IX MILL POND.
Miss Ruth Putney Drowns Herself in
' ' ' Ivoryton.
Essex, Nov 5. Miss Ruth Putney,
aged 25 years, committed suicide by
drowning in the factory pond of
Comstock, Cheney & Co In Ivoryton
yesterday afternoon. No reason is
known for the rash act and her
friends" believe she was temporarily
Insane.
Miss Putney returned .. to Essex
from a visit to Cleveland, O., Mon
day, and the following day went to
the factory of Comstock, Cheney &
Co and got work. She got a room at
the home of L. R. McDavid and yes
terday afternoon at 1 o'clock started
for the factory. . This was the last
seen of the young woman alive. Late
in the afternoon her hat and coat
were found on the bank of the pond
and when the water was drawn off
her body was found.
ine room occupied oy miss rumey
was visited by Mrs McDavid and a
note was found stating that she was
going to take her life. Miss Putney
was the oldest daughter of Mrs Mar-
cella Putney of Medway, Mass, and
leaves besides her mother one broth
er, Wright Putney, and a sister, Miss
Sarah Putney. The family have been
notified of the suicide and the broth
er of the. girl came for the body to
day. WOMEN AFTER TAFT.
Suffragists Getting Ready to Present
, Him Monster Petition.
Chicago, Nov 5. A dispatch , to
the Tribune from Denver says:
A monster petition to be circulated
among the women of America and
then submitted to President-Elect
Taft is the Immediate plan of ihe
National American , Woman's . Suf
fragist association. Announcement
of this fact was made yesterday by
the Rev Anna Howard Shaw, presi
dent of the association.
A special appeal was made to the
Colorado women to assist in the
movement by securing the signature
of every woman in the state.
Mr Taft has often said he was will
ing the women of America should
have the right of franchise If they
desired it," the president said. Now
Is the time to give him an opportuni
ty show what he meant by this state
ment. Two Men Shot.
New York, Nov 5. Two men were
shot, one of them probably fatally,
on the Bowery early to-day In a con
tinuance of a recently revived feud
between two rival gangs. One of
the victims, Jacob Silver, was shot
through the abdomen and will proba
bly die. The . other, Charles Har
rington, will recover.
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BALLOONIST KILLED
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Church Cblissey Wfclk
UxalDo An Aiceedca.
Princeton, 111., Nov 5. Prof Peter
Kramer of St Louis . was dashed
against the chimney of the Methodist
church and killed here , yesterday
while making a baloon ascension at
the farmer's carnival. Glen Haydea
a seven year old boy who was stand
ing near the church, was struck' by
a brick falling from a chimney.
which was .wrecked by the, balloon.
His. skull . was fractured and he may,
die. ' ' . '
A strong wind was blowing and ef
forts were made to persuade the aer.
onaut not to attempt' an ascension.
In reply he said "I will make the
jump to-day If I break my neck do
lng. It." .
Those were the last words he
spoke as be left the earth. When
the ropes were loosened the balloon
shot upward and before Professor
Kramer could unfasten the rope
which held his parachute to the bal
loon he was hurled against the chim
ney. His chest was crushed by the
blow.- - - - ,
The balloon bounded along on the
roofs and collided with the steeple,
dragging the unconscious balloonist
after it. The rope which held the
balloonist then broke and he fell to
the roof of the church,, rolled to the
edge and plunged to the ground thir
ty feet below. . . ; ,
SLEEPS WEEKS AT A TIME.
Girl Now In Her Sixth Day on An
other Protracted Slumber.
Lowell, Mass, Nov 5. After suc
cumbing repeatedly to slumber that
lasts from, one to three weeks, Louis
ana Plette Is wrapped in another
sleep. She has not been awake since
last Friday night.
Her las tsleep was from June 5 to
June" 20. Physicians are at a loss tc-
account for her slumbers. " j
Miss Plette seems to feel no 111 ef
fects from her long periods of uncon
sciousness. It is her usual impres
sion that she has been asleep only
one night. .
Another Acid Death
Middletown, Conn., Nov 5.
William Hill committed suicide by:
drinking carbolic acid in his room
at his parents home sometime dur
ing the night or early hours of the
morning. When he failed to re-
spond to efforts to awake him abont 1
six o'clock, a physician was sent for,
who pronounced him dead. Near:
the bed was found an empty bottle, ;
which had contained, the physicians
said, about two ounces of carbolic
acid.' Hill was about 21 years old.
No cause is assigned for his act,
Shot His Playmate.
Middletown, Nov . 5. Louis Ml;
cone, who accidentally shot and
killed a playmate last October while
handling a revolver, that he did not
know was loaded, was discharged in
court to-day.
Malone Is Candidate.
Bristol, Nov 5. Representative)
William J. Malone to-day announced
formally his candidacy for speaker
ship of the next house. -
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