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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
OVER 1000 DEAD
AMID THE RUINS
IN SOUTH ITALY
FIRST CONVICTION
IN INSURANCE CASES
Dr. Walter r. Gillette Was Last Night
Pound Guilty Of Perjury In The
Third Degree-prisoner
In Tomba.

New York. Oct. 2s.-The srst convlc.
ton N the cases hased ON The dlscios.
ures In the legislative Investigation Of
insurance affairs io0s.tp00, was obtain.
ei BY the district attorneys oiIloo last
night when 4 jury IN tho criminal
branch Of The supreme court found Dr.
Walter r. Gillette. former vice prcsl-
dent of the Mutual Life Insurance com.
pany, guilty q perjury In the third de-
gree, The verdict was accompanied with
Recommendation for mercy. The max
lmum penalty for this charge Of perjury
~ Ten year, imprisonment.
Upon the report Of tho Jury counsel
for DR.. Gillette moved for 4 certificate
Of reasonable doubt and an arrest Of
Judgment. Justice Dowhng announced
that he would hear the motion next
Monday and for the meantime remandcd
DR.. Gillette 20 the Tombs. During the
trial the defendant mad been at liberty
under $4,000 bonds.
Tho jury vas out one hour and Is
In the interval Dr.. Gillette
cnasted With his son ard daughter. II
ha was At all nervous he did not betrny
MS state of-mind. When called 10 face
fhe jury, however, he paicd pcrcoptibiy
he pallor giving way 70 a flush as Nc
.card the verdict. For moment he an.
'eaTed surprised but promptly recover.
d himself lie was accompanied By the
'on and daughter to the entrance at
he Tombs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
For the Fourth Westinghouse Concern
in Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct 25. Late yester,
day Walter uptegraif, secretary Of Mr..
George Westinghouse, was appointed
receiver for the Nernst Lamp company,
the fourth Westinghouse concern em
barrassed by the severe market stringen-
cy The United States court placed his
bonds at $4,000.
The petition was fled by the Cooper
Hewitt Electric Co. of New York ana
states that the Nernst Lamp company
owes them $4,000 for material. The
funded debt Of the company Il placed
at Sl,O00.o00, covered BY bonds that arc
due iii 1922. The petition states that I'LL
the capital stock Of the Nernst company
is owned BY the Westinghouse Machine
company.
The conditions in financial circles here
yesterday was normal The position
was taken that the appointment of re-
ceiYers for the four Westinghouse com
panies places all Of them on better
footing; the failure Of the Iron City
trust company had no bad effects ana
the millions of dollars deposited BY the
government caused feeling Of conf
denee.
The Pittsburg stock exchange re.
mained closed all day and will prob
ably not resume transactions until next
Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
EXPIRES. CLEVELAND
FAV0RS WHITNEY
The Democratic Candidate for Cover
nor Of Massachusetts, Gets Strong
Endorsement From Ifim.--Let-
ter Published.

Boston, Oct. 25. The managers Of
Henry NJ. Whitney, Democratic candi.
date for governor last night made pub
lic part of personal letter endorsing
Mr. Whitney's candidacy. which was
written by Former President Grover
Cleveland to Charles S. Hamlin, assist
ant secretary Of the treasury, under Mr..
Cleveland The former president wrote:
u suppose as usual you are IN the
thick of the political contest now pend
ing in your state. need not tell You
how deeply ] am interested in the pro-
gress and result. You know how firmly
! belieye that the consistence, the frank
honesty and the proud patriotism Of the
Democratic party are bound mp ininsist
ence upon conservative and sane tariff
reform This I am convinced is its
highest mission, and this | believe its
path TO success.
ut would be strange, indeed, IL the
Democracy of Massachusetts, should at
this time la In enthusiasm and hearty
support Of the issue Of tariff revision,
which it presents 10 plainly under the
leadership of brave, wise aud steadfast
men, and il seems to me that the people |
If the state. regardless of party atTilia-
lions, should recognize that such an
ssue and such d leader give the oppor-
unity effectively to protest against
he hurtfnl restrictions and unfair bur
lens which existing tariff laws inflict
lpon them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
SAID THREAT
WAS MADE
BY Fairbanks 10 the Murdered
Woman
TRY TO PLACE A MOTIVE
Prisoner Acted Strangely Yesterday, Go.
Ing 70 the Door and coIIapaing-It
Was Some Minutes Before
Ne Recovered.

Drattleboro, Oct. ss.-TcstIaony In.
tended to show that william Fairbanks
who i charged with the murder Of Mary
oront, his wife's niece. on May 25, bad
plotted The death Of the woman when hc
went to the house where she was stop.
ping on that day. was introduced By The
state At yesterdays session Of the trial
Of Faifbankss
The most interesting witness Of the
day was Mra. Edward Tuftle Of Grafton.
who rode on an electric car with Fair
banks from Bellows Falls 70 saxion'a
River on the day of the tragedy. AIRS.
Tuttle testified that during the ride she
had q conversation with Fairbanks IN
the course Of which he declared that
Mary Gront would not 70 back 20 Graf.
ton alive. This conversation. according
70 Mrs. Tuttle, took place about noon.
The state alleges that the murder was
committed IN the early evening Of the
same day.
The prisoner yesterday acted in a
strange manner. In the morning be
vas attentive, smiled several times at
he evidence given, In the afternoon
ie assumed hls difident manner and
sept his eyes on the floor most Of the
ime. When recess was taken be was
allowed 20 90 70 the doors and as he
cached the last step he swayed his
rms and dropped 70 the floor and seem
a to be gasping for breath. Il was
ONE minutes before he recovered from
his condition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
CHELSEA.

The Chelsea Grange have purchased .
new grand square plano from Barre par.
ties, for use in their hall.
Mrs. George =. Lake returned last
week from an extended visit to friends
in New Hampshire and Massachusetts,.
Miss /, Belle Judd who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Wallace San
horn, and sister. Mrs. Fred IT, stanton,
left the FIRST Of the week for her home
in New York.
Report comes from Barnet that Byron
Berry, former resident here for many
Years, has again taken unto himself a
wife, the lady being from Massachusetts,
and being wife number four
Invitations are ont announcing the
marriage on the evening Of October 30th
at the residence Of Mr.. aud Mrs. VIII
T. Scott Of Washington, Of Miss Sihyl
w George. the eldest daughter Of win
A. George, to George RI Lake Of Barre
Murray Bourne, who was called to
Burlington the first Of the week by the
injury that his brother sustained by
the accidental discharge of his shot gun,
Thursday, and reports that his
brother, while seriously injured, win in
all probability recover.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
SMALL BKouEsrs MADE.
By Mrs. Lydia 9. Case. whose VIII
Was Filed Yesterday.

Brandon. Oct. 25.--The win Of Alra.
Lydia q. Case. widow Of DR.. Chaunccv
Case, was hled in the probate Office al
Rutland yesterday. II the win Il estab.
lished a. Il il expected X viii be, the
following public bequesis OF 5000 will
be availablei
To the Baptist church Of Brandon
the sum Of $1,000. the income Of which
Il 70 be used toward the payment Of the
salary Of the PASTOR to the Congrcga.
uonal church and society the sum OF
$500, the income Of which is 70 be used
toward the payment o. the saicry OF
the pastor; 70 the Baptist State con.
ventiou the sum Of $500, the income 70
be used in supplying destitute churches
in the state Of Vermont with the preach.
ing Of the gospel. or otherwise aiding
feeble churches; 20 the American Mis-.
sionary association. the sum n $500, 10
be used in is work among the freed.
men, Chinese and Indians; to Booker
T. Washington. the sum Of $500 for
the normal and industrial schonl Of
which he is principal at ruskegec. Ala.
Mrs. Case also made the Baptist church
At Brandon her residuary legatee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
EIGHT DOES KILLED.
Nonresident Hunters Without Licenses
To Be Arrested.

Stowe, Oct. 25.-H. G. Thomas, state
fish and game commissioner reports doe
InegaiIy Killed in the following towns
Ripton, 2; Marshfed, Il; Montgomery i !;
Cambridge, l; Sharon, | /; Putney, i;
West Hartford, !. Fifteen non-residents
licenses have been granted.
.,eports have been received by Mr..
Thomas Of non-residents hunting with.
out licenses and all such have been or
dered arrested.
Three Large Caribou Seen.
George Brown. who lives in the west
en part Of Morristown, reported to
Commissioner Thomas that he has seeS.
three caribou near Sterling mountain.
Tt was known That there were two car
ibou in Rutland county and these were
supposed to be all that there are Ill
the state. Mr.. Brown dared not shoot
them, as he knew on sight that they
were not deer III is Illegal To shoot
caribou in Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
Concluded Financlers After
Conference This Morning
TWO MORE BANKS CLOSED
But Efforts Of ]. P. Morgan. j. D. Rookie.
feller, Secretary corselyou Seem to
Have STAYED on the Shock Of
Further Panic.

New York. Oct. eS.-rwo more banks
failed to open this morning. they being
the Brooklyn and the United States
Exchange bank. No statement was
given out. The prompt payment Of de.
poaltofs yesterday had no effect in les.
sening the run early this morning a.
the lincoln Trust Co.. aud the Trust
Co Of America Crowds were aiso wait.
ing for the opening u other institutions.
After q conference az The house II y. T..
Morgan, lasting 70 a. M. today the
leading ananriers expressed the opinion
that the worse ives over.
During the afternoon when the stock
market was convulscd by q vcritable
panic, with Union Pacific down to par.
and call money lending az 100 per cent
Morgan threw S25. 600 900 into the mark.
e 20 Be loaned At 10 per cent. Imme.
diatcly atocks SCARED and the call money
ring was smashed. the members Of It
being glad TO get 10 per cent, where they
bad been asking 100 Il Was the most
dramatic incident in the recent history
Of the stock exchange.
John y. Rockefeller came 10 the relief
Of the depressed financial situation IN a
way that was significant and reasuring.
The bead OF the Standard OH corpora
lion furnished ten millions Of dollars.
. Be used By the Trust company of
America ii paying the demands of de-.
,ositors, and il was felt that this great
I'D would turn the tide in favor ~
'eturn to a healthy condition in fnan.
ial circles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
ONLY FEW PRISONERS.
At The House Of Correction at The
Present Time.

Rutland, Oct. 25.-There arc fewer
prisoners in the house Of correction now
than there have been for several years.
Tuesday the low.record mark Of III
was reached. The lowest previous mark
IN hFe years was l26. September 30.
1909. These figures include Rutland
county jail prisoners.
The largest number Of prisoners at
the institution any day IN five years
was 237 This high mark was reached
October "a, 1905, December .. 1905. and
January 20, 1906. As there are only
1a6 cells in the prison It il easy to see
tant the 237 prisoners confined in the in
stitution il was badly overcrowded. At
times there have been a. many as 30
cells with two prisoners in each, while
the rest Of the prisoners slept IN one
large room.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
WAS ONCE PROSPEROUS
David D. Pratt, Sick and Deserted By
Wife, Committed Suicide.


Boston, Oct. 2s.--David d. Pratt. for.
merly prosperous business man Of
Cambridge, committed suicide yesterday
AZ % Norfolk street in that city by in.
haling gas. His body was found on the
floor near gas radiator with a connect /.
ing tube in his mouth. An Of the win
dows Of his room we're open apparently
to allow the surplus gas to 60 out.
doors rather than permeate the house
and Illustrate the plans OF suicide. Ned.
ical Examiner Durrell viewed the body
and declared the case was one Of sui.
eide.
The only cause that can be assigned
for the deed Is despondency over the fact
that for many weeks he has been con.
fined to the house and unable to do any
work. About six months ago Alr. Pratt
met with a serious accident in Adams
square; In attempting to board an el
ectric car he fell and was dragged some
distance. He was unconscious for many
days at the City hospital and later was
taken to the home OF George Bates in
Cambridge, where he has been living
since.
He was a brother Of Mrs. John Saw
yer Of Austin street His wife was Row
ena Gault and was divorced from him
some years ago and she and her three
daughters survive.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
coLLosAI SUM TURNED IN.
In Order to Stem The Tide in New York
Financial Crisis.

New York, Oct. 25.-The aggregate
amount Of money which had been con-
tfibuted in order to weather the storm
and restore confidence assumes truly
colossal proportions. Roughly cstimat.
ed It includes S25,000 900 which Secre-
tary Cortelyou deposited IN the New
York hanks; $4,000 900 which the Nor
gan pool brought TO the door Of the
stock exchanges Si0.D00.00o which John.
y. Rockefeller deposited with the Union
Trust company a. a means Of stemming
the tide at the Trust company Of Am.
erica, and finally another s50.OO0 900
which il Is understood Mr.. Rockefeller
stood ready to advance to meet any fur
tner stress of conditions, in all. con
siderably IN excess of S1O0,000,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Benjamin Batchelder was in Chelsea
on business today
a. T. Fort returned last night from o
business visit in Stowe.
Mrs G. Rock is seriously i'll at her
home on Granite street.
Mrs Sarah Fl Graves Of Waterbury Il
visiting Mrs. J. G. Gfiggs
Harold w. Lamb Of Concord, N. IT.,
is visiting friends in the city.
Harry Townsend Of Marshdcld called
on friends in the city today.
]. q Griggs and Paul pierson were
in Williamstovn on business today.
Among arrivals at the City hotel last
evening and today are o. IT, Coolidge.
Rutland: Mrs @. c. Ashton, Rutland
w y Lee, East Aiddlebury; NJ. and
Mrs. Frank Reard. South Londonderry:
II. W. Wells, Amesbury, Mass: r. 4.
Bucklin. Boston; s. ". Kerr, Boston;
r. G. Carwiek Rutland: Howard n.
hughes, New York; James Sweeny. Bos
tons *. Lucas, Chicago; r. c. Stoddard.
Bostoni George Rust, Springfield. Mass.
D r. Bickett. Springfield, Mass; E. 2
Jones, Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
A SUDDEN DEATH.
Fletcher ]. Avery Of Bristol Dropped
Dead at Home.

Bristol, Oct. e5.--About 4 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon the residents Of
this village were startled by the an.
nouncement that Fletcher j Avery was
dead. Mr.. Avery, who had been feeling
poorly for few days, was about as
usual and had but few minutes pre-.
viously returned home from Hathorne
& Boynton's store few rods distant. He
fell to the floor in an unconscious condi-
tion and expired in few minutes. Mr..
avery came to Bristol several years ago
and engaged in the grocery business.
selling out last spring to L. o. Chaplin
lie was serving his fourth term as over.
seer OF the poor. a position nc had 6lled
t. the entire satisfaction Of the voters.
and was considered an exceptionally
good official in that trying position. Mr..
Avery and his family came to Bristol
ffem Wnallonsburg, N. " and had
made a wide circle Of friends IN this
end adjoining towns. lie was a member /
Of Libannns lodge Of Masons. A widow, |
two sons and q daughter survive him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
MANY OTHER TOWNS
WERE DEVASTATED
Terrible Scenes Enacted 10
the Stricken lowns-- -Prls-
oners in Jail at Catanzaro
Mutinied In the Midst Of
Confusion.

Rome. Oct. e5.--The list Of killed Il
yesterdays earthquake promises. accord
ing to latest -advices. greatly 10 exceed
1000. Two hundred and ten bodiol
have already been recovered from N,
ruins Of the town Of Feruxzano and II
l. certain that at least 500 were killed
there alone.
Further details OF the earthquake
show that the shocks were especially
severe in the southern end Of the Gala.
brian peninsular, but throughout Gala.
hria there are scenes Of desoIation ami
despair.
The FIRST shock was tremendous one
and was followed by two others Of larq.
er proportions. and which entirely de-
stroyed two villages and reduced many
nouses in several Others to a mass OF
ruins.
The first shock, fortunately, brought
the entire population Of the village into
the open, many succeeding In making
their escape to tho hills or open plains.
which accounts for the few people who
we're killed.
AA%AA ~ AAAU HUNntt AZ EH4AuEAAnu AUII
Brancaleone collapsed, and q number Of
persons were buried in the ruins, and at
Sinopoli and st. Ilarit more epople are
fa.,. to ha We lost their lives. Panic pre-
vailed everywhere.
Rocella, Jonica, Reggie, Cosanza, Par
eadlo, Cittaanovo, Paimi, Gerace. Marina
and other towns also suffered from tine
shocks, but not severely.
Halt the houses Ia the village of
Gerace are in ruins, and similar condi-
tions prevail in q number OF other points
III Calabria.
During the confusion caused By the
first earth shock the prisoners In the
Jail at Catanzaro mutinied and were
only subdued with great difficulty. Tho
female prisoners were particularly
alarmed. As soon as the building ex-
perienced the first shock they began to
scream and shout for the jailers, de-
their release and beating the /
doors until the whole place was in
terrible uproar The prison officials did !
possible to calm the inmates, |
but panics broke out afresh every time
another earth shock was experienced.
As soon as possible detaehments Of
troops Nltu ltucl lNhiHS were iufIIeQ 70 /
the scene Of the disaster and did every
thing the could to assist the crowd Of
people who had fled from their homes
The presence of the troops as usual had
! calming effect on the people
Only two days ago the finance minis
;er, Signor Massemini, dedicated two
iew villages III Calabria which had beenl
,uilt by the relief committee of Milan
'or the victims Of the earthquake OF
1905. These, however, withstood the
hooks.
The scientists at the university of ,
Naples who study seismic disturbances
ay that the earthquake Of 1906 was
'receded by eruptions of Mounts Strom-
'oli and Etna, which suddenly ceased
nd were Immediately followed by the |
lalabrian earthquake OF that year.
Mount Vesnyius, they add. was most !
ctive until week ago, but since tnen I
he volcano has not emitted any smoke
1 all,
A special despatch to the Tribune
-esterday says that 100 persons had !
ost their lives in the commune Of Fer !
zzano alone, but no confirmation Of the
eport was obtained
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
OCEAN FREIGHT RATES.
Increased Size Of Ships the Chief Cause
Of Decline.

Washington, Oct. % The cause Of the
decline in ocean freight rates are ex.
planned in bulletin on Ocean Freight
Rates and the Conditions Affecting
Them" by Frank Andrews, assistant
chief Of the division Of foreign markets
of the department Of agriculture. The
report cites many variations in ocean
freight rates, among them the freight
on wheat from New York to Liverpool.
which in 1876 was an average of la.S
cents bushel and in 1900 was only 8
cents bushel
The cause III the reductions III ocean
freights are largely connected, the re-
port says, with the increase Ill size III
ocean vessels and economies in the hand
ling Of ships and cargoes. Both liners
and tramp steamships are now built
much larger than in former years and
The cost of operating ship does not
increase in proportion to its size, while
the earning power does increase.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
SHOT A FINE BUCK
ON HIS OWN FARM
Walter Davis Of East Montpelier Didn't
Have to Go Far-other Sue
cessfui Hunters.

Walter Davis Of East Montpelier
didn't have TO 20 of his own farm to
bring down a buck. He shot 4 handsome
specimen yesterday afternoon. His
farm il on North street, Just outside
Montpelier. Barney Hersey Of Mont
pelier is another successful n,mter as
were his two brothers. The three deer
were shot in Middlsex and viii be
brought to Montpelier tonight
Thomas Ford Of Montpelier came ia
today and told Of being near Henry
Germaine in Richmond wnen the latter
shot himself in the foot. He had the
gun resting down on his foot when the
weapon was discharged. Although
bleeding considerably and suffering from
the pain Germaine walked, aided bv Mr..
Ford and others, distance Of q mile
and a half to the nearest house.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
BROKE LEG AT Foor BALL.
A. N. Tupper, Brigham Academy IN
structor, Hurt in Practice.

Bakersfield, Oct PA. N. Tuppcr.
an instructor in Brigham academy. had
one leg fractured yesterday afternoon
in foot bali practice. Tupper. who was
formerly q foot ball player. works with
the academy team and it was while
scrimmaging with the eleven that the
accident occurred He was immediately
taken to Fairfield and placed on train
that connected with the b. II Il train
at Cambridge Junction fag Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
sending Turks Back Home.

st. Albans Oct 25.-Immipration
1snpector W. D. Lewis and Deputy
Sheriff Charles II. Jacques viii leave
for Boston Monday Win two Of the
three Turks who have been confined for
some weeks IN the Franklin county iail.
They win be sent back to their home
country from Boston. The third Turk
is very 81 and has been taken to the
Sc Adams hospital. These three me1
are part Of lot that were being
smuggled into this country at Alburg.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
NOT MANY AUT0ISTS
AT ANNUAL MEETING
W. W. Brown Of Springfield Was Elect
ed President Of Vermont Club Yes
terday Afternoon.

The annual meeting Of the Vermont
Automobile club held yesterday after.
noon IN the parlors of the Pavilion ho-
tel Al Montpelier was very slimly at
tended, only a dozen members being
present. Tho reports OF the officers
were read and accepted aud matters OF
interest 70 automobile owners were in
formally discussed. The following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
President, W. VI. Brown Of Springfield; /;
vicc-presidents, Frank Wells Of Burling.
ton. J. G. Brown Of Montpelier; sccre.
tary and treasurer, John A. Rien q
SNanton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
NO DAMAGE. BUT
HORSES GOT EXERCISE
Enure Fire Department Called to 80
Berlin Street Last Evening to Sub
due q Small smudgs.

A general nre alarm was Fung IN nt
o;a5 last evening from box lfa and
boin the chemical and the hook and lad.
der responded. Upon arrival at the box
the department Was directed to the house
a. a1 Berlin street owned and occupied
by Patrick Armstrong and Il Was found
that The flte was but small blaze and
was confined 10 the chimney.
There WAS no neeeraity of 4 general
alarm for the slight smudgo a. a telc.
phone call would have been sufficient,
but the nfemen put the contents Of one
hand chcmlcal into the chimney A. q
matter Of preeanilon. No damage fe.
suited.
Ihls Il the frat general alarm since
July 2, when two alarms were rnne
p, one Tor a FIRE In +. d. Moll'a bakery
On Foss street and for 4 slight blaze
u The house Of Mrs. Nicholas sd. John
lf South Main street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-25
LINER SINKS AT wharf.
Empress of China Goes Down In vau-
vouver, B. G.

Portland, Ore, Oct. 25.- "A special de-
spatch 70 the Oregonian from Vancou-
yer, B. G., says The Canadian Pacific
Railway eompany's Oriental liner Em-
press Of China sank last evening along
the wharf in this port. Her seacocks
must have been opened, but how, no
one seems able to ascertain.
Her main deck on the port side was
awash III several feet Of water Sne sank
and keeled over on ner port side SO
that The main deck is now 1T an angle
of about forty-fve degrees Her en-
gines and dynamos are under water. She
Is resting on mud bottom, but the
problem Of saving her viii be that OF
righting The vessel ans preventing her
from completely turning turtle. The
steamer Is valued at approximately 81,
000, 900.