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than Mr.. Turnburth was excused.
Samuel r. CARRIER, the 18th man CALI
ed proved the last 10 answer the sum-
mons, as he was acceptable TO both sides.
District Attorney Baker then announced
the governments satisfaction with the
jury. Mr.. Hoover responded for the de-
fence with a similar statement. and for
the first time the prisoner faced the ~
men who are TO decide her fate.
PLEA OF INSANITY
IL was made evident during the day
that the attorneys for Mrs. Bradley Will
depend upon the plea OF insanity as their
only professed defense. III there was any
confidence In the plea OF Justification it
was not expressed
On the other hand the prosecution man
ifested apprehension that the jury would
be inclined 10 consider the case under the
unwritten law and TO shield the defend
ant from possible capital punishment on
account OF her sex, and the government
spared no pains to procure assurance that
there were no lurking convictions i'm the
minds of jurors who would stand I'm the
way of awarding punishment i'm accord
ance with the testimony of those ac-
counts.
Many persons were excused because
they were opposed TO capital punishment
for women.
Mrs. Bradley is charged with deliber-
ately numbering the ex-senator in his
room in hotel in this city on Dec. s last.
Mrs. Bradley has admitted the killing.
and there will be no effort TO show that
his death resulted from any other cause
than the shot fired by her
IL is probable that she Will be put on
the stand i'm her own deence with the
hope of influencing the jury in reaching
settled by the long-continued wrongs
which IL is alleged she had suffered that
she was not responsible for her act.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-14
GASCONE FEARS
DEATH FROM
sEc'ET SOCIETY

New York. Nov. iL-Released from
custody by the verdict OF a jury. which
eNorerated him on a second trial for mur-
der. after he had spent % months in the
death house at Sing Sing. Raffaela Gas
cone fears that he is in danger OF death
at the hands OF members of a Sicilian
secret society.
The first direct evidence that Gascone's
fears were Justified came to the police to-
day WHOM three detectives, disguised as
lgborers, overheard a conversation be-
tween four men whom they were watch-
ing. declare that the whole plot TO put
Gascono out OF the way was discussed be-
fore they Attempted Lake the follr-into-
custody. Three OF the men escaped. Tho
fourth was seized and locked up. charged
With conspiracy. The prisoner. who said
ms name Is Gabriel Talzone. pleaded With
HIS captors to allow him TO take knife
10 his cell
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TH|RDO0UMA
CHEEREO
CAR
Opened in the Tauride Palace in
Presence of Premier and His
Cabinet.

ST. Petersburg, Nov. 1.-THE third
Russian Parliament was opened i'm the
Tauride Palace at IL O'clock this morning
in the presence of Premier Stolypin ana
the cabinet, by NJ. Golubeff. vice president
of the council of the empire.
The religious service preceding the OPEN
ing was conducted by the Metropolitan
Antonius and large number of bishops
and other high ecclesiastcs. and was
made the occasion for a great display of
patriotic enthusiasm on tho part OF the
conservative and moderate members. The
national hymn was repeatedly sung and
the emperor was vigorously cheered
NJ Khomyakoff, OctoberiSt was elected
president of the house, receiving 81 votes
on the first ballot. Count Bobrinsky Con-
servative of Kiev, received two votes and
NJ Golovin. Constitutional Democrat and
ex-presdcnt OF the second parliament.
one vote. The election was the result OF
an agreement between the Octoberists and
Conservatives, the latter voting for NJ.
khomyakoff I'm return for a promise OF
one OF the vice presidents and two other
offices
The city is quiet A few hundred stu
dents gathered In the vicinity OF the pal
ace but they did not attempt TO make
a demonstra ton.
A score of mounted patrols we're moro
discordant note was struck by the Social
Democrats who remained I'm the commit
tee rom during the reading OF the emper-
or's greeting and entered the main hall
only when II was necessary to sign the
oath.
The Constitutional Democrats showed
no marked enthusiasm in singing the ma
tional hymn or I'm the cheering, but other
wise they participated decorodsly In the
proceedings.
Promptly at II O'Clock the Metropolitan
Antonious. Pope Of the Russian church.
attended ~ a.. imposing s.i;s of sscles.
iastics. gowned in cloth of gold. filed into
Catherine hall and the Metropolitan and
the choir began chant OF praise Two
bishop deputies. Evlogi and Mitrofan
wearing sacerdotal robes. assisted tho
metropolitan. who afterwards intoned tn,
tiffany and prayers for the work OF parll-
Aptinued on Page Five)
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''i i'{f f}!|E|R ffEEEE+,, !|}S ON TRIAL FOR L|FE {
Jury Completed Quickly and Govern
ment Promptly Begins Presenta-
ton of EvidenCe.-Alleged Muir
deress Appears on Time and More
Composed Than Yesterday.

Washington. Nov. H-Soon after Judge
Stafford took his seat on the bench in
Criminal Court No. 1. al 10 o'clock today,
the Jury by which the testimony I'm the
trial of Mrs Annie NJ Bradley on the
charge OF numbering eX-United States
Senator Brown will be heard was COM
pleted
There were at that time eleven men in
the Jury box. but as the defense had 10
it's credit three challenges and the prose
cution nine, there was still possibility
that all of them might be excused and
others called in their places
Mrs. Bradley appeared on time again
today and was more composed than at the
be ginning of yesterdays session of the
court.
Assistant District Attorney Turner be-
gan the presentation OF the case for the
government shortly after II o'clock.
Mrs. Bradley was again accompanied by
her mother. Mrs. Madison.
MANY TALE,SMEN EXCUSED.
The work OF securing a jury proved even
more tedious than on yesterday because
one after another of the talesmen indi-
Gated such bias that not one OF the first
II could be accepted. Some OF them had
formed an opinion, others were opposed 10
capital punishment and still a large num-
ber expressed their objection of infllcting
the death penalty on a woman
The 18th man called was George w.
Turnburth who was the first man OF the
day 10 meet all the requirements. He was
temporarily accepted, hut he had no soon-
er taken his seat in the box than one Of
the men selected yesterday was excused
by the state.
The 18th man called was excused. ~.
H. Rupertus, a paperhanger, was accept
ed, but he had no sooner taken his seat
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product Farmers here declare that the
raising OF turkeys is too uncertain ven-
ture TO be profitable the young brood Of
ten suddenly and mysteriously dying. A
farmer who came TO the city market here
two weeks ago told a local dealer that he
would have fine lot OF turkeys for sale
at Thanksgiving time, but he returned
here yesterday TO report that he would
be unable to hold TO his contract as some
mysterious disease had carried off the
whole brood.
Nermonters are so fond OF their own
famous product that farmers who raise
but few OF the birds are inclined TO
forego the high prices offered i'm the
market and TO keep them to grace their
own table.
In this city the probable price of ma
tive turkeys is quoted at % TO rs cents a
pound but the price in Boston and other
outside city markets WI likely be from
30 TO 30 cents or even higher.
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Photographs at Boston

Boston. Nov. 1.-THE last portion Of the
transit of Mercury across the suns disk
was successfully observed and numerous
photographs taken at the Harvard obser-
vatory today.
The sun rose with the planet in transit
but owing to the low declination no at
tempts was made TO take photographs un-
til $50 a. m. but I'm the next II minutes
the cameras were worked necessarily.
The weather was very clear during the
entire time OF transit and many pople
saw IL with tho aid only Of n piece OF
smoked glass.
IL will be some days before the mega
tives taken at Harvard are developed and
some months before the calculations are
completed.
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VERMONT TURKEYS
SCARCE AND HIGH

Rutland. VT. Nov. 14-The alarm which
has regularly been sounded just before
Thanksgiving in recent years TO the ef-
feet that genuine Vermont turkeys would
he unusually high priced and scarce is
now being emphasized blythe farmers IN
this vicinity. The Vermont production OF
this popular Thanksgiving fowl has dwin-
died greatly in the past five years without
certain causes for the decrease. Compe-
tition from Western farms, especially IN
Kentucky is given as a possible expla =
nation. but each fall sees a great demand
I'm city markets for the genuine Vermont
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-14
BOSTON VOTERS BALLOT
IN MUNICIPAL PRIMARIES

Boston, Nov. IA half hour before
sunrise today the polling booths in the
city were opened for the joint municipal
primaries, and the first of the 111,Oo0 vot-
ers entitled to participate in the nomina-
ton of party candidates began their bal
loting. The city election occurs on Dec.
10.
The weather today was fair, and sea-
sonably cold. with Indications that il
would continue favorable. The polls Will
close at 4 o'clock.
A very large caucus vote was not look
ed for. owing TO the unusually quiet cam
paign which has thus far been made.
In addition to the Republican and DEM
ocratic parties, the Independence league.
which won considerable prominence In
last weeks election figures this city in
the city primaries for the first time. Its
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executive session on the question and de-
cided that In the absence OF Mr.. Dorney
they would lay the request upon the
able.
The board adjourned till tomorrow af-
ternoon al l O'Clock, and Il was agreed
that Mr.. Cannon and Joseph V. Broderck
executive secretary 10 Governor Higgins,
should affiN their signatures TO seals
which were then placed upon the doors OF
the vault containing the ballots, In addi-
ton to the seal OF the secretary Of the
board. Mr.. Jennings. This was done I'm
the presence OF the members OF the board
and the watchers then left the building
for the day.
Continued on Page F1ve)
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candidate is John a. Coulthurst of the
Rosndale district, "A former representa-
tive i'm the state legislature.
The three-cornered fight for the Repub-
lican nomination rs among Postmaster
George A. Hibbard. Street Commissioner
William Is. Hanon and former Represen-
tative Frederic w. Bliss.
No one opposes Mayor Fitzgerald in his
desire for denomination by the Demo-
cratic voters.
For street commissioner. Alderman G.
NJ. Draper OF Roxbury is without opposi-
tion i'm the Republican party, but the
Democratic nomination will be contested
for by Salem u. Charles. chairman of the
present board of street commissioners,
and Thomas J. Gibln of the East Boston
district
James u. Morgan is the Independence
league candidate for this office.
There are number of contests for
nomination as aldermen and councilmen.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-14
Welded at Saratoga

Saratoga. n. Y. Nov. 1i.-Several
hundred guests, including many from
New York, Boston and points In New
England witnessed the wedding here
AZ noon today OF william Il. Reed OF
posfon and Miss Mary Webster Hous-
lis daughter OF Wilbur NJ Houstls.
proprietor OF the Houstis hotel The
maid OF honor was Miss Gertrude Reed
OF Newburyport. Mass, the best man.
irving Harry Rosenbaum, OF New York
and the bridesmaides, Miss Gertrude
Gleason Of New York and Miss Mar
Earet Curtis of Manchester. n. ii.
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FAST FREIGHTS
TO BE MERGED

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE final details for
consolidating under one management all
the fast freight lines operating over the
New York Central system. have been ar
ranged snd :he announcement sent 10
shippers using this service While the
Mechants Despatch Transportation com
pany will be the main line. the names
OF the others will be retained
The reasons given by freight officials
OF the New York Central rs that great
economy in operating will result from
this consolidation. The headquarters for
falo.
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PRINT WORks
RECEIVERS MAY
RAISE 100000

Boston. Nov. 1.-THE receivers of the
Arnold Print works were authorized today
by the United States circuit court TO bor-
row a sum not exceeding 100000 and TO
issue receivers certificates for the pur-
pose of meeting the expenses in carrying
on the business.
The usual conditions regarding the eN-
t;nguishing of the certificates. as we'll as
their claim against the property, are IN
cIuded i'm the order of the court.
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Watched Elsewhere

New York Nov. Il-Aslronomers
throughout he country trained their tele-
scopes and cameras on the planet Mer-
cury this morning TO observe It's journey
across the face OF the sun. The transit OF
the planet occupied three and half
hours.
Most OF the observations I'm tho vicinity
of New York will be those OF Professors
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-14
Barge Alabama Ashore

New london, Conn, Nov. IA mes-
sage from Fort Terry states that the
barge Alabama went ashore on Plum ISL
and carly today. and that tho only per-
son on board the barge was rescued by
soldiers from the post.
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the l. q X q region
and the northeast.
Snow fell this
morning at scatter
ed points i'm those
sections, but gener-
ally the weather
was fair. An area
of high pressure
covers all the coun-
try except the ex-
trem c northeast
and is causing gem
orally fair weather
90 prevail. II has
caused n decided
change TO colder
over the Y,aes nr-
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-14
PLANET MERCURY PASSES
ACROSS THE SUNS FACE
First Kind Since November, 1894 and Last Until
1o14-Photos Taken Ladd Observatory

lumbia university. They have mounted a
4O-foot horizontal camera at Larchmont
and will try to obtain several pictures Of
the little planets trip across the sun.
Mercury's journey was not observable
with the naked eye but may be seen with
the aid of an ordinary field glass. The
last transit of Mercury was in November.
1894
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eion and the Upper Mississippi valley.
Unscasonably cold weather prevails east
Of the ROCKY Mountains. The approach
Ing high will probably cause fair and
colder weather In the vicinity OF Provi-
dcncc tonight aud continued fair and
cold Friday
NJ +. BLYSToNE.
Local Forecaster.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-14
Weston Leaves Buffalo

Buffalo. y. v. Nov. n-Edward Pay
son Weston left here at 3 o'clock this
morning for Silver creek. about = miles
west Of this city on the Lake Shore. In
continuance ~ mis- walk from Portland.
Me. 10 Chicago. lie expects TO spend
the night at Silver Creek.
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SEALS ON VAULT
HOLDING THE VOTE
CAST ON NOV. 5
GOV. HIGGINS
EXPLAINS DEMAND

II asked Mr.. Cannon to make
that request Of the board and there
was not the slightest intention or
rejecting upon the integrity Of the
board or its secretary. II was "A
plan by which | hoped that any
public suspicion of wrong doing
might be allayed, and any effort at
tampering with the ballots might
be prevented by having this pre-
cautionary guard
mo. ! cannot say that | have
any knowledge OF the ballots ever
being touched or the packages
opened, but. as / say, it's best to
allay any suspicion which may or
may not be In the air. | cannot
say off f-hand whether or not the ar
nngement about having the seals
signed by Democrats is satisfac-
tory
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Discount Rate Unchanged

London, Nov. 1.-THE rate Of discount
OF tho Bank of England remained un-
changed today AT seven per cent.
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WEATHER NOTES

The disturbance noted yesterday over
the Lake region and the 81, Lawrence
valley was central this morning over the
Gulf of St Lawrence. II caused light
snow or rain yesterday and last night In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-10

al association for extraordinary disci.
pine Of the rising youth. 1t Is quite
likely that the boys. even the bad boys.
Of our time will size up creditably with
the boys of Elisha's Bethel or Dr.
Watts end Of the seventeenth century.
Possibly the hoy Is no better. no worse
than healthy boy has been and will
he. The genuinely bad boy always will
have somebody to weep for him, and
80 far as possible every reformatory In.
fucnce should he brought to bear In
his cnse. But rs to the mass of boys,
rs boys, we need not despair. or course,
II Is expected that men Of 80 or over.
like DR.. Watts. will deplore the degcn.
eracy of youth; that Is one Of the priv.
i!eges Of age. But there Ii at least the
satisfaction that Atty years hence the
boy Of today will rs eIoquently testify
to the virtues Of his own youth and the
decadcnce Of good manners and p.o.
priety. 1t Is the way Of the world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-10

lean navy. Col. David l.. Brainard, OF
the American army, and the Duke OF
the Abruzzi. Of the Italian navy, met
at dinner In New York In honor Of
the duke. Each Of the three men has
held the record for penetrating farthest
north. Colonel Brainard. with the par.
~ In search Of the Greedy expedition,
reached s3 degrees. 24Ia minutes north
latitude In 1889. lie held this record
till Nansen passed 1t In 1895. reaching
SO degrees. 1905 minutes. The Duke
Of the Abruzzi In 1900. or the party
sent out by him. beat this by about 20
minutes. and Peary last year surpassed
them oil. touching 81 degrees and o
minutes. In the twenty-five years since
Colonel Brainard's achievement the OK.
plorers have gone almost 3is degrees
nearer to the pole. or at the rate of
about ten miles year. There remain
about 200 miles to 60.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-10
PROPER CONTROL AND REOULA.
TON or CORPORATIONS.

That authoritative manual on cor.
poratIons. Moody's. gives In the edition
for the current year tremendous figures
and facts regarding the expansion of
corporate industry In the United States.
Certain corporations OF the smaller and
''close" sort are omitted, and bank can
ital Is not included either. Yet a can.
italization Of $50, 800, 100000 Is repre-
scented by the various classes OF corpor.
atoms that are covered and described
In this volume. The railroads head the
list with securities aggregatlng SIS.
OO,0OOOOO. The electric RAILWAY svs.
tens OF the country now represent n
capitalization Of over $4,000 600, 900
The total for gas, electric light and
power companies Is $1,000, 600, 900. Cor.
pOrate capitalization now embraces n
third Of the country's wealth, and the
growth OF the corporate form of indus.
try Is proceeding at an amazing rate.
Most remarkable are the data in the
manua! which relate to the public utll.
ity enterprises and 10 the amount of
capital they are absorbing. All such
figures are convincing arguments for
proper control and regulation Of cor.
poratlons In the Interest not only Of the
consumers but Of the investors as well.
How absurd II Is 10 contend or lmply
that reasonable control would lnIure
Investors whose only protection, in the
long run, Is the efficiency and the in.
tegrity Of the directors and officers Of
the corporations. The "peoplelzatIon"
Of our corporations must keep pace
with their expansion In resources and
liabilities.
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LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.


The Chicago Eagle numbers
lAAasntial, most prosperous and
nest respected men In Chicago.
IL reaches nearly every man
- standinS In the cOmmunitv
oaA All men who are mOuldePs OF
O0blio OpiaiOn Or directors Of
Dablic affairs.
IL Is the gulde, mentor ami
eslsnd Of every political leader
% every shade Of opinion.
Il % read by GOvesnmeat,
0tats, County and City oniciais.
Il 70 read by . big percentage
- the legal fraternity, including
boosh and bar.
10 o. the favoPite Of Chicago's
1ooaln9 business men.
Il reaches all classes n their
hsoss.
Il IL read b. the Fire Depart.
meat.
Il 10 read W the Police Ne.
Dastmsnt.
Il IL In every public once and
svssy public library.
IL 10 not controlled by any
cheap, cheeky OF crooked advss.
e1sea0 agency.
In the eighteea years OF It's
01lstsacs ls has managed to build
~ . Large circulation and great
bssiasss without the aid Of pro-
eesseoaal aavsstisia6 sharks.
That - why it - 20 tndepead.
eats 80 popular sad 20 strong.
The Chicago Eagle % one pa.
~ that has never dspsnded
oDoa advertising aSsnts f0P .
Glse0lstioa. IL hos one Of Lee
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-10
PENSION ROLL STEADILY DE-
CREASiNO.

Notwithstanding the passage Of the
service pension law last February. the
pension roll Is decreasing. according to
a recent statement by the pension com.
missioner. 1t reached Its maximum In
January, 1905. with few more thnn
a million names on II. In the next
eighteen months 1t decreased eighteen
thousand: there were sixteen thousand
fewer names on II In the following
eleven months. and the net decrease for
April was two thousand nine hundred
ana seventy.sevcn. or mt the rate OF
about thirty.fve thousand year. This
Is what one would expect forty years
after the close OF the war.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-10
THE SAME BAD BOY,

Lamentation IL heard coming from
the councils Of the National Education
al Association. The bad boy Is among
US, considerably worse than the fond
est expectations could hope for, and
growing no better with rapidly. lie
has no regard for duty, no respect fol
age, no disposition to surrender pleas.
ure, no appreciation Of authority, etc.
etc, to the end Of long and dolorous
chapter. Hence "the earliest thought
and action Of our leaders OF opinion
are sOlemnly requested. Now, the bad
boy Is not a remarkable discovery on
the part Of the educational association.
lie has been figuring In society for a
long term Of years. Mr.. Aldrich pic.
tured the bad boy as he existed a
generation ago. when he was considered
quite hopeless proposition. In 1888,
or thereabout, Thomas Day In "Sand.
ford and Merton" drew a striking like
ness OF the bad boy OF the period, eX.
hibltlns the same practically hopeless
characteristics. Fifty years before this
time good old DIR. Watts mourned pa
thetlcally over the degcneracy of youth
ana contrasted the wicked, irrespOnsi.
BILE, unreasonlng boy Of 1880 with the
fine, manly, religious, respectful youth
OF the latter part Of the seventeenth
century. And 50 we 90 back with the
waves Of bad boys and wicked children
hundreds ana hundreds Of years until
We reach the hairless Elisha tormented
by the bad boys of Bethel until the two
she bears came out Of the wood and
dlned sumptuously and made instruc-
tive history. So we may call the atten-
ton Of the educational association to
the fact that no age has had, or Is like.
~ TO have, monopoly Of bad boys
Indeed. II may be asserted with conf
dence that the boys of to-day are, IL
anything, somewhat better than their
wicked fOrerunners. With what seren.
lty our modern prophets walk the
street, unregarded by the mischevIous
youth. Indeed, nowhere Is there eyi.
dence OF an unusually perverse gener.
alton or assurance OF degree OF de-
pravity beyond the experience OF our
ancestors In their dealings with the
child problem. Therefore are we not
specially concerned In supplementing
the frightened appeal OF the education
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-10

600 In 1900. The capital stock assess-
ment by the Suite Board Of EIualixa.
tlon was made $4,000 Inst year.
~.kA
The people are rapidly waking up
to what the new charter contains, and
the way they will vote on September u
Will shock the nerves OF ChIcayo's
sweet rfOrmers.
~>
Many Of the men VITO are advocating
NE new charter have no property OF.
other material interests In Chicago.