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BRAVE POLICEMAN.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-James Sean lon, the champion athletic policeman, swan half way across the Hudson and back, picking his way amid great cakes of floating ice, on a wager. His opponent did not ap- appear.
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COOK STILL CowARDLY.

COPENHAGEN, Den., Jan. 3. - Walter Lonsdale, Cooks secretary, announced he received a letter to- day from Cook, but declined to give the explorers address.
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sTUMPs OLD RESIDENTS.

OAKLAND, Cal, Jan. 3. - Lake Merritt, in the eastern portion of the city, is covered with one-eighth of an inch of ice today, a winter phenomenon unwitnessed by the old est inhabitant, and the coldest weather in years. It is below zero.
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TRUTH SHOWN THAT MURDER
 WILL OUT
By Associated Press.

sB By Associated Press.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. 3. - After making a false confession, that caused one innocent man to be ar rested on a charge of murder of a man and woman, Ward Mower to- night confessed that he alone killed Neil Meeig, a restaurant keeper, whose body was found in the bushes across the Kansas line in December 27th.
 He had been robbed of $500. In his first confession Mower said that he and William Nelson killed Meeig, after an attempt made by his sweet heart, Alice Barber, to poison Meeig, } had failed.
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DEFENDS LEOPOLD.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 3.-In a statement for publication today Archbishop Ireland warmly defended the administration of King Leopold of Belgium in the Congo. "It is a plain matter of fact that there were no atrocities" he said.
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LEAD MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Lead $40 to $4.45.
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COPPER MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan. Stopper Flectrolytie, $I3.12h 10 $13.37k; castings, SIS to $13.25.
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WRESTLER SERIOUSLY ILL.

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 3.-Dr. B. F. Roller of Seattle, the famed wrestler, is in a serious condition in a hos pital here, from blood poisoning, as a result of boils due to continuous wrestling. He underwent an oper- ation here.
 SILVER
 NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Silver 521s.
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WRICHTS CALL IT A PITY.
TOO Familiar with Inventors Trouble,
10 H. Surprised.

IndiananolisN Ind. June '4-1'p1i
lea m ny of the dissolution az tho toms
rorary Injunction against Paulhan and
the Herring -Curtiss company. Wlnui
and Orvile Wright Tonight ISSUED
this statement:
~ Is pity hut We have read to1
much Of the troubles Of other invan.
tors, to expect altogether % csoeos
extensive litigation The dissoiuti'r
Of the injunction will greatly increase
tho expense of defending our r!Ettf
but I'm the end. We WI. undout-al
wiz. The defendants denied the wall
idity Of the patent. hut the court %
appeals ala not accept their .nt. Pc
tion on this point. The only ,r zion
was as to whether tho def,r6ar.- .
fact lnfringed. On this point rc
was some conflict OF testimony as -
the manner in which the Getrnlarft
operate their machines ami, AIS 10
application for preliminary inju. D.
all doubts must be resolved in t.r.,
of the deten }onts, we Were put 30 \
DISADVANTAGE. inasmuch as we bad
witness vino had actually opera 8
tho infrin sinE machine
when the case comes regularly O. 'r 81
we Will prove that these machine .s
operated and must bee operated just "a
described in our patents. As u.a'' d..
fact. they are so operated, and j. '
question of presenting proper ev. e'
As 10 the merits 90 tho disratr
from the legal techncalities, it
on all hands that We have orig 7 =
method OF control which PROF.
cesstul eight and that after
the other aViotors almost
abandoned their former ige n,
methods and adopted our system Oh. SO
sentiug the right and LETT ends a. 'i
machine At different angles Of iucil
They all got II from vs., and the r.l'
contention is merely as to whether t.e.
shall ray us anything FOR ii, or ~ q
shall have the same right 70 use II Us
mon tina; spent years in inventins ar,
developing IT,"
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NAVAL ESCORT ORDERED.
COUNTRY WILL OWN
ROADS, SAYS WILLARD

Deer Park. Md, June li-That govern
Iueut ownership OF railroads viii be the
outcome Of clngro sional legislation was
tho opinion expressed yesterday by Presi-
dent DAnies Willard of the Baltimore X
ohio railroad at a conference here of the
company's officials. Mr.. Willard said he
did not believe that such a result would
he to the hes interests Of the country,
Tor on the basis Of rates ana service. gov
ernment ownership, or eyei cXacting reg
ulation abroad had not been proved bene-
ncial Freight rates, he sIid. were far
lower here than In any other country, and
had been coins downward ,n the face OF
an increase IN operating expenses.
Mr.. Willard announced that ;Ee policy
of his administration was to h" q recog
milton Of the changed conditions regard
ing supervision of railroads AND a strict
adherence to tho statutes So long as their
validity was undisurbed 10y judicial dec
laration OF unconstituti0uality.
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So Far Only Nine Bodies Have
Been Recovered from Her
aid Building.
VAST TASK TO REMOVE RUINS
Inspector Reports Examination
of City Books Fails to Re
veal Permit to Erect
Tank.

Montreal. Que. Juno 1.-THE addition
of i've names to the list Of missing OF
those who were In the Herald building
yesterday morning when the sprinkler
tank collapsed, now makes it practically
certain that the death list will run zip to
"a
So far only nine bodies have been re-
covered. the nature of the Wreckage.
heavy machinery embedded in "a mass of
bricks stones. partially burned wood.
piping and steel Orders, making progress
painfully slow FOR the hcartbroken rela-
tives who surround the building or walt
patiently In the morgue for the worst to
he realized.
\ hundred ard 1fty policemen and fire
men who worked steadily all last night
were to-day supplemented by It number
of lahorers and every effort t. being made
TO end the suspense. OF the nine bodies
recovered all have been identified but one,
the exception being that OF woman
burned so badly that Identification is
practically impossible.
The corouor's inquest is to open to-
morrow and an effort ia to he made to
learn how It was Tint the collapse oc-
CURED and If possible to fix the respon-
sihility. The building Inspector reported
to-day that examination Of his books
failed 10 reveal the issuance of a permit
to erect the tank
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Officers Think He Is Following
Green Mountain Range toward
Canadian Border.
WILL SHOOT UPON SIGHT
May Have Been Man Who Slept
in Readsboro Schoolhouse Sun
day Night-Took North
erly Route.

Rrattleboro. June Sword received
from Readshoro. six miles north az the
scene of the killing OF Deputy Sheriff
Emmett T.. HasLins of Charlemont
Mass. by Silns y. Phelps of Monroe
Mass. ut the home Of Phelps at Monroe
bridge carly Yesterday morning strength
ans the belief of the Vermont officers
concerned tn the pursuit of the fugit, .
that the man has crossed the state line
into Vermont and IS intending to follow
the mountain ranges north to Canada.
This morning when the school house n
the southwest part of RoadShoro was
opcnod nv the teacher and pupils II was
discovered that some one had slept there
last riicht A fire had been built in the
stove and as # was stiil warm the oc-
"'ipaut &C the building had doubtless left
about day LIGHT y was evident that the
uerson had built fire to dry himself
and this would be natural for If the ono
who entered the RcAdsboro school house
was Phelps he must have been soaked to
his skin after being in the woods In Sun
days steady dowupour of rain for over
, ton hours
Tracks entering and leaving the school
house Indicated that the visitor came
from the south and was evidently headed
| To the north and west The school house
/ Is about four miles north OF Phelps ;
/ nome IN Monroe Phelps IS we'll acquaint-
I'd with all Of the surrounding terri
tory
If the man can got into the logging
camps in the towns of Stratton or Somer-
set he may he able to cVade his pur-
suers for many weeks. Vermont officers
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CAUCUS LASTED 70 MINUTES
Montpelier Elected ami Jcnd Dcirg.-
zion ia a Hurry.

Montpclicr, June 1.-THE caucus acid
to-ulGht I'm this city to elect Gates and
alicruales to tho state and district rcpub-
iioau conventions was in session just -
minutes. +. a. Rowland was chosen
chairman and Il. NJ. Harvey secretary.
The urpledged ant-Mead delegates to
jhc state convention juno 80 are: Joseph
A. DeRoer, Fred II. Thomas, James Can
ming. o, II. Richardson, Fred 4. Ryle,
Fred l.. Laird, w II. Crockett, Clarence
y. Wells, Chandler McAlllster, Dr. Leo
a. Newcomb,
The alternatrs elected are: George w.
Wing, George W. Stratton. G. 5 Whittier.
W. Il, Harlow, Carl II. Goodwin, Henry
]. Gutchell, II. X. Bianchi. l.. A. Mutt,
Arthur II. Ellis, Ralph Il. Denny,
The delegates elected to tho second dis
trict convention to be held at Montpelier
June % are: Hon, l.. NJ. Harvey, Gen,
j. II. Lucia, A. II. Farwel S. W. BEN
jamn, =. S. Ballard, r.. VI. Menard. Iiar-
ria Yeti, Frank r, smith. benjamin
Gates. Charles a. Robbie, The a'teinates
are: L. A. Dwinell, George Colby, II, O.,
Kent, S. G. Roberts. Il, II. Clark. j. T..
Adams. B, NJ. shepard. Arthur Emory,
Ned Alexander, j.. II. Anterior.
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VT. SONS OF VETERANS
Annual Epcnmpment 10 lie Held fl
NOntpelier june I6-I-.

Montpelier, Juno 1.-The 18th annual
oucampmeut OF the Vermont Division,
Sons of Veterans, L. 5. \, will ba he'd
IN Montpelier June l6-l7. rho council
VIII meet I'm the evening OF luHe 10 and
examine tho books Of the rotary ':'7
surer at the Montpelier ...-r To if
urged that all who are intending o. he
present viii be on hand Thursday eYeH-
ing, June 10. SO as to attend the camp
fire which viii be hold I'm Armory hfN
under the auspices of Brooks Post No. ~
There are to be a number OF DISTINGUISH
ed members Of The q. A. i. present. alr'
prominent citizens VINO are interested -
tho @ A. r., which will made this o'-
casion II most pleasant one.
reception by the retiring officers Of
tho Wom0ns Relief Corps. assisted by
Department Commander Franklin and
staff. will be held AT the Pavilion pdrlors
on the evening of June 10. from 10 "a
y. m, to which are invited all membcrs
Of the q. A. r., daushters and friends
Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies' of tire o.
A. r.. Sons of Veterans, Sons OF Neter'
ans Auxiliary and friends
The division meetings ~ill be held 10
the G. A. r.. hall and Will be called Il
order promptly at o'clock Thursday
morning. June 10, by Commander r. l.
Kelly. After the opening exercises thS
regular order OF business will be takei
W.
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baldwin, filed In the probate court. fixes
SO. $50 sol. 90 as the total value OF his es-
tate. real and personal
Included In this are 1901 separate par
GELS Of real estate scattered through out
California, and 356S parcels of personal
property.
The personal property Is listed at S5l'-
1861. The thoroughbred horses Of the mil
lionairo turfinan's famous stables are
listed at SIS and go each. The real es-
tate is appraised at a total OF $40, 612 oN 81.
The apprasement aa listed covers sew
oral hundred typewriter pages Its filin9
Is the first step in winding up the affairs
of the estate preparatory to distribution
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NORWICH COMIGEN G EMEN r.
Full Week of Events for Close Of
school YeGr-The Program.

Northneld. June l4.-Folowing !s the
program for END commencement week at
Norwich University to be held June
~ to 93;
Sunday. June 10 800 p. m. bac-
calaureate sermon, the Rev. sherman
Goodwin. Dewey hall.
Monday. june 20-l:0O p. m. Austin
trophy competition. State range.
Tuesday. June 2l9:oO r. m. guard
mounting; 1000 "a. m. mounted wrestling,
bareback, preliminary contest 10 select
class representations $50 p. m. parade;
500 D. m, senior concert, the pelphians,
Dewey hall 1890 p. m. fraternity ban
Quets.
Wednesday, June 22-Alumni day, Com
mittee and reception rooms at arnory
hall 900 a. m. guard mounting; 1000 IA.
m. meeting Of the board Of trustees,
Dewey hall; 1890 a. m, mounted wrest-
ling, bareback. i.nal contest between class
representatives.. 200 p. m, alumni drill
y. T. parade. 300 D. m. baerhau, alumni!
VS. varsity, y L. parade; 4:ao p. m, bus
mess meeting of alumni. amory hall,
T;So to 1890 p m. presidents reception.
No. Main street. 900 p. m, social as
scmbly Of alumni, armnry hall
Thursday, June 23-l0O II. m, com
moncement exercises; 200 p, m, review
by the Governor OF the State ami General
Ripley; 2:p p m, commencement drills;
900 p m, commencement hop, Rrnory
hall
Friday. June 2i-lO;oo n. m, entrance ex-
aminauous, Dodge hall
Thursday June %, reception Of Cover
nor Prouty ana stan. at half-past nine
O'Clock in the morning: graduation eXor-
clScs of the class of 1910 ten o'clock in the
morning, music, the university clubs;
prayer. by the university chaplain, tho
Rev. Wnltor Dole; music; address. by
Gen, Edward H. Ripley; music; presenta
ton or medals honorable mention;
presentation of diplomas by Governor
Prouty; music; benedlction; 200 y. m, re-
view OF tho corps Of cadets by GOV.
George ii. Prouty and Gen. Edward n.
Ripley; battalion drill. Cadet Major
Everett Collins, commanding; mounted
/ drill, bareback. Cadet Capt Harold A.
/ Alnley. commanding; Butts rifle and
! cal, sthonic drill by tho battalion; cavalry
/ drill. cadet Major Everett Collins. COM
/ maudiug, battle exercise, defence of posi-
+ ton bv co. \ against an attack by the
+ other three companies. escort of the
color; commencement parade and an
u.,uc,uor' ~ promotions; final review
tl, eraduatlns class receiving the review
/ of the battalion commanded by the newly
! Appreciated officers
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CROWD STRUCK
BY BOLT OF FIRE
Over 100 Hundred Excursionists
Killed and Injured in a Ter
rife Thunder Storm.

Berlin, June IL Six persons were
killed, Il severely and SO slightly in
jured by lightning which struck
among a party Of excursionists this
evening. The excursionsts had taken
shelter in an iron-fenced building in
the Juncfernheide from the most vio-
lent thunder storm which has been
experienced in Berlin for years. Many
telephone and telegraph wires were
levellcd by the storm and many resi-
denccs damaged.
EIGHTEEN KILLED IN SILESIA.
Rreslau, June 12-seven deaths oc-
CURED from lightning here to-day,
which brings the total in the province
Of Silesia up to IS fatalities in three
days
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GREATEST HEIGHT EVER
REACHED BY AERCPLANE

Indianapolis, Ind, Juno 13.-Soarng to
height of 4,3Si - feet. Walter Brooliins
n a biplane to-day broke the worlds
.eroplano record. for altitude al the ma
tonal aviation meet at the indianapolis
Deedway.
Brookins's achievement followed exhibi-
don flights by several pupils Of Orville
and Wilbur Wright, None of the other
entrants was prepared to fly, except G.,
l.. Baumbaush OF Indianapolis, and his
b!plane was wrecked before he had well
started.
Baumbaugh lost control of the forward
planes. and the machine fell to the
ground from a height of 10 feet. 1t was
smashed, with the aviator under IT, The
wrcckage took fire, and Baumbaugh
would have been burned to csath had
not mechanics run to his assistance He
was slightly cut and bruised.
Brookins's high flight exceeded tho
record of 4,165 feet made by Louis Paul
han at Los Angeles last fan
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MONTPELIER TEAM WISS.
bennington NnriSsmeu Second in state
shoot Mt st Adams.

St Albars June 1.-THE second an
nual meeting Of the Vermont Trap
shooters League opened here to-day and
was very well attended. some 90 compeu-
tors from abroad being present The
weather was Ideal for the sport and some
exceptionally good scores were made. IN
Guiding a phenomenal unfinished run ~
l6A without q miss by j. = Tanning Of
New York. while H. II. Stevens ran los
without a miss.
Tho team shoot was won by Montpelier
with bennington second score l% out of
u possible no At a meeting held this
evening It was voted to hold the next
meeting at Moutpelier. Tomorrow VIII
see the individual championship Of the
state and The unfinished events shot off.
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who have had occasion TO go into tho
camps on search OF men say that 1t Is
difficult to get a person as his com
panions are Inclined to shield even the
most desperate criminals when officers
of the law are attempting TO npprehend
them.
NJ. O. Hicks, the Readsboro constable.
who sent word to Sheriff Haskins OF
Phelps's assault upon william Penman
Sunday morning is not n stranger to
Phelps. He says that the fugitive Will
shoot upon sight and that unless he Is
captured within Il few days he will prob
ably secludc himself among the noun
tains and make his way by easy stages
north. He can easily follow the Green
Mountain range almost all of the way to
the Canadian border.
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HONOR MEN AT WEST POINT.

West Point, y. Y, June A-Eighty-two
cadets will receive commissions as sec
ond leutenants tomorrow at tho grad
uating exercises Of the United States
Military Academy Frederick 6. Strong.
Jr.. Of Troy. y. y, heads the class The
next nine graduates in order of merit are:
CresweN Darlington, Washington u. c.;
William g.. Sherman, Valdosta. Ga: ban
lei L. Pulcn. New York city; Carey II.
Brown. GAINESVILLE, Ohio; oscar =. Sohl-
berg, New York city, Beverly c. Dunn,
New York city; Donald II. Connolly car
mel, cal, Raymond T. Fowler Dewitt
Neh; James o. i. Lampert. Oshkosh,
Wis
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POSSE ABANDONS SEARCH.
Impossible TO Use Young DIood Hounds
on Wet Trail.

Monroe Bridge, Mass. June l3.-Believ-
ing that so long as Sllas Phelps. slayer OF
Deputy Sheriff Edwards, remains in the
woods of Monroe mountain his capture Is
Impossible, the posse pursuing the despcr-
ate man dshandcd to-day.
Franklin county authorities also virtu
ally abandoned the search, and at noon
to-day three or four representatives of
the state police department were the only
officials In pursuit Of the fugitive.
No blood hounds were used on the trail,
the owner of the dogs stating that they
werc too young to pick up sccrt in
the woods nftcr such heavy rain.
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FIVE YEARS PEACE ASSURED
New Scale of Wages Affecting 1000
Quarry Workers Now in Force
Allied Trades Included.

Montpelier. June 13-The new scale
OF wages agreed upon by the granite
quarry owners OF this city and Barre
that Is to be In force until March l.
1915, and which has been signed by
representatives of both sides, went in
to effect to-day, About 1000 quarry
workers are affected.
The new schedule calls for i've
year agreement with a minimum wage
of ~ cents an hour. with an eight
hour day and weekly pay. Heretofore
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MALONE PRINTER MISSING G.
lie Had Received letter Warning Him
of Coming Death.

Malone n Y. June li,-The first OF
the month Alex ID. Garner. a well known
Malone printer, living At Batavia, n Y.
came here to attend the funeral of his
mother and left for home soon after the
funeral He has not been seen or heard of
since. He received threatening letter
some time ago telling him his life was
of short duration" HIS wife IL frantic
and the case is shroudcd in mystery.
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MEDICAL MEN IN SESSION.

Montpelier, June N.-The quarterly
meeting of the Washington County Medi-
cal society was held this evening in the
pa rlors OF the Pavilion Hotel, Supper was
served after the arrival OF .ne evening
train. Or. c. j. Rumrll Of Randolph, Dr,
G. l., Hayes of Granitevllle and DR.. VIII
liam Lindsay OF Montpelier read a 80
per- all Of which were followed by h
general discussion.
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LAKE CHAMPLAIN TO BE
STOCKED WITH SALMON

Albany, n Y, Juno 14-I.ake, Cham
plain is to be stocked with chinook
salmon from the United states bureau
Of fisheries at Washington, according
to an announcement to-day by tho
forest, fish and game commission,
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THREW SNOWBALLS IN JUNE
Vermont Botapists Have Unusual Ex-
pertrnrc on Mount IIorrid.

Rutland, June ia party OF botan-
lists who arrived hero to-day from a trip
Of exploration to Mount Horrid In fo-
chester had the unusual experience or
suowballine in Vermont in June. the al
titude OF the peak is only 300 feet but
the immense cliffs on top are cut by deep
assures into which the suns rays never
penetrate and at the bottom OF TWO or
these three feet Of snow was found.
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CLOUDBURST IN BERLIN.
Streets ard Cellars FIooded---1O Per-
sons struck by Lightning.

Berlin, juno 1.-THE worst cloud
burst In many years caused hundreds
OF thousands of dollars damage I'm Ecr-
lin tonight. Cellars everywhere wcrc
flooded and street cars. omnihuses and
other traffic stopped. The subway
was filed with water. The tables and
chairs of outdoor restaurants We're
swept away.
FOR tlhe the water was three feet
deep In most Of the principal thorough
fares.
twenty persons wero struck by
lightning but so far as Is reported
none was fatally injured.
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The Goddard Seminary base ball season
has closed with an cvcerent record, all
of the school games having been won.
Goddard claims the state championship
Nincty-eight points We're scored AGAINST
their opponents 49, Six of the men on
the team plan e. enter college next fall