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Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
SIXTY sTRlKEBREAKERs
DISCHARGED AT BOSTON.
Mayor Refuses to See Them When
They Call at His Office.

Boston, Jan. fO.-The addition Of 65
freight clerks who had grievances Of
their own to the ranks of the $500
striking longshoremen and the dis
charge Of 60 strikebreakers by the
Allan line stevedores weI > the only
developments today of the strike which
has seriously interfered with the for
eign steamship service at this port.
DISCHARGED strikebreakers late in the
day visited Mayor Fitzgerald TO dis
cuss their troubles. claiming the had
not been properly treated by the
steamship people, but the mayor re-
fused to see them
About $500 freight handlers and
freight clerks have voted to strike
when the district assembly of the
Knights of Labor issued the call but
the order was not given TODAY. II
was said tonight that overtures were
being made quietly to bring about a
conference looking to an adjustment
of the longshoremens difficulties.
Gargs of stTikebrealEers rontinue
working at various docks which are
guarded by private wstchmen and the
police No conflict OF any sort he-
tween strike sympathizers and the new
men brought from New Yorl, has Seen
reported
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
STORM SINKS BARGE
OFF BLOCK ISLAND
Great Wave Carries Crew Overheard
but They Are Rescued.

Newport, r. L. Jan. 1O.--The sink
ing Of the barge Sterling off Block
Island during the storm yesterday and
her crews narrow escape became
known tonight with the arrival Of Ed
ward Olsen Of Providence, captain Of
the barge, and his four men. The
Sterling, with the barge Henry Endi-
colt, was in tow of the Patience, when
her crew discovered that she was
leaking so badly she must soon found
er. They were trying to launch the
lifeb0Rt when great wave smashed
it against tho dscEhouss and. reced-
ing. carried Captain Olsen and the
men over the side. Phey were tossed
wildly about in a smother Of tHmbling
seas and Drowning seemed certain, but
a hawseT flung overheard from the
Patience saved their lives. GEasping
this the struggling men were pulled
aboard the tug in an exhausted con-
dition.
The Sterling sank soon after her
crew was washed overheard, and now
rests in 81 fathoms OF water.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
NEGRO HOLDS A
POSSE AT BAY
eut Resort to one-Pound Gun Caused
Him to Surrender.

Rochester. n. ". Jan. 10.-William
Twiman, a negro, considered insane,
killed his father Turner Twiman, at
their home in Scottsville, little viii
lage twelve miles southwest of Ro-
chester, this morning, and shot dead
a deputy sheriff, seriously wounded
three other deputies and slightly
wounded Sheriff Harley Hamil. the
leaders of posse who endeavored to
get into the TWiman house, in which
the black had barricaded himself.
Twiman held the constantly grow
ing force of besiegers at bay from
10 a. m. until p. M, when a one
FOUNDER, hurried TO the scene from
the local armory. with a squad Of
naval militia and national guGrdsmen,
reached the scene.
The sheriff then sent a message to
Twiman by John A. Alexander, a ne
gro farmer Of Scottsville, with whom
Twiman had always been friendly.
that II he would surrender he would
I be protected from violence, but that
if he persisted in defying the officers
the house would be shot to pieces at
/ once.
The message decided the negro at
once, and he walked out of the house,
/ holding his hands over his head. Off
( GERS placed him in an automobile and
/ hurried him into the county jail In
( this city.
/ Twiman has been feared by the
{ people because it is said he has shown
i himself irresponsible, especially after
! drinking liquor. He is not strong phys
| ically. but is an excellent shot, nav
! ing developed skill as hunter, He
| tas been m the habit Of handling
firearms caralessly. ana it was due TO
| this that a good sized posse feared 10
| to approach the barricaded house aft
er they discovered that he had killed
his father.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
PACKERS HAD IMPORTANT t.
DATA DESTROYED AFTER USE
Accountant for Armour & Co. Gives
Damasine Testimony.

Chicago, Jan. 10.-Methods employ
ed by the packers on trial before Unit
ed States District Judge G. a. Car
penter for criminal violations of the
Sherman law, in computing the uni
form test cost of slaughtered animals
which the government contends was
the basis used in fixing the margin of
profit and selling cost of fresh meat
We're revealed today by Henry F. Moy
er, an accountant in the employment
of Armour & Co. He said that after
the injunction issued by Judge Gross
cup in 1902, the instructions given
him by his superiors regarding the
items used in figuring the test cost
were communicated to him verbally
and that the sheets containing the
data were always destroyed after six
months. The cost of killing, he said
was increased from 81 head to $2.75
a head in % years. During the great
railroad strike in 1894, the killing cost
he said, went to $3.50 a head.
He said that two methods were used
4 in figuring the test cost Of the ami
mails. One he described as the "mem-
/ orandum" or red" cost, and the other
/ as the last or real test cost.
The government contends that the
[ memorandum" or red" test cost is
/ the one which all the members Of the
alleged packers combination used tt
fix margin Of profit and the selling cos
of fresh meat.
The witness explained that the cred
it allowance for certain fats had beer
decreased from ss.15 TO So s hundred
pounds within three years.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
TELLS OF AFFECTION
FOR GOVERNOR DENEEN
Lorimer BIames Chicago Papers for
Their Estrangement.

Washington, Jan. 10-Senator Lori
mer'S second day as q witness before
the senate investigators of his election
was replete with laughter and politics.
Mr.. Lorimer's relations with Edward
Hines, the lumberman, who has been
said to have obtained the formers
election to the United States senate,
were gone over at length. Senator
Lorimer said he never asked Mr.. Hines
to work for him and in fact did not
think Hines knew enough about poll
tics to be trusted in such a capacity.
The now famous message which
Hines is said to have carried from
Washington to Governor Deneen to the
effect that President Taft, Senator
Penrose and ex-senator Aldrich were
anxious to see Lorimer elected, was
gone into again, and Senator LOrimer
said the first he knew of such a mes
sage was when Hines delivered it.
When Senator Loriner was relating
his early relations with Governor De-
neen and told Of the break with him,
he showed some emotion. otherwise he
was an imperturbable witness.
My friendship was something akin
to affection for him. he said, referring
| to the governor, and when he went
off with other men who were not my
lrlehuS POLITICALLY, sui Ielt ne Ia
| vored me. l do now, and l always
will feel that he was for me, although
| his Chicago friends, the newspapers,
would not let him show it. Some OF
! the Chicago papers have put in if
| teen or twenty years trying to put nre
out of public life"
! When Mr.. Hanecy read extracts
! from Chicago papers, in which Senator
! Lorimer was referred to- as having
blonde curls and an innocent face
and as being "a high brow" the SEN
atOr Joined in the general laughter.
Senator Lorimer's testimony was
shortened because Mr.. Hanecy wanted
| to read into the record several politi.
cal articles from Chicago papers. The
reading had not been finished when the
committee took recess until to-
morrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
LATEST THEORY OF HOW
AVIS LINNELL WAS DUPED
Prosecutor Thinks Rieheson Made Her
Believe She Was Lawfully Welded.

Boston, Jan. 10.-The courtroom
scene OF yesterday, in which Rev.
Clarence V. T. Richeson pleaded guilty
of murder and was sentenced to death
for Staying Miss Avis Linnell, who,
the district attorney now believes,
was his wife. had no i'll effects upon
the young minister, and today the jail
physician reported him in nearly per-
feet health.
1t was reported that Richeson had
suffered a collapse after his appear
ance before Judge Sanderson, but DR..
Lathrop, who has been his medical at
tendant, stated today that Richeson
was in such good health that ne would
cease his visits after today.
District Attorney Pelletier said to-
day that Miss Linnell was buried with
wedding ring on her finger and that
it was his opinion that Richeson
married her some time last summer
or at least went through some cere-
mony which led the girl to believe that
she vas his wife.
A torney John l., Lee, of counsel
for the clergyman, made preparations
today to leave for Lynchburg, Va
He will not return here until a peti-
| tion for commuation is heard by Gov
ernor Foss. Mr.. Lee declared today
| that the petition would surely be pre-
sented, although he did not know
when it would be sent to the state
| house,
The mail of Governor Foss is
crowded with letters on the Richesor
case advocating and denouncing com
mutation.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
CENSUS DEPARTMENT
DROPS 1,1oo CLERKS.
Reduction Of Appropriation Will Result
in Delaying the Work.

Washington, Jan. 10.-The discharge
OF 1,100 clerks from the census office
To-Day because OF the lack Of funds has
So crippled the thirteenth decennial
census work. according to a report
from Director Durand to Secretary of
Commerce and Labor Nagel. that t
will be impossible to complete g. num-
her OF important subjects by June 30,
the date set by law for the publication
of all the results.
The cause OF the reductions in force
was the recent action OF congress in
appropriating a deficiency Of $500, 900
instead OF $1,o00,oe0 as requested by the
census Office. The question OF contin-
uing work on the uncou1pgeted special
topics, Mr.. Durand declares. will de-
! pend upon future scticn BY cenxranA
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
TAFT HAS COLD AND
CANCELS ENGAGEMENT,
No Alarm, However, Felt Over tn,
Presidents Condition.

Washington. Jan. 1o.-President Taft
is suffering from cold ana tonight
White House officials cancelled all Of
his engagements for tomorrow, though
nc alarm is felt over the presidents
condition. He caught the cold TO-DAY
and remained in his study in the ex-
ecutive mansion. II was said tonight
the engagements We're recalled so he
might cure the cold without exposing
himself by going over to the executive
Offices tomorrow and that he intended
to dispose of a large amount of cor
rtspondence during the day.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
Half a Billion of Securities.


just what the value is of the securi-
ties vet imprisoned is mere guess
work. 1t is known that the Euuita A.
Die securities are close to $500 600 600
and those of the Hartman estate. In
the vaults of the Mercantile Safe De
posit company, are understood to ap-i
-proXimate S125,000,000. 1t is also said
that Thomas +. Ryan has approxi-
mately $lOO,0O0,000 in securities there;
the Gould estate q nearly similar sum.
However, the Mercantile Safe Deposit
company refuses to give out any list
Of those having boxes. and. further
more, it has no knowledge Of the
amounts its clients stored away. So
a correct estimate of value is out of
the question.
Paint on Vaults Badly Rlstered.
1t was said at George Gould's Of
fees today that Mr.. Gold had felt
some anxiety about the securities. but
that he had received assurances that
I there would be no damage or loss
! The Mercanctile Safe Deposit COM
| pany issued a statement saying that
4 not only was everything. in the vaults
| safe, but that in some places the paint
on the vaults had not even. been bis
tered,
No More Bodies Found.
The gutted structure continued to-
! day to hold its dead. Search in the
building is extremely hazardous and
no further trace had been found to-
/ night of the body of Battalion Chief
/ William Walsh. Nor had the body
| Of William Campion, chief of the Mer-
! camille guards, been recovered, al
/ though it is partly in sight.
Walls Regarded Dangerous.
J Danger to nearby property from the
shaky walls of the ruined. building
was officially recognized late today
by the fire department, which ordered
a slxteen-ster Office building across
the narrow width of Cedar street from
the Equitable structure vacated.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11

Wolves in the Country Surrounding
Kansas City,-Mo.. have become such a
menace TO young stock and poultry
that organized measures have been
undertaken in several localities for
their determination.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11

washington. Jan. 10.-"1t does my
heart good TO think that l got ahead Of
John ,. Rockefeller, my fellow million
aire in that Lake Superior ore deal"
An0-eW Carnegie, former ruler Of the
steei Industry in the United States,
sloaced thus in testifying today before
the house committee of inquiry into the
United States Steel corporation. Mr.
Carnegie had lust told the committee
about his deal with llr Rockefeller
whereby he obtained control of Mr..
Rockefeller's iron ore holdings in the
Lake Superior region at a rate Of Is
cents a ton, holdings which when turn
ed into the steel corporation later
formed a large part Of assets valued at
500 100000.
chuekled Like a sehooboy.
Mr.. Carnegie laughed like a school
boy as he referred TO the business tri-
umph he achieved over his fellow mil
lionaire" As he spoke of Mr.. Rookie
feller he took the committee into his
confidence and told Of a New Years
1sl he and Mrs. Carnegie made on the
oil king and Mrs. Rockefeller.
We had an enjoyable chat, but in
our conversation / never referred to
that ore purchase" and Mr. Carnegie
Chuckled and his auditors laughed.
Unable to Supply Desired Data.
Throughout the inquiry, which is to
be continued tomorrow, Mr.. Carnegie
said he had come TO tell all he knew.
Nevertheless he was unable to supply
much data which the committee want
eG. He explained that he never paid
any attention TO the books Of the Car
rezie company before its absorption by
the steel corporation.
Tells Of Sale Of His Property.
He was particularly emphatic in his
testimony relating TO the sale Of his
property to the United States Steel
corporation at the benest of j. Pier
pont Morgan and told the committed
tiat be wanted TO end gossip that he
ucld out for an unreasonable price
He also said that when his partner, II
q Frick, asked him for an option. for
unknown persons, on the Carnegie
Steel cou1pany. he demanded 81. 900, 00(
as an earnest Of the intentions of the
Prospective owners and when the deal
fell through and he learned that the
Noores of New York were behind II ft
was surprised.
Would Have Made Il s320,oo0oo0 fol-
Moores.
Had ! known that the Moores weF'
tehind that option which I made on Z
valuation Of 100000. 900" said Mr.
Carnegie, Il never would have givel
it,
When you gave that valuation o
The Carnegie company" asked Relxe
sentative Sterling. did you conside
that the earning power Of the concerl
justified it,"
Considered Pries Justified.
Yes" said Mr.. Carnegie, "and III
tell you why. was asked to give al
option on our property by my partner
Mr. Frick. gave an option Of $3.50,
NJ. 900. but that did not include tn
Frick Coke company, which we late
Included at s7e. 900. 900. maxine the to
tai s320.000.000. For such an option
demanded S2.0O0.0O0 as an earnest O
good faith. and s1.000.O00 my share 0
the s2,OeO.O00. was deposited to my ac
count while I was in Europe. but tn
other million never was raised.
7 never heard until now" he said i
response 20 question, that Mr.. Eric
had anything TO do with 1t until
heard IL referred to here. That he wa
interested with the Moores is romano
60 far as I know"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11

Manila, Jan. 10.-Orders for the
First battalion of the Fifteenth in
fantry regiment to leave for China
arrived here yesterday and the expe-
dition was prepared Immediately. Ma
jor James M. Arrasmith will be in
command of the 500 enlisted men and
fifteen officers with whom will be sent
detachment of the hospital corps
and a machine gun platoon besides
the field service wagon train.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
INCREASE IN SHOE
PRICES NOT DISCUSSED
5sat and Shoe Manufacturers Avoid
That Topic,

New York. Jan. 1e.-Ineasase in the
price of shoes forecasted In rSsent
dispatches from shoemaking centers
sad the federal suit for dissolution of
ne United Shoe Machinery company,
rere matters avoided. In today's con-
eution of the National Assocta ton OF
Boot and Shoe Manufacturers. The as
rociation based its action entirely up
on the tariff adopted resolutions of
TF1tes. sgainst efforts for free shoes. "
(rc demanding even fnrther protec-
uyn " the American manufacturer.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
MUNlFIcENTLY REWARDED
FOR AIDING GOVERNMENT.
Joseph L. Payne Given $4,000 for Evi.
denes and Peter RedIinG $4,000.

Washington, Jan. 10.-Secretary Of
the Treasury MacVeagh awarded an
aggregate of $4,000 today to two in
formers In customs frauds cases. Jo-
seph L. Payne viii be given S50,000 for
the evidence he contributed in the
Dlveen art cases and Peter Redling
will receive $25, 900 for his services in
Bradford lining prosecutions.
In the Duveen cases the government
recovered S1,180,000 by civil processes
and 500 eco in fines by criminal prose-
cUtions. The recoveries in the Brad
ford lining cases, prosecuted in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland
and Chicago, amounts to between
$4G0000 and 100000.
The treasury department has fund
of 100000 to be used as awards for
information in customs frauds. Almost
all of the remaining s25. AGO availa be
for the current fiscal year has been
disposed Of in several smaller awards
granted during the past few months
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
PRESIDENT SUN TO
LEAD REVoLUTIoNIsTs
viii EndsaVor to Inspire His Army in
Attack on Peking.

San Francisco. Jan. 1O--A cable
published in the Chinese Free Press
today under q Nanking date line,
translated is as follows:
.'Dr. Sun Vat Sen. president, ap-
pointed commander in chief OF the ar
ny and possibly win lead army in at
.ack against Picking Wang Chun Wei
hes accepted position as minister Of
foreign affairs"
While DR. Sun Vat Sen had some
military experience. It is believed by
Chinese here that in accepting the
rrflitary leadership he did so with the
idea that his presence would inspire
HE men IN time OF battle.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
CHAIRMAN STANLEY
ISSUES sU5PoENAs,
Will Compel Steel Trust Officials to
Produce Documents.

Washington, Jan. 10. - Intimate
books and papers OF the United States
Steel corporation are to be examined
by the government. Chairman Stanley
of the house steel trust" investigat-
ina committee tonight1ssued subpoenas
duces .tecum for sll the documents
which thus far the steel corporation
had not produced, although the COM
mittee expressed its desire to examine
them.
The subpoenas are served directly
on ! ] Farrell as president of the
United States Steel corporation, but
there is no disposition on the part o.
The committee to force him to take the
: SyauG
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11

Berlin, Jan. 10.-Mrs. Viola Scott
New York and Boston, the head of a
psychological company, which has
been operating in recent years in Ber-
lin, st. Petersburg and Copenhagen,
was sentenced today by the criminal
court here to eighteen months impris-
onment on a charge of obtaining mon
ey by false pretenses.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
Ice Jam stops Maohin,rv

Appleton, Wis, Jan. 1o.-An ice Jam
in the Fox river, shutting off the city's
water supply, today caused the sus-
pension Of manufacturing plants here,
besides partially tying up the plant Of
the Wisconsin Light. Heat and Power
Co. which put the ihterurban street
railway line out Of commission.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
CAT DEcAPlTATEp
BY GRANVILLE MAN
Family Becomes Alarmed and He Is
TO Be Examined.

Granville. Conn. Jan. 10.-Officers
from Winsted came here today and
placed IN custody James Clayton, who
On his being brought here BY New
York state officers and left at the
home of his brother, is alleged to have
~ once deca pitated a cat and buried
rs body in the cellar. His action so
Alarmed his brothers family that they
left the house and went 10 New York.
Dayton will be held pending an exam
ration.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
To Abolish Phosphorus Matches

Washington, Jan. 10.-The abolition
Of white phosphorus matches from the
American market and the substitution
Of matches made from substance
harmless TO the workers in the man
ufacturing plants was urged before
the house committee on wayx and
means today.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11

London, Jan. 10.-Nine hundred
thousand coal miners are now vot-
ing whether or not there shall be a
national stoppage Of the coal mines
in the United Kingdom. The ballot
win occupy three days and the result
will probably be announced on jan
uary Is.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
VETERANS POISONED BY
SOLDIERS HOME HAsH,
Several Fell from Their Chairs After
Partaking of 1t.

LeavenWorth, Kan, Jan. 10.-More
tlan 90 veterans Of the National Sol
diers home, near the city, are serious
ly i'll of ptomaine poisoning, resulting
from eating hash served to them at
q regular meal today. A number Of
the men are dangerously i'll and are
in the hospital. Nearly 1900 men
were being served in the dining TO I'M
and several Of them fell from their
chairs. Others began to show signs
OF illness and the physicians and
nurses were called. The suffering vet
Grams were given emetics and many
soon were revived. When the Cause OF
the illness was learned the hash was
thrown out.
The veterans were about tonight and
DR.. ]. L. Fryer. chief surgeon at the
home. said none Of them would die An
investigation Of the poisoning will be
started at once. The sources OF the
ptomaines in the hash has not been
| learned.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11

pointed and confirmed sheriff of suf-
folk county in place Of Fred II. Sea
Yey, dece2sed
Sheriff Quinn has served in the
lower branch of the legislature and
was beginning his second year as a
member Of the governors council. He
is the only councillor who has declared
himself in favor Of Communication fol
RfchaSon.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
SAILOR HANGED
HIMSELF TO MAST.
Bridgeport Mans Body Found Frozen
Stiff by Sohooner's Cook.

New York Jan. 10.-The harbor DO
lice took from the schooner Sarah and
Lucy, which arrived today from Bridge
port, Conn, the body of Andrew Lund-
berg OF No. l Beeley street, Bridgeport.
a sailor, who hanged himself to the
foremast during the gale Tuesday af-
ternoon. William Porter, the cook,
told the police that he had found
Lrndberg's body. frozen stiff, with a
heavy rope about the neck and the feet
just touching the deck. The schooner
tried to make this port yesterday. but
vas unable 10 do 80 because Of the
heavy seas. Lundberg had been drink
ing heavily recently the captain said.
The body was placed in morgue here.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
Feund Dead in Barn.

Southbury, Conn, Jan. Samuel
Ralston, 20 years old, superintendent
Of j. d. Conney's farm, was found dead
in a stock barn on the farm today from
teart disease. In the past two years
he has lost two sons, one by drowning
and The other by hydrophobia following
the bite of a dog. He leaves a widow
and four children.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
EDMANDs STILL LOYAL.
Father of VisIet to Stand by RichesOn
to the End.

Boston, Jan. 1O.-NIoses Grant Ed
mands, father Of Miss Violet Edmands,
who was to have married Richeson on
October 81, will stand by the pastor
to the end. For more than an hour
To-Day he talked matters over with
cot asel for the prisoner. Although
nor Aof the parties would discuss the
nature of the conference, it Is under
stood that Edmands, who had financed
the defense, was settling up accounts
because MIR. Lee leaves for Virginia
tonight, and was arranging for the
petition for a communication of the SEN
tence to death to imprisonment for
life, which will be filed with Governor
! D0ss
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-11
Cabled Paragraphs

Paris, Jan. 10.-The official returns
of the census Of France, taken last
year, which have just been published,
show that the population now num-
bers Ss,601. .509, as compared with 49,
252,z45 at the last census in 1906,
showing an increase Of 349,264.