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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
British Government
 Suspends Decision

London, Feb. 21-The Britssh gov
 ernment. up 10 noon today, had taken no action in regard % the ezscutlon at Juarez of Wa11iam g. Benton. ths
 Scotch ranchman, beyond lnstrEctins
 Sir Cecil Spring Rice, anabaasador ct Washington, to obtain from Secretary Of State Bryan all possible informa.-
 ton of the affair.
 News of the tragedy has created e
 sensation throuehout the British Iales
 but it has not aroused any disposition on the part of responsfble membera of the British government to chanEe
 their policy in regard to Mexico.
 Great Britadnss official attitude i'm the matter is that of looking to the
 United States government to protect British subjects and it has no doubt that the United States will do fts best although 1t recognizes that the Amer1-
 can government is practically helpieGg to protect foreign residents in Mexico. The state department at Waahins- ton has already informed the British government that, where there were no British consuls in Mexico, the cousuls of the United States would look after British interests.
 Great Britain has no communical- ton with Mexican constftutionallses through diplomatic or consular chan nels for the members of the govern of the constitl1ti ona1fsts as belligereut1 mistake.
 The Evening Standard Sayss
 s'The execution of Benton, ff true emphasizes the fact that some kind of internationaa action will soon be ueces- sary to stop Mexico from Wa1low1ng in the sty of corruption and cruelty"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
SHOOTS TWO MATTRESSES
 IN JEAL OuS RAGE
Woman Who Flouted Him Only Wounded, Other
 Victim Is Dead

Philadelphia, Feb 21-Becoming suddenly frenzied through Jealousy, the police say, Carl Kinlock, 3S years old, an automobile salesman, today smashed dishes in a restaurant and then shot up the place, killing one waitress and seriously injuring an other with whom he had been in fatuated. Then he turned the re- vo1ver on himself with probably fatal effect.
 The restaurant is in the heart of the retail shopping district. Kinlock suddenly rose from a table and bez gan shooting at Ora Griffin, with whom he was enamored. A bullet struck her in the side but he kept on shooting at her as other patrons of the place. and vaitresses rushed for the doors.
 When Anna Phillips. 55 years old. fell with a wild bullet through the back, Kin1ock exclaimed:
 s.She got all I have and I might as we'll go to H|," and shot himself through the lung.
 The Phillips woman. who did not know KinIock, died in a few minutes. KinIock made this statement to the police:
 s.I am a. divorced man. I met this Griffin woman last summer. I saw her last night with another man. I asked her this mornjng to explain. She refused. She even. refused to wait on me. I told her I would shoot her crazy, guess, when she flouted me before everybody
 KinIock's aunt, who lives in Brook lyn, said he had two wives living in New York state, one in Albany and the other in Troy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
U. S. Cavalry Fires On
 Mexican Filibusters

Fl Paso, Feb. 21-A squad of sol diers of Troop M, 18th Cavalry, had a brush with a score or more of Mex jeans last night during which 15 os 20 shots were fired, one 1IeZfcan wounded and two taken prfsoners.
 Captain Harry M. CoOtes, of Troop M, had received word that h1fbustera might, attempt to rush the barracza where his detachment is housed ou the outside of the city in order t0 obtain arms and ammunition and wzr on the watch.
 Corporal Jensen first noticed tho presence of the Mexicans fin an El- ley. He called upon them to give an account of themselves and was greeted by a shot. He replied with a bullet into the crowd and was quickly reinforced by some Of his com rades who also shot at the Mexican. The latter returned a few shots and disappeared in the darkness. The troopers pursued but ali save two es- caped.
 The wounded man escaped but hob bled to a hospital to have the bullet taken from his leg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
TRANSFERS IN DENUNCIATION
 OF CONDITIONS Inefficient Snow Removal Cause of Much Dis
 satisfaction Ex-ALDERNfAN MAHONEY
 HITS NAIL ON HEAD Points Out Reason Why Trucknen Have Suffered Through Incompetency

A747,<z,sF, tt,e administration has taken s1O,000 from a specified appro- K1rdat6on of 166O1 for damages Tor the Tvft5euaug of Main street between Bank -T,,7 JeSs1n streets. and used it for snow r,euooval. complaints loud and bong are ,.tffF1 coming from trueknen because Director of Public Works JacoD A. Cso11rtade has failed to clear the clLy streets of snow, and the ad1nnnnse S5-. fiou Is being warmly scored today py ~-,.-, tho depeud on passable streets to carry on their business
 After repeated complaints the hrec- for gtarted gangs cleaT1ngs up Wa1er street. which is. the most used thor oughfare by truclzrr1en In d15cusslng las the situation today, former A1u A1ue1A 1AiA<'ll Daniel F. Mahoney Sa1d-
 ssFsadlzzre to get our streets cleared of snoxv three days after the storm hes ended in nothing more or less than alsEracefu1 fncoInpetency or the men to whom fhdEs work has been @ en- fr-rrzfesd. Not a Shovelful of snow nas z,esa taken from Union street. Wf1cza IS fine main thoroughfare for TuckInep 4,, fine freight station Nor have any of the etort streets leading from M aln tD Wzter street been cleared of snoWs There are rrts in Union street more than a foot deep and it is simply ia II inx horses to pull through the SOIL drifts.
 s-FHe condition of Water street is a5szrace to inc street departments the head of which is constantly boaslng r-e Ifs effacsency Courtland street has been shoVeaed clear Of snow and yet more loaded trucks go through Union street in one day than go through CourtIand street i'm six naonthss
 Z -rs,e recent storm found tlla city swxtf1zrt funds to pay for clearing aERy fhe snow The administrator n@q been praying that the same clear .vrsss4a4er would continue to the end oI , fsls 1ln1er and there wound be gso zex- s5er,se for snow cleaning When srne storm came the money for the nlsaa1l s.t-szf 1videnirsz was reappropr
 The question of widening Main etreet is still in the hands of the board of appraisal of beneflts and damaeyes The money to pay damages was appropriated a year ago Mayor wilson fntinnated some time ago that he would never give his approved fo 4te payment of damages for wilde ning 14.ssn street as proposed in front oi the Kline Bros and Rogers CO stores
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
MANIAC SI.AYS WIFE,
 COOLEY ADMITS DEED

Darsvnle, GJ F.. Feb. A.-samon G. Cooney, Of Bradford, Pa. murdered his wife at a. sanitardurn here today. Cooney, unperturbed, announced the fact to the clerk. Mrs Cooney had been hit on tine head with a pitcher, fragments of which were found, and then cholzed MT. and Mrs. CooneY arrived here last night, the wife stat ing that her husband was ill and that sine had brought tim to the sanitarium fo1. treatment.
 Superficial, inquiry by pr. Arthur Jackson, head Of the eanita14unn, to- day indicated that Cooney was suffer ing from acute manfa-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
Donovan Effects
 P0stpOnement Of
 Judson Removal
Secretary Redfe1d Agrees to Delay Pending Further
 Inquiry
fspecial to The Farmer

Washington, Feb. 21-Secretary Redheld announced today postpone ment until April I, of the order trans ferring Capt. Theodore Judson, from the Stratford light to Newport This action was taken upon representations made by Congressman Jeremiah Don ovan, of the Fourth Connecticut Dis trict,s that MT. Judson. has been in charge of the Stratford light for 34 years, and that there is a. general de- sire on the part of the public that he should be allowed to remain at this post as long as he can do the work.
 The order of transfer was to take effect March l. The postponement is to enable further inquiry to be made into the circumstances sur rounding the original order.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
STATESMEN AND JURISTS GUESTS
 OF INGERSOLL [

Stamford, Feb 21-On their way home from attending a meeting Of members of the American Bar today, George PIatt Ingersou entertained Governor Baldwin and United States Judges Henry Wade Rogers and F.. s. Thomas, at his home in Pembroke street The other guests will include Chief Justice Prentice, Judge G. w.. wheeler. Homer s. Cummings, Nor rfs Seymour, Charles D. Lockwood, Frederick tC, Taylor, Col. N. G. Os- borne, Rev. Charles Morris Anderson, of this city; Henry K McHarg, Louis Hopkins Porter, Schuyler Merritt. Cas8 Gilbert, the architect, J. S. Jen- Ifns and William H. Judd
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
HIS SKULL, ONCE
 FRACTURED, BROKEN
 AGAIN BY ROBBERS

Believed by the New Haven author tiles to have been waylaid, assaulted and robbed, William Sisco, living just over the city line in Fairfield, is at the Grace hospital in New Haven with fractured skull. Fears are express ed for his recovery.
 The Elm City authorities communi- cated with police headquarters last night asking that his relatives be mo- tffied. Mrs. James Deeters of Fair field, his sister, was notified.
 She said that she would be respon- sib1e for his care. Information was also given that he suffered a frac- tured skull in Bridgeport some time ago, was operated on and that he has experienced much trouble with his head since then.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
THREE LIFEBOAT MEN DROWNED IN
 SURF ACCIDENT ' Coast Guards Perish While Men They Sought to
 Save Survive

Queenstown, Ire, Feb 21-Three Hfeboat men were drowned when they went out from Fethard to rescue the crew Of the Norwegian bark Mexico driven on the rocks near the Saltee Islands, Wexford, last night.
 Two 1ifeboatS had answered the dis tress call of the Mexico bound from Lagonfa, Mex, to Falmouth. The first to. reach here was stove an but the life savers were able to scramble on board the wrecked Mexico, where they remained all night.
 When the crew of the bark and the Hfeboat men landed safely on one of the islands today, they found that the second 1ifebQat, which they had wait ed for all night, had sunk with her crew and that three out of the IA had drowned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
MURDERED LIKE A DOG,
 IS FL PASO REPORT ON
 BENTON'S EXECUTION All Europe Concerned For Safety Of Citizens In Mexico Americans And Two More Britons Miss
 inq---Their Death Feared U. s. TROOPERS WOUND ONE, CAPTURE TWO FILIBUSTERS Officer Commanding Cavalry Had Been Warned That Raid Was To Be Made On Soldiers Arms
 And Ammunition

only England and Villa of the Practically Continental protection their republic and it is probable that diplomatic presentations safeguarding eigners republic will be made late date to the United States.
 The situation today through fae Gustav accused aao spy in employ faction, two Enqishnen rancher named renee who give assistance Benton, the manex Wednesday night
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21

Washington, Feb. 21-White House onieials stated today that official re- ports from General Villa and his friends declared William s. Benton. the British ranchman. was executed because he entered the camp Of Villa armed and threassned the life of the constitutiona1ist commander
 There was a disposition at the White House to await full investi- gation of the facts before expressing an opinion.
 Roberto V. Pasquiera, constitutions a1ist agent here. made public the fol- lowing telegram from constitutionalist headquarters at Juarez:
 ssBenton entered Vdlla's apartment very unexpectedly, demanding protec- ton for his interests and bitterly in sulting Villa. and the conStituti onalist army General Villa told him that he considered him an enemy to the con stitutionalist cause and, in order that he might not continue to work against it, he, CVdMa), was goiAg to pay him the value of his property ( Benton's) in the state Of Chihuahua
 Benton became very exasperated at this and drew his revolver, intending to kill the General but the latter inn meddateIy knocked him down. dis armed him and sent him to jail Ben ton was afterward tried before a spe- ciaI military tribunal. sentenced to death and duly executed, all in ac- cordance with the laws and usages of war;
 A telegram from R. N. Dudley, of Fl Paso,f Tex, to Senator Fall, de- claring Benton was murdered like a dog was read in the Senate today at the request of Senator Fall. He also had another telegram from the El Paso mass meeting.
 ssI am almost certain Villa did it in person. said the telegram from Dud- ley. tNo evidence that Benton was the aggressor,'' added the Dudley .tele- gram Everything showg it cold blooded murder. Castillo guest of our government with safety from pun ishment, Villa boasting of his crime. Is there no protection anywhere? Fl Paso full of rebel officers. The busi- ness aaffirs of the rebellion openly done here WatchfuI waiting a fail- ure.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
CARRANZA WTTHDRAWs
 SONORA BANKS CHARTERS

EIermosillo, Sonora, Mex, Feb. zl- Nearly all the banks in tf1ts territory have lost their charters by a decree issued by General Carrauza- The ac- ton followed notification by the c0u- stitutionaIist leader that the barA11 must open for business before Wec- nesday The bankers had declined Go do business since the Issuance Of iu- surgent paper currency
 It was said at Headquarters tgst many requests for new charters al- ready had been received in order that the banks might begin opcratlonw at once. Carranza. arrived today from CuIiacan and will proceed north gvlth- in a few days on his overland march to Chihuahua-
 tcOntinued on Page Two1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
Tow Boys Kill Man
 Who Cursed the Cross

Watertown, Mass, Feb. 21-.sIn de- fense of the Cross ,'' two Armenian boys, Nishan Aprahanian, aged 16 years, and Manoog Garabedian, IT, killed IssnayeI SunIa xada a Turk, aged 27, on Tuesday, according to a confession which the police say they have obtained
 The boys said that they had been taught in Turkey to fight for their faith and they had taken an oath to defend the Cross Sinlu xada sscursed the Cross and. believing it their duty to kill him. they stabbed him to death
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
Americans Uninjured
 Tn European Wreck

Rome, Feb H-Three passengers were killed and several injured today in collision between a. freight train and express train from Tourin due to arrive here this morning. The crash occurred near Grossete-
 Among the passengers the express were n Americans, none of whom suffered injury
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
MOTHER SAVES CHILD.
 FIVE OTHERS BURNED

Ashe1and, Me, Feb. 21-Five of the six children of Joseph Smart, lrnra- Der meaSurer, were burned to death when their house at Eagle Lake Plan fation was destroyed by fire early to- day. Mrs. Smart, who was alone with the children, escapsd with one woods.
 The mother win dig from shock and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
Bridgeport E1ks Are
 Guests of Derby Lodge

Bridg geport EIks were royal guests in the carnival of fun of Derby lodge of Elks last evening. The Bridgeport delegation, accompanied by the w. & w band, and travelling by special trolley car, reached Derby in the early evening. The Derby delegation, es- corted the visitors to. Gould armory. where the fun carnival is progressing The special car left Derby after mid night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
FEAR CREW OF LOST SUBMARINE PERIsHED

Hiroshima, Japan, Feb. 21.-sA Jap arese subnnarine attached to tine pro- tected cIriser Hdra1o has been miss ing for three days. The naval a-u- thoritfes believe she has met with dis asster and that all on board have been drowned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
YALE TEACHER FINED
 FOR SELLING DRUGS

New Haven, Feb. 21-Dr zelly A. BonoR, school physician. and an in-- sHuctor in the Yale medical school, was fined $50 and costs in the city court today charged with selling drugs without a prescription.
 Evidence against him was given by several witnesses, including one user of a narcotic drug, last Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
STEAMER BRIDGE
 PORTS VACATION

On account of Monday being ob- Bridgeport will not go out Sunday nagart, Feb 22nd, but will make the regular trip Monday night, Feb. 23rd
 The steamer John M. Worth will ham de the freight out of Bridgeport to- night, Fsn. 21st, and from New York, Monday, Feb 2srd, leaving New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
Arbitration Treaties Ratified By Senate

Washington. Feb. 21-The Senate to- day ratified the eight pending arbitra- tion treaties Without any amend ment whatever to limit their scope the Senate by more than a two-thirds vote today ratified general arbitration trea- ties between. the United States and Great Britain, Japan, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Portugal and Switz- erland.s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
DEPUTIES WILL BE
 vOLLMER'S GUESTS

The deputy sheriffs of this county will. meet at Sheriff voI1mer's office in the county jail Monday afternoon The meeting will be social gathering although it is reported that politics win be discussed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
M. AND MRS. G. c. EDWARDS
 SAIL TO-DAY FOR ALGIERs

First vice-President George c. Ed wards of the International Silver Go accompanied by Mrs. Edwards and Miss Merriman of Waterbury sailed from New York today for AIgiers. They will not return home until April 21
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21

She thought she would try the new telephone
 What number ?'' asked central Why, I don't know What mum bers have you ?''-Pittsburg Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-21
Alleged Drug Friends
 Accused As Burglars

Hartford, Feb. 21-Leroy Bowman, James Butler and Arthur Hansen were today in police court bound over to the criminal court under bonds of $500 each charged with burglary. The men were arrested in connection with the case of pr. Howard F. Smith, practicing physician and one time sur geon, who is under bonds for alleged receiving of stolen goods.
 It is charged that the first three are dope hends and that they bur glarized a drugstore and a. wholesale drug house and carried away quanti- ties of heroin, cocaine, codeine and morphine, turning over that portion which they did not use to friends.
Middletown transcript., 1914-04-25
DOES EXPRESS
SINCERE REGRET
United States Apologies in
Colombian Treaty.
QUOTATION FROM THE TEXT
Apology Is Given In Behalf Of the
People Of the United States and
Accepted On Behalf Of the
People Of Colombia.
(Copyright.)

Paris.-The text of the treaty be-
tween the United States and Colombia
settling the controversy over Panama
mas made public here through the Co
lombian legation by publication of
terms. The treaty was signed at
Bogota April by United States Minis
ter Thaddeus A. Thomson and DR..
Francisco Jose Urrutia, Colombian
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the
members of a Colombian advisory
committee.
The first article of the treaty as pub
lished in the Temps says:
"The government of the United
States, desiring to put an end to all
disputes and differences with the Re-
public of Colombia occasioned by
events which have brought about the
present situation in the Isthmus of
Panama, in its name and in the name
of the people of the United States, ex-
presses sincere regret for anything
that may have interrupted or altered
the relations of cordial friendship ex-
listing long between the two nations.
Colombia, in her name and in the
name of the people of Colombia, ac-
cepts this declaration in the full as
surance that in this way will disappear
all obstacles to the restoration Of COM
plete harmony between the two coun-
tries"
The treaty provides that Colombia
shall enjoy freely and in perpetuity
free passage through the Panama
Canal for her troops, stores and war
ships" and stipulates also that six
months after the exchange of ratif1ca-
tions of the treaty the sum of S25,
900 shall be paid to Colombia.
The article relating to the canal
provides also for commercial advant-
ages in favor Of Colombian products
imported into the Canal Zone and for
special advantages in the railway
traffic of Panama when the canal serv-
ice is interrupted for any reason and
when it is needed for Colombian
agents and troops and for war stores
from Colombia.
Colombia recognizes Panama as an
independent nation, which shall termi-
nate on the Pacific Ocean at points
between Cocalito and Ardita," says the
last article, which continues:
"The United States undertakes to
secure the sending by the government
of Panama Of an agent to negotiate
with Colombia a treaty of peace and
which shall include an
agreement regarding the pecuniary LA
bility of the two countries"
Middletown transcript., 1914-04-25
QUEEN ELEANORA
INVITED TO Dine
May Be Guest Of AmeriCanPeace
Centenary Committee.
HUNDRED YEARS OF PEACE
Close To One Million Dollars viii
Be Spent In Concentrating
English Speaking
Event

New York.-An invitation to Queen
Eleanora of Bulgaria to attend a din
ner in her honor on her arrival in New
York was cabled on April 13 to the
Prime Minister of Bulgaria by the
American Peace Centenary Committee.
The Queens acknowledgment, dated
Sofia, Bulgaria, April IA, was made
known.
DR.. VASTLY Radoslavoff, the Prime
Minister, answered that the Queen was
much touched by the kind invitation
and would cable her decision later.
The subcommittee met here to go
over the contracts for many of the
memorials to be dedicated with the
opening next year of the celebration of
the hundred years of peace between
English-speaking nations.
Memorials costing a total of $1,000
900 were tentatively approved by the
committee. The organizations finance
committee must yet ratify the appro-
priation and conditional contracts
made
Ignorance of foreign countries causes
writing which engenders friction, while
foreign travel for newspaper men
would promote peace, in the opinion
Of the committee. To writers of poems,
hymns and essays extolling peace and
the centenary celebration, $4,000 in
prizes will be distributed. A gift of
$4,000 was voted to the city of Client,
Belgium, where the treaty of 1915 was
signed.
The Washington homestead in Eng
land, Sulgrave Manor, will have it's
name changed to Washington Manor,
and an institute is to be established
there to further peace, through lectures
of representatives of foreign coun-
tries. At all capitals, beginning with
Berlin, monument typifying Amer
ica's message of peace to the nations
of the world will be erected at a cost
not yet specified. Money will also be
disbursed to churches and schools
taking part in the peace celebration
Middletown transcript., 1914-04-25
ASSASSIN'S SHOT
MISSES mitchell
New York Mayor Escapes, But
Counsel Polk is Wounded.
ATTACK NEAR CITY HALL.
Bullet Entering PoIk's Jaw Passes So
Close To Mayor That His Face
Is Scorched-Assailant,
Michael Mahoney.

New York.-In attempting to take
the life of John Purroy Mitchell,
Michael P. Mahoney, an apparently IT.
responsible elderly man, who later said
he was a blacksmith out of work, fired
into group of three men seated in
the Mayors automobile, which stood
at the east side of City Hall Park.
The bullet from his revolver entered
the jaw of Corporation Counsel Frank
L. Polk, who was sitting next to the
Mayor in the tOnneau of the automo-
bile, and with blood squirting from his
mouth Mr.. Polk was taken into an
ante-chamber in the City Hall and af-
terward to the New York Hospital,
where it was said that the wound
would not prove fatal.
Mahoney shot the Mayor, he declar-
ed in the course of disjointed state
ment extracted from him, because he
felt aggrieved at the city executives
"extravagant expenditures" and be-
cause he was incensed at being turned
back from the door of the Mayors
room in the City Hall on two Occa-
sions when he came to apply for a
municipal job.
Mahoney fired only one shot at the
Mayor and his party. Before he could
fire a second he was overcome by De-
tective George Neun, who, in the capa-
city of chauffeur, was adjusting robes
about the men in the automobile, and
the revolver was wrenched out of Ma
honey's hand.
The Mayor sat in the middle Of the
back seat, with Mr.. Polk on his right
and George v. MuIlan, the Mayors
former law partner, on his left. The
bullet passed so close to Mayor
Mitchell that the left side of his face
was scOrched