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313 NEW YORK CITY, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 11. 1913. BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE TH OUR LOUD BORDER MILITANTS ON THE RAMPAGE. Do Much Damage With Bomb and MAY INDICT McGUIRE IN HIGHWAY PROBE WOULD HOLD AS DEAD CONVICT HUSBAND 22 FACING DEATH ON STRANDED SHIP IN BIG BLIZZARD "HANDS OFF" POLICY TO FORGE COLLAPSE OF HDERTA REGIME MAJ.

GEN. BIDDLE RETIRES. Commandant of Marine Corps Has Seen Thirty-seven Years Service. News reached the Navy Yard from Washington today of the retirement of Major General William Phillips Biddle, commandant of Marine Corps, who has been in tho service for thirty-seven years. General Biddle will be retired on his own request because of physical disability, although he had not yet reached the age limit.

He had a long and brilliant career as an officer and had seen active sen-ice In many parts of the world. General Biddle's retirement, It was pointed out, has left an Important appointment to Secretary of the Navy Daniels. Until this question has been decided official announcement of the retirement of the commandant will not be made. Service talk, however, seems to favor Colonel Lincoln Karmany, now commanding the marine barracks of the Norfolk Navy Yard and third on the list of colouels. Colonel Karmany is an Annapolis man and entered the corps in 1SS3.

He had an excellent record in the Spanish-American war. BRING WILSON CHARGES SOON Accused Lawyer Has Not Had Order Signed for Probe. Torch in British Isles. London, November 11 Militant suffrag ette arson squads and bomb troops were at work in several parts of the British isles during last night and succeeded in doing a considerable amount of damage. The cactus house at Alexandra Park, Manchester, containing a collection valued at $30,000, was badly wrecked by a bomb; Begbrook, a fine mansion near Bristol, was gutted by fire, and the pa vilion of the bowling and tennis club at Catford, in the southeast of London, also was burned down.

On the scene of all the outrages quan tities of suffrage literature and petroleum cans were found, but no clue to the criminals was obtained. AGED ACTRESSDIES ALONE IN P00RH0USE Mrs. Addie Crinnell, Who Was Star in Forrest's Time, Wished for End. AID. OF FRIENDS FUTILE, One-Time Stage Favorite May Buried in Potters Field, 'Tis Feared.

Be Mrs. Addie Grlnnell, at one time a well-known actress, who had a company of her own, in which she was the star, and also played with the Edwin Forrest Company In tho old Astor Place Theater, is dead in the poorhouse in Flatbush, at the age of 84, despite the efforts of new-found friends to keep her out of the institution. From a woman of means, she went down through illness and misfortune until she was compelled to pawn her wedding ring in order to get something to eat. She realized fifty cents on the ring. About six weeks ago Mrs.

Grlnnell was In the Gales avenue court as a vagrant. Mrs. A. B. Hogau, of 1250 Fulton street, took an interest in Mrs.

Grlnnell. Slit-went to the court and told Magistrate Itylan that she would give the aged woman a good home and take caro of her to the end of her days. Mrs. Hogan took Mrs. Grlnnell to her borne and cared for her.

Although she was not lu any way related to her, she was touched by her helpless, hopeless condition. Two weeks ago Mrs. Grlnnell was taken ill. A doctor was called in. who pronounced her trouble cancer of the stomach.

Another doctor who visited her advised that she be removed to the hospital. Mrs. Hogan consented, but made the proviso that she should not be sent to tho poorhouse, and that as soou as she had suffliiently recovered she should bo returned to her. Mrs. Hpgnji Mrs.

Grlnnell fruit, cake and other delicacies, and when she telephoned to the hospital she Was told she was not there. She went out to Flatbush on Election Day to seo the old actress and found her in the hospital ward of the poorhouse praying that she might die that night. She had Just been placed in the ward, and she told Mrs. Hogau that she had been shaken and roughly used by ho nurses. Mrs.

Hogan is now taking steps to prevent the body of Mrs. Grlnnell from being buried in potter's field. She says she can get her a decent burlnl for $35. and she hopes some good people will come forward and help her to raise this sum. Mrs.

Grlnnell was born In Virginia and comes from good stock. She had two children. Addle and Benjamin Grlnnell, who years ago were headllners in the vaudeville houses and were known widely as the Grlnnell children. Where-ever they appeared they made a big hit Addle has been dead for some years and the last heard of Benjamin ho was in Alaska. JACKIES FLEECED OF $12,000.

Former Bandsman on U. S. S. Utah Flees With Their Cash. Rome, November 11 The bluejackets of the American battleships Utah and Delaware, now nt V'lllefranihe, and of the Vermont and Ohio, at Marseilles, are greatly mortified, for they have been robbed of no less, than $12,000 which they had entrusted to the care of Camerazzo, a former bandsman on the Utah, for the purpose of arranging a Roman excursion for them during their stay.

Camerazzo had been recommended to the sailors by Chaplain William H. I. Keaney, of the Utah, who Is now in Rome. About 1.000 bluejackets, who wished to pay a visit to Rome handed over their money to the former musician with instructions to engage a special train for them. This he promised to do, but when the men had obtained their shore leave and were ready to start they found Camerazzo had absconded with the cash and they had to abandon the trip.

NAVAL PITCH HOUSE RAZED. Steel Hulls and Decks in Navy Made Old Building' Useless. One of the reliis of Civil War days was demolished at tho Brooklyn Navy Yard today. The old pitch house, which was used ai a place for boiling pitch to calk the seams of the decks on eld wooden ships, was lorn down. In Us day the old pitch house was ono of the busiest places in the Since tho advent of steel ships and decks there was no need for the building, however, and as It was obsolete aud vacant, tho material was sold and the building razed.

It stood a short distance from dry dock No. 1. DEAD AT 107 YEARS. Buffalo, X. November 11 Charles Dimmers, said to be 107 years old, and formerly of Brooklyn, died last night of pnralysis at his son's home, 225li Seneca street.

It Is related of him that he carried water for Napoleon's army nt the battle of Waterloo. Me came to America when thirty-five years old, and first settled In Brooklyn. He for many years built canal boats, and was well known along the Erie Canal. Burial will take place tomorrow in Kingston. SofoS BnUlim Powder in anv other you can liny at uny nrlce.

I'jc. a pound. Adv. 1 Witnesses Called to Refute Denial That He Sent Telegram to Hennessy. DOE INQUIRY SINKS DEEPER.

Whitman's Move Indicates That Author of Attack on Kelly Was Up-State Leader. With a view to finding an Indictment for perjury against George H. McGuire, of Syracuse, as a result of his denial that he sent a telegram to John A. Hennessy, uring him to attack on the stump Democratic State Committeeman William H. Kelly, three witnesses were summoned before the Grand Jury late this afternoon by District Attorney Whitman.

At the John Doe hearing last Thursday. In the Criminal Courts Building. Manhattan, McGuire denied vehemently that he had sent the now famous telegram to Hennessy. Developments today in the Investigation being conducted to determine the truth of Ilennessy's charges, that contractors on the State highways and the barge canal contributed handsomely to the Tammany campaign committees and that the contributions were never recorded or Hied with the Secretary of State, resulted in the Grand Jury proceedings. District Attorney Whitman is now morally certain that despite McGuire's, absolute denial under oath, he is neverthe less the author of tike telegram and that it was sent at his order to Hennessy.

J. Frank Allard, an expert of a typewriter company, went before the Grand Jury this afternoon and swore that tho telegram was written on a certain make of machine. Assistant District Attorneys Clark and Embrce found a typewriter outside McGuire's office In Syracuse and Allard said tho wilting showed conclusively that it was done on McGuire's machine. Hattie Matthison receiving clerk iu the Western Union office in Syracuse, where the telegram was tiled, could not tell the name of the peniou who delivered the message to her, nor could she Identify anybody as having handed it in tnroug.i the wlnJuw to her. She was questioned closely iu the Grand Jury room, but thj District Attorney gleaned Utile value from her.

-Miss Uttie Collier, McGuire's stenographer, who was also taken before the Grand Jury and sworn, testified that she had not typed the telegram. In view of Alliird's testimony and othel developments at hand, It was said this afternoon that McGuire would undoubtedly be Indicted for perjury unless he took advantage of District Attorney Whitman's offer and went on the stand at today's John Doe proceedings, when ho would be. given a chance to change his testimony and admit he had sent the telegram ti Hennessy. Mr. Whitman and Assistant District Attorneys Embree and Clark, who returned from up-State last night after lookhi; into the Hennessy charges, today invited McGuire to confer with them as a result of evidence which they iearthed having to do with the telegram Hennessy claims to have received from Mc-julre.

and which the latter, on the stand last Thursday, denied having sent to Sul-zer's chief prober. Armed with a subpena duces tecum. Embree and Clark went to McGuire's office in Syracuse and took possession of the typewriter on which the telegram Is supposed to have been written. They also subpeuacd employes in McGuire's office to testify at the John Doe hearing before Chief Magistrate McAdoo, and also several employes of the Western Union telegraph office in Syracuse, where the message was filed. It was said this afternoon that while there appears to be little doubt that the telegram was typed on the machine taken from McGuire's office, by Embree and Clark, experts will be called In to testify to the fact.

The telegram signed was sent to Hennessy from Syracuse and the authorship now resolves Itself Into a question of veracity between Hennessy und McGuire. It was as follows: Syracuse, N. October 27. "John A. Hennessy, Care Fusion Campaign Committee, Lenox avenue and 116th street: "Election here looks close bee ause of big Bull Moose vote.

Important you make in speech tonight reference to William H. Kelly. When Everett Fowler came here In 1911 and 1912, he made headquarters in Kelly's office and helped him hold up and shove down contractors on State work. "In the McLane statement, filed wl'h Secretary of State, Kelly's name appears as putting up $8,000, but he did not put up 8 cents own money. He also monopolized the road repair contracts on which important supplementary agreements have been allowed through Peck Keel.

Local papers will copy what you say in speech. You will know what to say for effect In local city election. Should be done immediately. (Signed) BARTLETT OR WERNER? John Mason Claims Democrat's Election by 500. "Judge Willard Bartlett Is elected by a plurality of a little more than WO." John Mason, secretary of the Democratic State Committee.

"Judge William E. Werner is elected by a plurality of approximately 1.500." William Barne3. chairman of thu Republican State Committee. With the boards of canvassers In every county in the State today making final tabulations of the vote for Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, both tho Democratic and Republican leaders are claiming victory. The official vote will probably be known by noon tomorrow, and until then It isn't the least, bit likely that cither side will concede defeat.

Mr. Mason said tills arternoon that he had received figures from every county In the State. which, while not official, I have convinced him and the Democratic leaders that Judge Bartlett Is elected. Mr. Barnes said today that Juuge Werner has won by approximately 1,500.

LONELINESS OPPRESSED HER. Wife, 25, Leaves Her Husband, 74. Blind Man Only Visitor. Because their only visitor was a blind man, Mrs. Helen Wilson, the 25-year-old wife of James H.

Wilson, i4 years of age, i left her husband three weeks ago, un-I able to longer endure the loneliness of her life. Today the white-haired hus band inserted aa advertisement in The Eiiglo, announcing that he would not be responsible for any debts she contracted after November 17. Mrs. Wilson, who was a Miss Gannon, wrs married to Wilson four years agu His first wife died eight years since. I'nlll recently Mr.

and Mrs. Wilson were happy in ti-eir home at 4S Clyuer strcst Man Serving Indeterminate 20-Year or Life Sentence for Double Murder. WIFE WOULD MARRY AGAIN. Mrs. Margaret Mary Gargan Seeks to Compel Issuance of Marriage License.

Supreme Court Justice Maddox was called upon today to decide whether a man, convicted of murder in the second degree, and sent to prison for an Indeterminate sentence of from twenty years to life, Is civilly dead, so that his wife can marry again. This is the first time since the indeterminate sentence law went Into effect that the question has been raised. If it should be answered in the affirmative, It will raise an em bargo that Deputy City Clerk Scully has placed upon issuing a license to Mrs. Margaret Mary Cargan, 28 years of age, of 55 Arlington nvenue, a school teacher, who wants to marry William Weisheimer of 701 Bcyd avenue, Woodhaven. Weisheimer, who is a lithographer, and Mrs.

Gargan went to the Marriage License Bureau on October 1. The bridegroom answered the questions satisfactorily. It is his second marriage, and his former wife died. When Mrs. Gar gan answered tin same question she said it was her second marriage, but that her former husband "was living, but im prisoned." It then developed that her former husband was John C.

Gargan, who had killed his wife's father, Martin Hynes, and his brother, Harry' C. Gargan, in 1910, and had been convicted of murder I nthe second degree. His sentence, pronounced by Supreme Court Justice Kelly, was one of twenty years to life. When Deputy Clerk Scully heard this he refused to grant a license to the cou ple, and Mrs. Gurgan immediately sought her lawyer, Frank L.

Tyson, who promptly asked for a writ of mandamus against the head of the Marriage LI cense Bureau. Justice Benedict signed the order, and Justice Maddox heard ar gument today. Does Indeterminate Sentence Render Husband "Civilly Deadf" Lawyer Tyson insisted before Justice Maddox that his client's husband would have been undoubtedly "civilly dead" it his conviction and sentence had been under the old law which made the penal ly a life sentence for murder In the sec ond degree. It was claimed by Lawyer Tyson that the Indeterminate sentence didn't change the status of a man and wife, one of whom was convicted of murder in the second degree, and that the convicted man, so sentenced, was really undergo Ing a life sentence. "The only question I have to deter mine here," said Justice Maddox.

"is whether this man is civilly dead." Assistant Corporation Counsel Charles J. Druhnn appeared for Mr. Scully. Ho declared that the indeterminate sentence law had been put on the statute books after the provision of the domestic re lations law, and was for a specific pur pose that of rehabilitating a man In society. "Your honor," he said, "will see the purpose of the law.

This man may come out at the end of twenty years and be a useful citizen again. There is nothing to show that ho will bo confined in prisou for the terra of hla natural life At the end of the minimum term he can be absolutely discharged by the States Prison Parole Board. The presumption is always against 'civil This is In tho interest of public policy." Unfair to Wife to Keep Marriage Tie Binding. Lawyer Tyson replied that it would be a great hardship for a woman to be tied to a man serving a sentence for murder In the second degree. Under the old law there was no doubt but that she should receive permission to marry.

"Is this man civilly dead?" asked Justice Maddox. "Or, is he only ill civilly with an illness from which he may recover?" "I think," said Mr. Druhan, "that he Is only ill and that the Indeterminate law provides for him a chance to 'come back' and again be a good citizen." Justice Maddox reserved decision. CONFER ON PINDELL CASE. Lewis Letter Is Now Claimed to Be a Forgery.

Washington, November 11 Henry M. Pindell of Peoria, 111., selected for Ambassador to itussla; Secretury Bryan and Samuel M. Graham, Assistant Attorney General, went Into conference with President Wilson early today concerning tho publication of a letter purporting to have been written by Senator Lewis of Illinois to Mr. Pindell, offering the latter the St. Petersburg poet on condition that he resign at the end of one year.

President Wilson has Indicated ho would Investigate all the circumstances connected with the letter and thu summoning of Mr. Graham was taken as an indication that the Department of Justice might look into the affair. Intimations have come from Mr. Pindell that the letter was a forgery. Neither Mr.

Pindell nor Mr. Graham would discuss the conference, but Secretary Bryan remained behind to talk further with the President. There were indications that an official statement might bo made later In the day. and frlem' Mr. Pindell were confident his nomination eventually would be made.

Secretary Bryan has conferred with tho Russian Ambassador, and. It is said, has informed him of the official view of the Incident. WAR FEVER AT FORT TOTTEN. Preparations. Being Made for Probable Trouble in Mexico.

Fort Toltcn, November 11 The war fever has become epidemic among tho 5.i0 Coast Artillerymen stationed here as the result of the appearance at the post of army surgeons who arc putting the men through a rigid examination. AH who aro not found In first class condition are being separated from the ether nu and are being placed In charge of Charles R. Dean, the physical instructor. Tho unfit men are directed to get into Bound condition as speedily as possible. The men at tho post are trained In all branches of artillery service.

Including electricity and the planting of mines. In view of the present trouble with Mexico ilie men belle vc they will have a for active field service. Lake Erie Seas Are Running High and no Boat Can Be Launched to Rescue Them. CLEVELAND MENACED BY FIRE Milk and Food Supplies Are Running Low Three Persons Dead and Ten Are Missing. In the urrnt anotvatorm Hint la attll nueeplnif the Middle Writ, thirty to forty met, are aupiioaed to huvr Iu the ifrei'k of a freighter on duke Huron.

A lfuJitnhlil with vreiv of nix hips in iiiUkIiik' from l.nke Krle. She la iilonrri to linve foundered with all on linaril. OA t'levelnnd, a bin (miner la nsronnil mid tneaty-two men on board are fuefnjr death. The elty of Cleveland la bnrled null" a inn a of anon- am! la In dnrk-iieaM and menueed by Ore. 3111k and food aupiillea lire running; low and a famine la threatened.

Cleveland. November 11, via private wire to Pittsburg Cleveland is buried under 21 inches of snow, Its streets are tilled with a tangled mass of broken and twisted wires and hundreds of its inhabitants are in Imminent danger of suffering for lack of food. Three persons have been killed, ten are missing nnd are believed to have been frozen to death, and a great steamship is stranded on tho beach, its captain and twenty-two sailors waiting for the death that may come at any momeut because of tho mountainous seas rolling in from Lake Erie. It is still snowing and unless the storm which has continued since last Sunday soon abates no one can tell what the ultimate toll in dollars and lives may be. The loss Is already estimated at half of which will fall upon the telephone and telegraph companies.

Normal conditions cannot be restored within a week, and if a thuw should come, followed by the inevitable flood, the whole lake country will suffer severely. Conditions have been growing worse since Monday night when half of the city was plunged Into darkness; the lighting plant being blown down by the gale. This morning least one half of the street car service was out of commission and no loss than 3,000 trolley, telegraph and telephone poles within the city limits had been blown down. So completely was the paralysis of transportation facilities It was deemed best to let the dead lie in the places where they had died, and no funerals will be held until' the storm has abated. There has been no delivery of groceries, bread, milk or coal since Saturday, and the suffering In consequence caLnot be definitely leurned, but It Is widespread.

There is a sufficient supply of gas, and it is being used unsparingly In places fitted for It, that as many persons as possible may be benefited. One of the greatest fears is from fire. Already one fire has done $100,000 damage, and the difficulties encountered In subduing it were such as to cause tho authorities the greatest apprehension should another fire break out. Every possible precaution Is being taken by. the exhausted firemen and policemen.

For days the telephone and telegraph companies have been battling against tho conditions that confront them and with but little success. The immense number of wires dow and the loss of so many poles make the task of completing even temporary repairs one of the greatest magnitude. The physical effort required by work In the teeth of the terrible storm is another handicap. At 10 o'clock this morning a glance through the debris strewn streets lei to the belief that days will pass before they can be cleared. All the schools of the city are The danger attendant upon the passing of children through the streets and the unusual conditions surrounding them in the schoolhouscs, many of which have been thrown open to th" homeless, prompted the authorities to suspend classes until the blizzard abates.

The food shortage felt Monday afternoon became more pronounced and threatening tills morning. There Is no milk to be had at any price, except It be obtained in the name of suffering babies, and other foodstuffs ure rapidly t0 rc.mium. where It Is possible nnd thcm. Many families were caught with little more than the food supply rc-auired to carry them over Sunday, and as there have been no shipments received since Saturday, the supply Is rapidly being exhausted. The hotels present a scene of unusual activity.

Many persons driven into tho city by the storm have taken shelter where they could flnd It. Beds were not to be had for all of them, and many are sleeping on the floors without cot or covering except such clothing as they happen to have on them. The food supply In the hotels and restaurants is also a problem. The on the beach at the mouth of the Lorain Harbor, was later learned to be the J. G.

Gamier. Captain Burns of Buffalo. Life-savers are standing but are helpless to aid because of Aia heavy seas. Every possible effort is being made to bring some order out of the chaos precipatcd by the storm. Help Is being given to the needy in every possible in stance, the authorities navi: tne assist- ance of such of lias civic bodies as can resources and fiose person Administration Hopes for Cooperation of Other Powers in Withholding Financial Aid From Southern Republic.

ARMS EMBARGO NOT LIFTED. Cabinet Discusses That Phase of Ques-tlon at Length, but Adjourns Without Taking Any Definite Action. Washington. November 11-The Cabinet met again today, with all members present except Secretary Wilson. The Mexican topic was foremost.

The raising of the embargo on arms, -which has been urged upon the President and practically nil the secretaries, was discussed at length. After a two-hour discussion, devoted principally to the Mexican situation, the Cabinet meetiug broke up, and as on previous occasions, all the members preserved absolute silence. Indications were that the American policy toward Mexico, which It was hoped the nations of the world generally would follow, still was "hands off." The general Interpretation of the situation, was that the liulted States, by giving foreign powers detailed information of its own determination to refuse to recognize the acts of the new Mexican Congress, bad Indicated a desire that the powers generally refrain from financial dealings with the Huerta government. So far as could be learned, there has leen uo specific request for support by the powers, but there has baeu a plain intimation that the Washington Government believes the collapse of the Huerta icglme Is inevitable if foreign aid be villiheld. With tile Intention to regard as Illegal liny loans or concessions the new Congress may undertake, there bas been distinct iutiiuutiou that a policy of acqui-rsceuee by foreign governments would be 1:1 to Washington.

Without financial aid uud with its machinery of Hiverniueiit pronounced illegal, officials lu re expect to see a slate of affairs that May force Huerta to eliminate himself uud show tho way to a solution of the problem from the American vlewpolut. I'rcmicr Asiiuith's speech In London vms regarded by high officials here as flisi losing a passive attitude of noninterference by Great Britain in the attempts of the United Stales to solve the situation. The gunboat Wheeling bas arrived at to investigate reported dls-rdeis In the northern part of Vera uz state. The battleship Louisiana is 1 1 jo due there today. The Louisiana was illspatched from Vera Cruz to Tuxpain In response to another urgent appeal for protection received late last night from Arthur C.

l'ayue, the United States consular agent there. The rebels are believed to be in very strong force near Tuxpam, where an attack is expected at auy moment. Zaputa, Rebel Leader, About to Surrender to Huerta, Is Understanding. Mexico City, November 11 Emlliano Zapata, the rebel whose operations have caused the government so much trouble in Ihe southern states. Is again on the point ol surrendering, according to official information issued to-day.

An emissary from Zapata is said to have con-ferret! with Provisional President Huerta, who is reported to have offered the rebel a safe conduct to the Federal capital In order to conclude peace. It Is not generally expected that Zapata will accept the proposal. He has been periodically reported as suing for peace, but nothing has come of it. The Minister of Finance today authorized the Mexican banks of Issue to pay out silver coin within their discretion. This is a modification of the letter of the recent decree by Provisional President Huerta forbidding such payment.

In order that the hanks may not weaken their reserves, however, Governmint in spectors have been Instructed to sue that the silver holdings of the banks do not fall below the legal requirement. Berlin. November 11 Tt was officially declared at the Foreign Office here today that the German Government does not intpnd to send any more warships to Mexico. The battleships Kaiser and Hoenig Albert, and the cruiser Ktrasburg which have been ordered to leave Oor-niany cnrlv In December are not to visit Mexico. Their cruise Is to be undertaken for purely technical and non-polltlcal reasons.

More Soldiers Off for the Border. Leavenworth, November 11 Th second squadron of the Fifteenth Cavalrv left Fort Leavenworth today for Fort Bliss, Texas, to relieve a squadron of the Fifth Cavalry on the Mexican border. The movement Is in accordance with an order issued last month by the War Department providing that the Fifth and Second Cavalrv be relieved In the South by squadrons of the Fifteenth and Tenth. Chicago, November 11 Troops and of the Fifteenth United States Cavalry left Fort Sheridan today for El Paso, Texas, where the regiment will be reunited next Friday. DELAY ON MUSEUM WING.

Filing of Bankruptcy Petition Embarrasses Builders. The involuntary petition In bankruptcy filed two weeks ago in Manhattan against the contracting firm of Wills Marvin, of 1170 Broadway, Manhattan, it is thought will cause a delay of several months in the construction of the new wing of the museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts mid Sciences. The firm had the contract, having a hid of and tho work was nearly half completed when creditors demanded Immediate payment. The firm had not so much money on hand and the banks refused further credit. The concern declares that it had not expected such short notice.

Negotiations are being made with several interests, whereby the firm will be enabled to re-sumo work. As yet nothing definite has been decided upon. SNOW FALLS AT WATEUTOWN. Watertown, N. November It The first real snowstorm of the season occurred here today, nbout.

three inches "rllin? between sunrise and 10 o'clock, when the stonn abated. The United States is almost entirely surrounded on the south by the Cuff of Mexico. KINGS SHY AT CONFERENCE Figure Slimly in Opening Fight Against Assembly Boss Rule. Only three or four Brooklyn Aesem-blymen-elect attended the conference In the Hotel Brevoort, Fifth avenue and Eighth street, Manhattan, last night, at which resolutions were passed determining upon a fight against boss rule of the Legislature next year and pledging the members to work for real direct primary reform. According to stories about Brooklyn, oday, not many of the Kings County men were even Invited.

At least one of them, who was overlooked when the invitations were sent out, stumbled In upon the conference by accident. Four Bull Moose Assemblymen, George H. Ittleman of the Sixth, William J. McRoberts of the Ninth, Henry Scheldemann of the Nineteenth and Henry C. Karpen of the Tweuty-nrst, are reported to have attended, although the full roster of those who attended could not be found and one of the Bull Moose men named stayed only a few minutes.

Mi chaei rchaap, a Progressive, presided, and Schuyler M. Meyer acted as secretary. A committee of three was ap pointed to get In touch with all the newly elected legislators and arrange the lineup against the machine control of the Assembly. This committee consists of VVIlmot E. Knapp, Republican, of Chemung; August L.

Martin, Democrat, of Westchester, and Andrew F. Murray, Progressive, of New York. MINOR LEAGUES GOT $227,250. Big Money Involved in Drafting Ball Players. Columbus, November 11 After being snowhouud lu the Union Station at Cleveland for twenty-six hours, John H.

Far-rell, secretary of the National Association of Players, arrived today and submitted his annual report. It sets forth that the number of players drafted during the year from the minor leagues by the major leagues was SS, of which the National League drafted 15 and the American League 43. National Association clubs drafted 1S9. The total amount received for drafted players. Including money rerunded on National Association drafts disallowed was distributed, as follows: National League.

American League, National Association. $109,700. The amount paid for releases by purchase of National Association players was and the grand total received through Mr. Farrell's office for drafted players, optional agreement players and released by purchase players was EDWARD MORRIS' WILL FILED. Packer's Widow in Control of Estate.

Chicago, November 11 Mrs. Helen Swift Morris was put in control of the $20,000,000 estate of her husband, Edward Morris, by the will filed in Probate Court hero today. This disposition of the packer's estate makes Mrs. Morris, who Inherited a large fortune from her father, Gustavus Swift, one of the wealthiest women in the world. Charitable bequests total $315,000 among twenty-one beneficiaries named by the testator and others to be named by the widow, who is given $50,0110 to bo distributed among such charities as she shall select.

UNION LEAGUE TROUBLES. Dime Savings Bank Applies for Appointment of a Receiver. There was no opposition to-day when the Dimes Savings Bank of Brooklyn, through Dvkman, Ooland Kuhn, asked for tho appointment of a referee to compute the amount duo in its foreclosure suit against the Union League Club. Tho appointment of the referee will be inada during the day. The Dimes Savings Bank claims that the $100,000 mortgage it holds on the club has been defaulted on, the last Interest payment due.

It says, was $1,000 on June 28 last. The Home Trust Company and John E. Rustou. the temporary receiver, aie named with the club as defendants. E.

T. H0RNE LOSES CASE. Justice Maddox Befuses to Compel Salary Increase. Edwin F. Home, colored, an nssits-ant inspector of combustibles In the Fire Department, who claimed that ho had been discriminated against In the matter of a raise in salary, because of his race, has lost his case before Supremi Court Justice Maddox.

Today the Justice handed down a decision refusing to grant a writ of mandamus directed against Fire Commissioner Johnson ordering hl.n to ralso Home's salary from $1,500 to He had been appointed In 1889 at a salary of $1,000. In Ulrtii his salary was raised to $1,500. In 1910 the Board of Estimate and the Board of Aldermen recommended la raise to $1,750, but the Law Department held that he should have taken an examination and the Fire Commlsisoner refused to muke the raise. Justice Maddox holds that tho recommendations madi by the Board of Estimate and by the Board of Aldermen did not exempt Home from the operation of tho Civil Service Law. I11KU the slyllsh p.vckIhsh, aL Rpeneer'ii.

See new Kryptok orToriu lYbbles, 7 MaIU-n lune -Adv. Tho formulation of charges against Lawyer Robert H. Wilson, as ordered by the Division, at Mr. Wilson's own request, will be taken up In the near future by William N. Dykman and Stephen C.

Baldwin, who were appointed by ihe court for that purpose. Though it is a month since the decision of the court was banded down the formal order has not yet been presented to the presiding justice for his signature. It is probable that this will be doue within tne next few dnyo, however, as a notice of the settlement of the order was yesterday served on Mr. Baldwin. As the probable cause of the delay, Mr.

Baldwin suggested today the fact that Mr. Wilson, who was the moving party in the case, has been on his regular vacation during the past month. No date for the settlement of the order was specified in the court's decision. The petition of Mr. Wilson for a court investigation grew out of the charges against his professional conduct by Supreme Court Justice Townsend Sciidder in two opinions in the case of Seaward vs.

Tasker, which was a part of the llt i-sation over the estate of William Z. King. SEVEN INJPATRONAGE LINE Politicians Have List of Leading Candidates for Jobs. Politicians about town today made UP a list' of seven men, who, they said, were deserving of reward from Mitchel for the part they took In the campaign. Several of them, It Is said, will surelv be taken care of somewhere in the new Mayor's cabinet, while others are considered "Impossible." The list Is as follows: Robert Adamsen," chairman of the fusion campaign committee.

It is declared, Is already assured of a place in the new administration. George D. Bell. Mitchel's private secretary and the man who did his confidential work during the campaign. Eric L.

Boetzel. Assistant District At torney In New York County, who organized the Mitchel Leagues and was the'-" chairman. Naval Officer F. J. H.

Kracke, who is claiming credit for keeping the Brooklyn Republicans in line for in the few weeks that Immediately followed the announcement of his nomination by the fusion committee. Arthur H. Woods, one of the active Mitchel workers, a former Deputy Police Commissioner, who is said to be looking for the commissioner-ship. William Von Elm, chairman of the Brooklyn branch of the Mitchel Leagues. Darwin R.

James, president of the Brooklvn Young Republican Club, which ihe kept slrictly iu the Mitchel column all through the tight. Meier Stelnbrink was Indirectly offered the position of Corporation (jounscl in charge of Brooklyn and turned It down, according to a well-authenticated rumor about town today. The offer, it is said, came from a man very close to John Purroy Mitchel, Mayor elect. Stelnbrink refused to discuss the matter today. REDFIELD TO INVESTIGATE.

Commerce Secretary to Probe Charges! Against Steamboat Inspection Service. Earlc Bureau. 608 Fourteenth Street. Washington, November 11 Secretary of Commerce Redfn Id today refused to dis cuss the criticism of the Federal steam boat Inspection service made by William F. Yates, editor of the American Marine Engineer, and national president of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, which appeared in The Eagle of Sunday, in the form of an interview.

Secretary Redflcld Is making an investigation, however. He has asked the steamboat inspection service for a report on the matter, and after he has had a chance to study it may have something to say. Mr. Yates declared thnt the service was lax in some departments and a farce in others. He said that steamboats were loaded far beyond their capacity; vited instances In which several vessels were sunk on this account; asserted that no attention was paid to the lights on ves- scls; that collisions were likely to occur auy time at night, and that It was Im- possible to get approval for safety devices.

He maintains that the service is just where It was at the time of the Slocum disaster. STARED AT POLICEMAN. German Bluecoats Must Not Be Looked at Too Closely. Preplan. Germany, November 1 1 Son-tence of a fortnight in prison for staring at a policeman was imposed on a.

business man of tills city today, in his defense the defendant said he believed the policeman was observing him too conspicuously, so he stared back. Thf. court in pronouncing judgment said the defendant had been guilty of a most serious insult to an otliciul. Are yon lonklnn for work! in the Help Wanted columns of The liiglc. dailv and Sunday, oro opiiorlimitli-H for everybott open- Iiibs f'r people in all walUa of life.

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