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Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
SIGHTSEEING ON LOCOMOTIVE
 OF 10TH CENTURY LIMITED
Admiral Sir Edward Seymour Speeds
 84 Miles an Hour.

New York. Oct S.--Admiral Sir Ed ward Seymour went sightseeing today on a locomotive of the Twentieth Century Limited. Seated beside the engineer, lie rode 47 miles up the east bank of the Hudson from New York to Ossining-the. first 17 miles in one of the New York CentraPs big cleo tric engines and the remaining thirty miles in the cab of No. 3,450, a 225- ton steam locomotive.
 Admiral Seymour had expressed a desire, to see what an American loco motive could do, and as soon as the switches and low speed signs of the city were left behind. Engineer Bill Riley gave No. 3,450 chance to dis play her prowess. The admiral watch ed the throttle open wider and wider until on a clear stretch of track near Ossining. the pointer of the speed dial mounted to S4 miles an hour, and the heavy train whlrled over s mile of rail in 8 fraction less than forty three seconds
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
GLENN cURTlss AT ST. LOUIS
 MADE FLIGHT IN 6IPLANE
Baldwin's Big Dirieible in Near-coI- Iision With 8eschey's Little Filler.

St. Louis, Oct. s.-Under adverse conditions Glenn H. Curtiss by flight in his biplane late today in Forest park received the applause and cheers of many thousands of people who had aited for hours for the wind to slack en. George Francois Ozmont and Hugh A. Robinson of St. Louis attempted to make their machines fly. but failed.
 Ozmont's machine was damaged by striking the ground. but he was un- injured.
 Curtiss. just at dusk. with fifteen mile wind blowing. rose thirty feet from the ground and flew the length of the aero field. He covered a quar- ter of a mile and was aloft forty y-five seconds.
 The dirigibles of Thomas Baldwin, Lincoln Beachey and Roy Knabenshue were in the air together today. Bald wins big gasbag narrowly escaped ramming the little Beachey fiier. The little gas machines sailed far out of the aero field and returned to the starting point safely.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
REORGANIZATION OF
 METROPOLITAN STEAMSHIP CO.
Provision of Its Terms as Outlined by
 the Managers.


 Boston. Oct. s.-The terms Of the re- organization of the Metropolitan Steamship company. as outlined today by the managers, George F. Shaw, Henry Hornbfower and John w Me Kinnon. provide that the new company shall have $3.000,O0Q stock. 3.A00.O0a of five per cent. thirty year first mort ga@e bonds and $500000 six per cent. notes. The new bonds are issued in exchange for the companys outstand- ing indebtedness of $2,509,O00 five per cent. bonds. on which interest has been in default for year. The managers also stated that the defaulted interest, amounting to s125,000. will be paid in new stock at par. while the remaining S5O0,000 bonds, together with $500, 900 in notes. will be issued to take care or $1,024,750 of preferred debt and re- ceivers' certificates.
 The balance of the s2.215,sT7 floating debt which amounts to s1.1s1,227. rep resents unsecured claims, which are to be paid for in new stock.
 It was said today that a majority Of the claims were purchased by the Morse interests some time ago and will be at once converted into new stock.
 It was the expectation here. after the auction, that Mir. Morse will be elected president Of the reorsaniZed company. together with friendly board of di- rectors.
 The Metropolitan line was one of the companies in the Consolidated Steam ship combination and passed into the hands of a receiver soon after the larger company failed two years ago. The company is an old one and for many years maintained a freight line between this city and New York. Soon after it had passed into the Morse con- trol for the first time it entered the passenger service with the turbine steamers Harvard and Yale
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
COST OF THE PANAMA CANAL.
$48,063,524 Needed for Fiscal Year Be-
 ginning July 1, 1910.

Washington, Oct S.-The Panama canal commission has submitted to the secretary of war an estimate of ex- penses sggregating 4S,O6S524 for work on the canal during the fiscal year be- ginning July 1. 1910. Of the amount asked for. $15,504O36 is for skilled and unskilled labor and S20.21S.9S3 is for materials and supplies used in construction work
 The total appropriations made by congress up to this time on account of the canal are $210,070.46S Lieut. Colonel Goethals. the chairman. and the chief engineer of the commission, had declared that in his opinion the great waterway will be completed by January 1, 1915. and has estimated the total cost at $375,0000 900, which. how ever, includes the cost of sanitation and civil government and the $50,000,- 900 purchase price.
 The unusually large amount asked for the new fiscal year probably is due to the fact that work on the waterway has entered a more advanced stage.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
WORK TRAIN CREW
 DISREGARDED ORDERS.
Seventeen Persons Killed in Collision
 on Santa Fe Road.

Topeka. kas.. Oct. S.-Seventeen persons were killed and ten severely injured in a collision between freight train and construction train on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail- road near here today The dead are: Eleven Mexicans, four section foremen and two brakemen. The injured. all Mexicsns, are at the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe hospital It is expected some of them are fatally injured. The work train was backing into Topeka with fifty Mexicans riding on the fiat cars.
 As the train was rounding curve the northbound freight dashed into it.. Engineer Edward Ash and Fireman Joseph Corey op the freight train jumped as soon as the air brakes could betset. The Mexicans were not aware of the dahger until the enginemen and trainmen jumped and then 1t was too late for many of them. The engine on the freight ran over the four flat cars comprising the work train and almost a score of men were pinned down and it was several hours before they were extricated.
 It is said the wreck was caused by the crew of the work train disregard ing orders.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
VANDERBILT COACHING PARTY
Passed Last Night in New London
 On Way to Newport.

New London. Conn.,, Oct. S.-The Vanderbilt coaching party which left Fairfield this morning arrived here at $50 tonight ten minutes ahead of scheduled time, with MT. H. E. Coe driving. On the arrival of the party here they were taken on launch to C. Ledyard Blair's yacht Diana, where they will spend the night. The trip will be resumed at 1915 tomorrow morning from Groton and continue through to Newport, R, l. Through Rhode Island the coach will be driven by Mir. Vanderbilt.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
DEFENDANT ON STAND
 NEARLY ALL DAY.
Abraham Fox Has Not Completed His Testimony in the Copper Wire Case
 Court Records Not Admitted.

When the criminal superior court re- srmed it's session Friday morning the copper wire case was resumed and Judge Wheeler decided that the record of the disposition of the case by the city court was not admissible
 Clerk George E. Parsons was called to testify to Gertz's record in the superior court the defendants claim ing not onl-- the date but all the facts in it. The judge ruled that the dates could be used, but otherwise it was not admitted
 Abraham Fox, one of the defendants, was then called. He testified that up to eight months ago he was a member Of the Norwich Junk and Bottle com pany and that for eleven years he had resided here. On March 15, 1907, he said he saw Gertz in this city, he hav- ing come to Fox's house during the noon hour, when the shop was closed. He showed Mir. Fox two-horse team ; the horses, he said, cost $500. He had copper, rubberS, rags and brass which he said he had picked up on his way here from New York. He bought the junk for s2535 Mir. Fox reading the items from the books of the firm. MT. Gertz did not tell him his name. He did not see him again until in the city court, when the case came up there.
 
 nam Tuesday of the week Gertz said he came here the second time, returning here Wednesday and leaving again for Putnam on Thursday. He never had any other transaction with Gertz.
 Under cross examination he said he told the bookkeeper. that Gertzs. nane was Katz and that is how jt-came ta be that way onS+ae book, s&sertz did not tell him his name but heS thinks he saw Katz on the wagon-.apd sup posed that was the mans nHTsie. He also said it might have been Gertz and he might have read Its, wrong GertZ was the man.
 The witness said he Wenta6 Putnam on the o'clock train Tuesday morning and telephone message was sent here fD- David Gordon to come to that place. He thinks he saw him before o'clock in Putnam. contract was drawn up in Mir. Johnson's office and they also had supper at Mir. Ober- witZ's. The branch at Putnam lasted but three weeks. He was at the sta tion with David Gordon and Louis Gordon. The latter was tall. thin and weighed about 40 and had a light complexion. He said he saw Jake Lewis at the city court trial Lewis is shorter than Louis Gordon was. He did not see Gertz in Putnam. He claimed that he telephoned to this city the same day that Gertz did but could rot remember when he had told his lawyer about it.
 He was under cross examination when court adjourned at 4.30 o'clock until Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
RETURNS TO UNITED STATES.
Driven Almost to Distraction by Pub lished Reports of Alleged Engage nent.

New York. Oct. 7.-Miss Katherine Elkins arrived today on the White Star liner Adriatic after a stay Of several weeks In Europe. during which it has been asserted and denied that she had met the Duke Of the Abruzzi. to whom a. one time she was reported Co be engaged. With Mss Elkins were her mother. Mrs. Stephen E. Ellsins. and her two brothers. Stephen and Davis. One Of her brothers was asked: "Is your sister engaged to be married to the duke2"
 50 far as know she is not" he replied.
 Would you know if an engagement existed?"
 Not necessarily" he replied
 Mir Elkins added that if his sister and Abruzzi had met = did not know of it and said he did not believe they had.
 Senator Elkins was on the pier to rleet his family. Miss Elkins denied l-tiself to all lnterviewcrs. Some phn- tcgraphers cndeavored to get a picture of Miss Elkins. but her brothers and sUme friends crowded around her ta prevent t. Senator Eil,'ns renarkc thai his daughter had been driven % r,cst to distraction by tho reports f' have been printed about her She the appearance of having been ;hr.asn much mental strain.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
CAPITAL OF sso,ooo,ooo.
Continental Telegraph and Telephone
 Company incorporated.

Trenton, N. J., Oct. S.-The Cont mental Telegraph and Telephone com pany was incorporated here today with an authorized capital of s50,000,000 This stock is to be divided equally into preferred and common stock. The for mer is to pay six per cent. dividend and the common stock is to pay q dividend from the remaining surplus. The company is to take over all the telephone lines in New York and New Jersey. The tncorporstors are William x. Clark of Plainfield, N J., and Pow ell Carichten and William F. Conley, both of New York city.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
NO TRACE OF OSCAR E. DRoEeE.
Denver Chief of Police Believes a Woman Assisted in His Escape.

Denver, Oct. S.-In the escape of Oscar E. Droege. alleged embezzler Of funds from the New York state llospi- tad. from the city jail yesterday morn ing, the chief of police sees the hand of a woman confederate. He also be- lieves that Droege's cellmate was in the plot and withheld information of his escape for two hours to permit him to get away.
 The revolver and saws which Droege used are asserted to have been handed in by a woman. All trace of Droege has been lost and it is now believed that he succeeded in leaving the city.
 A thorough investigation of the laxi- ty of the prison rules which allowed Droege to be confined in the woman's hospital ward instead of the jail prop CT is being made
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
Floral Wreath on puIliam's Grave.

Louisville. Ky. oct. 5. Testimony to the affection and esteem in which rlie late Harry C. Pulliam. formrf presi- dent of the National Baseball lea gtie was held, was given today Nhen iu accordance with action taken bV the National commission. q large and beautiful floral wreath was placed on his grave in Cave Hill cemetery A Louisville man who was a close friend Of MT Pulliam. vas denutiHed by the National commission to attend to procuring the flowers and placing them on the grave.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
KILLED HIS WIFE
In Fit of Jealous Rase-WiIliam Fish
 CT of Philadelphia Arrested.

Phila adelphia. Oct. S.-Charged with murdering his wife in a fit of jealous rage, Williafn sFisher. aged 90 years. was. arrestedsAere tonight. He was enfbracins tli4 body of the dead wo- man when taken into custody. in the room they had occupied. Fisher re- fuses to make any statement. Ac- coFding to other occupants of the house he had frequent quaTels with his wife of whom he was irsanely jealous. Tonight shet was heard in the. Fisher apartments. A few min utes later Fisher appeared in. q neigh bOrs room and is alleged to have said:
 Fix this thing for me. l have killed m wife and now l want to kill my self" The hammer of the revolver had failed tn work after the first shot. The startled neighbor under pretence of getting tool to fix the revolver want out and informed the police.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
A srsp In CHINESE LOAN DEAL.
German Bank Ready to Sign Hsnkow-
 Sxs Chuen Agreement.

Picking. Oct. S.-The German bank here has been informed from Berlin that all the German objections to the banks signing the HankowSze Chuen loan agreement Of S30.e00.000 have been removed. No. sle iRc instructions have vet been received by the B~itish and French representatives. H F. Fletcher. the American charge d'af- falres. has informed the foreign board that he does not desire to press the regotia tions. but that the Americans are ready to sign if it is the intention Of China-to have the board of com nnunieations take up the matter.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
SLENDER WOMAN IN WHITE
 UPSETs CANDIDATE BANNARD Cries of "Put Her Outl" at Ropub- liean-Fusion Ratification Meeting.

New York. Oct. s.-A slender woman in white upset the smooth flow ot campaign argument at the big republi- can-fusionist ratification meeting in Cooper Union tonight. Removing her hat and rising from a seat in the cen- ter of the hall she demanded without a tremor in her voice, of Otto T. Ban nard. who was making his opening speech as candidate for mayor wheth- CT he favored votes for women.
 "Whst About Votes for Women7"
 The slender woman in white was Msis Maude Malone. president of the Harlem Women's Suffrage union. She was forced to call A second time: What about votes for women?' be- fore Mir. Barnard replied.
 The Question Unanswered.
 He said that he had answered the question and that it would appear in an interview in a morning paper on Sunday. Other than this he declined to commit himself. But Miss Malone was insistent and there were repeated calls of Put her out!" and amid grow ing confusion Mir. Barnard finished his address, leaving the suffragette's question unanswered.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
REv.A. M. BRADY BADLY BURNED
Formerly One of Leading PauIist Mis-
 sionsries of the Country.

Newark, N. J.. Oct. s.-The Rev. Augustine M. Brady, chaplain of the Newark jail and the home for the aged. and in former years one of the Heading PauIist missionaries of the country. was so badly burned at his home today that it is feared he will not survive. He was passing from about his throat was ignited by a candle he carried.
 Father Brady is 67 years old and a native of New York city.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
INDIAN WILLIE BOY DRIVES
 sHERIFF's POSSE TO COVER.
Rifle Battle at IsoIoated Place in Cali
 lorna Desert.

San Bernardino. Cal. Oct. s.-willie Boy. the fugitive Indian who killed his sweetheart when she could no longer keep up in their flight after staying her father has engaged Sheriff Ralph's possee in rife battle at an isolated place in the desert known as Mosquito Wells, according to advlces received today Charles Roche, a deputy sher. if of Banning was wounded.
 Willie Bay dropped three of the dep- uties' horses with a rain of bullets that drove the men to cover The sherlfrs men had small chance against the well intrenched and well armed desperado. Another fight is expected
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
NO REASON TO DOUBT
 EITHER COOK OR PEARY.
Capt De GerIache Confident That Ex-
 plorers' Stories Are True.

CopenhaG7 Oct S.-Captain De Gerlache. who commanded the Duke of Orleans yacht Belgica in the Ant arctic expedition of 1907, has arrived here. He says that he does not doubt one word of pr. Cooks statement that he reached the north pole and declares he cannot understand how anyone who knows Cook can question his story. He is absolutely confident that the Ameri- can explorer with the instruments he carried would be able to determine within one -sixtieth of a degree where the pole was located. Captain De Ger lache also is sure that Commander Peary reached the pole.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
BROUGHT IN JAP PRISONERS.
sptured by Revenue Cutter Rush for
 Illegal Taking of Seals.

Washington. Oct. S.-The revenue cutter Rush arrived at Valdez. Alaska. yesterday with a batch of Japanese prisoners. understood to be the six men who were captured recently in the Boring sea for Illegal taking of seals in the territorial waters of the Prlhilof Islands. The Rush leaves Valdez today for Juneau.
 Tue cutter Theiis has been assigned to Hawaii and will proceed the~e on be- return from Bering sea. She is badl. needed in Hawaiian voters to prevent posching and smuggling on Japanese power boats.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
RACE WAR THREATENED
Texss White Mil Operatives Try to
 Brighten Away Negro Hands.

Tomball. Texas. Oct. Slowing to attempts nv white rihl operatives bore to frlghten away the local negro op- eratives. a race war os threatened to- night. Only the lack Of n leader has prevented trouble thus far.
 Since the recent disturbance work in the fields has been lacking. and the whites. turning 10 the mills have sought to scare away the negro opera. tives by posting threatening notices. D
 Reserve officers are being held aft Houston.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
ANOTHER WRECK AT STAMFORD.
The Third in Four Days Near the
 Railroad Station.

Stamford Conn.,. Oct. S.-The third wreck in four days near the railroad station here occurred tonight when the dropping of a brake beam caused seven cars of an eastbound freight train to leave the track. One of the cars fell on the tracks of the New Canaan branch in front of an ap- preaching train which was stopped within a few inches of the obstruc- ton. Traffic on the main line of the road was blocked for several hours.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
Reduction in surplusase Cars.

Chicago Oct. S.-The fortnightly bulletin of the American Railway as sociation. made public today. shows reduction in the surplusage ears to be 5S.3Ss. or one third; less than two weeks ago. Shortages total 14,5s2 cars. The surplus is lower than at any time since the beginning of the depression of 1907. Owing to the narrow margin of surplus cars on any one line there are practically no cars available to apply in shortages of come ting lines. those roads holding surRluses prefer ring to keep their cars for prospective loading.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
Found Guilty on Five EmbezzIement
 Counts,

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Oct. S.-The jur' in the superior court today brought in a verdict of guilty in the case of Her bert B. Lsnyon of Greenwich. charged with embezzlement. The jury found him guilty on all five counts. totalling $230.60. Sentence was deferred until Monday. Lanyon was in the collect ing agency business and the shortage alleged was on collections of bad debts due to a number of merchants.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
Cabled Paragraphs

Kempton Park, Eng, Oct s.-The Richmond plate, handicap, of 500 sovereigns for three year olds and up- wards, distance six furlongs, was won by H. P. Whitney's Delirium. Slieve Roe was second and Battle Axe third. Twenty horses ran.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
Three Passenger Coaches Rolled Down
 an Embanknent. ,

Knoxville, Tenn. Oct S.-Three coaches of d passenger train on the Ttlressee and North Carolina railroad lefc the rails near Maryville today and rolled down an embankment fatalit injuring one person. seriously fniuring another and bruisng all nf the remain ing twenty passengers. David Ridge D Blount county farmer died at the Knoxville. general hospital tonight
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
Doll for Dan Murphy.

In the window of P. J. Mor1ey's hat store is on> exhibition a large sized doll dressed in baseball clothes, which was brought here from Philadelphia by Mrs. Daniel J. Murphy. It was pre- sented to her husband by Philadelphia fans who idolize Dan for his great work at the bat and in the field for the A Athletics. The doll is completely rig ged up in a white baseball suit with the black A on the shirt, and also a pair of sun glasses and a small bat. In Morleys window it ic arranged in aL natural pose just ready to catch the ball. which Is dropping out Of the sky into its -outstretched hands.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
ENGLISH SUFFRAGETTES
 BREAK MORE WINDOWS.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Guarded
 by Strong Force of Police.

Tonight found this city. where Da- vid Lloyd-George, the chancellor of the exchequer. will deliver two inn portant budget speeches tomorrow, in vaded by the suffra agettes. The chan cellor was escorted from the station by a strong force of police.
 The suffragettes attempted this eve- ming to hold a meeting in Drill hall. but students and the noisy element of the city armed with bells. whistles trumpets and other noise making in- struments raised such din that the speakers could not be heard, and final ly broke up the meeting by throwing fire works on the stage. The suffra- gettes then proceeded to the Liberal club. through the windows of which they threw stones. Four of them were arrested.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
Fell from Rapidly Moving Trolley
 Car,

New Haven. oct. S.--As the result of fall from rapidly moving trol- ley car Thomas Cahill. democratic registrar of voters for the Ninth ward, is lying at his home. II Dixwell ave- nue. in critical condition. Mir. Ca hill was cut about the face and head. his spine injured and Sit Is feared that he was also hurt internally
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
couStx 7. M. c. A. Committed.

Notices have ben sent ont calling for the annual meeting of t:e New Londin codnty committee of the Y M c. A. on Monday afternoon at 3.l5 o'clock at the parlors of the New Lon don association l.. A. Prentice of this city is charnfan and k. w Mansfield of New Londoiresecretary of the com mittee.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS
 OVER THE BRITISH BUDGET.
Opposition to Any Compromise Such
 as Suggested by the King.

London. Oct. S-At least some mem bers of the cabinet are opposing any compromise such as suggested by King Edward to prevent a constitutional crisis over the budget. Winston Spencer Churchill. president of the board of trade. speaking tonight at the National Liberal club, declared that the government would make no over lures to the house of lords and would accept TO compromise and that no amendment to the finance bill by the upper house would be entertained. The house of lords Mir. Churchill add cd, had no right to interfere in any way with the financial business of the government. directly or indirectly and the liberals. having a united party and a resolute prime minister, were ready for the conflict if it was forced upon them.
 Premier Asquith left Balmoral Cas- tile tonight for London. after another lengthy consultation with King Edward.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09

London Oct. s.-A tablet marking the supposed site of Shakespeares Globe theater was unveiled today by Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the Barclay and Perkins brewery. on the south side of the Thames, in the presence of a large gathering of Shakespeare enthu- siasts.