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Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
BIG GAME WAITING FOR.
THE ROOSEVELT EXPEDITION.
Thirty Two Lions Seen in One Group
Yesterday, to Say Nothing of Giraffes
and Elephants.

Mombasa. British East Africa
March 10.-Mombasa is preparing al
ready to welcome Theodore Roosevelt
when he lands here the latter part OF
next month On his. much heralded
African trip, and the coming of the
former president of the United States
has given a decided impetus to the in
The governor of the protectorate,
Lieutenant Colonel Sir James Hayes
Sadler, is getting up a programme of
welcome and entertainment for the
distinguished visitor but notwlthstand-
ing these arrangements the greeting to
Mr. Roosevelt win be more to the great
sportsman whose fame is we'll known
to local hunters than to the former
president.
The white population of Mombasa
has heard much of Mr.. Roosevelt S
personality and in a joking way fire.
quent references to the big stick are
being made.
The rains are late this year and a
heavy fall is expected. (The regular
time for the big rains" is from the
end of January to the end of April) }
The prospects for good hunting this
season are considered excellent.
According to a despatch received
here today record group of lions,
numbering thirty-two, was seen on the
Nandi plateau yesterday at a point
about fifty miles north Of Port Flor
ence. (The Nandi plateau Is on the
west side of the great Rift valley.)
Among them were three huge males.
Four families of giraffes have been
seen at Makindu, 200 miles inland from
here, on the line of the Uganda rail-
road. and elephants have been seen at
Elburgon, AIS miles inland, on the rail-
road, and along the Sabaki river, not
FAR TO the north of Monhasa
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
SEATS FOR MoToRMEN
ON AIR BRAKE CARS
Interesting Hearing Before the Com
mittee on Railroads-Two Norwich
Men Heard.

Hartford. March 10.-The bill pro-
viding that trolley companies must
provide seats for motormen on cars
where an air brake is used was the
subject of an interesting hearing be-
fore the committee on railroads today.
number of men who represented va
rious organizations Of employees of
trolley companies from different parts
of the state were heard, among them
being Robert Donohue of Norwich,
George Leonard Of Norwich and Ed
ward Plawton of Hartford.
The committee seemed anxious TO
find out If the providing of stools for
the mOtormen on long runs would
endanger the safety of the passengers
and the rolling stock. The men who
spoke in favor of the measure were
quite sure that their efficiency would
be as great and greater and they
brought out the poiut thai it would be
no more dangerous than to provide
seats for locomotive engineers. A
number of other speakers were heard
in favor of the measure.
The principal speaker i'm opposition
to it was John X. Punderford gem
eral manager of the Connecticut COM
pany. Mr. Punderford opposed the
measure on the ground that men when
tired on going into a warm vestibule
of a car were likely to go to sleep,
and that they had no fireman to wake
them up and at night with the curtains
drawn. the passengers could not tell
whether they were asleep or not.
Several other matters of a minor ma
ture came before the committee for
a hearing.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
FREE FERRIES ACROSS
THE CONNECTICUT RIVER.
Largely Attended Hearing at Hartford
interesting Discussion.

Hartford, Conn, March 1O.-The
committee on roads. rivers and bridges
held its hearing this afternoon on the
matter of state ferries in the senate
chamber. The hearing was largely at
tended and there was much discussion
OF an interesting nature. The COM
mittee took UP the bill introduced by
Senator E. II. Fem concerning free
ferries across the Connecticut river.
Mr.. Fem showed that the state aid to
ahe different ferries has been increased
by the increase Of the demands of traf-
re. He then took up the measure
which provides for free ferries by con-
demnation and purchase. and based his
contention in favor Of the measure that
n ferry is a substitute for bridge, and
a bridge part OF a road, therefore as
the state is paying for one portion of
the state roads. there should be no dis
crinmination against ferries, and that
} the bridges also ought to be maintain
ed by the state.
Representative Wilton Of New Lon
don opposed the free ferries on the
fkround that the imposition Of toll rates
IS more sure tax upon the users of
the ferries and puts the cost where 1t,
in his opinion, should be.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
POWERS OF INSURANCE AGENTS
A Matter Said 10 Sometimes Work In
justice to a PoIicyholder.

Hartford, March 10.-The committee
on insurance at its hearing today
found much of an edifying nature in
the information brought out at the
hearing on bill concerning the pow
ers of insurance agents. Several
agents were before the committee fa-
voring a change in the law so that
agents for life insurance companies
could not deal in fire insurance poll
cies unless they had paid a license fee
as an insurance broker. The commit
tee considered the matter at some
length and it was brought out that it
worked considerable injustice to the
policyholder in the event of such prac-
tices obtaining. An amendment to the
present law covering the matter was
proposed and submitted to the commit
tee, which will probably act in a faw-
orable manner on it.
The matter of insurance of state
property came up in the measure pro-
viding for the dropping of all insur-
ance from state property. This was
opposed by the insurance men. who
thought that the state institution
where prisoners are detained and
where insane Or feeble minded are, are
very likely to have fires of an incendi-
ary origin. They also cited the facts
regarding some of the state buildings
which had been burned, and thought
that the state had found it profitable to
insure them.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
Scaling Ladders,
Fire Nets Used
MANY OPERATIVES RESCUED BY
FIREMEN.
HUNDRED GIRLS IN TERROR
On Fourth Floor of Burning New York
Manufacturing BuiIding-Two Young
Women Jumped from Windows.

New York, March. 10.--A fire which
broke out late today on the fourth floor
of q manufacturing building on lower
Broadway caused a panic among a
hundred or more girls employed there.
Climbed Out on Window Ledges.
Smoke filed the halls and cut off the
eccape of several who climbed out on
the marrow window lodges overlooking
Broadway. Most of these were rescued
by the firemen. who ran up scaling lad
dcrs as soon as they arrived and also
spread the fire nets.
Fell Into Policemsn's Arms.
Two young women, terror stricken.
jumped before the firemen could reach
them. One of these was caught in a
fire net and ESCAPED with a fractured
leg. The other fell onto an awning,
which held her for a moment and then
gave way, dropping her into the arms
of a policeman who was standing on
the sidewalk. She suffered severe inter-
nal injuries.
Property Loss $1,000.
The only others hurt were two young
women who were burned about the
head and choulders. The fire was con-
fined to the fourth floor of the build
ing. The loss was about $1,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
United States District Attorney Sims Greatly
Disappointed at the Verdict
SUIT AGAINST THE OIL TRUST FAILS.
Government Case in>which Judge Lands Imposed $2e
100000 Fine Collapsed-Judse Anderson at Chicago
Instructed the Jury to Find the Company Not Guilty
Two Points Not Affected by the Decision.

1--WE, the Jury, find the defendant
not guilty"
District Attorney Sims Disappointed.
GAS to further prosecution of the
Standard Oil company" he said, Il will
be unable to make statement until
have conferred with the attorney gen.
eral at Washington"
Comment of Standard Oil Counsel.
Moritz Rosenthal, counsel for the
Standard Oil company, in commenting
on the verdict, said:
The verdict is intensely satisfactory
with us, as It shows that a rate Of is
cents was never fixed by the Chicago
and Alton railroad"
A throng of newspaper men crowdIl
around, Judge Anderson when he left
the court room after conclusion of the
trial.
Il suppose the newspapers will re-
verse me" said he, when interrogated
by one Of the reporters. However, l
tried to follow the law and have no
statement to make, further than l have
already made in open court
Opinion of Federal Attorneys.
It is the opinion of the federal at
torneys that Judge Anderson's ruling
will invalidate class tariffs and will
make il impossible to convict a ship
per for violations Of class tariff regula-
tiOns.
The Thing for the Government to Do.
Judge Peter s. Grosscup. who wrote
the opinion of the United States cir
curt court of appeals. said. ..
The thing for the government to do
is TO do away with clasSifications IN
the regulation of tariff rates and make
the railroads file tariffs that specify
the rate on each commodity without
regard TO classification. This might
mean a great cost to the railroads, but
] know nothing of that. Changing of
tariffs, however, sneans but particular
changes TO meet conditions, and means
no more complete change than is
made in different editions of a tele-
phone directory"
Judge Lands Says Nothing.
Judge Lands had nothing to say
the decision.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
OPENED FIRE ON POLISH
PRIEST IN HIS STUDY
Assassination of Newark Pastor Care
fully Planned and Executed.

Newark, N. J., March 10.-Three
men whose features appear to have
been concealed by the collars of their
heavy overcoats and their slouch hats
walked into the study of the Rev.
Erasmus Ansion, pastor of the Polish
church of st. Stanislaus this morn
ing and opened fire upon him. Three
bullets from their three revolvers hit
the priest, killing him instantly.
The trio turned to make their es-
cape and found their way blocked by
Mrs. Antonio Sewrzytska, the house.
keeper Without an instant's hesita-
ton one Of the visitors fired his re-
volver at her, infilcting a wound which
is likely to prove fatal. Then all three
rushed out into the street and escaped.
= Two hundred of Father Ansion's
parishioners, who were attending ar
early morning service in the church
adjoining, heard the shots and dashed
out, led by the assistant priests who
were in charge Of the service. But the
assassins had disappeared, leaving an
parently no clue to their whereabouts
or identity. The police were put to
work on the case within few minutes
of the murder and by noon had round
ed up four suspects, one Of whom the
housekeeper. now in st. Barnabas hos
pital, thought bore resemblance to
Lne leauer OF the TRIO VINO Qld the
shooting. The others she was unable
to identify. All four denied any knowl-
edge Of the affair
No adequate theory to account for
the attack upon the priest has been
presented to the police. 1t was learn
ed that there has recently been con-
siderable factional trouble in the con-
gregation, and Father Ansion, when he
came from Paterson TO take charge OF
the church five months ago. made sew
eral changes These are said to have
caused widespread dissatisfaction.
Leading parishioners told the police,
however, they did not think that the
i'll feeling had been strong enough to
lead TO the shooting, which appears
TO have been carefully planned and ex-
ecuted. All the men arrested are men,
bers of st. Stanislaus' church and the
police ordered the arrest of all the for
mer trustees whom the dead priest
ousted when he took charge of the
parish.
Father Ansion was born in Russia
and came to America five years ago
after serving for a time. in England.
He was assigned first to a minor
charge in Jersey City and later to a
Paterson church. from which he came
to this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11

Chicago, March 10.-Judge Anderson
today decided to instruct the jury in
the Standard OIL company suit to fnd
the company not guilty.
The decision of the court was an
nounced at the close of long argu-
ment BY Assistant District Attorney
Wilkerson, and the jury was inmedi-
ately summoned and instructed to re-
turn verdict OF not guilty.
Two Points Not Affected.
This means that all but two of the
pending indictments against the Stand
ard OIL company Of Indiana are void
and will be abandoned by the govern
ment. The two cases not affected by
today's decision are cases involving
the shipment of 1915 carloads of oil
from Whiting, Ind, to Evansville, mo-,
via DoIton Junction, over the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois railroad.
Judge Anderson's Charge in Part.s
Judge Anderson's charge TO the jury
follows. in part:
gentlemen Of the Jury: have made
up my mind to end this case. You, as
Jurors, have a perfunctory Office to per-
FORM and the evidence you have heard,
as presented by the government. may
have given you some opinion of your
own as to how this case should be de-
C1ded. You nave no aTDILFaTS poMeEs
Neither have /, as federal judge, any
auch power. ! am bound by the law
as you are.
when the United States court of
appeals lays down the law We are
bound b. our oaths to obey this law.
THE Standard oil company has been
indicted. and the government AYERS in
its indictment that a rate of is cents
per hundred pounds on shipments of
oil was a fixed standard, and that re-
gardIess of this the Chicago and Alton
railroad gave the defendant conces-
rions. allowing the oil company TO ship
oil over its road at a, rate Of six cents.
"The government failed to prove this
charge Should this jury find the de-
PENDANT guilty, would set aside such
a verdict instantly. as ] know the
United States court of appeals would"
The foreman Of the jury then signed
this verdict:
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
KING EDWARDS HEALTH
Not So Seriously impaired as Reports
Would Indicate.

London, March 10.-No alarm is felt
here concerning the health Of King
Edward and no credence is placed in
the reports that he is seriously ILL.,
Indeed. it is announced that the kings
general condition has improved since
his departure from London. Rumors
concerning the health of the king have
seen current since his visit to Berlin,
but II is learned from an authoritative
source that his majesty's general
health is remarkably good for a man
of his years. It is true that he suf-
fers from an affection OF the throat
due to gout. which at times Is trouble
some, but though it has been observed
that the king has aged much, and be-
come @uite enfeebled during the past
YOar. 1t is impossible to point to any
specific symptoms occasioning uneasi-
ness, which could not be attributed to
@vancing years and the nabit Of con-
Manntly smoking strong cigars, the
Doctors warnings concerning which
his majesty laughingly brushes aside.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
Vermont Farmer Shot by Woman.

Eden, Vt, March 1o.-While DAN
iel Baker, farmer, was driving past
the house of his neighbor, Peter Shap-
ney, late today Mrs. Shapney appear
ed in her doorway and upbraided Ba-
ker for his alleged failure to pay her
sons wages which she said were due
him. Baker drove hastily along, but
was stopped by a carbine bullet
which crashed through the back of his
sleigh and entered his body close to
the heart. He is in a critical condition.
Mrs. Shapney was arrested
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
4PILLARs oF-FIRE" in Lookup.
Members of Religious Sect Will Be
Tried Today.

Thompsonville,, Conn.,, March 10s-On
a charge of technical vagrancy prefer
red by residents of Hazardville, four
members Of the religious sect calling
themselves the Pillars of Fire, were
arrested at Shakers Station tonight and
placed in the local lookup. The four
men arrested gave their names as
Thomas A. Goode, the head OF the
band, Allen Driver, Lerch C. Covert
and TheoDhilus Tafego. All four gave
Bound Brook. n. J., as their place of
residence and as the headquarters of
the sect They viii be tried tomorrow
morning in a local court.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
$4,000 FIRE AT BUFFALO.
Beautiful Home of Norman (. Mack
Practically Destroyed.

Buffalo n. Y, March 10.-Norman E.
Mack's beautiful home, on Delaware
avenue, was practically destroyed by
fire tonight. A gale blowing 64 miles
an hotlr made hard work for the fire.
men. The fire started in the servants
quarters on the third floor, The roof
fell in few minutes after the fire was
discovered. The second floor was also
burned out, as was Mr.. Maclx's fine
library. Mr.. Mack was in New York,
and his family at Atlantic City. The
loss is about $50. 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
Missing Waterbury Girl Found in New
Haven.

New Haven, Conn, March 10.-The
police tonight placed under arrest An
gelo Iavasile. 25 years old, and Lucy
Zepporie. 10 years old. both of Water
bury The man is held under $500
and the girl under 81. 600 bonds for ap-
pearance in conrt tomorrow morning.
The Zepporie girl has been missing
from her home in Waterbury, and was
found tonight in company with Iavas-
lie in house on Hill street. Iavasile
Is held under a charge of abduction.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
DEMOCRATS AFRAID
OF SPEAKER CANNON.
Wondering How They Will Fare N
Case He Wins in Present FIGHT.

Washington. March 1o.--'4nsur-
gents" and democrats were speculating
at the capitol today concerning the
policy Of Speaker Cannon In selecting
the committees OF the next house.
should he be successful In the present
fight over the organization OF the
house in the SixtY-nrst congress. Tho
democrats are apprehensive that the
speaker viii assume the right TO hil
the minority as well as the majority
places ON the committees Several
democrats have appealed TO the speak
er directly for appointment on certain
committees. When John Sharp WI
liams was minority leader. Speaker
Cannon referred all such applications
to the minority leader. He has talten
no such action this time. Minority
Leader clarlk;s friends say he can in
terpret this course In but one way.
There have been no conferences be-
tween the minority leader and the
speaker and It Ia understood none IL
scheduled. The democrats win make
political capital out OF the failure to
recognize the minority leader. They
will argue that this Is another illus
tration OF the despotic power Of the
speaker.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
MansIauqhter in First Degree.

New York March 1o.-,'he jury in
the case Of John c. Lumsden, on trial
in the supreme court here for killing
Harry Suydan, curb broker, in the
latter's office last December, brought
in a verdict of manslaughter in the
first degree tonight Lumsden was
much affected bY the verdict, and IL
was with much effort that he remained
standing as his fase was being an
nounced.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
OBITUARY.
Or. William II. Sage.

Woodbury., Conn, March 10.-Dr.
William H. Sage, aged "a years, died
this afternoon at his home here. He
was one Of the wealthiest residents
heroaborts and father Of DR.. Henry
Sage Of New Haven.
DR. Sage was one Of the Oldest grad
yates Of Yale university, having re-
eeived his diploma from the Yale med
ical school in 1S4s.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
sNIPsic LAKE GROVE SOLD
To the Rockville Aqueduct Company
Summer Resort Ended.

Rockville, Conn, March 10.-Snipsic
Lake Grove was sold today by its own
er, A D. Thompson, to the Rockville
Aqueduct company. The grove, which
has been summer resort for the past
~ years: will be closed to the public.
Along with tee grove and all its build
ings used for the entertainment of
summer visitors several tracts of land
around the lake were also purchased.
The purchase and closing Of the grove
was the result of the investigation by
the state board Of health, made last
year. which brought out the fact that
there was danger of the pollution of
the water which is used to supply the
residents of this place.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
THE SILVER DART
MADE TWO LONG FLIGHTS.
Flying Maehone in straishtaway and
Turning Trials.


Baddeck. NJ S., March 1O.4Under
guidance Of Douglas McCurdy, the fly
ing machine Silver Dart of the Aerial
Experiment association. made two
long flights today over measured
course above the ice on Lake Bras
Dor. The distance Travelled during
the, two trials aggregated nineteen
miles.
Both flights were made in a straight
line over a measured route Of four
mil.s. marked at half mile intervals
by spruce trees planted in the ice. The
turn was ever a portion of Baddeck
,1ar .cr. and was negotiated with ease
each time.
After ire fights the engine was re-
ii.oved from .hc Silver Dart and fitted
to DR.. Bells tetrahedral aerodrome,
Cygnet H., the fifth Of the airships
built by the Aerial Experiment associa-
tion, with which experiments will now
be resumed.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
Recommendation Which viii Be Sub.
mitted ts the House.

Washington, March 10.-It was au-
thoritatively learned tonight that the
new tariff bill which win be submit
ted to the house at the special session
by the ways and means committee,
VIII contain the following recommen-
dations:
Lad and copper. no change.
sugar, no change.
Iron ore, placed on free list.
Rails and biliets, substantially re-
duced.
Pia iron. 25 per cent. reduction.
Textile, graduated tariff on high
grade cotton, and on silk goods an in
creased tax; on minimum grade, no
change; on low grade. a reduced tar
in.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
THE HOUSE.

~ The house was called to order at
Ills by Speaker Banks. Prayer was
offered by the house chaplain.
From the Governor.
Executive Secretary Goodwin trans
mitted to the house. from the gov
ernor, reports of the bureau of labor
statistics, Norwich hospital for insane,
and Connecticut agricultural station.
These were referred to the several
committees interested.
The Lyme Bridge.
The use of the hall of the house was
voted TO the committee on rivers. roads
and bridges for March 16 at 2 p. m,
for a hearing on the question of a
bridge over the Connecticut river be-
tween Old Saybrook and Old Lyme.
Committee Reports.
Interpretations - Unfavorable on
house petition No. 10 of Henry H
Davenport of water company in
Pomfret The report was accepted and
the petitioners given leave to with
draw.
Judge Ralph Wheeler.
Under suspension of the rules the
house voted by ballot on the appoint
ment of Judge Ralph Wheeler to the
superior court bench, whose nomina-
tion was reported favorably by the
OH MI. DuIHtS
of Greenwich explained that his time
will expire on Saturday, therefore
prompt action was necessary. The
ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes .......... $50
Necessary for choice ............ 81
Yes ............... l7s
No
The resolution was declared adopted
and on motion Of Mr.. Burnes was
80 ha Of
tary of state under suspension Of the
rules.
Committee on Conference.
The house receded and concurred
with the senate on bill in relation to
deer. referring it to the committee on
fish and game instead of agricultural
This was on favorable report of Mr..
Tomlinson, a COMMITTEES of conference.
Petition.
BY Mr.. Savage of Mansfield-Of res
idents of Mansfield concerning the re-
movaI of screens from places where
liquors are sold. Excise
From the Calendar.
Substitute bill amending the charter
of the Connecticut Baptist convention.
Adopted.
Substitute resolution concerning the
amendment of the charter of the Hart
ford Courant company. Mr.. Wilton Of
New London said he felt 1t incumbent
upon him, in view of the stand re has
taken previously concerning stock is
sues, to oppose the passage Of the res
olution. The resolution was adopted.
House bill No. n, amending an act
cor corning free public libraries, favor
ably reported by thu committee on ed
ucation, was recomritted. 1t carried
with it an appropriation Of $1,000 and
was fully explained by NE Humphrey
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11
Boston Broker Committed I. Jail.

New York, March 10.-Thomas H..
Winsor a broker of 262 Washington
street, Boston. was arrested late to-
day by postofffce inspectors, charged
with using the mails to defraud inves-
tors in gold bonds. United States
Commissioner. Shields held Winsor in
81, 500 bali, In default of which he
was committed to jail.