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Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
 TO BE DEMOLISHED.
Unprofitable Investment-To Be Re- placed by Modern Office Building.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Madison Square Garden, designed by the late Stan ford White and erected at a cost of $3,000,000, has been sold to a real estate syndicate and will be torn down and replaced by modern office build ing. according to a report in realty cir cles today. The property has been on the market for some time at $3,000, ,00O
 Demolition of the Madison Square Garden would mean a serious loss to the sport loving public. In it are held each year great indoor athletic meets, bicycle races, wrestling matches. the national horse show, the dog and poul- try show, not to mention big political meetings. the circus and the like. As an investment the garden has not rroved profitable.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Wants Divorce, Claims His Wife Has
 Negro Blood.

New York, Dec. 2S.-A claim that his wife has negro blood is the basis of a suit for annulment of marriage brought by w. s. Horton, a prosperous con- tracting plumber here. He won a pre- liminary move today when Justice Seabury of the supreme court appoint ed a commission to take testimony from the woman's relatives in Connec- ticut.
 Gladys l.. De Val of Bridgeport and Mrs. Burstella Burkes of Danbury, aunts of Mrs. Horton, are among those to be examined.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
One Thousand "Desd7 Telephones In
 Newport District.

Newport, R. l.. Dec. 2S (by messen- ger).-Newport has now been three days without wire communication with the outside world, as a result of tho Christmas night storm. More than one thousand of the 2.20o telephones in the system comprising Newport. James, town. Middletown and Portsmouth are dead" and normal conditions cannot be resumed. it is believed. for at least a fortnight It is estimated by tele- phone company officials that the dam- age to their system will reach s100,- 900.
 The telegraph service is seriously crippled. The train service, too. is delayed. owing to the failure of tho telegraph operating system.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
MARRIED IN A TAxIcAB.
Odd Ceremony in Courtyard of Belle
 vue Hospital.

New York, Dec. 2S.-C. 1T. Smith, a convalescent patient at Bellevue hos pital, and Mrs. L. R. Rotzell were mar rfed in a taxicab in the courtyard of the hospital today while witnesses and the officiating clergyman were all crowded in and about the vehicle. Bridesmaids alone were missing.
 The odd ceremony was made neces- sary when Smith collapsed in the cab after a trip to the city hall for mar riage license. Despite his weakened condition. it was decided to perform the ceremony with the bride and groom seated in the vehicle. The honeymoon trip consisted of a journey from the hospital to his residence. with his wife acting as nurse.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Ohio River Traffic Abandoned Owing
 to Ice Packs

Pittsburg, Dec. 2S.-With the ice piled high against the piers of bridges spanning the Ohio river here and at points below Pittsburg, river traffic has been entirely abandoned and riv- ermen are preparing to cope with one of the worst packs ever experienced in the local harbor. An estimated ten million bushels of coal have been di- verted from river transportation to southern points and cars are heinz re- quested by coal operators, who realize that it may be weeks before the pack ct owners can again take up the work of sending the coal fleets down the Ohio
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Burial of Frederic Remington, Artist,
 at Canton, NY.

Canton, N. T., Dec. 2s.-The body of Frederic Remington, painter, sculptor and writer, was laid to rest in the family plot in the village cemetery here today. Funeral services had pre- viously been held at Ridgefeld, Conn.,, where he died. The funeral train ar rived here at $50 o'clock this morning and the body was conveyed to the church, where it lay in state until 2 o'clock this afternoon.
 The floral tributes were magnificent. They came from everywhere, from as- sociations of arts and letters from western admirers and from the New York association of Rough Riders.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Increase in Pay of New York Women
 School Teachers Recommended.

New York, Dec. 2S.-The law of SUD- ply and demand should regulate the pay of women school teachers, accord ing to the report of a special commits sion filed with Mayor Mcclellan today concerning the much agitated question of equal pay for women teachers in New York city schools. The commis- sion fails specifically to recommend an increase, but suggests that the pay of all women above the sixth grade might be raised. To increase the salaries of all women teachers would cost the city an additional S11.OOO. 900 a year
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Though He May Never Go Back to Nicaragua
 to Enjoy His Privileges
DENIES THAT HE IS A PRISONER
In Any Sense of the Word and that Hes Free to Go and Come as May Chooss-Detas from U. S. Cruisers Feeding Hungry Zeayan Soldiers-Madrz's Terms of Peace Refused by Gen. Estrada.

Cordoba, Mexico, Dec. 2s.-Jose Sam tos Zelaya declared tonight that he Is still president of Nicaragua, though he may never go back to that country to enjoy the privileges of the office. Ma driz. he asserted. is only a provisional president. and that he (Zelaya) has not relinquished the executive office.
 Denies That He is Prisoner.
 Cordoba, Mexico. Dec. 2S.-Josa San- tos Zelaya, formerly president of Nic- aragua, today denied that he was a prisoner in the hands of the Mexican officers in any sense of the word. He was asked whether in giving him a refuge the Mexican government ac- cepted responsibility for his person and in doing so looked on him as a prison- CT. He said emphatically that such was not the csase and that he was free to go where he chose.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
RURAL POPULATION
 PLAYING OUT.
Present High Prices for Farm Prod
 ucts Have Come to Stay.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The present high prices for farm products have come to stay; the rural population is playing out; the present census, if it classes the unincorporated villages as towns, will show between SO and 65 per cent. of population living in towns. declared Representative Champ Clark of Missouri, the minority leader, in the house, today. At the present rate. in twenty years, the United States will cease to be an exporting nation for agricultural products except as to cot ton.
 "One of the principal causes of the high prices of farm products is the world movement of people toward the towns and cities. while few people in towns and cities have gardens and raise chickens and occasionally pigs. practically the entire town and city population are non producers of any thing to eat. but are consumers only"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Switchmen's Strike Awaits Action of
 H. B. Perham.

St Paul, Minn.. Dtc 2S-So far as can be learned tonight. the switch mems strike in the northwest is await ing the action of H. B. Perham, who is on his way to Washington to try to procure federal intervention in the controversy between the railroads and the switchmen. On the outcome of Mir. Perham's mission. as chairman of the railway branch of the American Federation of Labor, will depend the future action of the allied bodies rela- tive to possible general strike of railroad employees affiliated with the American Federation of Labor.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Dispute Between New Haven Road and Adams Express Go. Settled

New Haven. Dec. B.-At the office of the New York. New Haven x Hart ford Railroad Co. 1t was stated that the dispute between the New Haven company and the Adams Express com pany, operating on the lines of the for mer. has been adjusted to the satisfac- ton of both parties. No details of the settlement are given out. The dis pute originated some nine months ago over claim of the New Haven com pany dating back for several years and involving a division of rates.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
ROCK ISLAND INQUIRY OPENS.
What Caused Mondays Sensational
 Rise in the Stock.

New York, Dec. 2s.LAt the Rock Island stock investigation today it was reported after the examination of the witnesses before the committee that a brokerage house which frequently has executed important speculative orders for members of the so-called Rock Isl- and syndicate ordered each of fifteen brokers just before the exchange open ed Monday to buy two thousand shares "at market"
 When the stock began to leap the brokers rushed in to buy and other brokers, short of the stock. to cover. This caused the sensational perform ance of the stock
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
CLAIM OF s5o,cco,ooo INVOLVED.
Argument BristIins With Ante Bslum
 And Civil War History Heard.

New York. Dec 2S.-An argument bristling with ante -bellum history and later incidents of the Civil war in Vir- ginia and West Virginia involving a claim of $50,000.0 900 on behaiG of Nir ginia against the latter state. was heard today before Charles E,. Little field as special master in equity of the United States supreme court.
 The case is to determine the question Of the apportionment of the internal debt of Virginia at tho tine when West Virginia was part of the "Oid Dominion
 A special report on the ease will ultimately be filed fir the United states supreme court by the master m equity
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
 THE cAPUA GIVEN UP FOR LOST
German Freighter with Crew of 23 Not Heard from Since Dec. 3.

Hamburg, Dec 2s.-The German freight steamship Capua, with her crew of twenty three, has been given up for lost. The vessel belonged to the Sloman line, and sailed from this port for Genoa on December 1. She was last sighted two days later.
 The Capua was built at Glasgow in 1889, and registered i.2S2 tons net.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
INCREASE OF 1,s00,5o2
 IN CUSTOMS RECEIPTS In 1909 Over 1eos-coIIector Loeb's An
 nual Report.

New York, Dec. 2S.-An increase of $41,S00,502 in customs receipts in 1909 over 1908 is shown in Collector Loeb's annual report, issued today. The total duties collected at the port of New York for 1909 amount to $217,620S S97.
 Gold imports for the year show a decrease of approximately $S,000, 900. They were $19,291,152 compared with $27, 7,367,2 in 1908. Exports of do- nestle gold, on the other hand, were S13S,030,544 in 1909 and $96,0S6, ,303 in 1908. Exports of foreign gold for 1909 were $S,S61,741 and sl6SO,S7O during the previous year.
 Total imports of merchandise in 1909 were $886, ,002,775, compared with $650,- POI, ,792 in 1908. Domestic merchandise exported amounted to $612,s9S,647, a decrease of about S12.00o,000 from the figures in 1908.
 Exports of foreign merchandise were almost equal for the two years, in 1909 the total being $12,2SO,671 and in 1908 $11, sra, ,904.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Four-Inch Gun for Each Naval Militia
 Armory.

Washington. Dec. 2S.-With a view to procuring a higher degree of prof. ciency among the naval militia of the various states, Acting Secretary of the Navy Winthrop today directed that four-inch gun, equipped with Morris tubes, be sent to each of the naval militia armories throughout the coun- try for training purposes. Armories in twenty three states are affected by this step.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
SEARCH FOR pR. COOK.
Report That He Left Ontario for De-
 troit Yesterday.

Detroit. Dec. 2S.-A diligent search by newspaper men has failed to locate Dr. Cook in this city. When the re- port reached here today that the ex- plorer had taken train from London (Ontario) to Detroit it was thought he might be on his way to Mount Clemens to take the baths. or to Jackson, Mich where he has relatives but he cannot be found in either of these cities to- night.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
NATIVES OF CONNECTICUT
 SENT TO PRISON IN FRANCE
Four Years for Dragging and Robbing
 Woman of S1,000.

man named Clark and a music hall singer. known as Mile. Vallier, who claims to have been born in Connec- ticut, were today sentenced each to four years imprisonment for having drugged and robbed one Mime. Leblanc of SI,OO0
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
NOT BUYER OF FRIAR LANDS.
Denial of Recent Report of Purchases
 for Sugar Trust.

Boston, Dec. 2S.-A report that the American Sugar Refining company has purchased property in the Philippines was denied today by Washington B. Thomas, it's president. in statement issued from the company's offices here. The company has no investments in the Philippines. he said and has no intention of making any.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
coroner's Finding in Seymour Trolley
 Accident.

New Haven, Dec. 2S.-Coroner Mix tonight made public his finding in the trolley accident at Seymour Sunday, in which the conductor and motorman of the car were killed when that ve- hicle jumped the track and plunged down a bank into the ice of the Naug- atuck river. The coroner finds no criminal responsibility, but recom- mends that guard rail be placed along the tracks where the accident occurred, as he says under similar conditions a similar accident might happen.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
HUNGRY zELAYAN SOLDIERS
Fed by Marines from Cruisers Des
 Moines and Tacoma.

Washington. Dec. 2S.-A telegram from Consul Moffat at Bluefields, dat ed Sunday. says that under the direct supervision of Commanders Shipley and Niblack, men detailed from the Des Moines and the Tacoma began on Christmas morning to ration 1,500 hum gry Zelayan soldiers brought there as prisners. Pending the arrival of the Prairie from Colon with provisions, surplus supplies from the ships are be- ing landed. Estrada's officials are ren- dering all possible assistance and are furnishing blankets, clothing and shoes as rapidly as possible. Three hundred prisoners are being temporarily provid- ed for by Estrada at Rama. and 200 more are being carde for by relatives and friends in Bluefields.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
HANGED HIMSELF IN GAR.
Body DaneIed from Rafter All Way
 from Chicago to New York.

New York. Dec. 2S.-Dangling from rafter of an Illinois Central freight car, in which it had apparently trav- eled all the way from Chicago. the body of a middle-aged man was found in the Baltimore & Ohio yards on the West Side this afternoon. Five pairs of trousers and three coats were dis covered on the victim. while papers in his pockets showed that he was Ko- vace Sandor, an Austrian, forty years old. There were $17 in cash in his pockets. The man had evidently hanged himself in Chicago.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Efforts to End Vermont's Granite
 Lockout.

Boston, Dec. 2S.-Vormont's granite lockout, affecting 4.500 workers, was brought into Massachusetts today when joint committee made up of one man from each of the six local unions affected visited the information al union headquarters at Quincy in an endeavor to arrive at some agree ment which will bring the trouble to an end
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Porto Riean Reception to Secretary of
 War Dickinson.

San Juan, P. R.. Dec. Ex-Governor Colton's reception last evening in hon. or of the American secretary of war, Jacob M. Dickinson, and Brigadier bureau of insular affairs. was unsur- passed even by that given to President Roosevelt in 1906. Delegations from all the towns in the island and from all branches of society. official mili- tary and political. were present.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
TAMMANY ALDERMEN MUTINY.
Decline to Elect Successor to De-
 posed Borough President Ahearn.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Tammany al- dermen mutinied for the third time to- day and declined to elect a successor to John F. Ahearn. who was removed from his office of president of the bor- ough of Manhattan by Governor Hughes.
 As heretofore, Mayor Mcclellan had called a special meeting for the pur- pose of electing a successor. but no action was taken.
 Mayor Mcclellan said tonight that If the aldermen failed to elect tomor- row. to which time the meeting was adjourned, they will be liable for mis- demeanor for wilfully neglecting a duty.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Mrs. Carrie Nation Appeals from $fo0
 Fine

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Carrie Nation has appealed from the fine of $100 which recently was assessed her for smashing the bar at the Union station in this city some weeks ago, by the police court, to the district court of appeals. The principal ques- tion raised by her attorney Is that the prosecution should have been made in the name of the United States instead of the District of Columbia.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Steamers Harvard and Yale Not to
 Be Sold.

Boston. Dec. 2s.--A denial that the steamers Harvard and Yale of the Metropolitan Steamship company are to be sold to a Pacific coast company was issued today by J. w. McKinnon of New York. who recently purchased those steamers. Mir. McKinnon stated tlmt the two turbine steamers would be kept on this coaSf
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Connecticut State Bank Commissioner
 Seriously ll With Bronchitis.

New Milford. Conn, Dec. 2s.-State Bank Commissioner Charles IT. Noble has been seriously ill at his home here for several days with bronchitis, re- quiring almost constant attention on the part Of the attending physician. Mir. Noble. if is stated. has suffered for years from bronchial trouble. but has never before had an attack so severa as the present one.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
The Cause of the Aurora sorealis.

Boston, Dec. 2S.-Neon, a newly dis covered gas, is the cause of the aurora borealis, according to a statement made today by Dr. W. L. Dudley, head of the department of chemistry of Vanderbilt university of Nashville, Tenn, before the division of physical and inorganic chemists
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Two cunners Frozen to Dea.b.

Wildwood. N. J., Dec 2S.-The two gunners who were found frozen to death near here yesterday were identi- lied today as Lewis c. Krautter of Philadelphia, an instructor in botany in the University of Pennsylvania, and Ernest J. McFarlane, son of Prof. John M. McFarlane of the University of PeunsylVania
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Paris Police Catch Russian Murssrse.

Paris. Dec. 2s.--After several wssnw search. the Paris police today arrested a Russian engineer named 0uilevftcb- whose extradition from France waa demanded by the Russian governmsnt on the charge of murder. Guils~iteh sons and he was captured by tho DOT lice while trying to cash q cheek of one of the victims ct a Russien hsnz hara
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Found Guilty of Betting on 5sssbse
 Game.

san Francisco. Dec. 2S.-The first conviction under the Walker-Otis anti betting law, passed last winter. was obtained today when Charles Schwartz was found guilty in the superior court game Sentence will be imposed next Friday. Two years is the maximum penalty.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Midshipman Braoo Dismissed.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Midshipman R. w. Bragg of the First district of Maine was today ordered to be dis missed from the naval academy for ex- cess of .demerits. He was appointed to the academy in 1906.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Entire Turkish Cabinet Resigns.

Constantinople, Dec. 2S.-The whole Turkish cabinet resigned this evening, following the resignation of Hilmi Pa cha, the grand vizier. who withdrew from the ministry earlier in the day.
 It is reported that serious conflicts have occurred at Bagdad, but this is not confirmed officially.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
AGED PREACHER
 AND HIS WIFE POISONED.
Stomachs of Both to Be Sent to State
 Chemist for Analysis.

Washington, Ind, Dec. 2S.-That Will liam Ritter, an aged preacher, and his wife were poisoned is the theory ad- vanced tonight by the coroner at the close of today's investigation of the death of the pair. When the bodies were found yesterday at the Ritter home it was believed that both had been murdered by a robber or that the husband first had killed his wife and then committed suicide by taking poison.
 The coroner will send the stomachs of both husband and wife to the state chemist for analysis. Charles Enoff, who lives near the Ritter home, said that last Friday night he heard Mrs. Ritter screaming, but gave no atten- tion to her cries, as he knew she was subject to attacks of hysteria.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Actor Andrew Mack's Wife Gets Abso-
 Iute Divorce

New York, Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Alice V. McAlvoon today obtained an interlocu- tory decree of absolute divorce from William A. McAloon, who is known on the stage as Andrew Mack. The decree granted to the wife the custody of their only son, Francis A. McAloon.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Nominated for pe Armond vaeanox

Butler, Mo, Dec. 2S.-Philip S. E.. Griffith of Greenfield was nominated by exclamation here today by repub- licans of the Sixth Missouri district. as a candidate to succeed the late Representative David A. De Armond. On December 23 the democrats nom- mated C. C. Dickinson
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Toledo Police Capture Murderer.

Toledo. O., Dec 2S.-Joseph Mackely, age 33, who killed 1S-year- old Caroline Hunt and shot her parents, Stephen Hunt and wife, last night, was cap- tured tonight by police at an obscure hotel near the business section, where he occupied room.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Planning Great Demonstration in Hon.
 or of Peary,

New York, Dec. 2S.-It was announce ed tonight that friends and admirers of Commander Robert E. Peary are ar ranging for a great demonstration here In his honor. It will be held at the Metropolitan Opera house on the even- ing of February 8. Governor Hughes will preside. Commander Peary. will be one of the principal speakers, and it is planned to group upon the stage with him as many as possible of the members of the expedition.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Vetoed bv Mayor Mcclellan.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Mayor McClel- Ian today vetoed the proposed expendi- ture for city improvements of $6,399, 900 as passed upon by the board of alder men, holding that such money should be disburSed by the Gaynor adminis- traitor after Dec. 3l
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
carteonist Davenport Seriously m.

San Francisco. Dec. 2s.-Homer C. Davenport cartoonist, is seriously i'll at the home of a friend in San Fran cisco. He is suffering from q com plete nervous collapse and his physi- clan reeards bis condition as critical.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Founder of Radcliffe colIeq. Dead.

Atlantic City. N. J., Dec. 2S.-Ar- thur Gilman, author, of Cambridge, Mass. died here today. He was 72 years old. He was the founder of the Harvard annex, now known as Rad cliffe college, and was the author of numerous historical works.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Diamond Shoals Lishtship Replaced.

Beaufort, N. G. Dec. 2S.-The Dia- mond Shoals lightship, which was blown ten miles off her station on Christmas day, is back at the proper anchorage tonight. The gale that took of the lightship ragged as high as nine ty miles an hour.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
aLittIe Tim" Sullivan Left No VIII.

New York, Dec. 2S.-'Little Tim" Sullivan, alderman and political lead- CT, who died recently, left an estate valued at approximately s5O0.000, ac- cording to the estimates of his friends, but continued search has failed to re- veal any will. During his i'll health several months ago Little Tim" start ed to make a will, but never signed 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Major Alfred preyfus in Fist Fioht.

Paris, Dec. 2S.-Major Alfred Drey- fus, who is now attached to the staff of General Dalstein, military governor of Paris, and M. Boerner, a royalist, met in the street today and indulged in violent altercation, eliminating in an exchange of blows. No injury was done on either side. aIfd the police did not deem it necessary to interfere.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Record Price for Hons.

Kansas City, Mo-. Dec 2S.-Hogs brought the unusual price of $S.6O on the Kansas City market today. This is the highest mark attained here since 1882. Receipts were heavy. Packers did not explain the high price.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-29
Old State Arsenal and Armory Build
 ina Sold for S15.0OO.

Hartford, Conn.,, Dec. 2S.-The old state arsenal and armory building was sold today to Abram D. Goldbere and H. I. Stark for $15,000. It is un- derstood that the greater part of the structure will be removed and apart. ment houses erected on the site.