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Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
THREATS OF LYNcHINe.
Eight Companies of Militia Ready to
 Start for BeIleville, III.

St. Louis, Dec. 2O.-Because of threats to lynch a negro held for mur- der, eight companies of militia were ready to start for Belleville, H., fifteen miles from here tonight, and Sheriff Cashel was waiting at the St. Clair county jail with a heavily armed force of deputies. Rumors that an attack was to be made upon the Belleville jail in which Will Clark. a negro sus- pected of shooting two street car en- ployes in East St. Louis Saturday night, caused the preparations for an emergency.
 The sheriff asked Governor Deneen to order the troops in readiness. Friends and fellow employees of E. V. Goudey, the motorman who was killed, and M. P. O'Brien, the conductor who was seriously wounded, were outspok- en in their condemnation of the ne- gro, especially after 1t was reported that Clark had confessed. But a de- nial of the confession dispelled all the evidences of mob spirit
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
MARRIAGE OF KING LEOPOLD
 AND BARONESS VAUGHAN.
Father EggIofstein Denies that He Per-
 formed the Ceremony.

San Francisco. Dec. 20.-Father Egg lofstein, $. J., for twenty years prior to 1907 foreign chaplain at San Reno. where the religious marriage of the late King Leopold and Baroness Vaughan is said to have taken place, now lives in San Francisco.
 To representative of the Associated Press today Father Egglofstein de- 4lied that he performed the marriage, but he admitted the possibility of such a ceremony having taken place there. It was part of Father Egglofste1n's duties to marry foreign visitors and he performed many such ceremonies.
 Father Egglofstein says that if the bishop of San Reno performed the ceremony the marriage would have been registered in the bishops private books. to which the public has no &C., cess
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
American Cement Go. Reduces It's Am
 nual Dividend Rate

Philadelphia. Dec. 20.-The Ameri- can Cement company. which controls a large portion of the cement output, reduced its annual dividend rate from six per cent to two per cent. today. After this action there was a drop of $13.50 a share in the stock of the company on the Philadelphia stock ex- change in small transactions.
 After the meeting a statement was Issued, saying that tfl present year has been the worst ever known in the cement industry
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
MRS. BELMoNT'S IMPRESSIONS
 OF NIGHT COURT JUSTICE.
More Than Ever Convinced of Absolute
 Necessity of Woman's Suffrage.

New York, Dec 20.-Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont of Newport and New York, who has recently transferred her in- terests from society to suffrage, gave out statement tonight of her im- pressions of the justice shown unfor- tunate women in the night court.
 Tn answer to numerous requests from women who are managing the shirt waist strike, that some of us who are also trying to assist would be pres ent at the trial of the girls arrested" I" says Mrs. Belmont, q went Saturday night to Jefferson Market court. I was present from o'clock, when the night court opened, until 3 in the morning.
 During the six hours spent in that police court I saw enough to convince me, and all who were with me, beyond the smallest doubt of the absolute ne- cessity of woman's suffrage-for the direct influence of women over judges, jury and policemen, over everything and everybody connected with the so- called Course of tustice'"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
IHEU DESPERADO KILLED SELF. Negro, Surrounded in Swamp, Pulled
 Shotgun Trigger With His Toe.

Abbeville, La, Dec. BOA man-hunt terminated yesterday afternoon near here when Roy O'Hara, a negro des- perado, killed himself after a chase. which began on Tuesday, when he shot Officers Holly and Thomas.
 At the entrance to the Choctaw- hatchie swamp a cordon of hundred men surrounded him. Wounded, bare footed and tired, he saw that escape was impossible. and, placing the barrel of his shotgun to his breast. he push ed the trigger with his toe.
 His body was tied to a buggy and dragged to Abbeville and placed in the court house. where it lay for several hours.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
CONDUCTOR KILLED.
Had Been Employed by the PennsyI
 vania Road 49 Years.

Philadelphia. Dec. 2o.-After being employed by the company for 49 years, Albert Heald. 69 years old, conduc- tor on the Pennsylvania railroad, was killed here today by stepping in front of shifting engine. Though entitled to go on the company's pension list. he asked to be permitted to remain at work until February, when he would have rounded out fifty years of con- tinuous service. He was in charge of a wrecking train and two of his sons were members of the crew. Hearing someone shout on the opposite side of the wrecking train the sons ran to the spot and were mortified to find their father under the wheels of the shifting engine.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Chicago Facing a Coal shOrtso..

Chicago. Dec. 20.-Chicago is facing a coal shortage. according to the vari- ous dealers in the city. The extrems cold weather and the inability of tho railroads to deliver a full supply vii failure of the railroads is attributed bl some dealers to the great rush o holiday business: others say the short. age is due to confscation by railroadt to provide fuel for their locomotives
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Shelton Italian Bound Over to the
 Superior Court.

Shelton, Conn.,, Dec. Exchanged with assault with intent to murder Dominick Cartono. who on December 10 cut Lizzie Cutarelli on the face and neck because he claimed that she re- fused to keep her promise of marriage, was bound over to the superior court today by Judge Nichols under s2,000 bonds. On being bound over the pris- oner was served with papers in suit for $3,00O damages brought by the girl he attacked. He was unable to secuH bonds and was taken to jail
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Explorer Cook
 Nof Yet Located
HIS DISAPPEARANCE LIKELY TO
 COST HIM DEAR.
MT. MCKINNEY INQUIRY ENDED
And the Report is Expected Next Fri day-captain Amundsen Still Sees
 No Reason to Discredit Dr.. Cook.

New York, Dec. 20.-The disappear aneesof Dr. Frederick A. Cook is like ly to cost him dear. The committee of the Explorers club which for more than two months has been investigat- ing pr. Cooks reputed ascent of Mount Mckinley in September, 1906, has com pleted its examination and Prof. M. H. Saville. the chairman, does not deny that the report will be unfavorable.
 Promised to Appear Before Mount Me
 1 kinley Committee.
 The doctor promised last October to appear before the committee whenever desired, to explain points that might need clearing up. He never did ap- pear and when Professor Saville was asked tonight if the doctors action in
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Deposed Fire Insurance Go. President
 Sheldon Still Sick at Greenwich.

New York, Dec 20.-Five banks in which George P. Sheldon. deposed president of the Phenix Insurance Co. (fire) of Brooklyn, carried personal ac- counts have been served with writs of attachment aggregatiug s12.500. salary which the state insurance de- pertinent says were paid to Mir. Shell don before his removal and the com pany now seeks to recover.
 Mir. Sheldon is still at his home in Greenwich, Conn. too i'll to plead to the indictment for grand larceny found against him here by the grand jury.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Estrada Appeals
 To Secretary Knox
RECOGNITION OF NIcARAouAN
 REvoLUTIoNIsTs ASKED.
LATITUDE OF THIS GOVERNMENT
Toward Nicaragua Will Not Be Changed by Election of Madriz to the Presidency.

Washington, Dec. 2O.-"Peaee in this country can only be assured bv the complete exclusion of Zelaya and his followers. We will continue fighting until this is secured. In the name of liberty and justice on our side, we ask you to recognize my government
 No AffiIiation with Zelaya.
 This is the determination of Gen eral Estrada. at the head of the revo lutionary army in Nicaragua, as ex- pressed in a telegram received from him by the secretary of state. The telegram is dated at Bluefelds. and was sent by wireless from Colon. In. the same telegram General Estrada sas that-no change in the person of the chief executive selected by Zelaya.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Snatched from Jaws of -eath After a
 Weeks Entombment.

Marquette, Mich. Dec S0.-Frank Condello was snatched from the jaws of death tonight after a weeks en- tombment, when rescuers found him alive in the Cleveland Cliffs Iron com pany's mine at Negaunee. He was bur led six hundred feet beneath the sur face a week ago today along with three other men, who were caught by a mud slide. Peter Mundi was found dead near Condello. but the other two
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
To Prevent Gambling in Cotton and
 Wheat Futures.

Washington. Dec. 20.-Seeking Pres ident Taft's support of the proposed legislation, Representative Lowering of Massachusetts presented him today with a copy of the bill which Repre- sentative Scott of Kansas, chairman on the house committee on agriculture, will introduce in the house to pre- vent gambling in cotton and wheat fu- lures. The president promised to give the measure his earnest consideration.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
THAW PETITION DENIED.
New York Court of ApeaIs Sustained
 by u. S. Supreme Bench.

Washington, Dec. 20.-Justice Me- Kenna of the supreme court of the United States today denied petition of Harry K. Thaw for a writ of error to the court of appeals of New York, in the case in which Thaw made an effort to obtain release from the Mat teawan state hospital for the criminal insane. In that case a petition for a writ of habeas corpus was denied, and tn effect of Justice McKenna's descis- ion will be to leave the decision of the court of appeals undisturbed.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
PRIZES FOR AVIATION WEEK.
More Than $so,ooo to Be Given st ths
 Los Angeles Meet.

Los Angeles, Cal. Dec. 2O.-More than sS0,0O0 in prizes will be awarded to the winners of events during avia- tion week. The prizes at the internA- tional aviation meet at Rheims aggre- gated less than s40.000. The prizes have been apportioned by the mer- chants and manufacturers committee in charge of the programme as follows: For aeronauts. including aeroplanes, s45,500; for spherical balloons, 32,5o0: for dirigible airships. S13,100.
 There will be prizes for speed, dura- tion in ths air. highest altitude attain ed, and for longest flights. These will apply particularly to aeroplanes.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
HOW PRESIDENT ZELAYA
 TORTURED PRISONERS
To Make Them Confess-Both Men
 and Women.

Los Angeles, Dec. 2O.-Hypodermic injections of salt water, or of chili sauce, or, in extreme cases, mixture of both. is form of torture attributed to President Zelaya of Nicaragua by Marshall O'Neill, civil engineer and soldier of fortune.
 Eighteen men and women, he knew of. he said, were arrested for con- spring to invade Nicaragua from Honduras. When they refused to con- fess, under Zelaya's personal direction, O'Neill charges, mixture of salt wa ter and chilli sauce was administered until the eighteen admitted guilt They were then put to death. O'Neill says that Nicaraguans estimate Ze- laya's fortune at from $20,000. .00o to $50, ,000, 900
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
1000 PHILADELPHIA sHIRTWAIsT MAKERS ON STRIKE Employers Willing to Grant All De-
 mands But Union Recognition.

Philadelphia, Dec. 20.-More than 1000 of the 12,000 shirtwaist operators in this city went on strike today, &C., cording to the reports received tonight by the executive committee of the strikers. About twenty firms are af- fected. Many of the employers are willing to grant all the demands of the strikers except the recognition of their union. Although the strikers deny that they intend picketing, those on strike were ordered tonight to go to the places where they were employed tomorrow to find out how many of the girls are at work and to report the number to the strike headquarters Rose Pastor Stokes is expected here in a few days to conduct a campaign among the wealthy women of this city in behalf of the strikers.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
GEORGIA GOES TO DRYDocK.
Damaged by Golfers Propeller, Battle
 ship Will Lie Up for Repairs.

Norfolk, Va. Dec zo.-The battle ship Georgia, which on Saturday was damaged below the armor line by the blades of the collier vestars propsi- Ter. withdrew from the Schroeder fleet in Hampton Roads early today and came to the Norfolk navy yard. where nation and repairs.
 It was at first thought that it would be impossible to dock the Georgia un- til after Wednesday, but the battleshlp Virginia having been removed from dock No. 8, the Georgia will take her place there.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Barn Burner at Work in Cromwell.

Cromwell. Conn, Dec. 2O.-Fire, night destroyed "a new barn, together with four horses, fifty head of stock, five hundred chickens and a quantity of hay and grain owned by John Hoffmann. This is the third barn to have been burned here in two months, and it is thought that they were all set on fire by the same person. Hoff- mann's loss will amount to $15,000, wit hno insurance.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Mississippi Sheriff Shot Dead by Negro
 Prisoner

Sumner, Miss, Dec. 20.-Deputy Sheriff Frank Chambers was shot and killed at Black Bayou today by Aaron Mccoy, one of the two negro prisoners who were handcuffed together. Mccoy was shot to death by citizen. Henry Weems, the other prisoner, was hur- ried to jail and tonight secretly taken to another town to prevent a lynch ing. Negroes are terrorized and a mob outbreak is thought not improbable.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Two Miners Injured, Two Entombed.

Wilkesbarre. Pa. Dec. 20-By an ex- plosion of gas in the red ash shaft of the Henry colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal company at Midvale today two miners were badly injured and two others were entombed. The entombed men are foreigners. The mine is on fire and rescuing parties are seriously hampered. The explosion is said to have resulted from a miners careless ly going from one chamber to another with a naked lamp.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
THREE HELD FOR sHoPLIFTrNe.
Girls Charged With Petty Larceny In a
 Department Store.

New York, Dec. 20.-Well dressed, smiling and apparently treating their araignment as joke, three girls were before Magistrate Hermann in the Harlem court today, charged with pet ty larceny. All three were held under $500 bail for examination on Wednea- day
 They gave their names as Emma Me- Govern, Margaret McStravick and May Smith. A detective said he arrested the girls in a Harlem department store. He said that the store detective had watched the girls and that he found the girls dividing shirt waists, stockings and perfume, the total value of which was $11.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Asphyxiated by IIIuniinatinq Gas.

Hartford, Dec. 20.--Andrew Burn ham, eighty years old. was found dead in his home. 76 Edwards street, to- night from asphyxiation by illumiat- ing gas and his sister, Julia. sI years old. unconscious. The latter was taken to a local hospital .-here it 10 said she cannot recover
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
westohester Hunt Clubhouse Burned.

White Plains. N. T., Dec 20.-The clubhouse of the Westchester Hunt club near here was destroyed by fire tonight with a loss estimated at $25,- 000. There was no adequate water supply and the local fire company re- fused to make the run. No members were on the grounds and servants helplessly watched the house burn.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Steamship Arrivals.

At Liverpool, Dec. 19: Carmania, from New York
 At Glasgow, Dec. 20: Caledonia, from New York. At Southampton, Dec. 20: New York, from New York.
 At Gibraltar, Dec 20: Berlin, from New York
 At Lsghorn, Dec. 1s: Italia. from >---~ York
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
"FLY-5Y-NIGHT" PASSED
 OVER BOSTON HARBoR
Seen This Time by Immigration ln-
 spector-Tinne One A. M.

Boston, Dec 20.-Another "fly-by- night airship story made the rounds of the local newspapers today, with Immigration Inspector Hoe as it's eponsor but like previous tales, it was impossible of verification. All that MT Hoe could say was that at l a. m. today he saw a bright light passing over the harbor. and jumped to the conclusion that it was an air ship of some kind.
 Some of the water front reporters figured today that the light might have been the swinging masthead lan- tern of a steamer backing into her dock
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
First Fatal coastinq Accident.

Saratoga, \. T.. Dec. 2O.-The first fatality of the winter coasting sea- son in northern New York was record ed here today. Henry Stiles. F years old, died in hospital here today from injuries received last night at White hall. near here, when he was struck by heavy bobsled.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
LEHIeH VALLEY RAILROAD
 WAGES INCREASED.
Agreement Satisfactory to Locomotive
 Engineers Entered Into.

Easton, Pa, Dec. 1O.-Of1cials of the Lehigh Valley Railroad company an- nounce today that an agreement satis- factory to the men has been entered into with the locomotive engineers on the system extending from Jersey City to Buffalo. The grievance committee of the Engineers Brotherhood met General Manager Mcclure ct South Bethlehem last week and presented their grievances, which included com plaints against the scale of wages and the hours.
 As result of that meeting the pas senger engineers running between Jer- sey City and Easton are to receive an increase of sixty cents a trip making the pay for the trip s5.6d. One dollar is to be added to the pay of the ensi- neers running between EasSon and Sayre. making the pay SIS instead of $14 for the trip. The pusher engine men will receive $3.75 for a ten hour day instead of ss.50 for a day of twelve and a half hours.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Clash Between Races in Alabama Not
 Improbable.

Little Rock. Ark. Dec. 20.-Since the shooting todeath in his team at Oevil's Bluff, Ark. last night of George Bailey, a negro, by a mob and the gathering in protest today if number Of negroes, a clash between the races at that point is not improbable, ac- cording to a despatch received to- night.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Condensed Telegrams

Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia is again reported dead.
 The Collier Vestal Ranmed and tore a hole in the bottom of the battleship Georgia
 Miss Grace Todd, the Methodist mis- sionary and lecturer, died in Amster- dam, NY.
 The Recently Formed Portuguese cabinet presented it's resignation to King Manuel.
 MT. and Mrs. John Kelly of New York were asphyxiated by gas turned on by burglars.
 grand uncle of the czar of Russia, died at Cannes, France.
 Baron Sonnino, the New Premier of Italy, introduced his ministry to par liament and outlined it's policy.
 William Watson, the English Poet, has disappeared, his brother declaring the British writer is out of his mind.
 The French Academy of moral and political sciences elected Theodore Roosevelt to a foreign associate mem bership.
 Nearly All the British Peers have taken the stump in defense of the house of lords in the great campaign now being waged.
 The Bar of the United States su- preme court held a memorial meeting in honor of the late Justice Peckham of the supreme court.
 The Illinois Supreme Court heard the defense of the Illinois Central railroad against the claims of the state that $15,0oo,000 of back taxes are due.
 Reported in London Diplomatic cir cles that Henry White will succeed Whitelaw Reid as United States am- bassador to the Court of St. James.
 Herbert Gladstone, British home sec retary, has decided to accept the offer of a peerage. believing that the title will aid him in his new post as gover- nor general of South Africa.
 It Was Stated That the Government desires special grand jury to take up all of the customs frauds about New York, including those growing out of the sugar underweighing.
 A Fire Panic in a Packed Theater, in which not even a bruise was re- ceived, occurred in the Murray Hill theater, New York. The musicians struck up Dixie" and the panic was stayed.
 Anonymous Letters, written, say the police. by cranks. began coming to the relatives of Alma Kellner, the eight year old girl who has been missing eleven days from her home in Louis- vile, Ky.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Wreck of the Seminole Limited.

Columbus. Ga. Dec. 21.-The Semi nole Limited on the Central of Georgia railway is reported as wrecked near Weems, Ala. Several cars are down an embankment and number of pas- sengers arf reported as injured
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Epidemic of Mumps Closes a North Carolina CoIleqe.

Durham, N. C., Dec. 20-Trinity college closed today prematurely for the holidays on account of an epi- demic of humps which broke out in its preparatory department last week. It was feared that the epidemic might spread through the city.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21

Reported in London Diplomatic cir cles that Henry White will succeed Whitelaw Reid as United States am- bassador to the Court of St. James.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21

The Illinois Supreme Court heard the defense of the Illinois Central railroad against the claims of the state that $15,0o0,0 900 of back taxes are due.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Texas Neuro Lxnohed.

Rosebud. Tex. Dec. 20.-Cokc Mills a negro who shot and fatally wounded City Marshal Williams today. was talk en from jail by a mob tonight and lynched
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21

Anonymous Letters, written, say the police. by cranks, began coming to the relatives of Alma Kellner, the eight year old girl who has been missing eleven days from her home in Louis- vile. Xiv
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Death of Former U. s. Senator Harris
 of Kansas.

z Chicago. Dec. 20.-Former United States Senator w. A. Harris of Kansas died suddenly here today at the home of a relative. Heart disease was given as the cause of deatb
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21

London, Dec. 20.-The big drapery store of Arding & Hobbs at Clapham. southwestern quarter of London, was gutted by fire today. The 800 women employed on the premises escaped with difficulty. Sensational stories were circulated to the effect that many of the employees had been burned to death but so far as can be ascertained only few of the women were injured
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21

Herbert Gladstone, British home sec retary. has decided to accept the offer of a peerage, believing that the title will aid him in his new post as gover- nor general of South Africa.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21

The French Academy of moral and political sciences elected Theodore Roosevelt to foreign associate mem bership.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21

A Fire Panic in a Packed Theater, in which not even a bruise was re- ceived, occurred in the Murray Hill theater, New York. The musicians struck up Dixie" and the panic was stayed.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21

It Was Stated That the Government desires a special grand jury to take up all of the customs frauds about New York, including those growing out of the sugar underweighing.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
KING LEOPOLD LEFT s5O,0oO, 900
French Lawyers Look for Extensive Litigation
 Over this Vast Property
BARONESS VAUGHAN QUITS BELGIUM

Took Government Hint to Depart Voluntarily be Ex- pelled from the Country-Prince Albert's Happy Plan to Reunite the Exiled and Disrupted Family Full fied-Arrangements for Funeral of the Dead Sove- reign Proceeding Rapidly.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21

Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia is again reported dead.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21

Cologne, Dec. 20.-A hurricane wind tore open the great doors of the bal loon airship garage yesterday and tossed the dirigible balloon housed there about like a gigantic football. The dirigible was badly wrecked.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21

The Recently Formed Portuguese cabinet presented it's resignation to King Manuel
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21

Nearly All the British Peers have taken the stump in defense of the house of lords in the great campaign now being waged.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21

Baron Sonnino, the New Premier of Italy, introduced his ministry to par liament and outlined it's policy.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
Cabled Paragraphs

London, Dec. 20.-Advices from Queenstown and Liverpool state that senger upon the steamer Carmania, which arrived at the latter port today.