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FINDS HORSE AND BUGGY.
Detective Warren Returns Property
of DIR. BENJAMIN Smart

Detective Harry Warren returned this
morning about o'clock from a trip
through Prince George and Charles coun-
ties, Md, in search of the horse and
buggy taken from the stable of DIR. Ben
iamin H. Smart, 1909 7th street northwest
while the physician was at Chesapeake
Beach last Saturday.
The detective was successful in recover
ing the property. but the colored man
who is alleged to have committed the
theft was not found About six miles
from the city the top Of the buggy had
been thrown away. while in the lower end
Of the county the buggy. minus the top,
had been disposed OF for $3.50.
No effort had been made to dispose OF
the horse. the colored man who had it
having put it In pasture for the summer
He probably thought the whereabouts OF
the animal would not become known and
that he could get it later In the season
Detective Warren had a drive of about
twenty-five miles with the recovered
property. reaching home about O'Clock
this morning
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about seyenty-five

Matagorda county, about seventy-five
miles southwest of Galveston, it is re-
ported that several lives have been lost.
but at an early hour today a confirmation
of this report WIS lacking.
The southernm,st points of Cameron
parish, La, were cut off from the outside
world before noon yesterday. There are
no railroad connections with points
there
Reports received by the weather bu-
reau here indicate that the storm passed
inland from a point close to- Matagorda
bay. It's intensity was diminished soon
after Il o'clock yesterday and at an
early hour last might the wind velocity
was recorded as less than thirty miles an
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SEA WALL SAVES CITY
Galveston Escapes With Triv-
iaI Loss of Property.
100000 COVERS DAMAGE
Ten Fishermen's Lives Lost, But
None Killed on Island.
GULF COAST IS STORM SWEPT
Property Suffers Elsewhere-Many
Days Before Worst Will
Be Known.
GULF COAST IS STORM SWEPT
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
GALVESTON. Tex. July %, 1909.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
GALVESTON. Tex, July %, 1909.
The star.
Washington. ID. G.:
The city of Galveston sends greet
ings to her sister cities. the people
OF the United states mad of the
world. in that 1t has passed through
most formidable storm. manifest
Ing I'm its course some of the most
violent Incidents, cyclOnic disturb-
nuces. and its great sea wall has
completely vindicated It's efficiency
and protected the city against dan
gers from the sea. leaving such IN
significant damages as arc incident
to all storms.
The city. Its great business inter-
csts and it's people have safely pass
ed through n most severe hurricane,
the sea wall proved q complete sue
cess. the city's great wharves ana
.hiupJnx intercats suffered NO dam
age and not n life was lost.
LEWIS FISHER. Mayor.
MACO STEWART, President Secur-
tty Building Company.
VI, f. KLEBERG, City Attorney.
4. F.. AUSTIN. CommissiOner of
streets.
r. q. FLOOD, President Chamber Of
Commerce.
r. A. DOUE. President Maritime As
ISOLATION.
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Richmond Prisoners Shot.

RICHMOND, Va, July o2.-Harry Car
son of this city and William Bailey of
Augusta were shot near the state farm
yesterday and wounded so seriously that
it is probable they will die. They sue
ceeded in eluding the guards yesterday
after getting out of the Enclosure that
surrounds the tuberculosis ward. The
search for them was kept up all night
The men were overtaken this morning
and called upon to surrender and re-
turn to the farm. When they persisted
in continuing the fight the guards shot.
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Interior Towns Escape.

Interior towns in Texas We're thus lit
tie affected by the wind. which had veer-
ed from northeast to southeast.
The uneasiness which was entertained
for outing parties on some of the islands
along the Texas coast was dispelled dur
ing the night by messages which assured
the safety of these excursonists. Many
of them, aware of the approach of the
storm. took passage by tugs to the main
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Death Chair for Petersburg Negro.

PETERSBURG. Va, July 22-William
Wise. colored. was convicted of the muir
der of Thomas Walker. another negro. in
Petersburg several weeks ago Judge
Mullen sentenced Wise to be electrocuted
in the state penitentiary Friday. August
20
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A. Sheeler. both of Hagerstown, Md,
went to Chambersburg and were mar
ried.
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Officers Who Will Go.

spend the night before departure on board
the Puritan, but as they will not have to
leave until 1910 o'clock there is a possi-
bility that this plan will be altered.
The assignment of officers and divisions
to the different battleships Is in the hands
of the commander-in-chief of the Atlantic
squadron. Commander Samuel w. STRAIT
ton will command the battalion. assisted
by Lieut. Commander r. l.. Ferris. The
officers who will go on the cruise are
Lieuts. Dempf. Carmody, Burt Morhart,
John and Mittendorf; Lieuts. Gunior
grade) Fryer and Durston. and Ensigns
Dalton and Britton. Ensigns Guss and
Smoot will be unable to so on account Of
business.
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FOUR WILLS ARE FILED.

n. W. Cragin Names His Son Sole
Beneficiary and Executor.
The will of Harry w. Cragin. the local
attorney, who died last Monday, was
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Entire Texan Gulf Coast
Is Swept by Fierce Storm

NEW ORLEANS. July 22-The full toll
OF life and property exacted by the hur.
ricane which swept the western gulf
coast yesterday may be several DAYS in
the counting.
Leveling telegraph wires and destroy.
ing other means OF communication with
the outside world. the hurricane sweep,
along the gulf shore from points in Cam
eron parish. La. to almost the south
western extremity of Texas
AS Tar as can now be aScertained the
storm vented its fercest force in the city
of Galveston. There the sea wall KEEP,
back the waters. Reports received from
there indicate that the loss Of life is con.
fined to the ten unfortunates caught in
the gale on Tarpon pier.
Property Damage Widespread.
That loss Of property damage has beer
caused at other points along the Texa.
coast and possibly in Cameron parish
xS-s Is The belief now entertained. In
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GALVESTON, Tex. July 22-Galvestor
has weathered a repetition of the storm
nf 1900, when tidal wave surfaced the
island city, taking a toll of lives counted
in the thousands and causing property
loss counted In millions Of dollars-with-
ont the loss of a single life in Galveston
and a property loss trivial In comparison
TO the sea wall alone Is attributed the
fact that the city Is standing TO-DAY.
In the vicinity of Galveston the loss OF
life as a result of the storm is placed q.
ten, all members of fishing party az
Yarpon pier, seceral miles In the gun.
The total property loss is estimated a'
100000. .s,
Finished but four years ago, at ccS'
of O. on O(n nv the government and Cal
weston county, the sea wall. gigant,c
mass of marble and concrete. stanas
seventeen feet high and seventeen rect
thick AT the base and gradually sloping
at the top, yesterday. successfully WITH at,,e
stood the onslaught OF the raging gun
as white capped wave ailer wave "o
hurled against 1t.
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TO SERVE AS REGULAR fARs
INNOVATION THIS YEAR IN
NAVAL BATTALION CRUISE.
Local Jackies Will Leave Here July
80 for Real Sea Service at
Provincetown.

Final arrangements for the departure
Of the Naval Battalion of the District
National Guard on its annual cruise were
completed this afternoon at confer
ence between Adjt. Gen. Smiley and Com
mander Stratton. The battalion, about
12J men and II officers, will leave the
Union station July 80 at 1910 O'Clock in
the morning on special train for Phila-
delphia.
Commander Stratton will report to the
commandant of the League Island navy
yard. and make arrangements for trans,
porting the battalion on the cruiser
Prairie. The men will go. on board at
o'clock In the afternoon and be taken
to Provincetown, Mass, where they
will transship on board the battleships
Idaho, New Hampshire and Mississippi
to participate in the summer cruise of the
Atlantic fleet.
After three or four days spent in target
practice the ships will go. to Hampton
roads, arriving there August I or g. The
Naval Battalion will then go on board the
Prairie and return to Washington Angus,
or9
Split Up Into Squads.
On boarding the battleships at Province
town each of the three deck divisions will
be assigned to separate ship. The engi-
neer division will be divided into three
squads, each accompanying one of the
other divisions.
The men will go aboard the battleships
with station billets assigning them to
hammocks and places at the mess table,
right among the regular forces. Each will
be assigned to duty according to his
rating, and during the feet maneuvers nc
distinction will be made between the
militiamen and regulars. either officers OF
men. In giving their commands the reg.
ular officers will not know whether it is
one Of their own men or member of the
Naval Battalion of the National Guard
who is to execute them
The regulars will be in the ma ority
and the others will work with them, as
if they formed part of the regular crew.
1t will be an entirely new experience to
the members of the Naval Battalion, and
officers and men expect to derive much
valuable practice from the experiment.
For the last two months each division
has been drilling hard in preparation for
the event. From now on most of the
work on the Puritan will consist in get
ting bedding. clothing, hammocks and all
personal equipment shipshape for the
trip.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10
st.pmoth.r for Young Robins.

1t is not an unusual thing for a
man, after losing his wife, to get an
other mate to care for his motherless
youngsters. Few cases have been re-
ported however, in which a bird re-
sorted to such an expedient One of
the few was observed by George
Jacobs of this village He has trees
near his home. Two robins built
nest in one of them recently. and
Matched out a brood last Friday. On
Saturday heartless boy from another
section of the village shot and killed
the mother robin with an air rife
The cock robin was in, despair. 1t did
the best it could to feed and shelter
the little ones, but it was poor
best.
All day Monday it was busy finding
and carrying worms and other tidbits
to the nest. Then it flew away
Jacobs and his neighbors took it for
granted the bird had deserted the
brood and that the young robins would
starve to death They were surprised
and pleased Tuesday, however, when
the cock robin returned, and with it
a new mate. The two birds flew to
the tree and examined the nest. After
eonversing for few minutes in the
choicest of robin talk. the female
hoped on the nest and covered the
youngsters, and the cock robin flew
away to hook for food. In few min
utes he returned with a long, fat
worm. Passing it over to its new
birds, it hurried away looking for
other dainties. After many contribu-
tions to the family larder the cock
robin sat on a limb near the nest and
sang its love song.-New Suffold HI)
Letter New York Press
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Mclean versus Buckley.

Although Senator Morgan G. Bulke-
ley's term will not expire until 1911,
the contest for his seat is already in
progress in Connecticut. Mr. Buckley
would presumably like to succeed him
self. but Ex-Governor George p. Nc
Lean of Simsbury, Hartford county
(whose sister wrote Cape Cod Folks")
is in the field and will make a strong
bid for the place. A certain advantage
lies with the present incumbent, but
his rival is younger, knows Connecti-
cut politics from A to q, and will have
the assistance of company of trained
workers, some of them recruits from
the Bulkeley ranks. The outcome is
therefore uncertain Generally speak
ing, it may be hoped that Mclean will
win. for, while he formerly trained
with much the same crowd as the pres
ent senator, he has shown some new
and likable qualities, is an attractive
public speaker, made good governor
and might have been elected when
Senator Brandegee was first chosen if
it had not been for the employment Of
the geographical argument against
him.-Providence Journal
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10
NEW c. A. r. ASSOCIATION.
Formed by Men Of Bristol and Vicinity

Several members of the Grand Army
who live near Bristol met at Lake
Compounce last year at the invitation
of Postmaster Ira E. Hicks of New
Britain and held a dinner, after which
plans were talked over concerning the
forming of an association to meet ev-
cry year at the same place and hold a
dinner Invitations We're sent out and
about 200 members of the Grand Army
met at the lake Saturday and formed
an organization to be known as the
Grand Army association of Connecticut
and elected officers and also voted to
hold reunion and dinner yearly at
the same place.
The officers elected we're: President
Ira e. Hicks of New Britain: vice
president. J. Fayette Douglass of For
estville; treasurer. E. \. Blake of Meri-
den; secretary, e. r. Nichols Of Ches-
hire
Speeches were made by several old
veterans who urged all present to make
ali effort to be present next year and
each one try to get another member
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10
Ordered Six preadnouahts.

A new kind of golf driver named
the Dreadnought has been invented.
1t was named for the big battleships
which are supposed to be invincible
The other day the manufacturer of
this new club received a telegram
from a famous golfer, SAYING Build
me six Dreadnoughts and ship before
the last of the week. And it is relat-
ed that the telegraph officials who. by
the way, We're Englisif.--were astound-
ed beyond measure at the enterprise
indicated by the propositions to build
six Dreadnoughts inside of week.
Portland Express.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10
Local Laconics.


Harry B. Agard, attorney for the
police committee of the town COUNSEL
who rendered a bill of s410 for SER
vices at the council meeting Monday
rightly takes exception to the state
ment that the bill was for three
months service. The period was fol
FIVE months.
Mrs. Edwin d. Fish of Newark, N.
Y, is the guest of Capt. and Mrs. F.
H. Robinson.
Miss Mary L. Vose. who has been
visiting her mother, Virginia L. Vose.
in Arlington, n. Y, is now on visit
to friends in Nyack, n. Y,
Capt. Louis F. Guile of Harrisons is
visiting Westerly relatives.
Steamer Block Island has gone into
winter quarters at Stonington.
Walter H. Snyder has returned from
a two weeks vacation, most of which
was spent at Kittery Point, Me.
As usual a large crowd enjoyed the
weekly band concert in Wilcox park
Thursday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10
BRIEF STATE NEWS

WaIIinoford.-Sat the Country
club golf team will play the Merlden
Country club team in Meriden.
New Britain.-Herman f. Beck has
r igned his position as assistant sec
rotary of the New Britain Y. M. Z. a.
Stanford.-There were forty-six
deaths in Stamford during August,
fifteen of them being children under
one year of age.
Meriden.-The Young Italian-Ameri-
can society is making great prepara-
tions for the Columbus day celebra-
ton in Meriden Oct II.
Ridqefield.-The surveyors at work
on the new railroad which is to be run
from Portchester through to Danbury
are now at work in Ridgefield.
NorwaIk.-Norwal1 may get boat
to run from this place to the big naval
parade and pageant in connection with
the Hudson Fulton celebration on Sat
urday, Sept. %
Woodmont.-Col.a and Mrs: John w.
Lowe of Boston and Woodmont left
last Saturday for Louisville, KY, where
they are delegates to the national
convention of druggists.
Derby. - st. Michaers parochial
school has reopened after the summer
vacation. The enrolment is larger
than last year. The school this year
will be in charge of sisters who speak
the Polish language.
Waterbury.-NIrs. George A. Lilley,
John l.. Lilley and Theodore Lilley
have returned from Washington.
where they went to attend the mar
riage of Frederick killey and Miss
Perie Augustine Anderson.
Thorn aston.-Th rolling department
of the Plume & Atwood company re-
opened for business Wednesday after
a few days shutdown, during which
time some new machinery was IN
stalled by firm from Pittsburg.
Westport-The Friendly Aid home.
which has been a most enjoyable place
for the poor children of New York, is
closed for the season The Green cot
tage will remain open all winter, in
charge of the matron. Mrs Williams.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10

Sanitary conditions in Berlin have
so improved in 80 years that the aver
age life of a citizen is now nine years
longer than it was then. 1t is now
40 ffs-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10
2S YEARS A CHINA STORE

Do. you know we carry the largest
liAs Of Crockery, Glassware, Lamps
aaA Kitchen Supplies in Southern
Rhode Island? We are direct importers
and can save you money. Free delivery
on all purchases of IS or more.
STANToNs BAZAAR. Westerly. r. L
ja3aM
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Having purchased the photograph
studio of A. A. Scholfield. 80 Main
street we are ready to prove to the
people of Westerly and vicinity our
ability to do the very best work. A
beautiful 16x20 water colored portrait
OF yourself given free with every doz-
en- S4.o0 cabinets. F. Rouleau G. Co..
Westerly.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10

Moderator Eugene B. Pendleton pre-
sided at the special town meeting
Thursday morning in the town hall,
called upon petition of taxpayers of
the Pleasant View section.
After Clerk Everett E. Whipple read
the petition, signed by Joseph T. Muir
ply and twenty six others, and the Of
fetal call for the special meeting,
James Collins presented resolution
in behalf of the petitioners.
The resolution instructed the town
council of Westerly to expend from
the regular appropriation for highways
before July l, 1910, the sum of $1,000
in graveling and repairing Crandall
lane, and also $1,000 for the improve
ment of the road back of the cottages
at Pleasant View and known as At
lantic avenue, and that the sum of
$4,000 be appropriated for that pur-
pose.
Upon motion of Ex-Governor George
H Utter, the courtesy of the meeting
was extended to Attorney Arthur B.
Crafts, a former resident now prop
erty owner at Pleasant View.
Mr.. Crafts explained that the reso-
luton was drawn up to meet all known
objections, that a special appropriation
was not asked for, but that part of
the regular appropriation of $4,000 for
highways be utilized and that the bal
ance, If any was required, could be
taken from the annual appropriation OF
next year. He said that the work
should be completed before the next
summer season. Pleasant View prop
erty owners pay taxes to the amount
of 81, 500. and in the next year assess
ment there will probably be an in
creased taxable valuation of $4,000,
and the year following this will I'M
doubtedly be increased to 5000 or
$4,000. And for all this Pleasant View
gets nothing, no police, no fire, no
school or light benefits. For the past
fifteen years only very small amounts
have been expended on the roads in
the Pleasant View section, and the
Shore road, too, has been very much
neglected.
At this point Mr.. Crafts gave praise
to Senator Louis w. Arnold. Mr.. Crafts
announced that the long neglected
Shore road. which had been accepted
as a state road, was. through the eff
forts of the senator. to receive the at
tention of the state board of public
roads. Senator Arnold was in con-
sultation with the members of the
state board Wednesday in Providence
and urged action for improvement of
the Shore road.
The work will be commenced at the
point where the road intersects the
macadamized Watch Hill road and will
be extended for a distance of about two
miles, from Avondale to Brightman's
farm.
Treasurer Pendleton stated that if a
vote was adopted appropriating $4,000
in addition TO the regular appropria-
ton that the debt limit would be ex-
ceeded and that ii would be his duty to
ignore the action of the town meeting
in that particular. Finally resolu-
ton satisfactory to the makers was
prepared and presented by Governor
Utter, after the original resolution was
withdrawn by Mr.. Collins. The reso-
luton follows:
Resolved. That it is the sense of this
town meeting that the town council
shall expend from the annual appro-
priation made for the maintenance and
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10

WHEN you wan, TO put your pusi-
ress before the public. there il no me-
DUN better than through the advertise
ting colum5A OK The Buliattn-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10
WESTERLY VOTES $1,000
To Improve Road to Pleasant View-Hope Valley May
Lose Important lndustry-..igh School Seniors Hold
Class Election-Band Concert Enjoyed

repair of the highways of the town as
much as is possible, not to- exceed the
sum of $4,000, to gravel and. repair the
highway known as CrandalPs lane, run
ming from the Shore road to Pleasant
View, and in graveling and repairing
the roadway back of the cottages and
known as Atlantic. avenue Said work
to be done before July l. 1910.
This resolution was adopted without
opposition and the meeting was dis
solved. 81
There was a runor in Westerly on
Thursday that the New York Safety
Power company, lessees, of the Nichols
& Langworthy machinery company
plant at Hope Valley before and at the
time of its destruction by fire, was to
abandon Hope Valley and locate in
New London. This concern manufac-
lures the Dock marine engine, of
which Herman Dock of Westerly is the
inventor and supervising constructor.
The Dock family occupies the Han
nah b. w. Brown homestead in, High
street, one of the most attractive resi-
dences in Westerly, and townspeople
ton Will not necessitate a change of
residence. $50 ia
The members of the senior class of
the Westerly High school assembled
Thursday afternoon and elected these
officers: Frank K. Dutton, president;
Harriet Nye, vice president; Harriet
d. Lewis, secretary; C. Starr Barker,
treasurer Mr.. Dutton has been pres
ident of his class during the past three
terms.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10

DERBY. = st. Michaers parochial
school has reopened after the summer
vacation. The enrolment is larger
than last year The school this year
will be in charge of sisters who speak
the Polish language.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10

Woodmont-Col and Mrs. John w.
Lowe of Boston and Woodmont LETT
last Saturday for Louisville, KY, where
they are delegates to the national
of druggists.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10

Thomaston.-Th rolling department
of the Plume 4 Atwood company re-
opened for business Wednesday after
IA few days shutdown, during which
time some new machinery was in
stalled by a firm from Pittsburg.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10

Waterbury.-Mrs. George A. Lilley
John l.. Iiiley and Theodore Lilley
have returned from Washington.
where they went to attend the mar
riage of Frederick killey and Miss
Perie Augustine Anderson.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10

NorwaIk.-Norwalk may get boat
to run from this place to the big naval
parade and pageant in connection with
the Hudson Fulton celebration on Sat
urday, Sept. %.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10

Meriden.-The Young Italian Ameri-
can society is making great prepara-
lions for the Columbus day celebra-
ton in Meriden Oct. II.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10

RidqefeId-The surveyors at work
on the new railroad which is to be run
from Portchester through to Danbury
are now at work in Ridgefield.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10

WalIinqford.-Sat the Country
club golf team will play the Merloen
Country club team in Merideh.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10

Stamford.-There were forty-slx
deaths in Stamford during August,
fifteen of them being children under
one year of age.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-10

New Britain.-Herman F. Beck mas
igned his position as assistant sec
retarv of the New Britain Y. NJ. c. a..