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Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
MASKED MOB APPEARED
 AT COUNTY JAIL
And Shot to Death a Man Charqed
 with Murder

St Louis. Mo, Dec. 26-Oscar Chitt- wood, charged with having killed Sheriff Jake Houpt in Hot Springs. Ark, last August, was taken from the county jail at Hot Springs early this morning and shot to death. according to a telephone message from there to- day. His body was riddled with bull. lets.
 Chittwood was being spirited from the county jail to the police station when discovered by the mob. He was recently granted a change of venue and was to have been taken 10 Ben ton, Ark, today. The mob was made up of twenty men who wore handller- chiefs over their faces
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
American Monopiane Run by an
 American Machine.

MineoIa L. J., Dec. 26.-Frank Schn macker, mechanic employed by Wal ter l.. Fairchild, d consulting engineer made six short straightaway flights in Mr. Fairchild's monoplane today at the aviation field It is said to be the first time that an American monopIane run by an Anerican engine has been aloft.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
PROSPEROUS LOOKING GUEST
 HELD UP HOTEL NIGHT CLERK
At Point of Pistol Demanded Safe
 Contents-Got $40.

bearing man, wearing an expensive fur-lined coat. registered under the name of pr. R. E. Wilson, Portland. Me, at the Hotel Westminster Cop ley square. early today. and an hour later appeared before Jerome C. Ca rey, the night clerk, and with a load ed revolver to emphasize his desire. demanded that the clerk hand over to him the money and valuables in the hotel safe. Carey tossed him a small bundle of bills, containing about $40 in all, telling him that that was all that was in the safe, and the visitor departed.
 When the police began their inves- legations they found that in his haste the thief had dropped behind him a bundle of wigs, false boards and other disguises. No other trace of the man has been found.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Committed Suicide Because There Was
 No Gold Watch in Her Stockinc

Pittsburg. Dec. 26.-Disappoiuted be- cause she did not receive a gold watch she had been expecting for Christmas Mrs. Michaelena Slopek, aged 24. of Nckees Rocks, drank poison and died just as q physician who had been call ed stepped in the door. Mrs Slopel1 after taking the poison ran to the apartment of a neighbor and explained what she had done. and the reason for her act and then returned to her own a anartnent and 6ie1-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
CREW OF 25 ALL LOST,
Wreokage from Missing Steamer St.
 Denis Comes Ashore.

Victoria, B. C., Dec. 26.-Fears that the 400 ton steamer St. Denis was lost were confirmed today when news of the finding of Wreckage marked "S. s. St. Denis near Capt Scott, on the north west couast of Vancouver Island, was received in a wireless message from the steamer Tees, off Cape Scott. The Wreckage began coming ashore two weeks ago.
 The St. Denis is long overdue in Los Angeles from Victoria and the sight ing oi q large mass of wreckage far out at sea by the steamer Aymeric last week led to the belief that the cpastrr had gone down.
 It is feared all of the twenty-av officers and men were lost.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Beware Pettinq a Stranae Cat.

New York. Dec. 2G.-E'or twenty min utes g frenzted eat clung to William Buffers righr hand this afternoon, it's teeth imbedded in his palm Unable 10 shake the animal off. Buffers rerror grew until ne shrieked for bysla nders to come to his aid. \ man twisted the eats tail until 1t broke it's hold and HItler was taken to hospital While in restaurant he had stopped to pet the animal as t passed.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Tss Members of tho Holy Ghost and
 Us Scot Drowned

Norfolk, Va. Dec. 26-Ths bodies pf Louis St. Clair and James O'Con- bor. of the Holy Ghost and Us sect aboard the bark Kingdom. drowned off Ocean View Saturday night. have been furned over to members of the King Gon's CTew To be carried back aboard ghs vessel which still lies at anchor fn Hampton roads. What will become s,f the bodies after they are carried E,ark to the Kingdom fs not known. gpqvests resulted in verdicts of acci- rentaiy drowning in each case.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
PIttShurg Letter Carrier Will Spend
 Seaaon in Honnital

PtttshurE. Pa, Dee. c6-H H,1rrv;n~ from the postofflcc at midnight with A special delivery Christmas pa c5sce Raymond Clinton carrier vas caught in the revolving door and his leg was Iraolured- Other carriers who were going out st the same time whirI cd the door just as Clinton stenned into 1t. He was carried to the Ho- meopathic hospital to spend the holi- day season
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Four Small Children Burned to Death
 Early Christmas Morning.

Montreal, Que, Dec 26.-F'our small children of ovid Barill of ArthabasI1a county were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the store and home of their father early Christmas morning. The fire followed an explosion of gas and spread so rapidly that Barill had time to save only his wife and young est child. Both of the parents were severely burned.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
GENERAL LEE CHRISTMAS
 AGAIN ON WARPATH
American Soldier to Lear a Revolution
 in Honduras.

Washington, Dec Manuel Bo- nilla. former president of Honduras s and General Lee Christmas. an Amer ican soldier of fortune both of whom disappeared myst teriously after the Hornet left New Orleans several days ago, have sailed for Honduras aboard a passenger steamer to lead a revolu- ton in that country, according to pri- Nate adVices received here today
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Found Her Home in Ashes and ChI,
 clren All Dead.

Glasgow, Ky, Dec 26.-On returning crt Boles of Wisdom. Ky. found her home in ashes and in one corner of the ruins the chaTred bodies of her three young children. When Mrs Bollcs left home she covered the fire and locked the doors. The children had apparently tried to escape, but were trapped.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Earle Peterson and Miss Lila Paul
 Drowned While Skating.

Boston, Dec. 26.-Skating out the close of the holiday on the Charles river basin, Earle B. Peterson, aged 21 years, and Miss Lila Paul. aged 20 years, broke through thin ice tonight and were drowned. The bodies were recovered.
 AIr. Peterson was assistant secretary of religious work at the Young Mems Christian association in Boston. He came to Boston from Oshkosh. Wis.
 Miss Paul was studying to become mmrsC aL the DeacOnnesS hoSDital
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Cold Water Took Away His Suicidal
 Ideas
Woman shct While Preparing Christ t-
 mas Dinner.

Greeley, Col, Dec. 26.-Bending over the kitchen stove. preparing Christmas dinner, yesterday. Mrs. Maggie Rob erts was fatally wounded by shot fired through the kitchen door at her home in Frederick, q neishborfng coal mining camp, where strike is in progress The shot is believed to have been intended for her husband who is foreman of the Evans mine and who it is said, has had frequent clashes with the strikers. Five miners are under arrest.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
U. 5. Seamen Grateful to Rockefeller
 and Miss Gould for kindnesses

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 26.-United States seamen from eight warships, grateful to John ?. Rockefeller and Miss Helen Gould for kindnesses to them. have sent Christmas gifts to both. A hand some flower stand was sent to MT Rockefeiler and a beautiful fern dish to Miss Gould. The latter in return Is sending shuttieboard with ten pin attachment 10 the naval Y NJ. C. here
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Drank Cyanide Of Pots ssiun7 for
 Water

Waterburya Conn, Dec. 26.-After drinking d glass of Whiskey. Mrs Az nes Rudeviecz, aged 37 years. took what she supposed was glass of wa ter and dropped dead. The second potion was cyanide of potassium which her husband had moment before put on the table white preparing to clean some jeWelrT. She leaves besides her husband three small children.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Approved by President Taft.

Fs.aliingtou. Dee. President Taft asas approved LAr report of the special E1afi ol army engineers recommend Q EIre the appUrti oIu1Snt or the new ( ~ Oo ssV00 fund provided by congress h mOn4 reclamation projects iu the .s,sst TAS tz0 Vtt 5OO Is 10 be spent y~lthzn rle next five years. and the in @snszt On the loan ls to be charged I -afnst the projects.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Attempted to Dynamite Bridgeport
 Hnuse.

Bridgeport Conn, Dec. 25.-1u the Qltv rourt here today Thomas Mar ehlRns vas bound over to the superior court under St 900 ponds for zttompt- tnE to drhaHnlta the house at A5 Co., aufr has street. Iarchigna. who board Ea zt the house. left Suuday. vow k1s that he would blow up the place, eud early today was detected 2 s he vas preparing to set off 3 stick of dy- rA<rrife which Hs had placed at the euvner of the house. He made no statement when arrested
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
SYDNEY FLYER" DITcHE0.
Narrow Escape of Hundreds Of Holiday
 Passengers.

Truro, Y. g., Dec. sss-TIundreds of holiday passengers had narrow es- CaDs fvoru death or injury today when ihe Intercolonial Railway express train known as the Sydney Flyer" was ditched at the Foundry crossing here. The passenger ears aid not leave the rails, and although many of the pas fengers were hurled from their seats and acme sustained painful bruises. none were seriously hurt. Traffic was delayed and many Christmas packages were damaged or lost when the bag Cazs car tipped oven. The accident "a as caused by an open switch.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
slso,o0o Fire Loss at sansss.

Bangor, Me, Dec. 2s,-A Loss of S1sS,~ GOO well covered py iIlsiNaxsce, was caused tonight by . fire of tsnkAo~n origin that damaged the four stS$y brick building at 21 to a5 CGeunhis street. The losses were daAtNnAtAd among several blEstsl eSs firms. 3ems<al frcmen were hurt, none fAAAt1V
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
DistiIIina Plant Damaged $75, 5,Ooo.

Pittsburg, Dec. 26.-Fire of unde- termined origin today destroyed the main building of the Sunnyside Dis tilling company's plant at Elrams, Washington county. The loss is s75,- 600, covered by insprance The plant is controlled by Howe Brothers of Cincinnati
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Wright Go. Remembers Family of
 Csad Aviator

Day ton. c, Dec 26--The Wright approximately s1, 0o0 upon the widow and children Of Ralph Johnstons the aviator killed in 2 Wright bipla1le at Denver. according to statement made by r. H. Russel manager of the company. tonight. The amount will be l.laced with an insursnce cou1- psry in New Yor''
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Summer Resort Romance Ends in
 Marriage.

Chicago. Dec. 26.--Ben Davidson. a lea ding merchant of Iowa married Airs. Blanche Hart, a prominent and ? sa1tby widow Of Cincinnati, in Chi eago. today. Tho wedding was the continuation of a romantic meeting at e summer resort in the White noun tains, New Hampshire, last, August. They will Two iu Sioux City. Iowa.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
SAID TO BE A COMPROMISE, SENATOR ALSOP, A M'LEAN MAN,
To Be President Pro Tenn. of Next Senate-Stiies Judson Chairman ef Committee on Judiciary

Hartford, Dec. 26.-According to re- publican senators elect who have been in conference the presidency pro tenl. of the next senate will go to Senator Joseph Alsop of Avon. a Mclean man, and the chairmanship of the commit tee on the judiciary will go to Stiles Judson, Jr, of the Twsnty-fifth dis trict. It is stated that the arrange ment is a compromise and appears to be satisfactory to all
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Feasts for the
 Poor and Needy
GIFTS AND GOOD THINGS DiS-
 TRIBUTED BY CHARITY.
TENEMENT CHILDREN HAPPY
Through Efforts of the Salvation Army and City Institutions-The Benevo-
 fences of Christmas Monday Enjoyed

terday was really Christmas today as weekday was more generally cele- brated throughout the greater city. There were feasts for the poor and needy by the score and distribution of gifts and other good things at chari- table institutions where services were not observed yesterday.
 1,250 Little Mothers at Murray Hill
 Lyceum Dinner.
 Twelve hundred and fifty little mothers where only a thousand had been expected taxed the capacity of Murray Hill Lyceum at the annual dinner given by Frank TIlford to the tenement children who have to care for their little brothers and sisters while their mothers work. Seats for 1000 had been provided, but 250 uninvited guests came, and for their benefit an annex to the dinner was organized on a lower floor.
 After the children had eaten every thing in sight, each was provided with a school eatchel containing a dressed doll. a box of candy, a pair of stock ranged in age from i to F years and represented nearly all nationalities resident in cosmopolitan New York.
 Boston BenevoIence.
 Boston Dec. 26.-The benevolence of many Bostonians carried out through public organizations brought a vision of Santa Claus to many thousands of Boston children today who would not otherwise have experienced any of the Christmas cheer which filled so many comfortable homes.
 At the Salvation Army headquarters monster Christmas trees were laden with thousands of gifts, and during the afternoon more than 5000 little ones filed into the great hall of the Peoples Palace and were made happy.
 At the Long Wharf immigra ton sta tion Uncle Sam remembered the un- fortunate ones detained there, and in the CharIestoWn state prison q special fare was provided.
 On many of the ships in the harbor and at the navy yard there were gen eral festivities.
 Monster Gathering of Meriden's Poor
 Children at Town Hall.
 Meriden. Conn. Dec. 26-A monster gathering of the poor children of Meri- den was held in the town hall auditori- um Monday afternoon at which Christ mas exercises were held by the local branch of the Salvation Army. The sum of $500 was contributed by the citizens, the major portion of which was collected in fund handled by the Morning Record. A thousand boys and girls received gifts. There were over and over 1000 toys given out. There were two Christmas trees and each child got presents of oranges, popcorn and candy. A fine entertainment was provided and a number of the prOmf- nent people of the town were present. Capt. M. H. Price of the corps was in charge.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

A Barrel Supposed to Contain PouI- try when opened in Q cold storage warehouse in Montreal was found to contain the body of an old man.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
BalIoonist Fell 1Co Feet.

Eavana, Dec. 26. Frederick Brown. . circus performer. of Buffalo. N. Y while attempting 10 make a balloon ascension here today struck d pro1ec- tion of . building. He reIl 1U0 feet to the ground and was killed
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Arabian Gun Runnera Engage British
 fdzr.IIss

B1shlPe Fe4Sla, Deo- 2o.-A landing force from the British cruiser Hya- clnth had q serious brush with Arabi- oI P@rSla today. Fourteen of the Brit lsh were killed or wounded. The Ar abs lost forts.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
OVER TWO MILES UP INTO THE SKY
Worlds cord-Breaking Feat at Los
 Angeles in a Forty-Mi1e Gale
ARCH HOXSEY OF THE WRIGHT TEAM

Paraded Up and Down Before the Grandstand On the Shoulders of His Enthusiastic Fellow -AviatorS-Hox= seys Paragraph Registered 11,474 Feet-Crowd of 75000 Spectators Electrified by Whrling Dips Made by Parmalee in Baby" Wright-Latham's An= toinette Machine Wrecked But He Escaped Unhurt.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Five Womsn Found Dead in Bed.

Philadelphia, Dee. 2G.-E1ve women We're found dead in bed Christmas day iu this city by other occupants Of the houses where they lived Death in each instance was due ro heart dss ease
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Punch centsines Wood s,.sbai

New York. Dee. 2s.--AfteT drinking punch last night believed to have con tau"d wood alcohol. two Italians are dead st Ncrth Rergen N T.. and four others are in a critical condition.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Notwithstsndinq a Recent Redistrict-

ing of the state, the general assembly of Rhode Island. which convenes on Jan. Sd, will be strongly republican, and the party is expected to dictate the legislative policy. especially in the selection of a successor to the seat in the United States senate made vacant by the declination of Nelson W Aid rich to be a candidate for another term. The grand committee of the legislature will be composed of ST re- publicans and 51 democrats
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
MANS HEAD SAWED OFF
 DURING A QUARREL Victims Twelve Year Old Son Wit messed the Deed.

Bluefeld, w. Va, Dec. 26.-Sawing away continuously for ten minutes, Hamilton Cook almost completely sev- cred the heal of Frank Bennett from his body yesterday. at the home of the latter at Lex, about fifty miles from here.
 Cook who was a boarder at Ben netts home found his victim in bed. Bennetts twelve year old son, who witnessed the operation, aroused some neighbors, who rushed to the house only to find that Cook had fled. He was captured in the mountains nearby after being wounded in the arm. and was brought to the NTeadwell jail.
 The men are said to have quarreled before over domestic troubles.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
mistletos Berries 2 Fatal Diet

Bolzoshf. okla. Dec Eating mis- tletoe berries here today caused the deaths of three children. Two were children of Francis Wright and the other of Benjamin Wright. Several other children were ill from the same
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
S75,oOo Fire at Bath, N. Y

Bath, Y. Y, Dec 26-F7ire destroyed the Nichols house heNe early today with the hotels entire contents. There were no caSIIa ltiez. The loss is $j0. 900 with $40,000 insursnc,
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Cabled Paragraphs

Annoy, China, Dec. 26.-Representa tiveS of the Rattan mines are here ar ranging a market for Philippine coal in competition with the product of Ja- pan and Indo- China.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

Three Hundred Miners lost their lives in an explosion in the Hutton colliery in England.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

Brisbane. Australia, Dec. 26.-Ad- vices received here by steamer from Ponape, Caroline Islands, are to the effect that the natives in Ponape re- volted recently and murdered four Europeans and five friendly natives.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

Harbin Manchuria, Dec. 26.-In the Chinese suburb of F'udziadian there were 23 deaths from bubonic plague in houses and in the streets on Christ mas day. Ninety eight persons suffer- ing from the disease were taken to the hospital.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

Brest, Dec. 26.-Christmas day was celebrated by the sailors of the third division of the United States Atlantic fleet with elaborate festivities. They were the guests at dinner of the sail OrS of the naval depot.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Condensed Telegrams

The Ravaees of the Bubonic Plague in Mongolia are terrible Armat Stoddart, a Prominent G. A. R. man, died in Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

An Investigation by Treasury De- partnent Experts has shown that the government has been defrauded by an abuse of drawback privileges.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

7rrn1ier Asquith Had Conference ~ici7 King George concerning tho pre- xranannA for the new nariisment
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

Emperor William Has Decorated the young German diplomat, pr. Won Schmidthals, for bravery at the time of the revolution in Portugal.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

William Stump, DishWasher of Cleveland O.. has fallen heir to s25,- 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

main building of Richmond college. Richmond, Va, erected in 1854. was gutted by fire Of unknown origin at an early hour Sunday. Loss $60,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

The "Count' de Gatigny, on trial at Tours on the charge of swindling the former Mrs. Charles Hamilton Paine Of Boston. has put up the defense that he acted in good faith as her confidential agent.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

A Christmas Holly Wreath, swing ing from chandelier, forced open a gas cock early Sunday and caused the asphyxiation of Mrs. Eda May Simp- son of Toronto Ont. Before retiring Saturday night. Mrs Simpson hung the holly on a chandelier near her he'd. While she slept the wind from an open window swung the wrea tn against the gas cock. It was loosely adjusted and readily turned open.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

of the National Association of Shoe Manufacturers, but recently retired from business, died yesterday in his suburban home 8 Fort Thomas Ky. He was born in Cornwall. England, SO years ago, and came to Cincinnati in his youth.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
The British Steamship Scottish

Prince, Captain Hodson, which left New York Sunday morning for south America returned and anchored off quarantine at night because Thomas Alderson 8 fireman, fell out of his berth and sustained internal injuries which may prove fatal. Although the ship was eight miles south of the Am prose Channel lightship. the captain ordered her back to obtain surgical reatment for the injured man.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

President and Mrs. Taft and other notables attended the funeral of Min ister Don Anibal Cruz in St. Patricks 5 church.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

Attracted by Flames Pouring Out of His Camp on MOnroe's Island, near South Thomaston. Me. the neighbors of Alexander McGuinness, A, found his dead body lying near the stove with the face badly burned. It is thought that he attempted to light his fire with kerosene and was killed by the explo- sion. He was a former Gloucester fish erman.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
Forgetfu|ness
 Of a Signal Man
RAILROAD COMPANY ACCEPTS
 FULL RESPONSIBILITY,
CAUSED HORRIBLE WRECK
To BefaIl Scotch English Express Crowded with Home Corners for the Christmas estivities-Inquest Held

Kirkby-Stephen, England, Dec 26.- An inquest into the disaster which be- fell the Scotch express near Hawes Junction, was held today in a tiny inn near the spot where the train was ditched and burned. So gruesome was the inquest that it had to be suspend ed for an hour to enable the rela tives of the dead to recover from their emotion.
 Company Expressed Regret.
 The solicitor for the railroad com pany expressed the company's regret for the accident and accepted full re- sponsibility for it. He said it was due to the momentary forgetfulness of a signal man.
 Twenty Persons Missing.
 By the aid of scraps of charred clothing, buttons. keys, etc, seven bodies of victims have been identified. Evidence adduced today indicated that twenty other persons are missing and probably were utterly consumed by the fire which broke out in the wreck age after the train was derailed.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

Adams Sherman Hill, Professor Em- eritus of rhetoric and ora tory at Har yard university and the author of Do table text books on rhetoric, died at his home, IT Brimmer street, Boston. on Sunday, aged - years
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27

NSlAGL DOuI IJCCs GO-1 il6 il1uIlICiIJcLl- ity of Cherbourg arranged an intere- esting entertainment for the American bluejackets Christmas day. This in cluded a torchlight parade and a Christmas tree, souvenirs being dis tributed to each of the men.
 
 Antwerp, Belgium, Dec. 26-The Red Star line steamer Finland, which sank the Belgian freighter Baltique at the mouth of the river Escaut yesterday, suffered considerable damage to her bow and will be put in dry dock at Southampton for examination.
 St. Petersburg, Dec. 26.-Grand Dukes Nicholas Nicholiaevich. Michael Nicholiaevich and Serge Nikhailovich departed today for Slderniewice, Rus sian Poland, where they will hunt with Archduke Rudolphe, the crown prince of Australia. The highest importance is attached to the meeting.
 London, Dec. 26.-Acting on the in- structions of his medical adviser, Claude Grahame- White, who narrowly escaped serious injury a week ago and whose aeroplane was burned Sunday, has decided to fOrego further attempts at flights across the English channel in competing for the Baron DeForest prize of $20,000 for distance.
 San Domingo. Dec. 26.-The Domini- can government is moving troops to the frontier This action is explained officially as due to the fact that Hayti has placed soldiers on the border line between SantO Domingo and Hayti. Diplomatic negotiations. however. con- tinue between the republics. This gov ernment is confident that a reference of the boundary dispute to friendly arbitration is necessary.