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Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
Unidentified Man Suicide at Wood
 bridqe.

New Haven. May l6.--A man who has moi as yet been identified commit ted suicide today by drowning in Glen Pond WoodDridsse- The man. who was nlediumly well dressed seen xo leap into the water. but by the lime he was taken out life was extinct The body was brought here and is being held pending identifies fion-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
Maryland Physician Shot and Wounded
 kf His Denented Brother.

BstEtzIsore, May 16.-Dr. H. Burton Stevenson, physician, of Sherwood, Ba3sioofe county was shot ill the face today by his brother, Allen Stevenson, who is said to be mentally deranged. G7,e vosnd is not believed to be .seFi- Cus-
 Dr. Stevenson Is the author of 9 s1LzT1eer of medical books and few years ago startled the medical world fy advocating that inmates in asyiurnx De used for medical experiments
 Allen Stevenson is retired enzf- neer in the United States navy.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
Death of Wife of Rear Admiral George
 w. Melville.

Philadelphia. May 16.-Mrs. Estella Polls Melville. wife of Rear Admiral George w. Melville, U. S. N. retired, died at her home here today after a brief illness The wedding of Admiral Melville to the then Miss Polls of Phil adeIplIia at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York was an interesting event to the friends of the widely known naSaIz;offic~r and Arctic explorer. The wedding took place about three years ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
Chicago Women Coiiects 355,oo0 for
 Charity in One Day.

Chicago, May 1s.-women of the Chicago Hospital Day association to me number of 2,50o today collected gs5.o1e for charity in the downtown streets during the first tagless 'tag day ever held in Chicago Owing to friction xith another similar organfEa- ffon which made claim to priority in holding tag days, the members of the hospital day association decided not Re issue tags or buttons to contributors
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
HARLEM EXPRESS WRECKED.
Traffic Blocked for Several Hours at
 Pittsfieid Junction.

Pittsfield. Mass, May 16--Tran1c on the Boston and Albany railroad wsas blocked for several hours at Pittst1eId Junction tonight Joy the wrs.s cf the Harlem express bound from New y erk to North Adams. Although -she loco motive left the tracks and turned cTer on one of its sides, meanwhile lung ing diagonaily across the roddnsd so as to block every track, only he en- gineer. Peter O'Donnell, of North Ad- ams was injured. and he but sii ybfly. The twenty-five passengers were shaK
 en up but not injured to any sxrcnt.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
CARIBBEAN SHORES SHAKEN.
Earthquakes in British Guiana, Trini-
 dad, and Grenada.

St. Thomas, D. w. T., May 16HA sharp earthquake was felt at George town, the capital of British Guiana. on Saturday evening. There were also two slight shocks on the island of Trim idad and mild disturbance on the island of Grenada.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
SENTENCE IN cARUso CASE.
Black Hander Who Demanded $f5OOO
 from Tenor Goes to Sing Sing.

Antonio Mosieni, convicted of at tempting to extort $15,000 from Enrico Cdruso, the singer. was sentenced to Sing Sing today for not less than three years and eight months, and not more than seven years and five months. The sentence was imposed by Judge Faw- eett of the county court in Brooklyn.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
Nine Car. Blown from Track

Denver, Col. May 16.-strpcI by ] terrific gust of wind the train emerged from q cut two and q half miles east of Cheyenne Wel5s. Col, last night. nine csHs or 6 unson Paein> freight train wers blown from the track Four of the cars were heavily loaded the other five r>AGfstng light.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
Jail Preferred to Paying T.xss.

Grafton, Ill.,, May 16.-J. J. Kson. . socialist in jail here, who has refused to pay 6 poll tax, was informed yes- terday that he will have to serve sir months each for the three ysaxs he is delinquent keon has served six weeks of his first sentence and aacrfnced more than s100 in salary. renpor than pay q tax which hs calls unjust The city already has expended more for meals than the tax amounted to. bst Mayor Journey insists on enforcing tho law Of the state.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

Grodno. Russia, May 16.-A band of brigands that has long terrified this neigh borhood was cleaned up today in battle with rural guards. Four of the. outlaws were killed and the four others captured. Captain Klukplov- sky and one of the guards were killed and an officer and six guards were se- Verely wounded
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
Shot Hi. Wife and Committed Suicide.

Washington. May 16--Because his wife. it is said. refused to give him money, and jealous attentions which he believed were being paid to her by others Frank Fenton aged 40, race track follower. today shot his wife, Vir- xin5a Fenton. aged 20. and then turn ed tfl~ pistol on himself and blew out his brains. The woman lived about two
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
Six Years in Penitentiary.

Portland, Ore, May 16.-W Cop pers Morris, formerly cashier of the defunct Oregon Trust and Savings bank, convicted last week of the erl- nezzlement of s75,080 from the bank. was sentenced today to six years in the penitentfary.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
Yale Student Body Celebrates Artsss
 Lar1bde Chi.

New Haven Conn. May H.--Dress>6 in fantastic costumes led by c. nszysd and followed by floats. ths srudenr body Of Yale university tonigtt csle- hrated Amega Lambda Chi by psrad1u& through the streets of the city, hnaiiy to assemble on the college campus. On tine campus three-isgBed relay races, wheeTbarrow races and tugs of war were heft, all of which were weH at tended by townspeopie.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
Woman ImpaIed on Rreksn Back of .
 Chair

Osdensbursh. N Y-.> May 16.-Mrs. Joseph White of BuclSton, near here fell backward from an improvised scafolding while paperinx the ceiling of her home today and impaled herself on the broken back of chair. Farm hs ud= returning from the fields for dinner. found her struggling feebiy with the upright sticks of tho chair piercing her body. She will die.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
u- s. SIDE OF FlsHERIEs CASE. Delivered to British Foreign Office for
 Submission to The Hague.

London, May 16.-Otis Cartwright secretary to the American Atlantic fisheries com mission, today delivere.l to the foreign office the American case for submission to the arbitration tri- bunal which is to meet at The Hague OH June l.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

Lima, Peru. May 1s.-A govern ment transport, carrying a regiment or artillery, a hospital corps and big cargo of ammunition and other muni- tions of war, sailed today for Yum boz, port on the northwest coast of Peru not far from the northern bound ary.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
MORSE APPLICATION DENIED.
Refusal of Supreme Court to Allow
 Application for Now Writ

Washington, May 16.-Charles W. Morse today was denied the privilege of filing an application for new writ Of habeas corpus by the supreme court of the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

Democratic Leaders in Indiana and the west are fearful of the effect of Bryan's speech attacking the liquor in- tereStS
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
Condensed Telegrams

The Russian Authorities will only permit ITO families out Of 1,150 to re- main in i<iev.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

Harry F. Waugh, an explorer, driven to despair by failure to interest finan- ciers in his claim, committed suicide in Chicago
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

The Regular Republicans and the progressives find they can probably get together on the administration railroad bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
..pen1urrer. overruled.

Judge Greene. has handed down decision in the case of &Coy .vs. the Mistuxet cIlfb Of StoHinzton in which he cverruled the demurrer.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

The Officers of the United States cruiser New York were guests of Ad- miral de Jouguieres at ball on the battleship Patrie at Toulon.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
Cabled Paragraphs

Annoy China, May 16.-The 'bubonic plague is officially declared to be .epi- demic in tl1is city
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

King Victor Emmanuel and the Duke of Abruzzi attended the lecture given by Commander Peary before the Ital- ian Geographical society in Rome.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

Bishop Milan Visits Now Hsver.
 New Haven. May Js.--H1sher neopn nnads hfs hvst oMktal vtsk to this city today whom ss confirmed keA children in st. Apthong>s sAareA.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

The Recent Wholesale Arrests of negroes in Cuba have driven into the conservative party thousands of those negroes who helped to elect President Gomez.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

A New Organization, named the Ma tional League for Medical Freedom, has been formed to fight the American Medical association, which it calls "a doctors trust"
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

Frost Nipped the Tender Tobacco plants at Barkhamsted Monday morn ing Before sunrise men on some of the farms sprinkfed water on the plants and saved them.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

Light Rains which appear to have been general in northern Minnesota Sunday night have aided in checking forest fires that threatened several places.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

bill creating a bureau of mines in Washington, but has as yet taken nc action looking to the appointment o1 chief Of the new branch of the govern ment service.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

Seventeen Thousand Iowa Mine work CTS resumed work in the mines Monday after a suspension of over six weeks. The operators have advanced the price of all coal mined in the Thirteenth Iowa district two cents a ton as a re suit of concessions to miners.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17

main in niev
 Democratic Leaders in Indiana and the west are fearful of the effect of Bryan's speech attacking the liquor in- terests.
 Harry F. Waugh, an explorer, driven
 to despair by failure to interest finan- clers in his claim. committed suicide | in Chicago.
 The Regular Republicans and the progressives find they can probably get together on the administration railroad bill.
 The Officers of the United States cruiser New York were guests of Ad- miral de Jouguieres at ball on the battleship Patrie at Toulon. King Victor Emmanuel and the Duke by Commander Peary before the Ital- ian Geographical society in Rome. Light Rains which appear to have been general in northern Minnesota Sunday night have aided in checking forest fires that threatened several places
 The Recent Wholesale Arrests of negroes in Cuba have driven into the cOnSeFVatlVe party thousands or those negroes who helped to elect President Gomez
 A New Organization, named the Ma tional League for Medical Freedom, has been formed to fight the American Medical association. which it calls "a doctors trust"
 Frost NiPPed the Tender Tobacco plants at Barkhamsted Monday morn ing Before sunrise men on some of the farms sprinkied water on the plants and saved them
 President Taft Yesterday Signed the bill creating a bureau of mines in Washington, but has as yet taken no action looking to the appointment of chief Of the new branch of the govern ment service.
 Seventeen Thousand iowa Mine work CTS resumed work in the mines Monday after a suspension of over six weeks. The operators have advanced the price of all coal mined in the Thirteenth Iowa district two cents a ton as a re- 0f FyTtn
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
GUARD MAINTAINED
AGAINST CHOLERA
American Port Officials Wig
liant, Despite Reported I'm
provement In Italy.

4 measure Of relief is felt in Official
circles today that the spread Of cholera
in italy has apparently been stopped
Regardless OF the optimistic reports,
however. every precautiOn is being
taken 10 prevent the disease reaching
the shores OF America
While the Italian situation IS said 10
be improved due to the most vigorous
measures. advices have been received At
the Office here Of the Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service from Surgeon
II D Geddings AT Naples, saying that
the disease is raging In at least eiSDt
points Sc says:
Infection exists in at least eight
places IN the province OF PIElias being
worse at Trari. Infection imported
from Russia About seventy cases. WIKI
sixty deaths reported today. Situation
improved and sanitary authorities
active.
Considerable immigration from in
fcCted districts Am holding eighty
under observation. and have been en-
forcing detention and disiufectiCn sinc7
August Il Authorities cooperating
heartily"
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
Chief Chemist Is Unshaken
i Testimony At Expert
Hearing.
EXPLAINS ERRORS
IN EXPERIMENTS
Tells of How Il Is Possible for
Apparent Mistakes TO Be In
Government Report.

The hearing Of the experts Of the De
partment OF Agriculture as TO whether
benzoate Of soda is harmful to the hui
man system drew near its close today,
only a comparatively small amount OF
testimony remaining TO be gathered to
morrow.
As on the previous days. the chief
witness was DR.. Harvey W Wiley, chief
Of the Bureau Of Chemistry and leader
IN the fight against benzoate OF soda,
which he claims is harmful when taken
IN any large quantities
For the first part OF the morning ses-
sion the doctor was in the hands Of At
Jorney General Bingham. Of Indiana,
who is handling the case for the State.
DIT. Wiley went into a detailed expla-
nation Of the percentage Of error in all
analytical work and explained that, IN
every experiment. one has to allow for
the personal equation errors. the acci-
dental errors, and the fact that, as a
bOGy grows either much larger or much
smaller, that the error increases CORE
spOnClnSly- The Attorney General s
questions led I'D % an explanation OF
any possible mechanical error that
might be found IL the reports OF the
bureaI I. thus rOreStallIng the work Of
Willis Baldwin tie representative OF
the packing houses. VINO later tried to
d1SpTOVe several OF the assertions made
n TIE bulletin OF the bureau by showing
that they did not exactly tally with the
doctors original records
Dr. Wiley also entered into a minute
description OF the work done by the
Poison squad IN 1954, and the means
BY which he had arrived at the con
ClUsiOn that benz1ate Of soda is in
furious TO the human system
What IS your UpinGin at this time.
doctor, In respect 10 the effect of ben
zOdte Of Soda was asked at one time
AT this moment, and until Il has
been proven 10 me that the opposite
IS the case 7 am firmly convinced that
the preservatlve IN question is harmful
10 the human system no matter IN what
quantities Il Is taken came the quick
and determined answer.
The remainder of the examination
consisted IN the attempts OF the exam
ing counsel to pick flaws I'm the bulletin
OF the bureau through the medium Of
the original report as made out By DR..
Wiley None Of these trials succeeded
the doctor being able 10 explain all the
apparent IncOnSlStencies-
II is expected that the hearing viii
Be completed tomorrow, and the testi-
mony VIII then be presented IN the IN
diana courts for the final decision as
TO whether beuzoare of soda tones
under the head Of harmful substances
mentioned In the laws of that State
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
DOG CATCHERS BUSY
IN EVERY SECTION
Poundmaster Captures Ami
nal Supposed to Have
Bitten Child.

Carrie Summers, nine years old, OF z2f
Eleventh street northeast. was bitten
oy a Scotch terrier belonging 70 abnar
Newman. OF the same address, accord
ing TO report OF Poundmaster Samuel
Einstein submitted TO the Health De-
partU2ent today The animal was re-
moved 70 the pound So far no evi-
dence Of rabies has appeared
white bull dog belonging 70 Julia
Edwards, Of - Pierce Place northwest,
was killed Saturday by policeman J.
". PiersOu because the animal had
bitten Juauita Grant, twelve years old.
Of IL Reeves Court The body OF the
dog was removed 10 the Bureau CT
Animal Industry, where an examina-
ton VIII be made to determine whether
Il had rabies.
a spotted white fox terrier. owned by
northwest, was removed from a Vetsr-
mary hospital 70 the pound suffering
from dumb rabies The dog died TO-
day No one r. known 70 have been
bitten by the animal
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
Army and Macy
SerUice Ogders
NAVY.

NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander G. Q. FEyVFT,
when discharged naval HOSPITAL.
nay yard; Puget sound. Wash.
Lieutenant Commander 4 q -Tc-
IECHAN, retired. detached duty in
charge branch hydrOgraDhfc office
Norfolk, Va. TO home
Lieutenant T. ROHRSCHA~H IN
duty N charge branch hyd-cgrapbic
office, Norfolk. Va
surgeon J F LEYS. to Temporal duty
Bureau Of Medicine and sSJirger-Is.
Navy Department.
assistant surgeon ". Z. HTEG ms. 10
temporary duty. Naval AIedicsI School
Hospital, Washington d c.
Assistant Surgeon A II. DODGE vrban
C-ScnaTSed treatment navel hospital
Mare Island, Cal, granted sick leave
three months
Passed Assistant Paymastz- "
HlHE detached duty as paymaster
Of yard, naval station Cavite- p
and viii continue other juties
Assistant Paymaster J. H KNAPP IN
Naval Constructor f f ECGERT. to
duty navy yard, Boston. Mass, 20
-. oIty :, naval station. Gavite, p /
Naval Constructor W b FERGUSON
detached duty works Fore River
ShipbuildinE Company, Quincy
Mass. 10 duty navy yard, Boston.
Naval Constructor Z s ADAMS. de-
tached duty naval sutton Cavite
= J., 70 temporary duty Bureau OF
Construction and Repair, Navy De-
partment-
Assistant Naval Constructor G. S. RAD
FORD detached duty navy ward
Ncrfoik- Va, 10 duty Bureau Of Con-
Struction and Repair, Navy Depart
meut.
Assistant Civil Eengineer R N WAR
FIELD, when discharged treatment
Naval Hospital. Mare Island cal
granted sick leave one month
Chief Gunner J +. DEMPSEY detaC1-
ed duty Naval Academy. AnnaDoIis
Nd 10 duty Tennessee.
Chief Gunner c. y MESSING detached
duty Tennessee, 10 home and await
orders
Chief Gunner J. J. WALSH. retired de-
Iached duty, Navy Yard. Washing
ton, D. c. to home.
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
Trip, Starting Tomorrow,
Looked Forward to for
Startling Developments.
INSURGENT GROUND
WILL BE COVERED
Former President VIII Go As Far
West As Cheyenne-Meets
Rough Riders.

NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-In a car
specially chartered for the purpose,
Col Theodore Roosevelt leaves toncor-
row on tour Of the West that promises
10 attract as much IL not more public
attention than any trip he made while
he was President
The trip viii extend over a period
Of eighteen days and VIII carry the
former President as far West as
Cheyenne, Wye
The rumors that Colonel Roosevelt
is not IN thorough sympathy with the
Taft Administration, and the fact that
his speeches are TO be delivered for
the most part in insurgent territory
have caused the politicians Of all par
ties and all shades to look forward
TO the former Presidents swing
around the circle with q feeling OF
keen interest, not unmixed with
anxiety II some quarters
As a matter Of fact, however. those
who stand closest 70 Colonel RoOse-
welt are Of the opinion that he viii
steer clear Of Republican factiOnaI
differences in the States where he is
10 speak. They predict that he viii
discuss issues irrespective Of party
platforms or faCuOnaI politics, and
that he is likely 10 step on the toes
Of some insurgents as wei as upon
those Of the regulars II is believed.
moreover. that the present trip viii
dispose once for all Of the asseI tiOn
Of some insurgents that Colonel
Roosevelt is out Of sympat by with
President Taft, and the majority OF
his party
Colonel Roosevelt viii stop of
Wednesday in Utica TO make q speech
20 the farmers OF Oneida and Herkf-
mer counties While in Utica he viii
be the guest of his brother-in-lavv,
Douglas Robinson From Utica he
viii &c direct to Cheyenne, using the
New York Central Railroad 10 Buff
falO, the Lake Shore 70 Chicago, the
Northwestern TO Omaha and the
the Northern Pacific 20 Cheyenne He
viii arrive at Cheyenne Saturday, and
remain there until the following Mon
day The Frontier Day celebration
VIII be in progress in the Wyoming
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
KURDSKILL AND BURN
IN PERSIAN CIVIL WAR
Peasants Fight TO Protect
Homes Against Fanatics.
Troops Repulsed.

ODESSA Aug Civil war between
the kurds and peasants has broken out
IN the Jrmiah district OF Persia. &C
cOroing 10 dispatches from there today
The kurds, in revenge for che muir
der by the peasants OF Mia KesvaE. a
kurdish chieftain, are ravaging the vii
lagos Of the district and have killed
hundreds Of peasants after s1fhjectsnE
them to the most extreme torture
Troops sent TO Quell the disturbances
were defeated By q Kurdish force and
put 10 fight
a half dozen villages have been
burned
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
HOLD TWO GREEKS
FOR SERIOUS CRIME

The police are today investigating he
circumstances regarding the attempted
assault OF a littl4 girl on Irving street
northwest, Friday afternoon, the susQi-
ciOn Centering on two Greek hUckste-s-
ilham Harrios. enc Of the suspects,
was bound over to the grand jury, but
IN the arerst Of Angelo PoIfmene, his
companion, at Baltimore. on a charge OF
embezzieEent, the police believe they
have new evidence Of the attempted as
sauIt- PoIirueue viii b aTraigued Au-
gust IS On q charge OF eubeZzIemenr
and in the meantime the authorities
hope 70 connect him with the assault
case
II Is alleged POlimene fed % BaIti-
more following the alleged assault. tax
Ing with him several dollars belonging
TO his employers. That he fed the
police believe, IS an indication that per
haps he was implicated in the attempted
assault
The Washington times., 1910-08-22

capital, and Colonel Roosevelt ex-
poets to meet all his old comrades Of
the plains there
Leaving Cheyenne, Colonel Roosevelt
viii 50 direct 10 Denver, and will spend
the afternoon and evening of Monday.
august =, there The purpose Of this
visit to Denver viii be to speak at the
opening Of the national encampment Of
the United States Spanish War Vet
Grams. From Denver he viii go 10
OsaWa1Omie, kan. for the dedication
OF State park on the old CsawatOmie
battlefield This event IS scheduled
Tor Wednesday, August g.
Inc following day the former PTesi-
dent VIII visit Kansas City, and IL is
said he VIII probably deliver an import
ant political speech there From kan
sas City he viii proceed TO Omaha. ar
irving there Friday. September 2 and
remaining until the following day sun
day VIII be spent in Sioux Falls, and
the next day he VIII deliver Labor
Day address IN Fargo Tuesday. the
day following, one Of his most import
ant speeches viii be delivered Ia st.
Paul, before the Conservation Congress
clifford PinChOt VIII be on the platform
with him
On Wednesday. September :, Colonel
Roosevelt VIII be the guest OF the Press
Club ar Milwaukee The next jump Will
be TO FTeepoTr. III, and then TO Chi
cagO. where he viii speak under the
auspices OF the Hamilton Club The
same night he will move on 10 Cincln-
natl, and spend Friday September 2.
there as the guest OF the Ohio Valley
Exposition
saturday September 10. he VIII Jour
uev TO p =tsbCrs 20 address the Civic
Commission Of that city. BrOm Pitts
burg he viii return direct 10 New York,
making no more speeches for the rest
Of the trip. and viii reach Oyster Bay
on Sunday. September IL
The foregoing travelling card shows
the set speeches that the former Presl-
dent IS scheduled TO make. but the de-
mand 70 hear him is 50 great over al
the territory which he viii cover thEt
il IS probable he viii deliver many OK
private CIR.