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Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
FURIOUS THUNDER STORM
VISITS NEW YORK CITY.
Two Buildings Struck by Lightning
Downpour of Rain

New York. May IA spring tI1un
cerStorms with the attendant thunder,
Exhtning and generous downpour of
rain swept down on New York yes
4erday afternoon, rolling in from the
west bank of the Hudson, and forcing
n dense pail Of darkness before it 1t
was no puny affair. this storm, but q
Sau f1edged hurricane that caused con-
siderable excitement and much dam
age to new spring hats and dresses
and 70 buildings
Washington Heights. in the pathway
or the storm was the first TO feel its
1urv- At the little Lutheran Church
oS the Atonement, 10th street and
IdEecomb avenue, lightning struck the
steepie and rent a large hole in the
masonry Someone turned in a fire
z-ar-u- There was nothing for the fire
men 70 do but 10 brace the sides Of
the steepIe with boards
In the Bronx a four-stoTy brick
bzildinE occupied bx the New York,
New Haven < Hartford railroad, at
1szd street and Willis avenue, was
STRUCK -ez = bolt which started a fire
sn the once Workmen with buckets
of water succeeded in putting out the
flames
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16

London. May 15.-The official pro-
gramme for the removal of the body
of the late King Edward from Buck
ingham palace to Westminster hall
next Tuesday, was issued tonight 1t
shows that the removal viii be attend
ed by military spectacle only less
impressive and imposing than the tu-
neral itself.
Casket Drawn on Gun Carriage.
Following the caslSet drawn on a
gun carriage, will walk King George,
the royal princes and all the kings and
prfncely guests, together with the
members of the late kings household,
the lords and grooms-in- waiting. court
dignitaries, naval officers and the
queen mothers household. Then Will
come a procession of nine marriages,
with the queen mother and all the inn
perial and royal ladies'.
Public Lying in State.
y Upon arrival at Westminster hall,
the late kings company of Grenadier
guards. who will have charge of the
ca si1et Throughout the ceremony. will
place the body upon the catafaIque for
lying in state. All the regaiia. having
been placed upon the casket, the arch
bishop of Canterbury will conduct a
solemn service in the presence of the
royal mourners; after which the pub
lie lying in state-wtll begin.
The details Of Fridays ceremony are
still incomplete, but it has been decid-
ed that bluejac4xets will draw the gun
carriage with the coffin to Windsor
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
FIELD DAY OF
THE FIFTH COMPANY.
Twenty six Men in Captain Tarbox's
Command Qualify as Marksmen-|
Busy Day at the Norwich Range.

With fine wea tF.er for their annual
outing, the Fifth company, c. A. c.,
under Captain Tarbox. spent Saturday
at the Norwich range in rifle practice.
The shelter halves were taken, but
there was no time in which to. prac-
tice pitching tflsrne as the rife prac-
tice kept them busy The result was
that IS members of the company have
qualified as marksmen, which is a
gratifying number thus early.
Gathering at the arTnory at $50
o'clock the company. numbering A.
marched to Franklin square in time
for the Norwich Westerly car at 7.30
which left them at the range. The
range was in fine shape and during
the day number of visitors Were
Cooks Fish and Vars served the fol-
lowing tempting dinner: Steak, pota-
toes. onions, bread and butter, coffee
and pickles.
The rife practice was under the di-
rection of Ordnance Officer Captain
Woodward Of DanfeIson, while at the
range during the day were Colonel
Fitch Of Stamford and Captain E. N.
Coleman Of this city. The company
took the car on the return which
brought them to Franklin square at
$50, and after leaving their equipment
at the arnrory they were discharged
for the day.
The highest score made was by
Sergeant Labrea. who got 127, while
Lieut. Nichols and Private Hurdles
were tied at 124 for second. 1t requires
a score OF 98 or over to qualify as
naarksmen, and the following 26 men
are in that cfaSs:
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
From Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall
an Impressive Military Spectacle
THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME ISSUED.
Blueackets Draw the Gun Carriage with the Cass to
Windsor where the Last Solemn Service will be Held
Hourly Change of Guards Over the Body in the
Throne Room a Most Impressive Display.

where the last solemn service win bo
held.
Sunday Night Solemn Service In
Throne Room.
King George, Queen Mary the queen
mother and the royal family we're
present tonight al "A solemn service
over the body in the throne room at
buckingham palace. The scene m the
throne room was deeply moving one
of the most impressive displays being
the hourly change of Knarda who, in
full uniform, with hands crossed on
reversed rifles and with heads Bowed,
the catafa1que with an officer in the
same attitude, facing the bier. Not "a
muscle is seen to move. At the end
of each hour a bugler silently leads
the relieving guard IA and the change
of guard is made noselessiy. One hour
of this iHnlobility has been found 20
they will be relieved each half hour.
10000 Troops TO Line Funeral Route.
Solemn services were again hatd lin
all the churches throughout the king
dom today. The troops which VIII line
the funeral route Friday have been
assiduously practicing the funeral drill
Curiously, not one of these 80 900 mnm
will be in the procession party. for,
when the cortege appears at the word
of command, sections OF tho troops
will assume an attitude with heads
bowed over their hands on their rifles
and will so remain untn the oortege
has passed.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
Defendant Seemed Downeas-
SENSATIONAL CHASE
IN CROWDED CENTRAL PARK
Mounted Policemen and Motor Cycle
Traffic Men Pursue Wild Chauffeur.

New York. May t5.-Threading the
crowded lanes OF Central Park at
breakneck speed. a taxtcab with a
swaying. gIassy-eyed chauffeur at the
wheel, dashed in and out between foot
farers and carriages today, pursued by
mounted policemen and traffic men on
motor cycles, until on a sharp turn it
impaled itself with a crash on the
front springs of a Limousine coming
the opposite direction.
Michael O'ConneE, chauffeur of the
taxicab died in hospital late tonight
Mrs. Anna Gilbert, widow of Riley
Miles Gilbert, who left an estate
worth more than So. .o0o, 900, and her
daughter Annie were thrown violently
from their seats in the Limousine
agoinst the windows directly in front
of them, and were badly cut and
bruised. Mrs. Gilbert was Frustrated
tonight from shock.
O'Connell shot around turn into the
Limousine with such speed that his
car in skidding. burned the covers
from his tires. His throttle was wide
open and the spark still on when the
cars We're pulled apart The springs
of the Limousine penetrated the radi-
ator of the taxicab two feet. OsConneIl
was jammed against the steering wheel
with such force THAT he died of inter-
nal injuries, though his body was not
even scratched
Thousands watched the chase and
the collision.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
WATERBURY, BURGLARY CASE
BATTLES THE POLICE.
5000 Worth JeweIry Taken from Res
idence of DR.. Collier.

Waterbury, Conn. May 15-After
working for twenty r hours the
robbery of the hf of DIR. and Mrs.
H. G. Collier in : Fashionable resi-
Dental section e, the police of this
city tonight admitted that they We're
absolutely without a clue The thief
Of DIR. Collier and his wife early last
evening and ransacked several rooms.
He took away upwards of $4,000 worth
of jewels belonging to the couple, but
left all the valuable silverWare un-
touched A monograIned watch is the
only piece known to have been stolen
which had a Distinguishing mark. En-
trance is supposed to have been made
through a library window, but al
though detectives have been on the
case since the discovery of the rob-
berry was made. about two hours after
the couple had left their home. moth
ing has yet developed to give hope of
the thief's capture. He is supposed to
he a professional expert.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
He Goes Still Further.
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER
IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
Former New York Private Detective
Poisoned His Wife.

New York, May 15.-Maurise Lustig,
a former private detective, was found
guilty OF murder today in the first de-
gree by jury in the court of general
sessions. The state contended that he
poisoned his wife, Rhoda, with strych-
nine last October. She carried So 900
life insurance and LIstig was in love
with another woman.
Mrs. Lustfg died in commissions and
it WAS then thought she had spinal
meningitis An anonymous postal card
first called the coroner's attention to
the case, the life insurance companies
pushed it and Mrs. Lustig's body was
finally disinterred at Miiroy, Pa, where
she was buried
The jury was out all night and
reached a verdict at 10 o'clock this
morning.
When the foreman announced the
verdict Lustfg turned aslay pale, but
quickly recovered his courage. In
giving his history he said he served
year in the western penitentiarys of
Pennsylvania for larceny. He re-
fused to comment on the verdict and
puffed defiantly on cigarette as he
was led to the Tonfos.
Judge Foster set next Friday for
pronouncing sentence
had one wife living at the time ne
married the women he killed. Her un-
expected appearance in court during
the trial was a total surprise to Lus-
tig and made a dramatic moment.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
New England Astronomers Agree that No Harm
full Effect will be Noted
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, THE DATE
Possibility of Luminous Display Like the Northern
Lshts-Wreless Telesraphy May be Affected by
Shower of Charged Partcles-There is No Cause
for Alarm Fear-Comet Increasing in Brilliancy

Boston, May 15.-Agreeing that no
harmful effect is to be experienced on
next Wednesday from the passage of
The earth through the tail of Halley's
comet. New England astronomers ap-
pear not to concur as TO the possibility
OF a luminous display similar to north
srn lights.
May Be Darkenina of the Atmosphere
Prof David P. Todd of Amherst
college thinks the aurora effect prob
able. Prof Robert W. Wilson Of the
Harvard college observatory declared
today that there may pc a gardening
G Pickering, head of the Harvard OBJ
Esrvatory. said: 4 doubt if there will
be any effect at ALL
No Cause for Fear or Alarm.
Professor Wilson said further that
there may be q shower Of charged
particles. very small but numerous.
which may affect wireless telegraphy.
There is 10 cause fer alarm or fear.
Cranogen exists only near the comets
head and the tail Is a good vacuum
Prfosser Todd declares that there
viii be no more sensation than that
rsFsed by the rays of light from a dis
1art candle on q persons hand There
is an equal amount of cyanogen gas
-adizted from each. proporuonately,
he says
Luminous Display Probable.
Leon CAMPBELL another of the Har-
ward astronomers thinks a luminous
display prooa ble-
The Comet at Its Brightest.
THE increasing Driliancy Of the COM
e. as il approached the earth was
shown today when Harvard college as
-rouomers found that the body, with
The coma or envelope, had reached
proportions of nearly a zero magni-
-ude the highest stage of stellar bril-
fIznct. The rate of increase in bril-
1sz-cy is indicated by two photonaet-
rs uaeaEureTn ents taken at the Har-
<2-d observatory
The first. on May 6. showed the nu-
r-isgzs 70 be Of FOG magnitude. Another
u Friday. just week later, showed
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
MRS. ROLLINS GIVES BAIL
IN SUM OF $4,000.
With Husband and Son Will Answer
to Smuggling Charge.

New York. May 15.-AIrs Catherine
Rollins, wife of ex-Gov. Frank w.
Rollins of New Hampshire. went to
the federal building yesterday to an
sWer to the smuggling charge to which
her husband and son Douglas pleaded
the day before, when they were held
in $1,000 bail for further examination.
She gave the same bail and hastened
away. Father, mother and son will
appear before United States Commits
sioner Shields next Friday.
There were rumors of settlement
out of court last evening. but in the
United States attorneys Office it was
said that the case would take the
ual course. MIR. Rollins limited that
he had a very good explanation and
late in the day he gave out the fol-
lowing:
"The newspapers in the last twenty
four hours have contained statements
in regard to my landing from the Lu-
sitania on the 18th which are highly
colored and give wrong impression.
My natural impulse is to publish a
statement correcting the nlisconcep-
ton. but 1 do not deem it wise or adj
visable at this time 10 make any state
ment through the papers. At the
proper time 1 expect to make a state
ment which will put the matter in a
different light
The nine trunks belonging to the
Rolllnses were sent TO the appra iser's
stores early yesterday. The papers in
the case will be ready by Friday. so
that the exact extent of the seizure
may be known at the hearing. A PEN
atty of not less than one year in pris-
on or of not more than $1,000 fine, or
both, is attached to violation of the
customs laws, when criminal charges
are made. Settlements have been un-
der provision of the laws providing
for a fine equal TO twice the value of
the goods, plus the duty. and in addi-
tion the forfeiture of the articles
srnuggled.
1t was learned yesterday that eX-
Governor Rollins said to Acting Sur
veyor Smyth al the preliminary hear
ing at the custom house Friday aft
ernoon that there was general talk on
board the steamship Lusitania among
the passengers of a determination not
to declare everything TO the customs
officials, as it would entail tedious de-
lay in landing. The governor did not
offer any excuse. but said he thought
he was doing as others were doing.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
President Taft
Takes A Hand
IN THE MNSIDE" HISTORY OF
sALLINGER INQUIRY.
LETTER TO CHAIRMAN NELSON
President Says the Letter Generating
BaiIinser Was Written at His
4Tafts) Specific Direction.

Washington, May Is. President
Taft in person tonight tOck a hand in
the situation which has arisen con-
cerning the inside" history of his let
ter of Sept. 12 exonerating Secretary
Baldnger from the charges Of Special
Agent L. r. CLAWS and authorizing the
dismissal Of CLAWS.
Over his own signature he addr eSSed
a long letter to Senator Nelson, chair
man OF the Baldnger-Pinchot investi-
eating committee, setting forth in de-
tail the sequence of events after his
receipt at Beverly on Aug. 18th last OF
the charges by CLAWS.
The Presidents Explanation.
The president makes no direct men
tion of the statement OF Frederick NJ
kerby, the young stenographer in Sec
retary Baufnger's office, published yes
terday in which kerby said that the
prepared in Mr.. Ballinger's Office by
Oscar Law4er, assistant attorney. gen
era1 for the interior department. To-
nights explanation by Mr. Taft was
obviously provoked by Keroy's state
ment. however.
Mr.. TAFT says not oniy~tfat L.awier
did prepare such a letter as Kerlby said
he did, but that he did SO by the pres
ident's specific direction. When Gle
received it he found. he says. that 1T
was not what he wanted to issue, and
he wrote the letter himself in the
form In which he desired it, using
from LAWYERS draft only one or two
general statements.
He Goes Still Further.
The president goes stfli further and
dating of Attorney General Wicker
sllana's summary of the Claws charges.
to which Attorney Louis d. Brandeis
has drawn attention. Ar. Taft says
in fact 'sback dated'' and that this also
was done by his specific direction
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
PUEBLO INDIANS QUIET.
Reneqsdes Agree to Surrender
Troops Ordered Home.

Santa F'e, n. M, May 15.-The
threatened uprising of the Pueblo In
dians at Taos, n. NJ, appears to be at
an end. The national guard sent to
Taos Friday night has been ordered TO
return. Governor Mills, when he learn
ed that President Taft had ordered
cavalry from Fort Wingate to Taos,
said troops were no longer needed.
United States Attorney Francis c.
Wilson telegraphed from Taos that the
renegade Indians had volunteered to
surrender on the bench warrants which
they had been resisting. He added
that reports of the trouble had been
greatly exaggerated.
Washington, May 15.-The threaten
ed Indian uprising in New Mexico is
over and all danger is averted A re-
port from superintendent Crandall to
the commissioner on Indian affairs to-
day conveys the information that the
Taos Pueblo Indians We're well within
their rights in cutting the fences of
settlers. fef the fences encroached on
the Indian lands. The courts of the
territory refused to prosecute the red
men. The militia sent TO the scene of
the threatened uprising was turned
back before travelling half the distance
to Santa Fe.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16

the magnitude to be AL, an increase
in parent size of 2.65 degrees.
BristIing Array of Telescopes Ready.
Washington. May 15.-HaIleys comet
will be greeted Wednesday on its
closest approach to the earth by a
bristling array of telescopes 1anked
by rapid lenses in the cameras of the
naval observatory. The government
observers are prepared for the phe-
nomenon and elaborate calculations
second the comet wifi be at given
places in the heavens where it will be
observed and photographed.
What Washington Scientists Say.
Among the sciertists there is some
difference of opinion as to the effect
the comet viii have upon the earth.
but the differences are minor. Pro-
fessor Hall of the naval observatory
would not be surprised If there was a
shower of metebrites. He advanced
his theory with the same calnness that
he would prophecy a shower of rain.
Others. and they appear in the ma
jority, expect no =, disturbances VIII
mark the passing OF the comet ed
win f. Naulty Of New York, who has
been at the observatory, making teie-
soopic and spectrosoopic observations
of the visitor, contends that such q
shower as Professor Hall deems poss1-
BILE cannot OCCUR.
A Celestial Searchiight.
1.-THE tail OF Haaiey's comet to all IN
tents and PURPOSES Is celestlai
TT is nothing more than sunlight con-
densed from radiant solar energy and
processed through the solar system,
precisely as lens focuses, condenses
and transmits light
At the naval observatory the scien-
lists have been watching the comet
through the powerful telescopes every
morning just before sunrise, When IL is
brightest The observers each day can
note the broadening of the tail and the
enlargement of the head The heaven
w body will increase in apparent size
and brilfancy until "Wednesday, wnen
if will begin to decrease and in a few
weeks will disappear into space, not TO
e seen again for nearly century.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
DR.. Hyde Jury
Retire for Night
DELIBERATIONS WILL BE RE-
sUMED TH+e MORNING.
DISAGREEMENT PROBABLE
Judge Sent Jury to Its Hotel About 6
O'clock Last Evenins-At 1925 All
Were in Bed.

Kansas City. Mo-, May 15.-The
Hyde jury retired at 1925 O'Clock to-
night without having voted a verdict.
Deliberations will begin at nine o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Neither DIR. Hyde. his wife, nor any
OF the Swopes was at the criminal
court building tonight.
Hope of Agreement Abandoned.
No verdict having been reached by
the Hyde jury, it was sent to it's ho-
tel by Judge Latshaw shortly before
six o'clock tonight. The jury were
told to ballot at the hotel tonight The
judge said he could be notified at his
home in case decision was reached.
Practically everyone connected with
the case has abandoned hope of an
agreement. IL no verdict is returned
by tomorrow morning the jury will be
discharged.
Defendant Seemed Downeast.
While the jury strove to reach
Verdict-today. patient crowd waited
inside the courtroom For the first
time since the trial opened DIR. Hyde
appeared somewhat downcast, He
spoke to but a few people. The doc
tors spirits Frightened on the arrival
of Mrs Hyde. He told anecdotes to
her and his sisters Miss Laura Hyde
and Mrs. e. n. Hopkins.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
RUNAWAY IN BROADWAY.
Three Men Thrown Out, DR.. kin4baIi
Getting a Cash Over His Left Eye.

About ten o'clock Saturday morning
there was a bad mixup as the result
of runaway, when Arthur R. Kea-
bles' horse. frightened by the break
ing Of the breeching, dashed down
Broadway hiH. Mr.. keabfes and Frank
McGarry We're thrown out. It later
co1iided with S. z. Bfivenss team,
which was standing in Broadway, and
In front Of Masonic temple it struck
the carriage which DIR. R. w. Kinaban
was driving up Broadway. This was
badly smashed and DIR. Kimbai thrown
out, cutting his head over his left eye
and temple. while he received a num-
ber of bruises. The horse ran over
Church street and up Washington 10
Broad followed by DIR. Kinball's. They
were caught at Broad street. The af-
fair caused much excitement and quite
little damage Soon after, owing
to the machine skidding, the six-cyl-
inder car driven by John Eyberse
skidded and ran upon the sidewalk at
the Masonic temple and smashed
rear wheel. 1t was unavoidable, oT-
ing to the mud
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
EARTHQUAKE IN LOS ANGELES
AND ADJACENT TERRITORY.
Pasadena Suffered Heaviest Damage
So Far as Reported.

Los Angeles, Cal. May 1B.--This city
and surrounding terr4tory were visited
today by a series of earthquake shocks
that alarmed many people but did ht~
tie damage beyond breaking dishes.
destroying house ornaments and
cracking syalls OF the lighter houses.
The shocks began aiJout $50 this
morning and were felt az late as 7.bN
at the beach resorts and In Pasadena.
Riverside. RedlandE and San Her
nardino. where tronora oceurred laRt
Thursday night. Pasadeno suffered
the heaviest damage SO far as report
ed. Several buildings were cracked
and on Mount Wilson, where tho Car
negie observatory Is situated. the
tremors alarmed many tourists who
had climbed the peak TO view the
comet. The motion was a swapdng sne
and gave the climbers ssnsation Of
seastclSness.
Long Beach was washed by a small
tidal wave just after the first shock
there, shortly before O'Clock. An
other tremor followed and then the
ocean. which had been unusually boie
ferrous AL morning, fell euddeniy fiat
and became a calm for more than an
hour.
In this city and in Riverside no ssri-
ous damage was reported.
A second shock shook Riverside at
noon. Both treInors were heavier 4hnm
the quake which shook the orange belt
on Christmas day 1899.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
DOUBLE TENEMENT FIRE.
Four Burned Bodies Found in Room
on Top Floor.

New York. May 15.--When fremen
were inspecting the ruins of a double
tenement which was swept by fire In
Brooklyn early today they came upon
four burned bodies in room on the
top floor. The victims were Peter
Larnico. an Italian; his wife, Rosa and
their two daughters, l2 and 8 years
old.
In the excitement occasioned by the
fire tenants forgot that the top floor
was occupied and left the Larnicos
hemmed in by flame and smoke. The
cause of the fire is not. known, but II
is thought to have been set by an in
cendiary in a lower hallway.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
FOURTEEN-YEkR- OLD BOY
ESCAPED FROM kIDNAPPERs.
Ran for Miles, Clad Only in Shirt and
OveraIIs,

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, May f5.-According
to the statements of 14-year- Hugh
Hart of Beaver Falls, Pa, he was kid
raped from that city on April Is by
Charles Miller, junk peddier. and has
been kept in close confinement in a
wagon until this morning at O'Clock,
when he escaped and ran for miles,
clad only in overalls and shirt, to this
city. where he told the police his story.
The lad says Miller kept him in the
wagon by threats to kill him If he tried
to escape, and often m1strea4ed him in
various ways, in addition to making
him steal iron and other metals.
Miller, who is about AZ years of
age, was arrested.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-16
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING O.
MoHONk LAKE CONFERENCE
Begins Wednesday This Week and Con-
tinues Until Friday.

-Tehonk Lake N Y, May -15--The
rTohe-zz Lake conference on interna-
ssensI arbitration viii hold its six
.senua annual meeting here, beginning
q Wednesday next and continuing ua-
- Friday evening -Acceptances al
distinguished gathering embracing
diplomats statesmen army and navy
men. educators editors. clergymen and
E1ren OF prominence in the business
%orld-
1t = expected that the most prorni
Een- I0Pi4- OF. discussion this year Will
he the proposed International court of
Rr5strai Justice which has been brought
fr<o prominence Ey Secretary Knox g
recent proposals along that line