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Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
President Taft
Has Many Callers
POLITICS DISCUSSED AT NATIONS
SUMMER CAPITAL.
SATISFACTION EXPRESSED
With General Conditions-President
Along the Line-Long Conference.

Beverly, Mass, July 12.-President
Taft talked politics today with Sen
ator W. Murray Crane of Massachu- :
setts, Attorney General Wiclcershau
and Secretary Nagel of the department
of commerce and labor. All of these
gentlemen We're the presidents guests
at luncheon. Their conference lasted
until after 6 o'clock tonight.
I Extreme Reticence Displayed.
Extreme reticence was displayed by
everybody, and no statement, other
than that the general situation was
discussed, could be obtained. Senator
Crane was close to the president dur
ing the last session of congress. Dur
ing the last six weeks of the session,
when the president was hammering g
away at the programme which he
ator Crane was a daily visitor at the
White House. In looking forward to a
campaign which it is admitted all
sides viii be a hard one, il was natural
that Mr.. Taft should consult with the
senator from Massachusetts among the
first of his advisors.
President is Hopeful.
The president was reported tonight
TO be very well satisfied with general
conditions and hopeful of republican
success "all along the line
1t was definitely determined this aft
ernoon that Attorney General Wicker
sham shall accompany Secretary Ma
gel to Alaska. The situation in that
far off territory has given the presi-
dent much concern. Serious factionaI
fights have been in progress there for
been displayed. Each time an appoint
ment has been made to one of the fed
eral offces, campaign has been start
ed against the appointees.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
MANCHURIA CONVENTION
BETWEEN JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
Text of the Long Heralded Treaty
Made Public Last Night.

Washington, July 12.-The text Of
the long -heralded Manchuria conven-
tion between Japan and Russia. signed
July at Ct Petersburg. was made
public tonight. 1t is one of the short
est important treaties of modern times,
being just 237 words in length. II
follows:
The imperial government of Japan
and the imperial government Of Rus
STA, sincerely attached to the princl-
pies established by the convention con-
cluded between them on the 30-l1 OF
July. 1907, and desirous to develop the
effects of that convention with view
TO the consolidation of peace in tho
extreme east, have agreed to complete
the said arrangements by the following
provisions:
Article with the object Of facili-
tatng communication and developing
the commerce of nations. the Two high
contracting parties mutually engage 10
lend each other their friendly CO.
operation with q view 10 the ameliora-
ton of their respective railway lines
in Manchuria and the Improvement OF
the connecting service of the said rail-
ways and to abstain from all compe-
ttion prejudicial to the realization Of
this object.
Article Each of the high con-
and respect the status quo in Man
churia resulting from the treaties,
conventions and other arrangements
concluded I'D to this day between
Japan and Russia, or between either or
these two powers and China. Copies
of the aforesaid arrangements have
been exchanged between Japan and
Russia.
ARTICLE 3-In case that any event
arises of a nature TO menace the
status quo above mentioned. the two
high contracting parties shall in each
case enter into communication with
each other. in order to arrive at an
understanding as to the measures they
may Judge il necessary to take for the
maintenance OF the said status quo"
The convention had been presented
to the state department by both the
Russian and japanese ambassadors.
The notes of transmission were almost
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13

Oyster Bay, y. Y, July 14.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Governor Hughes
of New York spent the evening at
Sycamore Hill i'm their long expected
and much heraIded conference on New
York state politics. They talked in
secret and no word of the result was
allowed to become known beyond the
fact that the entire political situation
in this state was taken up. Colonel
Roosevelt had said frankly on previ-
GUS occasions, however that the de-
feat of the direct nominations bill by
the republican state organization
would be one of the main topics of
discussion. Whether the question of
a republican candidate for governor
came up is not known.
Chairman Woodruff Due Today.
Colonel Roosevelt will have more
politicians at Sycamore Hill tomor-
row, perhaps the most conspicuous of
whom viii be Timothy l.. Woodruff.
chairman of the republican state COM
mittee.
Newspaper Men Disappointed.
delegation of correspondents went
up the hill at nine o'clock in the hope
that Colonel Roosevelt or the govern
or would have something to say after
their talk had been fairly started. But
the colonel sent out word that neither
he nor the governor would be inter-
viewed
One Rock in Calm Seas.
Colonel Roosevelt has made it clear
that he will fight for the direct nomi-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
But Seven Structures Remain In Town of Cam
bellton and Village of Richardsville
TWO MILES WASTE OF SMOKING RUINS
Five Thousand Four Hundred Residents Homeless =
Property Loss Estimated at So, 5Oo,000 o. Greatest
Fire New Brunswick has Seen Since the Confisgra-
ton St. John in lS77-Eut Two Lives Lost.

ugees who camped tonight on the
banks of the Restigouche.
Failure of the Water Mains.
Campbellton was the largest cedar
shingle center in eastern America. All
the mills were destroyed, including the
big plants of the Shives Lumber COM
pany, Richards Lumb ber company, and
the Moffat mills. The property of
these three concerns, in which Ameri-
can ca pital was interested, was valued
at $500, 600. This estimate includes
mills and lumber. A gale and the fail
ure of the water mains left the pop
ulatiOn helpless against the sweep of
the flames.
DR. Sproule gave up his life in saw
ing others. He had carried many wo-
men and children in his car to safety
and had returned to a burning dwell
ing when his gasoline tank exploded.
Score of Fires Set by Flying Erbers.
Many of the men who attempted to
stay the confia grafton were obliged to
abandon the hose and flee for their
lives when the flames overwhelmed the
hundreds of wooden buildings of which
the town was constructed. Embers
from great quantities of burning shin
giles carried long distances by the gale
set fires by the score, and for ten
hours destruction went on. The flames
burned themselves out in Campbellton
and Richardsville this morning, but
the forest is still ablaze at many
points.
The fire was the greatest in New
Eruns wick since the destruction OF
large part of St. John in 1871
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
NEW LONDON POKER JOINTS.
Three Men Arrested for Operating the
Places and Fined 500.

William Manice, John Madden and
Charles H. Humphrey were each fined
500 in the New London police court
Tuesday morning, each being charged
with operating a place reputed to be a
gaming resort. In each case a demurrer
was overruled and the accused found
guilty Humphrey gave notice of an
appeal and bond of $3.50 was ordered
in his case.
Prosecuting Attorney Cronin told
Judge Colt that the men were arrest
ed on warrants, resulting from in
vestigation on the part of Lieutenant
LETTERS. The lieutenant had been look
ing for a man; a hanger-on around the
poker rooms, and made a tour of them
on Sunday, July 3. He visited Mad
den's place in the Bacon block State
street, Humphreys in Aborn hail.
Bank street. and Manice's in the Shea
building, Bank street, and in each one
found evidences of gambling.
The lieutenant was not looking for
gamblers that day, but put the evil
dence he had Up to Prosecuting At
torney Cronin, who gave him warrants
for the three men.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
BROADWAY SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Annual Outing Held at kitemaug and
Delightful Time Was Enjoyed.

Members of the Broadway Congre-
gational church Sunday school to the
number of 225 had their annual out
ing and picnic on Tuesday going to
Kitemaug on the 800 train on the
Central Vermont road. They were en-
tertained in various ways. Story'S
launch was in commission for parties
all day and at 1890 o'clock dinner was
served, As loaves of bread and so
loaVes of cake having been disposed
of, together with the other menu at
fractions. Mrs. A H. LathroD was in
charge of the refreshments and had an
able corps of assistants. The financial
end was in charge of Amos A. Brown
ing, while the transportation and
games were looked after by Herbert
B. Cary. superintendent. The COM
mittee in charge of the picnic included
Amos A. Browning, Herbert w. Gal
1up, Herbert B. Cary. Mrs. A. H. La
throp and Miss Freeman.
The day was pleasantly passed in
various games were enjoyed There
was a close ball game between mines
captained by Walter Peck and Roger
Champion. the former winning to 5.
1t was found an ideal spot for pic
mic and F. w. Browning did all that
was possible to make the day a sue
cess. the courtesies extended being ex-
ceptional. The party returned about
o'clock, happy but tired.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
CHARLES M'kIRNIN
DROWNED IN HARBOR
Had Been Missing All Night When
Body Was Found Floating.

The body of Charles McKirnin. who
lived at SS High street, was found
floating in the Thames river off the
south end of the Chappell dock about
4 o'clock Tuesday, morning. Thomas
Pearson. who was rowing across the
river. notived something floating, and
finding it was the body of a man.
tCWed ii to the ,TomStock wharf at
the foot of Pages lane, and made it
fast there. The body had ben previ-
ously notived by Thomas Wright, Po-
hceman Morrow and another man who
were standing on the west bridge over
the Yantic, but they had not been able
to decide certainly from there what it
was.
Medical Examiner NimbaII was mott
fed by the policeman. When he ex-
ed the only mark found on itnanpi
anined the mbodyeht OF -
amined the body the only mark found
on it was a slight cut on one hand.
The body had been in the water only
a hhort time
Mr.. McKirnin had been away from
his home all right, and Chief Murphy
had been so notified by his wife The
missing man had last been sen on
Thames street and North Thames
street between and $50 Monday
We're identified as his property were
found by Frank Perry in the gang
way near the Chappell company office.
Mr.. McKinnin was about 20 years old
and had been in poor health for SOme
time. He had resided here about ten
years, having kept a. store on Thames
street and on High street. He came
here from Monson, Mass. having been
j stonecutter.-
He leaves his wife. three sons and
two daughters. One son lives in
Providence. Because of the condition
of Mrs. Mc&irnin. who was prostrated
by the death of her husband. Coroner
Brown has not been able To begin his
Investigation.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
GERMANY TAKES NO STAND
IN CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Declaration Made at the German For
eign Office in Berlin.

Berlin, July 12.-Germany has taken
no stand in opposition TO the United
States in the affairs of Central and
South America Germany has issued
no statement that could be construed d
into antagonism to the American gov
ernment, in what that governme ent
has done. is doing or may do in Mic
aragua. This declaration was made
at the German foreign office this eve
ming.
Special dispatches received here
from Washington and other American n
cities reported that the German for
eign office had issued statement to-
day that Germany refuses to recog-
nize any right on the part of the Unit
ed States to supervise her diplomatic
relations with other countries, Central
and South American countries in gem
eral and Nicaragua in particular"
When this report was placed before
the foreign Office it was given an en-
phatfcA denial. No such statement an
official declared angrily, had been is
sued by that department, or by any
other department of the government
He affirmed that no declaration of
such nature could be made, because
there was absolutely no necessity for
ii. and that therefore anything pub
iished in such a sense WAS pnre inVen-
tion.
This expIa nation was accompanied
by the statement that Germany had no
intention or intervening in any way
in Nicarguan anairs. and that the re-
ported offer by Aladriz of a coaling sta
zion to European power If it would
intervene in Nicaragua. was not made
To Germany.
of late, 50 fragrant has been the
abuse of privileges accorded by the
foreign Office to certain correspondents
the advisability of expelling them has
twice been considered by that depart
ment. and one has already been barred
on account of sensational dispatches
which he has forwarded to the United
States, bearing no shred of truth.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
Curtiss Dropped
Mock Bombs
ORANGES USED IN SHAM BATTLE
AT ATLANTIC CITY.
FROM A HEIGHT OF 500 FEET
Aviator Demonstrated Utility of Aero
planes in Coast Enthusiastically
Made Every Shot "Hit."

Atlantic City. N. j., July 12.-GIenn
Curtiss tossed oranges as mimic
bombs within three feet of the decks
of the yacht John E. Mehrer IL, used
in place of a battleship during the
sham battle arranged this afternoon
to demonstrate the utility of aero
planes in coast defense. The mock
bombs were dropped from a height
of about 300 feet, and Curtiss purpose
ly failed to strike the deck of the
yacht for fear of injury to the officials
and passengers.
Visiting experts agreed that the ex-
periments showed that fleet of aero
planes armed with bombs of high ex-
pfosives could wreck any warship be-
fore guns could be trained on them.
Curtiss was flying about As miles an
hour when he dropped the bombs"
and officials on the yacht declared that
he was within accurate distance for
rifle fire less than a half minute.
Colonel William Allen Jones, retired,
formerly of the United States Engi
neer corps, who is an advocate of
his belief that the air machone has
proved its efficacy.
Bombarded Fortifcation Marked on
Beach.
Curtiss also dropped oranges over a
fortification marked out on the beach,
making practically every shot a .flit,"
although the trajectory was sometimes
thirty degrees becaueS of the wind
and his speed.
Srookins Made Sensational Flight.
Walter Brookins' last flight here to-
day was sensational, the driver gliding
his machine toward the ocean until it's
hunnerS were submerged in a breaker.
He rose safely and gIided to the beach.
Both Curtiss and Brookins also made
exhibition flights over the ocean.
Todays flights ended the meet. The
prizes of $4,000 each Were presented
to Brookins for breaking the altitude
record and to Curtiss for establishing
a fifty mile American record over the
sea course yesterday. Twenty-two
flights were made during the ten days
of the meet.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
Brookins Made Sensational Flight.
SHORTAGE OF AUGUST ROPKE
is EVERY LARGE"
Placed by Rumor at About $500, 900
Pecuiations Began IS Years Ago.

Louisville. Ky, July 12-Admission
that the shortage of August RopIxe, de-
faulting assistant secretary of the FL
deity Trust company, is very large
was made at the Trust company's Of
fees today. At the same time it was
announced that the directors of the
company had pledged themselves to an
increase of s1,00O,000 in the capital
stock, if such increase be necessary.
President John w. Barr issued a
statement this afternoon in which he
says: Our securities have been found
absolutely intact The defalcation OF
Mr.. Ropke is very large The estates
are absolutely intact. Not a dollar
can be lost to anyone other than the
stockholders"
Ropkes shortage is placed by rumor
at about 100000. His case today was
set for hearing before a grand jury
on October 3. The prisoner returned
to Jail in default of s25,000 bail
Although no official statement could
be obtained, it is said the peculations
began between ten and fifteen years
ago. The exact time involved will not
be known until the examination by
the experts shall be completed. The
system employed by Ropke is also as
yet unexplained, although it is gen
orally supposed that he manipulated
individual accounts.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13

Dalhousie. y. B., July IA waste
OF smoking ruins extending for two
miles and seven isolated buildings rep
resented tonight the town of Camp
bellton and the nearby village of Rich
ardsviIle. which were overwhelmed
yesterday by tongues of flame and fire
brands driven before a gale Two
lives were lost during the ten hours
the IRE ragged Dr. Beverly Sproule,
q dentist. while aiding with his auto
mobile in rescuing women and chill
dren. was burned to death by an eX-
plosion of gasoline. An infant was
suffoested in the dense smoke.
Property Loss s2,5o0, 900.
Five thousand residents of Camp
sheIlton and 400 of Richardsville are
homeless. One thousand buildings in
Campbellton and 70 in the village were
DESTROYED The combined loss of the
buildings and other property in both
places was estimated tonight at ST.
Soc eco The total insurance is S1-O00,-
Gc0
Refugees Camped on Banks of the Res
tigouche.
Tonight some semblance of order
had been established by the authOri
ties and relief work was begun Dur
ing the day special trains brought
tents food and other supplies. and all
who could not be accommodated in
DaIhouSie and in farming districts
were ouartered under canvas Hun
dreds of persons lost all they possessed
and it was a disconsoiate band of ref
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
NEW YORK COTTON BROKER
MISSING SINCE MONDAY
Rowed Out on Long Island Sound and
Disappeared

New York, July 12.-George H. Reit-
man. a New York cotton broker has
been strangely missing since Monday
morning when he left his home, ostep-
sibly to go to his ONCE. Instead he
went to Throggs Neck, Westchester.
rowed out on the Sound and disap-
peared.
An erlploye of fsaat house al:
Throggs Neck came to the Reitman
house today and reported that a man
giving the name of Reitman had hired
the boat Monday morning and that
neither Reitman nor the boat had been
heard from since The family was al
ready alarmed by his absence and with
this news the search was begun.
Mrs. Reitman said tonight that Reit-
man is an expert swimmer and oa rs
man, but she cannot explain his sud-
den whim to go boating and neglect
his business. unless his mind was az
fected by the heat. Reitman is 80
wears old.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
THINK TfGHE THE MAN
WHO SKIPPED LOCAL JAIL
Deputy Sheriff Bowen Does Not Think
Him the Man, HoweVer-Tighe in
Company With Greenwich Red and
James Miller.

Presented before the United States
court at New Haven on Tuesday,
Greenwich Red, who was arrested here
in connection with the break at the
to state prison. James Miller, known
as Cheshire Dutch, and John Tighe
were given a hearing which will be
completed today. They broke into the
frightened off and later captured by
Constable W. J. Mckee of Branford.
They pulled out telephone pay sta
ton, but dropped it intact when pur
sued.
Greenwich Red gave the name of
Frank Murphy, Miller said his name
was Charles Smith, and John Tighe
of New London gave the name of Tay-
lor On Tuesday Greenwich Red said
he was not Greenwich Red, as that
fellow is doing time in a government
prison. He said he knew Chief Muir
ply of Norwich and it was he who
gave him the name Greenwich Red,
and that he had never been called that
before.
Chief Murphy was in attendance at
the hearing and-testihed that the ac-
who broke into the postoffice at Gales
Ferry State Policeman Hurley said
he had known him as Greenwich Red
for five years.
Miller is one of the number who
was sentenced from here to state pTis-
on for one to four years for blowing
the safe al the Briggs mill at Nolun-
town. He served the full four years
and was released last January.
Tighe is New London man. and
it was said at New Haven that he had
escaped from the Norwich Jail a few
years ago. AS to this Deputy Sheriff
Bowen, the jaiIer. stated on Tuesday
evening that he did not think he was
the man. although when the fellow
was there he had been told his name
was Tighe The fellow who skipped
from Jail when they were tearing up
the flooring there in 1905 gave the
name of Frank Corcoran and he was
serving nine months and costs for
statutory burglary.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
CERTIFICATE OF ExiGENCY
GRANTED THE C. v. ROAD
For the Proposed Extension to Provi-
dence-An Important Move.

Montreal Que. July 12.-The news
that the railway commission of Massa- :
chusetts has granted a certificate OF
exigency to the Central Vermont rail-
road for the proposed extension TO
satisfaction at the Grand Trunk offices
today.
This is an important move said
one of the officials, because it means
the first break in the monopoly hith-
erto held by the New Haven road in
New England We have gone against
one of the greatest railway systems in
the New England states and have won.
which means that now we can go
ahead and build our line through to
Providence, and now that the ice is
broken it will probably mean that
within year or two we shall have our
own entrance into Boston"
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
Five Year Old Bridgeport Boy Proba
bly, Fatally Burned.

Bridgeport, Conn. July 12.-Eddie
Smarajak. years old, was probably
fatally burned tonight, when John
Smijesky. years old. threw piece of
blazing paper at him. setting his cloth
ing ON fire. The boy ran into his
home where his father and mother ex-
tinguished the flames. burning them
selves badly about their faces and
hands. lie was taken 10 the hospits /.
where his recovery IL considered
doubtful
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
WILLING WORKERS
Gave = Sale With Successful Results
at Miss Dobbrow's Home.

Four little girls who comprise the
Willing Workers-O1ive Linton, Viola
and Mildred Engler and Rhea Dob
brow-net with success far beyond
their expectations in holding a sale
Tuesday afternoon on the lawn at the
Dobbrow home, No. % Park street.
Their purpose was to help the Saliva
ton Arny's outing for poor children,
and they will be able to turn over $40
to Captain Douglass as the result of
their busy afternoon.
Cake. candy and lemonade were for
sale. all meeting a ready patronage.
There were two articles to be awarded
during the afternoon, of which Mrs.
NJ. E. Geer received the kinona and
Miss Ida Murphy pretty apron. The
sale lasted from 2.30 to $40.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
JUSTICE FULLER LEFT 100000.
Fortune Goes TO His Direct Heirs-A
Brief Will.

Chicago July 12-Under the terms
Of the will of Melville W. Fuller. chief
justice of the supreme court of the
United States. which has been fled in
the probate court the children of the
jurist and the direct heirs Will share
equally in the division of his estate,
which is estimated to amount to near
" $1,000 0oG-
The document provides that the es-
tate which included real estate valued
a. $500. 600. be held in trust for the
heirs during the lifetime of his chill
dren- : g Gregory. a Chicago law
yer and the Merchants Loan e Trust
company are named as trustees The
Mil IS brief and was executed in
Wa shinston on febrnars 10 1910.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
ST. MARY'S SOCIETY
Officers Elected at Seni-AnnuaI Meet
ing-To Be Installed Next Week.

Its semi-annual election was held on
Tuesday evening by St. Mary's t A.
and B. society at a special meeting in
the rooms in the T.. A B. building.
President Lewis A Andrews was re-
elected, with the following staff: Vice
president, John Wozniak; recording
secretary and editor, James B. Smith;
financial secretary, Archibald An
drews: treasurer, John Edwards; Ii
brarian. Horace Corning; sergeant at
arms. Bartholomew Smith; directors,
Andrew Caples, chairman, John Don
ohue, William Norton, jeremiah Rior-
dan, Charles McGibney, Walter Casey,
John Wozniak; trustees, (s months)
John Donohue, John Fitzgerald. They
are to be installed next week by
County Director Maurice Fitzgerald
of New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-13
WORK is STARTED ON
THE NEW SEWER
viii Be Continued This Summer Un-
til All the Sewers Ordered Are In.

The sewer commissioners have or
dered the street commissioner to be-
gin work on the sewers recently au-
thorized by the city meeting and coun-
ell and work was started Monday on
the Boswell avenue sewer, the portion
in Eleventh street being built first. A
good start has been made and some
pipe has already been laid. A ledge
has been encountered which may de-
lay the work somewhat.
The commissioners will push this
work so that all the sewers will be put
down during good weather Sewers in
Platt avenue, Oneco street and Ripley
place are to be constructed.