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Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
HOUSE PASSES PENSION BILL. Carries Appropriations of About $156,- OOO,Oo0 in Summary of Both Branches.

Washington, March 24.-The pension bill carrying appropriations of about $156, ,000,0 900 was passed by the house today. Nearly the entire session was occupied by contest, made chiefly by republicans against the provision of the measure as reported from the com mittee on pensions for the abolition of the eighteen pension agencies now in operation throughout the country.
 By vote of 76 to 94 the house re- fused to overrule the Tecommenda- tions of the committee. The commit tee was sustained chiefly by demo- cratic votes
 The legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, carrying about SEA- 100000, was passed by the senate. Very few amendments were adopted
 Senator Owen spoke in advocacy of his bill for the creation of a new executive department to be devoted to the preservation of the public health. He asserted that COG, 900 lives annually were sacrificed in this country because Of the lack of proper attention to san itation
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
STRIKE OF PAPERMAkERs.
Employees of International Paper Com. pany Vote to Go Out.

Franklin, NJ H., March 24-A strike to go into effect immediately at the works of the International Paper com . pany here was ordered by a vote of the local union of Pulp, Su1phite and Pa per Mill Workers at a meeting to- tight. According to John H. Malin, president of the national organization, who was >nresent at the meeting, all the sixty-one members of the local union in attendance voted in favor of the strike. Mir. Malin said that the order would take effect tonight at II o'clock, the hour at which the night shift usually goes to work in the mills.
 When asked whether the action of the city council in requesting him to leave town had any influence upon the that possibly it hastened their deter imitation, but that a strike would have occurred fin any event
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DiseonsoIate Over Love Affair,
GRABBED HAND BAG
 3ft@ CONTAINING s4,ooo.
Thief Pursued and Captured by Police at Maiden, Mass.

Maiden, Mass, March 24.-when a man snatched a hand bag containing g S4,000 in greenbacks from John A. Bruce on the street here today, many persons saw the act and gave chase. The crowd of pursuers steadily in- creased, several policemen joining it., and despite the display of a revolver. the thief was finally cornered in a barn and captured without his firing a shot The money was recovered. Bruce, who is a local insurance agent was on the way from his office to the bank The man under arrest was locked up on a charge of highway robbery. He said that his name was F. H. Rice, that he was 40 years old and that his home was in Portland, Maine.
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2,ooo PERSONS MADE HOMELESS.
Mountain Village of West Virginia
 Wiped Out.

Charleston, w. Va, March 24.-With practically every home in the prosper ous mountain village of Mount Hope wiped out by a fire which swept that place today, at least 2.o00 homeless persons are sleeping tonight on the commons.
 Conditions which followed the fire are much worse than early reports to- day indicated.
 Upon the arrival of a special train tonight, bearing militiamen, tents were distributed. An effort is being made to house as many as possible of the homeless. Many of the families lost all of their household effects and there is great suffering.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25

Catania, Sicily, March 24.-Mount Etna. the eruptions of which in the is again in a violent state of activity. 4 pronounced movement within the crater began last evening, steadily in- creasing in volume, and tonight the zravest fears are entertained if the eruption continues in it's present form
 From Catanfa a correspondent mo- tored in the direction of the mountain. Passing the village of Mascalulcia.. 12 miles in a direct line from the crater, a thick curtain of smoke was encoun- tered which entirely concealed Etna. At Nicolosi, ten miles from the crater, the entire population had gathered in the square to watch the volcano. which appeared as a black phantom above. Now and then it was illuminated with flashes of light, appearing almost red
 Thick Rain of cinders.
 Higher up the rain of cinders be came thicker and extended like a veil across the mountain. A deep roaring was heard and detonations like the other in quick succession, while the earth under foot shook.
 One of the guides cried: "An earth uuakei" and could hardly be induced to continue. The hot cinders covered the ground like a thick carpet, ren- dering walking difficult. A peasant was encountered, coming down. He said:
 seThe fire is rushing down, burning everything. The lava is like a red hot river
 Black Smoke and Flashes of Fire.
 Proceeding little further along, four colossal columns of black smoke could be observed Occasionally they were cut by flashes of fire, presenting an awe-ins pirfng spectacle. Then the wind opened the clouds for moment and wide strip of fire could be seen in the distance, advancing with mon strous controtfons. It fell like tor rent from Mount CaprioIe. spreading put in the valley below.
 Lava Flow Reaches Vineyards.
 The lava flow had already reached fhe vineyards above San Leo and Ri- nazzo. seven miles from the crater. and had buried Q large number of peasants houses. It came in several streams and united in one great. mass about twenty feet in height and 1.500 feet wide. Its velocity was estimated at three or four feet a minute, varying according to the condition of the
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Major General Siekies Given Im-
 promptu Rece ption.

Washington, March 24.-Showing few signs of his 84 years, Major Gen. erai Daniel F. Sickles, retired. sof New York city. occupied for a while today the seat he held many years ago in the first row of the house of repre- sentatives. General Sickles has been here relative to a bill to retire him with the rank of lieutenant general He is one of the two survivors of the corps commanders on both sides in the Civil war, and lost leg at Gettys- burg. An impromptu reception in the house chamber was given him
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
swINDLED BY GAMBLERS.
New York Glove Dealer Caught for
 $11,ooo.

Providence, R. l.. March 24.-An- other of the victims of the New York band of faro swindlers was disclosed today when Joseph G. Wolf. a bank rupt glove dealer of this city. stated that $11, ,000 of his s37,000 liabilities was lost in roulette and faro games in New York. He made this state ment before a meeting of his creditors, among whom are New York and Bos- ton business firms
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Card Game Ends in Shooting.

Danbury, Conn, March 24.-Frank Souci 35 years. 8. music teacher, was shot in the head tonight by an un- known Italian following a quarrel over a game of cards, and seriously but probably not fatally wounded. Souci was playing with three others at his boarding house in Barnunn's court when the quarrel started. It ended in the front yard with the shooting. Sou ci's assailant made his escape and has not been caught.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
FataIItIes at New York Tenement FIrs

New York, March 24.-In fire which swept through a five-story ten- ement in East Ninety-first street to- day one man was burned to death and two women received fatal injuries. The victim was Edward Sharkey, a tenant, whose charred body was found in a hallway on the first floor. His wife. Bella Sharkey was found unconscious in her rooms and will die. The other injured woman is Mrs. Doris Speiger. an aged woman, who was dragged from the tenment by a fireman. The upsetting of a gasoline torch used by plumbers started the fire.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Senator Daniel Shows improv.ment.

Daytona, Fla, March 24.=Physicians attending Senator John W. Daniel at o'clock tonight issued the following bulletin: Senator Daniel has had A satisfactory day, having been awake i've or six hours He spoke distinctly several times and takes more interest in his surroundings than at any time for eleven days Temperature, pulse and various body functions continue satisfactory. Dr. Chowning says he now feels his patient has a chance for recovery.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Reunion of .Tennis Cabinet"

Washington March 24.-The new tennis court at the White house was the scene today of as partial reunion of the famous, old tennis cabinet of the Roosevelt administration. Am passador Jusserand of France. and Beekman- Winthrop, assistant secre- tary of the navy, met in a fast game of singles. The weather was that of 1nids sunmer. Clifford Pinchot and Jim mic Garfield. of the old tennis set, are not expected to use the court this year.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
MILLION DOLLAR PLANT BURNED
HanbIeton Tanning Company at Ham
 bleton, w. Va.

EIlxins, w. Va, March 24.-The Ham bieton Tanning companys plant at Hambleton, one of the largest in the state, was destroyed by fire today with loss estimated at $1,000.000. The fire started in the roll room and spread SO rapidly that the plants fire department and volunteers found it useless to fight it. They succeeded, however. in saw ing nearby buildings. The loss is partly covered by insurance. The plant employed 300 men.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
HIGH CLASS RESTAURANTS
 TO ADVANCE PRICES
Delmonico's Adds Ten Gents to All
 Menu Meat Dishes.

New York. March 24.-The higher cost of living reached the pocketbooks of the rich today. Delmonico's an- nounced that hereafter, because of the higher cost of meats, ten cents would be added to every dish on the menu. so far as meats are concerned. Other high class restaurants have made sim liar advances.
 The doughnut also lifted its head to- day. The price of lard has increased recently from Is to 20 cents a pound and as dougtnuts require lard, their price has been raised from 12 to 20 cents a dozen
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25

Hearings Will Be Givln during the week of April II on the proposed legis- lation to remove the tax on oleomar- garine under decision of the house on agriculture.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Closing Session of Hardware Men.

Closing SessIon Of HardWare Men.
 Boston, March 24.-FIetcher Barber of Brockton was elected president of the New England Hardware Dealers association at the closing session of the convention today The other ofi- cers include: First vice president, Henry l.. Russell, Holyolxe; second vice president, F. E. Stacy, Springfield; l; treasurer, Henry M. Saunders, Boston; secretary, Charles L. UnderhilI Som ervi1le; directors. J. Strockbine, Wa tertown, Conn.,. H. H. Hager, Burling- ton, Vt, Fl. w. Sibley, Ware, Henry c. Fay, Athol. A.. J. Osborne, Holyoke.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
FaithIess watchman Arrested.

New York. March 24.-William Hoff- man. a watchman employed to guard the Madison avenue home of Miss Louise H. Tiffany of the we'll known New York family of that name was arrested tonight and. according to the police. confessed that for weeks he has been systematically robbing the house which is temporarily vacant. The police declare that clothing and jewelry valued at about $10.000 have disappeared from the residence. When arrested Hoffman was carrying a wo- man,s fur automobile coat worth S3OO.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Black Hand Man Instantly Killed.

Pueblo, Col, March 24.-An unknown Black Hand man was shot and in stantly killed in a fight with a sheriff;s posse. A companion escaped on horse back but is believed to have been wounded.
 After threats, Tony Santuso placed $2,000 at spot several miles beyond the city limits. When two men late today were taking the money the posse ordered them to throw up their hands. They refused and opened fire. At the first return voiley one of them fell dead.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Body of Mrs. sIocum at ossininq.

Ossining, N. T., March 24-The body of Mrs. Herbert J. Slocum. wife of Ma jor Slocum of the United States ar my, who was killed in an automobile accident at Washington, yesterday, arrived here tonight and was taken to the Brandreth homestead, now the home of Mrs. F. B. Robinson. sister of Mrs. Slocum.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
$1 Day Pension Bill Reported Fa-
 vorabiy.

Washington, March 24-One dollar a day for all old soldiers, incapacitated in the, service. is provided in bill re- ported favorably from the house com nnittee on military affairs today by Representative Sherwood, democrat Ohio. The bill has been before the committee for six or seven years, and comes before the house now as an amendment to measure introduced by Representative Townsed republi- can, Michigan. providing for the re- tirement Of army officers.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Hartford Saloon Keeper Held on Tech
 nicai Charge of Assault.

Hartford, March 24-Thomas Ken nedy. a saloon keeper. of 31 Shelton der s1,00o bonds to await the result of injuries he inflicted on Edward Vim by hitting him on the head with bottle on March 15 Winn is in St. Francis hospital and is not ex- pected to recover
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
2s Now Customs Inspectors.

Washington March 21.-Twenty-five inspectors will be added to the cus- toms force in New York city to meet the situation caused by the docking of the big ocean steamers after night fall. Arrangements to this end were made today at a meeting between Sec retary MacVeagh, MT. Curtis, the as- sistant secretary of the treasury in charge of customs, and William Loeb, IT,, the collector at New York. MT. Loeb has not yet submitted his list of nominations for the positions.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
To Found School of Farming for Boys

New York. March 24.-The Rev. Dr. Oscar Haywood, pastor. of the Baptist Church of the Covenant, this city, an nounced today that he was prepared to offer several hundred acres of land in North Carolina as the ground and foundation for school of farming for boys It is proposed, provided there is sufYicient financial support, to trans port thither city born boys and boys of the land1ess classes in the south farmers,
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Young Taft Makes Things Lively at White House.

Washington, March 24.-Charley Taft is home for the Easter holidays and things are livelier around the White house. With half hozen of his boon companions. he was out on all the enthusiasm of a prospective captain of the nine at Yale. Mrw. Taft sat on the rear portico for q long time and watched the boys et play.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Killed by Speeding Auto.

New York. March 24.-Antonio Di Persea. well to do grocer, tried to light his pipe in the middle of upper Broadway tonight. Blinded by the flare of the match he stepped directly in front of a speeding automobile and was killed. Two men who were in the car were arrested.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Railroad Conference at Cincinnati

Cincinnati O.. March 24-Nineteen men, composing a committee of the National Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and eleven from the Ma tiona1 Order of Railway Conductors, arrived in this city tonight. Tomor- row they will call upon General Man ager J. e. Van Wrinkle of the Big Four railroad with demands for higher wages and better working conditions
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
srok.r Sherwood Held in ,1o,ooo Bail

New York, March 24.-John F Sher- wood the broker. who was arrested in Boston concerning the sale of Ohio Copper and Davis-Daly stock hypotf- eeated with the Windsor Trust com nanv for a loan sof $50,000, was held in f1o.O0o bail today for examination on Tuesday,
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Verdict in Favor of Brodie Duke.

Durham, N. C.. March 24.-The jury Webb cases, involving four thousand dollars on a note held by the Texas National bank of Dallas, found tonight in favor of the defendant, Brodie l.. Duke As far as is known this is the last of the cases begun several years ago against Duke relating to his af- fairs and those of Alice Webb.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Shot Dead on Business. Street O
 Bateshurq,. 8. C.

Batesfburg. s. C., March 24.-C1inton Rhoden, a merchant of this place, was shot and instantly killed on the prin- cipal business street here today by w. B. Glenn, the city electrician who fired three bullets into lis Fody. There had been bad feeling between the two men for some time. Gieen claims self defense. He was arrested and locked LID.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Amateur Auto Association Incorpor-
 ated.

Albany, N. Y, March 24.-The Anna teur Automobile Contest association of New York was incorporated today to promote amateur automobile driving in road racing, reliability contests, hill climbing and other tests. The direc- tors include J. Gilbert Wilson of Greenwich, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Jere LiIIis on Way to. California.

AIbuouerqae, N. M., March 24.-Jere wse slashed with knife by Jack" Cudahy few weeks ago in Kansas City. when the latter discovered LiIlis at the Cudahy home, went through Albuquerque today on his way to Cal-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Arrival of Lieutenant sh.ckIeton.

New York, March 24-Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton. the British Ant arctic explorer, who will lecture in this country. arrived tonight .on the steamer Lusitania, which anchored off Quarantine. She will dock fin the morning. Sir Ernest is accompanied by his wife.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25

Paris, March 24.-The Prix de Hou- dan. selling of $500 was run at Enghien today and won by w K. Vanderbilts s Marcaurele. In the prix d d'Almencches. handicap, of $1,000, Eugene Fischof' s Indian Price finished third.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Awaitiro Arr;v.i of pr. Cook.

New York, March 24.-No vessels from South American ports on which Dr. Cook could have been passenger arrived today or tonight, and it seems . safe assertion that he did not set foot in New York
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Crushed to Death in Machine.

Akron, O., March 24.-George H. AL ling. aged 39, president of a rubber company, was instantly killed at the specting some electric wiring his clothing caught in a machine and he was crushed to death.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Hartford Democrats Nominate Can-
 didate for Mayor.

Hartford, March 24.-At the demo- cratic city caucus tonight Edward L.. Smith was nominated for mayor. Mr. Smith is a law partner of former May or W. F. Henney.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Cabled Paragraphs

Colon, March 24.-The American cruiser Tacoma sailed from here for Bluedelds yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Dem. Members
 Rules Committee
SELECTED AT CAUCUS HELD LAST NIGHT.
CHAMP CLARK GETS HIGH VOTE
Anticipated Opposition to Fitzgerald of New York Failed of ResuIt-under- wood and Dixon Other Members.

Washington, March "A. - With scarcely any semblance of a struggle the democratic members of the house tonight elected the four minority mem pers of the enlarge committee, as fol- lows:
 Minority Members.
 Champ Clark of Missouri, 125 votes
 Oscar Underwood of Alabama, 102 votes.
 Lincoln Dixon of Indiana, ss votes.
 John J. Fitzgerald of New York. 9s votes.
 A long list of candidates received scattering votes, Representative Stay den of Texas receiving 69, the highest number given to an unsuccessful as pirant- The total vote of the caucus was 40, which required Fl votes to elect.
 The expected opposition to Repre- sentative Fitzgerald, because of his attitude on the rules question at the oeg1nning of the present congress. when he with 23 other democrats left the leadership of Champ Clark and voted with the republicans, appeared early in the meeting, but failed of any definite result.
 Sims Faction Opposed Fitzgerald.
 Representative Sims of Tennessee headed the faction which opposed the selection of MT. Fitzgerald and intro duced a resolution to instruct the dem ocratic members to support a resolu- ton for the election by the house of a committee to select all of the standing E committees, which power of selection is now vested in the speaker. followers of Sims was 39, which they boiled against motion to adjourn. The Sims resolution did not come to a vote because of the adoption of a mo- tion to adjourn before he had an op- portunfty to get it up for considera- tiOI
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Temperature s3 at Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio, March 24.-Today was the warmest March day ever re- corded in northern Ohio. The maxi mum was s3 degrees at three o'clock today and S6 degrees, according to the
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25

Paris, March 24.-Viscount Marie Eugene-Melchior de Vogue, author and member of the French academy, died today. He was born at Nice in 1S48.
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 The Navy Department Ordered the gunboat Paducah to proceed to Santo Domingo.
 Arrangements Were Completed for a visit of former President Roosevelt to the pope
 Thomas F. Ryan Has Donated s1,ooo to the fund for the French hospital in New York.
 The President Nominated Col. Ralph w. Hoyt, Twenty-fifth infantry, to be brigadier general.
 James Bellows Mccreaor, said to Joe the oldest Mason in the world, died at Newport, N. H.
 A Supplementary Brief Was Filed by the government in the corporation tax cases in the supreme court.
 Bills to Simplify the Laws governing the equipment of motor boats were in- troduced in both houses of congress.
 Charged With Kidnapping 1e year old Ruth Beardsley. Sheldon Cobb, 23 years old, of Jamestown, N. Y., was arr rested in Cleveland. o.
 A Large Delegation representing in- terests along the Canadian border call- ed on Secretary Knox and appealed to HiIn tO avert a tar1n war with canada.
 A Silver BaptismaI Basin, which was sent from Holland in 1894 to the first Dutch church on Manhattan Isl- and, has been deposited in the United States National museum.
 Hearings Will Be Givln during the week of April II on the proposed legis- lation to remove the tax on oleomar- garine under decision of the house committee on agriculture.
 Secretary BaIIinser Temporarily withdrew 56,659 acres of public lands from all forms of disposition in aid of proposed Legislation affecting the dis posal of water power sites on the pub lie domain.
 Secretary Meyer Returned to Wash ington from a weeks visit to Aiken and Charleston, much improved in health. While in Charleston the sec- naval drydock.
 William H. Marker, former cashier of the First National bank of Tipton, Ind, admitted that he had made false entries in the banks books and written ing the state insurance department of Ohio.
 DisconsoIate Over Love Affair, Katherine Dennis, factory girl, threw herself in front of an express train on Long Island last evening and was killed instantly. The girl, who man employed as a weaver in a lace mill where she worked. Pinned to her coat was note explaining the cause of her act.
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Thomas F. Ryan Has Donated $f,ooo to the fund for the French hospital in New York.
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The Navy Department Ordered the gunboat Paducah to proceed to Santo Domingo.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25

William H. Marker, former cashier of the First National bank of Tipton, Ind, admitted that he had made false entries in the banks books and written false letters that were used for deceiv- ing the state insurance department of Ohio.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25
Condensed Telegrams

A Codfish Six Feet Long was cap tured off Wainscott. Long Island.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25

The President Nominated Col Ralph w. Hoyt, Twenty fifth infantry, to be brigadier general.
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Arrangements Were Completed for a visit of former President Roosevelt to the pope.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25

A Silver BaptismaI Basin, which was sent from Holland in 1894 to the first Dutch church on Manhattan Isl- and, has been deposited in the United States National museuml
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25

A Large Delegation representing in- | terests along the Canadian border call ed on Secretary Knox and appealed to
 him to avert tariff war with Canada.
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The Tug Arthur B., from Tacoma, foundered off Frazer river lightship.
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Steamship Arrival,

At Liverpool, March 24: Ivernia. from Boston. i At Genoa, March 24: Berlin, from New York
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Bills to Simplify the Laws governing the equipment of motor boats were in- troduced in both houses of congress.