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Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
CONGRESS.
Postoffice Appropriation 6iil-Vote on Postal Savings Bank Bill Next Week.

Washington, Feb. 24-Consideration of the postoffice appropriation bill. carrying $239,00O. .0e0, was begun in the house today, thus giving to many members opportunities to make poIIti- cal speeches Representative Gardner of Massachusetts addressed the house on the subject of high prices of the necessaries of life, contending that the tariff was not an important factor in determMing such price. He exhibited charts to show that price movements were world wide.
 The senate agreed to vote next Thursday on the postal savings bank bill Senator Bailey spoke in opposi- ton to that measure, pronouncing it unconstitutional.
 The house held 9 night session, dur ing which there was general debate on the Dostoff1ce bill
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
ABscoNDINe CASHIER
 WORE WIG AND GOGGLES.
Was Posing as Bankrupt Business
 Man-Arrested.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Wearing a. wig and blue goggles, George Capron, s2 years of age, who is charged with ab- sconding with $5,000 of the funds of the United States Express company, for whom he was cashier at the Engle- wood branch in Chicago, was arrested here tonight He left Chicago on De- cember A and a woman disappeared at the same time. The two were sought all over the country.
 When arrested Capron was posing as a bankrupt business man, who had come to Chicago to rehabilitate his finances. When accosted by a detec- tive he denied his identity, but when the detective snatched off his wig Cap- ron broke down and begged for a chance to reimburse the express com pany.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
FOURTH SUCCESSFUL ESCAPE. Ferser Moore Slides Down Rope from
 CheriEfss OfEe> NLi.i....

Colum bus. Ga, Feb. 24-A few min utee ofter he had pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery today, c. T. Moore, wanted in at least three other states on similar charges, made his fourth successful escape within recent months from the officers of the law.
 Moore was in the private office of the sheriff. on the second floor of the court house, awaiting sentence. and was left alone for a moment. When the sher- if returned tthe prisoner was gone and rope dangling from an open window showed the method he used for escape.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
FREED BY FIERCE STAG ELKs
Thrse Young Men shivered in Their
 Perches for Ten Hours.

Lenox, Mass, Feb. 24.-Chased into trees by two fierce stag elks. three young men of Lenox were forced to shiver in their perches for ten hours before their signal shots were heard and rescue came fin the person of Game Keeper Frank NJ Chapel and two as- sistants on the Harry Payne Whitney reserve late today. The treed trio had guns. but did not shoot because the elk are worth s1,0o0 apiece. The three boys. were on October mountain to seek dogs who had killed five of Mir. whitney's deer, when the elk saw them and forced them to do a Marathon to the nearest trees.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
WHOLESALE swINpL,No.
By Two Clerks of the United State,
 Express Company.

Scranton. Pa., Feb. 24.-Fred Rom fort and Harry Burdick. clerks of the United States Express company. were arrested this morning. charged with sands of dollars. When questioned by the police officials the two men admit ted their, guilt and implicated eighteen other employees of the company IL IA thought that the other men will be taken into custody within a few hours. The officials of the company refused to give any details of the wholesale swindlina.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
Stabbed Eight Times, Tongue Nearly
 Severed.

New York, Feb. 24-Fivs men who have not been caught set upon Jacob sGreenthall, chandelier maker in a saloon late today, nearly severed his tongue and stabbed him eight times in the body. Their motive is not known. and was apparently not robbery, for sGrentfall when searched while uncon-s scious in police station had $S45 in bills, gold watch and diamond stick pin on his person. His assailants seiz- ed taxicab and escaped.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
New York Sporting Promoter Charged
 with Assault and Robbery.

New York. Feb. 24.-Harry Pollok. the sporting promoter, was arrested tonight as he left a theater, charged with assaulting and robbing David A. robbery is said to have taken place on the night of February IS, when Russell was relieved by four men of $45 in a saloon. Pollok protested to- night that his arrest is a. police frame up. He was released on s2, 900 bail.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
Bristol Italian Fired at Trolley Car
 Conductor,

Bristol, Conn.,, Feb. 24.-Angered be- cause he had been put off a trolley car when he refused to pay his fare, AL fonse Pepe, an Italian, drew a revolver and fired three shots at Elvin Simpson. Che conductor, one of which struck the latter in the right hand, the other two lodging in fine woodwork of the car Simpsons in5urfe4 which are not seri- UHs. were dressed by a local physician. Pope was placed under arrest and will De given trial in the morning
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
P.ary May se Asked to Submit Proofs.

Psary May Be Asked to Submit Proofs.
 Washington, Feb. 24.-Robert F. Peary may be asked to submit his proofs that he reached the north pole to a board composed of Rear Admiral Melville retired; Rear Admiral Schley and General Greeley. all retired. The proposal to reward Mir. Peary was fully discussed by a house subcommittee today. but no definite action was tak- en.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
TWO s11,ooo,ooo BArTLEsHIPs.
Probable Programme for Naval In-
 crease the Coming Year.

Washington, Feb. 24.-From an au- thentic source it was learned today that the following is the probable pro- gramme for naval increases for the coming year, as it will be reported by the house committee on naval affairs: Two battleships of 28,000 tons each, costing $11.000,000 each: one repair vessel two large naval collfers: five submarines; three destroyers.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
Meeting of Connecticut Hardware
 Mems Association.

Hartford, Conn., Feb. 24--The Con- necticut Hardware Mems association opened it's annual session here tonight with forty members present. The sec retarys report showed an increase of eight members of last year, and a total membership of 97. Officers will be elected at tomorrow's meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
Kitchen Water Boiler Exploded.

Montclair, N J., Feb. 24-Three per- sons were badly injured. two of them so seriously .that they may dies by the explosion of a gas stove and water boiler today at the handsome residenca of Luther G. Wishard, 6 New York stock brokera The shock of the explo- sion was felt in houseS 8 mile away. Frozen pipes caused the explosion
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25

The Hague, Feb. 24--Prof. Heinrich Lammasch of the University of Vien- ma was chosen today by the other two as the third arbitrator in the dispute between the United States and Ven ezuela growing out of the claim of the Orinoco Steamship company against the latter country. The first sitting of the court will be in September. The other arbitrators are Senor Gonzalo de Quesada of Cuba, representing the United States, and Mons. Augute M. F. Boeraort of Belgium, the representa- tive of Venezuela.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
Annual Convention Connecticut Asss-
 cintiar nf | lie lndar,excifara

Hartford. Conn, Feb. 24.-The Cone necttcut Association of Life Underwx1t- CTS fin annual convention here today elected the following onceys: Presk- dent. D. ". Holbrook, Hartfordf vfos president. R. M. Novthrop. Hnftfar4:
 second vice president. Eii D. Wee1n. Water'bsxry:' secrstary -treasurer.s n O. Dunkum. Norwich A s2nQusf wus
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25

The McCumber Bill to Provide for second homestead entries was ordered favorably reported by the senate com mittee on public lands.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
Cabled Paragraphs

Paris, Feb. 24-Heavy rains have kept the River Seine recently at a rise of seven or eight inches is expect ed by Saturday, after which date fall is predicted The river is confined to its bed and no serious consequences the waters rose to a height of nearly 33 feet.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
Mumps EpIdsnie at New MiNerd.

New Milford. Conn, Feb. 24-Mumps, which flave been epidemic here for the past few weeks. claimed victim to- home on tsh outskirts Of the town. Roeb7inx was 80 years otd and leaves . widow snd two children
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
Hartford in Darkness for Half Hour.

Hartford, Conn, Feb 24.-A short and the surrounding towns in darkness for half an hour tonight The fire de- partment was called to put out the blaze in the manhole on Main street where the wires short circuited
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25

There Has Been a Conflict Between Turks and Bulgarians on the frontier, in which there were several casualties.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
Six Person. Killed in snow.liae.

MfESouIa7 M0hts F'Eb. z4.-Six peI-- sors vera Killed in a snowslfde at A1airs h the Hitter Root mountains. today The bodies of four prospectors have been recovered and sixty men are digging for the other two. one of them . woman The 4l1aclzs of the prospec- tGgB WY danAoiished
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
State Civil Service Reform Association
 Meeting in New Haven.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 24.-At a meeting of the State Civil Service Re- form association 11ere today Anson T. McCook was appointed secretary of the Hartford branch.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25

The Saint Die Society of New York wants the government to operate in honoring the memory of Matthias Ring man, the German poet, who gave America It's name.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25

The Hearings in the Missouri River rate cases before the supreme court have been advanced from October to April next.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25

A Widespread Revolutionary Plot is said to have been discovered In Spain and many suspects have been arrested
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25

Grafters in the San Franciseo mu- to one another by using the first let ters of personal advertisements in the newspapers.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25
Condensed Telegrams

The Supreme Court May Decide Next Monday whether it will assist Oklaho- ma to enforce its prohibition laws.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25

An Auto Party Emuiating George Washington crossing the Delaware were nearly lost on the ice on Lake Erie
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25

The aysrase height of wave in feet is about half the veloc -f the wind in miles
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-25

Rear Admiral Barry Admits that the armored cruiser Maryland was towed part of the way from Hawai- to San Francisco and that the vessels ma chinery needs overhauHng, but he de- mics that the vessel is unseaworthy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
CARROLu'S TRIAL IS NOW ON
Both Sides in Case Were Ready Off
Business Monday Morning When
@ Court Opened.

Des Moines, Io.-Gov. Carroll went
on trial in the Polk county district
court before Judge Howe Monday to
defend himself against an indictment
charging him with criminally libeling
John Cownie, a former member of the
state board OF control.
Everything was in readiness for the
trial.. and the task of selecting the
jury began promptly at 9 o'clock. Both
sides of the case and the court were
ready to open the trial on schedule
time.
Spectators had a hard time getting
seats, for the capacity of the court
room Is limited to about 200, and
there were about 100 jurymen in the
room for examination.
Gov. Carroll, as heretofore, has
maintained absolute silence regarding
the case. Since the indictment was re-
turned against him he has made no
public statement regarding the trial,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
BALLINGER FATE POSTPONED
Congressional Committee Meets, bu,
Not Having a Quorum, AdjourAs
Until December 8.

Chicago.-Not until next December
will Richard A. Ballinger. secretary
Of the interior, learn the verdict ar
rived at by tho congressional in
v~estigating committee.
Six members Of the committee met
in Chicago Tuesday to take action on
the majority report, but after DELHI
Grating several hours, without a
quorum present. an adjournment was
taken until December
The members present were: Sena-
tor Elihu Root of New York, knute
Nelson of Minnesota, George Suther-
land of Utah. Representatives NJ. E.
Olmstead of Pennsylvania, S. w. Nc
Call Of Massachusetts n Edwin
DENLY of Michigan. all Republicans.
Senator Flint of California, appoint
ed by Vice-President Sherman to
serve on the committee, is still abroad.
and in his absence the other six pre-
pared a statement in which they de-
clare that the majority resolution
adopted at Minneapolis declaring Sec
rotary Ballinger guilty of the charges
made against him was IRRATIONAL"
Senator Nelson declared that he
might call another meeting Of the
committee before congress convenes,
and said that in the event of Senator
Flint arriving prior to that time. he.
together with the six who attended
the meeting here. would constitute a
quorum.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
BROWNE IS WINNER
LEGISLATOR FREED FROM BRlB-
cry CHARGE RENOMlNATED
IN ILLINOIS PRIMARY.
CONGRESSMAN BOUTELL LOST
Foss Has Close CalI-Canncn Has
Overwhelming Vote-Most of Re-
publicans Who Voted for Lorimer
Are Renominated.

Chicago.-Tn the Illinois primaries
Thursday Frederick II. Gansberger
defeated Congressman Henry Sher-
man Boutell for the Republican nOmi-
nation for congress in the Ninth dis
trict.
George E. FOss, another of the vet
Grams from Chicago, had a narrow cal
in the Tenth district. Late returns
Indicated that G. P. Englehardt was
leading by 100 votes, with nearly fifty
precincts to hear from.
AS most of the missing precincts
are from the farming district in Lake
county, FOss' friends declared that his
nomination was certain, although by
a much smaller vote than was ex-
pected.
With the exception Of the Ninth and
Tenth districts, the Republican on
gressmen from Cook county were re-
nominated without a break.
In the districts outside Of Chicago
the chief items of Republican interest
were the nominations Of George w.
Conn, Jr., of Woodstock in the Elev-
enth district, owe Ira J. Coplcy and
John C. Mckenzie of Elizabeth in the
Thirteenth district.
Mckenzie will run for the place now
filled in congress by Congressman
Frank O. Lowden.
In the Eighteenth district, Speaker
Joseph G.. Cannon won in d walk, his
opponent, Henry B.. Downs. hardly
getting into the race. The other Re
publican ~incumbents throughout the
,-Du> ,o,,,~ ,,;tL 1tttJ,
trouble.
The hardest fight for the Democrats
came in the Fourth district. where
State Senator Rainey and Congress-
man McDermott ran a neck and neck
race. McDermott. however, won by a
comfortable plurality.
Incomplete retUrns Indicate thai the
men who voted for William Lorimcr
for senator in the general assembly,
Doth Republican and Democratic,
gained a sweeping victory.
Even the men who were drawn into
the Jackpot" investigation have been
renominated by overwhelming majori-
ties except in perhaps two instances.
Representative Lee O'Neil Browne
outdistanced all his competitors in La
Sale county.
State Senator John Frederick, un-
der indictment in Sangamon county,
won by a vote Of almost 2 to /.
Robert E. Wilson, in the Sixth dis
trict, also wins handily.
Speaker Shurtleff was renominated
by a plurality Of more than 1900
votes.
Later returns indicate that the
Legislative Voters league was badly
beaten throughout nearly all the pre-
cincts in Chicago. 1t was in this field
that the league made it's hardest fight.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
APPS SOUNDED DURING YEAR
len Who Fought in Three Wars
Among Those Claimed by Death
Since January I.

Death has claimed many famOus
soldiers during the last year.
Gen. O. o. Howard is one. He was
the last Of the officers of the army to
receive by name the thanks of con
gresS THE gratitude of the American
people and the thanks of their repre-
sentatives in congress are due and
hereby rendered to Maj. Gen. O. O.
toward and the officers and soldiers
of the Army Of the Potomac for the
skill and heroic valor, which, at Get
tysburg repulsed, defeated and drove
back broken. and disspirited beyond
the Rappahannock the veteran army
of the rebellion.'
Brig. Gen. Daniel II. Rucker died in
Washington just at the time Of the
birth Of the new year. General Rucker
sleeps in Arlington. At his death he
was ninety seven years old. For sew
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
MAINE is LOST TO G. o. P
Democrats Sweep the Pine Tree
State and Elect Col. F. W.
Plaisted Governor.

Augusta, Me.-Col. Frederick w.
Plaisted, mayor of this city, was elect
ed governor at the election held in
this state Monday. The Democrats
have probably elected four congress-
men and it is likely that they will
have a majority in the state legisla-
ture.
That state issues, notably the dras-
tic enforcement of the prihibitory law
by the party in power, have been
chiefly responsible for the election of
Plaisted is freely admitted on both
sides and this result is rot much of a
surprise to close observers, but that
the political complexion of Maine rep
resentation in congress should be
changed is regarded as the verdict of
the voters on the questions which are
uppermost in the Insurgent west.
Should the legislature prove to be
Democratic it is altogether likely that
the question of maintaining the pro-
hibitory law will be submitted to the
people and Of course a Democrat will
succeed Eugene Hale in the United
States senate.
Returns from the state received on
Tuesday from all but twenty-one
towns in the state give Plaisted
(Dem.), for governor, a plurality over
Fernald (Rep.) Of 1851 votes.
Kinds and Guernsey, Republicans,
and McGillicuddy and Gould, Demo
Gratis, are elected to congress.
Returns from all but two small
representative classes give the Demo
Gratis 21 out of the 81 state senator's
and sc out Of the ISL representatives.
Phoenix. Ariz.-Conservative esti-
mates show that the Democrats have
elected a majority of delegates to the
Constitutional convention and that
the initiative and referendum has car
ried overwhelmingly.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
ENDS WAR ON INSURGENTS
President Taft Declares That Patron
age Door Will Hereafter Be Open
to Ali Sides.

Beverly, Mass.-No difference be-
tween so-called "Progressives" and
"Regulars' will be recognized by Pres
ident Taft hereafter, but all party lead
ers will be treated alike as Republic
ans in the matter of federal support.
The presidents views to this effect
are given in a letter from Secretary
Norton to a Republican leader Of
Iowa, whose name is not disclosed.
In the letter Secretary Norton
stated that while important Republic
an legislation pending in congress
was opposed by certain Republican
leaders. the president felt that his
duty required him to withhold federal
patronage from senators and repre-
sentatives who seemed to occupy a
position hostile to efforts to fulfill
the pledges of the party platform.
That attitude on the part of the
president ended, however, with the
more recent primary elections and
nominating conventions to which the
people have declared themselves, and
the president now looks upon PRO
gressives'' and "Regulars" alike as
ftSDuDllClllS IL d. GUN Ni>1<.S" "
his support and the support Of the
party, and the fall elections, Score
tary N%orton's letter says, must set
tie the question whether the differ,
ences OF the last session Of congress
shall be perpetuated or forgotten.
Among those from whom, it is said,
the president temporarily withheld
federal patronage were Senators La
Toilette. Bristow, Dolliver and Cum
Minis and Representative Hubbard OF
Iowa
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
His DIAGNOSIS.

A celebrated Dublin physician was
Sir Dominic Corrigan, who was as
much famed for his b~rusqueness
toward patients as for his skill. In
the course of some "reminiscences
which he is contributing to the state
Of South Africa, Mr.. William Charles
Scully tells a story of the w%ell-known
doctor which is quite worth quoting. |
was taken to him, says the writer.
several times, but he always treated
me with the utmost kindness. How
ever, a highly respectable maiden
aunt of mine had a different expert
ence. She went to consult him. After
sounding her-none too gently-and
asking a few questions, he gave q
grunt and r%elapsed into silence. Then.
after a short pause of meditation he
said: We'll, ma'am, it's II of two
things. Either you drink or else you
sit with your back to the fire."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
LARSEN MAKES GOOD
CAPTAIN SAFELY NAVlGATES
NIAGARA RAPIDS IN MOTOR
BOAT.
RIDES MOTOR BOAT THROUGH
After Leaving the Whirlpool the En-
aIne Stops Working and Little Graft
Becomes a PIaything for Violent
Waters-Turns Completely Over.

Niagara Falls, n. Y.-Capt. Klaus
Larsen, in his little motor boat, tn"
Ferro, late Sunday afternoon made d
successful trip from the foot of tn"
cataract through the whirlpool rapids
to within a mile of Lewiston, n dis
lance of -four and one.half miles. He
started from the Maid of tn" Mist dock
at 4:45 p. m. and ran on "A rock on lh"
American sid G at sos. Despite TN"
battering of the whirlpool rapids, La
sen went through safely, but his boat
was leaking badly at tn" finish. IL"
suffered an injury of the leg. The
Ferro u under the CantileNer
bridge, the engine running at top
speed, and was caught in the swift
drift, where the river begins it's rush
down to the whirlpool rapids. Lar
sen held to the middle of the channel,
and in less than three minutes he
made the great pool.
In the trip through the rapids the lit
tie boat was lost to sight most of the
time, but at Great Wave it was shot
twenty feet out of the water. The
boat landed right and continued to the
pool. Larsen kept to the outer edge
of the pool and passed out and down
without accident. Just as he left the
pool the engine stopped working and
Larsen was at the mercy of the wat
tiers, hardly less violent than those
above. The little boat swung around
stern first, and turned completely
over, Larsen coming out badly batter
ed. 1t was here he injured his leg.
From here on Larsen was a mere
plaything of the rapids, unable to hold
the course.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-23
BEEF PACKERS ARE INDICTED
TEN IN TIE TOLLS OF THE FED
ERAL GRAM JURY.
Five Presidents Of Packing Companies
Charged With Having Violated
the Sherman Antitrust Law.

Chicago. - Ten men. five Of them
presidents of the most extensive
packing companies in the world and
! all of them directors of the National
Packing which has been
the special object of recent govern
mental Investigation, were indicted by
the federal grand jury on a charge OF
having violated the Sherman antitrust
act.
The indictments charge that all of
the defendants have engaged in a com
bination In restraint of interstate
trade in fresh meats, that they have
engaged in a conspiracy in restraint Of
trade and that they have m~OnOpolized
the trade in fresh meets by unlawful
means.
The indictments cover 125 pages Of
typewriter matter. They go into
every angle of the packing industry
in this country and contain the allesa-
ton that So per cent. of the fresh
meat consumed in the eastern, west
crn and middle southern states comes
dirnctly from the companies controlled
by the defendants. The proportion Of
each concern In this trade is given as
follows: swift group of houses, II per
cent: Armour group. 40 per Cent:
Norris group, Il per cent.
Chicago Seven Of the Chicago
meat packers indicted by the federal
grand jury on charges of conspiracy
in restraint of rad appeared before
Judge Lands Tuesday and gave bonds
in the sum of $50, 600 each. BY their
prompt appearance they escaped ar
rest on bench warrants which Judge
Lands had ordered issued.