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Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
Spectators were Mostly Young Widows of Men
 Entombed Since Nov. 13
DEADLY GASES STILL FILL THE MINE
Three Men, Protected by xygen Helmets Descended
 Bottom of the Pit-ImpossbIe for Unprotected Man Breathe Down There-Nothing Could be
 Done Toward Removing Corpses.

Cherry, H., Feb. 1.--Work was re- stunned in the St. Paul mine tonight by scores of men, following the re- moyal' late today of the hermetic seal mat had kept the mine closed for two months.
 Efforts will be made to clear the mine of noxious yapors, wall in any Smouldering ire, and recover the 1Jj- odd bodies of miners which have lain entombed since the fire ,on November 13.
 The spectators of the cap raising were mostly young widows. some on'y Is years of age. All were quiet dur ing the removal of the lid
 Descent to Pit Bottom.
 James Webb, mine expert, Thomas Moses and Hector McAllister, stare mine inspectors protected by oxygen helmets, descended $50 feet to the bot tom of tine pit.
 An unprotected man could not live
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
CONGRESS.
House Criticism of Bureau of Forestry
 Postal Savings Bank Bill.

Washington, Feb. 1.-Unavailing criticism of the bureau of forestry. led by Representatives Mondell of Wyo ming and Taylor of Colorado, was the chief feature of the proceedings of the house today. The agricultural appro- priation bill continued before the house throughout the day and consid- ertion will be resumed tomorrow
 The entire time of the senate was devoted to a discussion of the postal savings bank bill. Senator Davis de clared that the bill as it stood was in the interest of the national banks which Senator Smith of Michigan thought the measure might prove plague instead of a blessing.
 w. E. Purcell was sworn in as the successor of Senator Thompson of North Dakota. who resigned on account of illness.
 Both houses will be in session to- morrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
TRIAL OF SOPHIE KRITcHMAN.
State Yesterday Presented Much Dam.
 aging Testimony.

Waterbury, Conn, Feb. 1.-The state presented much dama ging testimony today in the trial of Sophie Kritchman for the murder of Bronislow Kulvins- kas in Union City on Sept IF and also scored heavily at the opening of the morning session. when the court ad- mftted as evidence the dying declara- tion of the murdered man. in which he accused Sophie of shooting him and cutting his throat. and Joe Mitchell. her alleged accomplice. of shooting him.
 Sophie showed during the day signs that the strain was beginning to tell on her, and when Victoria Dalton in the course Of her testimony said that she, Sophie, was a favorite of all the little girls of Union City. she broke down and wept. The court room was crowded and. as in the former days of the trial, majority of the spectators were women.
 It is expected that the state Will have presented all it's testimony bx Wednesday noon and that the defense will open its case at the afternoon ses- sion.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
PARIS FLOOD WATERS FALLING.
Many of the Public Buildings Still
 Guarded by Soldiers.

Paris, Feb 1.--rhe height of the water at midnight at Pont Royal was 27 feet 3 inches, a fall Of nearly four feet from the highest point. and che flood continues to drop A: the rate Ot about three-quarters Of an incn an hour.
 Soldiers are still guarding many of the public buildings, and strong de- tanhments have been sent to the vari- ous outlying districts to stop tho wholesale pillage which is still going on. A boat patrol surpriHed "a band or 4 parhes rolblng a villa tonight at Boulogne- Sur Seine After an eNCit ing chase, in which fusilhda was eN- changed. an infantry ssrEeant sank the robbers boat with c blow or an oar Two Of tie Apachee were killed and the others were captured.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
FHE @HAD MAGICIAN"
 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED
As ths Bearded Man Who Shot John
 Frsderici1s in the Bronx.

New York. Feb 1--Herbert J. Den Enison. a former inmate of an asylum at WEstport. Conn. and styled by the police the mad magician" was posi- lively identified today by John Freder- tcks a young pressman, as the beard cd man Tho shot him on a Tiaduct in ahs BrO1x on Jan g. The shooting Dccured within two miles of the place mwhere Robert Donas and Arthur Shib- AeTs six year old boys. were fatally E1ot four days later Dennison is held Gs a suspect for these crimes
 rFredertc<s had been in a hospital a1ntfl Saturday with two bullet wounds az his right shoulder, one in his right R-m and one in his left leg Today he ezd recovered strength-enough to visit a police Dr1son, where he picked Den MiB0n out of q line of elRhteer men as hi~ mgxzflant
 The szTne calEbre bullets that wound cd Frederfcks killed the two boys and Et1c poi4ce are making further investf- Esttcns fin an endeavor to connect the rrisoner with all three crimes
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
GAS EXPLOSION IN
 A KENTUCKY MINE.  Ten Men Dead and Seventeen Missing Many Others Eaoapsd.

Drakesboro, Ky, Feb. 1-Ten man are known to be dead and seventeen others missing and are DrEumed 70 be penned mp in etries by eaHN of slale as n result of n gas expb0siel in the Browder mine, one and e half H4Ies from Drakesboro. at noon today.
 At 8 o'clock tonight eiBhe of t1ae bod ies had been recovered, all nt0 l0ted and some past Identification.
 Because Of the action of gases im the entry, where the explosion ocCuvred, ITO feet beneath the ground, and 700 feet back from the mine shaft it was impossible to begin active rescue work until six hours after the disaster oc- cured. The damage to the mine was not material.
 There were 100 men in the mine at the time of the explosion more than half of them in the west entry. All of them hastened to the cages and were quickly drawn to the GD. Later all from the east entry except the unfOr- tunate 27 fought their way Co the shaft and were brought out to safety, As soon as # was safe to begin with the rescue work miners were sent down in relays.
 In the immediate vicinity of the eN- plosfon ten men had been working. The IT missing men were in entries, but a few feet distant from the worlsinge, where there was the Hreatesf known loss of life, and the searching parties have been unable to lecate these en- tries. It is believed al the men enc tombed there are dead.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
UNCLE SAM TO PRINT
 HIS OWN POSTAL CARDS.
Output When All Presses Are in Will
 Be 3,5oo,0oo a Day.

Washington. Feb. 1.-An innovation will be instituted tomorrow by the government, when for the first time in the history of the country, Uncle Sam will begin printing his own postal cards at the government printing of- flee. Until all of the new presses are installed. the issue will be approXi- b mately 1900 GOO q day, afterwards lt will aggregate 3.s00.00O a day. As soon as the special equipment for printing has been established, a new card, to ha known as the index or library card, will be issued. This card will be of an excellent quality of paper and of attractive design. The paper used will not be quite so heavy as that used in the present card but it will be more flexible and will take ink much better than the old yellow card.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02

long enough down there to take ofe his cap said Inspector Moses. on reaching the surface. The gas as an alyzed by Mr. Webb showed deadly conponents.
 Following this report. Richard New sam, president of the state mining board, ordered the cap removed from the airshaft, SO that the poisonous air could be sucked from the mine. Trouble Expected When Bodies Are
 Recovered.
 There is much to be done before any bodies can be recovered. No one Ll charge of the work will venture a deh- nite statement of when the corpsCs can be removed.
 But when they do bring mp bodies, said a Cherry merchant today, "tha militia will be needed 10 prevent trou- ble. Those women will be SO fren- zied that they might destroy th5 town"
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
PHoTOGRAPH OF MISS HESLER
 CAUSED NAVAL cOURTMARTIAL
Paymaster AuId on Trial Charged with AssauItinq a Boston Physician.

Boston, Feb. Tits a woman's fight" said a naval officer. as he left the courtnartial proceedings today of Paymaster George P. Aud after hear Ing the wife of the man whom the young, Burlington officer is said to have assaulted, testify that she made a spe- clal trip to Washington to get Secret tary of the Navy Meyer and Senator Lodge to press the charges against Auld
 Women predominated in the court room today, while the presence on the witness stand of half a dozen young women of the naval dancing set gave the staid procedure of a naval courtnartial a decided feminine touch
 Tuesdays Testimony.
 From the testimony today its appear ed that the quarrel which the men took up originated over a photograph of Miss Dorothy Hesler of Evanston III, which Dr. E. s. Cow1es of Boston is said to have carried off from the room of pr. A. s. Robnett who is coupled with Mir. Aud in the charges, and who will be tried later. Dr CowIes, whose claims as a physician were repudiated by the state authori- ties today, said that he carried the picture off by mistake, and that when about to return 1t, Dr. Robnett called him by telephone and erdefed him ia emphatic language to return the pie ture at once or take the consequences. Dr- CowIes accepted the latter alter native and said that MT. AuId carried out the orders of Dr. Robnett, whici resulted in the alleged assault on De- cember II at the now famous hop.
 Miss Hesler corroborated the story of the taking of the picture and said that Dr. COwles asked her to meet him and wanted to send her flowers. She disliked him. and so did her friend Miss Virginia Swift daughter the former commandant, Rear AdIr.i- ral Swift.
 Wife of Doctor Witness
 Then Mrs Cowles went on the stand.
 Mrs. Cowles said that she was sur the incident that the matter had been closed
 She did not pause in Boston to ask why, but went straight to the fountain head in Washington, where she laid the Cowles side of the case before Secrc- tary Meyer. She said that official de- clared that the affair was one of the most scandalous that he ever heari of in the navy. Senator Lodge was also seen and told her later over tho telephone that the charges were in the proper channels
 Secretary Meyer asked her, she said not to press the charges too hard as Rear Admiral Swift was a friend of his. She declared that she had no feeling against MT. AuId, but she did want the affair cleared up; so she went to Washington because a wo- man can get things where man fails
 Mrs. CoWleS is expected to finish her testimony tomorrow
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
NEw YORK REPueucANs
Sste in Caucus to Support President
 Tsft's Policies.

Washington. Feb. 1.-Republican f1embers of the New York delegation fn the house at a caucus today voted fo support President Taft's policies but refused to commit itself on the ques- ton of the speakership and the rules $zrfT leaders sought to have the eau uss go on record as endorsing the r-eseu< rules. but the movement failed
 Had the New York delegation sus- tzined the rules, it is reported an eff fort would be made to have the same s-tion taken all along the line in the -zrious state delegations Fennsxiva- ria members are talking about a cau- rus Of the delegation, but nothing defi- rite has been done in that direction.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
GAVE HER POWDERS AND PILLS.
Attempt to Poison Girl Inmate et
 New Haven Resort.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. l,-W What the police think was an attempt 10 poison Florence Citro, an inmate of O. resort at 6s Congress aveuur, s being investigated by Coroner AliN, The Eirl was taken ill at the Congress avenue house today and removed 10 another resort at II Olive street, where she says powders and two pills wore given her to take She refused to take the powders but did take ons of the pills. Shortly after tallug the pill she be- came violently sicl, and was removed to a local hospital In an uuconacioua condition. There she was revived suf- ficiently to make an anfe~rnortefu statement to Coroner Mix who imme- diately started to make an inveatiga- ton.
 The two resorts were ralded by the police and the occupants will be hold pending the outcome of the CitrO woman's illness. Her condition tonight is considered critical. The man who gave the powders and pills has not been apprehended.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
LIBERALS ONE VOTE AHEAD.
Completion of British Elections Give One Member More Than Unionists.

London. Feb. 1.-The liberals won the election at Wick Burghs, which was boiled yesterday, from the union ists-R. Munro defeating Sir A Big nold-so they will have just one more the tories, the respective representa- tion being: Liberals 274; unionists 273.
 The return of two O'Brienites for the North division and West division respectively, of Cork county, today, completes the Irish elections. Out of eighty-two nationalists in the new house. a dozen of them are followers of William OBrien.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
Henry S. Graves Actively Assume.
 Role of Chief Forester,

Washington. Feb. 1-Henry S. Graves today actively assumed the role of forester of the United States the successor of Clifford Pinchot The oath of office had previously been administered to MT Graves in New Haven shortly after his selection by the president as the chief of the for estry bureau.
 As head of the Yale school of for estry, MT Graves became familiar in a large measure with the govern ment's forest service and today he in itiated his work as it's chief in master ing the administrative details.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
s25o,ooo FIRE AT BALTIMORE.
Half of Two Blocks in Southeast
 Section Destroyed.

Baltimore, Feb. Fire starting be- tween and o'clock this afternoon, destroyed about half of two blocks iu the southeastern section of the city and ate up property worth more than s250o0o
 Eiznhausr MacT.ea & Co. lumber dealers, whose insurance totals s100,- GOO. The Bennett Pottery company lost s50,00o, which is fully covered by insurance The remainder of the loss is divided in small amounts among the J. H. Duker Box company, the B. Kegan Sons company box makers, and the Standard oil company.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
High Cost of Living Partly to Blame.
POUNDED TO PIECES
 ON THE HATTERAS COAST
Three Masted Schooner Frances
 Fourteen Lives Lost.

Norfolk Va, Feb. With a north west wind blowing a 52-mile an hour gale and heavy sea prevailing, tha threeo omasted schooner Frances, Cap- tain Coombs, from New York to lack sonVllle. Fla, was washed ashore on the treacherous Hatteras coast early this morning and pounded to pieces Fourteen men are believed to have been lost. and the life savers report there is no possible chance to rescue those aboard.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
PAUL ERENKA CONVICTED
In New York in Connection With
 White Slave investigation.

New York, Feb. 1.-The. conviction today of Paul Erenka, a youth arrested in connection with the white slave in vestigation of "unlawfully receiving money by placing a woman in d house of prostitution'' is the first one under that section of the penal laws ever ob- tained in this county, and probably in the state. The crime is misdemeanor and Erenka got the maximum sentence of one year in the penitentiary and $500 fine.
 Erenka's partner, Philip AIagold, was jointly indicted and turned state wit ness.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
Motion Made for New Trial for Col
 oaei Cooper

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 1.-The me ton for q new trial for Col. D. E. and Robin Cooper, who were convict ed and sentenced to prison for twenty years for the murder of former Unit ed States Senator F. W. Carmack, was called before the supreme court to- day. The transcript of testimony GOV CTS 3,670 typewritteu pages, the brief filled by the defense covering 447 printed pages, while the arguments of counsel will require probably a thou- sand more typewritten pages.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
Andrew carnesie Presents s5o,ooo to
 Cornell.

fthaca. N I- Feb. IA gift of ss1.0oe to Cornell university from An 6-ew Carnegie was reported at the presaoents oflice today The donation Es to be used for the enlargement of sne laboratory for chemical research if ous hundred additional students can be enrolled The steel kings only other gift to Cornell was during a typhoid fever epidemic in 1903, when he gave sf41.o6e for a filtration plant and stu gent relief
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
pennurrer overruIed by Judae eurpee.

New Haven. Feb Judge Burpee in the superior court here today over ruled the demurrer filed by Attornev F. w. Chase. in the action brought by him for the Hatch & North Coal Go. of Hartford, against John w. Coe of Meriden, trustee of the estate of George Hogden, formerly proprietor of the New Dom hotel. Hartford Judge Burpee ruled that the court hat
 no Jurisdiction in the case The suit alleged conspiracy on the part of the trustees in connection with the ac- counts of the estate as filed by him.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
New Price Set on a Human Life
 $500.

Bridgeport. Conn.,, Feb. IA jury in the superior court here today set a new price on a human life-s300. In the case of Charles V. McCann vs. Peter Mcclure. they returned a yer dict in favor of the former as admin istrator in the estate of Charles D. NIcCann. a Stamford newsboy. killed by an automobile of the latter. for this amount. Judge Wheeler administered a sharp rebuxe and sent them back to the jury room and on their return the verdict was reaffirmed. The court again criticised their judgment. dis missed the verdict and discharged them.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
Death of Senior Alumnus of Dart
 mouth College, Aged 91.

Bellingharn. Mass, Feb. 1-Rev
 John M Redwood, the senior alum nus of Dartmouth college, died at his home here last night, age 91. He was graduated from Dartmouth in 1887. following a course at Colby MT. Rock wood was the first person. baptized by Rev. Dr. Samuel Francis Smith, au- thor of My Country, 'Tis Of Thee. at that time Dr. Smith being pastor of the Waterville, Me, Baptist church. r
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
FIREsuc IN ILLINOIS MINE.
Two Men, the Only Occupants, Brought
 to Surface, Nearly Dead.

Peoria; H., Feb. I.-while fire was raging today in the shaft and upper works. a. rescue party entered the es- cape shaft of Sholl mine at South Bar tonvflle. a mile away from the main shaft, and brought two miners, near ly dead from suffocation. to the sur face The fire is believed to have been of iucendisry origin. All the upper works and wooden construction in the main saiIft were burned. The blaze was extinglished by volunteers two hours later. only the two men were in the mine.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
Portuguese Order of Exclusion Against Missionary Slower Removed.

Boston, FeD. IA despatch to tiie American board of commissioners for foreign missions from Rev Wesley NJ Stover, DID,. at Lisbon. Portugal, to- day announced that the order of ex- clusion against Dr. Stover issued some time ago by. the local Portu- guese governor of Angola. West Afri- ca, had been withdrawn. pr. Stover states that he is now at liberty to return to his work as d missionary 1of the board at Loanda. Angola and that he expected to sail for Iseanda today from LIsDon.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
Alleged Graft Among Chicago City
 Officials

Chicago Feb. 1-Statk's Attorney Wayman announced today that he had issued subpoenas for all members of the Merriam commission and all the employees of a local newspaper which has printed many stories concerning alleged graft among city officials. te appear before the county grand jury. It is said that the grand jury which recently voted true bills against elev- en men for alleged graft in building a sewer, would begin its investigation Of otba~ departments of the city to- daA
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
Wants a Uniform Loaf of Bread for a
 Nickel

Washington, Feb. 1.-Dr. Harvey w. Wiley wants the District of Columbia to get a uniform loaf of bread for q nickel He has announced that tomor- row he will appear before the District commissioners as plain Citizen Wiley" and ask for the recommendation Of a law to compel it. Citizen Wiley nlss intends 10 see that a loaf of bread in the District of Columbia is what & loaf Of bread ought to be.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
Sudden Fright Caused Total Blindness

Minneapolis. Minn.. Feb. LAS the result of sudden fright over swiftly closing typewriter desk, Miss Christine Canheld, a stenographer, has been totally blind since Friday. On that day her desk voluntarily started to close. Anticipating the crash, Miss Canfeld placed her hands over her eyes. The desk banged shut and when Miss Garfield took her hands off her eyes she was blind. 4 local surgeon believes she p'ill gradually recover her sight
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
Elected Secretary of College Board of
 Presbyterian Church.

New York. Feb. 1.-The Rev. Robert Mackenzie. D. D., ILL, president of the San Francisco Theological Sem mary was today elected secretary of the college I,oara Of the Presbvterian church fin the United States. an agency of the church which co-operates with it's 56 colleges The board will receive about $750.e00 under the will of the late John S. Kennedy.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
Pleaded Guilty to MansIaueatcr.

Winsted, Conn.,, Feb Peter Dezu rie of Terryville pleaded guilty today of manslaughter in the criminal su- perior court and sentence was defer red until tomorrow morning. Dezurie during a christening struck Michael ChOwanek on the head with a stick of wood, causing the latter,s death
 The case of Nicholas Manfredi of Torrington, charged with assaulting and attempting to kill William Curtfss on Dee. 27 last. will be heard tomor-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
ocEY sNEAD MURDER
 VALUABLE WlTNEss DEAD
Blow for the Defence, Says Counsel
 Franklin w. Fort.


 Newark, ". T., Feb. 1.-The recent death of Mrs. Oceanth S. Pollock. at Plateau Farm. Va. has deprived tho defense in the Ocey Snead murder case of one of It's prinicpGl witnesses. ac- cording to Franklin W. Fort, son Of Governor Fort, counsel for Virginia Wardlaw and her tive sisters, who ara to be tried for the murder of Che 'fbathtub victim" fin April.
 Mrs. Pollock had tn her possession a number Of letters from Ocey i5nead, said MT. Fort which would tend Co show how devoted Ocey Snead was to her aunts and her mother, and how much they thought Of her. oN- pected 10 have her as a witness and now I shall have to rely wholly on the letters. Mrs. Pollock was niece of the defendants. and 76 years old, and the affair literally broke her heart"
 Mrs. Pollock was for twenty years head of the Montgomery female college at Christianburg Va. and was sue ceeded in that position by Mrs Ward law, aunt of the dead girl.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
Fox Hunter Aroused Passengers on
 Railway Train.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 1-J. A. Spears Of Nelwood, Chesterfield, a fox hunting squire of southern Virginia, startled the passengers on a train coming into Richmond today by emitting a wild halloo as he awoke from a nap. Friends ran to the man. who had leaped to his feet and was staring like a sIeepwallz- CT at a handsome gray huff carried by a young woman passenger. The gilt terinS eyes of a fox head had met his as MT. Spears awoke.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
Racehorse Fitzherbert Sold for s4o,ooo.

New York, Feb. 1.-FitZherbert rat ed by the handicappers as the best rocehorse in America, was sold by Sam Hildreth for $40,000 today. The name of the purchaser was not made known, but it is understood that he isr Charles Koehler of this city, a wealthy piano manufacturer, who recently bought Uncle from Hildreth. d
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
slsth.r and Five Children Poisoned.

Washb burn. Wis, Feb T.-Afrs. P. F3ef1ra1z1e and family of five children sszre <o5nl1 Ioisoned at Their home auzrr fgaeE- The mother zEas dead and ru@ G4zIG snccHm5ea fatea& The re- v-T4eryA-CFA three Df the other children I~ doubtful The FsoisonE.fk was re rorted by Behrante, the husband and Either who says he also was poisoned Nr investigation will be made. When r~Iziroors frst arrived the house was <i fire and Behrante was running nsout ia his night clothes