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Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
AT CINCINNATTS ANNUAL
 MAY MUSICAL FESTIVAL
President Taft Appears Before En- thusisstic and Brilliant Throng.

Cincinnati. May 3.-President Taft wound up d day of renewing old ac- uuslntsnces by appearing before a brilliant and enthusiastic throng at the opening of Cincinnati's annual May music festival tonight the dedica- tor Of an heroic statute of Theodore Thomas. first conductor of the festi- vais and formerly head of the Chicago Philharmonic orchestra
 Having respected the presidents $ wishes that he be treated as a "cit- .zeu of CinCinnatf' all day, the public took fUIl vsdantage of his appearance tonight to acclaim him as the chief executive Of the nation 4 fanfare of rrurnpets ushered the president on rhe stage but the notes of the in struu1ents were drowned by the shout ing applause of thousands who had listened to the strains of HandeFs Judas Maccabeu with it's story of love. liberty and justice
 Chorus or 800 Voices. Backed by in-
 nnense Organ
 A chorus of 500 voices. backed by en Immense organ and the Chicago orchestra sounded ~Oo Liberty thou choicest treasurer seat of virtue source of pleasure and was augment ed by 800 boys voices when the cho- rus See. the Conuuering Hero Comes" was reached Mrs. Theodore Thomas and her two sons occuped d Cox al ronisht's concert and heard the presidents euIogy of the dead musi E4zE-
 The statue of Thomas stands in the rOTrioor s-f the building The draper les were removed at the conclusion of the presidents speech and the depart fnE audience viewed it.
 After the concert, the president went e the Queen City club, where I.aC- Pence Maxwell formerly solicitor gen Erzl of the United States. ard now president oE he May Festival asso- Jiatiou. Eas his host until the pre>i- Rental party left for St Louis shortly before midnight
 Address at Loyal Legion Meeting.
 At the Loyal Legion meeting tod;tv, President TaEt after declaring that h. had been too young to fight in the rtril war aui too fat to take part in The Spanish war" said:
 Tt is a pleasure to come to one fonns. espec ally when you have been n Washington and have been greatly ended for y-o,Ir shortcomings, and to EuuEEie up close to those who arc fond of you who believe in you and respect you whatever happens. and who he tierc that htsTever great the oDsta- sirs are and however severe the crit seism may DC in other parts Of the cog1tr1- you are doing the best you Car-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
AMERICAN sPoRTsMEN TO CRUISE IN GREENLAND WATERS
Harry Whitney and Paul Rainey Mak-
 ing Arrangements.

St. Johns N. r., May 3.--Arrange- ments for a cruise in Greenland wa ter during the coming summer are be- ing made by Harry Whitney and Paul Rainey. wealthy American sportsmen. These two men are now negotiating for the charter of the sealing steamer Beothic for the expedition.
 MT. Rainey cruised along the Labra- dor coast last summer with Dr. Will frid T. Grenfell, the famous medical missionary of northern Newfoundland and Labrador. Whitney spent the pre- vious winter hunting muskox in the Arctic. He was the first white man to whom Dr. Frederick A. Cook an- nounced his alleged discovery of the North pole.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
Dismantling of Taft's Measure Proceeds in Both
 Houses Of Congress
ELIMINATION OF SECTION SEVEN
That Being the Tariff Agreement Provision-Section
 Twelve Also Struck Out-Ih his Would Have Permit ted Any Railroad Owning 50 Per Cent. of Another
 Road Absorb Entire-Fate of Bill in the Balance

Washington, May 3.-The dismant- ling of the administration railroad bill proceeded in both houses of congress today
 Section Seyen-tl1e traffic agreement provision was eliminated by both sen ate and house: the senate struck out also section IF which would have per nnitted any railroad owning fifty per cent. of another road to absorb it al IUgether-
 Short and Long Haul
 The section prohibiting a railroad to charge a higher rate for a short than for hong haul was adopted in the house in the form reported by the committee on interstate commerce but 1s-Ith m additional provision for an in vest ieation and report to congress by the Ill-erstare Commerce Commission cr Ess facts relative to the Long and short haul question There is no sec. rion corresponding to this in the bill
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
Steamshin Arrivals.

At Hamburg. May I: Bluecher, from New York
 At Naples, May i ~Moltie, from New York
 At Rotterdam, May l: Russia, from New York
 At Cherbourg. May ?: President Lin coin. from New York
 At London, May 3: Minneapolis, from New York At Genoa. April se: Ducs D'Aosta. from New York
 Al Glasgow, May }. F'urneseia from New York
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
Will of Mark Twain
 Filed for Probate
THOUGHT TO BE ABOUT s1Oo,ooo
 ON DEPOSIT IN BANKS.
ENTIRE ESTATE TO DAUGHTER
The Wife of Ossip Gabrilowitsch- Stornfield Valued at $3o,ooo-No Es- timate Made of Literary Assets.

Redding, Conn, May 3.-By the will CT samuel B. Clemens (Mark Twain) nled for probate here today the entire estate IS left to Clara Langdon Glenn ems, Wife of Ossip Gabrilowitsch. The nome Stormffeld is valued at $30,0OO ana ana there Is thought to be about s15O,- Vo0 on deposit in banks. No estimate Had been made of the literary assets, trustees Of the will later in the week.
 Will Drawn Aug. 17, 1909.
 The will was made Aug. IT. 1909. and covers eight typewriter pages It was made in Bedding and was wit messed by MT Clemens secretary, Al pert Blgelow Paine; Harry Lounsbury, superintendent of MT. Clemens estate and Charles G. Sark of New York The will appoints Jarvis IIangdon of EiInira. N. r., Zohet s. Freeman and Edward E. Loomis of New York as trustees and executors.
 Provisions of the Will
 When the will was drawn a second udugnter, Jean Clemens. was alive and by the terms of the will each daughter Is to receive live per cent. of all money on deposit in the bank at once, the residue of the estate is to be divided equally and invested by the trustees and the income paid quarterly to the heirs. In case of the death of either helr without leaving issue or will the whole estate is to go to the next of Kln. Tn case there is issue and no will. une estate is to go to that issue. The heirs are given the privilege of dis posing of their shares by will as they may see 1t. In case both heirs to the estate die without issue or will, the estate is to go to the next of kin The Will further says that his daughter Clara and his biographer. MT. Paine, know his desires as to his literary as sets and directs that the trustees be guided by them in their disposal No bonds are required Of the trustees.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
TEST CASE DISMISSED.
Hearst Wins Legal Victory Over City
 Of Kew York

Ne7- York. May Civilian R. Hearst won a legal victory over the city of New York in the supreme court today when Justice Greenbaun dis : 7t1SSed 7 test case to compel Hearst rc pay dsuaaEes obtained against the municipality for deaths and iEitfri.s of persons in the explosion of fireworks near Manson Square Garden in 1902, when Hearst was celebraffne- his eIec tioT1 to congress
 A jury had been sworn in when Sounsei for Hearst made a motion to dismiss and Justice Greenbaurn grant ed t. holding in brief that Hearst Ina I the necessary permit and the cirv Ina Il no right To take such 3 risk
 Judgments agsregatinE sI-J7 760 have already been obtanned against the city and there are many suits vel to be tried Tine total damages asl...,l Tor arc nearly s 500 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
Tossed from Delivery Wagons Into the Mud by
 Striking New York Bakers
COLUMBIA STUDENTS SHY IN MORNING
Only One Slice Each for Breakfast-Strers Say All Fig Bakeries, Including Hotels, CrippIed-6,OOO Men Out-Many Hotels Importing Bread from Other Cities -Strikebreakers Injured in Riot

New York, May 3.-There was riot . ing today in the bakers strike. One strikebreaker was stabbed several were mauled and hundreds of loaVes of bread were tossed from wagons in- to the street
 Conflicting Statements.
 Both sides, employers and strikers, maintained an air of confidence and conflicting statements of the status of affairs were issued today. The strikers say that 5000 men are out and that nearly all the big bakeries, including those in the larger hotels, are serious ly crippled. The employers, on the other hand, insist that they are only temporarily handicapped. Many hotels, however, are getting bread from neigh boring cities
 Columbia Students Get One Slice Each.
 Columbia university students were limited to one slice of bread each for breakfast this morning
 As yet the drivers have not joined the strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
TWO CLUBMEN HURT.
 VALUABLE HUNTER KILLED
Series of Mishaps on Meadowbrook
 Hunt Clubs Course.

New York, May 3.-Three persons, two of them clubmen, were injured, and a valuable hunter was killed in series of accidents today on the Meadowbrook Hunt clubs course on Long Island.
 F. Ambrose Clark a member of the club, was schooling a hunter oyer the course for Saturdays races when, in approaching a jump, his horse shied, and then strengthened for. the jump MT Clark was thrown heavily and his coilarbone was broken. He was not injured otherwise. Two jumps ahead of him at the time was his trainer John Hastings. The latter met with a similar misfortune, landing on his head when thrown and being rendered unconscious. He was reVfded and IS not believed to be seriously injured.
 Shortly afterward Fl. I. Bell. A club member was thrown when his horse stumbled and fell. He escaped with a few bruises, but the horse. q valuable animal. was killed by the fall its neck being broken.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
BosToN's MILK SUPPLY
And Threatened Famine Considered by
 the State Legislature.

Boston, May 3.-Turning from their deliberations of the past few days over the liquor question and the passage of a bill inhibiting the sale of bottled goods over the bar. the Massachusetts legislators on Beacon ffill today be gan consideration of Boston's milk supply. now threatened through the re- fusal of the farmers to sell their milk to contractors at the usual reduced summer rates.
 The committee on agriculture of the Legislature appointed a sub committee of five empowered to call upon the att torney general to investigate the pro- duction transportation and marketing of milk, with methods and costs, and to report by May 20.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
MIR. ROOSEVELT LEAVES COPENHAGEN FOR CHRISTIANIA
Recipient of Two Loving Cups-Dinner
 at City Hall.

Copenhagen, May 3.-Mr. Roosevelt left here at 9.30 tonight for Chris tiania, where he will arrive shortly after noon tomorrow. At Christiania Nobel prize speech. This will .oe s'e- hvered Thursday afternoon in the Ma tionaI theater.
 An enormous crowd gathered at tie station to bid farewell 10 the Roosevelt party
 Presented Two Loving Cuos.
 Colonel Roosevelt was the reef oient today of two loving cups, one bearing the Danish coat of arms and the other the American arms, and also four plaques from the royal porcelain works upon which were pictured several wild beasts. In making the presentation the manager of the works told MT. Roosevelt that they were wild beasts of Africa
 MT. Roosevelt accepted the plaques graciously and while examining the figure of an elephant looked Up sud- denly and said srnilingdy:
 This is not an African elephant"
 That is quite true,'' replied the manager. These plates were made specially: We have no study of Afri- can elephants and so used Asiatic.+
 The incident caused a great deal of amusement and the colonel remarked:
 T am very glad to have all kinds of elephants
 The municipality gave a dinner at the city hall in honor of the ex-presi- dent which was attended by 250 of the leading men of the city. This took place at 6 o'clock in the evening, so as to allow plenty of time to catch the train. The lord mayor presided and all the members of the cabinet were present. The mayor proposed the health of the guest of honor in ad- irirable English and the company cheered enthusiastically as he con- c1uded: Long live RooSeveltI''
 Mir. Roosevelt in responding touched upon the similarity of the problems confronting all free countries. He was eheered when he left the dinner and by great crowds that had gath cred.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
s1s,ooo FOR LOSS OF LEG
Awarded Fifteen Year Old New York
 Boy

New York, May 5.-Thirteen thou and, seven hundred and fifty dollars for the loss of a leg was awarded to Harold Schaffier, the 15 year old son of a policeman, by the appellate di- vision of the supreme court today, af- firning decision of the lower court It was the largest verdict ever up- held here for such injury.
 Young Schaf1er was struck by an iron bar protruding from a work car as he stood on platform of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- way in the Bronx Ae he had a com mutation ticket in his pocket and was waiting for a train, the court held that he was to all intents a. passenger.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
NICARAGUAN INSURGENTS BLOCK PORT AT GREYTOWN
Force Consists of Four VesseIs-Reb- els Better Equipped than Ever.

Washington, May 3.-Senator Saliva . tore Castrillio, representative here of the Estrada provisional government in Nicaragua, acting under cabled in- structions from Minister General Riv- era, today advised the state depart ment that the insurgent forces had es- tablished a blockade of the port of San Juan del Norte. Greytown-
 The bloclzading force consists of four ships, three ocean going tugs equipped as gunboats and a fourth larger vessel armed with rapid fire guns. It is not unlikely that tlIis is the rebel fleet which is on the lookout for the steamer. Venus which recently sailed from New Orleans with arms and ammunition for Madriz
 Among Central Americans here it is freely asserted that the rebels are now better equipped to carry on the war than they were at the outset.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
u. S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY FAILED To Connect F. A. Heinxe With the So-
 Called Copper Pools.

day plainly told United States District Attorney Wise that he had failed in a two days effort to connect F. Angus tus Heinze with the so-cal1ed pools in United Copper stock in 1907: the United States district attorney there fore abandoned his attempt to put in the record evidence to this effect at the trial of Heinze, who is charged as president of the Mercantile National bank of misapplication of the banks funds and overcertiffcation of checks to the firm of his brother, Otto Heinze.
 Baked at almost every turn, either by the rulings Of the court or the failure of his witnesses to recall the ia cts sought, MT. Wise showed G1is chagrin as he gave up tine quizzing of Max H. Schultze, a member of Otto HeinZe's firm.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
STRIKES IN FIFTEEN
 NEW ENGLAND CITIES
Men Are Connected Principally with
 the Building Trades.

Boston. May 3.-Although [ 1000 men connected principally with the buifd- ing trades, cOntlnue on strike iu nf- general situaticu of industrial unrest was somewhat eased by the agree ment to submit to arbitration the diff ferences between the New Fngland fn- vestment and Security company and in Springfield. Worcester and west ern Massac achusetts.
 The company is the holding concern for the trolley properties in Massa- chusetts of the New York New TIa- ven & Hartford railroad. and a strike seemed likely to follow the mems de- mand for higher wages.
 Of the existing strikes that of GOO Italian laborers. in Providence. R. I. which it was said tonight may result in a sympathetic general strike of all men engaged in the building trades there is the most serious.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
LEAVITT- OWEN MARRIAGE
 AT LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Bride the Divorced Daughter of Wlll-
 fam ]. Bryan.

Lincoln, Neb, May 3.-Mra. Ruth Bryan Leavitt. eldest daughter Of VII liam J. Bryan, was quietly marie d today to Lieut., Reginald A Owen of the Royal Engineers corps of the Brit ish army. stationed in Jamaica. Only members of the family witnessed the ceremony. MT. and Mrs. owen left for Jamaica, the route not being dennitc- ly determined in advance
 The bridegroom is 20 years Of age. He is the son of T. c. owen, bus mess man of London. His mother is not living. MT. owen took the eX- animation and entered the engineering branch of the British government sery- ice at Jamaica, and according 10 the government rules will not be recalled to the mother country until after com pleting n term of three years.
 Ruth Bryan was first married nearly seven years ago when lS years old t0 William Homes Leavltt. an artist. nearly twice her age. She got a di- vorce from LeaVitt in March. 1909, with absolute custody Of their two children. The children are now iu Germany.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
OFFICERS ELECTED
5y National Society Of the Sons of ths American Revolution.

Toledo O.. May S-With the cleo sicn of the following officers the an suai convention Of the National so- eistE of the Sons Of the American E,erolurioa closed here today
 President general William Allen Marble. Of New York; vice president . Ssneral- Colonel J. A Moore. of Bal tIlnore. w F. Dewey, of Montpelier: Vt S F. Bliss Of Chicago: R. C. Ballard ThurStor. Of Louisville, Ky R- --- SiTnnS- of San Francisco: secre- tsrT- general and registrar general, A. Howard Clark. of Washington: treas r-er- general John H. BulToug gfls, of Nsz- York historian Daniel T Person of Orange. N J. and chap 1sin-Eeue-sl- Rev John M- Stone, cf Chicago
 Louisville Ky and San Francisco. N1th arc after the next convention but fhe matter was left to the board Of trustees to be decided later
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
KATE SENT TO PRISON FOR
 MAXIMUM OF SEVEN YEARS
Man Who Was Convicted of Copper
 Stock Fraud.

New York. May 3-CharIes Katz, who was found guilty of larceny by a jury in the supreme court last night, was sentenced today to serve an in- determinate term of from three to seven years in the penitentiary. A certificate of reasonable doubt was granted and bail was fixed at S35,000, pending an appeal.
 It is expected that Katz will be able to furnish bail He with Donald Persch and others, was charged with selling S110,000 worth of copper stocks put up with the Windsor Trust company by an agent of F. Augustus Heinze, as security for a loan of $50 0fl1
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04

New London, Conn, May 4.-word was received here that the steamers lision off Cape Cod and that the for mer was sinking and that the crew was being taken off.
 Providence Gets Runnor Providence, R. T.. May "A rumor reached here early today that two steamers had been in collision some where off Cape Cod and that paSsen- gers of one vessel were being taken off by the other boat. Word was sent out by wireless to intercept the wreck ing tug Tasco, half way between Prov idence and New London, to turn back to give assistance.
 Santurce Left Boston Tuesday.
 Boston, May 4-The steamer h. gonier, reported in collision with the steamer Santurce off Cape Cod, is an oil tank steamer of 2,3s6 tons, owned by the J. M. Guffey Petroleum com pany of Fort Arthur, Tex The Li- gonier is bound from Port Arthur for Beverly, having left the former port April A in command of Captain Gates.
 The steamer Santurce, which left Boston yesterday afternoon for New York, is a. steamer of 1,122 tonnage and is ownoszssy fi1e Harlan & Eol- nngsworth company of Wilmington. Del Her home port is Bath, Me,
 Wireless Message to Boston.
 Boston, May 4.-News of the col lsion between the Santurce and the Ligonier was contained in the follow ing wireless message received here to- night:
 -'S. S. Ligonier had collision with the steamship Santurce off Cape God about o'clock tonight. Have taken part of the Santurce's crew aboard, but Cap tain Poker, chief engineer and remain der of her crew remained aboard and will try to beach her at once. Fog is very thick Lfgonier slightly damaged forward, but will stand by until morn ing, when, if not needed, will proceed to destination at Beverly.
 (Signed) 'L. A. GATES,
 Captain Ligonier."
 New London Wireless Catches 1t.
 New London, May 4.-The message of the collision was received by the Scott Wrecking company by wirelss stations having been recently estab- lished here and at Cape Cod.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
2,ooo- GALLON TANK
 OF 5ENzINE EXPLODED
Two Men Killed and Score of Others
 Seriously Burned.

Philadelphia, May 3.-Two men were killed, another was horribly mangied. and a score of others were seriously burned here today when n 2000- Ral- Ion tank Of benzine exploded in the extracting house of the M. L.. Shoe maker company's fertilizer plant
 Wilson Lloyd and Frederick Schu- mann were the only persons fin tho extracting hdise when the tank eN- ploded Roth men were hurled through the roof Lloyd fell back into the blazing structure and periHhed in tho flames. Schumann. who was found lying on the river bank hundred yards away had a leg and arm off and was frightfully burned Physi- clans say he cannot survive. Two score workmen who were in the vicin ity Of the building were shnwered with the blazing oil and benzinc and other chemicals. Many Of them had tho clothing burned from their banks
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04

as it is pending in the senate. but an amendment offered by Senator Hey burn today to modify tine existing law to similar effect precipitated an ex- tended debate which was still in prog ress when the senate adjourned.
 No One Dares Prophecy the Outcome.
 Strictly speaking, each house today was boring holes in separate bill the senate in the senate bill introduced by Senator Elkins; the house in the house bill introduced by Representa- tive Townsend. The bills at the out set were identical, though they were made different in various respects by the committees which reported them. Each version of the bill has yet to be passed in its own house and then will have to undergo the tender unercies of the other. Whether either will ever emerge from the final stage of joint conference is thing nobody is pre- pared just now to prophecy.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
DetweiIIer Surrendered, Released on
 S13OOOO Bonds

San Francisco, Calf, May 3.-After being lost to sight since March 23, 1907, when he was indiccted on thirteen counts for bribery of supervisors Of the Sehmitz administration, A. K. DetweiIler of Toledo, formerly vice president of the Home Telephone com pany of this state, surrendered late to- day. DetWeilIer was released on bonds of s130,000. He said he had been tray cling in Europe for his health and had returned the moment his physicians told him he could undergo trial with out endangering his life. He will be arraigned May 15
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
NO HEARsE LARGE ENOUGH
To Hold Body of Man Who Weiahed
 568 Pounds.

New York, May s.-The funeral of William E. Burnet, of Locust Valley, L. l., who weighed 5eS pounds, was held today. The body was placed in large metallic coffin. No hearse was large enough to carry the coffin and it was carried on wagon. It took the united efforts of twelve pail bear CTS to carry the coffin in and out of the church
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-04
CONGRESS TUESDAY.
Senate Passed Bill Creating Art Com
 mission for Washington.

Washington, May s-In both the senate and house the traffic agreement provision was today stricken from the railroad bill.
 The senate went still further and struck out section 12 det1ing with the combination of railroads which sec- tion was not considered by the house today.
 The long and shorrt haul clause Of the house was agreed by the house in the form in which 1t came from the committee. except that 1t provided for ap investigation by the interstate com merce commission, of data relating to that class of rates.
 A house bill creating an art com mission for Washington was passed by the senate
 Both houses will be in session to- morrow