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Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
Charred Body of Jameson Leo Finney Found
 in Bathroom of Carlton Hotel
MAJORITY OF GUESTS AMERICANS
All Had Marrow Escapes But Only One Death Report ed-John Wanamaker, IT,. and Companions Flee to Street in Pajamas-Guests Were Dressing For Dn- When Blaze Was Discovered in Shaft.

London, August 9-Jameson Lee Finney, the American actor, is be- lieved to have perished tonight in a fire which destroyed a portion of the He has not been seen since the fire and a roll call of the hotel staff shows that none of it's members is missing.
 Charred Body Found in Bathroom.
 The body was found in the bathroom adjoining Mir. Finney's room on the fifth floor of the annex The face. was so badly charred that the features Finney went into the bathroom to bathe before dressing and was asphyx- iated
 Positively identified as Finney.
 The body was removed to the morgue later in the evening. Late tonight the police positively identified it as that of Mir. Finney.
 This death was the only one result ing from the fire.
 Many American Guests at Hotel.
 The Carlton is one of Londons most famous resorts and many Americans are among its guests. Of the two hundred persons stopping at the hotel when the fire broke out. many were from the United States, and while all of them had narrow escapes, none, ex- cept Finney, suffered any injury.
 Fire Burned Two and Half Hours.
 The fire burned for two and a half hours. but was confined mainly to that end of the hotel adjoining His Ma jestys theater and the fifth and sixth floors the interior of which were gut ted.
 Three Firemen overcome.
 Most of the interior of the building was thoroughly soaked. Three fire men were overcome by the heat and smoke and taken to hospitals. The manager says the hotel is not badly damaged, and that business will be resumed immediately.
 Started in Elevator Shaft.
 The alarm was sounded at o'clock this evening while most of the guests were dressing for dinner. The blaze started in the elevator shaft from the fuSing of an electric wire and roared so threateningly that the people pour ed out into the street, leaving all their baggage behind them. Men in their underclothes with overcoatS over them and women half dressed their hair hanging down their backs, fled the building
 Bremen Make Many Rescues.
 The firemen arrived quickly on the scene and ran up their ladders and res cued a number of servants who, from the upper windows, were shriekins to the excited crowds below for help. They also carried out two invalid guests. wrapped in blankets.
 General Alarm Sent Out
 The general alarm sent out said: "The Carlton house is well alight, and lives are supposed to be in danger" This brought out great force of en-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
ANNEXATION
 BILL BEATEN IN HOUSE.
First New London Project to En-
 counter Adverse Action.
Special to The Bulletin.)

Especial to The Bulletin.)
 Hartford, Aug. 9.-The first one of New London's big measures to go to smash this session met with an over whelming defeat in the house on We'd nesday. This was the act providing terford to the town and city of New London. The matter came before the house as an order of the day on a divided report of the committee on new towns and probate districts, the majority report being the favorable one.
 The bill contained a section provid- ing for a referendum of the matter to the voters of the town of Waterford for approval or rejection of the an nexation plan; but this provision did not alter the antagonistic attitude of the house to the plan as it was shown by Representative Johnson of Newtown that the voters of Waterford at . special town meeting held on Dec %. 1910, had voted on the annexation proposition, and rejected it, 132 to IS.
 From the standpoint of taxation, Representative Garde of Cromwell characterized it as an unfair plan to Waterford property owners, when the per capita town indebtedness is less than one-half what it is in New Lon don.
 Representative Belcher of New Lon don made the fight in behalf of the passage of the bill, incidentally giving the house his estimate of the political prowess of Representative Lanphere of Waterford who has ~strenuously op- posed the passage of the bill.
 Speaking of the special town meeting in Waterford, at which the annexation proposition was turned down last De- cenber, MT. Be1cher said: The vote on the question was taken under the eagle eye of the town dictator, MT. Lanphere He is the boss of the town, has held office for years, and some of the people he controls are afraid to vote as they think. This house. I know, is made up of politicians. and he is one of the sliclxest in the bunch. The people living in the richest part of Waterford want to be annexed to New London, of which it was formerly q part
 Representative Lanphere, when he got the foor told the house that when it came to slick politicians he did not think anybody had much on MT. Belch- CT, 8 democrat, who succeeded in being elected to the house from a town with normally a strong republican ma jority. He begged the house to stand by the town of Waterford and prevent it be- ing gobbled~ up by New London, and the house responded to the call, turn- ing down the bill by an overwhelming majority.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
TO DOCK DELINQUENT
 MEMBERS OF MILEAGE
Resolution of Representative caine
 Rejected by House.

Hartford, August 9.-In the house, Representative Caine of Naugatuck offered the following resolution in an effort to have the body placed on rec ord in disa pproval of the continued absence of many members, a condi- ton which many times has approached no-ouorum attendance: That the comptroller is hereby authorized to de- duct from the salary of members of the house the cost of transportation of such member or members who can not furnish satisfactory evidence to the said comptroller that such mem Der or mem bers have been in attend ance at this session at least o5 per cent. of the session days of this gen. eral assembly,.
 Representative Hall of Wilmington suggested that to do this it would be necessary to amend the constitution. In view of this the house rejected the resolution
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
WOMAN WEARS $10,oo0 ANkLET. Causes Guests to Linger in Corridors
 of New York Hotel.

Lenox, Mass, Aug. 9.-Mrs. Hans Winterfeldt of New York, whom some call the best dressed woman in New York, is spending a part of the sum mer at the Hotel Aspinwall. When ask ed to give her opinion on the status of dress among Lenox women of society, she said:
 T haven't seen a really fashionably gowned woman in Lenox. In my opin- jon, the women of Lenox are at least two years behind the style as set by the Parisians."
 Mrs. Winterfeldt Is the possessOr of the famous $10,O0O anklet which has been the talk of two continents. It con- sists of a rare collection of diamonds and rubies. Her presence caused many guests of the hotel to finger in the cor riders Saturday and Sunday nights in anticipation of seeing this new fad of . bracelet at the ankle. They saw 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
DROWNED WHILE HE
 SWAMI UNDER WATER.
South Manchester Man Loses Life in
 Globe Hollow Pond.

South Manchester, Conn, Aug. g. While attempting to prove that he could swim farther under water than the other bathers in Globe Hollow pond today, George Carter. 50 years old was drowned. Carter swam under water nearly across the pond, when he came to the surface for air. and then went under the water to finish his swim. He did not come to the surface and other bathers, alarmed, found his body after a two hours search. It is thoueht that he suffered an attack of heart dis ease. He leaves a widow and six children.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
PERFORMER FELL 35 FEET
 INTO LAKE AT SAViN ROCK
Attempted to Back Pedal Bicycle on s
 Slack Wire.

New Haven, Conn. Aug. 9.-Sibley Alvardo, a slack wire performer St the White City Savin Rock, fell dis tance of 35 feet today and sustained severe injuries to his back. He was riding bicycle on the wire and. not having speed enough to mount the in- cline at the end of the trip. attempted to back pedal, and fell onto the chutes and rolled into the lake. He was taken to a local hospital. The accident was witnessed by his wife and several hun fired Snacta fors
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
Editor Davenport Weeds French Girl

Greenwich Conn.,, Aug. 9.-The filing of a marriage license here today dis closed that Reuben Davenport of New York. who gave his business as that of an editorial writer, and Miss Marie l.. Sannueus of Paris, France, were mar ried here on July 30. It was the third marriage for Davenport, who gave his age as 59, and the bride said she was 90 and her father Count Sanneus. The wedding was performed by Rev Mar tin O. Lepley of the Methodist church
 The bride did not speak English, and
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
GIRL FATHERS DROWNED
 IN LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
Only Witness of Accident Unable to
 Save Them.

Shelourne. Vt, Aug. 9.-Stepping un- expectedly into deep water while bath ing off Smith Point in Laka Champlain today, Edith Gertrude Cunningham, aged IT, of New York city, and Lucille Kenney, 15, of this town, were drowned. The bathing Ebeach at Smith Point is quite shallow water for considerable distance and then drops off suddenly 10 a depth of 12 feet. The girls unthink- ingly walked off theNedge.
 The only witness to the drowning was Fred Patterson, step-father of the kenney girl and he was unable to reach the place in time to save the girls. The bodies were recovered Miss Cunningham was spending her vacation with the Kenneys
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
Alexander and Hackett Defeated.

New York. Aug. 9.-The national and state lawn tennis doubles champions, F. B. Alexander and H. H. Hackett, were defeated today in the fourth round of the New York state cham pionship tournament on the turf courts of the Crescent A. C. at Bay Ridge. T. R. Pell and l.. E. Mahan If the West Side club beat them, 6-4, 60. The champions have not sustained de- feat in six years and their fall today created something of a sensation in tennis. circles
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
Individual Cups for Horses Needless.

Montclair N. J., Aug. 9.-Indivfdus1 drinking cups for horses were pro- nounced unnecessary by the Montc1air town council, which decided that ths drinking fountains for horses and dogs, which had been shut off at the sug- gestion of the state board of health, should again be put in commission. Local horse owners and veterinarians convinced the authorities that tF1ers was no danger of spread of disease through the horses using the fountains.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
Rubber Factories to Resume.

Naugatuck, Conn.,. Aug. 9.--Tt was announced tonight that. the factories of the two local rubber companies would resume operations Aug. Fist, after a shutdown of several weeks Several hundred hands will benefit by the opan- ing of the mills.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
OBITUARY.
crandniece of James Madison

Richmond, Va, Aug. 9.-Mrs. Leila Dabney, a grandniece of James Madi- son, fourth president of the United States, is dead at her home here. She was 73 years of age and the daughter of Major Ambrose Madison, a, son of President Madisons brother, William.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
Rural Delivery at North windham.

('pttittl to I Hr iDHhetiii-j
 Washington, Aug. 9.-The postoffice department has established q rural de- livery route from the office at North Windham, to commence operations De- tober 2d The route will be 21.4 miles long and will serve 40 families.
 George D. Snow has been appointed carrier on route No. 2k Collinsville, vice Frederick s. Francis resigned.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
Connecticut Champion in Second Place.

Manchester, Vt, Aug. 9.-Numerous ties marked the qualifying round of the twelfth annual tournament for the first presidents cup on the Ekwanok links today One hundred and sixty seven golfers, including many of the leading players of the east, started in the com petition.
 The low score of the day was made by Frederick Herreshof of Westbrook, who covered the IS holes in 75. Amor g the five tied for second place with 77 was B. P Merriman of Waterbury, the Connecticut champion.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
New Haven Man Missing.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 9.-Harry Schwartz, 22 years old, of GS Wash ington avenue. hired d rowboat from a boathouse near Belle dock last night and has not been seen since. The boat was found-foating near the dock today with one oar and the mans cap in tho bottom. It Is thought that he has com mitted suicide. He was a window dresser.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
rroI,ev Kills New Haven Man.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 9.-Joe Sandy of this city, laborer was struck by a trolley car, near Momau- euin late today and received injuries which caused his death. He was 52 yooGB alA
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
No State Purveyor.

Hartford, Conn, Aug 9.-The bill providing for the appointment of a state purveyor to purchase supplies for all state institutions was rejected in the house this afternoon. The senate had passed the bill
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
Steamship Arrivals.

At Antwerp: Aug. 8. Finland, from New York.
 At Cherbourg: Aug. 8, President Lin coin, from New York.
 At Genoa: Aug. 8, Mendoza from New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

Paris, Aug. 9.-A despatch to the Paris Midi from Marseilleu quotes Dr. Dopfer, correspondent there of the Pasteur institute, as saying that there have been 37 cases and 20 deaths from cholera in MarSeiIles
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT.
Senate Passes Bill With It's Teeth"
 Restored Again.

Hartford, August 9.-A corrupt prac- tices act. revised to insert the teeth" eliminated at a previous legislative session, 1t was explained, was passed by the senate today, together with an amendment which provides that all payments, expenditures, promises and lfa bi1ities which any candidate for any nomination for any public office ex- cept that of United, States senator may make or incur directly or indirectly in aid of such nomination, exclusive of expenditures authorized in another section of the bill, shall not exceed ten dollars for each 1000 registered voters or major portion thereof who voted at the last election of a candi- date of the same political party for the office for which such candidate seeks nomination. Another provision is to the effect that the entire expen- ditures shall not exceed $15 for each 1000 voters, and a candidate for Unit ed States senator shall not expend more than one-third of the salary of the office for one year.
 Eastern Connecticut Matters.
 Hartford, August 9.-At it's after noon session the senate acted upon most of the matters which came to it yesterday from the house e,suspen- sion of the rules in order to waive the usual requirement. of having a matter on the calendar for three days. In this way it passed the following mat ters: Incorporating the Young Mems Christian association at Willimar<ic; amending the charter of the Connecti- cut company, permitting it to lay ex- tensions and tracks on it's system in many cities; amendments to the laws establishing the courts of Killingly and Orange; appropriating s15o,00G for the erection of new buildings for tuberculosis patients in the New Lon don and Middlesex sanatoria; provid- ing for roll calls in political conven- tions; amending the Derby city char ater, as well as the charters of Put nam and WilIimantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
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Marseilles, Aug. 9.-It is officially confirmed that there have been 37 cases of cholera with 20 deaths from the disease in this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

President Taft Has Signed the re- apportionment bill
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

pr. Alfred E. Craig of Wilmington, Del, was elected president of Morn ingside college at Sioux City. Ia.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

Just Year Ago Mayor Gaynor was shot by James J. Gallagher. Yesterday his friends celebrated his escape from death and returning health by giving him silver loving cup five feet high.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

Greater Boston Gave Sigh of re- lief yesterday when experts from the board of health announced that Mi chael Tikarsky, Chelsea laborer who died with all the symptoms of cholera, did not have the disease at all,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

One Thousand Tons of Alaska cop per is being shipped out of Seattle for Hamburg
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

cordance with the wish of Emperor William, aeroplanes will participate for the first time in the army manoeuvras to be held near Altona beginning Au- gust 26.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

ShirtsIeeved Statesmen Made an appearance for the first time in the house of commons. yesterday. The heat was intense in London, 95 de- grees Fahrenheit being recorded in the shade and 131 in the sun.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

Mohammed Ali Mirza Won his first fight against the government forces in Persia
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

Seventy Thousand Men An ANDesst by the strike in Londop
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

Yesterday Was the Hottest Day of the summer in France, a temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit being reach ed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

President Taft UnquestionabIy will veto the New Mexico and Arizona
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

Paris, Aug. 9.-Jules Vedrines, the French aviator broke the record for a single long distance flight today competing for the Michelin cup. He covered 800 kilometres (496.s miles) in ' hours, 56 minutes and 36 seconds, beating Loridans mark of TOP kilome- tres (436 miles),
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
Because RuIe Has Been Made

that all balloons which contest in the James Gordon Bennett international race to start from Kansas City, Octo- Der 5 must be made of rubberized cot ton or silk, it is likely that the entire American team will be changed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

"Laziness Is Ore of the Worst Faults of the ministry today" said Rev. J. A. Hutton of Glasgow, in the course of an address before the ministers conference of the Northfield confer ence of Christian Workers.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
Rec.us. H. Could Not Bear to see

Because He CoUId Not Bear 10 see his Boston terrier. which his wife had owned before her death, the pet in another family William Daley of Dor chester, Mass, said in court yesterday that he poisoned the animal.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

A Forest Fire Along the Base of Mt. Shasta. Cal has been burning more than A hours and is headed to- ward two large copper mines. The area already burned is three miles wide and four miles long.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

Madrid, Aug. 9.-The Spanish gov ernnent aff1rms an explanation of the summary courtmartia1 and execution of 26 men of the battleship Numanica who mutinied while the vessel was a. Tangier Saturday; that the revolt was @ republican plot in which about 100 sailors were implicated.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

The Real Purpose of the Recent mo- bllization of troops in Texas was the creation of one tremendous military unit.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

President Taft Has Received a ca bleSram from the emperor of Japan, thanking him for his cordial welcome to Admiral Togo.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

The Military Value of the Cavalry branch has been enormously increased by the adoption of the wireless tele- graph.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

The New England Transportation field is the quietest in years, without threatening aspects, although current reports indicate that certain western railroads are in the throes of labor disturbances.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
AInnast Within siaht of His Mother,

who heard the fatal shot and thought he had fired at a woodchuck. Louis, the 12 year old son of Louis Robin son of Norridgewock. Maine, was kill ed yesterday by the accidental dis charge of small -calibre rifle.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

The United States Government has declined the Australian proposal for reciprocal twe-cent postage arrange ment.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

The Maine Central Railroad Go. has purchased the entire capital stock of the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes railroad.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

The Second International Opium conference, which has been postponed several times, will meet at The Hague, October 15
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

Efforts Are Being Made by the navy department to perfect a system of wireless communication between shore stations and aeroplanes.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

A Bill Prohibiting the Issuance of federal permits or special license tax stamps for the sale of liquor in dry states Or communities has been intro duced by Representative Goodwin of Arkansas.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

The Senate Lorimer Committee yes terday adjourned it's hearings in Washington to resume probably early in October in Chicago. at the call of Chairman Dillingham;.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

John Thomas Bannon, Aged 36, committed suicide by shooting him. self with a 32-calibre revolver at his boarding house at Lawrence. Mass. The man was out of work.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

The Maine Central Railroad round house and shops, at Calais, Me. to- gether with nine engines, were com pletely destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss $100,00O.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

Stewart Kramer of Charlotte, N. c., the American Cotton Manufa associa tion, protested to the senate finance committee against the Underwood cotton bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

Miss Dorothea Jones, Aged 19. of Toledo, has just received the degree of doctor of philosophy from the Uni versity of Michigan al Ann Arbor. She is the youngest person in America thus honored.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

Senator Kenyon of Iowa was the only progressive republican who vo- ted against the final passage of the statehood bill admitting New Mexico and Arizona
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

Officers of the Merchants Union and Sullivan Ice companies, in testifying in the ice probing in New York, said they sold ice at loss.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

blueberry pasture, way up in New
, Hampshire into wild apple tree Torn
and bleeding from the wounds made by
the thorns, l made my way to the top
of the tree to see the bull tossing my hat
and empty basket, all my afternoons
work gone and my big blue, very blue
berries. with the bloom on them. being
trampled under the bulls feet.
The bugle sounds, the gate opens and
a bull trots into the arena; not the black
and white stocky kind seen in the States,
but bull raised for the sport, of fierce
and famous breed. a long. 1.-the, black,
magnificent creature, with curved, un
blunted horns. He comes from IA dark
stall, where he has been kept for days
with very little food. Blinded by the
light, confused by the shoutings of thou
sands Of people and the blare of trum-
pets, the splendid creature stands for a
minute paving and throwing the dust
over his head.
A cape is thrown in front Of him and
the man is chased to the fence. over
he goes, none too quickly. The bull
turns. A picador with his lance reaches
cut and pricks the bull in the neck. oh.
oh. he tosses horse and rider high into
the air Down come horse and man. the
rider underneath the animal The cape
ador distracts the bulls attention from
the fallen plcador with his cape and leads