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Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12

other temporary field hospitals. where scores of wounded awaited their aid. Wounds Two Months Old Not Treated
 Three or four federals were found in an old hotel which was used by the troops as hospital. They were suf- fering from wounds inflicted in the fighting. around Casas GrandeS nearly two months ago and they had received no treatment since that time.
 Four corpses in Corner of Room.
 Hollow-eyed skeletons. with gan grenous wounds, gazed silently at the Red Cross workers as they set to work with disinfectants and water to remove the stench that pervaded ev- erything. In one room. stripped and thrown into a heap, were found four corpscs, bloated and d1snsured.
 Flies Swarm About Sick Soldiers.
 In another room, shut off from sun light and fresh air, were half a dozen other men, who had almost lost the semblance of human beings from cry sipelas or typhoid fever. Another tye phoid patient, all but naked, lay on the ground outside the door of one of the unventilated rooms. Over the mouth and eyes of the dying wretch hovered a swarm of flies.
 Broken Limb spIinted With Board.
 Another emaeiated man mutely pointed to nlS leg. DrOken by bullet at Casas Grandes. A rough board stretching from the hip to the ankle, had been bound to the fractured limb The handages had not been touched since the lumber splint was applied
 Gangrene Set in Wound.
 Another trooper with his thigh shat tered by a bullet at Casas Grandes had only bandages around the wound. He, too. had received no medical att tention since the Casas Grandes fight, and gansrene had set in-
 Nurses Used Rubber Gloves.
 A number of other wounded men were in such septic condition that the surgeons and nurses did not dare touch them until they had put on rubber gloves.
 Woman Fans Flies Away.
 Stretched on the floor in one room were five wounded men, One was un- conscious and dying from shot through the lungs. He had received att tention from a woman. who crouched beside him, flaming the flies from his face and weeping silently.
 Flies Everywhere.
 Eight cases of typhoid fever in all were found by the Red Cross corps at this one hospital One was a raving maniac. And pervading everything was the host of flies.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
VICTIM OF TUBERCULOSIS PUTS BULLETS INTO HEART
Arrangements Were Being Made to
 Remove Him to Sanitarium.

Old Saybrook. Conn, May 11.-It was made known late today that Will jam Buroick. formerly a brakeman on the New York. New Haven & Hart ford railroad, committed suicide at the home of an aunt last night. Dur ing the absence of the members of the family to make arrangements for the taking of Burdick, who was suffer- ing from tuberculosis, to a sanitarium, he secured rifle and took it to his room. There he tied his shoestrings to the trigger of the gun and placing the muzz1e over his heart, shot himself twice. He was dead when his rela- tives returned home. He was 32 years old and single. His unwillingness to be taken away from home it is thought led to his ending his life.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
FOREST FIRE RACES ON
 MOUNT TOMS SUMMIT.
Two Hundred Acres Burned Over, In-
 eIuding Young Trees.

Easthampton, Mass, May 11.-Mount Tom. the picturesque state reserva ton, was aiblaze today, it's forests afire clear to tlie summit, furnishing a thrilling spectacle to the country for miles around and giving large gangs of fire fighters from E.asthampton, Northanp- ton and Holyoke a hard fight before the flames were thought to be under control. Two hundred acres were burned over, including some fine young trees, about half grown, some heavy timber and a quantity of cordwood. It is the first fire on the reservation that the state fire patrol has been unable to copa with unaided.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
CARNEGIE GIVES ss75,ooo
 FOR A LIBRARY SCHOOL.
l Sum to Be Paid in Five Annual In- i staIIments of $75,OOo.

New York, May 11-Directors of the new public library announced today a donation of $375.O00 by Andrew Car negie, to be used for establishing and maintaining a library school The amount is payable in five annual in stallrhents of $75.00O each. There is now no school in the state for edglcat- ing men and women in library work, since the recent fire in the capitol at Albany, where there was such a school
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
DISAPPOINTED IN AN
 AFFAIR OF THE HEART.
Denver Electrical Engineer Ends His
 Life With Poison.

Denver. Col, May 11.-Roysl H. Worthen, an electrical engineer, whose aunt and sister left Denver recently for their home in Boston, was found dead of posson in hotel today. Pre- sumably he committed suicide On a table in his room was a copy of Omars Rubaiyat opened at the page containing the following verse:
  Why, said another some there are
 who tell Of one who threatens he will toss to
 hell. The luckless pot he marr'd. in making
 -pishi He's a good fellow and twill all be
 well"
 Some of the dead mans companions believe he was disappointed in an af- fair of the heart
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY
 BILL UNDER FIRE.
Farmers from Minnesots and North
 Dakota Address Senate Committee.

Washington. May 1.-The prolonged session of the senate resulted in a suspension of the attack on the Cana dian reciprocity bill before the sena te finance committee today. After farm CTS from Minnesota and North Dakota had occupied all the morning session in addressing the committee, further criticism of the bill and proposed argu- ments in it's favor by trade bodies in northern cities were to have been made at an afternoon session. The hearing will be continued tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
"WILp WEST" GAME MAY
 HAVE FATAL RESULT.
Six Year Old Boy Shoots Four Year
 Old Brother.

Mineola, l.. l., May 11.-In wild west" game in the attic of his home at Happague today, six year old John nia Richardson found a Revolutionary musket and levaled it at his four year old brother Fred. The old musket was tearing the upper part of Fred's body almost to pieces. A spe- cial train was made up and the child was rushed to the Nassau county hos pital here. There is no hope for his recovery
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
BRIDGEPORT GIRL TAKES
 FATAL DRINK OF CARBoLIc.
Despondent Because She Was Forbid
 den to Go Out at Night.

Bridgeport, Conn, May 11-De- spondent and with mind temporarily unbalanced by being forbidden to go out last night, Beatrice WakeIee, 20 years old, committed suicide this morn ing by drinking two ounces of carbolc acid solution. She was lying in bed with the glass in her hand when her mother entered the room. Inquiry brought the response from her that it was only sugar water Too 1ate the real nature of the liquid was ascer- tained. Death came to the girl just as two physicians arrived at the house.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
CARNEGIE TRUST SAFE
 SEIZED FOR EVIDENCE
Taken to Grand Jury Room and Open
 ed by Professionals.

New York, Nav 11--A steel safe weighing ton was taken by force of law from the closed offices of the Carnegie Trust company on lower Broadway late today and hailed into the grand jury room at the criminal courts building where an effort will De made to get at whatever evidence Q ]. may contain regarding the affairs Of the defuEct institution. Besides seiz . ir g the safe. the district attorneys of flee served suopoe,il for the duccs teeGm on William J. Cum nln,s the former directing head Of the trust cci1pany. Repealed efforts were made to get Cunnl;ns % open the safe. but without success; and professional safe wo, ,kers opened the safe. but the dis t1ict attorney would not say what he fo.nd
 A batch of six superseding indict- p7ents was han.led np 10 Justice Da- wis today, some of which are said to be against officials already indisted.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
QUEEN BARS LOW NECK GOWNS. British Maids in Waiting Must Wear
 Dresses Touching Ground.

London, May 11-Following the re- port that the queen has intimated that women in tight dresses, with low .necks and enormous hats, will not be received in the royal enclosure at As- cot comes the announcement that she intimated to her ladies in waiting that they should wear dresses that touch the ground, long sleeves and high necKs on all ordinary occasions.
 The maids of honor are instructed that they must wear toques and not large hats.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
AMPLE FUNDS FOR
 THE WRIGHT MEMORIAL.
Work of Constructing the Building
 Will Soon Commence.

New Haven, Conn, May 11-The Wright Memorial committee having in charge the erection of memorial dor rnitory to Dean Wright announced to- night that sufficient funds had been secured to assure the erection of the buildings Work will be begun as soon as possible. The funds were raised by popular subscription and it will be the first building on the college campus so given.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
Stricken While Riding in Auto.

Bethel, Conn.,. May 11.--Whi1e riding in her automobile last evening Mrs. O. B. Smith, wife of 8 prominent Bethel halter, was stricken by apoplexy and became unconscious. Her death occur red later in the night. Mrs. Smith was e9years old and is survived by her bus band and one dauxhtep
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
HER MIND UNBALANCED
 BY HUSBANDS INFfDELITY
Bride Who Killed Her Husband May
 Never Be Tried.

New ark, May 11.-lFrances O'ShaughnS&N, the bride who last week kflledsher husband, George, ito save his soul,'' may never go to trial. Alienists reported to the district at torney today that the shock of dis covering her husband faithiess had probably unbalanced a mind already weakened by brooding and introspec- tion- Her own wish is to. '+be pun ished'' before her baby is born.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
ABBATEMAGGIo HAS
 ATTACK OF LARYNGITis
Was Unable to Appear at Trial of the
 Camorrists Yesterday

Viterbo, Italy, May 11.-Gennaro Alp batemaggio is suffering an acute at- tack of laryngitis and was unable to appear at the trial of the Camorrists today, much to the disappointmen of the spectators, who had expected to see him confronted by Enrico Alfano, the alleged actual head of the Ca morra Maria Stendardo, the woma n prisoner, was also reported to be crit ically ill with pneumonia. The ses- sion was occupied with testimony of minor importancei
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
steamship Arrivals.

At Rotterdam: May 10, volturno, from New York. At Genoa: May 10, Carpathia, from New York.
 At Faysl: May 10, Martha Washing ton. from New York.
 At Naples May 10, Duca Di Geneva, from New York.
 At Havre: May II, La Lorraine, from New York
 At Plymouth: May II, George Wash ington, from New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
Snow and Rain at Winnipeu.

Winnipeg. Man. May I1.-As a re- suit of the most extraordinary summer snow and rain stor min the history of Manitoba. Winnipeg is today com pIetely tied up. the street railway com pany being out of business and all electric power in Winnipeg shut off.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
LIFE SENTENCE FOR
 MURDERER OF CHILD.
Court of Appeals Affirms Lower Courts
 Action in Wending's Case.

Fra nl1fort. Ky, May 11.-Joseph Vending, convicted of the murder of eight year old Alma Kellner, must spend the remainder of his life in prison, according to a decision today by the Kentucky court of appeals, af- firming the life sentence of the lower court
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
suIIivan ef Hartford seaten.

Boston, May 1.-The convention of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Alliance and the Barten- ders' International league of America elected today Edward Fibre of Buffalo general president by a strong vote over Timothy J. Sullivan of Hartford, Conn, who sought re- election and Richard w Garrity Of Boston
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
Weeds Fourth limo at Aae of 30.

James. who was postmaster general in President Garfield's cabinet and is now in his S1st year, entered the bonds of wedlock for the fourth time yesterday. The bride was Mrs. Florence Mcdonnell Gaffney of Utica, N. Y.. who was 3e on her last birthday
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12

investigation of the Seal island of Alaska is provided for in resolution which will be favoralbly reported by ths house ways and means committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
Chang Clark -siek Absd.

Washington, May Speaker Champ Clark is confined to h1o bed with q severe cold. His condition f9 not serious and his physicians h0D@
 that he will be able to presi1e W1oU the house meets touoeroW
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
Cabled Paragraphs

Brussels, Belgium. May 11-PresI- dent Fallieres left today for Paris He was accompanied to the railroad station by King Albert.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12

Jacob Weiderowitz, Revered as ons of the most learned rabbis in the He brew world, died in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12

Four Persons Were Killed in col hsfon between an auto and a Balti- more and Ohio train at Shelby, O.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12

Rome, May 11.-Although the pope has taken somewhat longer than usual ro recover from his last attack of gout, he is maintaining the ordinary routine of life and is holding audiences daily. His holiness appears languid and less energetic than year or two ago, but no apprehension is felt
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12

Charles kittriel<, Who Sold His Body for dissecting purposes to get money 10 pay his room rent, died<in Chicago.
 An Unsuccessful Effort Was Made to get the Honduras financial treaty out of the senate committee on foreign relations
 One Hundred Empioyes of the Adler Veneer Seat company in Brooklyn fled to safety by fire escapes today from a factory fire which destroyed property worth s100,ooO.
 Waiter E. Duryea, Who Astonished d surgeons throughout the country by living twelve years with a broken neck. died at his home at Montclair, N. J. last night.
 . Orders from the Navy Department assigned Capt H. T. Mayo to duty as commander of the Mare Island Cal, navy yard, and as commander of the Twelfth naval district; also Capt. H. Rodman to duty as captain of the Mare Island yard
 During Thunder Storms that occur rel throughout Germany Wednesday Hamburg rekindIed natural gas we'll which had recently been capped with the greatest difficulty
 The Late Robert Hoe Paid $2O.oO0 to Louis F. Brown of Covington, Ky, to persuade Brown to drop suit against Hoe for the alienation of the affections of his wife. according to testimony of Brown filed yesterday in the county clerks office
 A Charge That Government Clerks, by executive order, are denied their copstitutional right to appeal to their ir 1,a O 1 a
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12

London. May 11.-Afiss M M. Bourne. daughter of Frederick G. Bourne, of New York. and R. B. Strassburger of Norristown, Pa, formerly. an officer in the United States navy, were united in marriage today at the parish church of West Wickham, Kent The wedding was a quiet one. only the parents of the bride and the mother of the groom being present The Rev. H. B. Rob- erts, the vicar of the church, officiatsd.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12

Berlin, May 1.-The Lokal Anzeiger today published a despatch from it's correspondent at St. Petersburg, say ing that Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador at Washington. has been appointed temporary director of the Russian foreign office
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12

President Taft Tentatively Accepted an invitation to address the American mining congress in Chicago in the fall
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
Condensed Telegran1s

Chicago is Seeking the RcpubIican national convention of 1912.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12

A Charge That Government Clerks, by executive order, are denied their constitutional right to appeal to their representatives in congress. Twas made by President Oscar F. Nelson of the Federation of Postal Clerks before the house committee on civil service.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12

Charles kittricte, Who Sold His Body for dissecting purposes to get money to pay his room rent, died-in Chicago.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
American Officials Studying interna-
 tional Law

Washington May 11.-Oficials in Washington we're engrossed today in considering questions of international law relating to rights of insurrection- fists to obtain food and other supplies from neutral territory: the extent to in controlling the exportation of arms and munitions of war to Mexico. and what authority army officers may le- rsliy exercise in restricting movement Of civilians and soldiers and rebels on the border.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12

An Unsuccessful Effort Was Made to get the Honduras financial treaty out of the senate committee on foreign relations
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17
GIVES SCENT ISLAND FARE
P. S. G. Orders Transfers, Max
inp Ride a Nickel Either Way.

The Public Service Commission has issued
an order TO the Brooklyn Heights RAILROAD
Company and the Nassau Electric Railroad
Company requiring two additional trans
fer points between two lines operated by
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company IN
the South Brooklyn and Bay Ridge section
to take effect In ten days.
One OF the lines is the 65th street and
Bay Ridge avenue line OF the BROOKLYN
Heights Company, and the other IS the
line OF the Nassau company between the
ssth Street Ferry and the. West End ter
minal. Coney Island. The effect OF the ne"
arrangement will be to extend the scope
OF the five-cent fare to Coney Island oy
the 3sth Street Ferry line.
Passengers on coastbound trips oil the
e5th street cars will get transfers 10 east
bound cars In the 39th Street Ferry line al
Thirteenth avenue and S6th street. Those
on westbound trips OF the ferry line Will
get transfers to westbound cars OF the
%th street route at Timer Park, otherwise
described as Bay Ssth street and West End
Private Right of Way.
This extends the privilege OF the hve-
cent fare to Coney Island not merely to the
people along Bay Ridge avenue and Thir-
teenth avenue. but establishes a five-cen'
fare to the island from Park Row both
ways as well. Heretofore there has been
a fve-cent fare by the West End route
from but not TO the island. The Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company has acquiesceo
Spokane, Wash early In October.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17
GRESSER WANTS A DECISION
Borough President Says Bust
ness of Queens is Tied Up.

Rumors in Long Island City yesterday
that Governor Dix had decided TO remove
Lawrence Gresser, President Of that Bor-
ough, in accordace with the recommends
tions made by Commissioner Ordway. who
took testimony on charges made by tax
payers, caused Mr.. Gresser to make a
statement In which he said
/ think Il is due 20 me that Governor
Dix render his decision as early as pos
sible. l have been under a strain 80 long
that at present the purport OF the decision
is matter OF Indifference I do not say
this In any trivial sense, but | have been
so harried for months that decision
either way Will be great relief IL tho
decision is against me II Will at least end
this suspense. For more than a year [
have been undergoing this ordeal and IL is
about all human nerves can stand During
1t all L have endeavored to attend to busi-
tractors and those who seek TO uniustly
bring about my downfall have borne the
burden uncomplainingly, knowing that in
the end right must prevail.
H the decision Is favorable TO me. then 7
ought to know It without delay. The pub
lie business demands quick decision Our
work Is tied up and public business is suf-
fering. All our contracts for road i'm
provements are being held up In Manhattan n
because Of the uncertainty Of affairs in
this borough. Every department OF the
borough is suffering, and residents aud
taxpayers have right to have this long
drawn out persecution decided for their
own protection
From all parts of the borough complaint
~ made that the uncertainty OF the present
situation Is having a bad effect on ali sorts
OF business.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17
SUICIDE BlAMES RELATIVES
Merchant Wrote Wife's Kin
Plotted His Ruin.

Frank r. Braillard. sixty-eight years old.
OF No. 1850 Church avenue. Brooklyn. once
a superintendent In Tiffany's leather de-
partment. committed suicide In his room
BY opening the gas Jet early yesterday
morning. Mr Braillsrd had been In falling
health for some time and besides several
business reveroes had been separated from
his wife and children. In letter which
he left for publication he stated that ms
wife's family was responsible for all his
trouble. .-..
The first intimation that any one had OF
his suicide was received yesterday by MS
friend, Ward I. Fancher. q Brooklyn jewel
Ter. The mail man brought him letter
from Braillard. which said that by the
time that he received the letter ne, brhil-
lard would be dead Fancher. VINO knew
OF RraIllards troubles went with all haste
to the home OF r.. G. Miller. where Brazil
lard had a room. Braillards body was
found on a bed. 49,,
on the table was an open letter, which
said In part:
for they have succeeded In destroying my
happiness and the happiness OF my fam
ily. For ten years we lived happily To.
gether. and until Mrs. L. *. Smith and
her husband, sister Of my wife. made
up their minds 10 ruin me and my family.
They finally drove me from my home after
the death of my father Jaw, Aldro
Howell In 1890. | understood later that
their reason was TO bar me from any share
In the estate. which amounted to Sl.sooooO.
In his letter Braillard left all OF his
estate, which amounted to 10000. 10 At
lantic Lodge of Odd Fellows
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17
MAY DELAY CHARTER REPORT
| Legislative Committee Likely TO
Wait for Primaries.

II was learned last night that the Joint
cities committee OF the Legislature might
not report the amendments to the proposed
CITY charter 10 the Legislature before the
end OF this week. As matter OF iact' u
was said some excuse would probaoly oe
FOUND 10 put of making report until AFTER
the primaries had been held In this tity'
week from tomorrow.
That the Democratic leaders are snahy
on the charter is putting II mildly. There
Is n wide diversity OF opinion among the
Democratic members OF the Legislature on
the merits OF the document, and the chances
OF its passage in its present form are NOT
any too good The Mayor has insisted on
having kept in the charter the provisions
for his suspensive veto on appropriations
and his separate and additional consent on
all rapid transit routes specifications anu
contracts.
For this reason the committee is going 10
take the charter TO Albany tomorrow with
these provisions as they are. But what
Will happen at Albany you cannot tell.
said one OF the members Of the committee
last nisht. 81 have seen many Dill
picked 10 pieces there"
II IL predicted that before the bill Is pre-
sented for passage there will be some raoi-
cal changes and that II II Is passed IN It's
Anal form the Mayor may reject II az an
Ineffective instrument
The legislative reappor,ionment commit
tee was at n standstlll yesterday because
Senator Ferris. OF oneida. who has charge
OF the upstate Congress districts. did not
return to the city. lie sent word that ne
would be at the Hotel knicSerbooker thls
morning and the committee said II hoped
10 be able 10 announce the results OF us
labors tonight.