Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-11

 New Hampshire and Maine thls mcrn- ing.
 The Interstate Commerce Committee agreed upon the Panama canal bill, fixing minimum tolls at $1.25 a ton and no preference to American vessels. The New York Stock Exchange firm of Connor & G., one of the oldest in Wall street, made an assignment, with liabilities of about $5,501,eC0.
 Fire Of Undetermined origin de. stroyed St. John Nepomucene Catholic church in Detroit. The property loss Is estimated at s60,ooo.
 President left Was Endorsed ia resolutions adopted by the swedish - American Republican league of lili- nois.
 Mrs. Abner Adams Of Hopedale, Mass. the oldest woman in that sec ton, died Saturday, aged 19e years ] months.
 Mrs. Anthony Drexel, in deference to the pleadings of her children. has consented to crop divorce proceedings against her husband.
 4 Loss Estimated at S2Oo,aoo was caused by fire which destroyed the Wlarda Chemical works in Brooklyn yesterday. The blaze started in a junk shop.
 Father Ricsrd of the Santa Clara college observatory, announces the discovery of group spots on the sun, which he describes to be of portiy di- mensions.
 General Garter Told the house com mittce that Major Ray, now under in- vestigatiCn will receive lieutenant coionefs pay, whether nominated to that rank Of not.
 Robert ". Wirtz, a Bridgeport drug clerk, died in that city yesterday from a fractured skull received in fall on a sidewalk a few days ago. He was AS years Cld and single.
 General SaIazar, a Mexican revolu- ronGTy commander, has protested against a brother of President Madero recruiting soldiers for the Mexican army in the United States.
 Members of the Chinese Republican cabinet are afraid to come to Peking and it is expected will conduct the government in the south, leaving Yuan Shi kaI to run it in the north. TaIeott Williams, LL.D., Editor oi | the Philadelphia Press, has been ap- 1 pointed director of the school of jour- nalism at Columbia university, en- dowed by the late Joseph Pulitzer. A General Increase in the Wages of the 1.700 operatives of the Naum- k-ag Steaip Cotton comEany Of Salem l Mass, to become effective next Mon- | day, was announced Saturday.
 Husbands Who Desert Their Families 1 will be vigorously prosecuted in Sui | folk county, Mass, accor:ing to th5 | announcement by District Attorney i Peiletier.
 The Prospects cf a Strike Of coa ] miners in the anthracite districts 1 have brought about q chaotic condition l in the retail coal trade in New York ] and dealers are taking orders for 1 small quantities only.
 The Question oF Whether Norwa, i owns the territory surrounding tnt ! South pole, which has i5st been dis ! covered by Capt. Roald Amundsen nas already begun to be discussed b, ] authorities on international law. ]
 As ths Result of the Efforts of prom inent citizens, the old Presbyterian ! parsonage in Bloomfield N. J., wher, Grover Cleveland was bCrp, will b, held for purchase as q memorial Pa. I pers tt that effect have been signed.
 The Blowing Out Of Boiler aooar, . the torpedo boat destroyer Paul lone at San Diego, Cal, caused the death o ' Albert Grau, a fireman, and seri0u injury to Peter Wiera. fireman ant John J. Eberlein, coal passer. Senator Root of Now York has writ zen 10 MT. Rivera, Porto Rican dele gate 10 this country, empha ticalE . expressing and defining his opposition to the granting of American citizen ship to Porto Ricans.
 Charles H. Hyde, former New For city chamberlain. who is under indict ment charged with bribery in the Car negie Trust company case, has aske for a withdrawal of his appeal on tn denial of change in venue in hi case.
 The United States Shipped 10 Ar Gentina during the first seven month of the present fiscal year more tha 18,000.000 pounds of news print pape, nearly twice the amount sht. ned dur iug the corresponding period of h previous year
 ! Clarence $. Darrow, former chic counsel for the NIcNamara brother. will be placed on trial May I4 on th charge Of having bribed jurors in th ease of the confessed dynalnitel James B. McNalnara, now serving life term in San Quentin prison.
 Persons Who Attended a Dinner few evenings ago at the home of Leo pold Bloch, in Bloomfield, N J.. wine thirteen were at the table, are muc worried over the fate oT one of thei number-Ernest Bloom, of New yorl Who 0ied two days after the dime frcm heart disease.
 DF. John Ross oF DunferrIipe Scotland, Andrew Carnegie's birth place, is in this country on Nr. Car uegie's invitation to visit the variou Carnegie institutions and pick Il ideas for his use as the head Of th Carnegie trust at Dunfermline
 indictments Were Returned at Gran Rapi l; Mich., Saturday " the federf grand jury charging the Grand Rapid & Indiana Railway Co. with rebat ing; the Chicago, KalarIazoo 6 Sagi nav railroad company with false en tries, and six local lumber firms wit false billing in making shipments,
 A Unique Event at PhiiadsIphi Saturday in connection with the cele hraticn of the 5oth ami yorsary of tn 1 yrIprOrV uy00 h7- fUa Monitor over 4h