Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-03

mas completed a hike to San Francisco and return in 322 days winning a wager of $1,0O0.
 WiIfred PyweII, of Leicester, Enq., played a piano for 34 hours contini- ously, during which he played 1,5OO tunes from memory.
 The eighth anniversary of the sign ing of the Treaty of Portsmouth by Russia and Japan was celebrated at Portsmouth, N. H. yesterday
 Thomas A. sperry, who made for tune estimated at several million dol lars out of trading stamps. died at his residence in New York late Monday night
 The police were barred from partict- patton in thelabOr parade in St Louis because of the recent action during the telephone operators and the walters strike
 Captain John G. ViaIl, who, General Fitzpatrick declared, was the best quartermaster in the army of the Po- tomac" is dead at Washington, aged 89 years.
 daring daylight robbery was com mitted at the ticket office of the Read ing railway at Atlantic City, yesterday, the thief making good his escape with $1,800 in bills.
 Attacks by women upon non-unien men going to or returning home from Wefk has become enc of the most ser leus phases of the copper mine strike situation at Calumet, Mich,
 Chris c. Henderson, a special officer employed by the Boston Elevated Rail- way Company, was struck and killed by car on the Boulevarde line at Medtord, Mass yesterday
 George E. Lane, aged, 67, and enc pf the leading merchants of Danforth Me, was killed yesterday when he fell from his hay -meW and struck on his head. His neck was broken
 Robert Heald, 12 year cid sen of Mrs. frank HeaId of Chelmsford Center, his home by being struck by an auto mobile driven by George Armstrong.
 A man described by the police as William B. Sengiaub tax collector of MlddietoWn, Conn.,, charged with em- pezzIlng S6,666 was arrested at Middle town N. Y, yesterday. He seem to be suffering from aPhasia.
 A valuation of one million deiiars was placed upon the estate of Dr. Rob- ert l.. Treadwell of Portsmouth. N. H. who, at the time of his death week ago was the oldest member of Harvard's class of 1840.
 Bic %dheune;s were used at Waverfy iowa, yesterday in effort te solve the theft of $44,666 in cash and securi- ties taken from the bedroom of Henry Woedford, bachelor and one of the Wealthiest men in that section
 The Taxi Moter Cab Company of Boston owes $21f592 according te the bankruptcy schedule filed in the Uni ted States district court yesterday by A. A. Pope, treasurer of the company The assets are worth $175,447
 The House naval committee will hold hearings soon with a view to drafting legislation recognizing the naval personnel. The reform probably will be ready for presentation to con gress when it convenes in December.
 Maxwell G. Evarts, general counsel for the Southern. Pacific Railroad who came back to his home at Windsor Vt, few days ago critically ill with intestinal trouble was reported by his worse.
 Mrs. Josie Price, wife of Oliver Price q wealthy farmer, of Rices Landing Pa, was beaten to death by tramps in her home yesterday. and her l2 year old granddaughter was so bad ly injured it is feared she cannot re- cover.
 Thousands of "children of the n1lIs"; and child employees under sixteen years in other manufacturing estab- lishments in Massachusetts were thrown out of work yesterday by the operation of new state law which became effective Monday. of Police James T. Caswell, of Nara gansett Pier, was almost. instantly killed yesterday when she fell down a flight of stairs at her home and struck her head on the concrete floor of the basement.
 Burglars early yesterday broke into the office of Erwin Low & Co., at Prov idence, jewelry manufacturers and af- ter making preparations to blow open two safes left without completing the job taking with them a sample case containing a quantity of jewelry.
 Elimination of the commerce court, an appropriation of $100 900 for relief of American refugees in Mexico and $500 900 to start the inter state com merce commissions physical valuation Of railroads feature the general def1c- tency appropriation bill reported to the house yesterday by the appropriations committee
 The charge of obtaining money un- der false prefences. on which Mrs, NJ. Mary E, Woodworth Etter Syrus B Fockler and Earl ". Clark, leaders of ho of ter Reign have been on trial for three days, was dismissed by Judge w. A. kingsbury itL the Framngham, Mass, Court yesterday The charge grew out cf the alleged collection of money for alleged miraculous cures