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Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
Mrs. Pankharst on Platform.

London, July 28-Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the militant suffragette leader made another dramatic appear ance this afternoon on the stage of the Music Hall where the miltants hold thetr weekly meetings She was seated in an invalid's chair and was wrapped in shawls. She looked wan and i'll and nurses were in attendance.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
Beat Sinks h Perry Raes.

Taladc, O.. July 2s. Bull Moose IT, driven hy itH owueE, Frank G, Greg ery, of City Island. N. T.. sank in 70 feet of water in tho AIaumee river tn- day while participating in the first of the Perry centennial speed boat races, She waa running aa miles an hour when she struck an obstacle. Gregory was rescued.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
Appointments confirnsd.

Washington, July 28.-rhe senate today confirmed the appointments of Frederic 0. Penfeld as ambassador to Austria-Hungary Joseph E. Willard, minister to Spain: Charles S. Hart- Davis, solicitor general, and Charles S. Harnlin, assistant secretary of the frea srlY-v
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
FDlsBRoW WINS FIRST
 LEG OF 800 MILE RACE. Travelled at an Average Rate of 71.23
 Miles an Hour.

Galveston, Texas, July 2s-Louis Disbrow,2 in his Simplex, averaging TIPS miles an hour for 100 miles, to- day won the first leg of the 300 mile sweepstakes, the feature event of the Galveston Cotton carnival beach races. His time was I2S.59.4S. The race. a free for all, for purse of $5, GOO is to be finished Tuesday and Wednesday. sOfathe sixteen starters today six fin- fshedsin the two hour time limited aft CT Disbfow those in order, were: Chandler. Mason Special; Case; Jack Lecain. Stutz Joe Horan Lozier and Condo 4Afoseley, Studebaker
 Ralph A1ulford driving Mason Special, ran Disbrow neck and neck a clutch
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
RAILROAD FfREMEN
 NOW MAKE. COMPLAINT.
Charge That Some Railroads Are Vic-
 Iating Terms of Award.

New York, July 2S.-The two arbi- trators selected to represent the east ern railroads in the arbitration of the demands of their conductors %hnd trainmen were approved today by the conference committee of railway man. agers. Until the two men selected have announced their willingness to serve their names will not be made public.
 A conference will be held tomorrow between the members of the managers committee and the general adjustment committee of the firemen in reference to the complaint of the fremen that some of the railroads are violating the terms of the award of the arbitrators of their demands. Disagreements have arisen, President Carter of the Broth erhood of Locomotive Bremen and Enginemen said tonight, as to how cer- tain points of the award should be construed He expressed the belief that there would be little difficulty in adjusting the differences.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
Wreck on Great Northern.

Whiteffsh. Mont, July 28--G Great Northern fast mall, No. ?. westboGnd was wrecked east of Rock Hill today. Engineer Peck l.. Forcum, and Fire man Carl Smith both of Whitefish were killed and express messenger Lamb was Injured bat will recover. TEeecanse of the accident has not been. determined The engine left the rails and turned oyer. one Of the mall cars piling on top of il.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
Order of Moose Jubilee.

Cincinnati. JuIy The silver 1ubi- lee convention of the Loyal Order o1 Moose was opened here today and will continue in session four days Among. the speakers will be Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobson and John w. Wastcott who made the speech nominating President Wilson at BaIti more
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
Grandstana coiIapses.

Gaiyesto Texas, July 2s The cen- ter of the gTandstand at the Galveston Beach Automobile race course col- lapsed just before tho beginning of the races today Several persons were hurt, none fatally. There was no panic. and spectators quickly settled deMA ta watch the races.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
suffraqettes' Terms Redvoed

London. July 2s-Lady Sybil Smith, daughter of the Earl of Antrim; Mrs. Pethick Lawrence and Miss Evelyn Sharpe, militant suffragettes, were re- leased from jail today, the Home sec- retary, Reginald McKenna, having re- duced their terms to four days instead of fourteen for which they were sent to prison on July 25.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
suffraaettes Rush at Kind.

London. July 2S.-Whjle King George was inspecting his guard of honor at the railway station at ChicesteT, Sus- sex. today, two snffragetfes rushed for ward and tried to present a petition to him. The police seized and removed the two women from the station Af- forwards they were liberated at the request of the king.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
REBELS FIRING UPON
 FOREIGN SETH EMENT
Portuguese Boy Wounded at shansEa ai
 --chinese Panic-S Stricken.

Shanghai. July 28.-After two nights of quiet. firing was resumed here at g o'clock tonight. Shells burst over the bandstand in the foreign settlement and a Portuguese boy received mortal injuries and other foreigners had mar row escapes
 At this hour the firing still continues. It is suspected that the rebels are de- liberately training their guns on the foreign settlement in revenge for the Shanghai volunteers having disarmed 300 soldiers and twelve officers at Chapel Saturday,
 Panic prevails among the Chinese crowds of whom arg aocking into the foreign settlement from the native city. All the boundaries of the settle ment are constantly patrolled by for eign detachments.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
powNPouR OVER UTICA SECTION
Five Barns and Two Houses Burned by
 lightning.

rftiez. N- r. July 2s.-In thunder Et1rn which passed e. er this section ff1f~ forenoon five barns and two hsnAnsxn within 1b miles of this city .ere 1znrned by lightning. The damage rx ex.mmisa~rAble. as the barns were filled with hay. During the storm of ik minntcs 1.i1 Inches of water fell.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
woman Bound With Thraat caIt.

Dallas Tex. July as.--Wlth her throat cut, the body of Miss Florence Brown. 21 years old. was found in the washreom Of a local real estate office Three arrests were made in 8 general police round up, the police holding persons whom they could not readily identifxs
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
CabIed Paragraphs
No Revolution at Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal, July 2S-The re- ports current abroad of a revolutionary movement in Lisbon are without foun- dation. The Portuguese capital is quite calm.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

S SanRpea nd presdens Msrqs of lebin, young woman, both of Roches- ter, N. Y, were instantly killed yester- day. when an automobile driven by Sankpeal was struck by the Wolverine Express at crossing in Penfield, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

An Involuntary petition in bank ruptcy was filed yesterday in the United States court at Trenton, N. J., against the Buffalo Bill Wild West and Pawnee Bill Great Far East Shows Service was made upon Gordon w. LfIlie, president of the company con trolling the shows
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
ChoIera in F5unoarv

Budapest, Hungary, July 28-A case of cholera which occurred at Temesh- Sziget, Hungary, near the Servian frontier, today was notified to the Min ister of the Interior.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
Misnlaeed oonfadenes.

Tha N. A M. rof7fi inaiesH ta regard Colonel Mufhall as maiahrhoIy ax~ ample af the trusted eff nIaxa afI3d 4rouk
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

Panama which claims the distinction of being the only country in the world without 8 foreign debt of any kind, will have a balance in it's treasury of about $6O0,0O0 as soon as the first an nual installments of $250,000, just paid by the United States for the use of the Canal Zone, has been deposited.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
Minister of Marine overworked

Rome, July 28-Vice Admiral Pas quale Leonardo -Cattolica, Italian min ister of marine, resigned today, giving as his reson overworlx during the Tripolitan war.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
s.Hrau-tsr Plot Asainst-kipg.

Lnnacm. .Tulv 1p-Acccrdfng to the naiis Eketch the police have received Attenuation Of q suffraEette plot BEz1rz< E4rx GenrEe.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

King George of England received 50 members of the Scott Antarctic expedi- tion and gave medals to the survivors.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

Miss Therese Girouard, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Girouard, of Union street. has been awarded a handsome silver watch as winner of contest at St. Mary's parochial school.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
m Largest Con
Condensed Teieerams

The first Mormon temple to be built n T, Canada was dedicated at Cardston Alta, Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

Fire discovered in the third floor of the Susquehanna Valley home at Bing- hamton, N. r., at 5 o'clock yesterday morning for time imperilled the lives of 160 inmates.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

indictments against twelve alleged members of the F'Arson Trust were returned yesterday by the July grand jury in Chicago
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

Sowdoin college will receive ss0.00o by the will of Edward R. Drummond of Bristol, Me, who died recently.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

Pursuing his campaign for lower tel ephone rates, Governor Fletcher of Vt, yesterday removed. Charles D. Watson of Sc. Albans, chairman of the Public Service Commissions; and de- manded the resignation of Commis- sioner ". R. Warner of Yergennes.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29
Mexico Has Him First.

While Secretary Bryan Is about 1t he might go ovec and lecture to the Japanese.-chicaK News
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

George Robinson, his wife and tve children were found shot to death in their farm house near Kumsey, Alber- -ta, yesterday
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

During the Five Months of the silk strike at Paterson, N J, the police department records show that 2,837 ar rests were made.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

When the society ball season ends that of the moth ball begins.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

The big silk strike at Paterson. N. J., is over but not all the strikers who left the mills twenty y-one weeks ago were able to find work yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

Allan ". Paige of Bridgeport, former leader in republican circles in the state and one time trolley magnate, died, Sunday at Chicago.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-29

pr. Oliver Brewster Taylor, who was reputed the oldest living graduate of the Harvard Medical School, is dead at the home of his son at Hartford, al the age of 93
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
CARDINALS VS.. NATIONALS.
Easy Victory For Alexandrians-
Heals Old Sore.

The game between ';he Cardinal A
c., and the National A. c., of Wash
ington, which was played on Jones
Point yesterday afternoon was a
vary interesting game, although one
sided. 1t was sweet revenge for the
Cardinals, as they had suffered de-
feat by the score Of to l ait the
hands of the Nationals. and y:ster-
days victory, by score of IL to /.
not only heals the old sore, but ties
up the series.
Gauzza, the first man to face Cox,
who was twirling for the Cardinals,
.cre Of lucky doubls,but was LEFT
stranded at the midway bag as Cox
struck our: Two men and the third
was retired at first, Cox to As
tryke. For the remaining six innings
Cox only allowed one scratch hit.
The Nationals scored their lone
run in the sixth inning on two bases
on balls and scratch hl'.
The Cardinals scored two runs in
the first, and in the second Jones lead
off with d hit which was followed in
rapid order by the entire team, eight
runs crossed the pan before the side
was retired. Another run was pro-
duced in the fourth, and two in the
fifth, bringing The total up to thir-
teen.
The features of the game was the
pitching of Cox, who famed twelve
men and Astrykeis clean steal Of sec
ond, :hird and home.
The Cardinals play Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday of the coming week,
and good games are promised.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY SCHOOLS
Report of Superintendent Hodges
Makes Fine Showing.

The report of w. 7. Hodges, Divls-
ion Superintendent of Schools OF AL
exandria County, has been published.
Pictures of the various white and
colored school houses appear, most
of which will bear favorable COM
parison to similar institutions in any
part of the country.
"Carne" and "Kemper" schools arc
named after we'll known Alexandra
ans who filled The Office of superin-
tendent of schools in past years, ano
who labored for the advancement OF
public education at a time when the
affairs of public schools of Alexandra
city and county were under one
board.
Mr.. Hodges report is an interest
ing document containing consider
able information concerning public in
struction, as we'll as many practica
| suggestions concerning the better
ment of the schools.
The public school system of tn
county is now in its forty-secon'
! year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
Floral Boat Passes City.

A little boat, unnamed, its car
go a large wreath of red and white
roses and smiiax drifted down the Po-
tomac river 10 the sea last night.
The boat and its floral burden were
the silent tribute paid to the memory
not only of the sailors, but of the
soldiers and marines whose lives
have been sacrificed in defense of
the nation.
From the wharf at Washington
barracks, where the simple commem-
orative exercises were held in mem
ory of the dead yesterday afternoon
the flower laden boat was towed fol
half mile down the river. II
was then turned adrift and left tc
! the favor of wind and tide in it:
unchartered and unguided voyage t.
the Atlantic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
WILL GIVE MUSICAL.
Classes of First Baptist Sunda.
School 10 Prepare Interesting
Program.

Classes eight and twelve of tn
First Baptist Sunday School will holC
a musical at the Westminster Build
ing at 8 p. m., Tuesday, May 9th
1913. refreshments will also II,
served. The following programe vii
be rendered:
Piano solo-Miss May Mcdonald.
Soprano solo-AIss Julia Bigelow
Piano duet--NIrs. r. S. Field an,
Miss l.. Schwab.
baritone solo-Mr. Marshall Dobie
Piano solo-NIrs. r. S. Field.
Piano duet-Nliss Edna Barent
and Mrs. w. A. Bolton.
Duet, Violin and Piano-Mr. Sid
ney We'll and Miss Minnie We'll.
Soprano soIo-Miss Lucy Graves.
Piano solo-Miss Flora Palmer, o
Washington, D. c.
Piano duet-Miss Bowman am
Miss Zachary.
ContraIto Solo-Mrs. r. S. Field.
Piano duet-Mrs. W. A. Bolton
and Miss Nellie Pierpoint.
This entertainment is given for tn
benefit of the chair fund of tha
Sunday school.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
POSTMASTERS' EXAMINATIONS.

The first Of The examinations held
in Alexandria for fourth class post
masters occurs Saturday. June 2Sth.
As rapidly as possible thereafter all
fourthclass posoffices in this section
are to have examinations held ac-
cording to civil service rules.
The office Of postmaster is the first
po.ition for which applicants are to
be examined. The new examination
blanks for this purpose have now
been received by the local secre-
tary- at the Alexandria post office
where applicants may secure copies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
PRIZE FIGHT ARENA
WIPED OUT BY FIRE
Firebug at Work at Scene
of Killing Of McCarty
on Saturday.
THRILLING SCENES.
Victims Neck Dislocated and Spinal
Cord Ruptured According TO Find
ing of Jury.

Calgary, Alberta, May 26. - The
prize fight arena in which Luther Nc
Carly was killed Saturday, during the
fight with Arthur Pelky, was destroy
ed by fire of incendiary origin early
today.
Four persons narrowly escaped
death in the blaze-Wetsley Benson,
his, wife and children, VINO were sleep
ing the building and fled just be-
fore this walls collapsed.
The fire was not discovered until
nearly midnight. and then had gained
too great headway to De eXtinguish-
ed.
The formal inquest into the deaih
of McCarty has begun. Managers of
the two fighters, seconds and all the
newspaper men at the rlngside are
giving testimony.
Dr.. H. II. Moshier testified tha:' Nc
Carty's death was caused by broken
or dislocated neck, when caused a
rupture of he spinal chord and a
hemmorhage of the spine. Moshier
arrived at the conclusion after a sec
ond examination. The blow that kill
ed the young heavyweight was the
jab to the jaw Immediately after the
opening of the contest, it Is believed,
and not the blow over the heart.
Tommy Burns took charge of Nc
Carty's body today, an dordered IT
prepared for shipment tonight. He
is awaiting word from McCarty's
parents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
WATCHMAN ASSAULTED:
Victim of Attack May be Fatally In
iured.

A posse of Alexandria County yes
terday engaged in a search for two
men who early in the morning wres-
ed a shot gun from Charles Butts,
81 years old "a crippled watchman
of the Simmons Foundry in Addi-
son and fractured his Skull with it.
Butts was taken to the Emergency
Hospital in Washington.
Butts was standing in thu doorway
of the foundry about 3 3o'clock, when
the two men approached him and
asked him for drink. He told them
he didn't know where they could
ge; any whiskey and their manner
became so threatening that he limp
ed to the office of the Potomac
Brick Company nearbyand borrowed
a double barrel shot gun.
On the way back to the foundry the
men leaped from behind brick
kiln. One struck him on the head
with a, brick and the other snatched
the gun. They beat him until the
stock of the gun broke, and then left
him lying on the car tracks.
The unconscious man was found
a few minutes later by Samuel Kill
man, a watchman of the brick yards,
who, with Joseph Bussman, placed
him in a buggy and drove to Emer-
gency Hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
ASSAULTED BY NEGROES.

A hurry call came to the station
house this afternoon for officers to
repair to The neighborhood of the old
canal basin where it was stated a
white man had been assaulted by ne
groes. Officers Roland, Bell and
Campbell responded and upon reach
ing the scene were told that Archer
Sergeant, and John Haskins, both COL
ored, had attacked S. H. DaNmude,
handling him roughly. The officers
arrested the accused and they will be
brought before the police court To-
morrow morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
WEATHER THIS WEEK.
No More Seasonable Warm Ccndi'
tions Expected This Week.

Unsettled weather will open the
coming week throughout the country
east of the Missouri river. accord
ino To the Weather Bureaus weekly
bulletin.
"There will be showers Monday
and Tuesday in the great central val
leys and the Lake Region" the bull
letin said, "and on Tuesday or We'd
ncsday in the Middle Atlantic States
and New England. In the Central
West generally fair weather should
prevail about the middle of the week,
followed by unsettled conditions at
the close, while in the East the wea-
ther will be fair during the closing
davs of the week. For the South
the Southwest and the extreme Gen.
trail west present indications favor
fair weather generally, while in the
Northwest fair weather will alst
prevail. except about the middle o.
the week, when local showers arr
probable.
"Nt will be warmer In the South
but there are no immediate prospect
of unseasonably warm weather owe
any portion of the country. Their
will be frosts Monday morning in tn
I
interior of New England and Easter
| New York and low temperatures vii
continue for day or two over tn
northern and eastern portions of tn
country, followed by warmer cond
tions by the middle Of the week"
Hard and Soft Shell Grabs at Ram
rnel,c Cafe,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26

Gen. Hsu Pao San was killed by a
physical culture school of Chicago,
;opening a box in the belief that it
contained porcelain, of which he was
an ardent collector. He had sent for
piece of porcelain, and when the
box arrived he attempted to pry off
sthe cover. A terrific explosion re-
suited, and he was hurled with great
force to the opposite end of the room.
A servant was also instantly killed.
The general, who was known as
"Tiger Hsu," was a strong supporter
of President Yuan Shi Kai, and the
object of bitter hatred to the south
'ern extremists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

One of the first civil service exam
ina ions to be held in Virginia for
the purpose of filling the position
of postmaster will be held here on
June 2Sth when the local secretary
of mhe commission will conduct an
examination to fill -acancy in the
postmastership of Fort Hunt. The
compensation of the postmaster last
year was S241. The requirements to
be filled is that the applicant must
b. over 81 years of age and must
reside in that territory supplied by
the possoffice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26

The American steamer Nevada,
with about 800 persons aboard struck
"a stray Turkish mine on leaving the
port of Smyrna, Saturday morning.
tThe Nevada sank, and it is feared
that about 265 lives were lost, inciud-
ing several English people. The ship
went down Immediately by the head,
land when the water reached the en-
gine-room there was an explosion
that killed many of the crew out
right. A number of the crew of a
French steamer were also drowned
when their boat struck mine. They
had started to resue passengers of
the Nevada.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26

Any one interested in concrete
construction can secure booklets on
the use Of concrete for construction
Of ouLbuildings,fencing, arnomanta!
work and in the construction of
houses by applying to George H..
Robnson's Sons, who will supply
them free.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26

In Police Court this morning Geo.
Carter was fired S25 for hitting
Alice Kits several weeks ago. The
woman was knocked down with such
force that her jawbone was broken.
Alice Kits was afterwards fined $50
for keeping disorderly house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-26

R. Wallace, colored, will be exam
ined as to his sanity by lunacy
com;.sion composed Of DrS. Walter
a. Warfield. and J. Milton Hopkins
before Justice Harrie White.