Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-09

legally selling property Edgar J. Hill. of Brooklyn, was held in s10,000 bail in the Kings County Court.
 A jury at Topeka, Kan, decided that Mrs. Lucia West is not entitled to damages in her suit against Governor Hodges for assault and battery.
 The condition of Judge William, B. of the New York Court of Appeals, is extremely critical. stim- ulants being used to keep him alive.
 Tho supreme court concluded an- nouncing decisions today without reaching the Inter Mountain rate case and other important cases pend ing.
 Caught in a high wind and rain on the St. Lawrence; a party of Italians upset in their boat and one was drown struck by lightning, and badly dam aged.
 John c. Schaffer arrived in London with a party of Chicagoans en route to Paris to attend the International convention of the Chambers of Cim- merce.
 "Diamopd Jim" Brady, who gave $225, 900 to the John Hopkins Universi- ty out of gratitude for an operation that gave him a new stomach is i'll again.
 An artificial leg eontaining $S,o0o, the property of Henry c. Wise who died in Denver. is in the possession of the public administrator awaiting . claimant.
 Vice Admiral r. kuroi arrived in San Francisco with the first class Jap rr- cruisers will leave June 14 for Puget Sound
 Tarakanath Das, Hindu post grad ate student in the University of Cali fornia was admitted to citizenship. He is the fourth Hindu to become an American citizen.
 John Higgins, farmer of Livsrmore Falls. Me, aged 65, committed suicide by shooting. His body was discover ed beneath an apple tree by his three year-old grandson.
 Three persons were killed when an automobile owned and driven by Ma than Lopatin contractor of English town N. T. was struck by a Pennsyl- vania train at Freehold.
 All Saturday work and the night shift were temporarily abolished at the plant of the Ford Motor Co. The order effects 10000 men, and was issued to be in force 50 to 90 days.
 The Department of Commerce am nounced that during May 127 vessels of all types, aggregating 2O,052 tons were launched against 1S0 vessels, aggre- gating Ss,s1s tons year ago.
 Arthur B. Blanchard former sec 0f tIA Tokio sailed from Yokohama for Vancouver on his way to Haiti where he is to be American Minister.
 Max Hermann, Buffalo promoter 50 years old, jumped from the upper Rapids while temporarily insane. He was rescued and placed in jail.
 The electric fire alarm service al Newport, Ky, was put out of order for several hours through the gnawing of the parafine on the cables in the underground conduits by sewer rats
 John D. Ireland, a real estate ope- rator. was held in New York pending extradition as fugitive from justice in Atlantic City. where he is accused of frauding five hotels with bad checks.
 Eugene Lamb Richards, state super. intendent of banks. and a party of guests had a narrow escape from death when his home on State Island was destroyed by fire. The loss is placed at $50,000.
 The supreme court affirmed the dc cree of the Missouri supreme court busting the International Harvester company from the state and fining il s25.000 for violation of the state an- ti-trust laws.
 The Court of Claims decided that a rural letter carrier may not collect ad- ditional pay from the Government be- cause his route is longer than was stipulated in his contract. The decision affects 50,000 carriers
 The steamer .Oriole of the General Navigation Steamship Co.. of London was sunk in collision with the Aller line steamer Corinthian of. Charlton England. Fourteen members of the crew of the Oriole were drowned
 c. K. G. Billings, owner of man, famous horses. ha spresented vii. mering, one of the handsomest trottinp stallions i nthe country, to the United States Breeding Bureau for the inn prevement of the breed of cavaIr, horses.
 A severe wind storm swept over 2 path To miles long and miles wide in Oswego county, N. Y. About fiftS small farm buildings were blown down hundreds of acres of orchards were