Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-28

in the House.
 The annual convention of the Amer Ican Bankers Association will be held In Richmond, Va, Oct. 12-16.
 Argentine naval officers placed the | battleship Rivadayia in commission at the Navy Yard at Charleston.
 Francis B. Sears, vice. chairman of the National Shawmut Bank, died at his summer home in Weston, Mass.
 Three more cases of typhoid fever were reported at the workhouse on Harts Island, making a total of 23 cases
 William J. Dousherty, of Brooklyn, a laborer, 45 years old, was crushed to death while working in a tunnel at Corona.
 The twentysixth annual eonven- ton of the American Boiler Makers Association will be held in New York, September If.
 Delegates to the American section of the Theosophica1 Society gathered at Washington for their twenty-eighth annual convention.
 Joseph Dean, nine years old of New York. was probably fatally injured by falling from the third story of his home to the street.
 William c. Sharp, who is succeeding Myron T. Herrick as Ambassador to France. sailed for his post on the French liner France.
 c. c. Hills, 70 years old, secretary of the Cleveland Provision Co, was shot and killed by an unidentified man who then killed himself.
 The embargo on the shipment of grain to New Orleans declared three weeks ago by the Texas & Pacific Railroad has been lifted.
 The Anglo Brazilian steamer of the New England Shipping Co.,. ran aground in the St Lawrence River, a few miles from Montreal
 While driving an automobile at Ba- tavia, N. Y., Mrs. Frank Bullock ran down and killed Patrick welch, a wealthy Civil War veteran.
 Cardinal Farley of New York arriv- ed in Rome from Switzerland to take part in the conclave which will elect a successor to Pope Plus \.
 Thomas Murphy, a letter carrier of New York. who was dropped because of physical disability after 20 years of service, committed suicide.
 Henry S. c. Lindman of New York piano manufacturer. filed a petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities are estimatede at s1OO,O0O and assets $5o,ooo.
 A large part of the town of Shelton, seat of Mason county, Wash, was des- troyed by fire with a loss of S1Oo 900. Shelton has 1900 inhabitants.
 William Wells, an insane convict who escapd from the Morris Plains Asylum at Paterson, N. J., after shoot ing an attendant, was captured.
 Charles H. SherriII, former American Minister to Argentina, was among those arrested in Germany in the wholesale campaign against spies. Rock Sand, a famous race horse ten years sago was insured with Lloyds for $150,000. He was credited with winning S25o,000 during his turf ca reer.
 The battle efficiency pennant for the submarine class if United States na- val vessels has been awarded to the B-3. commanded by Ensign c. c. Wright.
 Forest fires are raging in the Tahoe vadad State line. Two hundred men have left Gress Valley, Cal, to fight the fires.
 The asentsAat New York of the Russian-American Line announced sail for Archangel, as announced on Saturday.
 The first all-water voyage from San Francisco to New York by the Panama Canal was completed by the American Steamship Co.
 Bandsman Blake, the English boxer, was arrested in London for speeding his motorcycle. He explained that he was hurrying to enlist in the army and was discharged.
 John Pasoi, a Iaborer, fell 24 stories from a building under construction on Park Row, New York He sustained two broken legs and internal injuries but will recover.
 The building of the MarieviIIe Ath- letic Club at North Providence was destroyed by fire, with a loss of s1o,- 900. The fire is thought to have been or lnc6nOldry Or1gul.
 The international lsdies' Garment Workers Union of Philadelphia, voted to strike unless their demands for a wage trcrease and shorter hours were granted by October 1.
 Fire destroyed the plant of William l.. Dale, manufa cturer of rowboats at The Bronx, N. Y. The f1remen saved the adjoining buildings in which 300 automobiles were stored.
 There probably will be no grand op- era season in Boston this winter, ac- cording to a cablegram received from Eben D. Jordan, managing director of the Boston Opera Company.
 Early returns of the primary election in South Carolina indicate Governor Blease was defeated by Senator Elli- son D. Smith for the Democratic nom- ination to the United States Sennte. Seamen's Relief Bill Passed by House.
 Washington, Aug. 27.-The so-caIIed seamen's relief bin to regulate condi- tions of service in the merchant ma