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Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
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LAST WEEKS EVENTS PLEASING
 TO TOKYO
MANN AMAZES THEM
Ignoring of Partisanship on Issue of Asiatic Exclusion Revelation to NipPons-New Treaty Proposed.

Washington, Feb. S.-Notable inn provement in the relations between the United States and Japan is believed to have resulted from the events in the house of representatives last week con nected with the passage of the Burnett immigration bill. Reports from Tokio indicate that a profound impression was caused in the Japanese capital not only by the refus'I of the house to include in the bip the proposed prohi- b1tlon against fAe entry of Japanese into the UniteS States but even more by the non-p -rtisan appeal of Repre- sentative Mann. 4
 Notwithstanding a Revelation.
 The demonstration of the fact that in dealing with such large matters of international importance Americans stand ready to ignore mere party con alterations and that there is no req sonable ground for expecting differ ent viewpoint on international affairs to result from a change in the political cast of the administration is said to have been something of a revelation.
 Japanese Statesmen Pleased
 The Japanese statesmen are declared to have been much pleased by the hotrse's reception to the appeal for fair treatment of aliens and for abstention from legislative interference with the executive department in it's efforts to arrive at a settlement of the open is- sues between the two countries.
 Proposition for New Treaty.
 Officials here are encouraged in the hope that the proceedings in the house nave gone far to insure an early and satisfactory adjustment of all issues between the two governments So far as is known, the only actual step that mas been taken is the proposition that a new treaty shall be made declaring the right of Japanese to hold land in America on even terms with other for eigners.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
NEW YORK BROKER FOUND
 BLEEDING IN COAL BIN
Case Has Suicidal Aspect But Will
 Be Turned Over to Coroner.

Greenwich. Conn. Feb. S-In order to satisfy relatives of William S- Steadman. a prominent New York broker, who died last night under cfr-' cumstanceS indicating suicide, Dr. T. A. Clarke the medical examiner, said tonight he would turn the facts of the case over to Coroner John I. Phelaa at Bridgeport for further inNestiga- ton, if deemed necessary.
 Dr. Clarke says he is personally con vineed that MT. Stedman ended his life and physician at the Greenwich hospital share in this belief. Mr Stedman had been under medical care for three weeks for a nervous break down. Last night, a servant found him in a coal bin in his house, bleeding from jagged wound in his head ap- pafently made with the blunt end of aR axe.
 At the hospital where he was taken. physicians found Jacknife imbedded in the wound in the skull. Dr. Clarke thinks Mr. Stednaan plunged the knife into his head after he had wielded the powerful blow with the axe.
 '~RelatiVeS of MT. Stedman do not make any specific statements. it is said, but have told the medical ex- 2miner that the incidents in cenuec- ton with the death seem -queer''
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09

Washington, Feb. S.-All those aboard the ill-fated passenger train which collided with the seven burning cars at Cumbre tunnel appear to have perished. They included at least eight Americans and thirty Mexicans. ac- cording to a despatch from American Consul Letcher at Chihuahua to the state department tonight. The des- patch, which was dated today, gave information brought by persons who had just arrived from Madeira, the nearest point to the tunnel. It said the Americans known to have been aboard the train and whose bodies were being sought by a Erelief party included:
 The American Victims.
 M. J. Gilmartin, superintendent of the Mexican Northwestern Railroad at Chihuahua.
 C. H. Marders, express agent.
 Henry Schofield, superintendent, Juarez.
 K. l.. Hatfield, business manager, Fl Paso Texas.
 Thomas M. Kelly, conductor.
 J. l. Morris, roadmaster.
 l.. F. Williams, enploye Madeira Lumber Company.
 J. w. Webster, conductor in charge Of train
 Edward J. McCutcheon, engineer.
 About thirty other persons, includ- Ills 9oAIe uuhnOWn Afner1CdnS, were aboard.
 Train CoIlided With Burning Cars.
 From American Consul Edwards at Juarez came the information that Vice Consul Zoeller had left with a special relief train for Cumbre tunnel with about thirty Americans and a guard of fifty constitutionalist soldiers They took many collins with them as they had little hope of finding alive any of the passengers or crew of the train.
 MT. Edwards added that it had been positively established in tine latest tel egrams received from near the scene of the disaster that the train was not held up or in any way disturbed by the bandits before ii entered the tun- mel and that it was also known that the bandits had departed about two hours before the train entered the south end of the tunnel Seven stock cars had been set on fire at the north end, which ignited the timbers in the tunnel and it is the supposition of those near the scene that the passen ger train collided with the bIIrDine. cars. The consul said opinion was dlvided IS to whether the bandits ip- tended to destroy lives
 Punishment Expected.
 Secretary Bryan was busyA at the messages of inquiry concerning the Americans and telegraphing ingtruc- ffons to the nearest consulS. The ad- vices were shown to President Wilson, There is confidence at the state de- partnent that the constitutionaIfsts 2 will do everything possible to punish the offenders.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
SECRETARY WILSON
 ADDRESSES Y. M. c. A.
Declares Compulsory Arbitration Con-
 tTary to Spirit of Freedom.

Springfield Mass, Feb. S.-CompuI- sorry arbitration will never by advo- cated by the United States depart ment of labor while William E. Will son is secretary Of the department. The people of Springfield got the secre- tary's word for it in a Sunday address delivered to 2,000 men this afternoon before the Younr Mems Christian as sociation. MT. Wilson considers such enforced arbitration contrary to the spirit of human freedom and useless as method of producing industrial peace.
 That peace will come, he said, when ever the problem of distribution is solved. Within the past 150 years the problem of production has been prac- ucaliy mastered, but methods of equitable distribution are still to be devised. When that is done and "the spirit of fair play has been absorbed by both capital and labor the world will have industrial peace
 To help attain these ideals, 8Ir. Will son said, the new department of labor was created.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
Denies Knowledge of Girls Plan.
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF
 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Reception by President, Address by
 Bryan and Others.

Boston, Feb. S-The programme of the golden jubilee celebration by the supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias, at Washington, February 3. in observance founding of the fraternity, was an nounced today by George W. Penpi- man of this city, secretary of the gold en jubilee commission. The order was instituted in 1864 at Washington, where two of the organizers. Abram Van Der Veer and Edward $. KimbaIl, StIl: live.
 The programme includes a reception by President Wilson a; the White House; an address on Fraternity by Secretary If State Bryan. past chan - cellor of the Pytbian lodge at Lincoln, Neb: and speeches by Walter E. Richie of Lima. Ohio, past supreme chancellor; Rev. Frederick $. Atwood, grand chancellor If Minnesota; Rev. Allen 4. Stockdale, Toledo, Ohio: Union B. Hunt. Indiana iolis; Major Edward Dunn, Washingtoai, member ( f the first supreme lodge; General Ar thur J. Stobbart, St. Paul, Minn Judges Edward c. Reynolds and George N. Hanson of Maine; William W. Blackwell, Henderson, ky; Chas. E. Ricie, Buffalo, N. Y.; and Mrs. Ida N. Johnson, Central City, Ohio
 Thomas J. Cardin of Macon Ga. the supreme chancellor, will conduct a special ritualistic service, assisted by officers of the supreme lodge.
 Golden jubilee messages will be pre- Sented by representatives from each of the 55 grand lodges of the order.
 Secretary Penniman says that the jubilee will be celebrated by every Pythian lodge in North America, one of the features of the demonstration being the burning of the blue, yellow and red lights of Pythianism on more than 26.000 altars. On the Sunday pre- ced1ng and following the jubilee cele- bration, all members of the order will attend special religious services
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
WORLD GROWING BETTER
 DECLARES CHAMP CLARK
Annoyed by Statements That Public
 Men Are Corrupt.

Washington. Feb. S.-Speaker Champ Clark told q Christian Eudeavor mass meeting here today that the world was growing better every day. He said the reason many people took a gloomy view of the times was because the tel egraph enabled newspapers nowadays to chronicle the crimes and disasters of all the world within a few hours.
 The speaker declared that nothing made him more angry than 10 hear people say that public men of the present day were corrupt. The people representatives in Washington, he said, were honest. conscientious servants y Ninety-nine per cent. of the men sent to congress. he added. depart poorer than they come: although they could acquire fortunes by stopping to dis honesty.
 Discussing the hardships resulting from having several struggling churches in single small town, MT Clark said he hoped some day to see his own churches, the Christian of Campbellite and the Baptist one great deEomina ton. Their beliefs, he said. were enough the same to warrant them in joining hands.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
CIVILIAN GOT BULLET
 INTENDED FOR cALLARDo
Barcelona Mob Fires VoIIey of Shots
 Into Automobile.

Barcelona, Feb. S--An attempt wax made today tO kill Senor Ossorio- Cal lardo. Who was governor of Barcelona. at the time of the disorders in 1909. The ex-governor escaped, and in his dead.
 4 serious riot ensued at the cenciu- sion of meeting of the partisans of Antonio Maura, she former president. which was addressed by Senor Ossorio- Callardo.
 A great mob gathered outside thn building and in spite of repeated charges by the police the rioters foros7 their way to an automobile fn which 1t was supposed the ex-governor was riding. A volley of revolver shots was fired into the machine, and when the body of The victim was taken out it was found to be that of civilian. In the meantime SeRor OSSorio- CaiiarTIo drove of by a roundabout route.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
coNSTAsLE'S DEPUTY
 KILLED BY A NEGRO
Negro Killed by Return Fire-8iood-
 hounds Pursuing Anorner.

Americus. Ga. Feb. S.-Atarion Bass. d deputy constable, was killed: Tucker Cassell. constable. seriously wounded; {; Lou LarramoTc deputy constable, painfully wounded. and Edward Tyson. a negro. killed in a battle late last night at d negro settlement near De Soto. l5 miles from this place. Cooper BiVins. another negro, was pursued to- day by a 0Osse with bioodhounds.
 According to reports received here late today. two white men were fired on yesterday as they passed the negro settlement. Neither was injured, but the matter was reported to county au- thorities. who went to the scene to ar rest the negroes who had done the shooting When Cassell and his depu- ties reached the settlement they were greeted with Volley. Bass falling dead at the first fire. CasseH and Larra- more, although wounded, returned the fire. killing Tyson. Bivins. said to hay e taken part in the shooting. escaped.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09

among them a. force of about 200 northern rebels, who serve to link their movement with that conducted by General Carranza
 President Euerta has 5000 men at Torreon and 1000 at Monterey. At Tampico the federal garrison is ap- proximately 2,000, and always there re- mains the waterway from Vera Cruz to reinforce Tampico. Huerta has de- clared that he will continue to send troops to Torreon until the garrison there numbers at least 10000.
 Military men profess to believe that there is much doubt about the ability Of the rebels to take Torreon, even after they obtain ammunition. Many are convinced that the rebels are like ly to be checked in their movement southward both at Torreon and at TampIco. [
 President Huerta's calm attitude aft CT the lifting of the embargo on arms seemed to have gained him some sym pathy. and in local financial centers it is believed that he has slightly more favorable prospects Of obtaining mon e5- though perhaps indirectly, from Flu ropean sources.
 But. even without foreign assistance. 1t is certain that he will be able to ex- tract from local sources many mill lions. Of this he has made no secret repeatedly saving that if the worst be- fell he would take money where he could
 The owners of haciendas adjoining the state of Mexico have been notified that they will be expected to loan the government money on their land, and it would cause no surprise if special taxes were imposed on all property in the capital and the other cities in which Huerta is still in control.
 The opinion is held here that the rebels in the north from now on will direct their energies along two lines of campaign-one looking to the capture of Torreon, Zacatecas. Aguas Caiientes and other towns in their path%'to the capital, and the other to the capture o1 Tampico, with Monterey and San Luis Potosi as secondary objectives.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
RECEIVER UNABLE
 TO LOCATE BOOKS
Other Property of U. s. Cashier Com
 pany is Also Missing.

Portland. Oregon. Feb. S.-The united States Cashier Company thrown into a receivership here yes terday and facing federal grand jury proceedings, has no books that James E. Hunt, receiver. could find today Also die and dynapos belonging to the company's plant are missing. Ed ward c. Baker, former auditor of the company. but now, he asserts, an en- ploye of the International Money Ma chine Company of Indianapolis, is un- Ger arrest, charged with contempt of court, because he refused to turn over the missing property or tell where it Is. Appointment of a receiver follow ed the filing of a suit by a stockholder charging that nearly all of the com panys s1,200.000 capital stock has been sold. with nothing to show for it but 3. s5ee,000 plant at Kenton, a su- IUrh
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
No More Shoe Strikes in arOcktor

Brockton. Mass. Feb. S.-Strilzes in the shoe manufacturing industry in this city are believed to be d thing of the past With the announcement that two shoe manufacturing firms have signed an arbitration agreement with the Boot and Shoe Workers Un- ion, it became known today that all of the 30 manufacturers and 13,00O op- eratives now stand obligated to ern- ploy peaceful means of adjusting la bor disputes.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
THE BOSTON CHURCHES
 FILLED TO CAPACITY
Go to Church" Campaign Doubles
 Attendance at Many.

campaign which has been wased for several weeks culminated today in an estimated attendance of mere than 100000 persons at the forenoon ser vices in the Protestant churches of the city, with an equally large out = pouring of worshippers in the cities and towns within 1s miles of the state house
 All the churches reported congreSs - tons that taxed the seating capacity. the attendance Tn many cases being double the average number
 Most of the city churches provided automobiles and carriages to bring the aged and iuzrm to the services. For weeks the newspapers have aided In the campaign and the "go-to-churcf's slogan has been displayed on all sides
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
A NEW PORTUGUESE
 CABINET SELECTED.
Headed by Machado, One of RevoIu-
 tionary Leaders.

Lisbon, Feb. 3-Bernardino Mercha- do, recently ambassador to Brazil at the request of the president has form ed a cabinet to replace the ministry headed by Dr. Costa, which resigned on January 27.
 Premier, minister of the. interior and temporarily, minister of foreign affairs Bernardino Machado himself will serve.
 Senor Machado was one of the most active leaders. in the republican revo- lution. He is very wealthy.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
Aviation in State Militia.

Boston, Feb. S.-Plans are being for mulated for the establishment of au aviator detachment as part of the naval branch of the state militia Captain Daniel NJ. Goodridge of New ton. chief of the naval brigade, will submit bill to the legislature this week asking for the creation Of an ae- hcer and ten brigade mechanicians.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
New Scheme to Beat Home Rule.

London, Feb. S.-It is reported that the latest unionfst device to force 8 dissolution of parliament and thus de- feat the measure providing for home rule for Ireland is for the house of lords to reject the annual army budget bill If this were done, the army would cease to exist and the government would be compelled to appeal to the country
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
CHARRED BONES FOUND.
Probability That Nobody on Train
 Escaped Alive.

Cuinbre, Chihuahua. Mexico Feb. S. Nothing but cIarred bones and but tons were found by the rescuing par ty which, with the aid of oxygen hel- nets and puimotOrs succeeded in pen etrating the Cumbre tunnel today from the south portal as far as the locomotive and first two cars of the passenger train. These are supposed to have been the bodies of the engi- neer and fireman. They probably were killed when their engine crash ed into the burning freight train which had been pushed into the tunnel by Castillo's bandits several hours before it is said.
 It is now believed that every one of the fifty or more passengers, inolud- ing the crew, which were aboard the train when it dashed into the tunnel last Wednesday, night are dead and whether the train was hurried into the tunnel to escape being captured Dy Cast11lo's bandits or sent headlonS to its destruction by the bandits may never be known. Entrance from the morth portal Eil1 not be possible until Homorrow night at the earliest and probably not until the next day as the AeaTy timberdRg is still Burning.
 Train srakeman's Body Found.
 The rescuing party which went in at the south end today found it's way greatly impeded by not only the iron framework of the burned cars but by great masses of earth and rock which has fallen from the roof of the tun- mel. Rock is still falling, making ex- Rloration dangerous, and there is a constant fear that other lives may be added to those already lost by cave 4s after the rescuers have penetrated @e tunnel for some distance.
 The Wreckage is now covered By from five to ten feet of earth, and the only hope of finding any bodies is that they may have been covered with earth before having been reached by the flames, which, judging from the experiences today, is not probable as for the whole distance fraversed not a particle of the woodwork of all the cars burned was found The only rec ognizaole body thus far recovered is that of Juan Fernandez the rear brakeman of the passenger train who had escaped to within 200 feet of the north portal when he finally sue cunlbed, dying in q sitting posture with Q handkerchief tied about his nose and mouth in @ vain endeaVor 10 save himself from being smothered by the smoke and gas
 Anerican Loses Entire Family
 IL is believed that all the others on board the train, who were not naimed or killed when the Passenger train ran into the wreckage Of the freight attempted to escape as did Fernandez. but were overcome. one by one. and their bodies probably will be found strewn along the tunnel when en- trance is finally forced and the debris cleared away
 Among the Americans who lost their lives were: Mrs. Lee Carrafh and nye children, family of an engineer employed at Madeira
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
Husband Held
 as Accessory
GIRL CONFESSED TO MURDER OF
 HIS WIFE
WANTED TO MARRY HIM
Murderess Dies After Taking Poison Accused Man Denies That He Had Knowledge of the Girls Intention.

Newark. N. J.. Feb. S.--The police tonight charged Charles I. Manning with murder in connection with the staying of his wife, Harriet, in her mothers home on Friday night. Man ming had been in jail officially not un- der arrest, since last night. A few hours before he was taken in charge by the police, twenty-year- Hazel Herdman, who was infatuated with Manning, had died in a hospital after taking poison It was she, who, heav- fly yelled, shot and killed Mrs Man ming because, she declared, on her deathbed, Mrs. Manning had refused to get @ divorce from her husband whom Miss Herdman wished to mar ry, claiming that Manning was the fla ther of her year-old baby.
 An Element of Mystery.
 Manning now is accused as an ac- cessory to the murder, both before and after the fact. He will be arraisned in court tomorrow morning.
 An element of mystery again enter ed the case tonight. the authorities re- fuSing to disclose the identity of a young man and two young women who had been questioned at police headquarters for hours before Man ming was formally placed under ar rest Detectives, after an afternoon conference in AEanning's cell, left hur- riedly in automobiles, returning later M1U1 IIle IuTe6 persons, WIOnl liey brought before Manning.
 Police Chiefs Statement.
 The chief of police late tonight said : When Manning was here Friday night he knew then that Miss Herd man had killed Mrs. Manning. That is all I care to say of the matter now" Manning, when questioned Friday night, after his wife's death. insisted he did not know the identity of her slayer.
 Denies Knowledge of Girls Plan. Manning reiterated in a statement to day that he knew nothing of the Herd man girls intention to kill his wife and destroy herself. Mrs. Manning s mother and sister talked with Man. ming in his cell in the presence of the authorities. A stenographer was called in. The police maintained secrecy re- garding this conference.
 Funerals of the two dead women will be held tomorrow afternoon. Manning today arranged for the burial of Ii4s wife The body of Miss Herdman was claimed by her father. Arthur J. Herd l man, an innzeeper.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
Steamers Reported by Wireless.

Cape Race, tN. F.. Feb. s-steaner Patris, Patris for New York, signalled 14e6 miles east Of Sandy Hook at 5.55 ?. m. Dock s.S0 a. n. Friday
 Siasconset, Mass, Feb. s-Steamer Csmeronia, Glasgow for New York. signalled 364 miles east of Sandy Hook at noan-- Dock noon Monday
 New York. Feb. S.-S -eamer Prinz Frederick Wilhelm. Bremen for New Nork. signaiIed ssa miles east of Sandy Hook al noon- Dock S.S0 a. m. Tues day.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
CREMATED WHILE
 PREPARING DINNER
Body of New Haven Housewife Burn
 ed Beyond Recognition.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. s.-AIrs. FL vira J. Beers, aged 77, widow of Ed son Beers, was burned to death at her home, 114 Blatchley Avenue. as she was preparing her noon-day meal to- day No one was in the house at the time. Neighbors saw smoke issuing from the doorway and found the kitchen afre. The blaze was quickly extinguished. When the smoke lift cd the charred bodV of Mrs. Beers was found on the floor. She was burned beyond recognition. The monetary damage was slsghs
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09

Thirty Two Livery Horses used at Bar Harbor in the summer time. and 60 tons of hay were destroyed Satur- day by the burning of one of the winter stables of Nathan Nash at Washington Junction, Me.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
Memphis Bank Closes It's Doors.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb S-Directors of the Mercantile Bank, considered one of the strongest there, tonight de- clared the bank insolvent and ordered that it's doors remain closed tomor- row. Resolutions adopted by the bankers declared this action necessary "in view of the defaults of the pres fdent, c. H. Raine, this day discov- ered.'
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09
LOW TEMPERATURES
 EAST OF THE ROCKIES
Wilt Probably Continue Until Middle
 of the Week.

Washington. Feb. S.-Winter's back bone is still 9 long way from broken. according to the weather bureau ex- perts The general distribution of atmospheric pressure. over the North American continent and the adjacent oceans said the weekly bulletin to- day. lis such as 10 indicate tempera = tures considerably below the season able average until the middle of the week east of the Rocky Mountains and temperatures near the seasonable ave rage on the Pacific slope.