Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-10

~AOheA Dolho HI C6dA0 NO T CcCA ANCc-a. The principal oil purchasing agencies have announced a reduction of five cents barrel in prices for crude oil.
 Jules Lcmaitre, the French dramat- ic critic, playwright. poet and novelist, died in Paris. He was 61 years old.
 All but 10 of the coal mines in Kan sas have been closed as a result of the strike of 5000 miners several days ago.
 Fire starting in the blacksmith shop of the Louisville Transfer Co., at Lou isville. Ky, caused damage of s1oo.-1 900.
 A seat on the New York Stock Es-- Sullivan The price was not made public.
 Col. Dwight Lafiin, prominent in military organizations in the middle west died died at Saugerities, N. Y- aged s4 years.
 Bernard E. Martin, former Tam many leader, State senator and police justice, is dying at Atlantic High lands, N. J.
 Standards of inspection for innn,l- grants from Europe will not be made any less rigid because of the situation in Europe.
 That Cardinal Farley and his party, as to whose safety abroad there has nen, Switzerland.
 pr. Olaf Young a Chicago dentist, while insane shot and killed his wife and three-year-old son. and then committed suicide.
 Forest fires are ragining iu the woods around Quebec and .he Val cartier military camp is threatened with destruction.
 A young girl, who was arrested in The Bronx. N. Y.. charged with in- toXication, tried to commit suicide .Jy hanging in her cell.
 President Wilson nominated Judge Victor WooIley, of Wilmington. Del. to be United States Circuit Judge of the Fifth District
 F. E. Smith, Sir Edward Carson's chief aide in the Ulster Volunteer movement was appointed chief of the British press bureau. Forest fires In western Montana and northern Idaho have been brought under control according to d message rece:N ed at Spokane.
 The State Savings Bank at 6utte , Mont, a former Heinze institution closed its doors and is in the hands of the bank examiners.
 The 42nd annual championship re- gatta of the National Association ot Amateur Oarsmen was concluded al Philadelphia Saturday. The conference of miners and op- orators st Wheei;7S. W. VS has ad- | JoLrned without ha=iag reached ar aSreenen: on the wage scale.
 The fourth international conference 1 on home education which was to have met at Philadelphia September 22 tc 2s, has been postponed indefinitely.
 Fred Smith. a Rutland, Mich. farmer, has eight swarms of bees. Ht built hives. put them in orchart i baited with honey and visiting bee, took possession.
 The Board of Trade returns for. tn. month of July show that the import, 100000, while the exports decrea seC ] $13,095.0 900.
 | According to reports of refugee, | reaching Pekin from Tsing-Tsau, tn, German cruisers are all away scout for the almost entire cessation of Bri tfsh commerce above Shanghai.
 An electrical storm that swep ] Franklin county, Vt, late Friday nigh ! destroyed butter tub factory severa 1or Aav .l killed many cattle and swine. Th' loss Is said to approximate s75.0O0.
 Everyone who contributes two dol lars or moro to the American Re, ! Cross fund for relief work among tn ! warning European nations will be en | rolled as a member-at-large of thu society for the remainder of this year
 The German American Alliance, fl resolutions calls upon the press of tn country to accord impartial and jus treatment to all sides" in the European conflict. and condemns what is styie' as the attitude of certain portions O an English speaking
 Mrs Whitelaw Reid, widow of tn former Ambassador to Great Britain has notified the American Red Cros that she will defray the expenses of one month. Mrs. Reid also sent 1,00 to the British Red Cross
 The British cruiser Rainbow, whicl ' put in at San Francisco early Fri day, sailed at 1885 a. m- Saturday The authorities had permitted tn vessel to take aboard 50 tons of coa. sufficient to take 1t to the neares home port. Victoria, B. C. l
 The Treasury Department ssv orders to the San Francisco mint t buy 100000 ounces of silver at s13 cents an ounce. Officials hoped Uni action may relieve to some exter some conditions in the silver marke which has been much affected by tn