Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-21

Paul S. Sheldon, member of the New York Stock Exchange, has pur- chased seat on the Chicago Board ofj Trade.
 A dozen persons had narrow escapes when fire partly destroyed the Iin- coin House at Yonkers. The damage is $10,000.
 The steamer Neokes will sail from Baltimore carrying 1000 tons of ap- thracite to San Francisco, via the Pan- anna Canal.
 Sir Ernest SchaekIeton and members of his trans antarctic expedition left London in two sections for the South Pole region.
 The battIeship Illinois sailed from the Delaware Breakwater for New York where she will take the place of the cruiser Tennessee.
 Nelson O'Shaughnessy called on American Ambassador Page in Lon don. He expects to leave Tuesday for Vienna by way of Berlin.
 Diamond and ieweIry valued at s5o.- 900 were obtained by five masked rob bers who entered the home of Mrs. Nellie Clark at Kankakee, III.
 President Poincare of France sign ed a decree promoting General de Castelnau to the rank of Grand Of ficer of the Legion of Honor.
 The German and Austro Hungarian Relief Association in Chicago cabled $50.O00 to Berlin for distribution in caring for wounded soldiers.
 n...;-.n8 yV;Isor x.;I lao1,a Wosl ington to vote, Tuesday in Princeton, N. J., for the reelection of Isepre- sentative Allen B. Wash to Congress.
 Government censorship over wireless messages is legal according to the opinion of Attorney General Gregory, was announced by Secretary Daniels. A general alarm has been sent out for the capture of John Rizzo, 36 years nId, who escaped from Sing Sing pri- son. He was convicted of grand lar cency.
 Daniel Tane, of Battle Creek, MIeh., who is said to be 100 years old, com mitted suicide when he found he couIdnt t go to War witk the Canadian contingent.
 The locks in the Schuyikill River were thrown open in order to raise the water in the river sufficiently to all low Philadelphia factories to resume operations.
 A report says that one of the most popular of the postcard photographs in London is that of President Will son. The stationers can hardly supply the demand.
 Herman kornschild, sailor of the Mallory liner Lampasas, moored in the North River, was killed by falling through an open hatchway into the hold of the ship.
 Although in existence only two weeks, the Federal marine war risk insurance bureau has had requests for S,0O0.000 insurance on American hullS and $1,250,O0O on cargoes. E. E. Lewis and his son, George Lewis, president and cashier of the National Bank of Commerce at Co., weta, okla, were arrested charged with the embezzlement of $S,ooo. At least 1s persons lost their lives when the Canadian Government steamer Montagny collided with the coal ship Lingan and sank off Beau
 jealu Banks, in the St. Lawrence Riv-
 er The schooner Frederick w. Day, from New York for Wilmington, sank off Charleston Light. Captain Drum and the crew of eight men were picked
 up by the steamer City of Montgom- cry. Hs'
 While fishing at AnseIsea, N. J,
 John c. Goughan caught a six-pound eel. When he tried to take the fish from the hook it grabbed him by the finger, nearly all the flesh was ripped from the member.
 The United States army transport kiIpatrick arrived at Colon, Panama, with three companies of coast artillery
 on board. The troops will be distrib- uted among the forts which form the
 defence of the canal.
 James MeNamee. keeper of the hes
 pitaI on BIaokweIl's Island. was dis
 missed by Commissioners Davis. He capped, one of them being drowned
 while trying to swim Hell Gate. In spite of the protests against the
 tax on domestic wines, Chairman Un- derWood, of the ways and means com
 would not only stand but the tax on
 dry wines would be raised from 12 to II cents.
 The steamer Honoluian arrived in New York with the first passengers from San Francisco by way of the
 Panama canal. The vessel also estab- lished a speed record through the ca nal having made the trip in g hours and Il minutes.
 Chicken Thlef1s Skull Fractured. Merlden, Conn, Sept. 20.-WAile es- caping into the woods at the North
 End Saturday night with two accom- plices after robbing the chicken coop of Robert Zemke. Adam Sokolask was nverfalSen hY the owner of the fowls