Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-25

Condensed Telegrams

Condensed IelegramS The sub-Treasury transferred s2oo.- 900 to New Orleans.
 The French liner La Touraine arriv- ed at New York from Bordeaux.
 James J o'keIIy, Nationalist member of the House of Commons, is dead.
 Charles E. Hughes carried Oregon by plurality of 7,314 over President Will son.
 Exports of copper from Atlantic ports for the week ended Dec. 31 to- tailed 8,7o8 tonsf
 The Union Paci6c's Christmas gift of $1,500,000 was divided among 10000 employees.
 Ora Elmer ButterfieId,, general so- licitor of the New York Central Rail- road Co.,, is dead.
 The Stamford Rolling Mills Go. of New York increased it's capital from $2, ,355, ,000 to $5,835,000. The United States foreign trade this year probably will reach a total of $7, ,S30, 900.
  Sixteen persons were injured when a Blue Ridge train was wrecked near Pend1eton, N. c. A serious wreck was reported on the Burlington at the Union Pacific cross ing at Yutan, Neb. A bonus of 5000 was given to the 2,000 employees of the Jeanesville Iron Works at Hazleton, Pa. The Senate confirmed the appoint ment of Francis O. DriScOn to be postmaster at Staten Island, N. Y. Fire destroyed the seven story build | ing occupied by the Atlantic Tea O.
 at St. Louis at a loss of $400,000. President Wilson sent to the Senate
 the nominations of the five members
 to compose the United States shipping
 board.
 | The Christmas cheer of John D Rockefeller to his employees on his es- 1 tate is in the form of new ten dollai gold pieces.
 l One hundred and twenty-two con. | victs in the New Jersey state priso1 were granted paroles by the Court o1 II PardonS.
 II Dr. Hello Lobo, who is to be liar
 yard University's new professor of dip.
 lomatic history, arrived at New Yorl from Rio Janeiro.
 The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad haI placed an order with the Baldwin Lo comotive Works for 40 locomotives
 valued at s3,200,00o. | A deficiency appropriation of s2s.
 400, 900 for the army because of Mex
 jean border service, was submitted t
 the House by Secretary Baker. The French Chamber of Deputie has approved a batch of new taxes among them graduated tax on thea tre and vaudeville tickets. II Members of the Second Field Hos
 pital Guard returned to their hom istation after .N.Ting been on the Mex ] lican border since July. State Tax Appraiser Chas. Sweene , | filed a report showing that Ferdinan ? lSulzberger, meat packer, left an es tate appraised at $1,729,021. Private John Matchefts of virsini: 2 Minn., was shot and killed by Prlvat James McAnsbie of Springfield, M' 7 during dispute over dollar The Federal Reserve Board heard { petition of business men men Of Louis vile, Ky, for the establishment the1 of a branch of the reserve bank of $ Louis.
 . A verdict against the Erie Railroa 'iCo. for $13,600 was returned in til Sussex County Court at New Jerse : in favor of the Gumaard Lead & Siaf z Co.
 Hearings will be held immediatel
 after the Christmas recess on Repro ! sentative Stennerson's bill providir 2 flo rthe free importation of wheat fe 7 seed purposes. 2 At least five persons are believed ,have lost their lives in a ire that dt = tstroyed the main building of the KaT tsas Masonic Home at Wichita, kan., |. U la loss. of $250,000. . The American Chamber of commer'
 in London has been organized for u
 purpose of furthering business relation t between the United States and u f United Kingdom. e The Montreal Trades and Lab = Council has adopted resolution UT: a. ing the American Federation of Lab = to protest to President Wilson again e the deportation of Belgians. e Raymnod McCune of New York a,
 Charles TS. Miller of Delaware, we
 found guilty in the Federal Court
 Wilmington, on charges of using u = mails to promote a scheme to defrau The Humphrey flood control b , carrying an appropriation of $5O,6O( 5, 000for flood prevention along the Mi O I SiS nd . reported to the Senate without amen, ment.
 Proposed increase of about 5 per ce
 in freight rates on lumber from Ch n cago, St. Louis and other points
 Montana destinations were disaprov' l. by the Interstate Commerce Commi
 sion,