Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-12


 The Chilean transport Casnna is ashore on the Chilean coast, south of Valparaiso.
 pr. Arthur w. Biting resigned as chief surgeon of St. Peters hospital, of New York. Gold to the amount of s62o,0oo was withdrawn from the Sub Treasury for shipment to Spain.
 The LeyIand Line steamer Alexand- rian has been torpedoed and sunk, near the English coast.
 The Senate passed the diplomatic and consular appropriation carrying approximately $5,125,ooo.
 Senator Kern, Democratic leader of the Senate, predicted there would be an extra session of Congress.
 Col. John L. Chamberlain was ap- pointed inspector-generaI of the army, with rank of brigadier-general. All stocks of alcohol above 2.642 gallons have been requisitioned throughout France by the Government. Representatives of the woman's peace party before the Senate military committee opposed universal military service.
 SNT lcH GH9inGS was placed with the Lima Locomotive Corporation by the Union Pacific Railroad.
 the nomination of Curtis Piehu to be Secretary of the Territory of the Territory of Hawaii.
 The stockholders of the Farmers Loan & Trust Co.,, of New York, have voted to increase the capital from $I00O,o00 to $5,o00,OOo.
 Eliseo Arredondo denied that Ig- nacio Bonilla, member of the Mexican American conference, will replace him as ambassador to Washington. Ohio Cavalry, was appointed aide to Brigadier General George Bell, Jr, commander of the border division. Eugene Conron, of Brooklyn, who died suddenly in Havana on Jan. 4, reached New York on the steamship Saratoga Shoe Manufacturers of the United States of America was called by the Secretary to take place in New York, Jan. IT.
 AssembIyman Herbert E.. Wheeler, of Ontario, was named to investigate the motion picture industry to de- termine whether it is a proper sub ject for taxation.
 George E. Fisher, of New York, won a verdict for $75,00O damages in a suit brought before Justice Erlanger and a jury against Peter H. Corr for alleged false arrest.
 The jury in the case of Roy Hinter- letter, charged with the murder of ~ Iizo hot Dot nf I ra- turned a verdict of guilty of man. slaughter in the first degree
 Agreement to purchase Monticello, 1 the home of Thomas Jefferson, if a 1 reasonable price can be obtained, was l reached by the House Public Build 1 ings and Grounds Committee.
 w. M. Doak, vice president of the l Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. 1! completed his testimony before the i Senate interstate commerce commit | tee on the Presidents railroad pro- | gram.
 King Alfonso's request to Premier Romanones of Spain to reconsider his | resigna tion and establish a reform l cabinet was reported to the State De | partment from the American embassy | at Madrid.
 Walter Carpenter, of Newark, N. J.,
  sy1vania aiIroad Co.,, was struck and l killed by a train on the Hudson and Manhattan road in the yards at Mar ion, N. J.
 The antityphoid serum treatment administered to Federal troops is be- ing investigated by a board of physi- clans appointed in United States Dis trict Court at Kansas City, by Judge John c. Pollock.
 The battleship Arkansas, en route from New York to join the fleet | gathering for winter manoeuvres at Guantanamo, put into Hampton Roads, disabled as result of splitting one of her turbine engines.
 Col. Timothy S. Williams, President of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. and six other officials were arrested charged with failure to heat properly the cars operating over their system, as ordered by the Public Service Con-