Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-02-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK. :.
Six anarchists were arrested Sunday
in Barcelona. They are suspected of be-
ing concerned in the attempt to assassi-
nate X. Larroca, civil governor of the
province, on January 25.
News has been received at San Fran
cisco by the brig Galilee OF revolution
on the island of Raiatea, in the Society
group, which was nipped in the bud by
French colonial government.
In the suit of Ithamar Howe to re.
cover $4,000 damages from Isaac A.
Woodruff for the alleged alienation of
Mrs. Howe's affections, the jury brought
in verdict for the defendant.
Two colored highwaymen made des-
perate attempt to rob the passengers In
one of the day coaches of the ll.3O D. m.
train on the Fort Wayne railr oad soon
after 1t left the union depot Thursday
night.
Bill Nye, the humorist, was suddenly
taken with heart disease, at Niagara
Falls where he was to lecture, last Sat
urday night, and was for time in crit
icai condition, but Is now thought to be
out Of danger.
Bandit Chris Evans, the train robber
who escaped from Jail several months
ago, and his partner, Morell, the waiter
who helped to get him out, surrendered
thpmc4IVpz EuanS3a hrnsn ~, Nicolta
Cal, Monday. ...
The closing ceremony in connection
with Pope Leo XIIf's jubilee took place
Sunday and consisted of mass celebra-
ted by him in St. Peters. followed by
the "Te Deum.n Il is estimated that
$4,000 people were present.
The Court OF Claims has handed down
q decision in the famous Ship:op case,
making awards in AZ claims and dismiss
sing three others. These claims were
among the Oldest and most important of
the French spoliation claims.
A dispatch received from Buluwayo,
Africa, confirms the report that Lo Bel
gula, King of the Matabeles, had died in
the bush, from the effect of smallpox and
the exposure to which he was subjected
while fleeing from the British forces.
Sydney, Australia, advices say that the
iron steamer Alert, while on her voyage
from Port Albert to Melbourne recently,
sank during terrible gale, and of the Is
men aboard but one managed to reach
land and tell the story of the disaster.
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8 Joeeph Keppler, the cartoenist and cd
itor of Pack. died suddenly Monday af-
ternooD, at his home in New York city,
from spinal trouble brought on by over
exertion at the Worlds fair in Chicago.
He was born in Vienna on February l,
1898.
DR.. Bevel Wharton English, aged 81,
. native of Kentucky, died at Kansas
City, Mo-, last Sunday of old age. DR..
English served three terms in the Illinois
state legislature, and at the time was
a close friend and roommate of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
John Carberry, the Newark On. J.)
man upon whom an operation was per-
formed to cure his hiccoughing, was
slightly better yesterday. Each day
shows some improvement in his condi-
ton. His physician. DIR. Towle, believes
Carberry will entirely recover.
At West Liberty, Ohio, Jacob Riel and
Thomas Richardson, farmers and old en-
emies, fought with whip and fence
picket respectively, over snow ball
thrown, not by Richardson, however, as
believed by Riel, but by boy. Riel is
so badly hurt that he is likely to die.
Election in Pennsylvania for a con-
gresham at large to serve the uneXpired
term of General William Lilley, brought
out large vote. Returns from AZ coun-
ties, give Galusha A. Grow, Republican,
a plurality of 140,s75. The 81 counties
to hear from will carry the plurality be-
yond $50, 900. 4"
A Southern Pacific passenger train
was wrecked at Roscoe, about / o'clock
F. iday morning by three masked men.
The engine and two fruit cars were
ditched. The express car was blown
open by dynamite and robbed of perhaps
$1,000 Engineer Thomas and the fire.
man were badly hurt. The robbers es-
capped.
The steamship New York of the
American line was ON Monday success
fully. taken into the dry dock of the New
port News Ship building and Dry Dock
company at Newport News, Va. This
is the first time that steamer of that
size has ever been docked in this country
and no other dock could accommodate
vessel Of her dimensions.
The American Line steamer Paris,
which sailed at 2 p. m. February 10
fom Southampton for New York, was
sighted early Friday morning lying at
anchor off Roche's Point at the entrance
to Queenstown Harbor. Shortly after
day light the Paris set signals that her
rudder was disabled. 1t was later
learned that the vessel had not been able
to use her rudder at all and that she had
used her twin screws as steering appara-
tus on her return.
The dy Mantle cruiser Nictheroy left
Rio J.neiro harbor at an early hour
sunday night. AS she passed out ,he
Exchanged signals with Forts Santa
Cruz aud San Jaoa, at the entrance of
bay. Before she reached these ports she