Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The cholera is spreading to an alarm
, ing extent in Turkey.
Thomas B. Reed was renominated
for congress by acclamation yesterday.
A drought of five years duration in
Mexico has been broken by heavy rain
falls.
The trial of Santo Caserio, the mur-
derer of President. Carnot, will begin in
Lyons on the 9th.
Mrs. Stanford will fight the United
States governments claim against the
estate of Senator Stanford. aess
The swift cruiser Columbia left New
York Julys21 for Bluefields to protect
American interests in that region.
At mass meeting of 15001ocal labor
men at Chicago last week Debs was
nominated for president of the United
States. ~
Striking miners threaten to burn and
pillage Birmingham, Ala. Citizens are
carrying arms and companies of militia
are on duty.
The Meigs bill for rapid transit in
Boston was endorsed by the voters by a
vote of Is, 492 to one of 14,2l4, major
ity of 1878 in favor of the bill.
Governor Tillman announces posi-
lively that state dispensaries will be
opened on August l, despite the recent
decision of the supreme court
The gold shipments of this week
have reduced the treasury gold to $61;-
0,OOO, the lowest point reached since
the gold reserve was established
The Vigilant won her third race Tues
day, the 18th of the series. An acci-
dent prevented her from sailing yester-
day, but she is expected to be IN readi-
ness for to-day's race.
Rear Admiral Joseph Fyffe has been
relieved from the command of the Bos-
ton navy yard and placed on the retired
list, thereby promoting Commodore
Stanton to the grade of admiral
Carl Swiers has written letter to
! The London Standard, in which he an
nounces that he is in receipt of advices
from Norway that leave little doubt
that the Wellman Arctic expedition is
lost.
| A combination of the large glue COM
panies of the country has been effected.
The combine will be operated after
August as the American Glue COM
pany. D. w. King of Boston will
probably be president.
Mgr. Satolli, the apostolic delegate at
| Washington, has given decision con-
demning the liquor traffic, especially
as it is carried on in the U. S., and APP
proving the expulsion of liquor dealers
from Catholic societies.
The German government has decided
not to accept Herr Doves so-called
bullet-proof cuiras for use in the army.
AT a recent trial at Spandau the cuirass
was pierced by bullets from a regula-
ton rifle at 600 metres.
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the question of woman's suf-
frage agreed by a vote of 13 to to re-
port adversely on all the PROPOSITIONS
except that in regard to allowing wo-
men to vote on school questions.
The cholera epidemic in Russia is
rapidly spreading being aided by ex-
tremely hot weather. There are 1000
patients, mostly factory hands and
The new cases average 200 daily and
the deaths 100.
The house by vote of 137 to 40 passed
the Tucker joint resolution proposing
the election of United States senators
by the direct vote of the people. 1t lisa
| proposition to amend the constitution
thirds necessary for its passage.
The Kansas Pacific bondholders COM
mittee have begun suit in the United
States circuit court for New York in
the name of John Quincy Adams
against Russell Sage and the estate of
Jay Gould to recover S11 ZOO, 900, being
the proceeds of securities taken from
the trust.
The executive committee of the
American Bimetallic league has called
conference of those who favor the inn
mediate restoration of the bimetallic
standard in the United States, with the
free coinage of both gold and silver at
the ratio of Is to /, to be held at Wash
ington, August 16.
The United States Express company
has issued circular letter to it's en-
ployes who remained faithful at their
posts during the strike. The letter
thanks them for their loyalty, not only
in the strike, but in times past Each
employe was given present of $40 as
token of appreciation and thanks. O.,
In the contest for the Baden prize in
the bicycle tournament at Paris June
% Zimmerman led throughout the
first heat of 1000 metres, and won with
out an effort. He won the final heat of
1000 metres with equal ease and carried
off the prize. In the one mile handicap,
Zimmerman rode from the scratch, and
finished five lengths ahead of Jacquelin,
who was second.
A. G. Rensaw, British capitalist,
has begun suit in the United States to
recover S45, 900 paid for stock in mine
in Alaska which was discovered to
have been 'saltedu The mine was
sold to British investors for 81. 500, 600
in stock and 81 800, 900 in bonds in 1887,
and no gold has ever been taken from
it. The projectors of the sale have SO
far received about $500, 900 in money.
The quarter centenary of the estab-
lishment of submarine telegraphs to
the far East was celebrated in London
last Friday at the Imperial institute
by a splendid social ceremonial to
which there came 5000 people of prom
inence. The institute was brilliantly
Illuminated and festooned with flags,