Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-09-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The name of Appomattox, Va, has
been changed to Surrender.
Capt. Haff and the Vigilant's crew
sailed for America Saturday on the
steamer Berlin.
Nine. Fursch-Madi, the noted singer,
died at Warrenville, N. j., last Friday.
years of age.
Fifty persons are estimated to have
perished by recent earthquake in the
parish of Tovar Merida, in the state of
Los Andes, Venezuela.
The United States strike commission,
appointed to investigate the recent Chi
cago labor troubles, had adjourned it's
hearings from Chicago to Washington.
The deadlock in the Boston clothing
trade strike is more firmly fixed than
| ever, the attempt at an agreement be-
tween the contractors and operators
having failed.
| A rumOr that the czar was dead Gre
ated panic in financial circles at Vien-
ma, but the excitement was allayed
when it was learned that the rumor
was unfOunded.
| Senator Stewart of Nevada has filed
voluminous atfidavits to show that the
suit brought against him as correspond
ent in the Glasscock divorce suit, is
pure blackmail.
A destructive storm ragged in Japan
on August 25 and 26 and was followed
by great floods. Over 800 persons were
drowned and more than $1,000 houses
were destroyed.
| AT meeting of $1,000 Irishmen in
Dublin Sunday resolutions We're passed
calling upon the government to release
all Irishmen now living in English
prisons for political offences.
The most disastrous fire in the history
of Portland, Ore, broke out Sunday in
the dock of the Pacific Coast Elevator
company and ragged for three hours, de-
stroying property valued at 81 $1,000.
Steamer advices from the Orient state
that Moukden is being rapidly and
strongly fortified by China, as it is ex-
pected that the engagement there will
| be one of the most important of the
war.
| AT the Democratic state convention
| Tuesday Lieut.. Gov. Ernest Cady of
Hartford was nominated for governor
on the first ballot, receiving 245 votes
to 100 for Judge Beardsley of Bridge
port.
| The Hebrew speaking shirt makers of
| New York, to the number of nearly
5000, went on strike last Sunday and
| 200 shops which had not known quiet
| Sabbath, except on Saturdays, were
deserted.
Terence v. Powderly, ex-generai
master workman of the knights of
Labor, has been admitted to the bar at
Scranton, Pa. 1t is said that Mr., Pow
derly may leave Scranton to practice
law in New York.
The Prairie farmers corn crop report
for September says that special inves-
tigation indicates that the acreage loss
amounts to 1854, 900 acres. The pres
ent return indicates a crop of 1897 ,000,-
600 bushels against 1,71S,000,000 BUSH
els last year.
United States District Judge Morrow
has discharged all the Salvadorian
refugees except Cienfuegos, holding
that all the crimes but his were COM
mitted while San Salvador was in
state of siege. Cienfuegos was remand
ed to await the action of the president.
The PAGER Robert j. lowered his rec
ord full second last week, making a
mile in 2.O19. The extremely fast pac-
| ing brigade now includes Robert j.,
2.015; John r. Gentry, 2.03a; Joe Patch
en-, 2.O4 Mascot, 2.G4; Flying Jib 2.O4;
Hal Pointer, 2.049; Direct, 2.054; and
Saladin, 2.053.
After considering over 200 applica-
| tions from southern states for the site of
the big new mill of the Massachusetts
Cotton company, the latter has decided
to erect its plant in Georgia, probably
in the northern portion. The capital
of the company has been increased
from 81 5000 to 81, 100000.
A fire in South Newmarket, n. H.,
Monday morning, destroyed several
dwelling houses, a hotel and two stables
causing loss of about $4,000. There
| is neither fire apparatus nor water works
in town and the townspeople fought the
| flames " ith buckets until the arrival of
steamers from Exeter and Dover
| The jury in the case of Charles f.
| Wilson, on trial for the murder of De-
tective Harvey in Albany on July 81,
| 1898, returned verdict of guilty of
murder in the first degree. Wilson is
brother of Dink Wilson, who was
electrocuted at Auburn ON May IA.
Both men We're desperate characters.
A hundred of tie sufiragist women
of Topeka, Kan, will come ont in re-
form dress. They have adopted a cos
tune which is to consist of Turkish
trousers covered by a skirt reaching to
the fold, q close or loose waist, as the
wearer may prefer and cloth leggings
to match the trousers. They will or
ganize relief squads, SO that number
OF them may be on the streets all day.
1t is rumored that Queen Liiuoki-
lani is to bring suit against the United
States for $500, coo damages, cn the
ground that tn. Provisional Govern
ment could never have been established
and herself deposed had it moi been for
"the warranted action 9f = reccg-
nized agent of the United States, the
captain of the warship Boston, which
action was subsequently forma.iy disa-
vowed by the President
A terrific cyclone swept over tIn
northern tier OF counties in iowa a
the eastern part of Minnesota FridI
night, entailing a heavy lUss OF lie az
great destruction of property u
LIumber of dead can scarselv bs eI
mated but it is feared that the iist