Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Friday, September 8.

The digging up of New York streets
has produced an epidemic of grip with
malarial symptoms, according to ply
sicians living near the excavations.
A letter from Gen. Garcia tells OF the
election in Eastern Cuba, and an ad-
dress he made to constituents indicates
that there will be change OF policy
Of the insurgent government.
Germany will call France to account,
1t was asserted in Berlin, for Premier
Meline's message to the Alsace-Lor-
raine Society. hoping for reunion, and
will demand an apology for excuses
before the German Embassy in Paris.
A great deal of damage was caused
at Middletown. N. Y, by cloud burst.
The rain came down in torrents, cellars
were filled with water and the sewers
flooded beyond their capacity The
loss will be heavy, but cannot yet be
estimated.
A dispatch from the commandant of
the Soldiers Home, at Bath, N. Y.
says that the membership of this Homo
is within few of It's utmost capacity.
Scores are sleeping in the cellars. No
more can be received without getting
admission beforehand.
Almost under the eyes of six we'll
armed messengers of the Adams Ex-
press company, half a dozen sacks CT
gold and silver coin aggregating prob
ably $4,000, were stolen from the
Union depot at Burlington, Ia. The
thieves left no clue and the officials are
completely in the dark.
Saturday, September 4.
A number of lives were lost by an
explosion in coal mine in Colorado.
Rifaat Pasha is to succeed Mustapha
Bey as Turkish Minister at Washing
ton.
An unknown negro robbed and near
ly killed Mrs. William Whitman, a
young white woman, in the outskirts
Of Newark.
A company has been incorporated in
New York with a capital of $75,000.0O0
10 construct ship canal through Flor
ida, connecting ocean and gulf
w. Russell Ward, who eloped with
Mrs. John Bradbury, of Los Angeles,
Cal, in July, committed suicide by
leaping from train near Wheatlands,
la.
The Miners Executive Board recon-
mended that the operators offer to end
the strike by paying 65 cents a ton be
voted on at a national convention of
miners.
Arctic explorer Jackson returned to
London and reported that there is an
open sea north of Franz Josef Land,
which is only vast collection of small
islands.
DR.. E. B. Andrews, President of
Brown University, accepted the Presi-
iency of the new Cosmopolitan Univer-
sity, founded by John Brisben Walker,
which is to open on Sept 10.
The police found a mother and baby
starving on New York's streets. The
woman feared to ask aid lest her child
should be taken from her. The unfor-
tunates are together in Bellevue Hos
pital.
Monday, September 6.
Perry, the condemned murderer.
preached to the convicts in the State
Prison at Atlanta.
The Christian Alliance held it's an
nual convention in its new mountain
side tabernacle, on the heights over
looking South Nyack.
The death is announced in London of
Charles George Perceval, seventh Earl
of Egmont. The deceased was born
June Is, 1845, and succeeded his uncle,
the sixth earl. in 1874.
George Molliuari, laborer residing
with his daughter at No. % Cherry
street, New York city, drank two
TASKS of whiskey one after the other
and then fell to the floor corpse.
England and France will import the
American bronco for cavalry service.
Cowboys rode two of these horses, as
test, from Sherman, Wyo., to Chica-
go, $500 miles, at an average of forty
five miles a day.
An electrician named o. L. Garron
died at Lexington, KY, of hiccoughs.
He was attacked week ago. Letters
from A. w. Garron & Co., 1887 Spring
street, Philadelphia, show that he was
formerly resident Of that place.
A majority of the churches in Greater
New York, outside of Fifth avenue,
welcomed their pastors back from sum-
mer vacations. Nearly every pastor
referred in his sermon to his outing.
The Rev. DR.. Macarthur pointed out
religions triumph in Victoria's jubi-
lee, and called Moody the greatest one
man power in America.
Tuesday; September Z.
Ex-Congressman Lew Hanback, died
at Armordale, Kansas City, Kan.
A Brooklyn policeman shot and kill
ed fleeing burglar. Three of the lat
ter's followers were arrested.
Mrs. Langtry's London friends say
she recently married nobleman, prob
ably meaning Prince Esterhazy.
Charles LYoung, of Dresden, was
struck by train No. 8, half mile north
OF Whitehall, and instantly killed.
In Poughkeepsie the workingmen OBJ
served Labor's holiday with great pa
rade. Father McGlynn addressed the
crowd.
Labor Day was celebrated in Greater
New York in enjoyable outings and
games, but without formal demonstra-
tons or parades.
New Orleans physicians reported a
death in that city from yellow fever.
Health authorities of several Southern
States quarantined against Ocean
Grove, Miss, where the disease is pre-
valent.
A British state secret just revealed
Indicates that Queen Victoria averted
war between Great Britain and the
United States over the seizure of the
Confederate ENJOYS Mason and Slidell
on British vessel in 1861.
Harry Clabaugh, who was a clerk in
he Second National bank of Altoona.
Pa, when It was looted by Cashier
JGardner three wears ago and who was