Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
and TerseIN Told,

The machinery of Lieutenant peary's
steamer Windward has broken down.
Archie Lawson. aged p years. was
drowned in Chautauqua lake outlet.
Football Captain DAILY of Harvard fail
ed to pass his West Point examinations.
Testimony against Charles +. W. Nee.
" was taken in the proceedings for his
eXtradition.
Joseph Mullen was put to death in the
Sing Sing state prison for the murder of
his wife in New York city in 1895.
Adolph Roknitki of Wallingford. Conn.
set fire to his house and then committed
suicide. His wife and children barely
escaped.
John Howard Bryant, brother Of vii
liam Cullen Bryant. celebrated the nine
ty-third anniversary of lis birth at
Princeton, Ills.
Monday, July -.
The new Russian cruiser Nariac left
Cramps shipyard for an official speed
trial off the New England coast.
AT the meeting of the Christian Mis-
sionary alliance ut Cleveland. o., $4,000
was subscribed for foreign missions.
Gilbert II. Lien, "a brother of the flu
siouist candidate for governor Of South
Dakota. died suddenly at SIOUX Falls.
At Muscatinc. Ia. one Of the ware
houses of the lIuttig Sash and Door conn
pany was burned, with a loss Of $4,000.
The remains Of about 700 Americans
buried on the battlefield IF Bucuu Vista
are to be moved from Mexican to Amer
lean soil.
Morris Lurie, aged Il years. missing
from his home in PuuXsutawucy. Pa.
has just been found il the custody Of
kidnapcrs.
saturday, July II.
Queen Victoria and her suit arrived at
Osborne.
\ massacre Of native Christians in Per-
sia was reported as impending.
The California wheat crop will fall far
short Of the estimates of two months ago.
The Prince of Wales Diamond Jubilee
won the Eclipse stakes at Sandown
park.
Tho Peary relief ship, the Wiudward,
sailed from Cape Breton with all IN
board we'll.
Miss Bessie Anthony Of the Evanston
Golf club won the western womun's golf
championship at Chicago.
Two hundred persons were reported
killed or injured 10y "A volcanic eruption
from Mount Azuma in Japan.
Friday, July 20.
The first cargo of PENNSYLVANIA soft
coal ever sent from p~hiladolphiu t. LON
don will leave shortly.
United States judge Lacomhc decided
q mere Indictment was not sufficient for
the eXtralitiou Of Nicely.
Mr.. William Waldorf .Astor expressed
regret IN Tho Tall Mall Gazyttc for the
famous paragraph about Sir Archibald
berkeley Milne.
y rapid fire gun mounted ON ana auto
mobile of special construction started
from Fort sheridan Oh an experimental
trip to WASHINGTON.
President Louhot IF France reviewed
the combined Mediterranean and chan
mel sQuadron~, II war~Aips ia all, i'll tie
harlor at Chcrhnuru.
Thursday. July 10.
Tho Hampton negro conference met AT
Newport News.
Tie total number of applicants for ex-
animation for entrance to Princeton til,
summer was 80.
John y. Black, a prominent kentucky
banker, testified against Caleb Powers III
the Goohcl shooting case.
The report of Commissioner uf Patent,
nucll showed a total Of 2G.54u patent,
granted during the last fiscal year.
Intense heat prevailed over the eastern
and middle states for the third Cou~ecu
tive day. Many prostrations were re
ported.
The pictures Of tho eclipse hy Trofc>
sor Huckhalter Of Oakland. CAL. Law,
demonstrated the success Of his ucv
method of Astronomical photography.
The tcamer City of Venice and Ia,
schooner G. X. Jackson colud,l at Ill,
entrance 10 Buffalo harhor, and the Jack
son was brachcd TO- prevent her siuEir.
Wednesday,, July IL.
Heavy rains fell in northern Kansa,
ana saved the corn CROP.
John Dclmuge OF Niagara Fails com
mitted suicide by loapiug into the rapids
y S135,OOO gold brick arrived at III,
New York branch Of the Bank of Mon
trcAl from Canada.
Three deaths have occurred at Nom,
from smallpox, which is said to hav,
been taken there on the steamer Oregon
y revised estimate placed tile loss hl
Saturdays fire at Prescott, \. T., "a
more thau S1.0OO.OOO, with insurance ot
less than 100000.
1t was stated at the treasury depart
men in Washington that no further
Withdrawals Of deposits from the ma
tional banks were probable.
II was announced i'll Ottawa that al
agreement has been reached rs TO terms
of arbitration of claims arising out @
seizure of American and British sailiu.
vessels by Russian cruisers in 1892.
Beckhnm Nominated.
LEXINGTON, Ky, July 2l.-At /
o'clock yesterday morning the Democrat
ic state convention nominated for govern
| - L L, W Dnnl.Lnt.- IL. rr.-.rt i..,.t.