Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-11-16
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
md TerseIN TOId.

The Clifford House, Poplar Bluff, Mo-,
was burned. and several persons were
reported killed.
Henry Willard. railroad magnate and
fnancer, expired at his country home at
Dobbs Ferry. y. y.
The United States supreme court post
poned until Dee. II argument in what
are known as the Porto Rico and Philip
pine cases
Morocco has again refused to pay in
dcmnity for the murder of an American
citizen, and United States warship
will he sent to Moroccan waters.
Special Treasury Agent Thcobold in
New York city arrested three Spaniards
and charged them with smuggling the
Maximilian gems, said to be worth So
900.
Monday, Nov. II.
An epidemic of smallpox has broken
out in Paris.
The treasurer of the Galveston relief
fund reports total of $1,1j3,719 re-
ceived.
Richard Croker announces that he will
sail for England next Saturday to spend
the winter
King Victor Emmanuel celebrated his
thrty-frst birthday by granting amnesty
to many prisoners
Rev. Ransom Dunn who instructed
President Garfield at Georgia seminary
in Ohio, is dead at Scranton, Pa.
Secretary Long has returned to Wash
ingt0n from his trip to Colorado. where
he has been on Il visit to his daughters.
Two hundred and fifty schoolgirls at
the Smolny institute in St. Petersburg
were poisoned at dinner. Two died soon
after.
saturday, Nov. 10.
Secretary Root sailed for Cuba to be
absent two weeks.
Five persons were slightly injured in
an accident to Il Pennsylvania railroad
train.
Bishop Potter testified before the in
dustrial commission on sweat shops and
arbitration.
Two Greek priests who came to New
York to raise funds to build a church
were deported.
The Nome gold output for the past sea-
son was estimated at $5,00O,OOO as COM
pared with 100000 in 1899.
Fire destroyed upward of - houses at
Biloxi, Il well known Mississippi summer
resort near New Orleans. causing an es-
tinated loss of more than 100000.
Fears were felt in Cleveland for the
safety of the steamer Kahyuga. reported
as having been seen adrift and helpless
as Il result Of Thursdays storm on Lake
Eric.
Friday, Nov. ..
SnowstormS were reported from Wis
consin and Minnesota.
One precinct in Batavia. his. gave its
entire vote Of $40 to Mckinley.
Alderman Frank Green was formally
installed lord mayor of London.
Preliminary official report of Russian
crops shows the best wheat crop since
1896.
The new japanese battleship Mikasa
was launched ut the Nicliers-M Maxim
works. Barrow. England.
1t is estimated that from 81 ,500. 900 to
%5.OOOQOO changed hands in Wall street,
New York, in election bets.
The Canadian election resulted in the
return of 123 Liberal and IS Conserva-
tive members of parliament.
4 Norwegian bark was wrecked at the
mouth of the Mcrscy. and three sailors
and a pilot are reported missing.
Negotiations for the sale of the Danish
: West Indies to the United States, it is
announced in Copenhagen, will now be
resumed
me threatened race Ilbl ltlMttu
whites and negroes ut Washington. Pa,
[ was aycrted 10y vigorous action of the
local authorities.
Thursday. Nov. $.
Standard Oil stock sold for GO, the
highest price on record.
The torpedo boat Lawrence was
launched at East Braintree, Mass.
Ex-Prcsidcnt Kruger will arrive at
q Senator Davis passed Il decidedly COM
| Portable night and was reported much
: better.
t Miss Grace Carr of Louisville was mar
D ried to Lord Marlborough in Savoy
: chapel London.
= The rumor that the Chilean govern
r ment was buying warships was denied at
3 Santiago, Chile.
= Michael Goldman of Bay City died al
. Detroit as n result of II prizehght with
d Bernard Carroll.
One man was killed and two injured by
o train crashing into a trolley car at
Trenton crossing.
Wednesday,. Nov. Z.
Two men were killed and four injured
- at a polling place in Denver.
The new torpedo boat Stockton mad,
:, 2GlI, knots on her trial trip at Norfolk.
!. The steamship Roanoke, reported los
: at Port Townshcnd. Wash, arrived
bringing 40 passengers and 100000 il
l. gold dust.
The population Of the state Of Wyo
ming, as officially announced by the cen
sus bureau, is 92,531 as compared witt
r 60, T05 in 1890.
i James Elliott, IT, of Walker Hill, n
: H., committed suicide the day before h
l. attained his majority because he differed
+ with his father in political belief.
a Building Observatory.
,. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 13.-Pro
II fessor Pickering of Harvard universit
r has begun the erection of an observator