Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-04-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,
Potable Events of the Week briefly
md TerseIy Told

Potable Events of the Week briefly
and TerscIy Told.
British collicry owners have protested
against the coal tax.
Fifteen vessels are icebound in the
tarbor of Sidney, Cape Breton.
The president has appointed Admiral
O'Neil to be chief of the ordnance bu-
eau.
Lord Kitchener has warned the Cape
Colony rebels that they are in danger OF
death penalty.
At st. Mary's, w. Va, six deaths
were caused by an explosion of gas in
the Commercial hotel
The Prussian crop report Just issued
shows the worst condition since these re-
ports have been kept.
The creditors of Prince Henry, hus-
band OF Queen Wilhelmina, threaten to
negotiate his debts on the Amsterdam
boerse.
Monday. April ~.
over 100 sporting men were arrested
at a Jersey City cooking main.
Natural gas in enormous quantities
has been found in the Texas oil region.
). Pierpont Morgan is reported to
have paid S1500OO for the celebrated
Gainsborough painting.
Dr. Browning of Philadelphia has put
in bill for 100000 for attendance on
the late Senator Chris Magce.
BY means of brooches buoy the crew
of the life saving station at Chadwick.
\. j.. rescued Captain McKeller and his
crew of seven men from the stranded
schooner Mola.
saturday. April 20.
The British house of commons adopted
the war loan resolution by a vote of 1856
to III
Senator Frye. back from Santo Domin-
go, said that country was in Il deplorable
condition.
Indiana miners en- route to Kentucky
coalhclds to inaugurate a strike were
stopped by the sheriff
The Lowell Massl Democratic club
| pledged itself to work for the nomination
of Richard Olney for president in 1904.
Friday. April 10.
The Michigan legislature has lcgalized
ten round prizciiIhts.
The transport Rosccrans has reached
San Francisco from Manila.
General John c. Gilmore has been
placed on the retired list of the army.
The chief commissary mt Manila Gen
eral Wocdruif, has cabled denying fraud
reports.
/ Governor Odcll has signed a bill pro-
viding for Sunday closing of butcher
shops in New York state.
The car shops and many freight cars
of the New York Central railroad have
been burned mt East Rochester.
Thursday, April IL.
Andres Vessels, peace envoy reported
shot by De Wet. was reported alive.
Archbishop John j. Keanc was invest
ed with the pallium at Dubuque, la.
Alexander AgasSiz was elected presi
dent of the National Academy of Sci
ence.
The court of appeals decided that sure
ty on the bond of a liquor tax certificate
holder is liable for full amount of bond.
/ The engagement of Major General =
b. NJ. Young to Miss Cornelia ID. Nc
Lanahan of Washington was announced.
Alonzo J. Whitcman. ex-mayor of Du
! luth, was sentenced in New York to two
and half years for passing a bad check
Wednesday. April II.
Another blizzard was raging in Colo
rauo and Wyoming.
The battleship Maine is to be launched
at Philadelphia May 80.
y site for Il royal residence in Ireland
is said to have been acquired.
New York capitalists are to build q
new theater in San Francisco.
Methodist ministers at the New York
east conference declared women are un
/ fit to act in legislative matters.
Prince Louis Napoleon was married tc
Grand Duchess Helena. daughter of the
Russian Grand Duke Vladimir