The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Brief
and Tersely Told.

Notable Events of the Week Briefly
and Tersely Told.
A tramp enticed away an ll-year-old
boy from Mendon, N. Y.
A Chicago policeman shot fatally the
son of Rev. Mr.. Lindskog, alleging self
defense.
Haffen, the big monkey in the New
York Geological park, was operated on
for toothache.
A special train on the Baltimore and
Ohio railway was wrecked near Barnes
vile, O., and the engineer was killed.
Messrs. Whipple and Adams made a
new automobile record of 15h. lin. run
ming time to Boston from New York.
Announcement was made of the engage
ment of John d. Rockefeller, Jr., to Miss
Abby Aldrich, the senator's daughter.
New York State Superintendent of
Public Works Partridge appointed j.
Winslow Meade of Rochester as deputy
superintendent of public works at sala-
ry of $1,000.
Monday, Aug. 20.
Phelps B. Hoyt won the western golf
championship at Chicago.
Chester w. Knox, Harvard student,
is charged with using the mails for
fraudulent schemes.
Two sailors of the fishing schooner
Niagara reached Gloucester, Mass, aft
err being four days adrift in a small dory.
The Columbia won the final race of the
80 footers off Oyster Bay, N. Y, the
Constitution withdrawing on the second
round because of fog.
The state prosecutor of pleas at Tren-
ton has decided to investigate the charges
of abuse, crime and fraud at the State
Hospital For the Insane.
w. NJ. " Hoffman was struck by
stone thrown from the hoof of horse
while driving his coach at Tuxedo Park
N. Y, and may lose his eyesight.
BY wireless telegraphy the Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse, in port at New York
kept in touch with the outgoing steam
ship Lucania from Liberty island to
Sandy Hook, aud many messages were
transmitted
Saturday, Aug. "a.
The San Francisco whalers are report
ed to have made good catches.
Six Chinese students from Canton were
admitted to California for further educa
ton.
Three oarsmen who tried to row across
Lake Michigan barely escaped with their
lives.
The treasury department reports large
increase in Philippine import and export
trade.
The United States gunboat Machias, on
her way to Colon, has arrived at King
ston, Jamaica.
A grand jury at Wetumpka Ala, sent
to ial three bailiffs who refused to testify
about lynching.
The steamer Roanoke, with $1,6OO,OOO
gold dust reached Port Townshend,
Wash, from Nome, Alaska.
United States Judge Noyes of Nome,
Alaska, reached Seattle and will explain
in court his connection with peculiar min
ing cases.
The body of the late Chilean minister
Morla Vicuna, who died in Buffalo, was
placed in vault at Washington with
many honors.
The American Bar association, in ses-
sion at Denver, voted to hold a universal
congress of lawyers at the st. Louis ex-
position in 1908.
Friday, Aug. 23.
The steamer Oregon brought to Seattle
$500, 900 in gold from Nome, Alaska.
Negro leaders at Chicago condemned
the mob outrages at Pierce City, Mo.
Samuel Strong of Cripple Greek, Colo,
millionaire mine owner, was shot and
killed.
The tornado over Anardarko, o. T.,
killed several persons and caused heavy
damage.
A band of Chicago gypsies were arrest.
ed on the charge of kidnapping, but were
afterward released.
The missing link in the telephone cir
cult between the Atlantic and Pacific is
likely to be constructed soon.
The College of Heraldry company of
New York city was incorporated at AL
bany to supply coats of arms.
Captain Schley, Twentythird infantry,
informs the war department that the in
terview credited to him on his fathers in
quiry court was fraudulent.
Thursday, Aug. e.
The Colombian gunboat La Popa was
reported sunk off Savanila.
The government supply boat Elfrida
went ashore near Montauk, n. Y, in
fog.
1t is reported that Gompers will call
convention of labor union officials to aid
the steel strikers.
President Wetmore of New York adj
dressed the American Bar association at
Denver on state laws.
A head on railway collision occurred
near Prentice, Ills, killing five trainmen.
The passengers escaped.
Secretary Hay made a short visit to the
president at Canton, but the trip was not
deemed particularly significant
Wednesday, Aug. Fl.
Nj. Nyssens, former minister of indus
yin Belgium has committed suicide.
Senator Hanna has started for his va
cation, to be spent near Sault Ste. Marie.
An American locomotive defeated an
English rival in a decisive test in ia
maica.
Nome prospectors report much destitu-
ton there and say that men will starve
if not aided.
The Philadelphia oil explosion Monday
night killed five men. The tanks were
still burning yesterday.
The car of Russia has accepted Presi-
dent Loubet's invitation to witness the
French army maneuyers.
Three union stonecutters were arrested
in Chicago, charged with wrecking yards
where Independent men worked.
The National Steel Refining company
was incorporated in Delaware as a rival
to the -Crucible Steel company.
BASEBALL.
and National Leagues.