Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-06
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
and TcrscIy Told.

ported small.
Governor Odell began a tour of inspec-
ton of the Erie canal.
The British plan to move the Beers in
recommendation camps to the coast
1t was denied that Rear Admiral Samp-
son, who is at Burk Haven, n. H., is in
feeble health.
4 revolution is threatened in Persia on
account of discomfort with the new loan
negotiations with Russia.
The Danish ministry decided to accept
the offer of the United States for Den
marks West India islands
Miss Marie Josephine Eastwick of
Philadelphia was arrested in England for
forging a railroad certificate.
The St Lawrence Yacht club has ac
cepted the challenge of the Bridgeport
Yacht club for the Seawanhaka cup.
Monday, Sept. 2.
The New York state comptroller has
received S2G00OO from trust companies
under the operation of the new tax law.
John f. Madden's Yankee. at to in
the betting, won the classic Futurity at
Sheepshead Bay, the richest event of the
American turf
ceeded in effecting a combination of 90
per cent of the laundry manufacturing
plants of the United States.
4 black leopard imported from India
n few weeks ago escaped from its cage
at a menagerie in Chicago and injured
four persons before it was captured.
The transport Sheridan has sailed for
Manila with Il large passenger list and
army supplies. Brigadier General Fred
Grant was among the passengers, many
of whom were schoolteachers.
Two large oil tanks near Olean, n. y,
were struck by lightning and destroyed.
One of them, owned by the Standard Oil
company, had capacity of $1,000 bar
res and was nearly full Of oil. The to-
tai loss is about $4,000.
Saturday. Aug. 81.
Missouri posses are still searching fol
the negro murderer of Miss Henderson.
| Arizona ranchers in San Pedro valley
decided to resist eviction from a land
grant.
/ The pope celebrated the erection of a
cross near his birthplace by writing Latin
verse.
Over 15,6G0,000 acres of public land,
were disposed of last year for nearly So
900 900.
Vice President Roosevelt spent the day
at Springfield, Ills, with Governor Yates
and Senator Cullom.
| Peter NJ. Sullivan, disbarred lawyer
, Of North Tonawanda, n. Y, accuses the
judges of conspiracy.
An impromptu visit of French Wal
Minister Andre TO the training ship Hart
! b,.h,
speeches.
Friday, Aug. 30.
Ex-Governor Charles A. Busiel of New
Hampshire died at Laconia.
A Lake George steamer, the Ticonder
oga, was burned at her dock.
Strikers at Rankin, Pa, returned tC
work at the company's terms.
A receiver for ex-Captain Oberlin NJ
Carriers property was appointed a
Springfield, Ills,
The false roof over the supreme cour
chambers at Washington fell, narrowl!
missing tourists.
Bogus gold dust and nuggets have beel
shipped to the Nlondike TO be sold there
as the product Of mines.
The negro who killed Miss Henderson
at Columbus, Mo-. was believed TO hav
been found in mine pit.
Thursday, Aug. 20.
The Pan-American exposition attend
ance reached IS, 4G3.
Two persons were injured in a trail
wreck near New Haven.
The Vacuum Oil works at Rocheste
was partly burned, with heavy loss.
The annual reunion of the Smith fami
ly was held on a farm near Peapack
n. j.
The caterpillar plague is abating il
New York city. No serious damage wa
done in Central park.
United States Customs Collector Hoe
of Nogales, a. T., was rearrested on NOR
Chinese smuggling charges.
\. III. Bescher, former chairman of tn
Reading railway strikers, was arreste
on the charge of ENLIGHTENMENT.
, Wednesday, Aug. IS.
A band of 20 masked miners attacke
an Alaskan camp on Gl9cisr creek
]. y. Merriman, .Afrikander bund lead
er, was arrested on his Cape Town farm
Lord Milner reached Cape Town an
said the South African policy will b
strictly enforced.
Philippine customs receipts for the frs
five months Of 1901 show large il
crease over 1900 and 1899.
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