The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-09-13
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Brief,
and TerseIy Told.

SOTN DENSED DISTA SF1E0
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
and TerseIy Told.
Marquis Ito of Japan is coming to
America.
Russia has decided to build FIVE new
battleships.
Emperor Francis Joseph has closed the
Hungarian diet.
The national golf tournament began at
Atlantic City, n. j.
Eighty automobiles started in the en-
durance contest from New York to Buff
falo.
The canal treaty to take the place of
the Hay-P auncefote convention has been
negotiated.
The transport Mcclellan, from New
York, with the congressional party on
board. has arrived at Manila.
Strikers at McKeesport, Pa, prevent
ed by force the resumption of work in
the National Tube company's plant.
Monday, Sept. 8.
The final protocol was signed at Picking
by the representatives of the powers and
China.
ne OdTluuSluu IlOuhb llh llGtlluB At
the Grande Chartreuse, Paris, have de-
cided to leave France.
A Venezuelan fleet was reported to be
bombarding Rio Hacha, a town on the
northern coast of Colombia.
Brandolino Yawlingluno has confessed
that he killed John Francesca Dura, a
Mount Vernon IN. " saloon keeper.
Men representing 81, 500,000,O 900 met in
New York city and by declaring that they
would support the stock market prevent
ed any panic in Wall street.
American trains demonstrated that the
route across this country was the quick
est for mail service between London and
Australia, cutting down the time by sew
eral days.
The Philadelphia formerly the Paris,
of the American line reached the port of
New York, completing the first voyage
of the vessel since it was wrecked off the
English coast two years ago.
Saturday, Sept. z.
Giant waves at Rockaway Beach,
Long Island, added large areas of new
land to the shore.
A severe gale on Lake Huron did
much damage to shipping. No lives were
lost.
The yellow fever board at Havana
voted to discard the use of DR.. Caldas'
vaccine serum.
Miss Maud Willard died from the eff
fects of trip in a barrel through the
whirlpool and rapids at Niagara. She
was in the barrel more than six hours
before being rescued
The Abbot trotted a mile in 2:O0 at
Hartford, Conn. failing to break the
track record of 2:04A.
Friday, Sept. @.
A storm destroyed much property at
Benkeman, Neb.
A bank at Timmonsville, S. c., was
robbed by its cashier.
A new Franco-Russian commercial
treaty has been negotiated.
Commander Fields of the Ranger re-
ported all quiet at Panama.
Strikers went to work at the National
Tube company's works at McKeesport.
Captain Forsyth repudiated alleged in
terview on the Sampson-Schley cOntro-
versy.
Two men reached Seattle from the
Klondike, bringing 100000 as a result
of the summers work.
Nearly 300 soldiers at Fort Mcpherson
Ga, were taken i'll after eating stew.
Four of them may die.
Thursday, Sept. 5.
A rich oil strike was made at Granite
Okla.
The Methodist ecumenical conference
opened in London.
A threatened strike in the packing
trades was reported from Chicago.
France is to expel Turkish agents as q
first measure of coercion against the sui
tan.
The German cruiser Wacht was sunk
after a collision with the battleship Sach
sen.
A train was held up near Texarkana
Ark, and large sum taken from the ex
press safe.
Customs men at Chicago seized dia
monds and other property valued at $25,
600, thought to have been smuggled.
Wednesday, sept. 4.
| Congressman J. A. Tawney of Mime
sota was struck in the leg by a golf ball
and badly hurt
The employees of the Standard Chain
company at York, Pa, have struck for q
new wage scale.
A convention of the National 'Associa
ton of Stationary Engineers met al
Rochester, n. Y.
A semiofficial organ of the Venezuela
government has declared that the time
| for reprisals on Colombia has arrived.
Moses Harvey, the renowned historian
and scientist and the discoverer of the ia
nous devilfish now in the Smithsonian
institution, Washington, died in New
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