Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-09

hartford, CI., was drowned Wnllc
bathing at Savin Rock. His brother,
Michael, who. although unable to
swim, went to his rescue, was him
self nearly drowned. but was rususci-
tated.
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 1902.
Our government may interfere to
stop issue of proposed Cuban loan of
$S5,0000OO.
Richard B. VanHorne, son of Sir
William. III of fever at New York; he
suspects poisoning while in Cuba.
Death Of Amasa Sprague, former
head Of the great firm OF A. & w.
Srrague.
President Roosevelt to be guest of
Senator Lodge at Nahant, Mass, Au-
gust % and "a.
Julian Foster, a mulatto, arrested In
Clinton Mass, on charge of murder
ing a negro in South Carolina
Foreign naval attaches will make
headquarters at Newport during army
and navy manoeuvres.
Battle at Aqua Dulce, Colombia, be-
gun July 29, is reported still in prog
ress.
Colombian glInboat Boyaca missing
u. S. S, Ranger goes In search of her
Secretary Moody inspects Ports
mouth navy yard and visits John l..
Hobson.
Beef packers file demurrer to the
injunction suit in Chicago.
Strange mystery in the murder of
William Doherty in ST. JohA. N. b.
William Ziegler still has confidence
that Baldwin may reach the pole.
Outcast member of a wealthy family
dies OF starvation near Bayville, L. l.
Mrs. Edward Kelly of Danvers.
Mass. attempts suicide in front of a
railroad train.
w. X. Vanderbilt, Jr., offers to pay
$50 900 for lake at North Hempsted,
L. l.
Annual convention of butchers and
meat dealers begins in Washington.
Cornelius ]. Rogers. 2S, dies of heart
di,ease while bathing at Revere
beach.
The Pittsf1eld Street Railway COM
pany begins moving on schedule time
from Pittsield.
TIE city council of Portland, Me-,
has voted to contract for the erection
of city home at cost of $l12.000
The coroner has been called to view
the body of an Italian which was
found in Wares bay, Westmoreland,
N. H. The head and face were badly
bruised.
Settlement OF the team drivers
strike in Hartford. Conn, has been
deferred for the present President
Stockford not being able TO obtain the
hoped for concession from the Dray-
mems association.
The cable steamer has arrived at
Woods Hole and will begin laying the
telephone cable from that point to
Vineyard Haven. The original cable
was broken by dragging anchors
during the winter.
"CCNGoDHVS august y, ISOG.
Gen. Firmin sets up provisional
government in Hayti.
Richard Croker tells his legal al
wiser he is through with politics for
ever.
Silk makers strike in Hartford,
Conn, leads to rioting.
Bark arrives at st. John with seven
cases Of yellow fever on board.
Mgr. Guidi appointed apostolic del
egate at Manila.
John Mckenzie, Boston boy, killed
while stealing ride ON train near
Schenectady.
President Castro again sets forth
to meet Venezuelan revolutionists.
State and treasury departments to
inquire into the Cuban loan matter.
Threatened strike of 5000 workmen
az Pullman is deferred, pending ar
bitration.
Gloucester schooner Gage H. Phil
lips wrecked on Mobile bar.
President Roosevelt to spend sever
al days watching the joint army and
navy manoeuvres.
Marquis Carlo di Rudini arrives in
New York suffering from appendicitis.
Commissioner Ware is to make pen
sion clerks keep sober and pay their
debts.
Creek Indians seek to enjoin Sec
retary Hitchcock from allotting their
lands.
Mack Rosenshine, New York fur
dealer, arrested on charges made by
his wife.
Louis Allard, formerly Of Spring
field. charged with embezzlement,
surrenders to police.
The New Bedford assessors have
estimated the increase in the number
of polls as 1000 more than last year.
The Rev. A. H. Jamison of Wren
than. Mass, has accepted call TO
the pastorate of the church Of the
Christian Union Workers at New Bos-
ton.
William Herbert, 70 years old, fell
from a staging a the Lawrence no
siery in Lawrence, and received a Sc
rious injury to his spine.
Charles C. Ramsay, during eight
years principal Of the B. M. c. Dur
fee high school at Fall River, Mass.
has resigned He intends to enter
business life.
Daniel Reagan. station agent at the
Ferry street tFall River) depot of the
New York, New Haven 4 Hartford
railroad, was struck by late train
from NewDort TO Boston, and will
probably die.
Augustus Carboneau. the Boston &
Nairo hraknron who wac hahlv in
Further Charges Against Van Derlip
Boston, Aug. THE Post says thai
two more estates are believed to be
included in the case of Willard c. Var
Derlip, who has admitted msap
propriating large portion of the