Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-04-09
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events OF the Week Briefly
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The Lowell strike by April D.
The New York state senate passed
a bill designating Columbus discovery
day, Oct. IA, as a public holiday.
An agreement to arbitrate all differ
ences which may arise during the next
two years was signed by the carpen-
ters' union of Providence, r. 1.
A general strike was declared in Hol-
land of all labor employed in trans
portation by land and water in a pro-
test against proposed antistrlke laws.
Charles CrOssman, an inmate of Clin-
ton prison, at Dannemora, N. Y, cone
mitted suicide in the dark cell by
strahgllng himself with the cord Of
slop bucket,
1t was announced that the Mace.
DOMAIN revolutionary committee in
tends to proclaim a general insurrec-
ton in the European provinces Of Tur-
key about April 90
Monday, April o.
Cotton prices have reached the high
est point of the season.
Miss Alice Roosevelt returned to
Washington from her Porto Rican trip.
America won the cable chess match
with Great Britain by the score OF o92
games to AZ.
William f. Cody C'Bun'alo Bill'D has
concluded a successful three months
engagement at the olympia, London.
BY the drop in the price of coffee in
New York the Lewisohn syndicate, so
called, is reported to have lost S5,OO0,-
600.
A grain elevator at South Chicago
owned by the Nickel Plate railroad
was destroyed by fire at loss of S10,-
600.
The German emperor concluded his
visit to the Danish court and sailed on
the imperial yacht Hohenzollern for
Kiel
Six outlaws Of the Bert Casey gang
in Oklahoma, supposed to have robbed
the Leger bank at Guthrie Of $1,000,
were surprised and taken without trou-
BILE
The immense storage house Of the
Fertilizer company in
East Birmingham. Ala, was complete
~ destroyed by fire, the loss being estl-
mated at $4,000.
President Roosevelt was the guest of
Sioux Falls over Sunday His special
rain arrived in that city about
,'clock a. m. on Sunday and left Non
lay morning shortly after o'elocb.
Major Sharp's flying column has re-
turned to Damot SOmahland' after a
weeks successfuk operations south
ward, in which Il enemy's losses were
% men killed ind 1000 cameis and
5000 sheep captured
Governor Durbn and a large party
IF distinguished Indianians attended
dedication of state battle monuments
ON shiloh battlefield General Lew
wallace Of Charlottesville, Ind, was
chairman Of the day, and an Grafton
by senator Beverdge was one Of the
features.
saturday, April 4.
pqrhquake occurred in Montana.
rpclish Passionist Fathers in Paris
have been ordered to disband.
Two additional deaths have occurred
n ithaca, n Y, Of typhoid fever
-Four were killed and several injured
,v fall Of rock in mine near Dubois,
Pa.
Brazil has granted free transit to
Bolivian commerce by way of the Am
ZION.
Colorado was stormswept Railroads
md mines were damaged by snow and
andsides.
Eight men were killed and fourteen
by explosion in mine at Ost-
field, Prussia.
Two people were killed and several
injured at a fire in tenement house in
New York city.
Violent shocks of earthquake are re-
ported from various parts Of the prov
nee of Catania. Sicily
Motion TO quash indictments against
former Mayor Ames of Minneapolis
was denied and demurrers overruled
President Roosevelt visited Mime
ipolis and delivered an address on the
-ariff before a tremendous audience.
At the close of the meeting he left for
South Dakota.
Five men lost their lives on board the
barge Fitzpatrick, which was blown up
as the result of an accident to her boil
ar while she was being lowed into New
London, Conn.
Sir Chen Tung LANG Cheng, the new
Chinese minister to the United States,
with his entire suit and party, includ-
ing in all about forty-fve persons, ar
rived in Washington
President Roosevelt was the guest Of
The Milwaukee Merchants and Manu-
faeturers' Association at a banquet at
the Planklnton House, the occasion be-
Ing the climax of the presidents ten
hour visit to Milwaukee. Covers were
laid for $50 banqueters. Earlier in the
day he visited Madison aud spoke to
the legislature.
Friday, April 3.