Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-28

Russia Of American trade in Manchu,
ria.
The crew deserted the burning coal
laden steamer Pfohl in Lake Huron.
The California fruit cannerles need
1900 more laborers than are available.
1t is proposed to deport Bulgarians
from Macedonia TO Anat0lia, Asia MI
nor.
Spaniards refused TO attend a Cuban
freedom anniversary dinner at San
Juan, Porto Rico
The British Columbia government
has given away by mistake $50 square
miles of timber lands.
Jews in Kishinen and other parts OF
Bessarabia fear further outrage at the
hands Of the Russian populace.
The revolt in Croatia is spreading to
every part Of the titular Kingdom and
threatens to extend to Dalmada.
Philip Blagdens family discredit the
report that the missing bank clerk en-
listed in the New York marine corps.
A big red auto touring car exploded
on Third avenue. New York. About
thirty of the bystanders were injured.
The Presbyterian general assembly
at Los Angeles, Cal, has been opened,
with the Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke as
moderator
A tornado swept over Ashland, Kan,
laying waste the town and large pOr-
ton Of the country, 1t is reported that
two persons were fatally injured
An order from Ottawa has been re-
ceived by the Canadian customs Off
cials at Fort Erie that allows touring
autoists to enter Canada without pay
ing duty on their motor cars.
The new cup yacht Reliance inflicted
a defeat upon the former cup defender
Columbia, leading her over the finish
line of a twenty-five mile course or
Glen Cove by fourteen minutes and
forty seconds, official time.
The drought in Porto Rico has been
! broken by coplous rains, which were
preceded by fierce electrical storms and
slight earthshocks The crops suffered
severely and their ruin was narrowly
averted The hot spell was the most
severe on record there.
Secretary Hay has presented to the
British government the claims of the
heirs of the late Charles Brown, an
American civil engineer, for land
grants in South Africa valued at So
100000, of which, they contend, he was
wrongfully deprived by President Kru-
ger of the Boer republic prior TO the
war.
Thursday, May ~.
The abandoned town of Montana City
Mont, has been burned.
Former President Kruger has passed
through Paris on the way to Holland
from Mentone.
Cuba's independence dhe first ami
versary of the Cuban republic was
celebrated at Havana.
John w. Gates has been ordered by
a London doctor to stop work, as an old
ailment threatens him.
Professor Gore of Washington has
been named commissioner for Siam at
the st. Louis exposition.
The armory of the First regiment,
Pennsylvania national guard, Philadel-
phia, has been badly damaged by fire.
A man was caught placing ties on the
railway track near Mansfield, Mass,
and the Colonial express had narrow
escape.
The bridge over the Susquehanna at
Binghamton. ~ Y, went down with a
street car Eight people were more or
less hurt
The postmaster general has ordered
that the route near Gallatin, Tenn, re-
main suspended on report as to terrorl-
cation of the negro carrier.
The assassination Of Governor Bog
danovitch in the town park at Ufa,
Russia, was an act Of revenge growing
out of the riot at Slatousk.
Two thousand native houses have
been destroyed by fire in the Tondo
district Of Manila About 5000 per-
sons are homeless. The damage is
100000 pesos.
President Roosevelt was enthusiast
tically received during a short stay in
Sisson. Cal. Clouds rested on the top
Of Mount Shasta and greatly m. red
the presidents view Of the grand old