Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-04-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events Of the Week Briefly
ChrORicIed.


The output of gold this year in the
Klondike is estimated at $15OO0,0O0.
The Dunn and Buxton blocks in Rut.
land, VT, were burned; loss, 100000.
One was killed and eleven were hurt
by a collision of street cars in St.
Louis.
Eleven persons were killed and TWEEN
ty-fve injured in collision on the Mis-.
souri, Pacific near Buffalo, Kan
The New York and New England
Steamship company, capital $3,0O0,0OO,
was Incorporated at Trenton, n. J.
Five men were badly burned by
molten metal as the result of the ex-
plosion Of a furnace at Marietta, Pa.
Judge Philips in the United States
circuit court at Kansas City temporari-
ly enjoined eight railroads from dis
eliminating against small shippers.
The creditors of the American Bicy-
Gle company were ordered by the Unit.
ed States court at Trenton, n. j., to
accept the offer of $3,5O0OOO from the
creditors reorganization committee.
Monday, April ~.
Holland has accepted a gift from An
drew Carnegie of S1,5OO,OOO for a peace
tribunal hall
The cruiser Colorado was launched
at Philadelphia in the presence of a
distinguished gathering,
NJ. Chartran. celebrated French art.
list, has painted portrait of President
Roosevelt for the Paris salon.
The body Of Adolphe Openhym Of
William Openhym & Sons, silk mer-
chants, was found in the Harlem river
at New York city.
Hugh j. Cannon, the Mormon mis-
sionary, appeals to Emperor William
for permission for the Mormons to re-
main in Germany.
Mr.. Charles Page Bryan, the new
United States minister to Portugal,
was received in special audience by
King Carlos at Lisbon.
The yacht Reliance was taken out for
another spin at Bristol, r. l., and on
the whole she proved a stiff and power
full craft, She was very fast in beating
and reaching.
President Loubct ended his visit to
Algeria with a banquet at the munich
pality of Bona, after which he EN-
barked on the French cruiser Jeanne
dare for Tunis.
The Italians OF Newark armed them
selves, fearing the Malta, to which
they refused to contribute for the de-
Tense fund for the men held in New
York for the barrel murder
1t is reported AT Boston that DR. VIII
liam Thomas Councilman, the Shat
tuck professor of pathological anatomy
in the Harvard Medical school, has dis
covered the germ that causes smallpox,
Russia's demands in Manchuria and
their effect on American interests were
the subject of conference at Wash
ington between Secretary Hay and
Count Casslni, the Russian ambassa-
dor.
japanese newspapers join in the opin-
ion that the time has arrived for all
powers interested in the integrity OF
China to show firm front TO Russia
in the natter of her demands upon
Manchuria.
The national and international good
roads convention was convened at st.
Louis 1t is the most important since
the organization Of the association,
whose purpose is the betterment Of the
highways of the country.
officials at St Petersburg were sur
prised at the report that American pub
lie opinion was disturbed by the news
regarding Manchuria. They declared
the people Of the United States were
being misled by Japan and say that the
improvements which are I'm progress in
Manchurla certainly would benefit in
ternational commerce.
Saturday, April 25.
Advices received from MelIlla say II
is the intention of the Moroccan rebels
to attack Fez
Carnegie gives S1,500OOO for an in
ternational peace tribunal hall and Ii.
brary at The Hague.
The revoluuonists still hold Santo
Domingo, having beaten off repeated
attacks of government forces.
Great satisfaction is felt at the Vat
lean at the official announcement that
King Edward will visit the pope.
Six railroads have been enjoined
from discriminating against shippers
by the first decision under the Elkins
law.
Many prominent men have been or
dered to leave Finland under the new
Russian decree for maintenance of or,
der.
A Macedonian band slaughtered for
ty Bashi-Bazouks and fifteen gen
armes in revenge for killing of their
captain.
A settlement of the smuggling cases
has been effected On Treasurer viii
loughbys recommendation the eases
have been dismissed
Eapara1 NToyiun EpmaZ hos aponntnd