Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-15

| NlhteT--NeW venezuelan minister
| presents his credentials to President
Roosevelt Two American officers in
| Mindanao who were under investlga-
ton take $4,000 from the safe, seize a
steamer and sail for Borneo-Funeral
! OF Sir Michael Herbert i'm London
Bulgaria warned by Turkey to aid In
| paclfica tion-TWenty--tw new cases
of yellow fever in New Laredo, Mex
500" rioters sentenced to pay fine
OF 500, or two months In jail---The
reform plan for Macedonia includes an
increase Of consuls
THURSDAY, OCT. 9.
Russo japanese war now feared. as
Japan is determined to compel Russia
TO get out of Mancburia and will insist
on China refusing further concessions
Langley airship proves complete
failure on its initial trial--Grand Jury
summoned to act on riot between So
cialists and anarchists at Barre, Vt
General William J. Dale dies at North
Andover, Mass--Western Union wins
suit involving millions from American
Bell Government dams nj Lake
Union. Wash. break, causing grcatdam-
age--Thieves secure $1,000 worth OF
jewelry and silyerware from house Of
Lewis Fay, BostOn-Graud high
priest Of Royal Arch MasOns opposes
chapters for Havana and Manila --
Ancients and Honcrables and Honour
gl, A
Polnt-Mayor Head OF Nashville
scores the contract system and favors
municipal control OF public utilities
Another crank arrested nj the white
House--Belief that there IA still hope
for the Panama canal--Army death
rate increases from 1894 in 1901 TO
15.49 per 1OO0-All rebels IN Albay
province, Luzon. have surrendered and
trouble there is ended--No currency
legislation this winter; commission may
be selected to consider plans-The
president appoints three members OF an
international waterway board. Great
Britain TO appoint three more to study
water routes from Great Lakes to the
Atlantic Bulgarian premier proposes
plan to avoid break with Turkey: peace
appears to be in Chamber
lain's fiscal reform speech fairly well
received in Britaln--British Saliva
ton Army will send 10000 emigrnnts
to Canada next Hurricane
sweeps Germany, causing extensive
damage; several people killed.
FRIDAY, OCT. 0.
EX-Lieutenant Governor 11llman, &C
Cused OF murder OF Editor Gonzales, tes-
tines in own behalf at Lexington, s. c.;
says Gonzales had been bitter toward
him for many years Failure OF Al
fred Nudge & Son, Boston oldtime frm
Of prlnters-Hsrry r. Horton, mail
clerk, arrested at Boston on charges Of
stealing money from letters---Amer-
lean Telephone and Telegraph stock
drops sharply as result Of decision
against II by United States circuit court
Of appeals-Hawailan volcano Mauna
Loa very actiYe-Arthur q. Pollard
Of Lowell elected grand high priest Of
the Royal Arch MasOns--old Els
worth homestead at Windsor Conn,
formally presented to the d. A. r.
international Silver company refuses to
grant nine-hour day with 10 hours pay
American commercial treaty with
China signed at Shanghai. Some
opposition to the proposed commission
TO consider currency legislaton--In-
dictments against Daniel V. Miller and
Joseph Johns in connection with the
postal cases-Contracts for armor
plate for five battleships divided among
three Pennsylvania companies---
Japan and Russia on verge Of hos
tilites; fleets of the two nations face
to face; czar's troops move up to
Korean frontier; Manchuria the bone
of Chamberlain's Glas-
gov speech pleases Canada--.Chi-
reese minister is at Essen buying war
material--John Redmond says new
Balfour ministry is at mercy of Irish
party-Great coolie immigration fraud
in Philippines involves a United States
consul-Colombian senator holds the
present canal treaty unconstitutional
because of cessation of sovereignty
Cuba's wonderful possibilities pointed
out in a monograph issued ny the de
partment of commerce and labor.
SATURDAY, OCT. 10.
Paterson, n. J., in imminent danger
from the great Dundee dam. which is
expected to break; damage to the eI-