Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events OF the Week Briefly
ChPopicIed.

land, North sea.
A blazing oil barge in the East river,
New York, made spectacular harbor
fire. One man is missing.
Three sisters of Colonel ]. r.. Shafer,
superintendent of the Panama rail
road, have died of fever at Colon.
The body of Mrs. Augusta Harper
Lynde, who disappeared April %, was
found in the North riyerE New York.
An unidentified young woman was
killed in front of 1855 Broadway, New
York, by case of goods falling on
her.
The loss by Sundays fire at Ottawa
is estimated at 100000 Its origin is
not now believed to have been incen-
diary,
The building tie mp in New York is
nearly complete. The union men say
builders won't purchase from union
lied yards.
Rear Admiral Cotton says that
visit of the American European squad
ron to Kiel has not been definitely de-
cided upon.
1t is reported that the Panama Canal
company has offered the Colombian
government S12OOO,OOO of the sum It
is to receive from the United States.
1t was announced In the house OF
commons that negotiations are pro-
ceeding for a parcels post service be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States
Monday, May II.
Callao and Pisco, Peru, have been
officially declared infected with the bu-
bonic plague.
Albert Roberts cashier of the gov
eminent ice plant at Manila, has been
arrested on the charge Of embezzle-
ment His accounts have been found
to be $4,000 short
II was the intention to have the pres
ident review the troops stationed at
Fort Monterey Cal, but he declined
to do so on Sunday.
The outlook in the Adirondacks for
trout fishing this spring is better than
it has been for many years.
The capture of Curtis Jet, charged
with the assassination Of ]. b. Mar
cum In Jackson. Ky, was accomplish
ed without bloodshed
The Bulgarian revolutiOnists at
tempted to commit at Monastir the an
archistic outrages analogous to those
perpetrated at SalOnika.
News has reached here from Tetuan,
Morocco, that the tribesmen have suf-
fered defeat at the hands of the gov
eminent troops.
An attempt was made to blow up
the Cunarder Umbria with an Internal
machine.
One Of the fiercest and most damag-
ing forest fires in the history Of the
Allegheny mountains has been raging
above Dunlo, Pa
Saturday, May o.
Fire has done $4,000 damage at Col
lierville, Tenn,
Shamrock Ill went out alone at
Gourock to stretch her sails.
The Russians have established a con-
sulate at Mukden. Manchuria.
Fire has destroyed Bayambong, the
capital of Nueva Viscaya, province OF
Luzon.
The existence of bubonic plague has
been discovered in the suburbs Of Cal
lao, Peru.
A successful trial trip has been made
Of the air ship made for the Lebaudy
brothers Of Paris.
Two men on the cruiser Boston were
struck by stray bullets fired by men
of the Marblehead while at target
practice.
The coroners jury holds seven Ital-
ians as accessories to the murder OF
Madonna in the New York barrel mys-
terry case
An investigation has been ordered
into the condition and equipment of
the Clyde line steamer Saginaw, sunk
by the Hamilton.
The Russians have reoccupled New
chwang with large force and have
also put garrisons in the forts at the
mouth of the Lao river.
Governor Odell has signed Senator
Greene's bill amending the liquor tax
law in the respects asked for by the
state excise commissioner.
A French convoy was attacked by
tribesmen of Figuig, Algeria. The bag
gage train was captured after a fight
in which thirty men were killed.
f. Augustus Heinze's plans to give a
copper" dinner to President Roosevelt
at Butte, Mont, were halted because
Of a quarrel with the mayor of that
city.
Postmaster General Payne has re
lieved from duty August w Machen,
general superintendent of the free de-
livery system at Washington, and
Post Office Inspector NJ. c. Fosnes has
been designated to take charge of that
| service.
The Roosevelt heirs, including the
president and William f. and James
| G, Roosevelt his cousins, were award