Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-02-05

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was intense; the whole city were out
| fighting the flames until a. m, Tuesday,
when they were got under control.
The cross levee which separated the
lower division of Roberts island from the
middle division at Stockton, Cal, gave
way Saturday, allowing the water to
cover 81, 600 acres of land, 900 of which
were i'm wheat. Most of the inundated
land is owned by the Glasgow-Califor-
mia land company, composed principally
of foreign capitalists. The entire loss is
estimated at 100000.
Saratoga people Sunday morning were
astonished to behold in the cloudless sky
four immense brilliantly colored rings
tapping each other and displaying all the
hues of the rainbow. The phenomenon
is one which is not known to have been
witnessed before outside the arctic re-
gions, and is supposed to be due to the
formation of myriad particles of ice in
the atmosphere. The spectacle lasted
half an hour.
The east-bound passenger train on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, while rush
ing along at speed of 10 miles an hour,
about mile west of Chicago Junction,
o., early Friday morning, ran into the
the rear of a freight train. The shock
was terrific. The engine of the passen-
ger train. the baggage-car, two passen-
ger coaches. the freight caboose and
about dozen freight cars We're hurled
into Il mass.
Senator Sherman has introduced in the
Senate bill in amendment of the act UNI
der which the coinage of silver dollars is
carried on, providing that the coinage
shall cease after the passage of the
amendment. which authorizes the secre-
tary of the treasury to purchase certain
amount of silver bullion each month, is
sue coin certificates of so each and re-
tain in the treasury the bullion so pur-
chased as security for the payment of
the certificates.
The jury at Leavenworth, Kan, in the
case of the State against McCrystal, to
suppress saloon under the nuisance
clause of the prOhibitory law, have re-
turned verdict of ''not guilty" The
suit was regarded as test case, and if
the State had won many saloon-keepers
would have closed their places. The evil
dence showed that McCrystal kept sa-
loon, but the jury refused to look at it in
that way, and the liquor men are jubi
liant.
The South and West had another slight
attack of "blizzard'' Tuesday. The mer-
curry dropped below zero at Chicago, pri-
waite observations making 10 to II degrees
below. The weather was reported as
very cold throughout Minnesota. Dakota
and Manitoba. the record showing 36 be-
low at st. Paul and Is below at Minnedo-
sa. on the Canadian Pacific railway. 1t
showed all day at Memphis, Tenn, and
the snow Tuesday night lay four inches
deep with no signs of the storm debating.
The biggest snow-storm ever known at
Fort Smith, Ark. ragged during the day.
The committee on agriculture of the
House of Representatives has agreed to
accept the amendment proposed by the
labor committee to Mr.. Hatch's bill to en-
large the powers and duties of the de-
partment of agriculture, and ordered the
bill to be favorably reported to the House.
As agreed upon in committee, the bill
provides for the establishment of a de-
partmcnt of agriculture and labor under
the supervision OF Il secretary of agricul-
ture and labor who shall be appointed by
the President and confirmed by the Sen
ate.
The Outward-bound Cunarder, Seryia,
ran into the Red Star steamship Noord-
land, as the latter was backing out from
her Jersey City slip in thick storm of
mist and snow Saturday afternoon. The
board quarter of the Noordland. \ hole
10 feet wide and u feet deep was knocked
in the Red Star steamer. Just forward of
her sternpOst. \ steamship man who
tNdIlIllltu lHc Injuries ~ lllc NOOfu-
land thought that the repairs would cost
10000. The Servia had on board l01
cabin passengers. She was not much
Injured and went on to Liverpool.
Mrs. Bayard, wife of the secretary of
state, died at her home in Washington
Sunday, the immediate cause being con-
gcStion of the brain. brought on by the
shock of her daughters sudden death two
weeks ago. For the first week following
that event Mrs. Bayard stood the strain
and excitement quite well, but two weeks
ago She was compelled to take to her bed
and gradually grew worse from day to
day. On Thursday congestion of the
brain made it, appearance. She was nm
conscious for - hours before her death.
Although for years Mrs. Bayard had
been confirmed invalid. she had for the
last six months been in better health than
for many years.