Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-03

that has occurred i'm the anthracite coal
fields this year. Forty-two men are Sc
verely burned and others slightly injured.
Twelve of the men will die of their in
uries. The shaft is owned and operated
by the Delaware and Hudson company,
and was known to contain considerable
gas.
George Hazlett and Sadie Allen of
Buffalo went through the rapids and the
whirlpool at Niagara Falls, Sunday after
noon, in the torpedo-shaped barrel used
by IIazlett and Potts last summer. They
were in the rapids and whirlpool five
minutes and were taken out of the eddy
on the Canadian side just below the
whirlpool three-quarters of an hour later
in good condition. Miss Allen is re-
spectacle girl Is years old, Il petite bru-
net and rather pretty.
Frederick w. Charlis, while dining
with party of young men at the Center
House in Chicago Thanksgiving evening,
accidentally swallowed a piece of bone.
His companions, not realizing the seri-
BUSINESS of the case, sent, as Joke. for a
veterinary surgeon, who, to amuse the
crowd, applied Il stomach pump, and
Charlis was nearly gone when they real
lied that they were playing IA practical
joke on Il dying man. His half-brother
came in, drove off the surgeon, and sent
for IL regular physician, but before med
zeal help arrived the young man expired
in the arms of his brother.
William Reed. treasurer of the South
Boston horse-railroad company. has been
arrested charged with embezzling $50
600 from the funds of the railroad. Reed
confessed his guilt and acknowledged the
enlightenment of some sos, 800 in cash
and an overSsue of 345 shares of the
cOmpany's stock. valued at S34, 800, max
ing the total amount of his dcfalcatiou
! Sl04. 900. Reed became treasurer about
eight years ago. has been active and eff
cicnt in managing the companyS affairs
and had the confidence of the directors
! His unauthorized use of the company
funds began in 1881. He invested heavi
| ly in stocks and lost. He j. also charged
with forgery.
4 despatch from IIavensvlle. small
town 50 miles west of Leavenworth
Kan. tells of Il revolving crime
committed near that place the Other
night. a young farmer named Rhodes
Clements, while going home from prayer
meeting with another farmer nance
Samuel Gordon, suddenly became insane
and killed the latter with IA club. No
returning home IA search was com
menced for Clements, and he was fOunt
some distance from the road sitting be
side the body of the man he had muir
dered, eating his heart. He had cut OF
the head from GOrdon'S body, and hat
torn out the heart, lungs and liver, ant
was devouring them. Clements was Sc
cured and is now in Jail, raving maniac
The trial of 'boodle" Alderman Nc
Quade at New York proved a fiasco, :
far as the public is concerned, for OF
Wednesday the jury reported disagree
ment after thirty-nine hours of delibera
ton and were discharged without thanks
Two of the eX-Aldermen, Fullgratf an,
Duffy, had confessed to the court tina
they. together with eleven others, includ
ing McQuade. had formed combination
to push through railroad legislation; tina
each had received from $4,000 to S22,00
from the promoters of the Broadwa,
surface railroad for granting the fran
chise; that they had periured themselve
before the Senate investigating commit
tee and that they now confessed in orde
to ease their consciences. McQuade wa
again put on trial Monday. 1t is believe
the jury was tempered with.