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

king of the Belgians for services given in
relation to the Improvement of steam en-
cheering.
A large meeting of Mormon women
was held in the theater at Salt Lake City
Saturday. The speakers upheld the right
of women to go into polygamy. a pro-
test was adopted.
The ways and means committee of the
House on Saturday listened to argument
on the iron ore and pig-iron schedules of
the Morrison tariff bill. There was an
earnest remonstrance against reduction.
Mrs. Grant has received from Charles
l.. Webster & Co., the publishers of the
personal Memoirs" of Gen. Grant, a
check for 5000, 900; being the main part
of the proceeds from the sale of the first
volume.
Senator John F. Miller of California,
who had been sick all winter, died at
Washington Sunday. His successor will
California, Democrat, will have the
power of appointing his successor.
The majority of the military affairs
committee in their report on the Fitz
John Porter bill adopt the majority re-
port of the last Congress, and recommend
the passage of the bill "as an act of sim
pie justice to a deserving officer"
The business failures for the week end
ed Friday numbered for the United States
POI and for Canada 80, "A total of 246 fail
ures, as against total of 24S the week
before and 2S6 the week before that.
Business troubles seem to be increasing
in Canada.
Ferdinand Schumacher's huge oatmeal
mills at Akron, o., the largest in the
country, were burned Saturday with the
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio rail
road station and two large elevators con-
tanning a large amount of grain; loss
81 100000.
James c. Matthews, nominated by the
as a recorder of deeds for the District of
Columbia, is colored man, 40 years of
age. He was born in New Haven, Ct,
but his parents soon afterward settled in
Albany, n. Y, and there he has since re-
sided.
The late Mary j. Morgan of New York
city left collection of paintings that cost
her million dollars. They were sold
at auction last week and fetched SSS5,300.
1t was the most notable sale that has ever
been held in this country, both in the num-
Der of important works and the prices
obtained.
The United States Senate committee
investigating the differentiation of inn
ported goods took evidence at Boston
Friday and heard the suggestions of vari-
Gus importers. Deputy Collector Fiske
testified that he did not think there was
much differentiation at Boston and rec
commended as remedy the establishment
of specific rates.
The United States marshal has arrest
ed four men AT Portland, Or. charged
with raiding Chinese camps near the city
wearing masks and intimidating the
Chinese by displaying arms. This makes
10 arrests on similar charges within two
weeks by the United States authorities.
Some of these defendants are also accused
of robbing the Chinese. They waived
examination.
Samuel johnson, known as "Mingo
Jack" Il burly old negro of bad charac-
ter, outraged Miss Nellie Herbert, an es-
Unable young woman, in the woods near
Eatontown, n. j., Friday evening, and
she is in "A critical condition. johnson
was arrested and placed in the lookup,
and the same night unknown persons
took him out and lynched him.
Commissioner Colman of the depart
ment of agriculture has quite an unfav-
orable report upon the government tea
farm at Summerville, 5. c. Mr. Nardell,
the superintendent, writes him that the
severe winter and prOtracted cold wealth
er have stripped the tea plants of their
foliage. He says that he thinks some
varieties are dead to the root. Commits
sioner Colman is understood to be of the
opinion that this experimental tea-farm
had better be abandoned.
\ mob of POO men tried to break into
the Jail at Des Moines, Ia, Monday night
to lynch Schaefer, a special officer who
dubbed an old man named Duen, Sunday
night, while searching his house for liq-
uor. Deputy Sheriff Compton, from
within the Jail, fired upon the crowd;
and he and his brother were each wound
ed slightly in return. After several shots
were fired detachment of the governors
guards, under command of Capt. Parker,
with loaded guns, arrived and scattered
the mob. Schaefer had been taken out of
town for safety.
\ horrible story of Il crime comes from
Usage Mission, Kan. Mr.. Mendell, living
- miles northwest of the town, was