Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-08-09
NEWS IN GENERAL

the tariff published by the Chicago & Alton
railroad making through rates from points
in Kansas TO Chicago on live stock shipped
over the Rock Island TO Kansas City, and
over its own line from that point TO Chicago
Mr.. Walker finds that the tariff is illegal
and will appeal to thu interstate commerce
commission for action.
Michael Ryan, who gives New London,
Ct, as his place of residence, jumped from
window of car on the fast oyster express
on the Pennsylvania railroad while in a de-
men ed condition and was seriously injured.
He says the Lord prompted him 10 do the act.
A confusion on he mans hip has pIralyzsd
nearly the whole body, ami he is, beside,
frightfully bruised and cut. Ryan lad
ticket in his pocket for Cincinnati 9nd sew
eral hundred dollars In money.
NJ. Brunei, the liquidator of the Panama
Canal Co, informs shareholders hat finan-
cial syndicate has taken the whole amount
of the new lottery bonds on terms which he
does not reveal, and that if the enterprise
perishes the law of bankruptcy wi enable
him to distribute 8 per cent. among the
credit.
The cotton crop of Texas will be worth
SS4, 100000
Gen Crook tells the Indians at Standing
Rock that their land will be taken whether
they sign the treaty or not.
Emperor William has been appointed an
honorary admiral In the British navy.
Extensive preparations are being made by
the Royal Astronomical society to take OBJ
servations of tine total eclipse Of the sun next
December. They intend to send out two ex-
petitions, one to South America, and the
other to West Africa
An official note says that Prince Bis
marcks reply to the Swiss note of July 10
does not exclude the hope of an amcable
settlement of the dispute between Switzer-
land and Germany.
Two cases of giant powder exploded at
Marquette, Mich, in pit No. Of the Repub-
lie mine, killing two men and three boys
A valuable lot Of sugar has been seized at
Hamilton, Canada, on the ground of under
valuation.
Jay Eye See, the phenomenal little geld
ing owned by ]. l. Case, of Racine Wis, has
gone lame and will not be trotted in any
races this season. II is feared that he will
never again appear on the race track.
The Southern Pacific company have ar
ranged to forward special line trains" from
San Francisco via the Sunset route" semi
weekly, leaving there every Wednesday and
Saturday evening. The first special left San
Francisco June IL, and delivered its freight
in Boston in ID days and Is hours. The sec
ond special left San Francisco June u, and
delivered its freight in Boston In 10 days and
9 hours The third special from San Fran
cisco to Boston In 10 days aud Il hours. This
remarkable time will be maintained, aud APP
plies upon shipments of carloads and l,ss.
Germans at Samoa sent q gunboat for
Malietoa, the deported king, and his chiefs,
and announce that they will favor him for
king and Tamasese for vice king.
During the absence Of Lionel Garden the
British consul at Mexico, Charles Phillips
takes his place. Diplomatic relations be-
tween Mexico and Brazil are being arranged.
! Finance Minister Dublan says the financial
| outlook in Mexico was never better than
now. Business is increas ng, and the GUS
toms receipts on imports from the United
States are greater than ever. The Spanish
minister presented his credentials to Pre5i
dent Diaz one day recently, and the speeches
customary to such occasions were made. The
members of the Spanish colony are prepar-
ing to give ball in honor of President
Diaz.
The fire in slope No. at the Pratt mines,
Birmingham, Ala, which has been burning
six days, has been extinguished. The dam
age will amount to several thousand dol
lars.
News has been received at Paris of an extra
ordinary phenomenon which occurred a few
days ago at Villafranca, In Piedmont. The
peasants were engaged in the fields in taking
in the harvest when suddenly dull rolling
sound was heard, and the sky became as
black as ink There was no thunder or
lightning, but few hailstones of enormous
size fell, some penetrating into the ground
and others reboundlng to a distance OF
several yards. A boy Of 10 and girl of II
had their skulls fractured, and expired g
few hours afterward. Moro than 100 per
sons were badly hurt. The weight of some
of these monster hailstoneS is estimated in
the reports at two pounds The crops have
been totally destroyed; many of the trees
have been wrecked, and the roofs Of houses
and cottages considerably damaged.
Late news from Scottdale, Pa, states that
there are now IS out of the rs coke works in
the region engaged in the strike, with a to
tai Of 9S02 ovens idle. Master Workman
that the almost unanimous action of the met
in the present strike was far beyond his ex
pectations. 1t Is evident that nearly all thu
works now running will be out very shortly
A telegram from the City of Mexico, vie
Galveston, states that Postmaster Genera
Gochicoa has resigned.
The army worm, tho pest so very destruc
tive to cotton, has made its appearance OF
Bells plantation, in the Chickasaw nation
l. T. The worm is also reported from Pres
ton Bend Tex,
Stolzerback Sc Sons bakery at Zanes
ville o., was burned recently. Loss, $50,
600; insurance, - 1000.
With regard to three sailors reported t.
have been abandoned by an American YES
sci on an island off Yucatan, 1t Is known a
Mobile Ala, that they were not abandon ID
but left at Arenas Key to care for cortair
loading machinery, etc, belonIing 10 Chi
cago firm Of guano importers. The schooner
Anna went to Arenas Key to load 700 ton
of guano but found TIM anchorage 50 haC
that she returned to Mobile with only 10
tons, leaving three laborers in 1arge Of tn
machinery. The men had four barrels o
-four, ono barrel of picked pork and a waite
condenser. After the schooner reachet
Mobile the vess j was libelled for freight
and pending litigati the men at Arena
Key were overlooked. They are out of tn
pathway of vessels.
A monument has been erected in the For
est H Ill cemetery at u tica, N. Y, to tn
memory OF Roscoe Conbling. 1t stands II
the Conkling family lot, few yards nortl
of the monument Of Horatio Seymour. TIL
monument has two unpublished bases a p1l
ished die with four graceful columns, and
massive pryamidal cap clt in the rough. Oh
the front die Is the inscription: "Rosco
Conklng-Born Oct 30 1899. Died Apri
16, 1885," On the reverse side is the nam
''Roscoe Conlding" Tho material through
out is Quincy granite. Tue design was 50
lected by Mrs. Conkling,
Dervishes lost their leader and 1900 killed
and wounded in en- engagement with Egyp
tians near Tosk
During the recent storm at Ceat"o Cam
bridge, N Y, lightning struck the farm
house of S. w. Wright, occupied by e
Brownen and his family. The only daughte
of Mr.. Brownell, aged 10 years, was inst ,ntl
killed. Eight or nine persons In the hous
were Frustrated by the bolt. Tho house wa
badly shattered, but did not take fire.
The steamer st. Lawrence, a favorlte boa
on the Thousand Islands, was wrecked b,
running on rock No one injured
Particulars of the explosion of the boie