Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-05-31
NEWS IN GENERAL.

A British syndicate in Minneapolis Mimi,
Is endeavoTing to buy the -four mills Of that
city The plan is believed to be an attempt
to syndicate or form stock company, to
control large and valuable milling and ele-
vator property. The value Of the milling
property in Minneapolis is roughly estimated
at from S. 000, 900 TO S, 000,0 900. There is not
much doubt that some Of the millers have
been approached by agents of the syndicate.
Andrew Quinn, an engineer, has been
given a verdict of $12, 900 IN the court a
Philadelphia, Pa, in his damage suit against
the Philad Alphia & Reading railroad for in
juries received on that road in May, 1885,
The Kearney & Black Hill Railroad COM
pany have filed articles Of incorporation with
the secretary of state of Nebraska. The
road is believed to be an extention of the Ne
braska Pacific, which is another name for
the Missouri Pacific in that state. The C ap-
ital stock is placed at s., 900, 600.
The roof of colliery at Merthyr Tydvil,
Wales, has fallen in, killing one miner and
entombing 68 others. Work was actively
prosecuted and the miners have been res
cued.
Internal revenue frauds have been discov-
cred at Cincinnati.
The statement is made that syndicate
controlled by British investors has purchased
all the breweries in st. Paul. Mimi. A close
estimate places the value OF the eight plants
at s. 000,000
Dr. Mackenzie is about to sue the London
Times and the st. James Gazette for libel by
publishing n staten mt accusing him of con-
spiracY while treating Emperor Frederick.
A representative Of an electric company
has just obtained an order for a 600-light in
candescent plant to be installed in the works
of the Louisville, KY, woolen mills.
News comes from Vienna that 10000
miners at Saar have struck. The Prague
tramway lines are at standStill, wing to
the strike of the drivers.
Sam Zip Jah, one of the Cinnamon charged
with ravish'n 'ng little girls, has been
found guilty at Milwaukee, Wis The
penalty is 81 years Imprisonment.
A passenger train on the st. Louis and
San Francisco railway, while running at a
high rate of speed, was suddenly ditched and
about 400 people were badly injured. None
were killed outright, but death may follow
as result of the injuries to several people
While Anthony Zesnhol Henry Wilthelder
and James Dolan were at work at Otto
Colliery at Branchdale, Penn, they were.
overcome by sudden outburst of gas and
suffocated.
Over one hundred Hungarians and Poles,
who had deposited their savings for years
with Banker Max Goldberger, who it is
alleged disappeared from his office at 1853
Ridge street. New York City, with $40 600 of
their money, crowded around the door of the
bank clamoring for admittance. The doors
were bolted from the inside and no admit
tance could be gained.
The arrangements for the transfer of the
Atchison's general offices to Chicago are
nearly completed. The auditor and control
| ler will remain in Boston.
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town, Nicaragua, from New York with so
men and quantity of implements and stores
for the Nicaragua Canal Construction Co.,
being the pioneer expedition for the COM
mencement of the work of building the
Nj aragua inter-oceanic canal.
Mound builders skeletons have been un-
earthed by Professor Webster near Brad
ford, la.
| Gossip concerning a prospective alliance
of the Chicago & Northwestern and the
Chicago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul roads has
been revived. The story goes that the Van
derbilts who now control the Northwestern,
will secure q controlling interest in the st.
Paul company.
All the miners of Essen, in Germany have
resumed work Reports from other districts
say that though showing desire to COM
promise neither side will make sufficient
concessions.
Among the persons upon whom the queen
! has conferred honors on the occasion of
anniver airy of her birthday are j. E. Boehm
the sculptor, George Burns and Professor
Stokes who are made baronets Andrew
Reed, inspector-general of the royal Irish
constabulary, has been made knight.
The session of the court of oyer and termi-
ner in New York City has adjourned with
out taking any action in the cases Of Thomas
B. Kerr, against whom a score of Broadway
r. r. indictments still stand. Justice Dan
iels said he would have to preside at the
trial of ex-Alderman McQuade in Saratoga
and also at murder trial in Buffalo, which
would render him unavailable for q session
in New York before the middle of July.
The unveiling of the monument to the
confederate dead of Alexandria, Va, took
place last week. The military and civic
parade was a mile long, including military
| from Washington and the fire department,
magnifcently decorated. Confederate camps
| from Baltimore, Leesburg, fredericksburg,
Richmond and other places participated. A
very impressive presentation speech was
made by R. T. Daniel of Richmond. The
Grafton was by Gen. Lee.
The Union Pacific is to run dining cars on
its fast vestibuled Chicago & Denver ex-
press, meals being served for rs cents each.
1t is stated that in the Samoan conference
| CldlIueu IOT N'SSeS CduS6u
by Mataafa and the American commission
ers disputed the claim, averring that Mataafa
had ac ed in self-defence and the natives
were too poor to pay an indemnity.
The Chicago police are supposed to have
struck a clue that may lead to the detecti IN
of the murderer of DR.. Cronin.
Salvatore di Giorgia, Antonio Corrienti
and John Mccarthy, alias O'Brien, pleaded
guilty in the United States district court at
Philadelphia, Pa, of bringing counterfeit
money from New York to that city and try
ing to pass it. They were each sentenced to
two years imprisonment and fined $500.
The lord mayor Of London has presented
testimonials to Captain Murrell and the
other officers and crew of the British steamer
Missouri, which rescued the passengers and
crew of the Danish steamer Danmark. The
mayor also read letter from Prince Bis
marck, in which the rescuers were spoken of
in highly laudatory terms.
Bad washouts are reported on the Union
Pacific in Missouri and Kansas.
A bucket weighing 600 pounds and con-
tanning more than a ton of rock which was
being hoisted up the Pettibone shaft near
Kingston Pa, fell to the bottom, nearly
1900 feet where six men were at work, All
were badly injured.