Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-10-18
DOMESTIC.

Cases of yellow fever are reported at
Key West, Fla.
Johnston paced mile in , 0S at Thurs
days races in Terre Haute.
Steel rails have lately advanced from
S2S to S32 ton, owing to scarcity of
ore.
Millions of acres of valuable lands have
been surrendered by the Minnesota Ing
dians.
The Al thony Loan and Trust company
of Anthony, Kansas, with office in Bos-i
ton, has gone into liquidation.
The Carnival association of ST. Pau
has decided TO build an ice palace THIS
winter, at a cost of $50, 900.
Hon. Seth Low of Brooklyn has de-
cided to accept the presidency of Column
bia college, which was recently rendered
him.
The largest double track drawbridge
in the world, across the Thames at New
London. Conn.,, was formally opened to
travel Thursday.
The Railroad Gazette publishes table
showing that Bill miles of new railroad
were built i'm the United States during
the year 1889 up to October l.
An attempt was made by vandals Sat
urday night to rob the grave of Ralph
Waldo Emerson. 1t is supposed they
wanted his skull, but they failed to get
it, probably because they were frightened
away.
The French liner La Bourgogne, from
Havre, which arrived at New York on
Sunday, had on board Milets picture.
'L'Angelus.' which was recently pur-
chased for the American Art association
for 100000.
A train on the Pennsylvania railroad
made up of two combination parlor cars
and three coaches Jumped the track at
Railway, n. j., Friday, while going at
IA high rate of speed. All the passengers
were badly shaken up, though none was
seriously hurt.
II. NJ. Bigelow of Boston, agent of the
English syndicate, has completed the
purchase of the three breweries of Indi-
annapolis. These breweries are Maus's,
Schmdts and Lieber's. Their annual
output is H., 900 barrels, and it is under,
stood the price paid for the three was
81, 100000.
Rev. DR.. Talmage's tabernacle in
Brooklyn was burned Sunday morning
for the second time in its history. Loss
about Sl50,000. 1t is believed that the
fire was set by electric light wires. There
was about Sl30,000 insurance on the
building and contents. The structure
will be rebuilt.
| The interstate commission has rendered
decision favorable to the Chicago and
Alton In dispute growing out of the
shipment of cattle and has decided
against the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia road for charging more for a
short than a long haul of lumber des-
tined for Boston.
Henry HOar of AnsOnia, Ct, and l.. ID.
Van Arnam of Gloversvile, n. Y, mem
bers of the freshman class of Syracuse
university, were bound and taken to
swamp three miles east of Syracuse, n.
Y, by a party of sOphomores the other
night. Hoar's mOustache and hair were
cut and the two men were compelled to
walk back to the city.
The unwilling of the statute of the French
explorer La Sale, which was given
to Chicago by Judge Lambert Tree, ex-
| United States minister to Russia, took
place In Lincoln Park Saturday after
noon in the presence of a large crowd.
The statue, which cost S25, 900, is of
bronze, and Is the work of the Brussels
sculptor, Count de Lelaing.
Special dispatches to the Manufacture
ers' Record of Baltimore report the or
ganizatiOn In London, Eng, of large
company to build iron and steel works
at MiddlesborO, KY, and the commence
ment of work at the same town on two