Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-12

ance of the three-year-old trotting horse
Axtell at Minneapolis recently, Robert
Bonner of New York telegraphed to the
owner of the animal that he would pay
S65, 200 for him, but the offer was refused.
Ten blocks in the business heart of FL
lensburg, w. r., were burned Thursday
night, 200 buildings being destroyed
The only brick buildings left are Lynch's
block and the Ellensburgh national bank.
The loss is estimated at about S2,00J,000.
$750,000 in buildings, 81, $50, 900 in goods.
The Eighth national encampment of
the Sons of Veterans, l.. S. A., will be-
gin at Paterson, n. j., September 9th and
continue until the 18th. Past Com.-in-
Chief Frank p. Merrill, 10 Congress St.,
Boston, is the committee from New
England to arrange for transportion of
delegates and others wishing to attend
w. L. Eggleson of Topeka, Kan, a
prominent negro politician, is the prime
mover in a scheme to induce the negroes
of the South to immigrate to Oklahoma.
He has organized an immigration compa-
ny, composed of some of the prominent
colored men of the State, with agents in
all prominent cities of the South, their
headquarters being in Topeka. He ex-
poets to have 100000 colored people in
Oklahoma by next July.
II. ID. johnson, well-to-do citizen
about 30 years of age, living four miles
northeast of Lapouse City, w. r., on
Saturday killed his wife and son about II
years old, fatally shot his seven-year-old
daughter and committed suicide. He left
a note stating that he did not want to
live in this sinful world and could not
leave it without his family. Temporary
insanity over religion probably caused
the tragedy.
Secretary Davies of the board of in
quiry has made compilation of the
property losses reported and estimated
by the flood at JOhnstOwn, Pa, which
the board has confirmed. The total loss
reported to date, including individual
losses and the losses of bOroughs. schools,
private corporations and fire companies,
is 1854, 064. There should be added to
the total stated above S7Gl $50, estimated
loss not yet reported, making "A grand to-
tai of SS.655,1l4.
An attempt was made before daylight
Wednesday morning to blow up with
powder building in the central part of
the city of indianapolis, Ind, in which
the Salvation army has established
barracks. The explosion was heard
it caused the watchman in the city fire
tower to turn in an alarm. y stone jug
full of powder was placed in the alley
near the building and fuze lighted.
The building was badly damaged, but
not demolished.
The Railway Age says the amount of
mileage and capital involved in railways
that have gone into the hands of receiv-
Il. Nl,.., ~ - .ln
the aggregate for any similar period since
the disastrous year of 1885. Eight roads
were bankrupted with total length of
2G90 miles, and an apparent Investment
of Sl25.570,000. The st. Louis, Arkan-
sas and Texas, the International and
Great Northern and the Chicago and
Atlantic make up the bulk of the bad
showing. Railway foreclosures during
the six months were also eight in num-
Der, which would not he an important
exhibit were it not that the mileage of
the roads aggregate 1873, and the bonds
and stock S92, 673, 900. Nearly two-thirds
of these totals. however, were furnished
by one company, the Wabash.
Bell, an Ohio crank. who has been pos
ing as Christ among the negroes on the
rice plantations of the Savannah river,
and who was tried for lunacy week ago
and liberated, although adjudged lunat-
ic, is raising Cain among the negroes,
says a CharlestOwn, 5. c., dis patch. His
followers fall down on their hands and
knees whenever he approaches, and their
numbers are increasing every day. They
say they are preparing for the march to
Canaan, where their Christ is to lead
them next month. He has told them he
has sent for carload of angels wings
for his followers, and expects the cargo
every day. The negroes are flocking to
him from all directions, leaving theil
homes, crops and all their belongings tC
follow him to the promised land. Far.
mers are unable to get help, and in some
instances plantations are said to have
been abandoned. Bell tells them there i:
no need to work, as he is going to lead
them to the promised land. There is talk
of lynching him.
The boldest, most successful and mos
reckless highway robbery ever attempted
in Minneapolis, Mimi, took place in the
glaring light of day last week Tuesday
morning and has just come to light
Henry Hage went there to be married
and Tuesday morning left the house fol
the purpose of getting shaved. He fount
no one at the shop and started home
ward. Soon afterward he was accOsted by
a stranger who told him he was barber
and would take him to his house anC
shave him. Hage accompanied him an(
they had proceeded but a short distance
when the newly-made acquaintance dash
ed quantity of vitriol in Hayes face
Hage was then taken out in the wood
by the robber and his accomplices. AT
ter robbing him of about $4,000 TIN
brutes bound him hand and foot and tiet
him to tree. Hage remained in TIN
woods unconscious, bound and helples
for three days. Friday he succeeded il
freeing himself and wandered home
He has not yet regained consciousness
and may become permanently deranged
There is no clew to the thieves. Tn
$4,000 of which he was robbed was il
the form of two negotiable drafts, one o.
a Milwaukee and the other on Ney
York bank.