Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23
DOM e STIC,

The breaking of the dam near Colds
boro, Me-, flooded the village and Sc
rious disaster was narrowly averted.
Peter Trainer of Dover. n. H., is I'M
der arrest for murderous assault on his
wife with knife, stabbing her twice
in the face and neck.
Every steamer sailing from New York
for Nicaragua now carries out quantities
of railroad fittings and other supplies for
the canal company. The work is report
ed to be proceeding satisfactorily.
The wife and daughter of President
G.. Stanley Hall of Clark university,
Worcester, Mass, were found dead in
their bed Thursday morning, having
been killed by gass from an open burn
er.
Ex-senator Charles W. Jones of Flor
ida, whose mad infatuation with Detroit
woman few years since unbalanced his
reason, was adjudged insane Monday, in
Detroit, and sent to the Dearborn retreat
as private patient.
George Francis Train arrived at New
\ ork Sunday morning on his return to
Tacoma. aboard the Etruria Mr. Train
said he had made the circuit of the globe
to New York in 60 days and expected to
reach the end of his journey, Tacoma. in
60 days thus breaking all records.
The body of President Garfield was re-
moved at Cleveland, o., early Tuesday
morning from the public vault in Lake
View cemetery to the crypt in the monu-
ment. The body of the presidents
mother was also removed to the monu-
ment. which is to be dedicated Memorial
day.
\ circular of the "American Book COM
pany," dated the 18th. is published at Bos-
ton, and states that the company have
bought the school-book publications hith-
erto issued by ID. Appleton& Co., \. ).
Barnes " Co. and lvison. Brakeman & Co.
of New York and Van Antwerp, Bragg
X Co. of Cincinnati.
j. VI. Officer. alias William Harlow.
L. W. Berry and George Scott, members
of the Jesse James gang who broke Jail
/ in Douglass county, Mo-, recently. have
been captured at Jefferson, Wis. Officers
from Missouri were at Madison, Wis,
Monday and obtained acquisitions for
their return to Missouri.
1t is believed that Robert L. Wallace.
who stole some $4,000 from his uncle,
John III. Wallace, editor and proprietor
of Wallace's Monthly, left New York on
the steamer Santiago for Havana on
Wednesday of last week. He had with
him $4,000 in cash and about $4,000
worth of negotiable bonds, Leslie Mac
LeOd, associate editor of the Monthly,
was arrested for completely in the crime,
but has been discharged for lack of evil
dence.
The greatest achievement made yet in
photography was accomplished during
practice in the department of Arizona
Monday by Lieut.. Wittenmeyer, who
succeeded in signalling message by
signal flash l25 miles. from Mt. Reno
near Fort Mcdowell, to Mount Graham,
near Fort Grant, where it was received
by Capt. Murray. The latter by turn
ing his instrument flashed the message
to Fort Iuachuaca, a distance of 90
miles. making total distance of 2l5
miles with single intervening station.
The long series of mine disasters that
have visited Wyoming valley within the
past year reached IA climax Thursday
morning in the entombing of - men in
the Hartford mine of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre coal company at Ashley. Pa,
three miles from Wilkesbarre. At nine
O'Clock the community were greatly eXcit-
ed by tine news that an extensive cave-in
had occurred in No. colliery, covering
an area of more than ten acres. Thous-
ands rushed to the scene and found that
the surface almost as far rs the eye could
reach was scanned and cracked with long
circular assures some of which were over
two feet wide. Directly beneath the part
that had cayed i'm We're p miners, only
one of whom was gotten out alive. The
bodies of the Others were recovered.