Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-13

end Of Court street Watertown, IL.
and occupied by Decant & Co. grocers
and meat Dealers w. c. Greene, drug
store. and J. A. McGregor boots and
shoes. was burned. cntailing loss on
the building Of $40, 600; insurance. S.. 600.
The steamship Wassland, which has
| just arrive at New York, reports hay-
! ing encountered heavy gales all the
way over. On January "A a tidal wave
swept overheard and drowned the fourth
officer and quartermaster and stove in
the forward wheelhouse and port life
boat.
Dix Island. near Rockland. Me-.
which contains the granite quarries
from which came the granite for the
New York and Philadelphia Post Offices,
the treasury building at Washington.
and the Brooklyn bridge. has been sold
to an English syndicate which is to re-
open the auarries.
The Chicago Presbytery rejected the
report of a committee which proposed
to leave the question of revision to the
General Assembly The Presbytery
then almost unanimously declared in
favor of revision, and proceeded to dis
cuss the details as to what shape the re-
vision ought to take.
In the mining village of Marshwood,
near Carbondale, Pa, during a christ
ening at the residence of a Polander
named Pulaski, lamp was overturned,
getting fire to the house The dwelling
was burned to the ground. Mrs. Joseph
Strauss, her two children and Michael
Sevitz were burned to death.
Watchman Hagney, who was shot by
some unknown person at Phenixyille,
Pa IL dad HannaU unaHa an
norton statement that Bernard Mall
Ion. a speak easy proprietor. had shot
him Mallon has been arrested at
Phenixvile. Hagney had informed
the authorities OF Mallons violation of
the law
The Executive Committee OF the
New York State Moman's Suffrage
party designated Mrs. Mary Howell
of Albany Mr.. Albert o Wilcox of
Richmond. and Mrs M. Louise Thomas,
of New York to represent the party at
the National Woman Suffrage Conven-
ton IN Washington, February 18th to
the 2lst.
The North Dakota Senate has passed
the bill permitting lottery companies to
operate in the State by vote OF % tos
The bill will have a large major
ity in the House also. Governor Miller
has announced his intention of vetoing
the bill, but it is said the measure has
enough friends in both Houses TO pass
it over his veto
The little village OF South Killingsly.
Conn, is abed with the measles. and
there are hardly we'll people enough to
take care OF the sick ones. Thirty five
persons are sick with the disease and
the schoolhouses and churches have
been closed. Some have the measles
lavishly and others are only moderately
sprinkled with them.
Gerdio Francher, a young lady who
left ner home in Beaver Falls a month
ago, was drowned near the North
Street Bridge. in the Allegheny river
Pittsburg Wednesday Charles Austin,
her lover, was accompanying her across
the bridge, and he says she left him
and jumped over the railing. Some
mystery is connected with the case.
The World Fair bill came up in the
New York Senate Wednesday, and.
after several amendments had been
wrangled over. was finally laid on the
table. The bill was again taken up by
the Senate and after being amended
was passed The Assembly refused to
to concur in the amendment and the
bill was referred TO conference COM
mittee.
tits said thata syndicate Of New York
and Philadelphia capitalists, hostile TO
President Corhin. has succeeded in pur-
chasing a controlling interest in the
stock OF the Reading Railroad Com
pany Among the members Of the syn
dictate are John Wanamaker. Thos DO
Ian, Mayor Filler Messrs. Elkins and
Widener and number Of Standard oil
capitalists.
The will OF NJ NJ Kellogg who died
in New York three months ago. gives
Montpelier VT. <ae. 200 for a chapel and
So. 900 for an ornamental gateway to
Greenwood cemetery. The principal
gift is sum sufficient to erect. fur
nish and maintain as fine a library
building as any in New England, out
side OF Boston. but The exact figures
cannot be given.
The Woburn. Mass. shoemakers
are unsettled over the decision OF
the State Board Of Arbitration as to
what constitutes a days work The EN-
ployers will not discuss the question.
and therefore about 900 men in several
of the factories have quit work. The
strike will probably extend TO all the
factories. and another general lockout
may be the result.
A new phase of the trouble in the
Polish church at Buffalo. n. T., is the
fact that the women have taken to
fighting. In riot sunday week several
undred women combined and while
in conflict with the police many of them
were injured, and one policeman had
his shoulder broken by a flying brick,
but no one was killed, and the police
finally dispersed the mob.
A disaster at the Nottingham mine at
Plymoath. Pa. caused the death OF
seven men, and two of those in iured
are not expected to live. The gas in
the mine exploded while the men we're
at work and then the roof caved in.
All the dead were married. and sever
widows and twenty-five children are
thus thrown on the world. Prayers
were offered in the churches for the
families OF the dead men and Plymouth
is in mouruiur