Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-10-16
MEMS OF THE WEEK.
Brief Record of Important Events During
the Past Seven Days.


The Congress of the Argentine Re-
public has passed the Conversion law.
Three thousand miners are on strike
ct Ishpeming, Mich. Every mine there
IL idle.
Nineteen hundred emigrsnts from
Russia have sailed for New York from
Bremen.
The movement for universal suffrage
is attaining tremendous strength in
Belgium.
Charles Kean, the English artist,
chiefly known by his work in Punch, "
lie dying.
Rev. Henry A. White. chaplain to the
House of Commons, died suddenly in
London Tuesday.
One policeman was killed and three
persons were badly injured in negro
riot in St Lonis.
The Peoples Municipal League of
New York city have nominated Francis
w. Scott for Mayor.
careful calculation of the popula-
tion of the United States places the
number at 63,231. 42S.
A number OF Armenians have been
killed and crops destroyed at Alashgerd.
A general massacre 10 feared.
Light snow fell at intervals Thursday
ut Sisson, Cal There has been a heavy
fall of snow on Mount Shasta.
The cholera epidemic continues at
Barcelona. Aspeeial hospital has been
erected there for the sufferers.
A rumor from the City of Mexico
says: the Guatemalans and Salvador
fans are lighting again on the frontier.
The steamer John L Tygert was
burned to the waters edge while lying
at her dock in Baltimore, Saturday
night.
La Grippe has struck Burlington, Ia,
again. A number of people are down.
Two deaths from the disease are re-
ported.
Spanish engineer and two news
paper men have left Genoa in balloon,
Intending to cross over the MediteI-
ranean.
An unknown man about so years of
age was found hanging to a tree in
Meek's woods, near Hoboken, n j.,
Sunday.
The -four mill of Adam Croft in Dru-
mon Township, near Lancaster, Pa,
was burned Wednesday night. Loss
$4,000.
In quarrel over the hire of team
ut Kenneth Square, Pa, John Wilson,
colored, killed Timothy Shay with
pitchfork.
Dom Pedro, ex-Emperor of Brazil is
stopping at Cologne. He constantly
means for his lost throne. His mind
is affected.
Charles H. Merritt, president of the
David Maydole Hammer Co.. diea at
his home in Norwich, n. Y, Suday,
aged 76 years.
The former King of Naples has CON
tributed 100. 600 francs to aid the
development OF German enterprise in
Central Africa.
The Empress of Austria has planned
another tour along the Mediterranean
coast. returning to Vienna about
Christmas time.
Mr.. Gladstone has informed his
friends that on the occasion of his
visit to West Calder he will discuss
the labor problem.
The Treasury Department Wednesday
purchased 2S9, 900 ounces of silver, So
300 ounces at $L11 5-S and 230, 900
ounces at $1.ll 7-l0.
The Thomas A. Hendricks Club of
Brooklyn, n. Y, has received a por-
trait, in oil, of the late Vice-President,
the gift of his widow.
William o'Connor has been indicted
at Albany, ~ Y, for murder in the
first degree in causing the death of |
John Walker last June
The New York Court of Appeals /
has affirmed the decision of the lower |
court in the case of Schihiok Jugigo, |
the Japanese murderer.
The project for an International Ex- |
hibition at Vienna In 1895 is well under |
way. Ten million dollars have been
devoted to the purpose
Thomas Hicks, a we'll known artist
of New York city, died at his country
home, 'Thornwood, at Trenton Falls,
N. Y. Wednesday evening.
James McNaughton's residence. at
Maxwell, Ont, was burned Monday.
NcNsughton and girl eight years of
age persisted in the flames
AT the English New Market the race
for the Cesarewitch stakes was won
by Sheen, with Alicante, the French
mare, second, and Judith third.
Amos ]. Cummings was renominated
for Congress by the Tammany Hall or
ganization and endorsed by the County
Democracy of New York city Wednes-
day.
Returns show that four English Gov
eminent factories, with 1900 en-
ployes, have turned out firearms to the
value of $12, 100000 during the past
year.
At a meeting of the birmingham,
Mass, school committee Wednesday il
was voted to close the public schools
for time on account of the prevalence
Of diphtheria.
Mrs. Mary 7. Brit of New York city
was unanimously reelected President
by the Women's Christian Temperance
Union at the State Convention in SEES
sion at Elmira.
Judge Andrews in the New York
Supreme Court denied the application
for mandamus to compel Comp
troller Myers to pay New York city EN-