Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-24
General l1eps.

The crop prospects in Russia ana India
are alarming.
Gold at Buenos Ayres is quoted at 2S7
per cent premium.
Cholera is increasing at Mecca, chiefly
among the Turkish pilgrims.
Senator Morgan of Alabama says he
thinks Cleveland cannot secure renom-
nation.
The number of paupers in the United
States in 1890 was 73,045, an increase of
1872 In ten years.
Nine laborers were killed Friday night
by wreck on the Chicago and Erie rail-
way near kenton, Ohio.
Senator German of Maryland is talked
of as a likely candidate for the Democrat
lie nomination for the presidency.
1t is reported that an effort is being
made to organize Il revolutionary move
ment in Hayt to depose Hippolyte.
The Merchants national bank of Fort
Worth, Tex, has closed its doors, and so
has the Central bank of Kansas in Kansas
City, Kan.
Thirty thousand Confederates partici-
pated in the dedication of monument to
Stonewall jackson at Lexington, Va,
Tuesday.
Englishmen maintain that the moral
and physical condition of Ireland has i'm
proved since the funds from America
diminished.
The startling discovery that several
Chinese lepers are running laundries in
New \ ork has stirred up the patrons of
those institutions.
The secretary of the treasury has is
cup1 pn1l IN tbn National hanks for
nearly four millions of government funds
in their possession.
The policy holders of the New York
Life Insurance company have appointed
a committee to investigate the charges
recently made against President Beers.
Dom Pedro, eX-emperor of Brazil, is
very i'll at Nichy. He recently met with
an accident, sustaining an injury of one
of his feet, which was followed by gan
CREME.
Gen. Benjamin F. Kelley, who raised
the first regiment of loyal troops south
of Mason and DiXon's line during the
war, died at Oakland, Md, Thursday
evening.
Gen. Clarkson says that Senator Quay
has long desired to resign the chairman
ship of the Republican national COM
mittee, but has been persuaded to retain
his position.
Orders have been issued from Washing
ton to reduce expenses in the New York
custom house to the amount of $50, $50
by the dismissal of - clerks and laborers
and a reduction of salaries.
A tornado and hail storm struck some
portions of Wisconsin on Thursday after
noon. The hail storm beat down and de-
stroyed quantities of wheat and the wind
did much damage to buildings.
Ex-Queen Natalie of Seryia has
brought suit against ex-King Milan, in
the Paris courts, to recover the sum of
100000 francs, being portion of her
personal fortune which her dissolute hus-
band squandertd.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding of the
treasury department has directed that
the Cinnamon arrested in Ell Paso, Tex.
for unlawfully entering this country by
way of Mexico be sent to San Francisco
for deportation to China.
During cyclone at West Superior,
Wis, Thursday afternoon number of
buildings were blown down, including a
hotel in course of construction. OF 10
workmen in the building at least five
were killed and others were badly hurt
The city treasurer of Kansas City, Mo-.
threatens to criminally prosecute the Of
ticers of the first national bank of Kansas
City. Kansas, unless they return to him
100000 which they accepted on deposit
the afternoon before the failure was an
nOunced.
Fire broke out in the business centre of
Lynn. Mass. little before 10 o'clock
Friday night, and for time the entire
business portion of the city seemed in
danger of destruction. The flames were,
however. confined to narrow limits. and
the loss is estimated at about 100000.
The city of Santiago. Chilli. has Just
been visited with the severest fire ever
known in South America. the loss being
estimated at more than S2,000,000. The
British legation was consumed. with all
of the archives and personal property of
the minister. The fire started in res
taurant.
The judicial authorities of the German
government have investigated as far as
possible the system of putting murderers
to death by electricity in vogue in New
York State, and are preparing a report
which is decidedly favorable to the adop-
ton of the method in Germany as Il
substitute for beheading.
Two men employed at Rock Springs
mines in Wyoming exploded the comp
any's magazine by shooting at mark on
it. Half ton of blasting powder and
500 pounds of dynamite blew up, killing
both men and badly wrecking the mining
camp. \ number of women and children
were injured by falling glass and furni-
ture.
On Aug. Is President Harrison and
party will arrive at the Grand Union,
| Saratoga. He will visit Mount McGregor
as the guest of W. j. Arkell in the morn
ing. attend the races in the afternoon and
leave by private car in the evening for
Rutland, to attend the dedication of the
Bennington battle monument. On his
return two days later it is said he will
stop at Saratoga several days.
Ex-senator Allen Thurman of Ohio is
said to be failing fast. Failure to take eX-
ercise Is causing him to lose his physical
strength. His studious nature has al.
ways initiated against his health. Since
he left public life he has practically shut