Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-07-16
THE TINES DIARY.
BRIEF INTERESTING NOTES FROM
THE WEEKS WORLD OF NEWS.

Railroad Accident in Colorado-The AIli-
ance waning-A Landslide in British Col
umbia-Troubie with the Chippewa In
dians-President Carnot Shot at.
A dispatch from White Earth, Mimi,
says that it is feared Gen. Merritt will
have to send troops to the reservation
there to prevent riot and possible mas
sacre. The Chippewas have been in re-
volt for several weeks. A delegation of
Leech Lake Indians arrived on Saturday
and joined in a wild dance with the
White Earth red men. The dissatisfac-
tion of the Indians arises from the tardi-
ness of the Chippewa commission in the
matter of the allotment of land and the
On-payment by the government of sew
eral hundred thousand dollars damage
occasioned by big overflows in the con-
struction of the upper Mississippi reser-
voirs. SO much cash per capita was
promised the Indians, and the govern
ment's intimation that it proposed to
settle the debt in stock and agricultural
implements has so incensed them that
they are in a mood to commit any out
rage.
lumbia, says: The steamer Princess
Louisa from Skeena brings news of
terrible landslide on the banks of the
Skeena river, resulting in the death of
one woman and about 40 Indians. On
the 9TH inst, at o'clock a. M, those re-
siding near the northern Pacific cannery
at Skeena river heard a great rushing
noise in the direction of the high. steep
mountain at the back of the cannery. In
moment an avalanche of rocks, earth
and trees was upon the doomed settle
ment, carrying everything before it into
the slough close by the cannery. 1t had
been raining in torrents for the previous
four days, and it is thought tha5 the ac-
cumulation of water in the ravines on
the mountain side broke away, carrying
death and destruction before it. The In
dians are greatly excited over the disas-
ter and are mourning bitterly for their
dead.
There was considerable excitement
Monday throughout Paris, caused by the
report that President Carnot had been
shot. This rumor proved untrue, but
there was foundation for the report. The
president was present at the ceremonies
of the official opening of new thorough
fare, the Avenue de la Republique where
he received an enthusiastic welcome.
Suddenly man, wild-eyed and making
insane gestures, forced his way through
the crowd and pushed past the soldiers
on duty about the spot where the cere-
monies were taking place. This man
rushed up to the carriage in which the
president had been driven to the new av-
enue and fired a pistol at NJ. Carnot. He
was promptly arrested and it was soon
discovered that he was mailman just
released from an asylum.
Judge Wallace has rendered decision
in the United States circuit court sustain
ing the Edison patents on incandescent
electric lights. The suit was begun in
1885, and the taking of testimony occu-
pied two years and fills seven printed
volumes Of 6000 pages. The arguments
consumed eight days, and briefs have
been filed to the number of 1000 pages.
The decision not only stops the manu-
facture of incandescent lamps by other
companies, but requires all Of them to
account to the Edison company for prof
its on lamps heretofore Manufactured,
and adds about $2,00O,000 to Edison's
yearly income.
During the last congress resolution
was passed instructing the president to
negotiate with Mexico and Great Britain
to prevent the entry of Chinese laborers
from Canada and Mexico into the United
States. From the diplomatic correspon-
dence just published it appears that
while Great Britain received the PROPOSE
tion favorably and referred it to the
Canadian government, the Mexican gov
10 TO fnr r ha
reason that an article in the Mexican
constitution guarantees every man a
right to enter and go out of the republic
without passport.
United States senator 'Joe'' Carey of
Wyoming says that the Farmers Alli-
ance in Kansas is breaking up because of
the abundant harvests. 1t was born of
short crops which caused discomfort and
the Alliance boom was started TO try to
find some way out of the difficulty.
The 45,0U0,000 bushels of export wheat
raised in Kansas this season has done
much to help them out of difficulties.
The first lot of II per cent bonds TO
be continued at 2 per cent was checked
off on the books of the secretary of the
treasury Monday morning and the bonds
have been referred TO the regisrer of fhe
treasury. When that Office issues the
new bonds they will be numbered con-
secutively from one upward, and the
owner of lot No. l will receive bonds
whose numbers will begin with No. l.
A report on education, prepared by
James Blodgett. special agent of the CEN
sus bureau, says the combined bulletins
for the whole country show an apparent
enrolment of the public schools for 1880
of 9,9ll sos and for 1890 public school
enrolment of L, 2,592, 72l an apparent gain
Of enrolment in public schools of 24.S6
per cent. The gain of population mean
time was "a Sc per cent.
An excursion train running between
Aspen and Glenwood Springs. Col. had
two coaches wrecked by a collision with
a locomotive and hot water and steam
was poured into the cars scalding 13 to
death and burning many others so that
they died. 1t was the result of gross
recklessness and the ones who are TO
blame ought TO suffer as severe penalty
as the law can inflict.