Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-04-04
General News Items.

Six persons were instantly killed
and twenty seven injured by an ex-
plosion Of benziline in a drug ware
house at Amsterdam, n. Y.
Frightful disorder characterized the
elections in several parts of Japan.
The different parties marched and
counter marched, and fought with
guns and swords and other weapons.
Many persons were killed.
Excitement ran high in London last
week. Deeming, the murderer, was
alleged to have made a confession.
which linked his identity with that of
''Jack the Ripper" His appearance
tallies closely with the description
given Of the Whitechapel fiend.
1t is settled that Gen. J. w. Foster
will be the agent and E. j. Phelps of
Vermont the leading counsel on be-
half of the United States before the
arbitrators in the Behring sea matter.
There will be other counsel, but they
have not yet been selected. 1t is stat
ed on authority that the arbitrators
on behalf of the United States have
not been selected.
Senator Morrill, is rapidly mending
and is now able to sit up and attend
to some correspondence. In view Of
his advanced age and the nature Of
his sickness, his recovery is regarded
by his friends as wonderful and many
think that it was in great measure
due to his will power and great vital
ity. While he is out of all danger it
is not expected that he will be able to
resume his duties at the capital for
several weeks yet.
The Messiah craze has struck
South America. More than $4,000
Indians in the northern Bolivia prov
inces are said to be on the war path,
led by a new Messiah. The whites
are fleeing south TO seek refuge in the
larger and better fortified Bolivian
towns. Latest advices report the In
dams as making forced marches in
the direction of the capital, with torch
and tomahawk in hand, burning hous-
es, numbering helpless children and
carrying away women.
An instance of fearful revenge is
reported from Tombstone, Arizona.
A band of Mexican horse thieves cap
tured Henry Withers, who shot three
of their party. Death was his SEN
tence, but shooting was too easy a
death. First he was taken to the hot
sand beds and left naked for six hours.
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and was laid on the sharp points for
a few hours. Finally he was securely
bound and taken to a large ant hill
and left to his fate. The insects
swarmed over Withers' body, and
within two hours he was dead from
their bites.
Immense numbers Of soldiers have
gathered in Poland from many parts
Of do To- 10
several balloons which came from the
German frontier have been seen how
ering over the Russian fortresses and
camps. These balloons are believed
here to form part of an extensive Ger
man frontier, it's occupants evidently
having gained the knowledge they
sought for. A more surprising Incl
dent occurred few days ago at Dom
broWice, eighty four miles west of
Warsaw Here a balloon was seen
that gave fat contradiction to the
belief that aerial navigation is mostly,
if not entirely, a matter of wind cur
rent This balloon made it's appear
rnce sailing against the wind, which
at the time was blowing a fresh
breeze. When it had reached point
above the military camp it stopped
for a time, and was then mannuvred
in a manner that showed it was pro-
vided with highly perfected steering
apparatus. Russian military authori-
ties believe, and the handling of the
balloons that have appeared over
Russian territory give good grounds
for their belief, that France and Ger
many possess an efficient balloon
steering apparatus that will render
balloons an important factor in war
fare.