Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-12-01
THE TIMES DIARY
THE DAYS. DoINGS At Homeland
ABROAD.


THE DAYS. DoINGs At HOMELAND
ABROAD.
Imported Iron Ore - Fever In st. Louis
Wages Reduced Sugar Planters Want
Duty Restored - Mexico to Restore Duty
on Corn-Wages Raised-Notes.
St. Louis is, without doubt, in the grip
of an epidemic that may become pesti-
lence. One hundred cases of typhoid
fever were reported to,the health board
last Saturday, and 230.. more on Tuesday
last. Many reasons are advanced for
the origin of the disease. One eminent
physician says the disease is the fore
runner of cholera, which is to make it's
, appearance next year, and gives scien-
tific reasons for his belief
Sweden's first shipment of iron ore to
the United States has arrived at the
works of the Wellman Steele and Iron
Company, Chester, Pa, on the Swedish
ship, Edward. The cargo includes 500
tons from the Gelluara mines, located
in the northern part of Sweden, about
fifty miles from Stockholm. chemica
analysis of this ore shows 20 per cent.
OF iron, which is superior to the best
American ores.
The Mexican Government announces
that the import duty on corn will be re-
stored December l. II this intention is
adhered to, shippers and railways will be
heavy losers. There has been a tremen-
dous rush of corn for Mexico through
Texas during the past few days and the
indications are that another serious
blockade will result on the connecting
Mexican railroad lines.
ID. Edgar Grouse, the Syracuse, n. Y,
millionaire, who recently died. leaves
Maurice A. Graves, his private secretary,
$l5O, 900, while 100000 goes to A. j.
Feck, connected with his stables. VIII.
Jacoby, business protege, William L.
Ritter, his valet, and Margaret Enright,
his housekeeper. get $50 900 each, and his
cook gets $4,000. Each of his stable
employees receive $1,000.
Superintendent Fitzgerald and the
Grievance Committee of the Baltimore
q Ohio trainmen have agreed upon a
settlement. The pay of freight conduc-
tors east of the Ohio is to be increased
from SO to $40 month, and of passen-
ger conductors from SIS to 800, the in
crease to be graded on the basis of ser
vice. There is to be an increase all
along the line Jan. l.
The POttstOwn, Pa, Iron Co. give no.
tice that on December II the rate for pud-
ding iron will be reduced from $3 to
$2.75 per gross ton. Helpers wages are
to be cut from 33 to 81 cents per heat,
with furnaces charging 1,5Oo pounds per
| lowest price ever paid for pudding and
$3.75 per ton less than was paid in 1868.
The miners of the Pine Brook and Ca
pouse shaft of the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel Co., in Scranton, Pa, have been
given an increase of 10 per cent for min
ing coal, and for cutting cross headings
they are increased from so cents to $l.4l
per yard. Laborers and all other en-
ployees about the mines and breaker
were increased from 10 to 80 cents day.
Ihe Louisiana sugar planters are show
ering letters upon members of congress
urging the repeal of the sugar bounty.
Five hundred thousand persons are de-
pendent on the industry in the State, and
a cry is going up from every parish that
the bounty system must go and that a
duty on sugar in modified form should
be restored.
Many of those who regained their old
places at the Carnegie Mills, at Beaver.
Pa, are much depressed over their re-
duced wages. Boiler men who received
81. .25iper day, must now work for 81. 80.
Others are cut in proportion. The as
ssistant boss roller was reduced from 50
to 81 per day, and refused to 90 to work.
William Mckinley, senior, died at Can
ton, o., last Thursday. For some hours
the family had been without hope and
knew that death was near. 1t came
quietly and without pain, and he was con-
scious almost to the end
Mrs. Abby Hutchinson Patton died in
New York, last Thursday. She was the
last of the famous Hutchinson family of
New Hampshire who delighted the pub
lie so years ago with the sweetness of
their fresh young voices.
At the present time it is believed that
the grand jury will not indict Miss Lizzie
Borden for the murder of her parents at
Fall River. Mass, because of lack of evi-
dence sufficient to convict.
All men who 90 to work for the Car
negie Company must sign an agreement
to resign from all labor organizations.
One stIi ike like that at Homestead is
enough for all time.
Edward E. Clark, the author of Bos-
toms famous blue book, died at his resi-
dence, Hotel Oxford, last Friday, of dia-
betes. 1t was only the day before that
he took to his bed.
Mr.. Stephens, the shipbuilder of Glas-
cow, Scotland, has an order to build for
! new company, three fast steamers of
5000 tons each, to ply between London
md New York.
Rev. DIR. John W. Scott, Presineut Har-
'ison's father-in-law, died at Washington
Tuesday. He passed away peacefully
,ox