Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-12-16
General l7eps.
DOMESTIC,

ing cathedral.
Postmas GER General Wanamaker has
issued an order to go into effect Jan. l,
1898, reducing the fee for each piece of
registered mail matter from 10 cents to
s cents.
The secretary of the treasury tells the
house of representatives that the deficien-
cies of the government for the current
fiscal year are estimated at $l4, 1886, 500,
of which S10,500,000 is on account of
pensions.
Charles Shultz, a Jersey City saloon
keeper, has sued Hudson county, N. j.,
for $4,000 for Injury to himself and his
premises through quarantine restrictions<
enforced through mistaken diagnosis
of his case as smallpox.
Miss Emma Van Norden, the eldest
daughter of Preside mt Warner Van Nor
den of the Bank of North America, New
York, who is well known in society, has
joined the Salvation army and is a full
fledged uniformed soldier.
Martin j. Burke, one of the men sent
to Joliet prison for completely in the ia
nous murder of DR.. Patrick CrOnin of
Chicago, died at the penitentiary Friday.
All attempts to secure confession from
Burke during his illness were unavailing
President Harrison is seriously consid-
ering the question of seeking a short re-
spite from his official duties. He will
probably spend the holiday recess at
Denies, Md, or at some point on Chesa-
peake bay suitable for the indulgence of
his favorite sport of duck shooting.
The greatest gold fever ever known is
on in Arizona now. Men are quitting
their work on railroads and telegraph
operators are leaving their offices for
the grand rush to the new placer grounds
in San Juan river. On Friday morning
one man washed out 500 and in day
and a half another man washed out
$780,
The grand jury at New York has found
indictments against Charles NJ. Gard
ner, chief detective of Rev. DR.. Park
bursts society. One indictment charges
him with eXtOrtion and the other with
attempted extortion. The complaining
witness is Lily Clifton, the keeper of II
disreputable house, who alleges that he
obtained $50 from her for "protection"
and Sl50 to secure the quashing of an
Indictment he said had been found
against her.
In cutting hickory tree on his farm
near Rutherford Station, Pa, w. F. Ru-
therford found lock of human hair of
auburn hue, which had evidently been
placed there half century ago. The
tree was about $50 years old. An auger
hole had been bored near the ground
and the lock of hair placed therein. after
which the hole had been closed with a
plug. The tree had grown around this
plug, pei fectly concealing it, and it was
not discovered until the log was split
open.
A most shocking accident occurred
Saturday forenoon at Martins saw mill
near Brooklyn, Conn. Jerry Perry, 1C
wears old, son of a Frenchman living
near the mill, was standing by, watch
ing big circular saw do it's work, wher
the teeth of the rapidly revolving saw
caught in his overcOat. In an instant he
was drawn in and before the saw could
be stopped his body was completely sew
cred just below the ribs. Medical Elk
aminer Tanner, who was called, said II
was the most horrible sight he ever wit
messed.
There was big blizzard on Thursday
and Friday in the Dakotas, Nebraska ant
other States. Now reports of suffering
from scarcity of coal come from al
parts of South Dakota, northern Nebras
ka and western Iowa. as result of tn,
storm. Dealers charge the railroads
with all responsibility, saying that Goa
ordered by them was contiscated en- rout
by the railroads and used in their engines
At Alpena, S. d., the citizens became ell
ragged and cOnfscated 30 tons Of coal il
the railroad sheds, which they apporton
ed out among those needing it, while a
other points coal on the cars billed t.
places beyond is being seized.
A prominent cattle man from north
western New Mexico tells of fearful
suffering among the cattle of the drought
stricken district. He says that for NOR
than two years there has been no rain
The water courses are drying up and il
rigating bitches are useless. AT loy
estimate" he said, "75, 900 to 100, 900 Cat
tie have died from starvation and lack O
water. Railroads are shipping cattle on
of the region by train loads, but thOus
ands of these cattle will die, as they ar
too weak to withstand the winter. Som
|, cattle companies estimate their loss a
high AS 60 per cent and the average wi
run 30 to 40 per cent. The sheep are |
almost as bad condition as the cattle.
Friday morning the Bound Brook e,
press, running to Jersey City, struck an
hllltu WOlLdu III lIOut VI tiiC uCpot Z
Greenville, N. j., on the Central railrOa
of New Jersey. The train was stOppe
Immediately. On the opposite tract
outward bound, came another express O
, the Central road. The engineer saw ii
] killing of the woman and stopped h
train. just behind him on the san
track followed n third express, also GU
ward bound. When the engineer of Il
second train stopped, it was done SO SUI
denly that the engineer of the third e,
press could not avert collision. II
passengers in the rear car of the secOr
express saw the third train running the
down and panic ensued. The engine
the third express ploughed into the C;
ahead half its length. The only persC
= killed was the woman who was struC
by the first engine. About dozen Peep
were injured by the telescoping. A Mi
=, Gilroy was very badly hurt and her 4
n juries may prove fatal.
FOREIGN.
III TnAuenza has AGAIN hTOkan Our In Re