Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-03-02
The News of the Week.

OuOiClH 1On4ciEltc DttHAANAA-
Mrs. Grover Cleveland has purchased
span of fine horses. which she will keep
for her own use while in Washington.
The striking cotton spinners III Lanca-
shire have agreed TO accept II two ard one
half per cent. reduction in their wages.
The date of the launch of the battle
ship Indiana at Philadelphia has been
changed from the 2Jth to the 27th instant
"A special from Frankfort, Ky, says
taar Governor Simon BJliyer Buckner
vill be Mr.. Clevelond's Minister to Aus
tia.
The Rochester Paper company hts is
sued circular 10 its creditors stating
that it IS unable to meet IT'S obi hgations as
they become due.
1T is announced in Berlin thar Chan
cellor Won Caprivi is about TO make pub
lie his engagement TO the widow OF Col.
Lehman, OF Fiisit.
Prof A. r. Voltmer died in Chicago,
Saturday, Of cancer. He was 80 years Of
ege and for a time filled the chair Of
Languages at Harvard.
George Il. Spencer, ex United States
Senator from Alabama died unexpectedly
of paralysis Ht 10 o'clock Sunday night al
his rooms in Washington.
Joe Donoghue has issued challenge
TO johnson to skate him five-mile race
at Newburg on Feb % or as soon there
after as course can be found.
The episcopal jubilee OF Pope Leo
XIII. WIS commemorated generally sun
day throughout the United States
with unusual pomp aud ceremony
Sunday at her home near Caring
ton, o., Mrs. Jane Hilton fell in a fit into
the fireplace and was slowly burned to
death in the presence of her children.
The Texas Legislature adopted joint
resolution to take ten days recess from
February % to enable members to attend
the Cleveland inaugural ceremonies.
Ten Russian Poles, students in the
University of Berlin, and two women
have been arrested by the Berlin police
at the instance of the Russian govern
ment.
"A young white man served term in
the jackson, Miss, penitentiary, Satur-
day, of one day for arson The prison
garments were put on him and he put in
AA9 tiAiN " hAeeffn nSiAii1'
BENZ Bazelle, a ST. Louis man, claims
to have invented process OF steel manu-
featuring that far eclipses the discovery
of Bessemer, and will also reduce the
cost of steel rails one-half.
John +. Reilly, a clerk employed in
branch Of the postofiice in New York
has been arrested on charge Of stealing
money from the mails. He was caughs
with marked coin in his pocket.
The japanese government has not yet,
and probably will not. grant permission
for sending native girls 20 the Worlds
Fair to care for the tea rooms which Jap
anese merchants propose to open there.
John N. Neeb, State Senator Of Penn
sylyania from the Forty district,
died at his home in Allegheny Sunday
He was one of the originators OF the
Pittsburg Press Club and for two years
its president
The Big Four road has imported 81 men
from Chicago to replace the striking
switchmen at Springfield, o., and will
put them to work. Big Four detectives
Dixon and Jeffries were badly beaten by
strikers Sunday.
Mr.. W. w. Phelps, the United States
Minister to Germany, who is now return
ing TO Berlin, from North Africa where
he has recently been sojourning for the |
benefit of his health, left Iunis on
Thursday for Sicily.
Gen J. B. Weaver, the recent Peoples |
candidate for President lectured before a
arge audience ia Marlborough, Mass,
~, al. a. 4.
If the lecture are to be given to the |
Homestead sufferers.
Rear Admiral Augustus Ludlow Case,
y. S. N, retired, is dead in Washington.
ae was born in 1913 and placed on the
'etired list in 1885 He distinguished
himself in the war with Mexico and in
he war of the rebellion.
Baron Bleichroeder, the richest banker
n Berlin and one of the richest men in
jermany, died Sunday. The fortune
eft by him is estimated at 100, 900, ,0OU
marks. He was one of Prince Bsmarck's S
learest business friends.
VIM. H. Melville of the State Geologi-
al Department, dropped dead on the
treet in Austin, Tex, Saturday, of
Ieart disease. He was brother of Lieu
enant Melville the Arctic explorer, and
vas we'll known in Washington.
The Russian-American National League
las adopted a long resolution denouncing
he proposed extradition treaty between
he United States and Russia as being in
otal contradiction to the spirit of the
Constitution of the United States
Peter T. E Smith, paying teller of
he First National Bank Of Will
nington, Del, is self-confessed
to the amount of 500, 900 aud
q is now in charge OF the United States
marshall He has been taking money for
be past fifteen years.
"A decree of divorce has just been
ranted at Sioux Falls, S. d., to II. Price
ollier, the celebrated Brooklyn divine.
here was no contest in the case. Collier
-ent there about seven months ago, spent
lost of his time in the Black Hills aud
ill return shortly 70 the East.
"A. c. Beckwith, Democrat, of Evanston,