Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-07-07

persisted In the flames was the stallion
Onset, valued at $4,000.
The first vessel to sail from New York
with full cargo of American hay will
leave this week, and will 90 direct to
Is the vessel and sails under the Ger
man flag.
The Hartly bank of Jericho, Mo-,
was robbed early Friday morning by
four masked men. They aroused the
cashier and made him go to the bank
half mile away and open the safe. The
robbers secured $4,000.
The Union Trust Co., of Sioux City,
Ia, has failed. Its liabilities are $780,
600; assets, S450,000. The stock is
largely held in New Hampshire. 1t is
stated that when the assets can be real
lied upon all creditors will be paid in
full.
Maud McKlbben is under arrest at
st. Louis, Mo-, charged with the murder
of her father aud sister, both of whom
are dead from poison administered by
her. She has practically admitted her
guilt and Is expected to make confess
sion.
The catch of the poachers who are
doing pelagic sealing off the Alaskan
coast has been larger than ever known
before. The feet this year consists of
100, but returns have come in from only
20 vessels to San Francisco. They have
taken 22,496 skins.
During panic at the elevated railroad
platform on the Worlds fair grounds,
Chicago, Monday night, at least 100
people were trampled upon. Fifteen
persons were sent to the hospital in ambu
lances when 1t was over. A report that
the platform was not safe caused the
trouble.
The sudden drop in the price of silver
has caused the suspension of operations in
practically all the silver mines in New
Mexico. The mines at Geo getown,
Lone Mountain and Hanover were closed
down Saturday. Less than half a dozen
mines which produce silver alone can be
operated in the territory with silver at
its present price.
Unless the people of western Kansas
receive aid in the very near future that
entire section will be practically depop-
ulated. An appeal is to be made to Gov.
Lewelling to Immediately call the legisla-
ture together to appropriate funds for
provisions, food and seed wheat. Many
have already abandoned their claims and
goLe to Oklahoma.
A section of Biddeford and Saco, Me-,
about half mile in width, was visited
by disastrous hail storm Tuesday af-
ternoOn. Hail stones as large as wal
nuts, and some measuring two inches in
diameter, fell in great quantity. Win
dows were broken in nearly every build
ing in the business section of Biddeford
and in many dwellings.
New York States handsome monu-
ment to the heroes who fell in the battle
of Gettysburg was dedicated on Sunday
with impressive ceremonies. 1t was the
great day of the celebration of the three
days fight. Seven thousand New York
veterans, the governors of two States,
the surviving generals of the battle and
thousands Of veterans and visitors from
other States were present.
A real estate swindle has Just develop
ed at Cheyenne, Wyo., in which tue
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York has been defrauded out of S44, 07S
A. NJ. Whitney, acting as special agent
In 1891 purchased 546 acres of land adj
joining the city of Cheyenne as an invest.
ment for the company, representing that
he had paid 900 for the property. E
B. Newton, special agent of the company
IL Chicago. has just ascertaned that
Whitney actually paid but $46,S22 for the
land