Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-07-28
DOMESTIC,

Canada's total wheat crop this year
will be about l0,00Q,000 bushels larger
than last year.
The commercial agencies reported, for
the week ended Friday, 467 failures in
the United States against lGS last year.
Russell Sage of New York has been
sued for 100000 for tri1ing with the
affections of Il young Irish girl % years
ago.
GOV. Markham of California has APP
pointed George c. Perkins as the sue
cessor of Senator Stanford. Perkins Is
an ex-governor of California and has
filled many State offices.
The stallion Nelson, at the Maine mile
track in Portland Tuesday, trotted an
exhibition mile in , :l04, making the last
quarter in 300, which is , :03 clip. lie
was driven by his owner, Nelson.
The executive committee of the Ma
tional Kelley leagues has formulated its
call for the election of delegates to ma
tional convention in Chicago September
| to /. 1t is said that 10000 graduates
will attend the convention and reunion
The ruins of a prehistoric city were
discovered by Il party of prospectors
from Yuma when on the Colorado desert
in search of the Pegleg mine. From the
relics exhibited it is evident an import
ant archaeological discovery has been
made.
The steamer Paris, which arrived at
New York Sunday evening, made the
voyage from Southampton in & days, 9
hours and 81 minutes. The Paris thus
beats the previous record held by the
Feurst Bismarck, which was = days, IL
hours and II minutes.
The Worlds fair grounds at Chicago
were deserted on Sunday. The Sunday
closing order was rigidly enforced and
any person who entered the exposition
grounds had to prove that his presence
there was absolutely necessary. All
buildings were closed.
Attachments aggregating several
thousand dollars have been filed against
the Union Stock Yards company, whose
great meat-packing establishment is at
ROdeo, Cal. The immense plant, 1t is said,
has practically shut down. The plant
cost 81 100000 and was started May 10.
The Minnesota supreme court has
handed down an important decision. 1t
holds that any man, unless under con-
tract obligation or unless his employ
meht charges him with some public duty,
has right to refuse to work for or deal
with any man or class of men he sees
fit.
A Denver (Col.) dispatch of Friday
saws: 1t is estimated that today there
are 10000 men in Denver unable to get
work. There are 10000 in outside towns
IN the same condition, half of whom are
making their way to this city, where
they will become public charge if con-
dtions do not speedily change.
The Miburn (O.) wagon works, en-
ploving 1900 men, shut down Friday. \
reduction of wages had been made. The
men refused to accept it, Mr.. Milburn
threatened to shut down for six months
if the men refused II work. He gave
them an hour and half to decide, and
at the end of that period shut down.
y new anarchist publication mas APP
peared in New York. 1t is called Die
Brandfackel, and its principal contributor
and moving spirit is said to be no less q
person than Alexander Berliman, the
wild young anarchist who shot ii. c
Frck Il year ago. Berlman is now il
prison, serving out a long sentence fol
his attempt to kill Mr.. Frick.
i Diphtheria is epidemic at Hightstown
. Y. j. The first cases noticeable wer,
: last Friday, and on Sunday and Mon
t day six deaths of children were reported
to the board of health. The Who'll,
trouble seems to be fixed upon tn
e sprnkling of the streets with highl,
polluted water, coming from a damned
up stream into which the sewers of tn
factories empty.
0 Sunday morning Jacob Strout o
/ North Raymond, Me-, was found in an un
a conscious condition, his body hangin;
between the shafts of his carriage. ii
;. had driven late Saturday night frou
t Poland Springs. His feet were entangle
q IN the reIns in such way that he wa
V thrown over the cross-bar and dragge
o several miles. Mr.. StrOut died soon afte
e he was found, without being able t
d speak.
s The Security Trust Co. of Nashua
o n. H., closed Its doors Friday. Tn
= bank has not met with losses, but stOppe
IS business on account of the withdrawt
It of deposits. The treasurer states tina
d the bank will be able to pay all depos
tors in full. The State bank commits
sioner has, as a precautionary measure
closed the New Hampshire Trust Co.
Manchester, the deposltors in which wei
Withdrawing their funds at such rat
: as to threaten Its downfall. They will
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