Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-05-05
DOMESTIC.

Two out of four children VINO ate dog
berries in mistake for chpckerherres
while in the woods at oxford Plain,
Mass, are dead from the poison.
Dr. Robert w. Buchanan, who had
been on trial at New York for poisoning
his wife, was the other day found
guilty of murder in the first degree.
The Massachusetts superior court has
assigned the trial of Lizzie Borden for
the Term beginning Monday, June ., at
New Bedford, unless some reason hcreaf-
ter appears to the contrary.
The announcement is made at Knox
Vile, Tenn, that Senator Proctor of Ve--
mont. with two local capitalists, Will
break ground soon for TIE largest marble
mill in the world. The plant will con-
tain fifty gang saws.
Lord Bennett, son of the Earl of
TankPrville, ald Major ID. w. Whittle
aud Miss Whitte have arrived at New
York from England. They are on their
way to Chicago, where they will hold
evangelistic meetings during the fair.
Erastus Wiman, the king of Staten
Island, as he has often been called, the
advocate of commercial reciprocity with
Canada, the promoter of numerous pro-
iects of more or less financial success and
prominent business man of New York
city, has made an assignment for the ben
eft of his creditors.
Two Boston boys the other hight play
ell with Il long piece of wire, which they
succeeded in throwing over one of the
West End street railways guard wires.
While it was swinging. one of the boys.
Michael Sweeney, 10 years old, ran out
and grasped it in both hands. He was
thrown to the ground and was dead
when taken up.
A bold and partly successful train
robbery, committed by six bandits, sup
posed to be members of the notorious
Starr gang, of which Perry Starr is
leader. took place at Pryor creek, Indian
territory, Monday night. Six men
stopped the train and took all the valua-
bles the passengers had, about $1,000
worth in all. No arrest has been made.
The southern portion of Illinois has
Just been visited by an unprecedented
rainfall. Near Vandalia hundreds of cat
tie and hogs have persisted, and miles OF
fencing has been swept away. Grea
damage has been done in Alton by falling
walls and slides. The tracks of the St
Louis, Chicago and St. Paul railroad
running along under the bluff, is covered
under half dozen enormous land slides
Traffic being Indefinitely suspended.
\ Casper (Wyo.) dispatch OF Sunday
saws: The severest snow storm of tn,
entire winter is now raging. The storm
has continued for the last six days, ant
for two days has been destructive t.
sheep, as many of them have just beef
sheared. 1t was learned yesterday tina
a flOckmaster named Earnest lost 80
sheep on Friday night, which had beer
smuthered in the snow. Another me
with loss of 100 out of 2300. Man,
others have met with losses more or les
severe. The storm Is supposed to b
general throughout the State.
A cyclone destroyed the town o
Cisco, Texas, Friday. Out of 400 resi-
dences in the town only one is uniniur
ed. A train of freight cars was denOl
iShed. The brakeman was Instant
killed and the conductor died afterward
from his injuries. Conservative est
i4,ates place the total property loss Il
over S. ,000,000. Immediately after III
cyclone had passed flames were SEE
Issuing from several of the frame builC
ingS. 1t is thought some of the missing
of whom there are score, were burEe
TO death and their bodies cremateC
Several streets are so full of debris AS
prevent the passage of even foot passel
gers. For miles around the city III
ground is covered with wrecks of brio
or frame buildings, household furnitul
and uten.ils, fences, telegraph pole
freight cars, etc. Over 200 people wei
hurt, many of them fatally.