Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-26
MEMS OF THE WEEK.

The novelty theatre and three saloon
at Chesapeake, Va, were burned Thurs
day.
The last rail of the line connecting
Merida with Campeche, Mexico, has Deei
laid
The Infanta Isabella has withdraw
her provisional promise to open the Chi
cage fair
Fire in the lumber district of Roches
Ter, N. Y, destroyed 1900 worth o.
property.
The strike of the miners in the Saai
district, Germany, has apparently come
to close.
The steamship City of Atlanta of the
old Dominion Line burned in New York
Thursday. Loss 500, 900.
AT Stouffville, Ontario, mass meet
ing Of citizens voted in favor of annexa-
ton with the United States.
-Ygnacio Herrera, who was kidnapped
by brigands near San Antonio de las We
gas, Mex, has been released.
1T is rumored that Senator Chas J.
Faulkner is TO wed the very rich widow
of senator Hearst of California.
BY vote of As to AZ the Australian
Colonial Parliament declared its want Of
confidence in the government.
The twenty residents of Springfield, o.,
who were bitten by mad water spaniel,
have not yet shown signs of trouble.
Ben 1illett, the noted labor leader, has
been committed for trial at Bristol, Eng,
for unlawfully melting labor riots.
-Lemuel G. Salisbury is dead in the
81 Of
years. He was well-known printer
Polish novelists have received instruc-
tions that their manuscript must be sub
mitted 10 the censors before it is pub
lshed
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is to visit
England. His engagement to Princess
Helene of Orleans will soon be an
nounced.
VIM E. Speare, Boston lawyer, has
been appointed u S. Commissioner TO
fill the vacancy caused by the death Of H.
l.. Hallet
The medical inspection in CONSTANT
nople of travellers arriving from New
York and from British ports has been
abolished
The ice in the bays and sounds from
Barnegat to Cape May has killed thous-
ands of bushels of planted oysters in pri
Vate beds.
Gen. Benjamin f. Butler failed to file
his exceptions in the Sawyer will case at
Salem, Mass, and it is now too late TO
make an entry.
"A certificate Incorporating Acker, Mer-
rail- & Condit, the New York grocery
house, with capital of 500, 600, has been
filed at Albany
Mrs. Potter Palmer has gone 10 Wash
ington to persuade Congressman to vote
another appropriation for the Board OF
Lady Managers.
Joseph Turner and S. o. Fisher of Bay
City, Mich, have purchased rs, 900, 900
feet of standing pine in the Perry Sound
district for $3.50, 600
Gov Russell has sent message to the
Legislature recommending that June II
be observed as Massachusetts Day at the
Chicago Exposition.
John Luning, son of the late multi
millionaire Nicholas Luning of San Fran
cisco, is hopelessly insane and is confined
in French institution.
The Kansas Populists have finally de
cided to submit the question of the
legality of the Populist House organiza-
ton TO the Supreme court.
"A mill at Sanford, Me-, containing the
weaving and dyeing departments of the
Goodale Worsted company, was burned
Thursday. Loss, 100000.
The Washburn- Moen Manufacturing
Company of Worcester, Mass, has petit
toned the Legislature for permission To
increase its capital to $4,000 600.
The cold weather is responsible for the
increasing scarcity of the oyster Whole
sale dealers say that never before has the
bivalve been SO icebound rs at present
1T is said that Edward Farrer is the
authority for the statement that Goodwin
Smith will start an annexation paper in
Toronto, in April with capital of $780,
000
CONGRESSMAN Fellows has introduced
in the House a resolution providing for
an investigation of the doings OF United
States citizens in connection with the
Panama Canal.
Executive officers of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad company discredit pub
lished statements about deal between
the Hooking Valley and Pennsylvania
railroad companies.
Fire completely Quilted five-story
brick building on Second avenue, Pitts
burg, occupied by the Novelty Candy I
company and Bars Electrotyping estab-
lishment. Loss, SO, 900.
Rive masked men entered the jewelry !
store of Fred Roberts, of Toronto, bound |
and gagged him and his clerk, John |
Ward, and got away with many thousand /
dollars worth Of goods
Several City OF Mexico doctors are ex-
perimenting with the cooked spider treat
ment for typhus fever. The treatment /
has resulted fatally in every case in which /
il has been employed.
-Signor Taulongo, the Governor, and /
Lazzaroni, the cashier of the Banca
Romano Of Rome have been arrested.
This has caused renewed excitement
among the depositors.
-Gladstone has received from Justin Nc
Carthy aud his leading colleagues assur-
ances OF tine undivided support Of the
Irish Nationalist members for the Home