Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-25
General News Items.

Mills and factories are starting up
in many localities, but in most places
with reduced wages.
The cotton factories of Manchester.
n. H., are starting up with a reduc-
t1on OF ten per cent in wages.
The farm buildings of Moses Snow
Of Chester were burned recently with
their contents. The fire caught from
the explosion of a kerosene lamp.
Loss, $4,000; insurance small. 80
Alex won the great free for all trot-
ting race in Chicago, last heat in
2:9A, stake, $15, 000.-Yellow fever is
increasing in Brunswick, Ga ChoI-
era is spreading rapidly in Spain. A
flood in Spain caused the death of a
hundred persons. = Three negroes
were lynched near New Orleans re-
Gently, and ten in Mississippi in the
last month.
The last in a long list of railroad
collisions up to this writing, occurred
in Kingsbury, Ind, by which the To-
ronto and Montreal express train in
the Wabash r. r. was switched into a
side track, colliding with freight
train. Eleven persons were killed
outright and many were wounded
The freight switchman could not
close his switch in season to prevent
the accident.
A reign of terror prevails among
the cotton men in the South, espec-
tally in northern Mississippi. Notices
have been posted on the cotton gins
by organized white caps, forbidding
the owners from ginning cotton until
the price reaches ten cents pound.
Several ginners disregarded the no.
tees, and their establishments were
promtly burned down and the owners
warned that another attempt to re-
sumo would mean death
a shortage of more than 5000
ounces of gold bullion, valued at S134,
600, has been discovered at the Phil
adelphia mint. The superintendent
of the mint at Philadelphia is under
bond Of 100000, and some Of the
wealthiest men of the city, including
George w. Childs, are on the bond. 4
thorough examination is being made
to fix the guilt. Later. Henry S.
Cochran, weigh clerk Of the mint, has
confessed to the embezzlement Of the
bullion, and over $100,0O0 of it has
the employ of the mint forty years at
a salary Of $4,000.
Of the 5000 pilgrims who left Tunis
and other points last May for Mecca,
only half have returned, the others
having died of cholera. Twelve thou
sand friends and relatives met the re-
turning pilgrims last week and the
demonstrations Of grief were heart
rending. The survivors tell terrible
tales Of suffering. On June "a, 100. 600
pilgrims were gathered at the sacred
mount to hear a solemn address prior
to proceeding for Mecca. Many were
starving. The mount was strewn
with the corpses of victims of the
pest1lence, among whom were lying
Of dying wretches. No one
dared to approach the place. Finally
seven hundred Turkish soldiers were
sent to bury the dead and rescue the
living. Five hundred of these SOL
diers lost their lives.
Train robbing has been a common
and popular practice in the West. In
Michigan a train was robbed of S75.
300, but the robbers were caught and |
Are in jail. In Centralia. Ill. Sept. 20 |
during the nighttime, robbers attacked |
1 Chicago limited and a battle engued I
between the robbers and train hands. |
n which one bandit was mortally |
wounded and three train men badly |
1urt. The robbers were driven off. |
Potter, the Maverick bank smasher
ldo DOOh IOlOttS0d ny Gno COURTS.
What if he had been chicken theft,
he courts would have found some
means to have tried him. -Lynchers
n Roanoke, Va, who attempted to
ling up a negro without trial ran
against the militia and persisting in
heir work received volley by which
line were killed and as many wound
ID. Afterwards they found the
legro and murdered him. throw
ng the body into the river.
1T is officially announced that
he Chicago Fair will close Oct. 31st.
t is estimated that all floating debts
nd the bonded debt viii be paid BY
hat time and some surplus to return
Q the city for the money put in by
hat corporation.