Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-08-04

terstate Investment company at the
Dalles, Oregon, has been arrested on the
charge of embezzlement. 1t is alleged
that Taylor is short $4,000 in his ac-
counts.
A big storm in the mountains caused
the Arkansas river to overflow It's banks
at Pueblo, Col, Friday. The loss in
that city will reach $25O,O00. Probably
200 people are homeless, and are being
housed and fed by charity.
One thousand unemployed men reach
ed Chicago Sunday on freight trains over
the various roads. The number of UNI
employed men now In the city Is
probably larger than ever before. Many
of these men came from Colorado.
Louis lrig died Sunday near Whitney,
Neb., after sleeping three months. lie
was exposed in "a snow storm IN April,
and after retiring never awoke from his
slumbers but twice, once for ABOUT an
hour and the last time for ten minutes
John Stephenson, the noted car build
err, died Monday at New Rochelle, n.
Y, aged 81 years. He was a native of
Ireland, but of English and Scotch
parentage. He built his first vehicle in
1881. In 1892 he built his first street
car.
Prominent New York city banks are
buying government bonds and will de-
post them at Washington and issue IN
creased circulation against them. Ii Is
estimated that $S.00O000 or $lO,OOO,OOO
will soon be added to New lork's sup
ply of currency.
Alexander Brown was hanged at
Bastrop, Tex, Friday for wife murder.
He made full confession on the gallows.
Wednesday night he cut his throat,
severing the windppe, which prolonged
his life after the body dropped, air get
ting into the lungs.
1t seems certain that an inward gold
movement of good size and stability mas
set in. As nearly as could be estimated
Tuesday there was between S4,OOO.OOO
and S5,000,000 on the way to New ork,
or ordered from various foreign
countries, principally, of course, Eng
land.
Near Montgomery, Tex, Tuesday,
three negroes attacked the house OF NJ.
Marsh, killed him, ravished his wire,
murdered his infant, and cut out the
tongue of his seven-N ear-old child. Mrs.
Marsh is believed to be dying. One ne
gro was caught and lynched. Inc
sheriff and posse are searching Tor the
others.
Charles f. Morrill,, cashier of the
national bank of the Commonwealth, at
Manchester, n. H., the directors of which
voted to suspend last Tuesday, and until
Tuesday, when his resignation was re-
ceived, treasurer of the Peoples Fire IL
surance company and the Derryi1eld say
ings bank, is missing. Where he now is
is only matter of surmise, though he is
said to have been seen in Montreal
1t is reported that the Duke of Nersgua
| forgot to settle several of his private
bills before leaving Chicago, and his
creditors are now trying to foist them
on the government entertainment fund.
Many of the bills. it is said, the auditor
has dsallowed. Liverymen, dealers in
mems furnishings and others are the
victims. The bill for the great farewell
dinner given by the duke before leaving
Chicago is still unpaid.
The big Amoskeag mills at Manches-
ter, n. H., did not run Monday. This is
the first suspension of these factories for
many years. Eight thousand operatives
are idle. The jefferson mills started up
again Monday, thus giving employment
to 1000 hands who had been idle for two
weeks All the remaining Amoskeag
mills are certain to resume work Aug.
%. if no before, but it will be on the
basis, it is stated, of reduction of
wages to operatives.
The stream of unemployed workmen
from Colorado continues - pour through
Kansas. Reports received at Topeka by
the police depaI tment say that great
many depredations have been committed
in the towns along the lines of the Santa
Fe and Union Pacific railroads. Houses
have been broken into and valuables
stolen both in the towns and country
Reports to the police authorities say that
tramps and burglars all along these lines
OF roads have taken advantage of thi:
movement east of idle workmen and are
plundering residences in towns anC
farm houses in the country.