Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-02-02
THE TIMES DIARY.

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HAPPENINGS OF THE WORLD FROM
FAR AND NEAR.
members OF Coal Exchange Indicted
Shipment OF Gold to Europe-Tbe Ponu
lation of Hawaii-Blaine's wil-Numbe.
OF Pensioners on the Ron-Notes.
The grand jury at Rochester, N, y.
have indicted Is members of the ROcbes'
ter Coal Dealers exchange for conspir.
aoy on two counts. They are ct arred
With conspiracy in illegally combining to
advance the price of coal. The second
count charges them with preventing
otner dealers, not members of the ex.
cnange, from securing supply of coal
ana preventing others from joining the
exchange. The grand jury also returned
presentment against the members of
the western Anthracite Coal COMMITTEES
Tor conspiring to control the shipment of
| coai, 10 prevent free competition and in
Juring trade and commerce.
In order to effect desired change in
tne purchase of supplies for New York's
state Institutions, a bill has been intro
ooced, by sanction of the governor. to
make the rate uniform. The governor
mas made table of provisions pure 1ased
IN tne various cities, and the cost. Fresh
meat costs cents pound in Utica and
re IN Hudson; poultry 101S in Utic and
i14 IN HUDSON; eggs cost II at Utica,
and 231a cents at Hudson. and coffee III
and 26 cents. Those interested cannnt
under stand why the cost of living ia 40
much higher in Hudson than at Utica.
mere was another large shipment of
goio TO Europe 'ast Saturday-$3, ZOO, 900.
-. tnis lou W 300 900 came from the sub
treasury and in the paper presented there
was but $35, 900 in gold certificates. the
rest being in treasury notes. callinr for
" coin," or in greenbacks. The banks
are holding on to what gold they have.
ana somebody, and probably good manv
ooales, are holding on to gold certificates.
wMie the exporters recognize only the
sohd yellow metal and demand a sIpplv
from the big sub-treasury vaults.
Oliver MCGOWAN, formerly a master
mechanic in the Brooklyn navy ward. has
brought suit against Secretary Tracy and
the United states government for back
pay, at 81 day for q period of seven
years. McGowan was employed in the
YARD during the Cleveland administration
ana was removed by Secretary Tracy his
contract having seven years to run.
A Dill has been introduced in the New
1orK legislature fixing the rate of mes
sages az lOllows: For day messages con-
tanning ~ words, actual message, Is cents
!or all distances within the state, aud one
nal! cent Tor each additional word. For
q nIgnt messages not exceeding 20 words.
70 Cents for all dletancea, and 0ne-haIf u
cene Tor each additional word.
The population Of Hawaii is 90 600.
u this there are only 1000 white men
'tner than Portuguese. The rest are
latlVes and half-breeds, about 10000.
about $4,000. and Portuguese
,oout l5,OOO. 1t may be understood that
ne greater part Of the natives oppose an
e1ation to the United States, but thew
want ndependence-sucha as it is.
During the month Of January the fol-
owing prominent men have passed away:
'eneral Butler, ex- President Haves.
,lshop Brooks, Bishop Dwenger. the
idest bishop in this country, James G,
'iaine, and General Doubleday, who
RED the first gun at Fort Sumter in the
ivil war.
On tne hrst OF January there were ex-
city 93l 1863 pensioners on the roll Dur
lg the two months previous nearly so
er cent OF those added were Mexican
'ar veterans who also served in the con-
ederate army during the civil war.
Thomas j. Bowling has been appointed
mlssloner of Labor Statistics for
ew York in place of Peck, who is to be
led for giving out false statements re-
arding rate of wages and destroying
uDllc documents of the state.
The ratification of the Whitney coal
cal for cheap coal in Boston, by leasing
le Nova Scotia coal mines, has passed
9TH branches of the legislature at Hall
x, N s., and now awaits the governors
gnature.
The special senate committee in New
ork, appointed to investigate the Read
g coal "cOmbine has introduced bill
'oviding for uniform rate for coal ac-
riding to the grade.
Mr.. Blaine left will bestowing all his
operty npon Mrs. Blaine and making
r sole executrix without bonds. The
tai value Of the estate is estimated at
out $500, 200.
The physicians of London. Eng, have
clded that the cause of 900 cases Of
0lera in that city was from the use of
tier pumped from the river Thames.
An epidemic resembling cholera pre-
lls at Cincinnati, caused by the use of
taken from the Ohio river. The dis
'e is called "ice diarrhea."
The Alabama Senate has reconsidered
action and passed the bill giving Mrs.
ierson Davis pension of $500 an
ally, by a vote of IL to ii.
| he R'thsehild syndicate has borrow ed
OOO,O 600 in gold in the United States