Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-11
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Gov. Rich of Michigan has appointed
John Patton, Jr.. of Grand Rapids to
succeed Senator Stockbridge. He is
lawyer and but A years of age.
Holander, Bradshaw, Folsom IL Co.,
irving on department store in Bos-
ton. have assigned: liabilities are stated
to be Sill 900; nominal assets, S2o6,OOO.
Philip. Eugene and Benedict Jessel-
son, broth 'rs, have been arrested in New
York charged with theft. They made
speciality OF stealing overcoats, etc, from
the cloak rooms of churches.
A fire burned one of the smaller build
ing> AZ AOOott academy, Andover, Mass,
Friday night. 1t created great cOnster-
nation among the students, who rushed
from the building in scanty attire. The
loss is not heavy.
The William NJ. Whitley reaper and
mower works at Muncie, Ind, were
burned Sunday; loss S245,O0O, with no
insurance. The greatest loss to Mr..
Whitley is in the patterns, which were
the work of lifetime.
The First national bank of Sedalia,
Mo-, one of the oldest financial institu-
tons in Central Missouri. has suspended
payment. The bank has capital of
$250,000 and was supposed to have a
reserve fund of $25 200.
The national convention of textile
workers, now in Sc 'sion in Philadelphia,
has Endorsed the strike of the Vans utta
weavers in Fall River, Mass. This means
that a general strike will be ordered and
that 5000 operatives will stop work.
Chicago, since its school census of
1892, has added over 100000 persons to
its population. Two years ago the
count revealed the presence of 1,42S.OlO
jewellers within the city limits. Today
there are between 100000 and 100000.
All ingram weavers of the Lowell
/ Carpet company of Lowell, Mass, have
struck because the company would not
grant request to run the mill more
than 30 hours per week nor advance
wages 10 per cent. The number of
hands involved is nearly 800.
An avalanche of silver dollars burst
from rotten bags and fell with a roar at
the mint IN Philadelphia, Friday. Work
men eng aged in counting the treasure in
the great vault fled for their lives.
They had a narrow escape. The count
ing will now have to proceed dollar by
dollar, and cannot be completed for six
months.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new Moody auditorium at Mortified,
Mass, that will seat $500 persons when
completed. and it is now expected that
it will be dedicated July 1. Senator
Frye of Maine will be the principal
speaker 1t is in this building that the
Moody conferences for the summer will
be held.
The chief of police of Wichita, Kan, has
received letter from crank residing at
Kenyon, MINI, IN which was inclo>ed
so TO buy flowers to be placed upon the
body of Mrs. Lease on the day of her
funeral. which he sets down for May 20
He saws the Lord has commanded him to
kill Mrs. Lease. Mrs. Lease has been
notified of her danger.
The State treasury of Texas is empty
a condition fittings that has not existed
in 20 years, during which time its reve
nue. balance has ranged annually from
81 .OO0, 900 to $1,000. 900. Before the enc
of the year there will be deficiency OF
several hundred thousand dollars, and il
is doubtful if the State will be able tC
meet the interest on Its bonds, amount
ing to S4,000000.
As result of negotiations between
the American and Canadian government
band of Sioux Indians that has beef
= camped in Manitoba since 50 will short
w be removed to the United States
, They are the remnant of the Sittln!
Bull tribe, and with others took refug
in Canada after the Custer massacre
The Indians protest against the remova
and trouble is feared.
Another elopement of white girl wit
a Sioux Indian is recorded The girl
Alice Tucker of NIobrara, Neb, and tn
Sioux Indian is known by the adOpte
., name of John Luman and belongs a
! Rosebud agency. The two met for tn
first time az a dance given by the fathe
of the girlin honor of her 10th birthday
A secret correspondence has since bee
maintained and the elopement is tn
result.
A silver nugget has been taken out {
the Smugger mine, near Aspen, Col
that SURPRISES anything on record fC
size and value. The chunk weighe
3 300 pOunCs, and contained silver to tn
value of $4,000. 1t is the largest 81
yer nugget ever known, and is almo
pure. This beats the record made in II
Gibson mine few years ago, when
nugget weIyhing 300 pounds was r
moved.
Last MOnGy, negro at Miles Switcl
J in Ouachta county, Ark. was take
sick with some kind of breaking-ou
d, which was fought to be smallpox, al
doctor WIS sent for, but for son
reason he dill not attend the case. II
negro was pat in cabin, to which son
one set fire. and he, being unable
! escape. perlIhed in the flames. One 7
4 port says le was shot and then burne
while anothlr report says he was on
burned.
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