The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-07

PianO Manufacturers Fail.
There was quite crash in the pian
world Monday, when the Weber plan
Co. applied at New York for the an
pointment of a receiver. William i,
Wheelock Co., piano manufacturers
Immediately followed with an assign
ment, alleging as reason inabilit,
to meet obligations assumed by then
for account Of the Weber company
Two years ago they claimed assets o
$500, 900 and liabilities of 1895, 600
The Stuvesant piano company ais,
went under. The company was in
corporated in April, 1886, with can
ital stock of $1,000 Liabilitie,
S4S, 600, nominal assets $50,
The Manufacturers Piano Co.. q
Chicago, applied Tuesday for receiv
er. 1t is allied to the collapsed of New
York concern which are the prin
cipal stockholders and largest cred
| itors.
Almost Killed by a Leopard.
A leopard belonging to a circus il
winter quarters few miles east Of
Cincinnati, O., escaped from its cage
Sunday to q hedge nearby. The keep
er and others tiled to scare it bach
to the quarters by firing blank cart.
ridges at it. John G.. Robinson, sor
OF the manager of the circus, fired
around when within % feet of the
animal This SO enraged it that il
leaped upon Robinson and almost kill
ed him. Its claws lacerated his head
and body, and it sank Its teeth into
his scalp. The animal was finally
beaten off and killed with a load OF
buckshot. Young Robinson's condi-
ton is serious.
A Millionaire Murderer.
After many months of effort a verdict
has finally been secured against Mil
lionaire Arthur Ducstrow of st. Louis,
of murder in the first degree. He was
a dissipated fellow and murdered his
wife and child after one of his sprees,
shooting the woman on entering the
house and then holding up the child
and firing bullets into its body. But
his wealth brought to his side the
strongest legal talent in the state.
Elk Gov. johnson. his leading counsel.
had made notable struggle in behalf
of the fiend, and he may win yet by
having the case appealed.
The worst snow storm in twenty
years has been experienced in New
foundland. The drifts we're ten feet
high IN the streets of st. Johns and
business was at standstill. All the
telegraph lines were blown down and
the colony was shut off from communi-
cation with the outside world for forty
eight hours. The severity of the storm
has aggravated the miseries of the
destitute, and hundreds of men are
begging labor or bread. The public
offices are crowded with the unemploy
ed, and many business concerns are dis
charging their employees, owing to the
depression.
Great loss Of life and very large des-
truction of property have been caused
by recent floods in the northern por-
ton of Queensland. 1t is impossible
to tell how many persons lost their lives,
but it is known that great numbers
were drowned The damage to property
is estimated at 81. 800, 000. Several coast
ing vessels are missing, and it is be-
lieved that they have either foundered
ar been driven ashore and that all
aboard of them were lost. Townsville,
a seaport on Cleveland bay, suffered
more than any other place in the dis
tricts affected. There is scarcely a
building in town that escaped damage.
Philadelphia had the worst fire for
years Sunday morning. 1t broke out
in the cellar of the Hazeltine build
ING. Nos. 14lG and 14lS Chestnut
street. and before it had been subdued
the Hazeltine building and the Amerl-
,an BAPTIST Publication society s
building. we're destroyed, the dry
foods store of Homer Leboutillier d.
Co. and the Hotel Lafayette were
,adIy damaged. The approximate
totai loss by the fire is sl,075, 900, the
greater part of which is covered by IN
,urance. The cause of the tire is not
definitely known.
The large boiler in the works OF the
Holidaysburg iron and nail company
It Holidaysburg, Pa, exploded at :
o'clock Saturday morning, killing I'VE
men and injuring %, three OF Whom
will die. The boiler was blown
through the roof and distance, OF 3oo
eet. and came crashing down through
he roof in another part OF the works.
Clarence Murphy. alias c. M. Clark,
he embezzler of $40, 600 or more from
he Salem Savings bank. who skipped
rith $500 Dec. g 1888, was arrested
Friday at San Francisco, Cal. he hao
,een in both Canada and Mexico since
lis flight. i
Richard Burns, who was sentenced
+ Worcester to state prison for Two
erms. aggregating not less than ~
oars nor more than 40 years, Tor
,nrglaries committed in Athol, Mass,
aet November, has made affidavit that
" did the postoflice break at Webster
With whichJamesThompson andIhomas
ivan are charged, and has made
'tf;davit that they we're not concerned
n it.
The federal supreme court Monday
ffirmed the judgment of the dlstrlct
.onrt in New Hampshire sentencing
Warren F. Putnam, late president OF
he Granite State National bank, oil
Sveter. TO five years Imprisonment ior
of the bank funds 10 ms
wn use.
The Hyams brothers, who were ar
os,ed al Toronto 10 months age for
he murder of Willie Wells. the young
of Harry Hyams, to
-. tbe insurance on his life, we're re-
aasaJ from custody Sunday on CON
I;tion that they should leave the
ountry.
A tragedy after the manner OF 1a:h
he Ripper occurred on the AleAahuIIe
oad in a lonely part Of the hentIck!
hollands. about q mile south OF fnf'