Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-24

Arthur Cleveland Coke, Episcopal bis
shop of western New York, died at
Buffalo Monday night.
Sixteen laborers were drowned in the
river at Cleveland, o., Friday, by the
overturning of ferryboat.
William Hamilton Gibson, author, ar
fist and naturalist. died suddenly of
apOpleXy at his summer home ut Wash
ing ton, Conn. Thursday.
Walter Drury, a 5.year-old boy, was
buried in Clear Springs, Md, Monday as
the result of the bite of a cOpperhead
snake, which also fatally bit his mother
and brother.
Mrs. j. H. Tolfree, who was Grover
Cleveland's secretary while he was
MAYOR of Buffalo. committed suicide at
Moiave, Cal, Monday, by drinking car
bolic acid. 1t is supposed that she was
temporarily insane.
Nearly the entire town of NJ ,lvern.
Ark, was wiped out by fire sunday
morning. The blaze was started in four
different places by negroes, one of whom
was afterward caught and ynched The
loss is nearly 100000.
Geo. Swan. a farmer about - years old.
living near Attica, Mich. killed his three
small children, set fire to the house and
then blew out his brains Tuesday morn
ing. His wife died a short time ago, aud
it is thought that this deranged his
mind.
The Kansas City banks have ceased is
suing gold, either in exchange for bills.
payment of checks or in Withdrawals of
deposits. The bankers say it is the evil
dent intention of many depositOrs to
withdraw their deposits IN gold and
hoard it, in the belief that gold will 90
to premium.
Miss Addie Tillman, the oldest child
of Senator rillman, and her escort, Rev.
| Robert a. Lee, pastor of the Episcopal
church at Yorkville, y c.. we're killed
! hy the same bolt of lightning at Bre-
ward. y. c., last week Thurs day after
! Don. They were caught in a rain storm
and sought shelter under some bushes
near which was a large oak tree. Miss
Tillman was 20 years old.
The entire establishment. excepting
one department, of John Il James Dob
son of Philadelphia. manufacturers Of
carpets, cloths aud plush goods. stopped
work last week owing to the lack of or
ders. Some 1900 hands are thrown out
of employment. The mills have been
running on short time Tor quite a while
and will probably remain closed until
business prospects brighten. When run
nng full the mills employ 5000 hands.
Rev. George f. Scott, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church at
Waterloo, Ia. WAS arrested In LOgans-
lort. Ind Saturday IN company with
Miss Daisy berlin, the l5-year-old
daughter OF a prominent merchant of
Water loo. Mr.. Scott and Miss Derlin
rloprd from Waterloo on July and ar
rived there July TO- They went to the
Barnet hotel and Mr. Scott registered as
III. Henry and wife, Des Moines, la. =
Rev. Mr.. Scott is 10 years old.
Sho Nemoto and 7. Kusakado, promi
nent japanese business men, have ar.
rived in San Francisco Their errand /:
to arrange the details of a gigantic col
onizatiOn scheme in Mexico. They have
secured an option on 100000 acres OF
land in the State of Chiapas. and are OF
their way south to cOnsummate the deal
The land is sold TO them at 81 per acre
The immense tract will be cut INFO small
farms. which will be operated by cOolit
labor brought from Japan. Cotton
sugar, tobacco and other products adap
ted to the climate will be raised
Senator Teller and SIX of his associate,
who left the national republican conven
ton have made public an address to tn,
silver republicans of the country setting
forth their views of the situation. Tit
silver republican congressman and sen
ators have been in conference at Mani
tou, Col, for several days over this state
ment. In addition to those signing IN,
, address, Senator Pettigrew of SOutl
Dakota and Senator Cannon o
Utah are declared to be in sympathy
with it. The address rectes the silve
mems reasons for leaving the republican
{ party, and calls on all who favor sive
al