Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-04-23

ersvllle,. New Hampshire, was entered by
two robbers Friday afternoon. Joseph
Stickney, the cashier, was killed and
about $4,000 was taken.
Charles w Spaldng, president of the
defunct Globe Savings bank, was ar
rested in Chicago on Saturday afternoon
on a charge of embezzlement of funds of
the university of Illinois, of which he
was treasurer. Bail was furnished.
Senator Butler, as chairman Of the
populist national committee, having re-
fused to call national convention of the
party on the demand of the middle-of-the-
road faction, the latter have issued
call for meeting in Nashville on July 1.
Congressman Shattuc of Ohio has
nominated d. j. Bundy, colored lad of
Cincinnati to a cadetship at Annapolis.
He has been urged to withdraw the
name, but refuses, saying the boy earned
the appointment in competitive eX-
animation.
The Brooklyn bridge trustees have
decided to allow the surface and elevated
railroads of Brooklyn to run their cars
over the bridge. The tolls for this
privilege we're fixed at 124 cents for
every elevated railroad car and cents
for every surface car
While three men were repairing the
bell tower of the Roman Catholic church
at st. Marie, Quebec, on Wednesday,
the scaffolding broke, and they were
thrown to the ground, a distance of
seventy feet. One was killed outright
and the others fatally injured.
Mrs. Rebecca Blakesley, a daughter
and two sons were beaten and tortured
by twelve masked robbers at their home,
near Findlay, Ohio, on Saturday morn
ing. The robbers secured about $1,000,
The Blakesleys own valuable oil fields
and are reported to be misers.
A member of the western senators,
representing wool producing states,
have agreed upon amendments which
they will insist shall be made in the
Dingley tariff bill. These relate chiefly
to the "carpet wools." and increase the
rates provided in the pending bill.
At a meeting of the creditors of the
Bennett and Columbia mill corporations,
in New Bedford, Mass. Friday, it was
decided to place both concerns in the
hands of receivers. 1t is alleged that
81 100000 in notes of the corporations
have been discovered which do not APP
pear in the reports to the state.
The bureau of statistics reports that
during March the exports of domestic
merchandise amounted to $50 400, 425. a
gain of over S11 100000 as compared
with March, 1896. The imports of mer-
chandise during March aggregated So
372. S3l. an increase of about $4,000 900.
OF the total S4l ,152 POI was free of duty.
The statement of the gross postal re-
ceipts for the quarter ended March 81,
1897, at the thirty largest post-offices in
the country, compared to last years
corresponding quarter, shows total re-
ceipts of IS. 535. 062. decrease of Sl59,-
SG5 There was an increase, however,
in March, of 500, 4S5 over the previous
March.
The governor of Mississippi has writ
ten to the governors of Arkansas,
Louisiana and Tennessee, asking for a
conference at Nicksburg, for the pur-
pose of taking united action looking to
the securing from congress of an APP
preparation sufficient to close the
crevasses, so that a crop can be made
this year.
The bill amending the liquor tax law
was passed Thursday by the New York
assembly without amendment. 1T is
said the governor will sign the bill at
once. 1t permits saloon keepers to
serve free lunch, and taxes the clubs the
same as saloons, 1t also contains pro-
visions that will decrease the number of
Raines law hotels.
The grand Jury at Frankfort. Ken
lucky, on Saturday returned an indct-
ment, for conspiracy to bride, against
DR.. w. Godfrey Hunter, the republican
nominee for the United States senate /;
ex-Congressman John Henry Wilson, of
the Eleventh district; Hon. f. T.
Franks, of the Second district; Captain
Noel Gaines and his brother-in-law,
Thomas Tanner of Frankfort. Judge
Cantrll ordered that the warrants be
made returnable in September, but said
that If the parties asked an immediate
trial he would take the cases up at this
term of court The republicans de-
nounce the action of the grand jury as
partisan and preiudiced.
War has broken out between Turkey
and Greece and the Turkish commander
in-chief has been ordered to take the Of
fensive. The Turkish minister for for.