Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-12-20
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
SUNDAY, DEC. II.

tended a conference in Washington to
devise a means for changing the civil
service law.
Two men named Davidson were in
jured probably fatally in a race dis
turbance at Connellsville, Pa, that de-
veIoped in a quarrel among children.
MONDAY, DEC. 10.
Mrs. Mckinley, the presidents mother,
died Sunday morning.
S. B. Mullen, a stranger, was assas-
sfnated at Amite City, La, in the full
glare of the lights Of a hotel.
Charles Lloyd was killed and Charles
Chambers badly hurt by an engine hit
ting their carriage in Tilsonburg, Ont.
David Davidson, who feigned insan-
ity during his trial in Bakersfield, CAL,
for wife killing, has been imprisoned for
life.
Patrick McKenney threw a knife at his
son during a quarrel in their home in
Cleveland and was beaten to death with
q chair
H w. Wells, New York ticket scalper,
sought to make $4,000 by ordering bogus
tickets for the bicycle race in that city,
and was arrested.
Chicago policeman was shot fatally
with his own revolver while trying to
arrest man, who was injured in the
same place and by the same weapon dur
ing the struggle.
TUESDAY, DEC. IA.
w. J. Bryan was accorded a great well
come in Mexico.
Two colored murderers were lynched
at ST. Gabriel, La.
John Easton was arrested a t Martins
Ferry, O., on a charge of stabbing a man
at Nassau, N. Y.
Makers of snow locomotives are to
make the attempt to carry succor to the
miners in the Klondike region.
Body of James Haley, Rome, N. Y,
was found in the canal at that place,
with only GO cents of $500 the man had in
his pocket when he disappeared Nov. 27.
A cyclone swept Pointe La Iache, As
miles below New Orleans Sunday
morning, seven houses being capsized a
lugger wrecked and man losing his life
New trial has been ordered in the case
Of Thomas Bran, accused of murder at
sea, on the ground that the circuit judge
erred in admitting a statement made to
q detective by the prisoner.
In its effort to retrench and reform.
the Populist legislature Of Kansas passed
a general fee and sale bill which will
leave the probate judges in the western
half of the state practically without COM
pensatiOn.
AS a condition preliminary to the re-
moval of the boycott against the Ar
mour Packing company at Kansas City,
Mo, the three labor unions involved have
demanded an indemnity of $50 900 to be
paid to the union men who have been
locked out, a demand other unions re-
pudiate.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. Is
Several robberies occurred at Canton
o., during the funeral of Mrs. Mckinley.
nd
and $4,000 worth of property was de-
stroyed in a fire in Duryea, Pa.
Democratic congressman declared in
caucus against the financial sugges-
tions OF the presidents message and for
the recognition of the belligerency of
Cuba.
The scheme for an agreement to re-
strict the production of bourbon whisky
this year to 100000 gallons appears
to have failed, as only seven responses
have been received by the secretary of
the association.
THURSDAY, DEC. Is.
Senator Thomas c. Plat is confined
to his room by lumbago.
Bernard Schultz wounded his wife and
killed himself near Jersey City.
Mary G. Clute, a wealthy woman. was |
outra ged and killed in San Francisco.
Elizabeth Gum, rs years, was suffo- |
Gated by a robber in her house in Tren- |
ton, N. J.
eek government has requested |
q months extension of the term fixed |
upon for ratifying the treaty of peace |
with Turkey.
Drunken man created a disturbance |
at a house party in JeffersonvilIe, Ga.
and as a result the disturber, the head of
the house and guest were killed and a
woman and girl were injured fatally in
a fusillade.
Steamer Cleveland which left San
Francisco for Seattle about 10 DAYS ago
was wrecked on the coast of Vancouver
island She carried crew of 80 men
and about II passengers. Twenty-Five
persons who went off in boats are miss
ing.
Instead of the nine-hour day de-
manded by the New York printers a
nine and one-half hour day has been
agreed upon. The time for each days
work will remain as it is now until the
International Typographical union fixes
a day for the enforcement of the nine
hour day.
FRIDAY, DEC. II.
James Chainey broke a leg after
a man mortaIly at Shamokin
Pa.
A. F. of L. designates the machinists
and printing pressmen to demand an
day.
William Terriss, an actor, was killed
by a former super as he was about to en-
ter a London t'heater
Congress has passed bill appropriat-
ing $175,000 for the relief of the people
who are in the Yukon river country
Director of the mint says that there
are counterfeit dollars in circulation
which bear greater amount of pure |
silver than the regular dollar of the gov
eminent.
Bin relating to pelagic sealing, which
has just passed both branches of con-