Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-01-08
General 11ems.

| Geo. A. wilkins, vice-pI esdent of the
Commercial bank of Selma, Alabama,
which failed Dec. 81, committed suicide
Friday.
Wages in the lumber country of Mont
morency county, Mich, have fallen to
the lowest figures recorded there, $l2 to
$l5 month.
w. A. Hammond, second vice presi-
dent of the suspended national bank of
Illinois at Chicago, committed suicide
Monday by drowning in Lake Michigan.
The State bank at Sully, small town
near Newton, Ia, was looted by robbers
Thursday night They broke open the
safe with dynamite and carried away
from $4,000 to $4,000 in cash.
There are more brewerIes In California
than there are in Illinois; more distill-
cries in Massachusetts, than there are in
Kentucky, and more cigarettes manufac-
tured in New York State than in all the
other States of the country combined.
Joseph B. Mccullough, editor of the
Globe Democrat, the great republican
newspaper of the Southwest, was found
dead on the pavement in the rear of his
residence at st. Louis Thursday. He
was broken down mentally from too
hard work during the presidential cam
pagn.
The flibuster steamer Commodore,
which has landed successfully in Cuba
several large cOnsignments of arms and
munitions of war for the patriots, has
gone to the bottom off Mosquito inlet, on
the coast of Florida. She was on her
way to Cuba with supplies for the nsur
gents. 1t is believed that traitors on
board scuttled her.
1t is said in Spain that strong move
ment in opposition to Captain General
Weyler is on foot IN political and mill
tary circles. Gen. Weylers failure to
make any progress in the direction of
the suppression of the revolution In
Cuba is regarded as involving his recall
at an early day, unless he soon meets
with striking success.
During the year just closed, according
to the compilation of the Railway Age.
81 railroads, with 544l miles of lines and
. and bond and stock capitalization of
, S27j, 500, 900, Joined the list of railways
operated by receivers. Compared with
1892, 1898 and 1894 the record is favor
: able. In 1896 fifty-eight roads were sold
for their creditors, representing 1880
miles of lines and capitalization of
81. $50, 100000.
United States Senator Wolcott of Col
orado, who recently visited President
elect Mckinley and conferred with him
relative to an international bimetallic
conference, sailed for London Saturday.
His mission abroad is for the purpose of
sounding English bmetallists as the ex-
pediency of an international conference
and it is understood that the Colorado
senator has the sanction of the president
elect for his negotiations.
The comparative statement of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of the United
States for the month of December, 1896,
shows for the first time in quite long
period surplus of receipts over expend-
tups. This surplus amounts to S2,044,-
AS, and is accounted for by the receipts
from the recent sale of first mortgage
bonds of the Central Pacific, Union Pa
r citc and Kansas Pacific railroads, and on
smaller interest payments required. The
deficiency for the six months ending
+ December 81, 1896, amounts to S37 ,902,-
, 39G
Consul Muth sends the state depart
melt tat Washington a description of a
2 farm in Mecklenburg where electricity
has been made to take the place of labor
ersin great part. A turbine drives a
2 dynamo which lights the barns, yards
: and dwelling and furnishes current of
low tension to work pumps, run straw
cutter, lathe, grindstone, large hand
p saw and threshing machine. One ma
chinist attends to the entire plant, which
e experience proves has reduced the eX-
: ptnses of the farm in considerable de-
/ gee.
D A Topeka despatch says: This Janu-
ay 20, the birthday of the State, will be
o mde a State holiday. The people will
e met irrespective of party, and de-
: n'unce the English capitalists who have
naligned her good name because Popu-
=. linn won at the recent election. The
e appeal for meetings everywhere says
"lvery yelping dog has had its bark at
Kansas; every cesspool of Ignorance.
S sqIalor and inquity in the East has
d CAPPED curse at Kansas. Let us stand
+ upfor our State and rebuke those hoary,
. winkled, hardened sinners"
n county Treasurer A. j. Jernigan of
a Austin, Tex, shortly after reaching his
; Onpa Friday mOrnInO shot him sal (