Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-23
General l1ems.


has refused to grant a petition for the
pardon of the Younger brothers, who are
serving life sentences for their part in a
raid on a bank at Mortified in 1876.
a company has been organized at
Seattle to develop the coal and oil fields
recently discovered in Alaska, $50 miles
west of Juneau. Thirty thousand feet
of pipe has been ordered from Pittsburg.
Herr Andree, the aeronaut, made sue
cessful ascent in his balloon from from
soc, Sunday afternoon, and sailed toward
the north pole. The conditions were
favorable. The balloon was named the
Eagle.
The total exports from the United
States for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1897, amounted to 81 ,05l ,9S7, O9l, as COM
pared with $SS2, GOG,93 for 1896. The
excess of exports over imports was S2S7,-
G13ISG.
James c. Donovan, Edward Il. Dono-
van and Bernard d. O'Connell, the men
charged with attempting to bribe Coun-
Gilman Bang, at Lowell Mass, were
sentenced to one year at hard labor in
the house of correction, and fined $500
each.
1t is understood among senators inter-
ested that the president has determined
upon the appointment of Mr.. Terrence
V. Powderly, formerly general master
workman of the knights of Labor. to be
commissioner-general of immigration, to
succeed Mr.. Stump.
The city council of Chicago has passed
an ordinance levying tax of 81 a year
on each bicycle and 81 to SIP on other
vehicles. There are 100000 bicycles in
the city, and it is expected that the or
dinance will raise $1,000 0OO all of
which will be spent in improving the
streets.
According to a Boston despatch thor
ough examination of the entire freight
accounts of the Fltchburg railroad is
under way, and it is assumed that the
directors suspect an extensive conspiracy
by which the company has lost large
sums in connection with fraudulent
freight rebates.
Major Symons has made report to the
chief of engineers of the army on the
preliminary examination into the subject
of ship canal from the great lakes to
l the navigable waters of the Hudson river.
and it has been submitted to the secre-
tary of war. The report, which is said
to be full of interesting information. will
: not be made public until it is submitted
2 to Congress.
Secretary Wilson has made practi-
cal investigation of the butter question,
and has discovered that the best Mime
sofa creamery butter is as good as the
best Brittany butter, which sells for the
highest price in the London market, and
that it can be sold in London five cent a
' pound cheaper than the Brittany article
commands. Massachusetts butter is
placed next to that of Minnesota.
e James Scott, 81 years old, a resident of
r Nashua, y. H., was drowned in the Sou
Y hogan river Monday afternoon. Scott
a was in bathing with two other men, but
t got beyond his depth, and only being
able to swim few strokes he soon be-
e came exhausted and sank. He was a
r veteran of the civil war. serving on the
; original Monitor and afterward under
V Farragut. He also served on British
=. transport during the Crlmean war.
An engine, a passenger car and a
y baggage trailer on the Mount Washing
ton railroad were blown from the plat
: form at the summit of the mountain on
II Thursday, the 18th inst. The gale struck
= the train when neither the engineer nor
{ the fireman was on board and started it
J. dOwnhill. At the first curve the engine
o jumped the rail and was wrecked. The
o passenger coach kept the rail for a
e greater distance, but finally left the track
q and was smashed
q The steam sealing bark Hope, with
: Lieut.. Il. f. Peary and party on board,
>, bound for northern Greenland, left Mon
q day morning, fully equipped for the
= voyage. The object Of the voyage is to
bring about the establishment of set
=, tlement at remote northern point in
4 Greenland which shall be used as base
! of supplies for an expedition in search
9 of the north pole under Lieut.. Peary in
l. 1898. To this end party of EsquimauN
% will be established at the new settle
r ment and will during the next year be
engaged in making preparations for
Lieut. Peary's expedition.
Id The Empire State express on the New
m York central broke the record of every
- railroad in the world last Friday
" when it made the distance between
Suracusn and Rull.lln Is s miles I'm II