Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-12-13
IL AROUND TIE WORLD.
SUNDAY DEC 3

| electrics near Detroit
| Great excitement was caused in the vii
lage of Monistrol, Catalonia, by the ex-
! plosion of four bombs, which caused 40
! dana ge. SCI
There is, no needeE9E f96Hign help to
provide for the wankie2fbthis island or
ats inhabitants,'' General eBlanco tele-
graphs from Havana.
Report that several Cinnamon dis
guised as women have recently crossed
the Canadian border and made their way
safely into the United States has aroused
activity on the part of the secret service
men in Vermont connected with the gov
eminent.
MONDAY, DEC. 6.
Mother Mckinley continues to live,
but is steadily growing weaker.
Beginning of the six-day bicycle race
at Madison Square garden, New York.
David Goldstein accepted socialist
labor nomination fer mayor of Boston.
Mrs Edmund Baylies of New York has
cut down the genuine social set Of women
in that city to 30.
Ives challenges Slosson to champion
ship game of billiards at Madison Square
garden New York.
Mgr. Schroeder of the Catholic uni
versity at Washington has been called
to the Catholic academy of Muenster,
Prussia.
Thomas Riley, Democratic Bryan can
didate for mayor of Boston, in his letter
of acceptance attacks Mayor Quincy
and his administration.
An alleged attempt to backmail Bra
lillian millionaire was frustrated. A
Spanish consul general was summoned
into court in connection with the case.
TUESDAY, DEC 7.
Three miners will die from the effects
Of an explosion at Pittston, Pa.
Congressman Belden was hurt severely
by falling down stairs at the capitol.
Bill to increase the pay Of letter car
riers has been introduced into con-
gress.
Two cruisers have arrived at Hayti
to enforce the demand of Germany for
the payment Of an indemnity.
Man and two women die at Exeter, N.
H. from drinking wood alcohol, and
Myron Quimby is held to await result
of investigation.
The establishment and regulation of
postal savings bank system is provided
for in a bill introduced by Representative
Lorimer of Illinois.
Man just back from Alaska says: cat
Dawson and the mines there are stored
50, O00,0O to 100000 in gold. Most of it
is in sacks, pals and kettles in cabins
along the creeks and gullies''
Rev L. J. Keith, Vincennes Ind, has
written q. letter to the commissioner of |
pensions at Washington, absolutely re-
fusing a pension from the government,
and making full restitution of all the
money received by him, amounting to
$495.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. s.
Hayti has given in to Germany and
paid the indemnity.
Bill introduced in the Virginia senate |
seeks to prevent eXtortionate fire in |
surance rates.
Irvine department of Perine's shoddy |
mill at Doom, Ont, was burned at a |
loss Of $4,000
English cotton manufacturers will not |
enforce the decision to cut wages because
they fear strike.
Walter Croot, English boxer, died from
the effects of an encounter with Jimmy
Barry Of Chicago before a London club
At Malone. N. Y, Angelina Gardner
and her two children We're arrested at
s o'clock in the morning, While robbing
clothes lines.
THURSDAY, DEC. g.
Legislation adverse to dependent
widows marrying old soldiers is contem-
plated by congressman.
Constable James Murray was hanged
and shot by miners at Jenny Lind, Ark,
for arresting one of their number.
Chicago woman has begun an action
to recover $125, 900 from Peter Setback, a
prominent citizen, for inducing her hus-
band to abandon her by stories alleged
to be untrue.
Enemies of civil service reform are
preparing to pass Legislation limiting
the powers of presidents to make eX-
tensions and in other ways lowering the
bars put up by the reformers.
The records of the treasury depart
ment show that the amount of net gold
on hand yesterday was $15S, 191, 669. which
is greater than at any time since Au-
gust, 1890, when it was $1S5, 1897, 5S1.
Fire which broke out in the Owosso,
Mich, casket works destroyed $50, 900
worth of property, Frank Wilcox, night
Waterman. being suffocated to death
while trying to quench it with a hand
extinguisher.
FRIDAY, DEC. 10.
Two sons of Frederick Jollimore, Hall
fax, We're drowned while skating.
Wife and four children of Brown Smith,
a planter in Mississippi, were killed by
a negro, who was captured.
Granville Loud, senior member of a
firm of ship chambers of Baltimore,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head.
Otillia Kunder, Fl years old, has been
at Rochester, N. Y, on the
charge of administering poison to her
brother, who has aninsurance on his life
in the young woman's favor.
William Leavitt, one of the COMPETE
tors crew, whom his family thought to
be dead, has been reunited to his BROTH
ers and sisters through the efforts of his .
brother-in-law, resident of Boston.
SATURDAY, DEC. IL
Richard Mansfield, the actor was ar
rai0nPd in PhiladaInhia ON a ol,., rero &c |