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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-26

Vittum of Vergennes has been engaged
as leader. A subscription paper will be
circulated for the purpose of raising
funds with which to maintain the band,
and no doubt the call for assistance win
me9tJwlth hearty response. =
The funeral of Gen. James NJ. Warner,
whose sudden death in New York city
on the evening of the 10th inst. was an
nOunced last week, was held at the home
of the family in Albany, n. ". at 5
o'clock on the afternoon of Thursday.
On Friday the remains were brought to
Middlebury for burial In the West GEM
etery, arriving on the mail train at $40
p. M, accompanied by the family and
friends. The only service here was a
prayer at the grave by Rev. A. W.
Dickens, pastor of the congregational
church. A large number of friends were
at the station when the train came in.
While the procession moved through the
streets the principal stores and the bank
were closed. 4
The work of remodelng the Addison
House was begun on Monday. The in
terror of the present structure Is to be
thoroughly renovated at orce. AS soon
as the weather will permit an annex, 60
feet deep and 81 feet front, is to be built
on the east side of the present house.
1t will be three stories high, veneered
with brick. In it will be the dining
room and kitchen, together with 81 ad-
ditional bedrooms. The main house and
the annex are to be fitted throughout
with heating apparatus. The
present office will be enlarged and the
piazzas on the south and west sides of
the house are to be wldened to ten feet.
When all the contemplated changes have
been effected the house will be completely
mOdernized. No radical disturbance of
the main house will be made, however
till the addition has been finished, so
that business will 90 on as usual during
the summer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-26
DID You EVER

Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for
your troubles? If not, get bottle now
and get relief. This medicine has been
found to be peculiarly adapted to the
relief and cure of all female complaints.
eXerting a wonderful direct influence IN
giving strength and tone to the organs.
If you have loss of appetite, constipation,
headache. fainting spells, or are ner-
yous, sleepless, excitable, melancholy or
troubled with dizzy spells, Electric Bit
tiers is the medicine you need. Health
Fifty cents and Sl.00 at w. H. Sheldon 5
drug store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-26
THgRe IS NorHIno So coon.
Cut flowers at Taylor's.

There is nothing Just as good as DR..
Kings New Discovery for consumption,
coughs and colds, so demand it and do
not permit the dealer to sell you some
substitute. He Will not claim there is
anything better, but in order to make
more profit he may claim something else
to be Just as good. You want DIR. Kings
New Discovery because you know it to
be safe ana reliable, and guaranteed to
do good or money refunded. For
coughs, colds, consumption and for all
affections of throat, chest and lungs,
there is nothing so good as is DIR. Kings
New Discovery. Trial bottle free at w.
II. Sheldon's drug store. Regular size
so cents and S1.00.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-26
THE GRADED SCHOOL MEETING

Following is the warning for the an
nual meeting of the voters of the graded
school district:
The legal voters OF school district No. 4,
Middlebury, Addison county, VT, are hereby
warned and notified to meet at Academy hall
on the last Tuesday of March, i. e., Tuesday.
the goth day of March, A. ID. 1897, at , o'clock
in the afternoon, for the following purposes,
to wit:
/. To elect moderator and clerk.
,. To hear ana act on reports submitted.
3. To elect the remaining officers tor the
year ensuing.
4. TO vote n tax on the grand list of 1897 for
the usual support of the schools is said dis.
trict and tor the payment OF interest on its
outstanding orders.
). To see il the district will vote to pay any
of its outstanding building orders this year.
6. TO see il the district will vote to pay its
taxes direct to the treasurer until otherwise
voted.
:. To see what the district will do in the
matter of providing additional room tor
school purposes.
S. To transact any other business thought
proper. NJ. a. Brooks, clerk.
Middlebury, March 20, 1897
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-26
SOCIAL u1otters.

THE WEATHER IN MlDDLEBURY.
OR THE WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY, MAR. "a.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-26
Thermometer.
Jam. Noon. 5 p. in

THE WEATHER AT BREAD LOAF.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY, MAR. "a.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-26
TRAvELERe' GUIDE.

Trains pass Middlebury station at the hours
iven below;
GOING NoRrH-Express, 2l a. M; local
xpress, s:i5 a. M; mail, 3 10 p. m; express,
y; mixed, II :l3 y. 10.
GOING soUTH-Mail, GAS a. M; express,
. Ol p. M; passenger, IS p. M; passenger,
: 81 p. M; express, II :O2 p. m.
MAILS CLosE-North, 2;45 and 80 p. M;
% 18th, $40 a. m. and I 80 p. M; stage, o
). m.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-26
The WEATHER ELSEWHERE.

Tho following observations were made by
the government weather bureau at the sever
nj places named ats p. m. eastern tlme) on
the Gates given:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-26

Ofan old, strong and popular
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or No. 05S. ALBANY. N. 7.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-05

to disgrace myself or leave my COM
mand in so short a time. The whole
record, with all the facts in the case,
was published by the press of the cour-
try in 1891 and 1892. If anything was
needed, / thing the hundreds of tale-
grams and letters Of congratulation be-
ing received now from the men who
served with me in the field would con-
vince any fair minded person that who
ever attempts to smirch my record new
er saw service in the field, nor smelied
burned powder They should ask the
men who served under me for reliable
information. 3"
General Alger declined to say which
of his friends he came to Canton for,
and what he wanted for him. Concern
ing the question of his policy, he said
there may be occasion for great many
changes in any plans the Admins 'ra-
ton might make, and possibly the total
abandonment of any policy they might
consider now. Therefore, he considered
it best not to formulate any.
My time at home since I accepted
the Secretaryship last week in Canton,
has been fully taken up in answering
congratulatory kilograms and letters,
and I am 500 or 600 behind. Then
my business interests claim good deal
of my attention, so that l have but lit
tie time to give to the consideration of
appointments
General Alger left on the 100 train
for Cleveland. He will remain there
over night and return to Detroit in
the morning. He had a very peasant
interview with the President Of
about two hours duration.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-05
The Origin Probably Being Due to the
New Year Celebration.
Three BurgIaries Committed at Niles
in One Night, General Havoc Being
Wrought to Furniture and Fixtures
in the First Place Entered,
Saio0n-1hree WeIi-known Youths
or the Town Under Arrest Charged
With the Crime.

SAN JOSE, Feb. Fire this morn
ing Quilted nearly block of Chinatown.
causing loss of over 1000. 1t is
not known how it originated. but il was
probably due To the New Year celebra-
ton. The buildings were owned by O..
Heinlen, and fully insured. his loss being:
Sl2,OOO. The Chinese merchants lost
heavily and generally had no insurance.
The fire was stubborn and was under
good Roadway before the firemen
reached the scene. Despite the best eff
forts. it spread until the entire small
block was Quilted. The Chinese fled in
all directions, carrying such things as
they could gather in their arms and
dropping many as they ran
The fire drew many pillagers, and the
police drew a line around the block to
prevent robbery. \ list of losses and
owners has not been made out yet. as
the Chinese are in so much confusion
they can give little reliable information.
Much clothing and groceries. as carried
by Chinese merchants, were destroyed.
one of the stories given of the origin
of the fire is that children set ii while
playing. 1t was about , o'clock when it
was discovered, but the steamers were
still at work up to the middle of the
forenoon.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-05
ANGLO-AMERICAN TREATY.
Little Chance of Its Coming to a Vote
the Present Session.

CHICAGO, Feb. A special to the
Times Herald" from Washington says:
The understanding among Senators at
present is that the general arbitration
treaty will not come to a vote at this
session of Congress.
No one doubts it will be debated. but
opposition makes no secret OF its inten-
ton to consume SO much time in discus
sion that a vote cannot he reached. 1t
will be no easy matter to do this, as the
business of the Senate is fast reaching
that stage in which there will be a great
struggle for precedence.
Among the friends of the Nicaragua
Canal bill, the immigration bill, the
bankruptcy bill and other measures are
fighting for time. In a short time the
regular appropriation bills will have to
be taken up, and they will displace al
most all other business Under such
circumstances it will be comparatively
easy to crowd the treaty into the back
ground The sentiment of the Senate is
generally against an open debate on the
treaty.
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ing almost interminable from the re-
ception delegation.
President William Lyman of the Irish
National Alliance welcomed Ivory back
speaking in part as follows: Here is
a man who has gone through the cru
chile and suffered every indignity that
England, through her Scotland Yard
detectives and her informers. could in
hict He has come out of the terrible
ordeal unscathed. We greet him as the
only Irishman who has ever escaped
unheard of suffering at the hands of
Great Britain
After Mr.. Lyman had congratulated
Lawyer McIntrye upon his successful
work for Ivory. the latter made a short
speech, in which he said that every ef-
fort had been made by England's de-
tectives and some of her counsel to in
made against him.
But for the fact that Mr. Mcintyre
came over to defend me. and also for
the dread of American public opinion, /
should have been" he said, convicted
and sentenced to Imprisonment for
long term-perhaps like other men,
driven insane-On evidence manufac-
tured by English informers."
When the committees steamer re-
turned to the city Ivory and Mcintyre
held reception at the headquarters Of
the Irish National Alliance. Mr.. Nc
lntyre told of the refusal of Thomas
Meric Jones. the informer to appear on
the witness stand when he became
aware that Ivory's witnesses woull
prove that resolutions advocating the
use of dynamite to blow up the British
Embassy at Washington and the House
posed by Jones himself at an Irish club
to which he belonged here.
We would also have proved" said
Mr.. Mcintyre. that during the inform
er's stay in Dublin he tried to plant de-
tOnators in the pockets of a gentleman
to whom he was introduced and had
four Scotland Yard detectives and five
policemen watching TO arrest the I'M
fortunate victim of the plot This man
had refused to deal with Jones. and
luckily escaped. Had the detonators
been found on him, Jones would have
added link to the perjured evidence
on which Ivory was 10 have been cen
victed."
Ivory recOunted the experience of his
prison life since his arrest in Septem-
Der last. Ivory emphatically denied the
story that he had received 500. 900 as
compensation for his arrest.
Mcintyre also stated that there was
no truth in the compensation story
One of the officers of the Majestic told
a reporter at quarantine that two Scot
land Yards detectives had made the
passage across unknown to Ivory.
They are the best men sin London
this officer said "One of them says he
has instructions to follow Ivory indefi-
nitely"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-05

all the pottery and glass interests that
the Wilson law has proved destructive
to their interests, and that no system
Of ad valorem levies could properly
protect them. Accordingly, the COM
mittee has determined to adjust the
items of the schedule to such specific
duties as will be equal to the duties of
the Mckinley law, most of which were
ad valorem. On account of the decora-
tive features of such wares, which Of
ten are the chief element in their value,
it is particularly difficult to adjust a
satisfactory specific rate. Plate glass
has been arranged as follows: Under 16
by "A inches, s cents per square foot
(present rate, ; cents); above Is by "A,
and not exceeding 24 by so, u cents
Cpresent rate, s cents); above "a by 80.
and not exceeding "A by 60, the present
rate of 22la cents; all above "A to 60,
the present rate of 30 cents.
Lumber will be the next schedule
which will engage the committees at
tention.
Throughout the work the policy of
establishing specific rates wherever it
was found possible to substitute them
for ad valorem has been followed. The
interests of farmers, it is stated have
been particularly observed in fixing
duties for the purposes of protection.
On the other hand in the increase on
manufactured goods, the most of them
have been in higher grades of goods,
and those which are considered luxu-
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-05
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
MORE TERRITORY TO BE AN
NEXED TO THE GROUP.
An Island Off the Coast of Guate.
mala Which Belongs to No
Country or No Man.

HONOLULU, Jan. p, via Victoria,
Feb. 1.-The Hawaiian Government de-
MES that 1t ever agreed to pay any
amount that might be assessed against
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Steamship
Company for carrying away objection
able characters after the last revolu-
ton. The Government merely pledged
itself to bear any expense incurred by
landing the men on Canadian soil. Min
ister Smith states that while the Gov
eminent was not legally bound to do so,
it would give the Canadian Steamship
Company all the aid possible towards
a settlement of any judgment that
II light be rendered against them touch
ing the matter under consideration.
1t is not generally known that Attor-
ney Paul Neumann, who recently re-
turned to this city, was a Commissioner
for the Hawaiian Government while
absent on his tour of Guatemala. While
his visit to that country was in search
of lost health at the same time he was
sent on a mission, the secret of which
this Government has guarded with
care. 1t was given out to-day on what
is considered excellent authority that
Mr.. Neumann was instrumental in car
rying out the plans of an expedition be-
ing sent to a large island nearly a
thousand miles off the coast of Guate-
mala, to be annexed to this country.
While on one of his voyages over the
ocean George d. Freeth, at one time
Governor of Laysan Island, accident
ally discovered that the island in ques-
ton was unclaimed. He at once re-
solved to inform the Government of
this country of this fact. While pos
tive proof could not be given that the
island did not belong to some Power,
this Government instructed Mr. Neu-
n3ann to make a thorough investiga-
ton of the matter. This he did, and
found the island, so it is said, to be-
long to no country or no one.
The source of this information says
that Governor Freeth has been given
plenipotentiary power to annex the
island to the Hawaiian group in the
name of this republic, in case no title
was discovered for the land. Governor
Freeth met Mr.. Neumann in San Fran
cisco and receiving favorable news at
once chartered a vessel and set sail for
the undisputed land.
4. G.. Spreckels son of Claus Spreck-
els and part owner of the big Spreckels
plantation on Maui, to-day announced
that he was strongly in favor of the
absorption of Hawaii by the United
States. He says that the prospects for
annexation were never brighter, and
what is needed to bring about this hap
Ply result is a determined and united
effort on the part of the people at this
end of the line.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-05
R0BBERIES AT NILES.
Three Places Broken Into and Gen.
eral Havoc Wrought.

DECOTO. Feb. 4-Last night three
robberies occurred in Niles, and three
young fellows well known in town are
under arrest, charged with the work.
The saloon of j. 3. Barnard was first
entered, and large mirror broken,
glasses smashed, whisky let out of bar
rels and new billiard table broken.
The furniture was badly demoralized.
and general havoc wrought. The rob-
bers took a shotgun and a small sum in
the ill. They then entered the barber
shop next door. and stole all the razors.
From there they forced an entrance into
a shoe store, and stole a roll of leather.
The damage to the saloon amounts
to 5000, while the loss of the other
places is slight. Revenge seems to have
been the object of the saloon robbery.
as the arrested boys had some trouble
with Barnard some time ago.
Dwyer, HOulihan and Murphy are the
ones charged with the mischief. When
arrested none of the stolen articles were
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-05
FRlGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
JOHN TRAPP KILLED IN AN ELE-
VATOR SHAFT.
Struck by a Rising Counterbalance,
and His Head Almost
Torn Off.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. A horri
bic accident occurred this morning in
Smiths Cash Store on Market street.
John Trap, carpenter, was instant
" killed. his head being almost torn off.
Trap was working between the sec
ond and third floors on projection. AS
the elevator was descending from the
fifth floor Trap thrust his head into the
shaft
At that moment the counterbalance
came up and struck Trapp in the face,
crushing his head in a frightful manner
and nearly decapitating him.
The elevator shaft wherein Trapp was
at work is unprotected between the
various floor of the building save i'm
mediately at each entrance. where short
skeleton gates are kept in position.
Attached from the base Of the third
floor and extending downward about
eight or ten feet is an elementary in
closing wall about the elevator shaft
From the bottom of this wall to the
elevator gate below, already spoken Of,
there is no partition. Trap mad
climbed into the elevator shaft from the
second floor and was at work just be-
the top Of the second floor he had nailed
small board projecting outward over
the shaft, upon which he stood in order
to tighten a bolt on the iron Slot through
which passed the counterbalance of the
elevator.
Trap was so placed that one foot
was on the second floor of the building
while the greater portion of his body
projected into the elevator shaft His
head was close beside the heavy coun-
terbalance. At about 1920 o'clock this
morning somebody called the elevator
and the cage started to descend from
the fifth floor Immediately the coun-
erbalance started TO rise rapidly and
Traps head was caught between the
sharp edge Of the weight and the ele-
mental partition.
SO swift was the blow that the unfor-
tunate mans head was actually trans
versely cut in two from a point just
above the nose. and hung by a shred
at the back.
c. NJ. BarrowS, an emplOye of the
store, was on the second floor and wit
messed the accident He shouted to stop
the elevator. and as soon as this was
done Traps body fell back upon the
second floor. He had been killed in
stantly.
Barrows was AT work in the store and
had no idea that an accident had occur
red until he saw Traps body suddenly
jerked into the air
a colored man. William Moore. was
In charge of the elevator. but was so
badly frightened that he could make no
clear statement Deputy Coroners
James F. Hallett and Thomas Smith
took charge Of the body.
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ference report on the immigration bill.
An objection being made, Lodge moved
to take up the immigration report, and
the motion prevailed-35 to 13.
Hill appealed to Lodge, in charge of
the bill, to allow the bill to be recon-
united for notifications in the age
and illiteracy provisions.
Chandler seconded the appeal, saying
a, recommital would secure the desir
able end of uniting political parties in
immigration legislation.
Lodge yielded to the appeal, and
thereupon moved that the Senate dis
agree to the conference report.
German Cd of Maryland made an
emphatic protest against the recent
statement by Lodge that the opposi-
ton to the bill was due to the corpo-
ration and steamship influence. He
hoped the Senator Nodge) would have
occasion during the next year of op-
posing the power Of corporations. 1t
was corporate power which had large
ly controlled in the selection of the
President for the next four years.
Chandler said the language of the
Maryland Senator implied a threat
that if this bill was not shaped to suit
him, then filibustering would be re-
sorted to. This was an extraordinary
statement. This Senator (Gorman) had
for the first time injected party poll
tics into the immigration question.
Carter (R) of Montana criticised the
drastic provisions against the immi-
grafton of Canadians across the bor
der and said the provisions, if carried
+oli 10 n or
the 10000 American miners working in
the mines of British Columbia.
The motion to disagree to the con-
ference report was then adopted with
out division.
The debate on the Nicaragua Canal
bill was then resumed, Villas speaking
in opposition.
Villas had not concluded, when, at
5:15 the Senate went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-The pro-
ceedings in the House to-day were
very duh, and almost entirely devoid of
public interest. The major portion of
the day was devoted to the District of
Columbia appropriation bill The
amendment to that bill, made in order
by the adoption of a special order yes
terday to repeal a law by which the Court
of Claims was engaged in passing on
claims aggregating 81. 100000 against
the district during the Governor Shep-
ard regime, was adopted with pract!-
cal unanimity.
Bills were passed to authorize the es-
adjustment OF life-saving station at
Point Arena, Mendocino County. Cal;
to grant the Hudson Reservoir and
Canal Company right OF way through
the CHA Indian Reservation, in Arr
IONA; TO grant a pension of $50 per
month to the widow of Major General
Joseph B. Carr, and a Senate bill to in
crease the pension of the widow of
Brigadier- General John H. HOugh.
On motion of Danford (Rep) Of Ohio,
the House agreed to the Senate's re-
quest for a further conference on the
immigration bill
At $40 p. m. the House adjourned.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-05
WELLER'S MURDERER.
Maintains That He VIII Be Released
When He Reaches Australia.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 4-Murder-
er Butler maintains his equanimity.
and told a former associate to-day that
as soon as he reached Australia he
would secure his release by turning
Queens evidence and esta blishing an
alibi for himself regarding Lee We'll
ler's murder. He says nothing as to-
the charges of numbering Preston, Le-
sab, Harwood and others
The police and the Australian de-
tectives are not impressed by these
declarations, which they pronounce %
scheme of Buffers to enlist public
sympathy.
Buffers statement that five years
ago he was fireman in a local laundry,
where he was known IS Ashe, was
confirmed to-day by an employee of the
same laundry who visited the City
Prison and at once identified Butler as
Ashe. The recognition between the
two was mutua