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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-29
THREE VALUABLE BOOKS
GIVEN AWAY.
cart and Fancy Work" "Nursery
Rhymes" "HOme Dyeing."

Mrs Nella Daggett, editor of the "The
Home" has published a new edition of her
popular book, "Fancy Work and Art Decora.
tons," that gives practical instructions for
making doilies, table covers, scarfs, tray
cloths, pin cushions, etc, etc, with fifty illus.
trRtions This book, together with "Nursery
Rhymes" Ga 10 page pamphlet with hand
some colored cover design of the Old Woman
Dyeing," will be sent free to any reader
of The REGISTER who forwards the following
coupon to Wells, Richardson Il Co., Burling-
ton, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-29
WHITING.

Miss Alice Collins made short visit
at Middebury Thursday.
Miss Annie j. Phelps of Orwell has
organized class in elocution which
hold meetings each Tuesday evening in
the village school house. Those interest
ed in elOcutiOn are cordially invited to
attend the next meeting of the class.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-29
LIVE STOCK.
Furnished by NJ. S. Carr.
OTHER COUNTY MARKETS.

BRISTOL, oct 25-On Saturday, market day
dairy butter sold ut IS TO Il cents pound
separator butter 20 cents pound; eggs, 20
a pound.
NERGENNEs, oct. - On Saturday, market
day, dairy butter sold al Is cents II pound
creamery at 20 to p cents; eggs, u to p /;
dressed poultry, II to II cents; live hogs, 3 a
"A npuuI
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-29
NEW HAVEN.

Lucy Chafiee is visiting in Shelburne.
Mrs. C. n. Thomas is visiting in Ma
lone, n. Y.
Matte Partch of Burlington is visit
ing friends here.
Howard Chaffee is visiting his brother
in Westfeld, Mass.
Ira Hambln and wife of Cornwall re-
Gently visited at the hotel.
The |. O. G.. Il. are to have public in
stallation of officers Friday evening,
Nov. >.
Mildred Weld and Marianne Landon
were at home from Mddlebury over
Sunday.
Sunday evening meetings are held now
in the vestry in connection with the
Christian Endeavor society.
Fred Peters is moving into the house
recently vacated by Amos Sharpino, and
Fred Carasaw now occupies F. NJ.
Partch's tenement house.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-29

Christopher Dowdell has moved from
the mill place back to his farm in Gran
vile.
Ford 81 Perkins have nearly finished
repairs on the mill and will soon be ready
to saw.
Mrs. Elizabeth Caswell who has
been caring for Mrs. G. j. Fiske in her
late illness, returned home Saturday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-29
HANCOCK.

Rosa Taylor is cutting valerian at viii
DOwdell's.
Mrs. Bagley of Granville visited at H.
l. Perry's Tuesday.
Valerian cutters are in good demand
and fair crop is reported.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-29
SPECIAL MEETING!

special meeting of the Middlebury Aque.
duct Co. will be held at II. L. Sheldon's office,
Tuesday evening, Nov. ,, AT o'clock.
Al BY ORDER OF PRUDENTIAL COM.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-29
COUPON

This entities any reader OF Middlebury
(Nt) Register, to one copy of "Faney Work
and Art Decorations" "Nursery Rhymes
and "Successful Home Dyeing."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-29


be rendered.
TUESDAY.
Devotional excuses led by A. j. Bliss.
Essays and discussion, "The Epworth League
as an evangelistic aid to the pastor"
W. II. Lang.
"The literary aims of the League"
Miss Jessie Eddy.
The Epworth League rs a social factor in the
life of the church, Miss Edith Thompson.
"What can the Epworth League do for mis-
sions?" Rev. l.. A. Bigelow.
Devotional meeting in evening led by
l.. q. Heaw.
"The Study of the Bible as a help to religious
life" Prof, II. NJ. Seely.
Address, Rev. w. W. Cox.
WEDNESDAY.
Prayer and song service, led by G. f. North
elbow can the EpwOrth League induce non
church-goers to attend church services?"
Miss Hattie Winslow
"The Meaning and importance of the pledge"
Rev. Thomas Rogers
Reports from Chapters.
The convention idea in young peoples work
Prof. W. {. Kitchen
The convention will be followed with
meetings Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day evenings in the NJ. f. church, COM
mencng at : 80. 1t is expected that
Rev. j. F. Yates, pastor of the NJ. f.
church here forty years ago, will assist
In these meetings.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-29

The Burlington Sub-district Epworth
League convention will be held in Mid
debury, Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov.
and 3, when the following program will
no
The times., 1897-08-15

jealousies, are uniformly applauded. They
were made largely upon the recommends
UlOn Cf the several lieutenants, bnt only
after Major Moore had carefully examined
the merits and record of each man.
In this connection it is well to correct
a mistake which crept into Major Moo-e's
report yesterday. 1t contained the name
of F. c. Webb for promotion to class ,,
when iU should have been T. c.. Hartigan.
the precinct detective at No. station.
1t is noticed that d large proportion OF
those reduced are drivers of the patrol
wagons, and it is believed that it viii
be the future policy of the department TO
keep the men in this service, which is
comparatively light work, in the first class.
Ma jor Moore yesterday said that the
order published Friday would close the
list of changes resulting from the recent
investigation instituted by Commissioner
Wight and himself, and that, 50 far as
it is the departments present intention,
10 more reductions Will take place except
any which might be dictated by future
events.
The police authorities, however, are look
ing forward To u time when new law
can be passed which will make possible
the retirement of d number of officers
who have grown old i'll the service, and
the younger and more active men can he
promoted in their stead.
As at present provided for the pensions
of retired policemen are paid from tIc
fiues OF the police court. This fund is
entirely too small for the purpose and
viii permit in addition tn the drain IL
ready upon it the retirement of at most
only two mere Officers.
The times., 1897-08-15

and that she cannot perseeute the war.
In his talks he admits the existence OF
war in Cube, and. as premier. reeog-
nizes a condition on that island that was
denied by tie Administration leaders i'll
both houses of Congress. 1t matters
little what the financial condition of Spain
may be, the Administration has denied,
by Implication, at least, that the Cuhans
are waging war against Spain, and have
agreed with Spain that there is no war
there. 1t has deterninedly and doGgedly
fought every step taken in Congress 10
recognize Il condition OF war and give the
insurgents belliserent rights.
Now comes the premier OF this same Ad-
II iniStration, who says the Cubans have
driven Spain to bankruptcy by the war
they have prosecuted, and he cannot see
how Spain can longer hold the island.
Regardless of the view Spain may take
OF the sit'.ation IL was POLITICAL blunde-
and convicts the Administration OF hold
ing one view for Congressional purposes
and another for the ordinary discussion Of
the subject.
Through the words of its own premier
the Administration has been convicted Of
double dealing in matter that has
stirred this country from one end TO the
other.
The times., 1897-08-15
change with gold standard coun

rate of exchange with gold standard coun-
tries.
1T is more important to the people
OF the United States that the Nicaragua
Canal should be properly constructed than
that it should be della yed as the result
Of continued doubts and differences OF
opinion as to the methods of construction
On the Pacific coast of the United States
it is regarded as a matter of such vital
moment that the prosperity OF the entire
coast depends upon it, and it has become
equally as important in producing homo
geneity of interests between the East and
the West as Were the great overland rail
roads when they were first con structed
Personally, may say that l have al
ways greatly regretted the action of Mr.
Cleveland in withdra wing the Cavala-
FTelinghuyscn treaty from the Sana te.
Had he not taken tins course we should have
had the canal opened eight years ago.
When the method of construction by the
Government direct became impossible it
only remained to attempt the attainment OF
the same end by means Of a company
chartered by the United States Govern
ment and under its strict control in every
respect That is the only practi ca ble
method at present presented to the Ameri
ran peoiiIe ansi while this is the ca sc IT,
appears to me to be the duty of every
patriotic American to secure the con
sJruction OF the Nicaragua canal at the
earliest period, for the benefit of our peo-
pie, for the preservation of our Fedora
Union and for the prestige of the great
republic"
The times., 1897-08-15

Tie Commissioners intend. when Goa.
giess again canyenes 10 introduce a tili
to allow policemen's pensions to be PAID
from the general revenues of tie Dis
trict. II this can be Gone the officers
recommended for retirement because of
age or disability in the report Of the
police surgeons recently submitted will i'm
mediately be taken from the active list.
The report OF the surgeons recommend
for retirement two officers from the First
precinct, six from the Second, two from
the Third, two officers and one sergeant
from the Fourth, eight officers from the
Fifth, five officers from the sixth, six
officers from the seventh, two sergeants
and five officers from the Eighth, and four
officers from the Ninth.
All of these men have records of many
years Of honorable and efficient service and
are well entitled to pensions. Most of them
are already in semi-r etirement, having been
on the list of those reduced last Friday, and
therefore booked for easy details.
While there are to be no changes in
the police force proper. there will, how
eve., ip all probability, be some shifting
about in the detective service when Mr..
The times., 1897-08-15

of character. will undoubtedly recommend
some changes in the personnel and methods
of the detective dspa rtment. and as Com
missioner Wight has already stated that
the Inspector is to have full control OF the
office, some action can be looked for.
While engaged in a personal investiga-
tion OF the men under him Major Moore
compiled a report upon the force in de-
TAIL with especial reference to the birth
places Out of 6o9 men iii the service, it
is shownthat 81 5 are or American birth, and
OF these 81 were born in Washington;
Maryland is claimed as the native State
OF 90, and Virginia OF 102. or the for
eigners, A. out OF the "a are from Ire
land There are . G.rIflanss and s English
men, x Canadians, Danes, and one man
each frorn Belgium, ustria, Holland, Italy
France, Russia. Scotland, Sweden, South
Wales aud the West Indies.
The times., 1897-08-15
AMERICAN MINERS FAVORED.
Canadian Tariff Laws Are Generous
10 KIoDdike Prospeetors.


Canadian Tariff Laws Are Generous
10 KIoDdike Prospectors.
Great Britain has adopted measures
specially favoring American prospectors
bourd for the klondise. In reply to a ques-
ton from the State Department regarding
reported tariff discrilninations intended
against Americans, Charge d'Affaires Fred
erick Adam, OF the British embassy. To-
Gated for the summer at Manehester-by-
the-sea, Mass, telegraphed the State De-
partnent as follows: -
''Cus,oHs charges ON miners outfits for
Kiondike from Dyea and other points are
those authorized by ordinary revenue Law
OF Canada No special or unusual regula-
tons were nla;le On the contrary, the
instructions sent out were to exempt miners
blankets, personal clothing IN use and
broken packages of provisions being used
also cooking utensils in use. To make
food allowance clear, Instructions hare
been given for the season to custom offi-
GERS at Tagish to exempt 100 pounds Of
food for iourneY. charging ordinary 9us-
toms duty only on excess
The times., 1897-08-15
WITH GHEOSOPHICAL RITES
Pom Kwang Soh's Body to Be
Cremated This Afternoon.
Ashes To Be Buried Here UnIess
the King OF Korea Orders Them
Sent Home.

The funeral services over the remains Of
Mr.. Pom Kwang soh, the late minister OF
the priyy Council to the King Of Korea, Who
died here on Friday, VIII be held this after
Noon ct 4 O'Clock, at Lees undertaking
establishment, on Pennsylvania av@u Ie,
near Thhd street. and VIII probably he
among the most interesting held in Wash
ington OF late years 1t Is not often shat a
Theosophst of high rank is incineraled
with TheUsophieal rites, and it is still
less likely that another diplomat second in
Impotence in kingdon, viii die in W ssh
instCn AID be creruated here.
The funeral services this afternoon viii
be of the briefest and simplest character.
The Theosophists have no established
ritual for the burial service, and a. the
local Biavatsky branch of the society has
charge of the services they Will consist
entirely Of eNtempOraneoUs speaking on
the part of prominent members OF the
society. President George NJ Coffin VIII
maze the principal address, and w'H con
fine himself to an eulogy upon the life OF
Mr Sob. and a few remarks upon tie
TheosOphical belief OF the mortality Of
the soul, which Is that when the body
dies the soul is but transmitted into the
void, whence, aeOns aflerwarfl. il is born
again in human form. Mr.. Coffin VIII
also read several selections from mach
revered works hy Hintiou writer's. Other
prominent members OF the society, who
may desire To pay their last tribute TO Mr.
Sob, viii be granted an opportunity 80 10
so. The body viii then be turned over t0
the attendants of the crematory, and the
process Of incineration VIII be carried nut.
There viii be no other religious services
held over the body.
Mr. Soh vas hot a Christian. although
he has frequently attended Presbyterian
churches, and iJ is by his own desire tlits
the cremation Will be conducted by the
Theosophical Society, of which he was
| member at the time of his death. His
! religioGS tendencies We're entirely toward
the TheoSophicsl cult
The process of cremation requires about
three hours to reduce the body TO ashes,
| and afterward about ten hours must elapse
before the furnace cools sufficiently to
remove the ashes. The ashes Will be
sealed liz a metallic urn, and buried in
this country, unless the king should es-
| peciaIly request that they be returned
to Korea for state burial After the Serv-
| ices th,s afternoon delegation from the
/ Thcosophical Society, and probably the
| Korean minister and Prince Eui Wha. and
| Prince Min, VIII remain at the crematOry
| until the body of the late minister of
/ the priyy council has been entirely reduced
/ to ashes.
| The body will be taken in hearSe from
his late residence, Fourteenth street north
| west, and will he attended by ths theO-
sopnIcal disnitaries, students ana personal
| friends. Among the honorary pall bearers
Will be Prince Eui wha, son of the king and
Prince Min.
The coffin will be drapeti with the
| Korean flag and decorated with handsome
| robes used by the deceased on civil, mill
| tary, ard religious occasions
The times., 1897-08-15
NO MORE POLICE CHANGES
Work of Reorganizing the Force
Ended for the Present.
PLANS TO PENSION OFFICERS
reliability of Many Retirements
Should Proposed Bill Meet With
Congressional Favor-Promotions
In the Detective Bureau-Some
Interesting Statistics.

The big shake-up In the police depart
ment, so long predicted and so much ap-
pretended, has come and gone and the
service will again settle down into the
even tenor OF its way.
Murmurs are heard he5e and there from
some officers who think that they were
reduced FOR insufficient cause but on the
whole the changes are regarded with sat
isfaction by the men themselves. Most of
these whose rating was lowered are un-
doubtcdly past the age limit, and If the
police fund Were rich enough would un
doubtedly be retired upon pensions OF
S5o a month. Is it is, they are retained
upon the pay roll at a salary of S75 d
month and are placed upon details which
VIII require comparatively little exer-
ton.
Commissioner Wight yesterday received
number of calls from the wives and
friends cf several OF the men who felt
aegrieved on account of their reductions.
hut &c each OF them he stated that every
action was taken only for cause and after
mature consideration, and that the reduc-
tion was made only as being preferable
to an absolute dismissal. The promo
tions. aside, perhaps, from a few petty
The times., 1897-08-15
THE NICARAGUAN CANAL
Minister Merry Talks About Its
Surprising Importance.
BENEFITS TO OUR PEOPLE
III Ought 10 BE Chartered by the
United States Government ana
Constructed and Operated Under
Its Protection-The Union OF the
Five Central American States.

Tie State Department has arranged mat
Gers with the Central American republics 50
far that Can't. william L. Merry, the newly
appointea minister. was enabled TO start
for the southwest last night.
Can't. Merry viii spend few days at his
nome in san Francisco before beginning
ms Official duties. He consented 70 make
4. short. Interesting statement to The Times
before his departure, and said:
Il resided in Central America about
four wears, anG lived a year in southern
Mexico For several years l Was In COM
mand OF steamships plying between san
Francisco, Nicaragua and Panama, and
also between New York and Colon While
at Panama I became acquainted with AL
the people who had anything 10 do with
the canal route. for was agent OF the Rob
erts line OF steamships, running IL op-
position To tie Pacific Mail Company.
81 am familiar with every rod OF al! the
iuterooeanic canal routes through Mica
raEua and Panama by personal study and
observation To understand the value OF
ills canal to the United States and is
commerce wfththe Central American states
We must glance briefly at the whole Of
that country.
The Central American states are very
rich in natural products, principally horti-
cultural and agricultural. The mineral re-
sources are generally unexplored, except
tie gold and silver mines, which have been
worked with European capital for many
years. The climate, except near the sea
coast, where il is often hot and malarial.
is generally cool and healthful, this being
especially the case on the inland eleyat-
ed plateaus, where the coffee plant, :he
clhef product, flourishes Immediately be
Low the frost line, 2,500 to 5000 feet
above sea level
1.-The state of Nicaragua is, on the whole,
The mott interesting of the five, owing TO
two magnificent inland seas Across the
state the trade winds blow from the
Caribbean Sea almost perennially. and
across the lakes the winds are Of CON
siderable force at times, greatly minimizing
nIalarial Influences and tempering the eli
mate, making the nights cool enough 10
need blanket for comfortable sleeping -
''will the State Department permit You
60 say anything about the Central American
political conditions?"
Il can say something. The actual politi-
cal union Of he five Central a merican States
is an object worthy OF commentator pro-
ducing homogeneous nation, with In
creased national power and ability TO
Withstand foreign aggression. It viii lead
90 an Improvement OF the commercial re
lations OF all those countries with the
United States, 10y the adoption of uniform
tariffs, customs regulations, commercial a
and postal laws, and uniform financial
system, All those states are at present
on d silver basis, and, with the very low
price of silver, commercial transaction:
are rendered difficult. uncertain and FIRE
quently unprofitable. by reason Of the higf
The times., 1897-08-15
FOUND DEAD ON THE TRACK.
Probable Robbery and Murder of
"a Saloon-Keeper.

New Brunswick, n. j., Aug 14--William
Crocken, well known saloonkeeper, was
found dead on the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks in the heart of the city at ) u. M
today The engineer of a passing freight
train noticed the mangled body. and stop
ped his train, and the body was sent TO the
morgue. The head was so badly mangled
that it was some time before the body was
identified.
His pockets had been rifled and this cir
cunstance indicates that he met with
foul play Crocken was twenty four years
old and married.
County physician Long found that Crock
ems principal wound and undoubtedly the
one that caused death, was afracture at the
base of the skull 1t is thought that he
was hit from behind with some heavy blunt
instrument and that he was not struck
by train.
The times., 1897-08-15
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE ASYLUM
New Boiler House and New Heating
Apparatus Supplied.

A new boiler house is being erected, and
new heating and ventilating apparatus put
in at the Washington Asylum at a cost OF
$4,000. The erection of the new seventy
fOou smoke stack will begin tomorrow, and
this, with the other work, is in chareeof the
Philadelphia Steam Heating Company, TO
whom the contract was let
The buiier house is tc be twenty by thirty
five feet, thirty feet high, and from it will
extend underground terra Gotta pipes to
eacn of the seven ward buildings This
system of heating and ventilating is known
as the direct indirect. 1t brings fresh air
from the outside and heats it, anu then
the AIR passes through the various rooms,
warming and ventilating them
The boiler house and underground pipes
which constitute the central plant, are all
to be completed and in working orcer be-
fore October L.
The times., 1897-08-15

takes charge, next Tuesday. His first duty
will be to recoIn mend two men TO fill the
two places made vacant by the release OF
Mr. German from bis assignment in the
detection OF crime and by the reduction
of Sergt. Johnson. wLo was also stationed
in that department..
Mr.. German. whose record is one of the
best In the services and who has stayed
in the department for tn. last decade not
wthstanlng the nuInerous Investigations
which it has undergone will remain as
clerk to the bureau Mr.. Mattingly, who
is man of stfong convictions and force
The times., 1897-08-15
sCoRcH1NG IN NEW JERSEY.
BicycIist Evans Breaks State and
National Road Records.

New Brunswick, n. J :, Aug. II a. w.
Evans, tie bicyclist, began this morning
ON the road between this city and Eliza
beth an attempt at record breaSing. Evans
established new uwenty-four hour record.
as well as q twelve-hour and 200-mile
record on Tuesday and Wednesday OF this
week He set out this morning to lower the
State record for leo miles OF five hours
and thirty-five minutes, made by R. R.
Searle5 in October, 1894.
Evans started at I q. m. and finished
fifty miles at 9:23:1o, which breaks the
State record for that distance. A tandem
tnat was pacing him broke down.
Evans finished his one hundredth mile at
1901 50, the total elapsed time being
five hours, one minute, and fifty-two
seconds, the State record being broken by
over thirty-five minutes, and the national
record by about fourteen minutes. There
was a crowd of wheelmen from all over
the state AT Highland Park when the rider
crossing the line.
The times., 1897-08-15
SUICIDE IN a GAY PARTY.
Married Woman Dramatical.
lv Ends Her Existence.

Young Married Woman DramaficaI-
lv Ends Her Existence.
New York, Aug. 14.-While talking to
a gay party OF friends in the Colonial Cafe
on Columbus avenue, near Eighty third
street, last night. Mrs. Matilda Barten,
handsome Young woman, suddenly an
nounced that size would lust as soon die
as live Her companions laughed and the
woman quickly drew a package from
her bosom.
Before her friends could stop her Mrs.
Barten swallowed the Contents and died
after being removed TO Bellevue Hospital.
Mrs. Matilda Barten lived in a handsomely
furnished fiat at l61 West Eighty third
street Her husband is u travelling man
and is absent from the city.