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The herald., 1897-08-04
MOHAMMEDAN PIRATES
KILL THE CREW OF A BRITISH
VESSEL
Further Details of the Missionary
Outrages at Wuchen-Oriental
Business and Politics

SAN FRANCISCO, August 3.-The
steamship Belgic arrived today from Hong
kong and Yokohama via Honolulu, bring
ing the following Oriental advices:
News has been received from Hongkong
of the capture of the British steamer Pegu
by Achnese pirates on July 14th. gang
of Achinese took passage on the Pegu and
while at sea murdered Captain Ross and
seven of his crew and wounded sixteen
others. They looted the ship and then fled
to the Achien coast on the island of Su-
matra The people are Mohammedans,
and are noted for being desperate char
acters.
On June 9th the Chinese at Wuchen at
tackled and destroyed the mission of the
Plymouth Brothers and were about to at
tack the Catholic mission when the SOL
diers interfered. The attack on the Ply
mouth mission was brought about by a
report that the missionaries had killed a
child
A mob of Chinese attacked ladies' home
boarding school, where five white women
had taken refuge.
Just as the mob broke in the door the wo-
men escaped through the back gate to the
house of Mr.. Blanford. The mob demol-
ished the ladies' home and then proceeded
people there escaped into the hills, where
they hid all night in the darkness. The
Blanford place was also looted and burned
The mob then proceeded to the Catholic
mission. but by this time soldiers had been
summoned and they dispersed the rioters.
The next day the five women and Mr..
Blanford were taken away ON a boat.
News has been received of the wreck of
the steamer Sri Hong Ann, bound from
a etc ,or
foundered in a squall ten miles from Malac-
ca and 110 people were drowned. Cap
tain Rawlins and ninety-six of the passen-
gers and crew were saved.
Cholera is reported prevalent in Siam.
The Japan Gazette states that a tele-
gram has been received at the Foreign Of
flee from Minister Shimamura at Honolulu.
in which he says there will be no further
objection on the part of Hawaii to the i'm
migration of contract laborers.
kuriyama, of the Osaka arsenal. has beer
ordered to proceed to England, France,
Germany and Italy to inspect the manufac-
ture of and purchase arms in these coun.
tries.
The herald., 1897-08-04
THE UNKNOWN DEAD
Mot One Crook But May Be An
other One

SAN FRANCISCO, August S.-George
Sheldon, who figured in yesterdays tragedy
in Denver. in which Harry Duff was killed
and f. H. Edgar fatally wounded, Is
well known to the Sam Francisco police. On
November 25, 1891, he was arrested by Der
tective Egan on two charges Of petty lar
ceny and on conviction was sent to the
old House of Correction for eight months.
Shortly after the news of the tragedy
reached police headquarters a handsome
blonde woman, who gave her name as Fios-
sic O'Brien, visited the office of Chief Lees
and handed him the following telegram,
addressed to her:
"Billy is dead. Let me know what to
do. (Signed) GEORGE SHELDON"
The woman said that O'Brien was her
husband and she denied that he had been
shot. O'Brien subsequently visited police
headquarters and laughingly asked that
the report of his tragic death be denied.
He was unable to account for the tele-
gram sent to his wife, except to say that
he believed Sheldon had confounded MIN
with a namesake, who was in this city
some time ago, and who was known as a
clever "crook." Whether or not he is the
dead burglar O'Brien was unable to say.
DEATH OF EDGAR
DENVER, Col, August as. r. Edgar,
who shot and killed man who called on
him at his room yesterday afternoon died
today Of the wound in, the abdomen which
he received in the encounter. He would not
tell what he knew about his antagonist
or say anything about the cause of the
duel. Edgar's roommate, George Sheldon,
said today that the man whom Edgar
killed was not William O'Brien of San
Francisco as he supposed. but William
Jack, alias Jack Kelly, and that Edgar met
him at Carson, New, at the time of the
Corbett- -Fitzsimmons fight. Sheldon said
he thought they had quarreled over money
matters. Sheldon says Jack was gam
bier and general man." meaning an
all-around thief. When Jack called Oh
Edgar yesterday the latter was writing a
letter to Peter Cassidy of San Diego, Call
with whom he formerly lived. Edgar
wrote This town is having better times
| than for some time past, and 1 guess I'll
do some business before I leave" The
police interpret the words ''do some busi-
ness to mean that he would ply his trade
as thief. That stealing was his business
was evident from letters he had just writ
ten to S. Esterly, 217 West Seventh South
street. Salt Lake City, and James Cullen,
an inmate of the Utah State Prison. In
the letters Edgar mentioned that Jack Kel-
| ly owed him $240. which he supposed he
would never be able to get.
The herald., 1897-08-04
Western Rates

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-A meeting of the
lines of the Western Passenger associa-
ton was held today, the most important
matter up for consideration being the
Generalization in western rates on ac-
count of the large commissions that are
being paid on North Pacific coast busi-
pess. No action could be taken beyond
the roads binding themselves to do all
in their power to put a stop to the
trouble. 1t is expected that further ac-
ton will be taken after the meeting Of
the advisory committee later In the week
when the matter OF themembership OF
The herald., 1897-08-04
Sailed for Crete

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. ga dis
patch from the Dardanelles late today
announces that the second naval divis-
ion of the Turkish fleet, consisting of
seven warships, commanded by Hari
Pasha, sailed for Crete. Fears are ex-
pressed that this may lead to a collision
with the international fleet in Cretan
waters, in view Of the announcement of
the admirals that they had decided to
oppose by force the landing of Turkish
reinforcements in the island of Crete.
The herald., 1897-08-04
A Miners Escape

GRASS VALLEY, Aug. 3.-A cave-in
occurred here in small mine today, Sc
riously if not fatally injuring William
Bunnoy. At the time of the accident
Bunnoy was the only man under ground
and had just finished putting in a set of
timbers in a drift when a mass of dirt
and rock fell and almost completely
buried him. No assistance being near at
hand and his cries not attracting the at
tention of his partners at work on the
surface, Bunnoy set to work to extricate
himself. The task was difficult one,
but with the aid of miners candle
stick he finally freed himself and making
his way to the shaft signaled to be
hoisted.
The herald., 1897-08-04
Venezuelan Politics

NEW YORK, August 3.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Caracas, Venezuela says
Gen. Rojas Paul has finally arrived here
and his partisans expect that he will head
the Conservative party. 1t is rumored that
representing the Conservatives Gen. Paul
has already effected a compromise with
the Liberals, by which the latter are to be
allowed to name and elect the President,
who in return for Gen. Paul's withdrawal
from the race will appoint the General as
his Minister of Finance.
1t is impossible to confirm this reported
arrangement at present, but Gen. Paul will
shortly issue proclamation clearly out
lining his position.
The herald., 1897-08-04

fatal casualties in the provinces are
more deplorable. Eighty-five persons
have been drowned in Silesia, sixty be-
tween Irschul and Laussen and ten at
Jungesch, while nearly a hundred per-
sons are missing, most of whom are sup
posed to be drowned. At Johannes bad,
Bohemia, there have been seventeen ia
talities, and from almost every district
comes reports of widespread destruction
of crops and cattle.
The herald., 1897-08-04
A Strange Defense

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. BIN its an,
swer to the complaint of T. B. Tibbles,
charging the road with exacting extor-
tionate freight rates, the Union Pacific,
through its attorney, w. r. Kelly, takes
a novel defense, claiming that the road
is not subject to the Jurisdiction of the
state board of transportation or to the
Ia 10
The herald., 1897-08-04
Baldwin's Debts

SAN FRANCISCO August Be. j. Bald
win has renewed a mortgage of $3.50, 900 with
the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society at
6A per cent interest. The mortgage COW
ers the Baldwin Hotel property, real es-
tate and buildings at Webster and Fell
Oak and Fillmore, California and Jones,
Stevenson and Sixth streets, all being large
and valuable holdings; and also city prop
erty in Los Angeles and his ranch in South
ern California. 1t is renewed for one year
The herald., 1897-08-04

Cottman of the Chino Valley Beet Sugar
Company and demanded the promised
increase in the price to be paid for beets
in case bounty is to be paid or higher
tariff imposed. Yesterday Henry I. OK
nard, President of the company, wired
Mr.. Cottman that an increase of 20 cents
per ton will be paid for all beets under
contract. This will increase the beet
growers income to about s65,o0o this
year,
The herald., 1897-08-04
Field Will RESIGN

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August "a special
to the Post-Dispatch from Washington
says that Henry Hitchcock, well-known
attorney of this city, will be appointed
Attorney-General to succeed McKenna,
who in turn will succeed Justice Field
of the Supreme Court 1t is expected
that Justice Fields resignation will be
rendered August 18th.
The herald., 1897-08-04
San lose Sickness

SAN JOSE, Aug 3.-George E. Thomas
died this morning, aged 81 years. For forty
years he had been one fthe most prosper
Gus orchardists and ranchers in the coun-
ty. Street Commissioner A. G. Bennett is
seriously i'll, SO much so that his physicians
are prepared for his death, which may
come almost any hour.
The herald., 1897-08-04
Wheat at Portland

PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3.-The wheat
market continues buoyant, there being a
brief speculative demand. based on the
probable needs of other portions of the
world. Nearly thirty cars of wheat came
in today about half of 1t being new crop.
Quotations are 7S@SO cents for Walla Walla
and 50 cents for valley.
The herald., 1897-08-04
The Jury's Wealth

NEW YORK, August 3.-The August
Grand Jury was sworn in today, COM
posed chiefly of millionaires, whose aggre-
gate wealth is estimated at $125, ,00O, 900.
Foreman Joseph J. Kittel is retired mer-
chant, and among those OH the list are
w. &. Rockefeller, Horace E. Storne, T. D.
Dewitt, J. Stanley Isaacs and Philip DAILY.
The herald., 1897-08-04
A Sailors Crime

OAKLAND Aug. ga West India
sailor of the ship Comberma stabbed
Capt. Barnard of that vessel today in a
quarrel. The captain fought the des-
perate fellow for some time in an effort
to keep the knife away, and beyond a
few bad cuts on his face and hands no
serious damage was done. The sailor
was arrested and charged with assault
with deadly weapon
The herald., 1897-08-04
The Boston Mystery

BOSTON, Aug. 3.-The fire marshars
investigation at Goldman & Codman's
office, which was continued today, re-
vealed nothing particularly new, a.
though it strengthened his belief in the
report that Miss Alice Barret, the book
keeper who committed suicide in the
office, had been speculating in bucket
e,bonS
The herald., 1897-08-04
Hobart Getting Well

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. S.-Walter s.
Hobart, the young millionaire who has
been critically i'll for several days past.
was today pronounced out of danger by
his physician, and his recovery is now
only question CT a few days.
The herald., 1897-08-04
The Glucose Trust

CHICAGO, August 3.-The glucose plant
of the American Preserve Company at
Davenport, Iowa, has been sold to the
glucose trust for $4,000. The acquisition of
this plant, it is said, will give the trust
control of majority of the eight plants
throughout the country.
The herald., 1897-08-04
A Craven Scion

NEWPORT, R. l.. August S.-News is re-
ceived here by cable of the birth in England
of a son and heir to the Earl and Countess
Craven. The Countess was formerly Miss
Cornelia Martin, the only daughter Of Dr.
and Mrs. Bradley Martin.
The herald., 1897-08-04
Dorothy Will Marry

NEW YORK, August 3.-The Herald an
nounces on the authority of the lady her
self that Miss Dorothy Morton: the comic
opera singer is about to be married to
R. ?. McAlpine. a broker OF this city.
The herald., 1897-08-04
Wheeler's Successor

WASHINGTON. August S.-George
B. Hallett of Ohio has been appointed
chief postoffice inspector to succeed Col.
M. D. Wheeler of New York, reduced to
inspector in the field
The herald., 1897-08-04
The Austrian Floods

VIENNA, Aug. 3.-The danger of se-
.rious floods here is averted. as the water
is beginning TO- subside. The reports Of
The herald., 1897-08-04
Prices for Beets

I CHINO, Aug. S.--A committee of the
Beet Growers Union was at this place
the other day and called upon Manager
The herald., 1897-08-04
A MILL DELAYED

SAN FRANCISCO, August 3.-The twen-
ty-round glove contest between George
Green and Joe Walcott will be postponed
Green injured his right hand while boxing
at the Olympic Club and he has asked that
the National Club change the date from
August 20 to August 26.
ORourke, manager of Walcott at first
demurred. but finally agreed to accede to
Green's request.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-11

Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Kinney are visiting
friends ia Randolph.
The Shakespeare club will meet with
Miss Stickney Saturday evening at 1880.
Mrs. Eliza Sioughton is visiting her
daughter, Mrs George Hall, in Brooktield.
Miss Kate Hale from Boston came last
Friday to spend week with Miss A. h.
Parker.
Miss Ella Latham from South Royalton
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.
Dora Kendall.
Christian Endeavor service was omitted
Sunday evening on account of the almost
impossible condition Of the streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doubleday and daughter
from North Sherburne were guests of
Mrs. Ellen Preston the first OF the week.
Mrs. William Skinner, Miss Lucy Deni-
son and Mr.. and Mrs. q. A. Laird attend
ed the musical convention in Randolph
last week.
Mrs. ID. c. Woodward, Mrs. j. d. Deni-
son and Miss Eunice Denison from Kan
dolph were here Tuesday to attend the
Loan Exhibit.
The pastor of the Congregational church
has issued neat little folders giving the
time of church services and officers of the
church and extending cordial welcome
to all who attend church.
Continuous rain Saturday night and
Sunday ruined the fine sleighing which
we have had for two weeks. This is a
great disappointment to those who have
waited so long for snow to draw wood
and lumber.
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itONpury.


The Good .Templars union meetsihere
| Fec. IL.
Mrs. Clara Foster was.at w.D Fits
Friday.
Y. S. Stanton was in Lowell and Boston
| last week
Mrs. Alice Rich OF Wsitsfeld was in
town last week.
Mrs.Abbie Richardson is keeping house
for ID. l.. Nichols.
Fred Bowman was at his home in Wa
terbury last week.
Merritt Brink and son, Walter, are at
WORK for Heath d Rice.
Myra Butterfield has CLOSED her school
| in Warren and is at home.
The Ladies' circle meets with Mrs. Mel
lie Ellis Thursday afternoon.
The telephone wire between here and
Warren was broken last week.
Mrs. Lucy Wilson is making an ex-
tended visit in New Hampshire.
Arthur Colby has finished work here
and is now in Hooksel, \. H., where he
has work on bridges.
Chas. Mann and wife were called to
Bethel last week by the illness and death
OF Mrs. Mann's brother, MIR. Fox.
A two weeks old son OF Chas. Howe and
The funeral was from the house Tuesday.
w. ID. Fits and wife, Mrs. A. Il. Fits
and Mrs. A. n. rilden attended the flu
neral OF Mrs S. Mould at Randolph last
saturday.
w. ID. Fits is sick with neuralgia and
Fred Storm is doing the day work at the
station and Mr.. Whalen OF Boston the
night work.
Leon Roys was somewhat surprised last
week Wednesday evening by having about
20 of his young friends call upon him to
remind him that the occasion was his
birthday.
At the annual meeting of the Universe
list society the resolution was made and
adopted to extend vote Of thanks to the
committee of that society and also to all
success.
The whist club was Hospitality enter
tanned by Arthur Parsons and wife of
Mortified last week Wednesday evening.
A most enjoyable time was reported. The
next regular meeting OF the club will be
at Tilden Wiley,s Saturday evening.
The following officers were installed by
the |. O. G. I. last week Tuesday even
ing by 5tase Dept. Geo. A.Wattles OF Ben
nington: CT, f. Z. Cram; V L, Bessie
Wiley; Sec, G. b. j. Edwards; + S, Ralp..
Dunsmoor; L, RAMA Flint; M Leon Roys;
ID NJ, Annie Jacobs; g, Ella Cram; 5,
Stanley Nichols; Chap, Mrs. Mabel Rick
etts; P & L, Harry Dunsmoor. Receipts
for the past quarter were $3.50, which is
more than for any preceding quarter for
a long time.
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East Roxbury.

Florence Raymore is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Steve Holden
Jones Steele and wife have been sick the
past week, threatened with pneumonia.
Fred Blanchard has been getting what
enjoyment he could with a carbuncle on
his neck.
Mrs. Eliza Pope and Jennie Farnham OF
Northteld are visiting at Ed Pope's in
Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. AFRO Boyce were in Ran
dolph last Wednesday ana Thursday to
attend the musical convention.
Mrs. Andrew Laid was called to Green
field, Mass, last Tuesday by the illness OF
her daughter, Abbie, VINO is with her sis
ter, Mrs, w i'll Andrews.
DIR. A. B.Gay was in town last week and
tested cattle for l.. w. Blanchard, ID. l..
Buck, f. Howe, Geo. Wsrdner, A j. Ladd,
Orlando Tbayer, F.O. Allen Geo. Foss and
Fred Blanchard and found them all free
from tuberculosis.
School in No. / closed Friday. Chettis
j. Baker won the prize, a gold pen, for
perfect attendance. Florence f. Hall was
absent only one-half day and Myrtle and
George Brown had only two marks dur
ing the term. CECILE M. Buck, Teacher.
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Brookfeld.

The baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Full
lam has been very sick with pneumonia
but is now slightly improving.
| A partial obituary list for Brookfield for
| 1896 appeared recently in this paper. The
exact list gives a total of "a deaths. The
number of births for the year was Is.
Walter Perkins has rented the Stratton
place and expects to live there with an
uncle of his. MIR. Sutton of Stockbridge,
who with his family moved from Stock
bridge last week.
The attendance at the First and Second
churches last Sunday was q at each
worst OF any Sunday, with possibly one
exception, since the present pastor began
his labors six years ago.
A good delegation from Brookfield at
tended the musical convention at Ran
dolph last week Those assisting in the
chorus were William Graves, AFRO Dutton,
Mrs. u. A. Clark, Mrs. Ella Dewey, Car
roll Dewey, G. Il. Bigelow, George Patter-
son and G. b. Fisk.
Notice of teachers examinations has
appeared in several papers, assigning
March 9th and 9th for an examination to
be held in Brookfield. Mr.. Prichard
writes, 81 am obliged to change the date
for the examination in Brookfield to
March 31st and April 1st."
School in Dist. No. IA closed Friday,
Jan. 2Sth. Pupils having no absent
marks duringIthe term were George IL.
Grain and II Guy Fletcher. NettIe George
was absent 2 1-2 days on account of sick
ness. Andie and Eli Fits have had no
marks for the past two years.
LOUISE Il. TAFT, Teacher.
Simultaneous prayer meetings will be
held in different parts of the town this
Thursday evening, beginning at 7:15.
People are cordially invited to attend the
one nearest in their neigh borhood. Lead
ers have been appointed and the same
subject will be taken up in all the meet
ings viz: "What God will DO for His
people when they will, call upon Him,
based on Matt. Is, 10, 20 and Acts y.
Mr.. Del Perrin of Brookfield passed
away Jan. Both at the advanced age OF 81
years and months. He was born in Roy
alton May 30, 1906 where he resided until
he came to Brookfield in 1854 He was
the last surviving member of his fathers
family of twelve children, all of whom
lived TO maturity. Ten OF the family lived
to old age, two brothers of the deceased
having died within few months Mr..
Ira Perrin Of Royalton, aged II years, and
Rev. John Perrin of Lebanon, n. H, in
his 9th year. Mr.. Perrin was man of
sterling character, temperate in his habits,
honest and upright in all his deal, and
daily lived a consistent Christian life. He
was member of the Christian church at
East Bethel during its existence. Mr..
Perrin was married but his wife died
some seventeen years since. tie mad five
daughters, all of whom survive their
fItheT.
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Deafness Cannot BE Cured

Bv local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased potion of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
nv constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition OF the
mucous lining of the Eustachian tube.
When this tube gets intiamed you have
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when il is entirely closed deafness Is the
result, and unless the inflammation can De
taken out and this tube restored 70 lts
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever;nine cases out of ten are caused
Inv catarrh, which is nothing but an IN
Hsmed condition of the mucous surfaces.
Ne will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF deafness (caused b catarrhl
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
FL. CHENEY * CO., Toledo, y.
r4sold by druggists, 45c.
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Yonrn use ia less Of Harmless soap.
East ISroolxfeld.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Sprague attended
the musical convention at Randolph last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs Alba Banks OF Bradford
visited their daughter, Mrs. Harlie ID.
Wheatley, last week.
Several families from here visited MIR.
and Mrs. f. Fallen at their home in East
Roxbury last Friday.
Mrs. &. W. Clark returned Saturday
from a weeks visit to her daughter, Mrs.L
c. Wakefield of Montpelier.
Miss Anna Marshall returned Saturday
from Burlington, where she has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. ID. Howe, for
merly of Brooktield.
Dr.L. c. Wakefield of Montpelier was
in town last week and tested the cows be-
longing to James Mcpermont, ira -
oliver button and T.. Irish. None were
found that responded to the test.
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East Barnard.

The school on Broad brook closed Satur-
day.
The school in this place closed last Fri
day.
Cora Leavitt and Nellie Miller have
closed their schools.
Mrs Mary Alien has been spending a
few days at Edwin Aliens.
Edwin Allen has been suffering from a
severe attack of asthma with cold.
Albert Churchill had the misfortune
to cut his finger quite badly while work
ing with a saving machine.
Jennie NJ. Miller closed her school in
Sharon village Friday. The scholars
whose rank in department was over SO
were James and Elmer AmsdeD, Fred
Billings, Maude Mosher, Mamie HarriDg
ton, Mabelle Aldrich, Bessie Ames, Lucy
and Jennie Moves. Mark Dunn was the
only one without an absent or tardy
mark.
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North Randolph

Q. ". Allen is in Massachusetts on
business.
b. A. Durkee narrowly escaped having
pneumonia lately. Several are sick with
colds.
/ On account of the sickness OF one OF
the players, the drama, "Among the
Breakers" was necessarily postponed
until Feb. 18th.
DR.. Paine of Royalton delivered a lee
ture to the Good Templsrs last Friday
eve on "The Saloons ana Salvation Army
of New York City," Hepictured graphi-
cally the condition OF the great metropo-
lis as impressed upon him during his first
visit there. His lecture was very inter-
esting and instructive