Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-12-31
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Matters i'm the Orient Becoming Critical
The Edison Ore Separator i'm Connecti-
cut-The President Looking for Political
Timber-Items.
The British cousul's protest aginst the
government of Corea being given over to
Russia is being supported, it is reported,
by seventeen British warships now OIL
Chemulpo. Japan has fleet of thirty
warships awaiting the result of the British
, representation, which Japan fully sup
ports. 1t is also reported that British
force was landed at Chemulpo on Satur-
dav, and caused the reinstatement of the
british adviser to the Corean customs
Japan is irritated by the arrival OF Rus
siSn troops in Corea, and it it is believed
thai she will oppose them. 1t is said
that japan has offered to assist the
officers Mt Pekin in drilling the Chinese
army. and to consent to postponement
of the navment of the war indemnity.
The Chinese government refuses to place
the Tikin under foreign control as
security fer the loan proposed by the
Hong Kong and Shanghai bank and
asserts tina unless this condition be re-
moved arrangements will be made for
Russian guaranteed per cent loan of
1OO,OOO,OO9 tales, to be issued at 93 net.
If is announced that j. Pierpont
Morgan and Thomas A. Edison have
nurchasd important water privileges on
fine Holsatouic river at Falls Village,
and vii erect a number of the new
Edison IRE separators. They control
valuab1 ore beds, a canal and other
eouipnents. There is an abundance of
iron re in the vicinity of Falls Village,
but nder the old processes, which have
he'd tried, the industry was never
pJfitable. By the new plan, which is
! operation in New Jersey, the ore is
ground up fine and the iron is extracted
by electric magnets. The ore is then
pressed into bricks and prepared for the
furnace. The process is particularly
adapted to the utilization of low grade
ores which cannot be worked protitably
under the old methods.
The president is considering the quail
fications of several men for the position
of director of the 18th census, but as yet
has not indicated whom he may appoint.
E. j. North of Boston, secretary of the
National Association of Wool Manufact-
urers, who was identified with the 18th
census and is statistician of ability, is
one of those whose names are under the
presidents consideration.
The Quadrangle club of the University
of Chicago, in Chicago, was destroyed by
fire for the third time on Saturday morn
ing. The loss on the building will
amount to $50, 900. The Quadrangle club
is composed of professors and post
graduate students of the university.
Miss Annie Virginia Wells, a young
society woman in Washington, ID. c.,
committed suicide by shooting herself
through the heart. She had been ill,
and was affected by the recent tragic
death of Miss Herbert.
In San Francisco, on Sunday, George
Taught, japanese, fired four shots at
Mary Costello, Spanish woman. None
of the bullets struck the woman, but
she dropped dead from heart failure, in
duced by excitement.
The result of the ballot taken by the
striking engineers in Great Britain will
not be known officially for several days,
but it is said that there is no doubt that
the verdict is against the acceptance of
The employers terms.
The public prosecutor in Paris has
asked that adequate sentences be I'M
posed upon NM. Arton, Saint-Martin,
Maret and Planteau for their connection
with the Panama canal intrigues.
Kin-Chau, north of Port Arthur, has
been occupied by the Russians. 1t is
said that its position is such that its
possession practically places Russia in a
position to defy the world.
Rev. w. w. Taylor, the oldest Presby-
terrain preacher in Delaware, died in
Wilmington, aged Sc years. He was
graduated from Yale sixty years ago.
Prince Bismarck. it is stated, cannot
walk or sleep on account of the govt,
and is unable to read or answer his
friends letters.
The firing upon the Greek gunboat
Actium by the Turks at Prevesa on
Saturday last was due to a misunder-
standing.
Duties on wOollen and silk materials,
wearing apparel and woollen piece