Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-05
General l7eps.

torla, Mexico, on Friday night, ten men
were killed and fifteen others we're seIi-
ously wounded
The Mullanphy bank. a savings insti.
tuition of st. Louis, closed its doors on
Saturday. The liabilities and assets are
each about SS00,000.
William j. Bryan, the late populist~
democratic candidate, was in Washing
ton Sunday night and conferred with a
number of the silver senators.
An official cablegram from Madrid to
the Spanish minister in Washington
states that the crown regent has signed
the pardon of Julio Sanguily.
The Idaho legislature has appointed
committee to investigate the charge of
bribery in connection with the election
of Heitfeld as United States senator.
The North Dakota house on Saturday
passed bill extending the period of resi-
dence from three months to one year be-
fore action for divorce can be given
Paul L. Lefevre was killed in Calves
ton, Texas, on Saturday, by contact with
an electric wire from which he had just
rescued his father. The latter was
terribly burned.
An information has been lied in court
at Lincoln, Nebraska, charging Eugene
Moore, ex.state auditor, with the embez
II 6 cn1- & e., L. r,.I,t
amount he is short
The retail clothing and mems furnish
ing house of Willoughby, Hill & Co., of
Chicago, failed OF Saturday, and a re-
ceiver was appointed. 1t is said the
liabilities are $4,000 and the assets
Slj00Ol.
By the explosion of a boiler in the
Acushnet mills, at New Bedford Massa-
chusetts, on Saturday morning, two
men were killed and a number injured
The property was damaged to the ex-
tent of about 100000
"Pnk" Palmer, a negro, was taken
from his home. near Union, 5. c., by
InoOs Ou NCuuCoudS HlEits anu given wv
lashes, with thorn switches, on his bare
back. He is alleged to have made an
insulting proposition to young girl,
General Horace Porter, grand marshal
of the inaugural parade, has appointed
l. s. Grant, Webb c. Hayes, Harry A.
Garfield, Chester A. Arthur aud Russell
Harrison, all sons of former republican
presidents; as special aides Oh his staff.
Richard Pastini, his wife and four
children were poisoned in San Francisco,
on Friday evening, by eating toadstools
under the impression they were mu,h-
rooms. Two of the children are dead
and the recovery of the other is I'M
certain.
Frank Butler, who is wanted in Au-
stralia for many murders, and who was
arrested on the ship Swanhida, was
held for eXtradtion in San Francisco
Friday on Two charges of murder, that
OF Captain Lee Waller and of young
Arthur Preston.
An Information has been led at Lin
coin, Nebraska, accusing Joseph S. Bart
ley, eX.state treasurer, with embezzliug
Sj37 ,lG2 of state funds. BARLEY SAYS he
is ready to settle, but there is a disagree
ment as to the method. BARLEY was ar
rested and gave bail in the sum Of $50
900 to appear for trial.
August Hanson and his wife and five
children, of Oldham, South Dakota,
were found on Tuesday night uncon-
scious, probably from flax straw gas and
smoke from their stoves. The wife and
four children are dead. and Hanson is
in a critical condition. One boy is re-
covering.
The lower house of the Washington
legislature has passed a "freight reduc-
ton bill" providing for maximum rates
of grain and other farm products of $3.50
for 300 miles, and similar reductions for
shorter hauls, as well as horizontal cut
on merchandise, etc, in carloads of ID
per cent from the rates in effect on the
Northern Pacific railway, January l,
1897.