Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-19
THE WORLD
LATE OCCURRENCES OF GENERAL IN
TEREST BRIEFLY TOLD.

old Independence Hall to- he RESTORED to
Original shape Wholesale Iynching of
Indians in North Daltota-News from
Cuba-Other Notes.
Workmcn have begun tearing down
the many additions to independence Hall.
Philadelphia, that have been built from
time to time and which married the sim
plicitv of the historic structure. The
entire block from Fifth to Sixth street.
and facing on Chestnut street has been
shut in bv board fence ten feet high
so that relic hunters and sight seers can
be kept at safe distance. Not brick
nor a board of the old building will be
allowed to be carried away. 1t is the in
tention to restore the old building 10 AS
near its original des ign rs possible.
Alexander Coulct. an Indian half
breed; Paul Holytrack and Philip Ire
land, full bloodpd Indians. were taken
from the all at Wiliamsport, \. OAK, ON
saturday night, and hanged by "a mob.
The prisoners were concerned in the
murder of the Spicpr family, and COu
Diet was convicted and had Just been
granted new trial by the state supreme
court. The others were self confessed
accessories to the murder.
The prisoners captured on board the
American schooner Connection, i'm April.
1SqG. will il is said. be included I'm the
GENERAL amnesty decree soon TO be issued.
Considerable excitement has been caused
in Havana by the report that the Ddunt-
less has succeeded i'm landing two filibus.
tering eyueditions. 4 protective com
lnIter for reconcentrados has been formed
in Pinar del Rio. and like committees
will he formed throughout the island.
II is stated that American diplomats
have learned that Spain recently endeav-
ored to make an Arrangement with japan
whereby. i'm the event of war with the
limited States. the warships now being
built i'm various shipvards for Japan would
be transferred to Spain Ii is supposed
that uDon the failure of these NEGOTIATIONS.
Spain entered upon deal with Chile for
the transfer to the Spanish flag of several
vessels about completed for the Chilean
republic.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed for
taking M the subject of a reciprocity
treaty. n. tween the United states and
canada Meetings. were fixed between
Hon. John w Kasson, who is specially
delegated by President Mckinley to con
duet reciprocity negotiations, and Sir
Wlfrid Laurirr, the Canadian premier,
and Sir Louis Davies, minister OF marine
Germanv's foreign secretary, in COM
blaming TO the pope of the sympathy of
The Vatican with the Franco. Prussian
alliance and its hostility TO the triple al .
lance, is said to have declared in the
name of Emperor William that if the
Vatican persisted in such policy the
German government would retaliate on
their Roman Catholics.
A German warship is under orders to
sail for Port au Prince. Hayti. to secure
redress for the arrest and unlawful i'm
prisonment of Herr Lueders, a German
subject. The officials of the German
foreign office do not believe the matter
will be adjusted for some time to come,
as the llaytien government has assumed
stubborn attitude.
The United States minister TO HavtI re-
ports from Port au Prince that the Hay
ten government has concluded loan for
81 GOO OOO through New York banking
house at 9 per cent, to be delivered i'm
mediately, the paper currency to be de-
stroyed, the fractional silver and copper
coin to be recoined in the minis OF the
United States.
Postmaster General Gary in his first an
nual report recommends the establish
ment of pOStal savings banks and the