Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-02-21
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
SUNDAY, FEB. IL.

ing South Africa, the worst known for
many generations. Stock is perishing in
such vast numbers that farmers are be-
ing ruined wholesale.
The boycotting, by the Madrid high
classes, of General Woodford and the
staff of the American legation in general,
has grown with the recent strained re-
lations between Spain and the United
States.
MONDAY. FEB. H.
ST. Paul hypnotist wants to try an ex-
pertinent on a man who is to be hanged
March Is.
Prince Albert of Flanders, heir to the
throne of Belgium, is coming to the
United States in early spring.
Montreal alderman favors lottery
scheme for iessening the debt of that
city. He claims for it's adoption saw
ing of $780, OO
Senator Morgan writes on Bryan's
plan for union of silver forces; he would
not welcome amalgamation, but would
welcome accessions.
De LONE letter not taken from United
States mails; member of Spanish en-
bassy saw it and told his Cuban friends
of the contents; they secured it at Ha-
vana, and Canalejas never received it
nor saw it till published
TUESDAY, FEB. Is.
England would be glad to see an inter-
national currency agreement.
Cubans become alive; cloud of f1libus-
tererS leave shores of the United States
for the island.
A Spanish newspaper announces that
the last two descendants of Christopher
Columbus are occupants of poorhouse
at Cadiz.
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ency resolution on appropriation bill,
as it would be beneath the dignity of the
senate to encroach upon the preroga-
tives of the house.
A long and continued search has re-
suited in the discovery of the birth
record of Amerigo Vespucci in the
church of San Giovanni, in Florence.
The date is March Is, 1452.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16.
French major declares that if lola
is acquitted of libel, there will be a revo-
luton in Paris.
Movement in New York to organize
a permanent orchestra, with Antoine
Seidl at it's head.
Speaker Reed nominated for the presi-
dency at the dinner of the Bowdoin
alumni in Washington.
Terrible explosion on the Maine in
harbor; many killed or wound
ed: vessel probably totally destroyed
A return presented to the Canadian
parliament gives the amount of gold
taken out of the Yukon from 1886 to 1897
inclusive as over 1000 900. In 1897 the
amount was So, 100000.
Mr. De LONE left Washing tonsfor New
York, whence he sailed for Liverpool.
Incident considered closed at the cap
ital; main Cuban question regarded
however, with as much apprehension as
ever.
THURSDAY, FEB. II.
Yesterday was the Dingley laws ban
ner day.
MIR. Gladstone has returned to England
from France.
Remarkable increase of our paper and
pulp exports.
Important step toward action on the
ucrrency have been taken.
French steamer bound to United
States of Columbia wrecked and 81 lives
were lost.
Frances E. Willard, who is Seriously
ill with grip in New York has slightly
improved.
House of representatives passed
resolution on the Maine disaster, which
caused the loss of two officers and 24S
of the crew. No cause is known.
FRIDAY, FEB. 10.
Western L. A. w. men are disguised
with the result of the recent assembly
President Mckinley appoints George
H. Lyman to be collector of the port
of Boston.
Spanish government has made an
ample apology for the utterances of Mr..
De LONE, late minister to Washington.
Frances Willard, head of the w. c. T.
sD1 ~
three weeks with influenza, complicated
with other ailments. She was born in
1899.
Bishop Dudley of Kentucky declines
the office of general secretary of the Do
nestle and Foreign Missionary society
Of the Protestant Episcopal church in
the United States to which he was
elected.
Spain may be called on to indemnify
the United States for the loss of the
Maine, and the relatives of the men
who lost their lives or were injured by
the explosion; cause of the disaster still
victims buried at Ha-
vana with military honors.
The National Womans Suffrage as
ISOLATION has adopted resolutions for
equality with males in the exercise of
the elective franchise, for a sixteenth
amendment to the constitution to bring
this about, for mothers equal custody
and control of minor children and for
wives and widows an equal use and in
heritance of property.
Russia, France and England with
Germany's assent, persist in supporting
the candidacy of Prince George of
Greece for the rulership of Crete. He
would renounce his rights to the Greek
throne, thus meeting the objection that
his appointment would be the indirect
of Crete to Greece. It is
believed that the difficulty will be over
come in this manner. -
SATURDAY, FEB. 49,
Favorable features of the general bust
ness situation are reported by Brad
streets.