Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-01-24
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
SUNDAY. JAN. 16.

Walter Davis, " years, was klIeQ by
grasping live wire in Sing Sing.
William Clark. Fort Plain. N. Y, re-
Gently county treasurer. is alleged to be
short $4,000
]. w. Stonehouse killed himself in Chi
cago by leaping from the 10th landing
of a building.
Eight persons were killed in the noun
tains of Kentucky growing out of dis
pute between negroes.
Five-year-old boy was killed in Phila-
delphia by Samuel Henderson. Is years.
who threw the body into a creek.
MONDAY. JAN. II.
Commissioner of Patents Buterwo rth
is dead
kid" Mccoy wants to fight any ma n
in the world for the championship
Under the pressure of sheer starvation
a talented young woman committed
suicide in New York.
Match applied to a spray of coal oil in
West Virginia resulted in so acres of
forest and field being burned over.
General Booth Of London and Balling-
ton Booth met in New York, but failed
to settle the breach between the Saliva
ton Army and the Volunteers of Amer
lea.
TUESDAY. JAN. Is.
Anti-Dreyfus demonstration occurred
in Paris.
James E. Berry, the tramp millionaire
died in Kentucky.
The Lodge immigration bill was passed
by the senate.
John Matthews killed his wife, two
children and himself in New York.
Chauncey M. Depew urges a nationaH-
cation of the New York Republican club.
Five hundred reindeer were bought in
Norway for the United States govern
ment
A committee was appointed in Ohio to
investigate bribery charges against
Senator Hanna.
The Canadian government will give
an escort to the United States Klondike
relief expedition.
The racing board of the L. A. w. will
censure the promoters of the recent six
day race at new York.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10.
There have been bread riots in Italy
There is a possibility of a consolidation
of tin plate factories.
National cooking main will be held at
chicago next Tuesday, in which New
England fanciers are interested greatly
Sportsmen and naturalists have formed
a society for the protection of game and
the enforcement of the game laws in
every section of the United States.
Strong remonstrances have been made
by postmasters Of Boston, New York and
Philadelphia against proposition to cut
down the list of carriers for reasons of
economy
Wife of friend of Senator Billy Ma
son was refused room by a hotel clerk
in Washington the refusal accompanied
by slur on the woman. The senator
answered it with a blow, which was re-
turned by the clerk; bystanders inter-
fered before damage could be done.
Bill reported on favorably in congress
provides for free delivery in rural conf
munities on the petitioning of one or
more persons from each town or place
where there is now no free delivery and
the compensation of the carriers or col
lectors to be derived from private agree
rentS between them and the citizens
served. The scheme is substantially
like the old penny post system.
THURSDAY, JAN. 20.
Gladstone's health is satisfactory, de-
spite alarming reports.
San Francisco man and three others
plan to go to the gold fields in Alaska by
balloon.
Latest aspect of affairs in Cuba shows
beyond doubt that the end of the war
approaches.
House Democracy wasted another day
trying to put the Republicans in hole
on the Cuban question.
Senator Hoar introduced a resolution
to make inquiry about order reducing
letter carriers in several cities.
Joseph Chamberlain declares the con-
cert of powers is becoming intolerable,
and says England may take isolated ac-
ton. *
! Revelations regarding the operations Of
a gang Of American crooks with Mexi-
can allies show a most surprising series
of swindles, including the gold brick
trick, robbing victims made insensible
with knockout drops, beating at cards
and poisoning race horses.
Clever swindler escapes from Jersey
City prison by the aid Of saws furnished
by his wife, who admitted her part in the
escape and went to Jail, saying she was
willing to go to prison 10 years in his
place.
FRIDAY, JAN. 81.
Cornell may have a Chinaman for cox
vain in her intercollegiate races.
Ex-President Cleveland purchases land
in New Jersey to convert into a sports
mans paradise.
Speaker Reed and Congressman Bailey
locked horns over question of veracity.
The debate on Cuba turns into tariff
argument.
Hetty Green the richest woman in this
country, alleged by a New York ply
sician to have recently presented herself
as charity patient at dispensary.
Silver strength shown in the senate
yesterday, when it was decided to take
up the Teller resolution to pay United
States bonds in either gold or silver at
option of government.
Society people of ST. John, N. B., in
censed over United States regulations
regarding sealskin garments; four
women started for Boston, but aban-
doned the trip because Of the treasury