Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-02-25
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\ GIimmer of Hope for Ireland-China to
Open All Her Inland Waters-Narrow
Escape of Michigan Fishermen-Short
Items for the Busy.
The Irish local government bill was
introduced in the house of commons
Monday by Gerald Balfour, chief secre-
tary for Ireland, who explained its pro-
visions to the house. He declared it was
drawn upon broad, democratic lines and
believed it meant the beginning of better
and brighter days for Ireland. MIR. Dill
lon said the measure was an immense
advance over the bill of 1892, Timothy
Healy praised it and John Redmond
welcomed 1t, though all thought it had
minor defects.
A Pekin despatch to the London Times
saws that China has agreed to open all
her inland waters to navigation by
steamers, whether foreign or native
owned, and also to open one treaty port
in the province of Hu Nan within two
years, proposing 70 Chau, near the
Yang Use Kiang. China has also given
Great Britain satisfactory assurances
that she will not ALLEVIATE to any other
power any portion of the Yang Use
valley.
The supreme court of the United
States decided Wednesday against the
claim of Elizabeth Wetzel and others to
100 acres of land in the city of st. Paul,
now valued at 81 100000. The irregu-
laritv in title on which the claim was
-, rlnnfn In md
was worth 5000. The court held that
the title of the present owner had not
been attacked for 40 years, and that it
was now too late.
A despatch from MenOminee, Mich,
SAYS that three Menkaunee fishermen,
who were lost in the blizzard on Green
Bay, Saturday night, were found by a
Dorr county farmer Monday morning
wrapped in the sails of their fishing
sleighs and nearly persisted. Nine other
fishermen are supposed to have persisted
and searching crews are now out.
The work of preparing the revenue
cutter Corwin for her Arctic trip is
almost complete and in few days she
will be ready to start from San Francisco
for Alaska, where she goes to supplement
the work of the Bear in rescuing the
icebOund whalers. The hull of the
Corwin is being heavily sheathed as a
perfection against the ice.
After four days of consideration the
house of representatives on Saturday
passed the bankruptcy bill reported by
the house committee on judiciary as a
substitute for the Nelson bill passed by
the senate at the extra session last sum-
mer. The bill is known as the Henderson
bill, and contains both voluntary and in
voluntary features.
Companies a and G, Fourteenth United
States Infantry, left Seattle on Saturday
afternoon on the steamer Queen for Ska
quay, where they will be stationed for
the purpose of preserving order. Com
panies d and il. of the same regiment
who will be stationed at Dyea, will
follow in a few days.
The total customs receipts so far this
fiscal year, Monday reached SIS, OS9, 59t
while for the same period of the last
fiscal year the receipts were SIS, OSO,6O
Secretary Gage sees in these receipts
with the income from other sources, al
early cessation of the government deficit
1t is reported from Albuquerque tina
central and southern New Mexico are in
tested with cattle and sheep thieves anC
trouble is anticipated on ranges east an(
south of that city. The stockmen ar,
organizing and intend to rid the country
of these desperadoes.
The closing meeting of the woman suf
frage convention was held in Washington
Saturday evening, Senators Teller ant
Cannon and Congressman Shafroth max
ing addresses. The convention sent
wreath of flowers to put on the coffin 0
Frances +. Willard.
The new wharf at Tampico, Mexico
constructed by the Central railroad un
: der government supervision, was burne
on Sunday. 1t was 2575 feet long. TIL
o custom house, under construction, wa
damaged. Loss, nearly S2,00O,00O.
Noticies were posted in the cotto
mills of the Boston manufacturing
company, at Waltham. Mass, on Sat
urday, announcing cut of 10 per cen
in wages in all departments, to tax
effect Feb. IS.
a Norfolk, Va, despatch says tina
workmen at the navy yard were engage