Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-02-28
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
SUNDAY, FEB. 20.


to fight duel by a resident of Indian
apoliS.
Purse Of $3.50 was raised for the Maine
suff erers at dinner to Attorney Gen
eral Griggs in New York.
English football player who was found
guilty of manslaughter in killing an OPP
ponent in game discharged because he
showed sincere sorrow and bore good
character.
Officials of the war department are
annoyed at the circulation of rumOrs
that seem to connect an activity now OBJ
servable at the sea coast defenses with
the Maine incident.
Unless money can be obtained by some
extraordinary means, the schools OF
Minneapolis will be closed for the year
on April 90. Forced to economize the
board of education has managed to pro-
vide for two months more of school than
was thought possible, but it's resources
are exhausted.
MONDAY, FEB. 81.
Nat c.. Goodwin, the actor, married at
Cleveland, O., to Maxine Elliot, the lead
ing lady of his company.
War department orders 100000
pounds of gun-cottOn, says an ordnance
officer; big guns being manned.
Spanish warship Vizcaya anchors off
half-maSt for men of the Maine.
It is said that no searchlight was
thrown on the wrecked Maine and that
the reScuerS had to work in darkness.
1t is said in Washington that trouble
is very likely to arise over the Maine
disaster, as whatever the verdict, one
country is almost sure to be dissatis-
fed.
Secretary General Congosto of Ha-
vana is said to have declared that the
government expected to be able to "buy
up several members of the Cuban junta
in New York
By the will of Frances Willard, whose
funeral services were held in New York
Sunday her estate will pass into the
Temple fund, after the life interests
of her secretary and of her sister-in-law
have expired. The property consists
of REST Cottage" at Evanston valued
a 5000; small cottage in the Adiron-
dacks and $4,000 in cash. presented to
Miss Willard on her 5Oth birthday.
TUESDAY, FEB. %.
Secretary Gage says that from in
dications the treasury deficit will be a
thing of the past.
Abundant evidence in Washington of
preparations for war, be it remote or
immediate, in both the war and navy
departments.
Steps have been taken by the navy de-
partment to fill the vacancies in the en-
listed branch of the navy caused by the
loss of most of the crew of the Maine
The legal quota is about 800 short.
Secretary Balfour introduced a bill for
reform of the Irish county government
which is considered the most important
since the Gladstone home rule bill;
accepted by Dillon, Redmond and Healy.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. %.
The contract has been let for raising
the Maine
An English and American syndicate is
planning a railroad through the White
pass to the Yukon.
Postmaster Baker, colored, and some
of his family were massacred by white
mob in Lake City, S. C.
Numerous witnesses testified that the
Lattimer Pa, strikers were armed with
clubs and terrOriZed other miners.
President Mckinley delivered an elo-
quent address on Washington at the
university of Pennsylvania in Philadel-
phia.
At a New York hotel the other night
a dinner was given to Attorney General
Griggs and Acting Governor VOORHEES,
of New Jersey that cost 500 a plate
There were 80 people present, so that
the dinner cost $4,000.
Senate passed a bill providing for the
enlistment OF two additional regiments
of artillery for manning coast defense
batteries; Mr. Morgan's resolution
adopted inStructing the committee on
naval affairs to inquire and report to
the senate whether a warShip to be
named the George Washington, and to
be equal to the most powerful in the
world could be constructed within IL
months.
THURSDAY, FEB. "a.
One building was destroyed, four
others were slightly damaged and the
village hotel narrowly escaped destruc-
ton by a fire in Baltic, Conn. The loss
is about $6000 The fire was caused by
the explosion of a lamp.
The death of Amos r. Emo, proprietor
of the Fifth Avenue hotel, New York,
recalls the great Emo defalcation of the
spring of 1884, when Mr.. Emo gave more
than one-fourth of his property, the ac-
emulation of 70 years, in order that no
one who deposited in his sons bank be-
cause of his fathers lifelong reputation
for integrity could ever say that he had
lost by it.
FRIDAY, FEB. %.
A Madrid paper urges the Spanish gov
eminent to prepare for war.
Senator Allen has Withdrawn his res
olution to have committee Of five SEN
ators appointed to investigate the Cuban
situation.
Massachusetts heirs of Enoch Pratt
of Maryland fail in an attempt to Sc
cure 81, SOC, 900, which were bequeathed
to hospital.
Congressman BOutelle introduced in
the house an administration bill to pay
relatives of men lost on the Maine II
months pay, and to remove all bodies
to this country.
Two thousand residents of New York
and 23O0 other persons in other parts of
the country, policy holders in the United