Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-16
TELEGRAPH|C NEWS NOTES.
Short Items From All Parts of the
Civilized World.

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decide who is the rightful Duke of |
Portland.
Senator Hale has introduced a bill |
to revive the grades of Admiral and |
ViceAdmiral.
All Spanish troops have left Havana
province except those in the city, and |
they leave soon.
Twenty new trusts have formed
since May ! last, with a total capital
stock of $500, S73,0O0.
SPANS protest against our peace
terms was vigorous. especially the part
referring to the Maine.
The Senate has refused to confirm
Senators Cullom and Morgan as IIa-
Waiian Commissioners.
William lravis the gentleman burg
lar. was sentenced TO prison for nine
years in connecticut.
1t is stated pos lively in Washington
that Joseph II. Choate will be the next
Ambassador to England.
Residents of Jersey towns are fight
ing the Government scheme for n pow
der storchouse in the Palisades.
1t is reported that the Filipino forces
beseiging Iloilo have captured all but
the last of the Spanish trenches.
Britain has plans to make Jamaica
Island the Gibraltar of the Caribbean
to command the Nicaragua Canal.
]. h. Berthoff. Western Union Man
ager in Jersey City, has been charged
with aiding green goods swindlers.
Joseph Chamberlain said in a speech
that this Republic is the greatest OF
civilized states in potential resources.
John Sherman has written letter
against ratification of peace treaty AMI
advocating independence for Philip
pines.
"Chris" Magce and Dave" Martin.
it is said. will stay out of the Pcnnsy-
vanna Republican caucus. This would
defeat Quay
The Hawaiian Commission has re
ported and submitted bills providing
for the establishment Of the islands rs
a Territory.
The 202d New York. the first Am
erican regiment to land in Havana,
marched through the streets of the
| Cuban capital
Citizens of Chicago at monster
mass-meeting determined to deal with
strcet-railway Stockholders who are at
tempting TO steal the streets
The Madrid press chuckles over the
indications in McKinleys message and
elsewhere that American colDnizing
will be fraught with difficulties.
The battleship Massachusetts which
grounded near Governors Island y. Y,
will go into dry dock as her injuries are
believed to be of n serious nature.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip. in a
report on Porto Rico's currency. said
much property had been destroyed in
the northwest section of the island.
Senator Vest has introduced a reso-
luton against the appointment on
Government commission of any person
holding a judicial or legislative office.
Gen. Rios. Governor of the Visaya
Islands, cables that The troops at Minas
rebeled. and that the mutiny was
suppressed after six of the soldiers had
been shot.
The report that the Prince of Wales
contemplates attending the centennial
celebration of the City ofWashington
as the capitol of the United States is
denied officially.
Forty-tivc of the crew Of the aban-
dOned steamship LondOnian were land
ed at Baltimore by the steamer Neda-
more. The remaining twenty-five We're
lost with the ship.
According to Senator Morgan. Chair
man of the Senate Committee on the
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nate action by the United States in
making it IA Government enterprise is
very bright.
AS part of the movement started
at Topeka, Kan. for the colonization Of
2.O00.0OO negroes in Cuba. Porto Rico
and Hawaii. Congress will be petition
ed to appropriate $lO0OOO.000 to carry
out the scheme.
William II. Lynn. brother-in-law of
President IHesias. of Costa Rica. was
arrested in New York City and gave
81. 800 cash bail. suit having been cN-
tered against him in connection with
a railway scheme.
A telegram was received at the Navy
Department at Washington from port
ROYAL S. c., reporting the return II
that place in damaged condition of
the United States gunboat Scorpion.
Lieutenant-C Commander w. II. Turner
A Jury in the Circuit Court Of Ken
ton county AT Covington. Ky in the
case of the Commonwealth against the
city of Covington for failing to proper
ly maintain the Court House. returned
a verdict of guilty and fixed the fine
at $1,000.
\ special cable despatch from Manila
says that while the rebel forces largely
composed of the lowest types of Eli
ipinoS. are opposed TO American rule,
the hotter classes are Disguised with
AguiualdO's followers and want an
honest government
At meeting of forty preachers in
tie rooms of the National Temperance
Society. New Nor lily resolution
was passed petitoning the President
and Congress to prevent the introduce
ton of the cantecn saloon" into Cuba
a.. II IA lt,.,.