Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-23
.THEGRAPH|C NEWS NOTES.
Short Items From All Parts of the
Civilized World.

The cruiser Cincinnati ran on a rock |
at full speed in Santiago Harbor.
When the Isthmian canal is built it !
shall be fortified by the United States.
--ntonio f. Terry. who married Sybil
Sanderson as his second wife, died IN
Paris.
Our Peace Commissioners left Paris
to take the steamship st. Louis for New
York.
Russia has borrowed S55,512,OO in
France, to be spent for &, 900 rapid-firing
guns.
The Peace Comm issioners have taken
leave of the Ere lch President aud
Foreign Minister.
The bill to inct rporate an Interna-
tional American Lank was defeated in
the House.
Chinese rebels il Western China are
slaughtering and Prosecuting Christians
with impunity.
Admiral Dewey said at Manila: II
am ready to hold his position against
the whole earth.
Cubans had a tr.umphal parade and
festival in Mariana to celebrate Span
ish evacuation.
i ~ -'NN VI N NeeAf llf1iLl l1Odlh
favOrs Senator SpConer's bill for Ma
tiOnal Health Bureau.
Sir William Nerron IIarcourt has re-
signed the leadership of the Liberals
in the House of Commons
Grip epidemic is said to be spread
ing From Connec lieut. and New Jersey
points come reports of the disease.
If Silvela succeeds Sagasta. as diplo-
mats predict, Dupuy de LONE is likely
to be made Spain Foreign Minister.
The French Premier has refused to
submit the secret Dreyfus papers to the
civil court without guarantee of priv
acy.
Aguinaldo's agent, about to sail from
London to New York. says the FilipinOs
want US for allies, but are bound to be
free.
Chicago Aldermen have defeated the
proposed Doodle franchise legislation.
The fight will now 90 to the Legisla
ture.
The American engineer sent to China
to survey routes says that railways can
not be built there without the aid of
troops
Gen. Brooke defended Camp Thomas
before war investigators. and threat
encd one of his critics with court
martial.
\ bank clerk lost negotiable stocks
worth o349OO in front of the New York
clearinghouse. and they were recov-
cred by policeman.
Havana business Is at stand,till.
banks and merchants fearing the effect
of the chang, from the Spanish to the
American currency policy.
Henry Wake. rich merchant of
Norfolk. Va, stopping at Waldorf
Astoria. New York. went to Brooklyn
and killed himself in an area.
\ British soldier has died from bu-
bonic plague at Bangalore. the capital
of MysOre. The barricks We're aban-
doned Immediately after his death.
A proclamation to the Filipinos.
modelled after that to the people of
Eastern Cuba. will be issued on the
: Presidents return from the South
United States Military Commission
ers in Cuba have asked for 10000
troops, and the War department is pre-
pairing to comply with the request.
John p. Cunning. principal witness
in the BOtkin murder trial in San Fran
cisco, Cal, was arrested for contempt
of court in refusing to answer questions.
Mrs. Botkin. on trial in San Fran
cisco. Cal. for poisoning Mrs. John =.
! Dunning. broke down under the strain
of the trial and is under doctor care
= Testimony connecting Mrs. Cordelia
] Botkin with the purchase and mailing
/ of candy and poison was produced in
. her trial for murder in San Francicco
: Mayor Diehl. of Buffalo, has appoint.
ed a provisional committee to take de
cisiye action relative to holding a Pan
American exposition in Buffalo in
1901.
Gen. Rios. Governor of the Visaya
. Islands cables that che troops mt Minas
2 rebelled. and that the mutny was
t suppressed after six of the soldiers had
. been shot
Two passengers and the crew of the
wrecked schooner Deer Hill. rescued
under thrilling circumstances. were
brought to New York by the Steam
ship Pawnee.
r. Forty-fve of the crew of the aban-
10 doned steamship Londonian were land
$ ed at Baltimore by the steamer Neda-
D more The remaining twenty-five were
% lost with the ship.
!. Lord Salisbury's bringing Britain
and the United States together i'm three
- Years after the Venezuelan quarrel
alone entities him to British confidence.
! Lord Selborne says.
. The City Council of Alton. H.. unan.
= imously adopted resolutions for a cur
i few ordinance. and for an ordinance
requiring a heavy license fee from re-
tail dealers in cigarettes.
The steamer Alameda has arrived mt
D.. San Francisco from Honolulu with the
c second detachment of the First New
q York Regiment which is en- route 10
y New York State for mastering out.
a Major Simpson who has been at
:, Manila. asked by the House Military
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