Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-03
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ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
E9STJNDAYg SEPT. 25.


sition7 toadate have been nearly $I0o,0o0,
or more than $50. 900 above its liabilities.
The total attendance for last week was
7S9, 615Eor a daily average of II, 088. The
exposition has appropriated sos, 900, COW
/ erIng cthe cost of the livestock show, in
GLIDING premiums .ttcers aee
Commanding officers are directed to
notify all persons under their commands
that any person entitled to prize money,
bounty, back pay. etc, will have their
claims promptly settled by applying di-
rectly to the auditor of the navy depart
ment.a and that the employment of an
attorney is entirely unnecessary.
-1e. n MONDAY, SEPT. &c.
M. I.TPratt candidate for vice presi-
dent on the Populists' ticket in 1854, has
challenged Ex-Governor 1ewelling 70
fight a odnel. oU The cause OF the trouble
grows out of a political feud. and was
precipitated by a fight between the two
in the street in Wichita.
The October number of the Arena has
not been issued. 1t was the only high
class American review devoted to the
interests of free silver. The present
owners are New Workers, who bought it
in January, 1897. at receivers sale. Dr.
John CLARK Ridpath has of late been the
editor of the magazine. All contrib
utors. and employees have been paid in
full and the visible assets are being re-
moved from the office in Boston.
7 e TUESDAY, SEPT. 27.
The Americans hold -f1fths of Porto
Rico The Spanish are retiring upon
San Juan from all directions, and the
American troops are moving up. o
Gross earnings of railroads reporting
for thecfirst half of September show an
increase Of 4.6 percent over last year
and earnings about the same as those in
1882. The granger roads stand out pre-
eminent, gaining thus far in September
24.1 percent over last year, and LII per-
cent over the same time in 1892 South
ern roads show a gain of ia percent
The feature of the last 10 days at the
treasury has been the arrest of the flow
of money in payment for the new per-
cent bonds. The amount paid in has
reached s1S5, 200, 900, and of the remainder
ss,62S000 is to be paid in instruments at
Intervals of 40 days, and several mil
lions are still in suspense in regard to
the allotments.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. %
The steamship Admiral Sampson, now
under construction for the American
Mail Steamship company, was launched
at Cramps shipyard in Philadelphia
yesterday. Mamie Sampson, daugh-
ter of Admiral Sampson, christened The
new ship. The first of the four vessels
contracted for, the Admiral Dewey, was
launched q few weeks ago, and in about
a week the Admiral Schley will glide into
the water. A name has not yet been Sc
lected for the fourth ship.
Premier Sagasta declares that all the
financial difficulties Of the Spanish gov
eminent have been removed. The sum
OF $4,000, COO francs has been forwarded
to Captain General Blanco, with a repe-
tition OF the order to disband the volun-
teers. 1t is understood that the gov
eminent is willing to provide unen-
rfoyed Spaniafds in Cuba with free
passage home. zfe--
The troops which have been designated
for service in Cuba as an army of occu-
patton will not proceed upon this duty
until Dec. 1, if General Miles succeeds in
getting the president to take his view
of the situation. General Miles has rec
commended that no attempt be made to
send additional troops to the island until
the first Of the winter.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 20.
The wage scale committee OF the
American Flint Glass Workers assoc
citation and manufacturers have re-
newed practically last years scale. The
only material advance made in wages
was 8 percent on stoppering ware and
10 percent on twisted brands. .
Official information having reached
the state department that the Venezue-
Ian government declines to admit free
of duty supplies for the use of United
States consuls in that country, the sec
rotary of the treasury has directed all
customs officers to assess duty on the
supplies sent by the Venezuelan gov
eminent for the use of it's consular off
GERS in the United States.
Wednesday was the 9th anniversary
of Major General Graham's birth. and
also marked his retirement from the
United States regular service as a brig
adler general. He WILL however, con-
tinue his command in the volunteer
service. To mark the day tAw members
of his staff presented him with silver
loving cup. appropriately inscribed.
Ee FRIDAY, SEPT. 80. sous i
It is intended to have about 20. 900
troops present and several warships take
part in the naval celebration in Phila-
delphia if possible, and Secretaries Long
ard Alger have promised to do the best
they can in that respect Special invi-
tat ors to attend have been sent to Off
GERS who have taken a prominent part
in the war with Spain. Is arz1lel dee la.
The Canadian lumbermen declare that |
the proposition on the part of the Amer
leans to admit free or at reduced rate
the higher grades of Canadian pine for |
the privilege of having sawnlogs brought |
in free will not be accepted by the Cana
dianss in They say there is no high grade
pine to spare in Canada z cr+7r75 fr-7 |
The-rmail of the war commission has
grown remarkably in size, and is laden |
downgwfth charges againsE officers and /
with complaints from Individual sol |
diers, regarding the. lack of food and /