Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-09-29

SEPTEMBER 80, 1899
Winters was the Democratic candidate
for this office last year and his sue
cessful Republican opponent, Daniel Z.
Witter, again will contest with him
for the honor of representing Tioga
County in the lower house in the State
Legislature.
Springfield, Ohio Sept. 26.-The four
year-od child of Charles Meis died at
the home of its parents. The child had
been in a sound sleep for over a week,
and the doctors apparently did not
know what to do for it.
Petersburg Ind, Sept. 26.-Finis r.
Hornady died at his home in this city,
He leaves an estate valued at S10O, 600.
and bequeathed $4,000 to the Masons,
$4,000 to the Odd Fellows, $4,000 to
the Thornton Orphans Home, of this
place, and his fine farm, one mile west
of town, as park for Petersburg.
Boston. Sept. 25.-Frank II. More
house, manager for Paterson Brothers,
wool merchants of this city. committed
suicide by shooting, at Young's Hotel.
He went to the hotel and registered as
James d. Johnson of New York" He
had been in poor health for some time.
He was n resident of Newtonville and
engaged to be married to young wo-
man in that city.
Washington, Sept. 26.-As a result of
conferences between Acting Secretary
Till of the State Department and DR..
Won IIalbach. Secretary of the German
Embassy. the Government has consent
ed in a friendly way. to look after the
interests of the German Empire in
Venezuela during the progress of the
pending revolution until Il German
warship can be sent to that country.
Manila, Sept. 26.-The monitor Mon
terey. the cruiser Charleston and the
gunboats Concord and Zafiro lombard
ed OlongapO for six hours. The town
caught fire from the shells and was
consumed. Two hundred and fifty ma
rines and hlueiackets landed and were
fired on by the natives. who used a
siXtecn-ccntimeter Krupp gun, the
shells of which were loaded with gun
cotton. One American was wounded.
llllSDuIG. / IL. sept 20 W. lTilllS
on the Allegheny Valley Railroad
crashed together head on at Parker
! Pa. totally Wrecking both engines, de-
molishing eight freight cars, badly
wrenching two passenger coaches and
| iniuring nearly a score of persons.
The wreck was one of the most de-
structive to property that had occurred
on this railroad for some time. The
officials of the company explain the
cause of the collision by saying that
the engineer on the freight train for
got that the passenger train, the En-
| lemon Express, had the right of way.
Danville, y. Y. Sept. 26.-The Off
GERS and corporals of the Insular police
of Porto Rico have presented to Cen
eral and Mrs. Henry, who are here, a
portrait of the General painted in
Porto Rico, as a slight token of the
high regard in which the former Gov
ernor General of Porto Rico. and the
founder of the Insular police, is held
by the latter, assuring General Henry
of the high esteem and admira ton
which the mass of the Porto Rican
people and every member of the In
sular police feel for its former beloved
Governor and his wife"
Charleston. s. c.. Sept. 27-Warrants
have been sworn out by Vice Consul
i White, acting for the Government
of Norway. against Anderson and
Thomas. the Norwegian sailors from
the bark DrOt. who. according to their
own story, killed and ate companion
while drifting in midocean on II raft
The men are still very sick, and the
| Il
was placed over them. They will be
sent to Norway as soon as able to
travel.
Joliet. ILL.,, Sept. 27.-Irwin Bush. a
young man of Joliet. was sent to Kan
kal,ee Asylum in March hopelessly in
sane. but is now. through the treat
ment with lymph from glands of goats
Bush is at home. copletely restored in
mind The lymph was discovered by
Dr. Roberts. Il physician Of Greene City
Mo. Its application To cases of in
sanity was made at n Chicago labora
tory where Bush was taken. He had
been showing steady Improvement un
til he was discharged as cured. DR.
Roberts has gone to Europe to lay his
discovery before Professor Koch of
Berlin and other foreign scientists
with view of having them adopt it in
insane asylums there.
Denver Col, Sept, 27.-Six persons
were killed and as many injured in q
wreck on the Rio Grande Railroad &
few miles east Of Canon City. The
wreck was caused by collision be
tween .Eudson' excursion train. wett
bound. and Il freight train. east bound
81. | oil
Walker. Westford, Mass. aged |.
years; Eugenia Il. Judllins. Spokane
NASH. aged II years; Addie Judkns
aged 10 and George II. Judkins. aged
6: boy named Willis, Los Angeles
CAL: and Conductor Salter. probably
from Chicago. Perry Walker of West
ford, Mass. was INJURED intel nal V
and will probably die
New York Markets.
Grain.-Wheat.-D December, 1Glaa 76TSc