Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-13
NEWS IN BRIEF.

A dispatch to the war department
announces the death of Major Samuel
Robinson, surgeon u. s. A, at Hot
Springs, Ark
Robert c. Alexander, editor of the
New York Mail and Express, died of
Bright's disease. He had been i'll for
nearly year
The bay mare Phrase, 2:12A, by On
ward, brought $3.50 at Chicago auction
sale, E. NJ. Lockwood of Poughkeepsie
being the BUYER
The three grand stands on the Roches-
fer Driving Park association grounds
were totally destroyed by fire, entailing
a loss of $4,000
Burial services were held at Arlington
cemetery over the remains of Lieutenant
M. c. KrayenbuhI, Third artillery, killed
in the Philippines.
John Cavanagh and five others,
charged with the death of Kid Lavelle
at Homestead, Pa, were found not
guilty. The cost was imposed on the de-
PENDANTS.
Plans are well under way for the eSfab-
Hshment in Chicago Of an international
stock show The exhibition will include
sheep, hogs. horses and poultry, as well
as cattle
The home of Frank Cammett at
Hampton Falls, n. H, was burned,
causing a loss of $1,000. The family were
away at the time and the cause Of the
fire is a mystery.
The trial of J. w. Anderson, bank clerk.
accused of stealing $62, 900 from Nelson's
bank at Winnipeg, resulted in a verdict
of mot guilty" The verdict was re-
ceived with cheers.
PatroIman Moses P. Brown, one Of the
Oldest men on the Boston police force,
appointed in 1864 and was q native of
MouItonboro, N. H. - -.
The auditor. of the postoffice depart
ment, III his annual report, shows that
during the last year the number of post
offices in the United States increased
from 2,976 to 1884.
The Planters warehouse, the Woods
Chickasaw company's warehouse and
the plant of the Louisiana MoIasses COM
pany at Memphis were burned, entailing
a loss of about $3.50, 600
Steam barge Pottsville, while on it's
way up the Kennebec river, with 400
tons of coal, consigned to the Togus
&Me.) national home, suddenly com
menced filling, and sank.
The Bethel Advent church of Manches-
ter n. H., voted to extend a call to Rev.
p. w. Goodwin of HaverhilI Mass, to
The vote was unanimous.
Officials of the Northern Pacific rail-
way confirm the statement that on Jan.
L that road will redeem $4,000, 600 worth
of bonds from the proceeds of land sales
to the Weyerhauser syndicate.
Professor Archibald Coolidge of the
historical department and his father
have given the Harvard college library
a collection of 10000 volumes, bearing on
the crusades in the Latin east.
Schooner Henry Sutton of New Haven
from Hillsboro. n. B.. with a cargo of
1920 tons of cement, sprang aleak during
a gale in the bay of Fundy. and was
obliged to put into Rockland. Me.
Major Taylor. the colored rider, broke
another bicycle record at Chicago by
following his motor cycle for half a mile
in Al seconds fat. The previous record
was al As seconds, held by McDuffee.
Charles Schneider of Chicago is or
ganizing a regiment to send to South At
RIGA to help the Beers. Most of the
members of the regiment, he says, will
be veterans OF the Franco-Prussian war.
Admiral Schley has received his final
orders from the navy department to
hoist his flag On the Chicago at New
York, on the 18th instant, assuming
command of the South Atlantic station.
Admiral Dewey's Japanese Chow
Chow dog, Bob, who was mascot on the
cruiser Olympia on the voyage home
ward, died at the hospital of a veterin-
airy surgeon in blew Brighton, S. L., of
paralysis
Jack Moffatt, the Chicago middle
weight, won an easy victory over Frank
Purcell of California at Chicago. The
fight went the six-round limit, but the
Californian was weak and groggy at the
final gong.
The fragments of the unidentified
woman portions of whose body were
found on West Seventeenth street, New
York, and in the North river, several
weeks ago. have been buried in the
potters' fed.
The war department has received the
report of the board of inquiry which in
Vestigated charges of Irregular les on
the transport Tartar. By direction of
Secretary Root the report will not be
made public.
Treasury officials are watching the
course of the money market in Nov
York, but it is understood that no steps
are contemplated at this time to relieve
the strength in rates which exists in
some quarters.
James NJ. knight, aged 81, died at
Wiscasset, Me. He was a merchant
there for 56 years. He was a prominent
Mason, had been selectman several times
and county treasurer, and was a repro
sentative in the legislature in 1865
An estimate of the damage done by
fire and water to the cotton DISCHARGED
from the steamer Winifred on her ar
rival at Boston from Galveston, is from
$4,000 to 10000. About IFS bales were
soaked and 80 bales partly burned.
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Postmaster General Shallenberger urges
the handling Of mails by pneumatic
tubes in congested centers of population.
Recommendation is made for $500, 900 for
extension of the pneumatic service
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