Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-07

ship Mariposa has arrived from Aus
tralia via Samoa and Honolulu. and
reports everything quiet in Tie Sa-
moan Islands.
Altoona Pa, July 2.-Thomns King
was struck on the nose, and ever since
he has been suffering from internal
hemorrhages. The attending physi-
clan says King will probably die as a
result of the blow.
Pottstown, Ia, July 2.-An advance
of so cents per ton will be given next
week to the puddlers of Potts Bros,
limited. Plate mill employees will also
receive an increase and the wage rate
that prevailed in 1893 will be practical
ly restored.
New York, July 2.-W. X. Wander
bilt has acquired the absolute control
of another railroad. He has invaded
New England and leased for 900 years
the Boston and Albany. one of the
choicest railroad properties in the
United States.
Elizabeth, n. J., July 2-The body of
man has been found in Spencer's
Woods by Alexander Hindson and
John Downing. oystermen. 1t is be-
lieved that it is John Mitchell, superin-
tendent of Senator Keans farm. who
disappeared on June Il.
Leeds. England July 2.-The All
England eleven. in the third test
cricket match with the Australians.
were all out in their first innings for
300 runs. The Australians in the first
inning were all out in their first in
nings for Up runs.
Dallas. Tex. July 2.-Five prisoners
escaped from the Denton county Jail
ut Denton. Keeper William Hawkins
was overpoWered Ivy them when he
went to cell to remove supper dishes.
The prisoners locked him in the cell
and fled
Madrid. July 2.-The treaty confirm.
inc the agreement of Feb u. cedine
the Caroline, Pelew and Marianne
Islands to Germany and the declara.
ton granting Germany the most favor.
ed treatment from July 1 have been
signed by Premier Silvcla and the Ger
man ambassador here Count Won
RadowitZ.
New York. July 2.-When the Brit
ish steamship Avalon arrived at her
pier here. her crew had n stirring tale
of adventure to relate in the shape of
soiourn of three days and nights in
an ice pack. off the Newfoundland
coast And this, too, in the month of
June. 1t was as dramatic in a small
way as the relation of experiences of
Arctic voyagers.
Pittsburg. July 2.-Major-General
Nelson A. Miles. after spending the
day inspecting the Carnegie Home
stead Mills and visiting other places of
interest addressed a big meeting of
labor men in the Grand Opera House.
Preceding the meeting there was n
reception at the Schenley. followed by
a parade The latter was the best
military display seen here since the
war.
Girard. Mich. July Mrs. Fred
Bunnell. living six miles south of here.
fell headforemost into an unused well
thirty feet deep and was rescued by
neighbors about an hour afterward,
both her arms and one leg having been
the fall The bottom of the we'll was
filed with rubbish which broke the
force of the fall and kept the unfor-
tunate woman from drowning. She
will e crippled for life.
Evansville, Ind, July "A despatch
has been received saying that miners
from Pana. Illinois, will soon arrive
at this place. The men are negroes.
and if they come there will he blood
she'd Attorneys for the officers of the
union are in court trying To have the
lngle injunction set aside. Mayor
Akin has tried To arbitrate the trouble.
but the operators refuse TO listen to his
propositions, which might lead TO n
meeting between the operators and
employees.
Akron, o.. July 2,-The petition of
the new match trust will give the Dia-
mond Company control of 95 per cent.
of the match output of this country, it
is said. Factories in New York. Mich
igan and Indiana, in addition to
Gould's company, the Continental, will
be in the combination. \ new issue of
stock amounting To $1,000, 900 is TO be
made to buy in Independent companies.
The Diamond is now capitalized at
S11 100000. The net earnings of the
company are expected to be increased
to S2,500,000 per annum by the new
deal.
PittstoD, Pa, July 2.-There was
an exciting time on the main street Of
this town when +. j. Freeman, a
prominent merchant of the town, at
tempted to take charge of the remains
of Anthony G. Fassamains, a well-to-
do Italian tradesman, who died Thurs
day. Freeman ordered the body tax
en- to the undertaking establishment
of j. p Burns. This angered some of
the Italian residents. among whom
was James Pierro. After an argument
Pierro began to race Freeman down
the street with stiletto. A large
crowd of people followed. Pierro, who
was gaining all the time on Freeman,