Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-03-06
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
SUNDAY, FEB. &c.

600. The stockholders decided to go into
voluntary liquidation. Depositors will
be paid in full.
An explosion of natural gas wrecked
the residence of Daniel Eckton at Wal
ton, Ind. Two women were fatally in
jurad. and three men were seriously in
jured.
The American Silk Manufacturing
company of New London, Conn, has
been capitalized at $12,500,000. The
company has secured a special charter
in Connecticut for the purpose of unit
ing and consolidating the silk thread
industry of the United States.
On application of some of the stock
holders, the Union Savings and Trust
company, was appointed receiver for the
F. Tuchfarber company, Cincinnati,
manufacturers of glass and other signs.
Liabilities, $70,000 assets, $4,000.
MONDAY. FEB. q.
At the Greenwood Athletic club in
Brooklyn Dick O'Brien of Lewiston, Me-,
knocked out Jack Burke of Boston in the
18th round of what was to have been a
20-round bout.
Colonel Amos c.. Babcock, an intimate
friend of Abraham Lincoln and prom
inent figure in the aholitionist movement
in the early fifties, died at Chicago. He
was born in New York city in 1928,
Princeton university is to have a new
chair of English literature, and it is con-
fidently expected that Rev. DR.. Henry
Van Dyke, now pastor of a Presbyterian
church at New York, will be it's first oc-
cupant.
The most positive identification of
Jesse James as one of the Leeds train
robbers was made at Kansas City by
William J. Smith of Stoksberry, Mo-, VIII O
was a passenger on the Missouri Pacific
the night it was held up He pointed out
Jesse James as the man who placed a
gun against his breast and ordered him
back into the car.
TUESDAY, FEB. %.
Archbishop Vilatte of the church or
ganization known as the Old Catholics
in America, has withdrawn from that
body. He submits himself to the Ro-
man Catholic church.
The Duke of Connaught, in laying the
foundation stone of the English church
at Assouan, on the Nile, said he took
great pleasure to lay the stone of the
church furtherest south in Egypt, which,
he added, will be great godsend to our
countrymen and to our brethren from
the United States, who continue to come
in increasing numbers f. Egypt"
Arrangements have been practically
completed for a syndicate to control a
large share of the Havana tobacco out
put. The new corporation is to be known
as the Consolidated Tobacco company
of Cuba. 1t will be capitalized at $12-
900, OOO
Lorenz Weihner of New York has filed
a petition in bankruptcy with liabilities
of $200,753 and no available assets.
Weihner was formerly an extensive
builder.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 1.
Maria Roof Van Evera died at Can
ajoharie, N. Y, aged 1O2 years. She
was a member of the original Daughters
of the Revolution.
The American Brewing company of
Chicago has gone into the hands of a
receiver as the result of complications
growing out of the Dreyer bank failure
a year ago. The indebtedness of the
brewing company is 100000, in notes
and open accounts, and $750,000 covered
by the company'S bonds.
The Earl of Rosebery was elected
president Of the Eighty club in success
sion to the late Mr. Gladstone by so votes
against II. The election followed a lively
meeting.
William B. Depew, brother Of Chauncey
M. Depew, died at Buffalo. Mr. Depew
was born in PeekskilI, N. Y, in 1886 He
had been actively connected with the
railroad interests of Buffalo for 80 years.
THURSDAY, MARCH2
Josiah Bailey, resident of Dickinson,
n. Y, who is 80 years of age, has been
renominated by the Republicans for
town clerk. He is believed to be the
oldest Office holder in the country.
It is announced that the American
Pottery company will not be dissolved,
as has been reported. This company
was incorporated last December in New
Jersey with a capitalization of $27, 000,-
O00 It was said to control so percent of
the entire pottery output of the world.
The Maryland Steel company of Bal
timore announces a 1O-percent increase
in the wages of employees, which restores
their pay to the old rate of 1898. There
are 1900 men at work, but this number,
it is expected will soon be increased to
2500.
The Royal Baking Powder company,
with an authorized capital Of $40, O00 900,
was incorporated at Trenton. The
company is understood to represent the
consolidation of the Royal Baking Pow
der company, the Cleveland Baking
Powder company and the New York
Baking Powder company.
FRIDAY. MARCH 8.
A mortgage deed for Sc, 900, 900 was filed
for record at Youngstown, O., by the
Central Union Telephone company in
favor of the Old Colony Trust company
of Massachusetts. The mortgage bears
date of Jan. 2, and is given to secure 5
percent gold bonds in the above amount.
A combination Of the leading paper bag
manufacturers of the country was
brought about at New York when the
last Of the stock subscriptions were de-
posted. The new company will be
known as the Union Bag and Paper COM
pany, and will have a, capital stock of