Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-08-25

1CNer until last evening.
Washington, Aug. 21.-The call for
gold certificates in exchange for GOLD
coin, according to the last reports.
amounts to S20.S21.S00 The estimated
amounts of additional Withdrawals
not yet reported is 100000.
Elizabeth. n. J.. Aug PA rear
end collision between freight trains on
the New York & Long Branch railroad
OF the Elizabeth avenue station. block
Ell travel and delayed a number of ex-
cursion trains for several hours No
one was hurt.
! Seattle. Wash. Aug. 21.-The trans
PORT Garonne has sailed from here
CARRYING horses to Manila. She will
be followed by the Athenian and the
San Francisco with 200 recruits, who
were sent to Camp Robinson to Join
the regiment.
Belvidere, N. j., Aug. 21.-Typhoid
fever broke out in the Warren County
Almshouse two or three days ago ana
now threatens to spread beyond the
lowers of the doctors TO care for It.
| The steward of the institution, Y. A.
! eida. is i'll and two of the nurses
4 have been stricken. The greatest care
| has been taken to prevent the spread
of the disease among the inmates.
Paris. Aug. 21.-Armed and rioting
mohs of Anarchists caused reign of
terror here yesterday and last evening.
They burned and pillaged Church prop
lty. fought the police with despera-
| 4. hot olo So,
Weapons Many were injured, several
fatally. before the police Gould get
tho mob under control Fierce an
nrChistic speeches delivered in the
street was the cause of the disturb
anCe.
Cleveland. O., Aug. 21.-President
Rich of the Mormon Southern head
quarters has announced that Ohio
| has been added TO the division work
of the Mormon missionaries. He al
50 states that conference Of elders
will he held in Columbus in November
and that Twenty elders have been de
tailed from the headquarters in Chat
tanoOga. Tenn. to work among the
| Buckeyes.
New York. Aug. 21.-The Ward line
! SIT ulllSlllI' pNtI NHi'I tOlI-
siderable anxiety had been felt on ac-
count of her being three days over
due from Havana. has arrived safely
! in port here. Her officers and pas
songers tell some thrilling stories Of
/ how the ship battled with the Eurri-
| cane and finally rode out the heavy
seas without injury to any one. The
big steamship was driven far out Of
her course by the gale which became
so fierce that everything movable was
washed overheard
Washington. Aug. 21.-The Secre-
I tary of War has received three checks
| from Lake Champlain to he applied
! to the fund for Porto Rican relief.
One was from President Mckinley for
| $3.50. another from Vice President HO-
| bart for $3.50. and the third from Will
| lam Barbour. of New York for
! similar amount. Another check re-
ceived was from August Belmont in
New York. for $500. To these Secre-
tary Root also added his check for
$3.50. making a total to the fund of
/ $500.
Newburg. n. Y. Aug. 21.-What Is
| believed to have been an attempt at
Wholesale poisoning was discovered at
Matteawan. Just in time to prevent
fatal results. A large spring in Teller
avenue in that place is used by the
summer residents for nearly all Of
their drinking water. One of the resi-
dents went to the spring and noticed
that II was stirred up. At the bottom
Of the spring was can containing
paris green. 1t is believed that no one
| had taken any water from the spring
Is.fA 10 l,a
authorities are making an investiga-
ton.
Havana, Aug. 21.--Mr. Harris.
clerk in the headquarters of the Gov
ernor General. was arrested by the
civil authorities on charge of being
! connected with attempted forgeres
! involving the signature of General
Adna r. Chaffee. General Brooke's
chief Of staff, to the amount of 81 900
His wife was also accused. Both We're
kept twelve hours In incomunicadO.
( despite the preemptory orders of the
military administration that this prac-
tice should be discontinued. They
were then released with an apology
end the assurance that there was no
case against them.
The military authorities consider
! lnul tllt CIV IL uulublllltS tAtttAlt'
their right in the matter which was
purely one for the consideration of the
military authorities. In any event, Mr.
and Mrs. Harris should have been TAX
en- before General Chaffee. Much
sympathy is expressed for the victims
of serious blunder.
| Washington, Aug. 22-The Ord
nance Bureau has awarded contracts
for armor-percing and deck-piercing
shells and torpedo shells, aggregating
nearly 100000.
Dallas. Tex, Aug. 22.-The plant of
the Collin County Milling Company at
Mckinney was destroyed by fire. II
consisted of a large modern roller mill
and four grain elevators. The loss is
estimated to exceed 100000.
New York, Aug. 22.-Organized In.