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

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but happy newsboys, who brought up
tile rear. Cooper Union, where many
speeches were delivered, was crowded
and the meeting was an enthusiastic
che from the time 1t opened until the
close.
Pennington. N. J., Aug. 22.-Peter
Stger, so years old, was injured fatal
ly willie trying to drive n balky horse
The animal gave a sudden lunge, and
threw Stiger under the wagon, which
passed over him. Three of his ribs
were pulled loose from the backbone
and one penetrated his lung.
Joplin, Mo-, Aug. 22.-Coxey. who
led a tramp army to Washington in
1895. is now the head of a mining com.
Iany. which has lust made n strike
Of lead ore that will make Coxey n
magnate. He organized n company ut
NIassillon. O., and began operations
on the Shoal Creek Mining Company's
lease last spring.
Omaha. Aug. 22.-Gov. Poynter has
announced the failure to raise by
popular subscription the $4,000 re-
ouired to furnish a special train to
bring from San Francisco the First
Nebraska Regiment. He said $4,000
was lacking. y. f. Thompson of
Lincoln advanced that amount and the
srecial train has been hired.
Princeton, n. J., Aug. 22.-Prof.
Bliss Perry. A. NJ. a graduate of Will
Jams College. who has occupied the
chair of oratOry and aesthic criticism
nj In ocA
81 ven years. has sent in his resigna-
ton. to take effect Nov. 1. Prof. Perry
will become the editor of the Atlantic
Monthly. to succeed W. N. Page.
Alfred, Me-, Aug. 22.-Amos l.. Allen
Of Alfred, private secretary to Thomas
+. Reed, has given out the informa-
ton that Mr.. Reeds resignation will
be in the hands of Gov. Powers before
the session of the Governor and Coun-
eli on Tuesday. and that it is to take
effect sept. 1. Mr.. Reed expects to
begin his law practice in New York
early in September.
Lourenzo Marques. Delagoa Bay,
Aug. 22.-The Government OF the
South African Republic is making
strenuous efforts to persuade the local
Portuguese authorities to permit the
nassing OF ammunition. President Paul
Kruger personally has wired a request
to That effect. stating that n modus
vivcndi with Great Britain is assured
Two thousand cases of arms are due
70 arrive here today on the German
steamer KONG, from Hamburg
London. Aug. o2.-The Robin Hood
Plate was won by Richard Cookers
Saina. with l.. Reiff as jockey. Martin
was second on Lord William Beres-
ford's Blast.
Charleston. s. c., Aug. 22.-The
CLYDE liner IroQuois has arrived here,
ffty-ihrep hours overdue from New
York. She came In safe and sound
with all passengers well. She held up
IN tie face of the storm without go
ing far to sea.
Hymera. Ind. Aug. 22-S. H. Bar
ton. who moved to Springfield. ILL.,. to
take n contract to haul the mails. has
been sandhagged. the injury depriving
him of his reason. He has been
Lrouch back to his old home in this
village. II is said that he was op-
posed because he was n non-res idcnt
Sing Sing. n. Y. Aug. 22.-Warden
Johnson of Sing Sing Prison Is max
ing a number of big Improvements.
one of the most important being the
putting in of complete electric plant
to run all the Industries of the prison
and do away with steam as a motive
power.
New York. Aug. o3.-The Ward Line
steamship Vigilancia. which left the
foot of Wall street last Wednesday
afternoon with about fifty passengers,
bound for Havana. is forty-eight hours
overdue. No anxiety is expressed at
her agents office in this city, they say
ing that she undoubtedly encountered
some storm which has detained her.
New York, Aug. 23.-Toe Bernstein
of New York won almost as he pleased
from Solly Smith Of California in their
fight in the Broadway Athletic Club
Bernstein beat his adversary Gown to
unconscousness IN the thirteenth
round. All that was exciting and dra-
matte came in the twelfth and thir-
teenth rounds. and when John White
the referee. counted off the ten sec
onds the ring was surrounded by a
crowd that howled itself hoarse. Bern
stein showed himself the better man
throurhOut the entire fight