Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
and TerseIw Told.

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The river Seine at Paris was nearly
closed by ice.
Ten passengers were seriously injured
in u railway collision at New Albany
Ind.
An unknown man committed suicide
before the high altar of st. Peters, in
Rome.
Edgar f. Bailey of Orange, n. j., was
wounded in a duel with burglar in his
kitchen.
The Michigan legislature met in special
session, and Governor pinsree's message
urging new method of railroad taxation
was read.
The Texas tax commissions proposed
reimbursement of rates was made public
1t is especially severe on corporations.
An advance of 10 per cent in wages
went into effect in the New England cot
ton manufacturing cities and towns, af-
fecting 10000 hands
Cholera has broken out at the Famine
Relief works at Hssar, northwest of Del
hi, India. There have already been 99I
cases and JG3 deaths.
Monday. Dec. 1S.
The island of Mozambique was swept
by a terrific cyclone.
Hannibal Smith. noted New York
state lawyer, died in Waterfowl.
James Brodelick q years old, wal
found in Il state of intoXication from eat
ing brandy drops.
]. ID. Rockefeller has given $4,000 to
Booker r. Washington for Tuskcgee
Normal institute in Alabama.
In Chicago the wife of Rev. II. w.
Thomas, formerly Nandelia Varnum, the
lecturer, was ordained to preach.
Andrew Terrell, aged 70 years, died in
the dentists chair in Waterbury, Conn,
while having a tooth extracted.
The announcement that Senator Han
ma had leased the late Vice President
IIobart's house in Washington was stat
ed to have been erroneous.
Saturday. Dec. 10.
Lieutenant Brumby, who has fever,
was reported better.
General Wood and family sailed from
New York for Cuba.
Jones X Laughlin, the Pittsburg steel
manufacturers. will raise wages Jan. 1.
Julius J. Carshay has been sentenced
to ten years in state prison for arson in
New York.
The withdrawal of 500, 900 in gold for
export was announced at the New York
subticasury
Queens school teachers to the number
of 2,T2I serve notice of suits against New
York city for salaries due.
The distress in the famine districts of
India is becoming more acute. About
2,2JO000 persons have received relief.
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federal government to test constitutional
ity of refusal to coin silver bullion on de-
mand.
Governor Roosevelt appointed Judge
Frederick W. Kruse of Cattaraugus
county to the supreme bench in the
Eighth district.
Friday, Dec. 10.
Walther Hauser has been elected pres
ident of Switzerland.
The pope appeared at a consstory, APP
parently in good health.
The first Lafayette dollar was struck
off at the United States mint in Phladel
phia.
quarrel over the payment of Is cents
resulted in the death of Domin Zenci in
Greensburg, Pa.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage has or
dered the payment of the January bond
interest at once.
In Brooklyn one man was mortally
wounded by another in IA fight over the
possession of an ash heap.
In Philadelphia Mamie BASTARD, aged
1 years, drank more than pint of Whis-
| ky and died after remaining unconscious
for about three hours.
| Thursday, Dee. II.
The lake storm was reported as raging
with undated fury ut Cleveland.
Lieutenant Brumby, who is seriously
| i'll in Washington, was better yesterday.
Revised returns made the Republican
plurality in Boston on the mayoralty
2OS4.
Sir George y. kirkpatrick, eX-lieuten-
ant governor of Ontario, died at Toronto
yesterday.
The severe cold in Germany has frozen
the rivers, ana water navigation through
ont the country is suspended
Annie Parker of New Haven has pass
ed 20 years of her life III Jail. She i,
now under arrest for the one hundred
and tWcnty-cighth time.
1t was reported that the eXploson il
the Carbonate WashD mine, in which .:
lives We're lost. was undoubtedly CAUSED
by miner opening his safety lamp t,
light his pipe.
At Newkirk, |. r., Clyde MattoX, whit
killed five men, was Sc lteh' ed to twelve
y ,ars imp isonmt nt.s